Rock & roll can be a thankless business -- you can find yourself in the wilderness for a long stretch even if you have something like a decade's worth of classic top-notch work to be proud of.
Nazareth found themselves in that situation, but, against considerable odds, managed to end ten years of recording absence in 2008 with The Newz, an unexpected return to form.
(By the way, the same rather miraculous creative rejuvenation happened that same spring with their contemporaries Uriah Heep.) Although not at all new in stylistic content, this album is possibly their best since they started losing ground in 1981.
It stands up really well in comparison to their classic '70s back catalog, and provides hope that they might just be poised to finally continue with that kind of quality after all those lean decades.
Dan McCafferty still leads with the gravel-voiced charge that any AC/DC fan should appreciate, Pete Agnew still mans the bass, his son Lee Agnew now replacing the deceased Darrell Sweet on drums, and Jimmy Murrison, who joined in 1995 (having been in the same band as Lee Agnew at the time), is obviously up to fulfilling the challenge of keeping the sharp Nazareth guitar sound as vital as ever.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goin' LocoLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| 2 | Day at the BeachLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | LiarLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 50 MB |
| 4 | See MeLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Enough LoveLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 6 | WarningLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Mean StreetsLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Road TripLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | GloriaLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 10 | Keep on Travellin'Lee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Loggin' OnLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | The GatheringLee Agnew, Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison | Nazareth | Play | 07:06 | 16 MB | 51 MB |
| 13 | Dying Breed (Mix) | Nazareth | Play | 13:22 | 30 MB | 60 MB |
| 74 mins | 169 MB | |||||
| 74 mins | 503 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Agnew | Composer |
| 2 | Pete Agnew | Composer, Liner Notes |
| 3 | John Howard Davies | Mastering |
| 4 | Dan McCafferty | Composer |
| 5 | Jimmy Murrison | Composer |
| 6 | Nazareth | Arranger, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Yann Rouiller | Arranger, Audio Production, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |