Struck Down

For the album by the Fabulous Thunderbirds, see Struck Down (The Fabulous Thunderbirds album). For the song by Clutch, see Strange Cousins from the West.

Struck Down
Studio album by Yesterday and Today
Released	June 1978 [1]
Recorded	The Record Plant, Sausalito and Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	29:35
Label	London
Producer	Jimmy Robinson
Yesterday and Today chronology
Yesterday and Today (1976) Struck Down (1978) Earthshaker (1981)

Struck Down is the second studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Yesterday and Today, released in 1978. It was one of the last rock albums to be released by London Records. A remastered version was released on CD by Rock Candy Records in June 2025.

The band would change their name to Y&T for their next studio album, Earthshaker .

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10 [3]

On its release, reviewers of Record World considered group "completely self-contained" and expressed an opinion that "hard rockers and heavy metal enthusiasts should delight to "I'm Lost" and "Struck Down". ^[4] Billboard in its review of 15 July 1978 found the band on this album "continues its emphasis on high energy rock'n'roll in the Van Halen tradition". In comparison with debut LP this one has more polished sound due to Robinson's production. Reviewer concluded that "the writing is also sharper and more on the lyrical side, delivered convincingly and instrumentally supported by pulsating guitar riffs" and named among the best tracks the following: "Struck Down", "Tried to Show You", "Pleasure in My Heart" and "Dreams of Egypt". ^[5]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Struck Down"	Dave Meniketti, Leonard Haze	4:33
2.	"Pleasure in My Heart"	Meniketti, Haze	4:44
3.	"Road"	Meniketti, Haze	2:58
4.	"Nasty Sadie"	Haze, Joey Alves, Meniketti	3:48

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Dreams of Egypt"	Haze, Meniketti	4:14
6.	"Tried to Show You"	Meniketti	3:43
7.	"I'm Lost"	Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Haze	2:59
8.	"Stargazer (Round & Round)"	Kennemore	4:36

Personnel

• Dave Meniketti – vocals, guitar
• Joey Alves – guitar, vocals
• Phil Kennemore – bass, vocals
• Leonard Haze – percussion, drums, vocals
• Robert Russ – piano
• Cherie Currie – backing vocals
• Galen Cook – organ

References

1. Strong, Martin (1998). The Great Metal Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 379. ISBN   0-86241-727-9.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r52978
3. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p.  317. ISBN   978-1894959025.
4. "Album Picks. Yesterday and Today — Struck Down" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 35, no. 1615. New York: Record World Publications Inc. June 10, 1978. p. 27. ISSN   0034-1622. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023– via World Radio History.
5. "Top Album Picks: Yesterday and Today — Struck Down" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 90, no. 28. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. July 15, 1978. p. 72. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2022– via World Radio History.

External links

• Official Y&T website