"Albatross" was the first song recorded for Deliverance and the first song the band had written after the exit of vocalist
Karl Agell. In a departure from previous COC songs, "Albatross" has a strong
classic rock influence, especially the
Lynyrd Skynyrd-style guitar outro.[3] Of the style change, vocalist
Pepper Keenan said, "The way we were thinking back then, the
hardcore thing was getting so stale. It seemed that everyone was doin' the same fuckin' thing, and for us to write the song 'The Albatross' felt more
punk rock than anything anyone was doing at the time. People were pissed off at us. But it finally felt real again."[4]
Musical style
In his review of the album,
AllMusic reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia referred to the song as a "slower,
groovier number".[5]
"Albatross" was the first song recorded for Deliverance and the first song the band had written after the exit of vocalist
Karl Agell. In a departure from previous COC songs, "Albatross" has a strong
classic rock influence, especially the
Lynyrd Skynyrd-style guitar outro.[3] Of the style change, vocalist
Pepper Keenan said, "The way we were thinking back then, the
hardcore thing was getting so stale. It seemed that everyone was doin' the same fuckin' thing, and for us to write the song 'The Albatross' felt more
punk rock than anything anyone was doing at the time. People were pissed off at us. But it finally felt real again."[4]
Musical style
In his review of the album,
AllMusic reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia referred to the song as a "slower,
groovier number".[5]