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Clench was with BTO until its first breakup in 1979, appearing on the albums Street Action (1978) and Rock n' Roll Nights (1979). In addition to playing bass, Clench shared lead vocal duties with Fred Turner and wrote multiple songs for these two albums.
BTO's second album, Bachman–Turner Overdrive II, was released in December 1973 and became an enormous hit in the US (peaking at No. 4 in 1974) and their native Canada (peaking at No. 6 on the RPM albums chart). It was originally to be titled "Adrenaline Rush".
6 sty 2024 · Jim Clench from April Wine played bass and shared lead vocals on the album with C.F. Turner. Missing was Randy Bachman. It’s a decent album; Jim Vallance did a great job on the production, but it’s a far cry from their glory years in the mid-1970s. # 6- Freeways
The melodic intro track, sung by bassist Jim Clench, sets the tone for the majority of the LP, which only shows an edge, and a hint of past glory, when burly C.F. Turner takes over on vocals on two cuts - "Heartaches" and the Southern rockin' "Here She Comes Again".
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Their third record was released in 1973 with the new band name Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Tim Bachman was replaced with Blair Thornton in 1974. Randy Bachman left in 1977 and Jim Clench joined.
Fred Turner has shifted to rhythm guitar (while handling the majority of the lead vocals...his strongest suit) to accomodate the arrival of ex-April Wine bassist/singer Jim Clench. "Street Action" is full of heavier rock while still retaining a few of the mellow passages.
