In 1977 Norman recorded Something New under the Son, a blues-rock concept album that some regard as his tour de force,[1] and as "one of the roughest, bluesiest, and best rock and roll albums of his career or the whole industry",[2] that took its title from "an ironic inversion of a phrase in Ecclesiastes",[3] namely: "there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9b).

"Nightmare #97" imitates the "false start" of Bob Dylan's 115th Dream and uses the opening line and a similar tune of Lloyd Price's version of Stagger Lee.

With the song "Let That Tape Keep Rolling"[7] Norman pays homage to Mick Jagger[8] and Van Morrison.

Just a word there, a little sentence or some musical riff or lick and a lot of people have figured out what they are and when you listen to it you say "wait a minute, I think I've heard that before!"

[13] The CD reissue restores a censored verse to "Watch What You're Doing" and omits a brief intro from "Leaving The Past Behind."