Unlike the previous albums that mostly consisted of songs that had been previously released on singles, this one was the first Celentano's album containing all new material.[1][2] The songs "Il grande sarto" and "Napoleone, il cowboy e lo zar" were later remade under different titles and with slightly different lyrics for the albums Le robe che ha detto Adriano and Il re degli ignoranti.[1]
Adriano Rock was one of Celentano's least-selling albums.[2]