Iron City Houserockers Discography of CDs

Iron City Houserockers albums Recorded in Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Includes liner notes by Joe Gruschecky. The Houserockers' first album, originally released in 1979, sounds like the work of a great, battle-hardened bar band who is still learning how to make their sound work in the studio. The arrangements suggest an imaginative cross between Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band and the J. Geils Band's early period, and the band is tight and skillful throughout. ...

Iron City Houserockers music CDs Mick Ronson (mandolin, piano); Tommy Mandel (organ); Ellen Foley (background vocals). The Iron City Houserockers' first album sounded like the work of a better than average bar band with the potential to grow into something more; 1980's Have a Good Time but Get out Alive was where they proved just how good they could be. While the band sounded solid on their debut, here they landed with the impact of a Louisville ...

Iron City Houserockers discography A generous compilation of the best of an underrated rock & roll band from the late '70s and early '80s. Some of Joe Grushecky's songs on Pumping Iron & Sweating Steel equal the best of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Bob Seger during this period. Fans of those artists will definitely find the Iron City Houserockers worth investigating. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Full Title: Pumping Iron And Sweating Steel: The Best Of ...