The Iron City Houserockers - Have a Good Time But Get Out Alive

Primary Artist
The Iron City Houserockers
Album Title
Have a Good Time But Get Out Alive
Release Date
1980 
Time
40:44 
Review by Mark Deming
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 slugger connecting with a fastball (especially drummer Ned E. Rankin and harmonica player Marc Reisman), and producer Mick Ronson managed to get their nuances on tape with tightly focused clarity. Read More