So this got me to go ahead and rip my pristine Rockets Live L.P.
Perusing the interwebs, I saw a copy on eBay for sale at $75.00. Man, I'm gonna have to consider selling some of my stash.
Haven't heard this one in a while, and it's good ol' kick ass Rock'n Roll!
Here's a review I stole that says it all better than I can. Besides that, I'm just too fucking lazy and not articulate enough to say what this dude already said.
THE ROCKETS-LIVE ROCKETS: Detroit Rock City boasts an impressive rock & roll pedigree that includes ALICE COOPER, BOB SEGER, MC5, RARE EARTH, TED NUGENT and BROWNSVILLE STATION. LIVE ROCKETS is a slam-bang grab bag of boogie classics from that region's most underrated band, whose five album career has otherwise never been legitimized by a greatest hits compilation. DAVE GILBERT's raspy, "Saturday night out with the boys" screech, bolstered by ex DETROIT WHEELS legends JIM MCCARTY's careening axe salvos and JOHNNY "THE BEE" BADANJEK's solid stick-work, is augmented by guest sax blower CHUCK PERRAUT and a trio of soul-powered female backing vocalists. This is a made-loud-to-play-loud farewell party with sass to spare. Crash 'n burn BADENJEK originals like CAN'T SLEEP, TURN UP THE MUSIC and ROLLIN' BY THE RECORD MACHINE mix seamlessly with a suitably funky cover of LOU REED's slinky SALLY CAN'T DANCE and a ballbustin' version of bloozer PETER GREEN's classic OH WELL. As one of their better album titles suggested, there's NO BALLADS to get in the way of a good time. Brash, bloozey, and ballsy, once you give 'em a ride, LIVE ROCKETS is a hard platter indeed to take off your record machine.
Well, that just about covers all you need to know about this kick-butt album.
Tracklist
A1 Rollin' By The Record Machine 4:19
A2 Desire 3:55
A3 Can't Sleep 3:01
A4 Sally Can't Dance 3:46
A5 Takin' It Back 4:52
B1 Open The Door To Your Heart 3:47
B2 Oh Well 4:16
B3 Turn Up The Radio 6:32
B4 Born In Detroit 4:52
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Im gonna give this a listen. Thanks for sharing
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It's a rocker!
ReplyDeleteand more is rock & look is glam. !!!.
ReplyDeleteThank you for Live Rockets rip. I used to have this LP. This was a great band, should have been much bigger.
ReplyDeletethanks for the feedback
ReplyDeleteI also feel this band should have been at least as big as Loverboy! - Stinky
ReplyDeleteToo many never made it did they Stinky?
ReplyDeletesaw this band open for REO Speedwagon in 1981, I had heard Oh Well, but nothing else, hooked for life after that, shoulda, coulda, made it, just wrong time for them
ReplyDeleteI may or may not have seen them. I think I did, but I don't have any ticket stubbs from them. I saw so many great concerts with muliple line ups at the Cap Center...
ReplyDeleteI saw the 2010s version of The Rockets, Johhny B and Jim McCartey and others. Still good. I have all their records, "Lost Forever, Left For Dreaming" is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteCamarillo Brillo I found this at Hear rock City thought you would like it
ReplyDeletehttps://hearrockcity3.blogspot.com/2021/06/prepare-for-launch.html
Rockets live in Cleveland WMMS FM enjoy
I already have it, but thanks for the link anyways analogkid!
ReplyDeleteI see you got good use out of that link to Hear Rock City. Figured you would enjoy the selections they come up with.
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