Album: If The Lights Don't Get You the Helots Will
Year:1977
Style: Light Rock
Similar Bands: Kavaret, Kinks, Eagles
"One-Word" Review: Folksy Rock
Based Out Of: New Jersey
Label: Sire / ABC Records
- Coal Tow 3:20
- Life Beyond 4:04
- Woman Don't Let it Slip Away 3:25
- Confident Man 3:14
- Faith in the Family 3:53 /
- Alone Tonight 3:11
- Good to Me 3:00
- As a Lover I'm a Loser 2:32
- Stop In The Name of Love 3:06 (Supremes Cover)
- Free and Easy 5:03
Members & Other Bands:
- Hank Medress - Producer, Mixing
- Dave Appell - Producer, Mixing
- James Brown - Keys, Vox, Arrangements (David Duke)
- Jeffrey Leynor - Guitars, Vox (David Duke)
- Richard Bunkiewicz - Bass (David Duke)
- Jerry M Cordasco - Drums, Percussion, Vox
- Jimmy Miller - Guitar
- Frank Greene - Lyrics
- Elliot Randall - Guitar (Randall's Island, Sh Na Na, Steely Dan, Loudon Wainwright III)
- Jimmy Maelen - Conga (Ambergris, Shobizz, Hollywood Vampires, Latin Dimension, Peter Gabriel)
- Werner Fritzsching - Guitar (Riff Raff, Pierce Arrow, Cactus)
- David Lasley - Backing Vox
- Lynn Pitney - Backing Vox
- Arnold McCuller - Backing Vox
- Billy Radice - Engineer, Mixing
- Michael Getlin - Asst. Engineer
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- Chris Dedrick - Strings & Horns
- Artie Kaplan - NYC String & Horn Contractor
- John Gillespie - Art Direction
- Moshe Brakha - Photography
- Steven Bartel - Album Design
Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, but by the toilet humor name and cover album photo in front of the Statue of Liberty, I imagine this to be a southern bluesy rock band like Lynyrd Skynyrd or something.
Album Review: This is a 70's folksy AOR band with a little more bite. Some fun southern bluesy elements incorporated to power pop and classic rock songs. Not much about them out there on the internet...perhaps the most is on the comments section of a youtube video. Not quite as silly as the name would indicate.
Stand Out Track: Coal Town
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