Album: City Kids
Year: 1980
Style: Power Pop, Arena Rock
Similar Bands: Journey, ELO, Knack, Cheap Trick, Cars
"One-Word" Review:
Based Out Of: NYC, NY
Label: A&M Records
Cover, Record
Back, Record
City Kids (1980)- It's Me 3:00
- City Kid 2:53
- And She's Mine 2:44
- Good Girl 2:57
- It's Only Love 6:21 /
- Baby It's You 3:43
- Robosexual 2:31
- Are You Sleeping Alone 3:10
- Phony People 2:51
- Oh Yeah 2:28
Album Rating (1-10): 7.0
Members & Other Bands:
- David Kershenbaum - Producer
- John Hill - Associate Producer
- Stevie Pickett - Lead Guitar, Synth, Vox
- Steve Kehr - Drums, Vox (Urgent)
- David Kissell - Bass, Vox
- Michael Kehr - Rhythm Guitar, Vox (Urgent)
- Bob Clearmountain - Engineer
- Ray Willhard - Asst Engineer
- Lucy Laurie - Asst. Engineer
- Frank Deluna - Mastering
- Dennis Held - Mgmt
- Rocky Nigro - Mgmt
- Paddy Reynolds - Photography - cover
- Harlan Kayden - Photography - back
Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band...but the band pic on the cover looks like a bunch of roughnecks who were told by A&M's CEO to weat bright pastels, cause that's the look that sells right now. Even the spine is a rainbow of pastels. The live action shots on the back look like they're an energetic power-pop / pub band.
Album Review: These tracks are arena ready Journey tunes with a bunch of ELO harmonies. Been reviewing a bunch of albums that all sound like this style...so it seems the studios had a template that they'd throw $$$ at to hope and see what sticks. Not to say they could not add in their own identity...Robosexual is a little silly about a robot girlfriend & being attracted to robots, but it is a fun, driving song. It looks like between this album, and the Kehr brothers follow-up band (with a third Kehr) Urgent, there is really nothing else these gentlemen did in music.
Stand Out Track: City Kid
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