Rockspurs (the) - Getting Off

Name: The Rockspurs
Album: Getting Off
Year: 1979
Style: New Wave, Pub Rock, Powerpop
Similar Bands: Police, Cheap Trick,
"One-Word" Review: Bark But No Bite New Wave
Based Out Of: NYC, NY
Label: DJM records, Phonogram, INC, Polygram

Cover & Record

Record & Back

Getting Off (1979)

1. Thinkin' About the Good Times 3:25
2. She Can't Get Off 3:54
3. Dream Love 3:28
4. You're With Me Tonight 3:13
5. I Wish There Were More to the Story 3:27 /
6. Red Light Runner 3:02
7. Night Full of Rain 5:02
8. I Could Give it All 3:36
9. Sabotage 3:03

Album Rating (1-10): 7.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Arthur Braun - Producer
• Larry Alexander - Producer
• Mick Moran - Lead Vox, Guitar
• Michael Festa - Vox, Lead guitar, Pedal Steel (Shakin Stevens, Mike Festa & the Bluesmen)
• Gregg Hollister - Lead Vox, Bass (The Silver Caboose, Anthem, Marco de Sade, Phil Garland)
• Peter Brillon - Drums, Percussion
• Joe Barbaria - Engineer
• Gary D'Amato - Production Assistant
• Jon Smith - Asst. Engineer
• Bruce Buchhalter - Asst. Engineer
• Massimo Crevani - Executive Producer
• David Krieger - Design
• Joel Brodsky - Photography

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, but i appreciate the sexual connotations with their name, the album title, and the album artwork. Looking at their costumes, i imagine this to be some solid power pop / new wave.

Album Review: Its like every other song is good...some are straight up powerpop, some are lighter and have a bit of reggae influence, and some are pub rock; basically spanning the gamut of what passed for New Wave. The driving song Sabotage to end the album is their best track.

Stand Out Track: Sabotage

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