Have A Good Time But... Get Out Alive!

Love's So Tough, the 1979 debut from the Iron City Houserockers, established the Pittsburgh-bred group on a national level, garnering important recognition, most notably from Greil Marcus. The legendary journalist called the record "one of the least polished first albums I've heard in the past year and one of the best" in his review for Rolling Stone.

The band had created a unique sounding blend of blue collar rock informed by their influences which included a deep love of Chicago blues, early rock and roll and old school soul, all mixed together with

dollops of the then-current sounds of punk and new wave added in. Their second album, 1980's Have A Good Time (But Get Out Alive), found them recording in New York City with an incredible supporting cast. Cleveland International's Steve Popovich and Marty Mooney tapped Mick Ronson (David Bowie) to co-produce the sessions, with additional input coming from Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) and Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny).