Blood on the Bricks (Iron City Houserockers album)

Blood on the Bricks is a studio album by the Iron City Houserockers released in 1981. A more restrained album than their previous two efforts, the album was produced by Steve Cropper (of Booker T. and the M.G.'s) instead of hard rock producers as on Have a Good Time but Get out Alive!. Among the more popular songs on the album were the title track, along with "Saints and Sinners" (a song about a Vietnam veteran), and "Be My Friend" which includes a guitar riff in tribute to Van Morrison's "Here Comes the Night"; all of which still feature in Joe Grushecky's modern live performances. Like the band's previous two albums, Blood on the Bricks would be praised by critics but largely ignored by the public. Before their next album the band would change their name to simply "The Houserockers" in an attempt to achieve success outside of their native region.

Blood on the Bricks
Studio album by
Iron City Houserockers
Released1981
Recorded1981
GenreRock
Length37:34
LabelMCA
ProducerSteve Cropper
Iron City Houserockers chronology
Have a Good Time but Get out Alive!
(1980)		 Blood on the Bricks
(1981)		 Cracking Under Pressure
(1983)
Singles from Blood on the Bricks
  1. "Friday Night"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

The album has never been reissued on CD but was re-released in remastered form as a digital download from Grushecky's official website in 2015.[1]

Track listing
  1. Friday Night (Joe Grushecky) - 3:51
  2. Saints and Sinners (Joe Grushecky) - 4:24
  3. This Time the Night (Won't Save Us) (Eddie Britt, Joe Grushecky, Art Nardini) - 3:56
  4. Be My Friend (Joe Grushecky) - 4:20
  5. No Easy Way Out (Joe Grushecky) - 3:21
  6. No More Loneliness (Joe Grushecky) - 3:54
  7. Watch Out (Eddie Britt, Joe Grushecky, Gil Snyder) - 4:18
  8. Blood on the Bricks (Joe Grushecky) - 4:19
  9. A Fool's Advice (Joe Grushecky) - 5:11

Personnel
  • Joe Grushecky - lead vocal, guitar
  • Eddie Britt - guitar, vocals
  • Art Nardini - bass
  • Gil Snyder - keyboards, vocals
  • Ned E. Rankin - drums
  • Marc Reisman - harmonica, vocals

Guest musicians
  • Steve Cropper - guitar (solo "This Time The Night")
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • Steve Forman - percussion
  • Steve Madeo - trumpet
  • Brick Alley Boys Town Choir - background vocals

References
  1. http://joegrushecky.com/store/catalogue/details/1/product_id:925


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