Have a Good Time but Get Out Alive!
| Have a Good Time but Get Out Alive! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Iron City Houserockers | ||||
| Released | June 6, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Media Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:44 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | The Slimmer Twins (Steve Popovich and Marty Mooney), Mick Ronson | |||
| Iron City Houserockers chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Singles from Have a Good Time but Get Out Alive! | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B- |
| Creem | Very favorable |
| Rolling Stone | Very favorable |
| The Village Voice | Very favorable |
Have a Good Time but Get Out Alive! is a studio album by the Iron City Houserockers. Although well-received critically, commercial success eluded the Iron City Houserockers outside of the rust belt. Among the strongest tracks are the title track, "Don't Let Them Push You Around", "We're Not Dead Yet", the two-part medley of "Old Man Bar" and Junior's Bar" and "Rock Ola", Grushecky's first truly competent ballad. According to the liner notes, E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt produced and arranged five songs ("Junior's Bar", "Angela", "Running Scared", "Blondie", and "Don't Let Them Push You Around") and played lead guitar on "Junior's Bar" before leaving due to creative differences with Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson. The album was reissued on CD format in 1999.
"Hypnotized" was produced by Ian Hunter. "Don't Let Them Push You Around", "Angela", "Blondie", "Junior's Bar" and "Runnin' Scared" were arranged by Steven Van Zandt.
...
Wikipedia