Iron City Houserockers
Love's So Tough
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1979 Original. Tiny Saw Cut. “The Houserockers' First Album, Originally Released In 1979, Sounds Like The Work Of A Great, Battle-Hardened Bar Band Who Is Still Learning How To Make Their Sound Work In The Studio. The Arrangements Suggest An Imaginative Cross Between Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band And The J. Geils Band's Early Period, And The Band Is Tight And Skillful Throughout. But The Production Is A Bit Flat, And The Sound Lacks The Presence And Punch This Material Needs. And While Joe Grushecky Would Mature Into A Top-Shelf Songwriter By The Time The Band Released Their Second Album, Most Of The Tunes On Love's So Tough Are Standard Issue Cars-And-Girls Stuff, Though The Two Numbers About The Sorry State Of Rock & Roll ("Heroes Are Hard To Find" And "I'm Lucky") Cut Deep, And "I Can't Take It" Kicks Things Off With A Bang. Even At It's Weakest Moments, Love's So Tough Burns With A Passion And Fire That Makes Clear The Iron City Houserockers Were True Believers In The Power Of Rock & Roll.” Mark Deming, AMG.