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Havin' A Party

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Southside Johnny Lyon and the guys really ROCK! Another jersey shore talent, he's been around a long time but unfortunately never got the accolades and attention his pal Springsteen does. If you ever get the chance to see Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes in concert, you will be seriously entertained BIG TIME. This album is a fave of mine and is always included in any party collection I wind up putting together.

I remember having a blast when I heard them play on campus when I was in college in the early 80s. This band is great but unfortunately is underrated. This CD has most of the band's hits, including the classic 'Havin' a party', 'Talk to me', 'Trapped again' and my favorite 'I don't want to go home'. If you don't own a CD from this band I would suggest buying "The Best of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes" where you can get more bang for the buck.

Loved listening to this again, it has been many years since I had this album on vinyl or cassette, great to have it back in my collection. Thanks!

After the band had signed with Mercury Records, their former label - Columbia Records - released this 10-song set that takes a glance at the three studio albums released from 1976-1978.

The trio of albums - I Don't Want to Go Home (1976), This Time It's for Real (1977), Heart's of Stone (1978) - were critically-acclaimed, but did not meet the marketplace expectations set by the record company. The sizzling R&B sound cuts right to the roots of rock-n-roll.

Maybe it was the close linkage with Bruce Springsteen, the coming of punk rock or FM radio playlists that focused on arena heroes, but Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes never broke out from the bars. It was not because of inferior material or band indifference....this is one of the best groups to burst onto the scene in this "Golden Age of Rock."