Life on the Line

by Eddie and The Hot Rods

Life on the Line cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 November 1977
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 34:59
  • Community rating: 4.13/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Higgs, Ed Hollis, Paul Gray, Steve Lillywhite, Steve Nicol, Barrie Masters, Graeme Douglas

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating directly in the high-speed transitional space between traditional pub rock and the exploding punk rock movement, this British quartet delivers a wildly energetic sophomore effort. Driven by the massive, anthemic single 'Do Anything You Wanna Do', the album perfectly balances raw, adrenaline-fueled garage riffing with massive, radio-ready melodic hooks. It remains one of the definitive documents of the late-1970s British power pop scene.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, punchy, high-energy, guitar-driven, infectious

Tracklist

  1. Do Anything You Wanna Do (4:20)
  2. Quit This Town (2:26)
  3. Telephone Girl (2:27)
  4. (I Don't Know) What's Really Going On (2:17)
  5. Ignore Them (Still Life) (4:42)
  6. Life On The Line (4:04)
  7. (And) Don't Believe Your Eyes (3:35)
  8. We Sing The Cross (2:48)
  9. Beginning Of The End (8:17)

Credits

  • Paul Gray - bass, music by, words by, music by
  • Steve Nicol - drums, percussion, music by
  • John Dent - lacquer cut by
  • Barrie Masters - lead vocals, words by
  • Dave Higgs - mellotron, rhythm guitar, words by, music by
  • Eddy Gorecki - plated by

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