The Up Escalator

by Graham Parker

The Up Escalator cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: Stiff
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 36:06
  • Community rating: 3.42/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Graham Parker's 'The Up Escalator' followed his split with The Rumour and paired his sharp pub-rock songwriting with a more American studio-rock sound. The album includes backing from members of Bruce Springsteen's circle, emphasizing Parker's connections to transatlantic heartland and bar-band traditions.

Genres

Descriptors: Riff-Driven, satirical, political, wordplay, powerful

Tracklist

  1. No Holding Back (3:18)
  2. Devil鈥檚 Sidewalk (3:14)
  3. Stupefaction (3:30)
  4. Empty Lives (5:06)
  5. The Beating of Another Heart (4:20)
  6. Endless Night (3:35)
  7. Paralyzed (3:12)
  8. Maneuvers (3:28)
  9. Jolie Jolie (2:59)
  10. Love Without Greed (3:24)

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