Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Love Is a Sacrifice
![]() | Primary Artist |
| Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes | |
| Album Title | |
| Love Is a Sacrifice | |
| Release Date | |
| 1980 | |
| Time | |
1979's The Jukes was an unsuccessful effort to dress up Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and make their music a bit more radio friendly; the album didn't sell especially better than its predecessors, and thankfully the band was left to their own devices on 1980's Love Is A Sacrifice. This time, vocalist Johnny Lyon and guitarist Billy Rush produced the sessions, and the results were a lot closer to the Jersey shore R&B that always marked their best work, and if it wasn't a masterpiece like Hearts Of Stone, it certainly plays to their strengths -- the sharp punch of the horns, the snap of the rhythm section, the soaring melodies and Lyon's tough blues-shot vocals. Read More
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