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Tenement Steps 1980

new wave, power pop, pub rock, rock 35 min 8 tracks Virgin

Tenement Steps was the third and final studio album by English rock band the Motors, released in early 1980. The album reached number 174 in the Billboard 200. Four singles came from the album, "Love and Loneliness", "That's What John Said", "Tenement Steps" and "Metropolis". "Love and Loneliness" reached No. 58 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 78 in the Billboard Hot 100. The other singles did not chart.

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Character

Grave, classical in form, cool and spare.

gravecomic
classical in formformally daring
cool

Tracks

A1Love and Loneliness4:55
A2Metropolis4:48
A3Modern Man3:25
A4That's What John Said5:09
B1Tenement Steps4:44
B2Slum People4:36
B3Here Comes the Hustler3:37
B4Nightmare Zero3:25

8 tracks, 35 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Motors
Label: Virgin
Released: 1980
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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