Category: Music → Humble Pie - On To Victory 1980 + Go For The Throat 1981 (2005)

This two-for-one disc collects the pair of albums that Humble Pie recorded after frontman Steve Marriott and drummer Jerry Shirley resurrected the British groups name in 1980. By this time, of course, the ensembles most famous alum, Peter Frampton, was long gone, and these outings--recorded with guitarist Bobby Tench and bassist Anthony "Sooty" Jones--stray from the bands original blues-rock template considerably, leaning towards a heavier sound that, at times, recalls AC/DC. ON TO VICTORY (1980) found a surprisingly large audience with its hard-rock edge,

though that mood is tempered here by songs such as the reggae-like "Savin It" and the funky "Over You." GO FOR THE THROAT (1981) begins with an amped-up, metallic take on Elvis Presleys "All Shook Up" and continues in the vein of the earlier album. Fans of Humble Pies Frampton era will likely be perplexed by this release, but, for aficionados of early-80s hard rock, these often-overlooked records may be a pleasant find.

2 LPs on 1 CD: ON TO VICTORY (1980)/GO FOR THE THROAT (1981).

Personnel: Steve Marriott (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Bob Tench (vocals, guitar); Jerry Shirley (drums).

Recording information: Media Sound, Copenhagen, Denmark; Soundworks Studio; Villa Recorders, Modesto, CA.

Tracklist:

On To Victory:
01. Fool For a Pretty Face (Marriott, Shirley) (A side of single) 4:14
02. You Soppy Pratt (Marriott, Jones, Shirley) (B side of single) 4:10
03. Infatuation (Marriott) 3:45
04. Take it from Here (Marriott) 3:41
05. Savin It (Tench, Marriott) 4:45
06. Baby Dont You Do It (Holland, Dozier, Holland) 3:27
07. Get It In The End (Marriott, Jones, Shirley) 2:44
08. My Lovers Prayer (Otis Redding) 4:05
09. Further Down The Road (Marriott, Tench, Jones, Shirley) 4:32
10. Over You (Allen Orange, Clarence Toussaint) 2:16

Personnel:
- Steve Marriott - guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
- Bobby Tench - guitar, vocals
- Anthony "Sooty" Jones - bass, vocals
- Jerry Shirley - drums
- Cheryl Ashley - backing vocals
- Marge Raymond - backing vocals
- Lisa Zimmerman - backing vocals

Go For The Throat:
11. All Shook Up (O.Blackwell, E.Presley) 2:42
12. Teenage Anxiety (S.Marriott) 4:47
13. Tin Soldier (Marriott, R.Lane) 3:11
14. Keep It On The Island (S.Marriott, J.Shirley) 3:56
15. Driver (Marriott) 3:20
16. Restless Blood (Supa) 4:05
17. Go For The Throat (Tench, Marriott) 4:00
18. Lottie and The Charcoal Queen (Marriott, Shirley) 4:38
19. Chip Away (The Stone) (Supa) 4:56

Personnel:
- Steve Marriott - guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
- Bobby Tench - guitar, vocals
- Anthony "Sooty" Jones - bass, vocals
- Jerry Shirley - drums
- Dana Kral - backing vocals
- Robin Beck - backing vocals

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