Soon after their formation, a group of the band's original members splintered off to form Edna's Goldfish, leaving the band with eight members. Increased tensions within the group led to members Gary Young and John Power leaving the band by June 1981. "[3], Carly Darling from Billboard said; "On the group's second US album, Step Lively, the infectious sound staked out on last year's Screaming Targets is honed and refined." Add Image Step Lively was a ska band from Long Island, New York, fronted by Mark Thoma Kleupfel of The Reunion Show. Jo Jo Zep And The Falcons ‎– Step Lively Label: Columbia ‎– NFC 37047 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1981 Genre: Rock, Reggae, Blues. Barn dance – English; Scottish Ceilidh; Irish Ceili; American Hoedown and suchlike; Music; Video; News. Everything is in place: a tight and substantial horn section, a good (if not awe-inspiring) singer, and, most importantly, tunes you're likely to remember supported by chord progressions that draw you in. Otherwise leave it us – all we are interested in is giving audiences a great time and leaving them humming some faintly remembered tune they didn’t know they knew. We should have just taken a year off. 9 Headcase. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons released their fifth Studio album Hats Off Step Lively in Australian in August 1980. But Step Lively have done their homework, and the evidence of that work is clear on their debut album. Too many groups on the skacore scene are operating without any of those qualifications. 8 Parker's Last Stand. Everything is in place: a tight and substantial horn section, a good (if not awe-inspiring) singer, and, most importantly, tunes you're likely to remember supported by chord progressions that draw you in. – even Kylie? Jeff Brooks, Nick Hartigan, Nick Meehan and Brandon Teeple Bookings; Audiences; Contact; Repertoire. 2 Train to Israel. We should have just taken a year off. If you want your evening to have an English, Irish, Scottish or wild west feel then just let us know. The album was released in North America and Europe in September 1981. There are a couple of nice cameo appearances, one by Jeff "King Django" Baker, who toasts up a storm on "Scorpio's Revenge." Darling commented that all of the songs are of the "boy meets girl/boy loves girl" variety, but each are "handled in their own way" but added "for sheer good time grace, nothing on the album beats "Puppet on a String". Everything is in place: a tight and substantial horn section, a good (if not awe-inspiring) singer, and, most importantly, tunes you're likely to remember supported by chord progressions that draw you in. Step Lively - Family tree, members, and discography. But Step Lively have done their homework, and the evidence of that work is clear on their debut album. $13.99 $ 13. Step Lively. The album was released in August 1980 and peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's second top twenty album. [2] The album was released in September 1981, but with the band no longer together, the album was not promoted and was a commercial failure. 4 You Don't Know Jack. The guitars are big and crunchy on "Price I Pay" and the synth is reminiscent of the Cars on "Give You Up"; the horns really shine on the swinging "Parker's Last Stand."