The Rockets, "Desire"

Rockets live in CA, 1980 doing "Desire" from the No Ballads album. Featuring Jim McCarty, Dennis Robbins, Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, David Gilbert, Donnie Backus, and Danny Keylon.

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• The Rockets Desire
• Rockets
• Jim McCarty
• Johnny Bee Badanjek
• David Gilbert
• Donnie Backus
• Dennis Robbins
• Danny Keylon
• Rockets Band Detroit
• the rockets
• Detroit Rockets

[bluedanbass]

I uploaded these two videos, Desire and Oh Well, again after enhancing the Audio a bit. These 'second attempts' are posted on the right but with fewer 'hits.'

[bluedanbass]

this video and the "Oh Well" video I posted, are from a VHS tape my older brother recorded. I have an idea what show it came from, but not definite. I had to convert the tape to a digital format because it was rotting when I found it. That's the reason for the "swirly" sound and video in certain places.

Thanks for all of the comments. These guys rocked-the-house back in the day, and are still playin' and rockin' today.

[ItsxJustxMexAndxYou]

Damn... I remember seeing these guys play back in the day!!! They were so awesome!!! So lucky to grow up in the D!

[waco721]

I'm just as crazy as youuu....yeah yeah

[9700jeff]

Oh,I love it!

[1976LETA]

@TIMJ444 Yup, I was there! Got back stage passes. It was the Can-Am Jam. The King Bees were there and a couple of other bands. The Rockets put the beer we brought in the refrigerator of their trailer and their roadies put it on the stage. My buddy says "The Rockets are drinking our beer!" We were bummin', I think I drank two beers out of the whole case. We had to make a speacial trip to the Windsor beer store to get more.

[zanik00]

Love these guys but look how fucked up Dave is in this video. Sad

[rocktoast]

Detroit had so many great bands in the early 80's!!!

[detroitmania]

great video

[mcoope15]

First concert I ever went to was The Rockets w/sg Donnie Iris. Halloween night 1980, Chrysler Arena, Ann Arbor Michigan. I was 14. Never forget it.

[tomakethousands]

fuck ya fuck ya fuck ya fuck ya never seen live FUCKING FOOTAGE OF THIS GREAT BAND DAVE GILBERT WAS A GREAT VOCALIST ONE OF THE BEST IN ROCK AND ROLL ,HAD TICKETS TO PINE KNOB SHOW 1984 SOLD THEM WENT TO CALIFORNIA WHAT A MISSCUE ON MY PART,NEVER SAW THEM LIVE,AND THANK YOU JIM.AND WHOVER PUT THIS ON HERE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR IT FOR LON LONG TIME,ROCKETS WRITE UP THERE WITH BOB,TED,ALICE,DAVE SANG BETTER THAN ANY OF THEM

[jfshaughnessy]

I seem to remember that some kid won a contest on MTV and these guys played o block party from his lawn. I've always wanted to see the result. All these years later, this music holds up so well. I will never understand (save for the drinking problems of the frontman) how these guys never ended up being absolute monsters from Motown, but a decade later, some fat white rapping clowns got more success than these guys.

Time to re-issue DREAD cards against rap.