Murphy's Law Urban Renewal Tracks: 1. Bagpipes 2. Mad Monk 3. Those Magnificent Clowns 4. Bushwackers 5. The Seabird & The Flying Dutchman 6. Almost A Take (Beer Barrel Polka) 7. Doze Jazz Guys 8. I'd Rather Be 9. Somebody To Believe In 10. Usin' You 11. Urban Renewal (Medley From West Side Story) Line up: J.F. Murphy - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars Russell Warmolts - Bass Joe Parrino - Vocals, Guitar, Trombone, Flute George Christ - Harmonica, Chimes, Percussion Ron Allard - Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bagpipes John O'Reilly - Drums Record Label / Year of Release: Dunhill Records 1975 Notes: Abandoning the 'JF Murphy and Salt' nameplate in favor of 'Murphy's Law', 1975's "Urban Renewal" wasn't a major change in musical direction. That's to say this album was equally varied, eclectic and ill-focused. Side one managed to touch on bagpipes, commercial top-40 pop ('Mad Monk'), Billy Joel-styled storytelling ('Those Magnificent Clowns'), Little Feat styled funk ('Bushwackers'), and even polka ('Almost a Take (Beer Barrel Polka)'). Side two was equally varied with stabs at the jazz-rock ('Doze Jazz Guys'), Billy Joel-styled ballads ('I'd Rather Be'), and even the classic American songbook ('Urban Renewa'). Murphy had a nice enough voice and the band were quite accomplished musicians, but the feeling was akin to being in a small bar and playing stump-the-band with song requests.