The members of Motorway were confessing the first records they bought—"'Saturday Night' by the Bay City Rollers," singer Pete Winkler laughed—but drummer Eric Padua was quick to point out, "I had older brothers. I also liked Zeppelin, Alice Cooper—all kinds of stuff."

Padua asked what words I would use to describe the band because they were working on their press packet, but as their first single purchases might hint, the most accurate word is "pop." Unfortunately, since Michael Jackson de...