Old Enough to Forget

I had no idea what to expect here. The cover caught my eye, and I thought the logo was cool. It reminded me a bit of Crown of Thorns, or Angel ... turns out when I actually compared them they were nothing alike. For all I knew, this was going to be a disco record, after all it did come out in 1979, and the back photo was hard to peg. Still, I'd been baited with that Patrick Juvet record ... but I was thinking this was more rock, mainly because Leland Sklar was the bass player, and while Leland has played on literally thousands of albums, I generally assume he's a measure of quality. If nothing else, the bass playing will be good. When I got home I looked up Alvin Taylor as I wasn't as familiar with him but his list of credits is still pretty impressive. He was the behind the kit on Bob Welch's French Kiss, except for Sentimental Lady. He drummed with Elton John, Eric Burdon, Sly & the Family Stone and George Harrison. As for Billy Thorpe, I figured I'd wait unti...

The Marshall Tucker Band is one of those odd bands out of the '70s that shouldn't have worked on so many levels, I mean really - the band sported a flautist who also a pretty decent saxophonist. A flautist . I know, people will throw out Jethro Tull as the other rock flute player, but they were miles apart stylistically. What I know about The Marshall Tucker Band would fit on the back of a stamp, but I have heard some of their stuff over the years. Classic rock radio will play "Take the Highway" and "Can't You See" both from the band's debut. Those are pretty cool songs, and an interesting blend of country and southern rock that I always liked.  Let's just address the elephant in the room right off ... there was no one name Marshall Tucker in the band. Apparently the band was named after a sign the guys saw in a rehearsal space ... I think that's right. Regardless, turns out Marshall Tucker was a real guy, and tuned pianos. Good thing I'm...