Old Enough to Forget

Fosterchild was a Canadian band who released three albums before calling it quits in 1980. The band's debut released in 1977 was produced by Bob Gallo, who also happened to be the head of A&R for CBS (Columbia) Records in Canada. The album was recorded at Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, and mixed at Manta Studios in Toronto. I had been curious about the band for a long time, as I'd first heard of them around the same time I'd picked up Jim Foster's Powerlines. I just assumed the band would be one of those generic '70s rock acts that was good but nothing special. A while back I managed to find all three of the band's records and figured I get them all. Why not? I'll admit that the first spin through side one was pretty uneventful as I wasn't really paying attention and nothing really stood out. When I dropped the needle for a second pass I was more attentive and found myself enjoying the songs. I really liked the interplay between Jim Foster and V...

The other day the Jim Foster popped into my head, I hadn't thought of him in well over thirty years. Who knows what brought that up. At least it wasn't "Pop Muzik" by M - then I'd have never gotten it out of my head. "X-ray Eyes" was a catchy song, and because of that one song I bought Power Lines when it came out in 1986. It got played it a few times, and I put the hit on my mix tapes, and honestly other than the one song didn't remember much about Jim Foster. I do remember that "X-ray Eyes" got airplay on the radio station just across the border, which I thought was cool. That meant it was a real hit, not just a CANCON obligation. I don't remember the video but I did watch it on YouTube and I still really liked the song. I was browsing through my other favourite record store when I found a sealed copy of Power Lines for under six bucks. It was remaindered cutout, but my goodness, how could I pass this up? I didn't, and I was pre...