Old Enough to Forget

I was in searching an online catalogue for some stuff and this popped up when I was looking for something by Randy Stonehill. Considering I had most of his stuff already, I have no idea why I was looking, but up popped an album by Kyle, no first name, or maybe it was his first name. Who knows. I know I don't. Turns out the song "If I Had the Cash" was also co-written by Keith Green. Now I was curious. The album cost me five bucks, and I will admit I was pretty curious.KYLE, and I was more curious when I read the back cover. It was produced by Danny Janssen & Bobby Hart. Yeah, those guys. So this was likely going to be somewhere between The Monkees, Josie and the Pussycats and The Partridge Family. That's okay, I liked The Monkees. I'm going to jot down my thoughts in real time, and then come back and see if anything makes sense? Are you seated comfortably? The first song "Rescue Me" comes over the speakers and this is sounds a bit like Neil Diamond, ...

When I was still in my teens I picked up Gord's Gold and it was one of those collections every guitar player seemed to have. It didn't matter if rock and roll was your jam, Gord's Gold transcended genres and was a masterclass in what could be done with the guitar and accompanying vocal. For me this was the penultimate Gordon Lightfoot album (to be fair, it was the only Gordon Lightfoot album I had). When you mention his name it seems like most people are partial to "Sundown" or his magnificent opus "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" but those weren't my favourite songs. I actively disliked "Sundown" as a kid, and to this day I still have a hard time with the song. Which is a shame as it's a great song. Whereas "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was enthralling the first time I heard it, and just as quickly wore out its outcome, but if it comes on I won't tune it out. Ah the summary judgment of youth. Intractable opi...