Old Enough to Forget

My first exposure to The Tubes came with "Talk to Ya Later," a song so good even Gil Fisher, The Fishin' Musician, had them up to Scuttlebut Lodge to play it for his television viewing audience. It was at that moment I realized The Tubes weren't like most other bands, as they opted to play "Sushi Girl" and not the big hit - that to me was cool. The Completion Backward Principle was the band's first release on Capitol, and was produced by David Foster, who wasn't yet known as the king of schmaltz. He also co-wrote some of the best songs on the album, including "Talk to Ya Later" and the incredible "Don't Want to Wait Anymore," a song so good it's mind-boggling that it was not a massive hit. Bill Spooner took lead vocals on that one, and absolutely killed it - no small feat as I consider Fee Waybill one of rock's greatest vocalists. No, I'm not kidding. This was where I started with the band, so like any starting...