Old Enough to Forget

Eight miles high and still going. If I had a Byrds album this is where I'd have put it. Mainly so I could shit on that song and its horrid 12-string guitar work that everyone else thinks is spectacular. It's the same sound my kids made when they'd get their hand stuck under the strings when they'd mess around in my music room. Anyway, before I drift too far off point. This month is mostly familiar names this time around. Funny, I was pulling stuff from the to-be-filed pile and although bands like The Edgar Winter Group and Wishbone Ash were relatively new experiences for me, it was fun to revisit the Paul Janz album and finally get a chance to go through the final and much-maligned J. Geils release. Then, of course, there's SAGA - man, I love SAGA. Five For Fighting No. 8 The Edgar Winter Group - Shock Treatment (1974) Wishbone Ash - Locked In (1976) Paul Janz - High Strung (1985) The J. Geils Band - You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (198...

Happy Valentine's Day. "Love Stinks" was probably the first time I remember hearing The J. Geils Band. There was a video I saw once that was so goofy I wasn't sure how to process what I was seeing - was it terrible or awesome? It. Was. Awesome. I was hanging out at a buddy's house for the weekend around the time the album came out and Gerry says, "Hey, check this out." He plays "No Anchovies, Please" and I'm enthralled. Over the last forty-plus years, I hadn't heard that song until I put the record on for the first time in the basement. But, I'm getting ahead of myself ... I need a preamblemeanderamble first. I never had a copy of Love Stinks , and when I found one in a clearance bin I snapped it up. The cover was really dirty, so I got my microfiber cloth and a dab of water and cleaned off what I hoped was just dirt. The insert was there and the vinyl was in excellent shape. The J. Geils Band broke wide open to the masses after a ...