The title song, "Love Stinks" is a rant against unrequited love. It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks, Joan Jett in the film Mr. Wrong and Adam Sandler in the film The Wedding Singer.
Released some two years after the band's EMI debut, Sanctuary, the Love Stinks project would see the J. Geils Band going in an even more commercial-leaning direction than its predecessor.
Taking over the main production duties, keyboard player/main songwriter Seth Justman set out to better the band's gold-plus-selling Sanctuary. And to some degree, he wildly succeeded.
Although not as consistent or diverse as Sanctuary, Love Stinks would feature one of the band's most recognizable FM songs ever -- the album's infectious title track "Love Stinks." In a live setting, the track would often turn into a veritable tour de force only to be outdone by Peter Wolf's hilarious rap about "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden smoking weed together," which would introduce the song (often on a nightly basis).
"Night Time" is another great, although somewhat typical "rave-on" type of J. Geils song; "No Anchovies Please" is a little strange; and closer "Till the Walls Come Tumblin' Down" is, as the song title hints, just that.
Bolstered by "Just Can't Wait," another good album opener, Love Stinks turns out to be solid effort, but one that sounds a little outdated at times due to its acerbic, synth textures.
Not one of the band's best overall records but one that would allow the band to outdo itself with the classic Freeze Frame a year later.
Side A
A1. Just Can’t Wait - 3:24
A2. Come Back - 5:11
A3. Takin’ You Down - 4:05
A4. Night Time - 4:31
A5. No Anchovies, Please - 2:41
Side B
B1. Love Stinks - 3:44
B2. Trying Not to Think About It - 6:22
B3. Desire (Please Don’t Turn Away) - 3:35
B4. Till the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down - 4:01
Personnel
- Peter Wolf - lead vocals
- J. Geils - guitar
- Magic Dick - harmonica
- Seth Justman - keyboards, backing vocals
- Danny Klein - bass
- Stephen Bladd - drums
Production
- Producer: Seth Justman
- Engineer: David Thoener
- Mixing: David Thoener
- Mastering: Joe Brescio
- Studio assistant: Jesse Henderson
- Arranger: Seth Justman
- Art direction: Carin Goldberg
- Design: Carin Goldberg, Mark Handel
- Photography: Cadence Industries Corp.
Notes
Release: 1980
Format: LP (Gatefold)
Genre: Rock
Label: EMI Records
Catalog# 1A062-86071
Vinyl: Very Good
Cover: Very Good
Prijs: €10,00
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