Three cheers for Vh1 Classic! It provides the ultimate reminders and the chance to change perspective without the rose colored glass of nostalgia. Case in point: The Motels.
The Motels were never as cool nor as clever as they thought they were. Between the break-ups and reformations, they sold out spectacularly by grabbing on to producer Val Garay who was hot off the Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" and its parent LP, "Mistaken Identity" which, oddly enough, was far more interesting and holds up a lot better than anything he did with The Motels.
"Only The Lonely" was the big hit and rightly so, but "Take The L" is the better of the big booming ballads from the "All Four One" album. Petulant and bitchy, much like how I imagine Martha Davis to be, it's a keeper.
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