The Ep Instant Excitement and the Christmas album that came out around the same
time are essential companions to Wonderful Life. I play those as much as the
first two dBs albums, which I love. I'm ok with the next two though. I was
disappointed when I realized I had missed the original band when the played out
west in '79. I knew about them, but just wasn't paying attention.

I was always surprised when I checked to see who wrote what. I never got it
right.

RS

Robert Sutliff wrote:

> It's probably no secret to anyone who cares that the original dBs were a
> sort of template for my ancient combo The Windbreakers. As much as I dig the
> later discs, for me the first two records are pretty much perfect. But my
> favorite work by Stamey, either with the dBs or later remains his first solo
> album, "It's A Wonderful Life". I still listen to it all the time.
>
> My sometime associate and good pal Jim Huie at the Paisley Pop label has
> been putting together a dBs tribute disc for a while now. It promises to be
> very cool.
>
> Bobby Sutliff

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