Homemade Love by Journey

Album: Departure (1980)

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According to the liner notes of Journey's Time3 compilation, this demanding piece employed an unusual kind of shuffle rhythm for the band. Guitarist Neal Schon fashioned the music along classic hard rock lines and a dense sound protruded somewhat from the overall sleeker tone of Departure. "It was more of a musician's tune," said keyboard player Gregg Rolie, "fun to play because musically it was so intriguing."

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Deb from TexasI heard an interview with Steve Perry and he said a "jellyroll sweatie" was a VERY young girl and spreading it all over was "love goo".
Ymladdych from UsaHerbie Herbert was their manager. He gave an interview and said that Aynsley was into the Pampers and Platforms groupies. Girls barely out of Pampers but wearing platform shoes to look older. The band had to sneak out of cities at 2 in the morning because parents would call the cops looking for their underaged daughters. It was a big reason the rest of the band wanted him gone. That's direct word-of-mouth, not speculation.
Anwenn from New York, NuAnwyn, there definitely is an ' ick" factor. Sadly, this was viewed differently back than, than it would be today. However, I think the song was written as a throwback to early blues songs.

You're right about Ainsley. He was into the teenage groupies but he also didn't like the new direction Journey was taking musically and he was deliberately messing up his playing on tour so he was replaced with Steve Smith.
Lucille from UsaAnwyn, who cares. Its a good song. No 'ick' factor. Go take a nap.
Samantha from ItalyCan't find any of these groupies related story about Journey, I think it only speculations...
Anwyn from Adelaide, Australia"Jellyroll" apparently refers to very young, probably under the age of consent, groupies and fans. So there's a certain amount of 'ick' factor from today's perspective, when the 70s fashion of rock stars getting into young groupies isn't seen as an acceptable thing any more. Given that his penchant for underage girls was supposedly the reason Ainsley Dunbar was asked to leave, after one close call too many with concerned parents calling the cops (or, according to another story, it was the underage daughter of a town sheriff), this song raises some really uncomfortable speculations.

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