This doesn't sound like the J. Geils Band folks know and love, since Peter Wolf has left the band; You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd is mainly keyboardist Seth Justman's baby, and he uses banks and banks of synths along with more traditional keyboards to come up with the palette of sounds used here. The cut "Californicating" glides along courtesy of J. Geils' guitar and there's a slow blues titled "The Bite from Inside," but other than that, much of what's here is simply ordinary. Justman and drummer Stephen Bladd cover the vocals this time out, but they are no match for Wolf's old growl. Lots of production dazzle with none of the bite of old. ~ James Chrispell, All Music Guide
You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd is the 14th and final studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1984 after lead singer Peter Wolf left the band. It has only been released on CD in Japan (that edition being long out of print). A vinyl and cassette version of this album was issued in the U.S. in 1984 on the EMI label, but was deleted after a few months and never re-issued. This album does not appear on the band's web site discography.
The album contained one single, Concealed Weapons, which peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
