J. Geils Dead

[ZiprHead]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/04/11/j-geils-1980s-j-geils-band-found-dead-his-groton-mass-home/100350664/

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Wasn't a big fan. They had the 80s stuff which was real popular. Of the three main areas I lived in, MA, NYC, and OH, they really only got play in NYC. And I mean their older material, not the 80s stuff.

 

[Horatio Parker]

I saw them in Flint, in the '70's, at the old IMA auditorium. They opened for Yes, who couldn't fill the venue themselves. My friends and I were all big Yes fans. Through a connection, we were paid $10 each to man an aisle between the audience and the stage, our job being to keep the people off the tables that were serving as a barrier. Basically, a promoter saving money on security. Worked for us, but the union put a stop to it before the next show.

I'd never heard of J. Geil's, but enjoyed the show. They've always seemed to me very competent but not particularly original or distinctive. Time for ghost/tribute bands!

 

[rousseau]

Ah, turns out they're the ones who did 'Centerfold'. For that I commend them.

 

[KeepTalking]

Ah, turns out they're the ones who did 'Centerfold'. For that I commend them.

Also Freeze Frame, and Love Stinks, so a trio of good songs that still get some airplay today. Unfortunately, that was the height of his career, but he lived to be 71, so he beat the odds for most rock stars.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Ah, turns out they're the ones who did 'Centerfold'. For that I commend them.

Also Freeze Frame, and Love Stinks, so a trio of good songs that still get some airplay today. Unfortunately, that was the height of his career...

Or at least fame. Though I think they did break up in '86ish.

 

[ZiprHead]

I liked their live album, Full House. Seemed like they were a great party band.

 

[Ford]

I grew up in the Detroit area in the 70s and 80s. I remember listening to entire albums on Detroit rock radio. Though they weren't from Detroit, the city adopted The J. Geils Band as one of their own. The band repaid the favor, recording live tracks in the city, and even had a song called "Detroit Breakdown."

And while tracks like "Centerfold" and "Freeze Frame" got to be big hits, the band was fierce.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASF5CpqP6HY[/YOUTUBE]

And Peter Wolf? Great front man.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW0hxbrmFhM[/YOUTUBE]

They could also bring the funk. This actually got played on urban radio. In Detroit.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEphx0mBRas[/YOUTUBE]


They were also a little weird.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRYfN1n7nGw[/YOUTUBE]


Great band.

 

[ZiprHead]

Agreed.

And is there any more glorious sound than those old Hammond B3 organs?