“‘Love Stinks’ was greeted with a great amount of resistance at top 40 radio,” he recalls. The album’s big hits, however, were the title track and “Centerfold.” The latter topped the Hot 100 for six weeks, thanks in part to a sexy video that garnered heavy airplay on MTV, which at the time was just beginning to become a powerful force.Īs Wolf sees it, time was on the band’s side. “Flamethrower,” which featured soul belters Luther Vandross and Cissy Houston on backing vocals, picked up airplay on R&B stations. ![]() Geils Band continued to mine the R&B tradition. And despite modern-day additions such as synthesizers, the J. Geils Band albums before it, was recorded near the group’s home base of Boston at Long View Farm. The stage was now set for the release of Freeze-Frame.įreeze-Frame, like the two J. A move from Atlantic to the fledging EMI-America label seemed to stoke the band’s creative juices: With Sanctuary, released in 1978, the band struck gold again, and the follow-up, 1980’s Love Stinks, climbed to number 18. Geils Band remained undaunted and continued to record albums and tour at a relentless pace. Bloodshot, released in 1973, climbed to number 10 and likewise moved over 500,000 units.Īlthough the band’s subsequent mid-’70s efforts failed to equal their early commercial success, the J. Their third album, 1972’s Full House, stalled at number 54 but went gold. With constant touring, the band’s rabid following soon expanded beyond the New England area and to the rest of the country. ![]() A year later, keyboardist Seth Justman signed on.īefore signing with Atlantic Records in 1969, the band opted to drop “Blues” from its name, but the influence remained firmly implanted in its music. Geils Blues Band in action, he and Bladd left the Hallucinations to join forces with Geils and company. Wolf soon joined the HalluciÂnations, a rock ‘n’ soul band that included drummer Stephen Jo Bladd. Future frontmon Wolf relocated to Boston to attend art school, where he roomed with future film director David Lynch, but his love for music led him to a gig as a disc jockey on radio station WBCN. (Jerome) Geils, was formed in 1967 as an acoustic trio featuring bassist Danny Klein and harmonica player Magic Dick Salwitz. Who? It was great to finally have people recognize the band.” “It was exciting because we spent so many years where people would say, ‘J. ![]() “We put in years of hard work,” says vocalist Peter Wolf. Geils Band hadn’t worked hard to reach the apex of the Billboard album chart - the Boston-based band had been together for 13 years and released 12 albums without a lineup change before finally making it to the top. Track listing: Freeze-Frame / Rage in the Cage / Centerfold / Do You Remember When / Insane, Insane Again / Flamethrower / River Blindness / Angel in Blue / Piss on the Wall
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