![]() “You guys, really want to make it big? Write a love song. Live – Full House had gone Gold which is half that many, but after two more less-than-exciting studio albums the famed head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun had a meeting with the band. Geils story.Īs I said, the band made pretty good albums but nothing that really broke them big into the larger Platinum selling world of 1,000,000 records. always kind of stayed in the background on stage.Īt any rate, here is my all time favorite J. I always thought it was a bit funny, the band being called the J. Geils himself was a quiet kind of guy who played a great blues guitar. Geils album this is the one to own!Īnd oh yeah,…wait until you here Wolf’s intro into the second song, “Pack Fair And Square, “…This song is called, take out your false teeth mama, I wanna suck on your gums…!!” UGH!! ![]() Check these two songs out, they are from their most famous album “Live” – Full House, which is also one of my favorite albums of all time, and you will totally understand what I’m talking about. These guys made pretty good albums but mainly built their career on live performances-the crowds could not get enough of them-all of that sizzling energy flying off the stage. The whole band felt like it was on speed and alcohol at the same time! Who knows the truth, but here’s a famous album cover photo of them in their hotel room the morning after a show. Geils band first please listen to “this: “Whammer Jammer” He would introduce their harmonica player, Magic Dick, something like this: “Whamma Jamma, Woofa Goofa!!! Let’s hear it for Magic Dick on the lickin’ stick!!!!” For a glimpse of Wolf and the J. The front man, Peter Wolf, was totally out of control f*cking nuts! He was the fastest talking guy I’ve ever seen and sometimes you couldn’t even figure out what he was saying. You’d be spent too if you were as wild as these guys. Full on insane energy from the start of the set to the end, where the band always looked completely spent. ![]() Geils Band was the most lively, outrageous, make you dance in the aisles, rock and roll band EVER. The lyrics and the chords aren't the necessary thing here, it's the feel, and what's on the plastic is a trademarked style that separaed this original group from those that came after - Aerosmith, Boston, The Cars and other major acts that launched out of New England.In my opinion the J. "Detroit breakdown/motor city shakedown" is the major lyric, Wolf's lines like "music is blasting/we're having a ball/everybody in Boston/we're talkin' to y'all" might as well have been a taped monologue off of Peter's radio show on 104.1 FM in Boston. Geils Band and "Detroit Breakdown" shows just how powerful these six gentlemen could be when unified and pushing the energy level of the room frontwards, backwards and sideways. No one person could take credit for being The J. ![]() Coming before the methodical "Chimes" on the live album it's a good chance for the boys to break loose and strut their stuff individually and collectively. Geils Band musical psyche as one can get, their own brand of blues/rock defined here, Jay's howling guitar picking up where Magic Dick leaves off, Wolf then working the crowd which responds to his chants giving way to Seth and Magic Dick doing battle back and forth over the vamp. Geils offering tasty licks, the bass, drums and keys build a funky rhythm for Magic Dick to start a wailing. With Justman's piano the predominant instrument and Mr. "Are you ready to do some stompin' baby?" Peter asks before belting out the title. "Detroit Breakdown quickly turns into another vehicle for Wolf to have some fun with the crowd. Though credited to Peter Wolf and Seth Justman the song is more of a full band jam opening with a quick snag of Magic Dick's "Whammer Jammer" riff. The leadoff track on the Nightmares and Other Tales From the Vinyl Jungle lp makes an even greater impact in its five and a half minute version on the live double-disc Blow Your Face Out recorded in November of 1975.
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