#The j. geils band back to get ya series

Geils & Magic Dick appear Friday with Bluestime and Johnny & the Headhunters at Billy's in Bethesda. The subsequent failure of either side in the divorce to attain much in the way of commercial or artistic success is evidence of the special chemistry of the J. It comes with a 52-page booklet that has good track information and a general overview essay by Jeff Tamarkin, but it doesn't address the acrimonious split between Wolf and the rest of the band in 1983. Though Geils remained the band's namesake and a key to its finely honed rhythms, Wolf and Justman co-wrote almost all the original material (including Top 40 hits such as 'Give It to Me,' 'Must of Got Lost,' 'Centerfold' and 'Freeze Frame'), and Wolf was the inevitable focal point with his outlandish raps and his astonishingly melodic raspy growl.Įxcept for three songs that appeared on singles but never on albums, the set doesn't contain any rarities, but it does provide an intelligent summary of an impressive 16-year career, including both the Atlantic and EMI recordings. native Seth Justman joined on keyboards in '69. They went electric when Peter Wolf, a motor-mouthed R&B disc jockey, joined as vocalist and brought along his pal Stephen Bladd on drums. Geils Blues Band, an acoustic trio featuring guitarist Geils, harmonica whiz Magic Dick and upright bassist Dick Klein. The story began in Boston in 1967 with the J.

#The j. geils band back to get ya series

On stage, the sextet would expand the boundaries of the blues to include everything from Stax and Motown to jackhammer rhythms and screaming solos, and that roadhouse party attitude carried over into a series of hit studio recordings. Geils show sounded like back in the days when the band was the most exciting blues-rock band in the land. Those songs give you a good sense of what the second set at a J. Geils Band Anthology,' were arranged out of chronological order so the first 10 songs on the second disc could all be live recordings. Hold it babe I'll be back to get ya, oohh yeah Ain't gonna waste anytime with you Hot and ready, gonna come on through Ain't gonna hang around your door Gonna pound it down, gonna get some more Rip them wires right off your phone Got to make sure we're all alone Roll me over ‘til I turn blue Rockin' and rollin' ‘til way past two. THE 38 tracks on the two-CD boxed set, 'The J.