
Anyone who wants to get the real picture of one of the most exciting, wall-shaking bands of the '70s (with a fair chunk of their later work included) needs to investigate Rhino's two-CD set Houseparty: Anthology instead. As it is, the disc is suitable only for the most casual of J.

It also would have helped the compilation live up to the "Best" in the title. Still, a fifty/fifty split on this best of would have done the band more justice. Granted more people remember the later hits like "Centerfold," "Freeze-Frame," "Just Can't Wait" or "Love Stinks," and you can't deny that they had a run of great pop songs at EMI. Surely relatively weak songs like the pseudo-rockabilly rave-up "Piss on the Wall" or the bland ballad "Teresa" could have sacrificed to make room for some more prime J.
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There are a handful of classic rockers from the mid-'70s notably "Whammer Jammer" and "Looking for a Love" from 1972's Live - Full House and "Must Have Got Lost" and "(Ain't Nothing But A) Houseparty" from 1976's Blow Your Face Out but add the laid-back reggae tune "Give It to Me from 1973's Bloodshot and that's it for the Atlantic years, a move that omits too many great songs to mention here. That may be fine for the casual fan, but anyone who wants a booster shot of the raucous, house party-starting J. It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks, Joan Jett in the. The title song, 'Love Stinks' is a rant against unrequited love. The album was released on January 28, 1980, by EMI Records. In fact five songs come from 1981's smash Freeze Frame, three from 1980's Love Stinks, and two from 1982's live disc Showtime! Add it up and three years account for more than half of the songs here. Love Stinks is the ninth studio album by American rock band The J. 149.95 7 Used from 4.98 2 New from 147.00 4 Collectible from 10.00. Geils Band (2xLP, Transcription + LP, S/Sided, Transcription) D.I.R. It would be nice to say it is a definitive look at their career, but perhaps due to the record being released by Capitol (a member of the EMI family), the record is tipped in favor of the group's more commercial, pop-oriented songs of the '80s. Geils Band: The Inside Track - A Tribute To The J. It was recorded at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan on September 4, 1982. Geils Band 277 Audio CD 12 offers from 15.40 Fresh Cream Cream 655 Audio CD 39 offers from 4.75 Bloodshot J. Side one 'First I Look at the Purse' (Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson) - 0:00 'Homework' (Dave Clark, Al Perkins, Otis Rush) - 4:06 'Pack Fair and.


Geils Band 164 Audio CD 24 offers from 10.83 Live: Blow Your Face Out J. Instantly, a chorus of hoots rises up from the other five members of the J.
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Geils Band 581 Audio CD 32 offers from 3.00 Original Album Series 2 J. J Geils Band, 1970 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty. Geils Band is the first single-disc collection to feature songs from the group's tenures at Atlantic and EMI. Showtime is the third and final live album by American rock band The J. from 10.98 1 New from 10.98 Best Of The J. 149.95 7 Used from 4.98 2 New from 147.00 4 Collectible from 10.00.
