# J Geils has passed away **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277 "2017-04-11T23:56:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/1 "2017-04-11T23:56:23Z")
It ain’t nothin but a party. RIP a boston legend ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/2 "2017-04-12T00:05:49Z")
Wow, that’s genuinely sad news. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/3 "2017-04-12T00:35:39Z")
Story: > **[John Geils of J. Geils Band Dies](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-geils-dies/)** > > J. Geils was found dead in his home in Groton, Mass., at the age of 71. R. I. P. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/4 "2017-04-12T00:42:35Z")
Centerfold was my favorite song a long time before I knew it was about pornography! Which my mom explained to me when we heard in the car one time back when I was like 7 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/5 "2017-04-12T00:44:58Z")
My blood runs cold. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/6 "2017-04-12T00:46:26Z")
I saw J. Geils (the band) open for the Stones in 1981. They were GREAT. I’m sorry to hear J. Geils (the human and founder of the band) died. I loved _Freeze Frame._ It’s too bad the band broke up soon after that success. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/7 "2017-04-12T00:58:29Z")
Well, that stinks. Just like love. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/8 "2017-04-12T01:20:47Z")
Sorry to hear it. Geils was able to take over a stage whenever he played, an impressive feat when you share the stage with Peter Wolf and Magic Dick. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/9 "2017-04-12T01:23:02Z")
Sad to hear. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/10 "2017-04-12T01:28:37Z")
J. Geils Band were pretty big 'round these parts well before ‘Love Stinks’, ‘Centerfold’ and ‘Freeze Frame’ rocketed them up the pop charts. Their earlier stuff was golden: “Homework”, “First I Look At the Purse”, “Southside Shuffle” and many others. I urge anyone unfamiliar to seek out their first three albums, in particular. Saw them in 1979. They blew our faces out. RIP, J. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/11 "2017-04-12T01:35:07Z")
As a 1970s teenager, I remember the J. Giels Band, but was hard pressed to remember any of their work. Thanks for reminding me about “Centerfold,” which I kinda liked. One of my high school girlfriends was a cheerleader, and quite centerfold-worthy, and the line about “soft fuzzy sweaters” always resonated. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/12 "2017-04-12T01:41:31Z")
The best part of my young adulthood is slipping away… one rock star at a time. ☹ R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/13 "2017-04-12T02:18:59Z")
That’s a real suckfest. A major part of the soundtrack of my childhood. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/14 "2017-04-12T02:23:42Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I saw J. Geils (the band) open for the Stones in 1981. They were GREAT. I’m sorry to hear J. Geils (the human and founder of the band) died. I loved _Freeze Frame._ It’s too bad the band broke up soon after that success. So did I, somewhere in Germany, great show, not that I remember much. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/15 "2017-04-12T02:29:34Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > J. Geils Band were pretty big 'round these parts well before ‘Love Stinks’, ‘Centerfold’ and ‘Freeze Frame’ rocketed them up the pop charts. > > Their earlier stuff was golden: “Homework”, “First I Look At the Purse”, “Southside Shuffle” and many others. I urge anyone unfamiliar to seek out their first three albums, in particular. > > Saw them in 1979. They blew our faces out. > > RIP, J. > mmm Yes sir! They were very popular in the Detroit area before they hit the big leagues: much like Bob Seger. The “Sanctuary” album is fantastic. Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/16 "2017-04-12T03:23:40Z")
They had some good success on the radio and with album sales but really their great strength was as a live band. One of the best in that regard. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/17 "2017-04-12T03:46:14Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > They had some good success on the radio and with album sales but really their great strength was as a live band. One of the best in that regard. I was just coming in to say the same. In fact IMHO their three live albums easily beat anything from their studio catalog. John Geils may not have been the most fluid lead guitarist in the world, but he suited their sound. 71 is not an awful run for a rocker, I guess - but also not the best. Wish he had had some more time to enjoy himself. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/18 "2017-04-12T11:13:43Z")
I just heard this on the car radio coming in to work. The station was playing “Centerfold” and concluded it with “J. Geils, R. I. P.” And I thought: “I didn’t know J. Geils had passed on. When did that happen?” Oh, last night. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/19 "2017-04-12T11:29:17Z")
I saw the band open for Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 1971. I had no idea who they were prior to the concert. The only thing I have experienced since that night that was as exciting, exhilarating and pure fun was Springsteen on the Born To Run tour. They were a great live band. ELP seemed like a trio of stodgy eggheads compared to them. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277/20 "2017-04-12T11:59:57Z")
Sad News. He was a legend. Damn, Peter Wolf was just on Sirius radio on the weekend too. In 1981, I upgraded from an old cassette recorder to a “ghetto blaster” (now called a Boombox) and began making tapes off the radio. 1st song I recorded? Freeze Frame! The DJ’s couldn’t talk over that entrance. I started collecting music soon after that and went back and got their earlier material and was blown away. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277.md?page=2)