Unfortunately, the radio tributes are playing"Centerfold", “Freeze Frame”, and “Love Stinks” instead of the funky bluesy stuff. It’s all part of his legacy, just not the best part.
Too bad he never posed for Playgirl, so I could post “My centerfold is an angel.”
What will Angie Tribeca do now?
I’d heard they were the best party band on Earth. Certainly can see why from the albums I wore out. 
Rock 'em out up there, JW.
I remember “Love Stinks” and “Whammer Jammer” getting a lot of airplay in the late 70’s/early 80’s, a few years before they hit it big with the Freeze Frame album.
RIP John. And when you place your order in heaven, don’t forget to say “No anchovies please.”
From my one experience of them, mentioned above, I agree with the best party band claim. They wore my 17 year old self out in a forty minute set. I was not into dancing at concerts, but I danced all the way through their set.
RIP
That’s an odd pairing indeed, like, say, Cheap Trick opening for King Crimson (though I would definitely go…).
THAT’S the one I could not remember!
yup, another one gone. RIP
I must confess I’m a novice to the J. Geils Band. I first knew them as a one hit wonder for “Centerfold”, thought at the time they were a new band and forgot about them. I later learned about their reputation and long earlier career, but had no opportunity to check them out by lack of available records. Now that I have access to their whole catalog, I’ve slowly begun to catch up on it, and inspired by the sad news and as a tribute, I’m right now playing their first album for the first time, and it’s great! That’s some mighty harp sound on “Serves You Right To Suffer”! I’m a sucker for all blues/roots, garage and pub rock and stuff like that, and allmusic.com describes them as “Down-and-dirty blues band with a pulverizing live show”; that’s right up my alley. The early 70s were a tough time for bands like them, another favorite of mine with a similar approach, the Flamin’ Groovies, never managed to break despite making fantastic music too. Speaks for the J. Geils Band that they persevered for so long before finally cracking the charts as almost veterans.
And now to the next album, Live: Full House…
I’ve added this song to my Donald Trump playlist: “Piss on the Wall” from Freeze-Frame.
Interesting fact: J. Geils actually left the band in 2012 (or was kicked out, it’s unclear which) – he filed a lawsuit to prevent the rest of the band from using his name, but was unsuccessful. :smack:
Yep, they went on a reunion tour in 2012 and, for reasons unknown, he did not join them. He filed an unsuccessful lawsuit because he felt they had conspired to oust him and were unlawfully using the trademarked name.
The problem was that when it became the trademarked band name he gave up exclusive rights and had to share it with the other 4 original band members.
That is a very fun, very frenetic album.
Please keep us up to date as you wind your way through the catalogue. I find these types of threads interesting.
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As a Detroiter myself, that album brings me back to junior high parties, young love and all the great memories of that time.
I urge anyone who only knows them by their MTV hits to look into their earlier discography and have a listen.
J. Geils is one of the fews bands that had that certain something to rile up a concert hall like no other.
Rest peacefully Mr. Geils.
When I first heard “Give It To Me” I thought Wow, that rocked! I bought the album with this song in it and it was a good album.
RIP JG
Ah, crap. RIP. 
I’ll gladly do, but please give me some time, cause today I’m on another binge, this time the Beau Brummels ;). But I already listened to the J. Geils Band’s first two studio outputs and Live: Full House, and that much I can say: it’s all high-energized, raw, funny and competent R’n’B goodness. To be continued…
“The Book of Rock Lists” had a “10 Bands That Have Opened For J. Geils” and it included Bob Seger, Van Halen, and Yes.
