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He is not. But they are still called and tour as the J Geils band. I hear his absence doesn't really affect much though.Quote
jeff14
Is J.Geils with the band? I thought that he wasn't with them anymore.
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shattered
Give em some time to work west. I thought this was a missed opportunity. Thank you for the post.
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steverogan
Got tix to see them at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. Haven't seen them in almost 30 years! Looking forward to a great show with Wooofah Goofah and Magic Dick on the lickety stick!
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shattered
Give em some time to work west. I thought this was a missed opportunity. Thank you for the post.
I'll let you give em some time...17 years (forgot about the benefit reunion in 1999) is long enough for me.
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RollingFreakHe is not. But they are still called and tour as the J Geils band. I hear his absence doesn't really affect much though.Quote
jeff14
Is J.Geils with the band? I thought that he wasn't with them anymore.
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rbk
...but the J. Geils Band DOES NOT FEEL THE SAME with him instead of Jay. Does that make sense? There was a rough hewn vibe or groove or whatever you want to call it that apparently gave the band their bounce. My first J. Geils show was in 1971 and I've loved them for all that time. They're in my DNA and I'm telling you they don't FEEL the same now.
That said, they're playing the same set and sticking to same schtick they've always employed so GO! Go and have a ball!
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rbk
...but the J. Geils Band DOES NOT FEEL THE SAME with him instead of Jay. Does that make sense? There was a rough hewn vibe or groove or whatever you want to call it that apparently gave the band their bounce. My first J. Geils show was in 1971 and I've loved them for all that time. They're in my DNA and I'm telling you they don't FEEL the same now.
That said, they're playing the same set and sticking to same schtick they've always employed so GO! Go and have a ball!
It makes perfect sense to me.
Duke is fantastic. Kevin is very talented.
But neither of them look or FEEL or growl like J. Geils,
thus The J. Geils Band is NOT THE SAME.
I'm going to DTE in September, but after the last time I saw this incarnation I do not have high hopes.
A fun night to be sure...
But Father Time is a mother-@#$%& and sometimes you just can't go back.
Memo to J. Geils and Stephen Jo Bladd:
Come Back!
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sdstonesguy
Anyong going to some gigs on this tour? I was going to fly from California to NY for 4 shows (NY/Boston/AC/NY)...but it looks like I'm off to Cleveland instead.
I've been waiting 15 years to see this band...guess I got tired of waiting for them to come to the West Coast. Strange...it is as if they have something against going West of Ohio...plenty of tours...but never California (since 2001 reunions anyway).
Strange too...Peter Wolf records in Santa Barbara...plays the West Coast on solo...but the band has something against us.
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sdstonesguy
I made the plunge...got my flight to Cleveland...front row center ticket for that show...then off to Detroit for the next night 8th row.
I've waited so long...and they just aren't going to tour west of Ohio again. I CAN"T WAIT!!!!!!!
I realized once they didn't tour with Seger out west as the opener, that was it...no J. Geils in California...so I gotta come to them. I am as excited as I was going to NY to see the Stones @ MSG!!!