imonlysleeping Wrote:
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> How seriously can you take a band of which one of
> its members calls himself Magic Dick?
>
> As somebody said: live playing bluesy stuff they
> are really good. But their original material is
> kinda lame...


this is just not true... unless you are referring to the centerfold/freezeframe era but that was like 1981...

j geils band was around putting an album every single year between 1971 or so and the late 70s.. and most of these albums are solid and feature covers (and i'm talking obscure stuff) and originals and its all great..

think of the atlantic records years (70s) as j geils version 1 and the freezeframe/lovestinks/centerfold as j geils version 2...

and you can't really blame them for wanting to sella few more records after years of grinding it out on the road, putting out solid records and not seeing much in the way of sales..

j geils is a very stonesy band..

J.Geils Band in Gothenburg 1982:


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Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

They were a tremendous band in their day.

Sadly, I just checked their official website and it hasn't been updated in eight years!

RadioMarv Wrote:

To make this statment you are either uneducated in the sounds and talents of the J Geils Band or to young/ stupid to know better. possibly both


Well he is young for sure, but not necessarily stupid. He just has abominally bad taste in music. For instance, it is a well-known fact that he H-A-T-E-S Goats Head Soup, yet likes Hang Fire. That's just wrong.

Well, I love BOTH GHS and Hang Fire



CindyC Wrote:
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> RadioMarv Wrote:
>
> To make this statment you are either uneducated in
> the sounds and talents of the J Geils Band or to
> young/ stupid to know better. possibly both
>
>
> Well he is young for sure, but not necessarily
> stupid. He just has abominally bad taste in
> music. For instance, it is a well-known fact
> that he H-A-T-E-S Goats Head Soup, yet likes Hang
> Fire. That's just wrong.

One of the really nice things about concerts in the early 70s was that you could often see three or four bands for only about five bucks!

In the summer of 1971, I saw Canned Heat, Rare Earth, and the J. Geils Band, in Salem, VA. J. Geils had just released that great first album, were one of the opening acts, and did a blistering set. When they finished, instead of going backstage or something, they just hung out by their equipment while the roadies set Canned Heat up.

I was 16 years old, wandered over to Peter Wolf, said a quick "wow, man, great show!" or something equally as imaginative, and was ready to walk away, expecting a quick "thanks" in reply. Wolf put his hand out first to shake mine, and just started talking, "yeah, hey, man, thanks, we just got here about two hours ago, gigged last night (wherever the heck it was), where are you from, man?" etc., etc. We wound up having about a 15 minute conversation, which was pretty cool for an awestruck teenager.

When I got to see them again in 1973, they had hit it big, and there was no longer a chance to have a moment like that. However, I'll always remember how nice he was, and things like that make you a big fan of a group.

The Sicilian Wrote:
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> J. Geils Band is one of the best live bands you
> will ever see.

in my case won't see, then.

RadioMarv Wrote:
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> I mean I am all for a little stirring of the pot
> and such but this statement on a Stones board is
> insane.

So you're all for some disagreement . . . except of course for when it doesn't 'jive' with your opinion.

The Geils bands rocks, if you can't see
> that I don't understand what you see in the
> Stones.

Here's what I see: the Stones are the world's greatest rock n' roll band, and the j. geils band are an overblown barroom group. seems like a clear disctinction to mine eye.

>The bands are similer in some styles
>and

I can safely say that the stones would never come out with some as insipid as the appalling 'centerfold.'

> VERY similer in the ability to get a crowd shaking
> thier ASSES!

Oh, I get it! So I'm supposed to like them because OTHER people like them! "Look at all of the people dancing! I guess I should join in!"

>(or arses for my pals on the other
> side of the pond)

kiss arse.

It's too bad Seth Justman has never worked with the Stones,

Forty Niks Wrote:
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> RadioMarv Wrote:
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> -----
>
> > I mean I am all for a little stirring of the
> pot
> > and such but this statement on a Stones board
> is
> > insane.
>
> So you're all for some disagreement . . . except
> of course for when it doesn't 'jive' with your
> opinion.
>
no radiomarv, it just don't jive with the facts

give them a listen again (or don't) but j geils and the stones come from a very similar place

you know, there's a reason mick and the boys all over peter wolf's solo album.

J Geils...saw them at then Aragon Ballroom in Chicago...perfect band for that venue...also, saw them open for Peter Frampton...blew him off the stage.
Kind of an American version of the Stones IMO, first album full of tasty covers (check out studio version of "First I Look at the Purse")....DIG ME!!!!

I like the song centerfold, it brings back a lot of good memories for me. But Centerfold and Freeze Frame sound so different from most of the stuff they've done, which is even better.

HEY
radioMarv is ALL ABOUT the Geils band

you must mean Forty Diks


stoned_in_dc Wrote:
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> Forty Niks Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > RadioMarv Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> >
> > > I mean I am all for a little stirring of the
> > pot
> > > and such but this statement on a Stones board
> > is
> > > insane.
> >
> > So you're all for some disagreement . . .
> except
> > of course for when it doesn't 'jive' with your
> > opinion.
> >
> no radiomarv, it just don't jive with the facts
>
> give them a listen again (or don't) but j geils
> and the stones come from a very similar place
>
> you know, there's a reason mick and the boys all
> over peter wolf's solo album.

Saw at the Fox in Atlanta on the Sanctuary tour. Great, fun, high-energy show. Wolf was very entertaining, as was the whole band. Played the songs very fast though - coke, speed,?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-02-23 16:42 by Elmo Lewis.

oops sorry i need to take my drugs and get my shit together