![]() ![]() ![]() The boys continued toiling away throughout the ’70s, kicking ass at every show and blowing away any big name band that dared to hire the Geils band to open their arena shows. Peter Wolf proclaims “We’re gonna blow your face out!”, Geils proves it with the opening riff and the energy just keeps building from there: Geils song is (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) House Party, from their next album, Bloodshot. The album featured the definitive live version of Whammer Jammer but for my money the iconic J. Their first live album was released in 1973, the awesome Full House, recorded in Detroit, the city that loved them almost as much as their home town. The band burst on the scene with their self-titled 1970 album, a solid disc full of good time rock and roll but it was the follow up, 1971’s The Morning After, that introduced what would be some of their most popular tunes: the Magic Dick showpiece Whammer Jammer and their first top 40 hit, Looking For A Love: ![]() Geils and high powered harmonica playing of Magic Dick, who along with keyboardist Seth Justman posessed two of the ’70s most majestic jew-fros. Geils Band was known for their high energy live shows, primarily due to motormouth front man Peter Wolf, the muscular guitar playing of J. But there was one band out of Boston that played a throwback style of ’50s rock and R&B influenced, good time drinking and partying music. Geils Band.Īs the ’70s dawned, the music scene in America consisted of burnt out 60s holdovers, bland AM pop, folky singer songwriters and a few British blues-based hard rock holdouts like Led Zeppelin. Classic Rock Sunday has returned! The glacially slow ramping up to full posting capacity continues here at Cheese Magnet, this week featuring the legendary J. ![]()
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