Blow Your Face Out
Released: 1976
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Released: 1976
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Double-album live sets came into vogue in 1976 after Peter Frampton's sales went through the roof for A&M, Bob Seger found fame with Live Bullet on Capitol, and the J. Geils Band released its...
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Bloodshot
Released: 1973
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Released: 1973
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More hot, rockin' rhythm & blues from these guys out of Boston. Bloodshot includes their Top 40 hit "Give It To Me," as well as the great opener, "(Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party," plus soulful...
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Hotline
Released: 1975
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Released: 1975
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The J. Geils Band's sixth studio album, 1975's Hotline, didn't spawn any hits, didn't reach very high on the charts, and was very true to the band's formula (going back to a mix of originals and...
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Ladies Invited
Released: 1973
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Released: 1973
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The J. Geils Band were coming off their biggest album yet (Bloodshot, which hit the Top Ten on the Billboard album charts) when Ladies Invited appeared in 1973. It didn't reach the same level of...
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The Morning After
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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It's rare when a group's sophomore effort is as good as their debut. The Morning After by the J. Geils Band is that, and in some ways, even better. Tighter and more focused than their debut, the...
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The J. Geils Band
Released: 1970
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Released: 1970
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Their debut paid homage to the likes of Otis Rush, John Lee Hooker, and Motown through blistering covers, but originals such as "Wait" and "What's Your Hurry" more than hold their own. Magic Dick...
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Full House Live
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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Live is the way the J. Geils Band should be experienced; they put on a show like few others, and Full House is the proof. From start to finish, there is not one bad cut. From the opener, "First I...
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Sanctuary
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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Hot on the heels of the band's excellent but completely overlooked Monkey Island, the J. Geils Band severed ties with Atlantic and signed a fresh deal with EMI Records. The band's tenure with...
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Love Stinks
Released: 1980
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Released: 1980
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Released some two years after the band's EMI debut, Sanctuary, the Love Stinks project would see the J. Geils Band going in an even more commercial-leaning direction than its predecessor. Taking...
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The Best of the J. Geils Band - ATLANTIC
Released: 1979
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Released: 1979
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Contractual obligations aside, The Best of the J. Geils Band is a worthy and yet somewhat disjointed collection of the band's more popular radio songs taken from their eight Atlantic records....
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