RIP: J. Geils
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thewayneWe lost a rocker last week, and I haven't seen word one on DW/LJ. *sigh*
J. Geils was the founder of the J. Geils Band, best known for hits such as Angel Of The Centerfold, Love Stinks, and Freeze-Frame. The band was founded in 1967! He was found dead at his home of apparent natural causes, he was 71.
The album Love Stinks was released in 1980, Freeze-Frame followed the next year and was the band's 12th album. They didn't last much longer as a band and broke up in 1985, but started the inevitable reunion tours in 1999. Geils himself went on and did several solo albums throughout the years.
I'm quite fond of Love Stinks, they were pretty solid rockers. That album, aside from the title track, also had some great ones in the forms of Come Back and No Anchovies.
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guitarist-j-geils-dead-at-71-w476279
J. Geils was the founder of the J. Geils Band, best known for hits such as Angel Of The Centerfold, Love Stinks, and Freeze-Frame. The band was founded in 1967! He was found dead at his home of apparent natural causes, he was 71.
The album Love Stinks was released in 1980, Freeze-Frame followed the next year and was the band's 12th album. They didn't last much longer as a band and broke up in 1985, but started the inevitable reunion tours in 1999. Geils himself went on and did several solo albums throughout the years.
I'm quite fond of Love Stinks, they were pretty solid rockers. That album, aside from the title track, also had some great ones in the forms of Come Back and No Anchovies.
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guitarist-j-geils-dead-at-71-w476279
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Date: 2017-04-22 09:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-04-23 01:21 am (UTC)I did not know that! I have a complete (to my knowledge) Weird Al collection built over the years. I'd heard that song, but didn't realize it was based on JGB. Thank you for the information, it was nice to listen to.