The J. Geils Band

The J. Geils Band er et amerikansk rockband dannet i 1967 i Worcester i Massachusetts af guitaristen J. Geils. Bandets oprindelige navnet var 'Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels', men de skiftede kort efter navn til J. Geils Band.

Bandet spillede en R&B-inspireret blues rock i slutningen af 1970'erne før de bevægede sig henimod en mere new wave-inspireret lyd i 1980'erne. Bandet blev opløst i 1985, men er blevet gendannet adskillige gange siden.

Bandets største hit var singlen "Centerfold", der blev nr. 1 i seks uger på den amerikanske singlehitliste i begyndelsen af 1982. "Centerfold" var taget fra albummet Freeze Frame, der ligeledes blev en stor kommerciel succes.

Medlemmer

Nuværende medlemmer

Magic Dick - mundharpe, trompet, harmonium (1967–1985, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009–i dag)
Danny Klein - basguitar (1967–1985, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009– i dag)
Seth Justman - keyboards, vokal (1968–1985, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009–i dag)
Peter Wolf - vokal (1967–1983, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009–i dag)

Tidligere medlemmer

J. Geils - guitar (1967–1985, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009–2012)
Stephen Bladd - percussion, trommer, vokal (1967–1985, 2006)
Harold Stone - keyboards (1966-1967)

Discografi

Album

The J. Geils Band (1970) No. 195 US
The Morning After (1971) No. 64 US
"Live" Full House (live)(1972) No. 54 US (US: Gold)
Bloodshot (1973) No. 10 US (US: Gold)
Ladies Invited (1973) No. 51 US
Nightmares... Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) No. 26 US
Hotline (1975) No. 36 US

Blow Your Face Out (live)(1976) No. 40 US
Monkey Island (1977) No. 51 US
Sanctuary (1978) No. 49 US (US: Gold)
Love Stinks (1980) No. 18 US (US: Gold)
Freeze Frame (1981) No. 1 US, No. 12 UK^[1] (US: Platinum)
Showtime! (live)(1982) (US: Gold)
You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984) No. 80 US

Opsamlingalbum

Best of the J. Geils Band (1979) No. 129 US
Flashback: The Best of The J. Geils Band (1985)
Flamethrower (1986)
Anthology: Houseparty (1993)
Looking for a Love (1997)
Best of the J. Geils Band (2006)

Singler

"First I Look at the Purse (Live)" (1971)
"Looking for a Love" (1971) No. 39 US
"Give It To Me" (1973) No. 30 US
"(Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party" (1973)
"Make Up Your Mind" (1973) No. 98 US
"Did You No Wrong" (1973)
"Detroit Breakdown" (1974)
"Must Of Got Lost" (1974) No. 12 US
"Love-itis" (1975)
"Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) No. 68 US
"You're The Only One" (1977) No. 83 US
"Surrender" (1977)
"One Last Kiss" (1978) No. 35 US; No. 74 UK^[1]
"Take It Back" (1979) No. 67 US

"Sanctuary" (1979) No. 47 US
"Come Back" (1980) No. 32 US
"Love Stinks" (1980) No. 38 US
"Just Can't Wait" (1980)
"Night Time" (1980)
"Centerfold" (1981) No. 1 US - 6 weeks; No. 3 UK^[1]
"Freeze Frame" (1981) No. 4 US, No. 27 UK^[1]
"Angel in Blue" (1982) No. 40 US, No. 55 UK^[1]
"Flamethrower" (1982) No. 30 AOR US, No. 25 R&B US
"I Do" (1982) No. 24 US
"Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983) No. 60 US
"Concealed Weapons" (1984) No. 63 US
"Fright Night" (1985) No. 91 US

Noter

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th udgave). London: Guinness World Records Limited. s. 224. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Ekserne links

Officielt website

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th udgave). London: Guinness World Records Limited. s. 224. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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