J.Geils Band [Original recording remastered]

J. Geils Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002J6D
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,530 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: GEILS,J. BAND
Title: J. GEILS BAND
Street Release Date: 10/31/1995
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start to a great career, August 30, 2003

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This review is from: J.Geils Band (Audio CD)

This is not only the J. Geils Band's first album, it is also one of their best. And if you're not completely satisfied by the double-disc anthology "Houseparty" and want to hand-pick the best of the band's original albums as well, you don't want to miss this one.

"The J. Geils Band" features some well-chosen covers, like "Pack Fair And Square" by Walter Price, Otis Rush's "Homework", and Smokey Robinson's "First I Look At The Purse". Only their take on John Lee Hooker's "Serves You Right To Suffer" misses the mark...singer Peter Wolf can't quite pull that one off, and the band never gets a real groove going.

The two instrumentals (Albert Collins' "Sno-Cone" and J. Geils' "Ice Breaker") are good without being truly exceptional, although Magic Dick Salwitz plays some fine harmonica on both.
But the real gems are the originals "Crusin' For A Love" and the two tough, swinging blues-rockers "Hard Drivin' Man" and "Wait".
"Cruisin'" is credited to Juke Joint Jimmy, a name made up by Peter Wolf for when the entire band had worked together on a song, and it is probably the finest song on the album....a delightful, piano-driven slice of classic R&B with some great guitar playing by John Geils and one of the best grooves the band ever managed to capture on tape.

A very fine debut album, and the fact that the band's self-penned material was at least as strong as the cover songs promised well for the follow-up, "The Morning After", which is in fact even better.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars J. Geils at their best, which is R&B at its best, October 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: J.Geils Band (Audio CD)

The first two J. Geils albums, "The J. Geils Band" and "The Morning After" are so outstanding, it's not possible to capture the houserockin' flavor of the records without going "Ah, Yeahh!" This music came out when the FM radio was dominated by The Doors and The Jefferson Airplane. That's particularly funny when you hear this stuff: Peter Wolf is to rock what Delbert McClinton is to country. Just plain blues-singin' fun. Except no singer probably ever brought as much humor to flat-out nitty-gritty R&B as Wolf. Once you get ahold of "The J. Geils Band" and "The Morning After," you're gonna listen morning, noon, and night. And the CD Player is gonna be loud and hoppin'.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best rock and roll albums of all time, July 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: J.Geils Band (Audio CD)

The J.Geils Band's first album is one of the best rock n' roll albums ever made. It combines the basic elements of R 'N B with an original rock style. It has great instrumental work and terrific vocals. The J.Geils Band was one hardworking and fun group. Their first two albums, The J.Geils Band and The Morning After should be in the collection of anyone who likes real rock and roll.