Do you remember the large garbage cans they would have on stage in the front of the stage they would light up for the audience right before they would do a fifteen-minute song? That took you on a trip to some great adventure park and back. Saw them from 1971 at the Filmore East to 1999 at ,"Jones Beach Theater", on the Atlantic Ocean, in New York and many, many in between. Peace
My Dad was in high school when the JGB came out with their album "Full House" and my Dad still has the album. Probably one of the greatest live albums ever put out, beside the Allman Brothers Band, Live at the Filmore. The JGB loved the City of Detroit and recorded FH there and another album live in Detroit. These guys should be in the Rock and Hall of Fame. I saw Peter Wolf a few years ago performing with Kid Rock. and he sounded and looked great....he still has the moves, even today. Voice is electric. RIP J. Geils.
The Band's second home The Cinderella Ball Room, Detroit!
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Still have my full house on vinyl and the best band I ever saw live as they were absolutely stunning loud and did full house nonstop in Philly. Peter wolf threw his body down and rhythmically moved with the drum solo at the end of the song, Fucking great
Keep your eyes open, Peter was still touring a few years back with a solid backup band. Did quite a few J Geils tunes. Yes, he's slowed down, but still high energy and voice holding out well. J. Geils did a band concert in our small MA town a few years back for July 4th. Local pick up back band, and playing his jazz routes. Could post if interest is there.
RIP J. Geils!!! On of the best live bands ever!!! You deserve to be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame!!!! This is what music is about, not the crap that bands put out theses days.
Hey Man I am with ya on that note. These guys were the best Party band ever. Such a great old school boogie woogie get down to it style of Rock and Roll. I saw these guys 3 times and they were incredible. Love it Glenn Augustyn
All I can honestly tell you from this 60+ yr old man on this Late Great Date in 2019 is this: the opening footage( aged blurred black and white mind you) of this incarnation of *THE J GEILS BAND* , and in PARTICULAR, lead vocalist/frontman, *THE WOOFA GOOFA MOMMA TOOFA* ( MR. Peter Wolf), is THE BEST footage, and CLOSEST footage I have ever seen, that CAPTURES the raw excitement and fierce bursts of ENERGY, that Was the rock solid foundation that this GREAT GREAT Band was built on. The opening song( Ain't Nothing but a Houseparty) footage, is the Best I've ever seen to help( in a small small way) explain how raw, spontaneous, and EXCITING Peter Wolf actually was. This can only capture, in my humble opinion, only about 20 % of what it was like to be there, in person, having Peter Wolf right there in front of your face, like the Master Conductor/Choreographer that he was, in total Control of EVERYTHING that would be on the Menu that night. It's almost a shame that this is All we have anymore to help explain him to others. I am Grateful for this footage, very Grateful. Thanks be to whomever recorded this, and for openly sharing it with us. My grey memory cells have been stirred today!! May the memory of the *MIGHTY* J GEILS BAND, and the REAL Peter Wolf-- NEVER BE LOST or FORGOTTEN!! TY!!
Agreed. I’m from Boston and from this Era. There was nothing and I mean NOTHING , like a J. Geils show at the Old Boston Gahden at this time. One of the most forgotten Drummer/ Singers of that or any time is The Great Stephen Jo Bladd. He could go and belt out Harmonies with the Best of Em. Watch Him on Lookin For Love on this video. Just incredible. God I miss these days. God Bless them All. 🙏
@@monty4336 I'm trying to think if you could get anything for $5 at a concert now- like an average concert.. not a bottle of water. Maybe a small decal? Not a hit of acid lol. A bag of chips maybe.
In 1970, I saw the band play a small club ("The George," I think) on Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island. Their debut Atlantic album was about to be released. Of necessity, half the band stood on the floor and I was right up front of Wolf, five feet away, if that. I knew nothing about them but was stupefied by their sound, music and Wolf's antics. They played as if in front of 10,000 people. Instant fan. It took me a day to stop my eyes from bugging out. I lived in the small town of North Brookfield, Massachusetts for 30 years, about a mile from Longview Farm recording studio, where this band's biggest commercial hits were recorded. A friend once told me she'd been in town's supermarket when Peter came 'round into her aisle.....THAT must have been a sight! As for the R&R Hall of Fame......I don't get it either. But, likely, it's gotta have something to do with Jann Wenner.
Larry Lewis! Bob Young here, if you see this contact me. I too saw them, a little earlier than you, in 1969 at Leicester Airport on a Sunday afternoon all ages show.
I agree - Stephen was a killer drummer - he had the chops on a high-hat like no other (Easy Way Out) - totally engaging to watch live and was a decent backup singer too !
Kent State University, May 1976, outdoor free concert. They were the closers. Man oh man, what a show! We were all blown away by them and hooked. Saw them again at Georgetown in DC a year or so later and they blew the roof off that old gym.
I saw them, and I counted, nine times and each show was unique and blazing. They were on from the first note and played their little hearts out. Wouldn't trade those shows for anything!
I saw the band 5 times in the 70s and I still cant understand why they are not in the r n r hall of fame. No band got u out of your seat like the L Geils Band could.
I hear you! I wonder if they pass out after their shows (like Meat Loaf used to do) from giving Everything Away? My God, the intensity and unfathomable energy is boggling! We used to be totally exhausted after attending a J Geils concert; it was Awesome!
they hit NYC with a vengeance in '71, played everywhere, saw them 4 times in 3 weeks !!! everytime they played they burned the place down, the crowd wouldn't let them go, 3-4 encores, they were 3rd billed and would ABSOLUTELY KILL the top billed act, Saw them blow Mountain, Ten years after completely away, half the audience would leave after Geils played, because as far as they were concerned, THE FUCKING SHOW WAS OVER !!!!
@@royculleton6223 another act on that level was Edgar Winters WhiteTrash R&B horn band, off the scale, saw them and Geils on the same bill, total mayhem
The J Geils Band is one of the most original sounding and most entertaining bands I have ever seen. They don't make bands like this anymore and even when they were rare.
John Lee Hooker personally complimented the J.Geils Band and Canned Heat because he knew they were honest bands that were the best as musicians. Both bands have been unjustly shut out of the RRHOF.
Like Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull , it’s the other way around, The J. Geils Band Don’t need The RRHOF. They know who they are as well as the rest of the world knows who the J. Geils Band are. Ask anyone from Boston to this day and they’ll tell You. I saw them Plenty of times is the Old Boston Gahden and it was just like this or Better every time. The Wooba Gooba to this day is still Rockin Out. God Bless Em. 🙏
This is the Geils band i remember--wasting every band that dared go up against them--and doing it in style!! Haha Seen em' do this set in 1971 at Detroit's Eastown Theatre. Giving me 'g00se bumps' by just watching this!!! BLOW YOUR FACE OUT!!!!! At 19:21 Magic doesn't even miss a note--hahahahaha Believe me, the audience was just as Bonkers!!!!!! This band had a knack for bringing out the Karate in the meekest of personalities. Like the late Great James Brown said..."I don't know Karate,~~I know...CRA~~ZY.
Saw that same tour in June '71, opening for Canned Heat and Rare Earth(!?). Saw them again in Dec '71, middle bill between Wet Willie and a Duane-less Allman Bros; just the 5 surviving members. The audience vocalized Duane's harmony parts with Dickie. J Geils played like they were playing top bill at Madison Square Garden.
Hey Denny I seem them at the Eastown too. The lineup was the Frut, J Geils and Humble Pie. That night they didn't waste away Humble Pie but it was still a Great show one I will never forget. The next time I seen them I sat 3rd row at the back of tier C at Cobo Hall not quite the same LOL :) Peace On May 29, 1969, the theater reopened with its first rock show, with SRC as the headliner. Among those who would play for $3 to $5 a ticket were the Who, the Kinks, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, the Faces, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Captain Beefheart, Steppenwolf, King Crimson, James Gang, Rush, J. Geils Band and Joe Walsh. Among the locals, the MC5, the Stooges, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and Bob Seger all took its stage. Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes recorded their live album “Survival of the Fittest” at the Eastown, and Joe Cocker began his “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” tour there. Read More: Michigan Was a 'Second Home' for the J. Geils Band | k1025.com/j-geils-band-detroit-michigan-connection/?
@@jimiplayscobo5877 Thanks jimiplayscobo I was at the Experience show at Cobo. Seen Hendrix at Masonic Temple also. Sure do miss those days! Can't really say that about the current affairs. Oh Well, at least we were there, and still remember--haha. Might even have bumped into You at the Eastown concession stand buying laced Pop Corn---hahaha. Take care Brother. *ps Line-up at the 1971 Eastown Show was Trapeze--J.Geils--Procal Harum. Tickets $4.50. I sat in the balcony and some idiots used to throw Cherry Bombs off the edge of the Balcony. Some Moron lobbed one high and it came down and exploded about 10 feet in front of Peter Wolf. Wolf never even missed a beat, and shrugged it off like it was part of the show!!! Amazing Talent that Band Was in it's Prime!!!!!!
Total raw energy. Peter Wolf was a wild man on stage and Geils was a underrated guitarist. One thing about this band was the crowd was always on their feet before the band even hit the stage.
I totally agree. A good portion of bands that have been inducted got their start opening for a band who I don't think ever disappointed a true Rock&Roll audience. Their producer was legendary too. There needs to be a campaign to get them inducted.
I have got to agree with everyone else who mentioned this band and their not being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is ridiculous that they are'nt in there yet. They made great recordings and they were a tremendous live band. How do you go about getting a band this great at least considered for induction. I had the pleasure of seeing them at least several times. One of the best days in my youth was May 1st 1971 in Chapel Hill, N. C., Jubilee. On that day I saw J, Geils Band, Muddy Waters and The Allman Brothers Band (the original lineup). That was a really great day to say the least. I miss that decade of great music so much ( except for maybe disco). If the voters can induct Tupac Shakur, they can certainly consider the great J. Geils Band. Thank you, for making such great music.
How ironic that the Rock & Roll "Hall of Fame" has enshrined lip syncing frauds and people who have never seen a guitar, yet one of the greatest rock bands in history continues to get snubbed. RIP John Geils.
I've seen hundreds of concerts and the only two I ever saw where no one sat down the whole show was when Jimmy Page and Robert Plant did the unledded thing and J. Geils. Oh, Blow Your Face Out is the best live LP ever put to vinyl.
Nothing but a house party with the J.Geils band! We went through 3 8-tracks of "Blow your face out" during our house party days in the 70's. Nothing like moving and grooving with all the hot young ladies! Fun times and wish I could go back 1 day a month and relive my adolescent days!
Thanks for sharing this! I saw them twice back in the day, and I would testify in court that this is the Greatest Live Rock and Roll Band Ever! They should have been inducted into that SHAM on the first day of eligibility!!!
One thing about the Geils band is the audience could never remained seated during their concerts. The audience was on their feet the moment the band hit the stage
are you kidding me i feel like moving and grooving and i can barely walk ,loving this thankyou brings back great memories man..thanks alot for posting this goldust.
Absolutely the best live band ever! 5th time for me was 2 years ago opening for Bob Seger????!! I went for these guys, and they blew Bob right off the stage! The great guys that they are really revved you up for Bob's set, but did Bob even thank them? NOooooo! I should have gone home and put on the records, 'cause Bob's part of the concert was like listening to a record, not at all a "live" experience like these guys give every time! (Don't get me wrong, I love my Bob Seger records) They do not disappoint ever! I've had a crush on Peter Wolf since "71! Bad boy personified! Met him at a party at the Renaissance 'Center in Detroit, in 79. Oh yeah, hold me down! Lucky Faye Dunaway, that's all I got to say! Will miss J. Giels! All the good guys are going! Hall of Fame for sure! The sound of this is amazing! Hard to believe it's from the 70's when most recorded live music sounded really baaaad! Like I said, not surprised, this is the greatest live band ever, ever EVER! I could play this every day, and never get tired of it. It is that good!
I give J Geils Band their due being one of the best live bands ever. Ever hear of Bruce Springsteen? Decades on and on still the best ever to hit the stage. Seger as a song writer was far above what J Geils Band could do. His voice was marvel. They are all great and happy all have been part of my life.
I'm gonna sit my ass down and watch every minute of this performance. Going back in time right now. I remember most of the show, Rock was king back then! Greatest Era for rock music. J. Geil's Band was/is/will always be legendary! 🤟🎶🎸
They just were not an Eighties band they were to damn good for that decade . Saw them just in time @ The old Boston Garden in 79 . The vid is on YT 🥳 !!!
I saw them in 1969 at Leicester Airport, Mass, they were even unbelievable back then. I don't think they had released their first album at that point. I was 16 and it was an all ages sunday afternoon matinee. I also saw them in 1977 in NY, outside concert, they blew the place away.
I don’t care how great a headline band was, they hated to have The J.Geils Band open. When JGeils left the stage the night was over. Saw em 3 times in da 70s & ‘99 reunion 👍😎
Good camera for the time. The band was floating around the Worcester area. I think at a WPI frat house, maybe in 71. You did good work, with the audio and the video. Also, RIP to J. Geils, he was talented and a very smart man too.
We used to cut out of school and go to a friend's to play pool. Probably 8-10 of us. We used play J Geils studio albums and record it with a microphone and make J Geils live albums. Lol...sounded like a studio album with a bunch of noise in between songs. But it was fun.
Still watch in awe of their LIVE performances .. Stephen Jo Bladd was the powerhouse that drove this Locomotive .. Great Backup Vocalist too ... Saw them countless times and they truly were the 70's best live band !!
Day on the green , Oakland Col.74 or75 . J.G.B. Jeff Beck came out played with the band. I was back stage caught the entire show…… An Absolute mind fucker !!!!!!!!!! R.F.S.
WOWWhat a band.! Thanks for your work and posting. Saw them in '74 when they had hit the big time. Magic Dick was unbelievable. Peter, what a front man. Every musician was top-notch. The energy level! My wife only recently heard their early stuff(the best) when I played it in the car. She was VERY impressed. That's the real G. Geils band.
Thanks for this awesome footage! I saw them 1975 in Johnson City, TN, and Peter Wolf is one of my heroes and a huge influence on my vocal style, he and Eric Burdon are probably my biggest influences. We (the Hazy 88's) do Homework J.Geils-style, and plan to add First I Look at the Purse. Again, thanks for another fine show to enjoy. Cheers!
THE Greatest Live Showband I ever had the blessing of watching ! - I wish Atlantic had put more effort into pushing them - They had plenty of tunes that were "radio worthy" but never got their due - The whole band were talented musicians and Peter was/is the best frontman in the business
saw them on the" morning after tour" in s.a, tx, they hit the stage firing on all eight or was it ten cylinders!! da wolf worked his way across the stage w/a tamboreen then threw across the stage and as it rolled to the other end, BAM right into the next song!!
The Greatest Party Band Ever, should be in R & R Hall of Fame years ago, RIP J Geils
Do you remember the large garbage cans they would have on stage in the front of the stage they would light up for the audience right before they would do a fifteen-minute song? That took you on a trip to some great adventure park and back. Saw them from 1971 at the Filmore East to 1999 at ,"Jones Beach Theater", on the Atlantic Ocean, in New York and many, many in between. Peace
My Dad was in high school when the JGB came out with their album "Full House" and my Dad still has the album. Probably one of the greatest live albums ever put out, beside the Allman Brothers Band, Live at the Filmore. The JGB loved the City of Detroit and recorded FH there and another album live in Detroit. These guys should be in the Rock and Hall of Fame. I saw Peter Wolf a few years ago performing with Kid Rock. and he sounded and looked great....he still has the moves, even today. Voice is electric. RIP J. Geils.
STILL GOT MY FULL HOUSE ALBUM AND ALSO ON CD. IT NEVER GETS OLD
The Band's second home The Cinderella Ball Room, Detroit!
Still have my full house on vinyl and the best band I ever saw live as they were absolutely stunning loud and did full house nonstop in Philly. Peter wolf threw his body down and rhythmically moved with the drum solo at the end of the song, Fucking great
I still have mine too!
I would drive across five states worth of bad roads to see the J Geils Band reunite for one more concert.
J is dead and back in 1999 Bladd wanted no part of it. What we have are memories and looking at this when we wish.
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Keep your eyes open, Peter was still touring a few years back with a solid backup band. Did quite a few J Geils tunes. Yes, he's slowed down, but still high energy and voice holding out well. J. Geils did a band concert in our small MA town a few years back for July 4th. Local pick up back band, and playing his jazz routes. Could post if interest is there.
Yup. I'd pay 10k to se the concert I saw in '73 again.@@steveschutter
@@wescorrell6190 Well nice thought but we have memories now.
Peter Wolf... One of greatest front men in R&R history! What a great performer!
Makes Jagger and Roth look like paraplegic’s
Faye Dunaway would agree.
I totally agree, Richard.
Totally agree - He is my all time favorite live vocalist - Love all his solo music too !!
What Rich said....!
RIP J. Geils!!! On of the best live bands ever!!! You deserve to be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame!!!! This is what music is about, not the crap that bands put out theses days.
not as r &b but you should listen to Queens of The Stones Age for excitement
And this is exactly why the greatest live band ever deserves to be in the R&R Hall of Fame!
Hey Man I am with ya on that note. These guys were the best Party band ever. Such a great old school boogie woogie get down to it style of Rock and Roll. I saw these guys 3 times and they were incredible. Love it Glenn Augustyn
James daly And why Detroit should have the RnR HoF! There was no RnR in Cleveland, just Alan Freed, who created the term.
I agree. Saw them a lot. I lived in Spfld., Ma and they played there a lot.
Yes! The best band EVER for me~~~!!
+Edward Feltch Well, you missed the James Gang, for one...
All I can honestly tell you from this 60+ yr old man on this Late Great Date in 2019 is this: the opening footage( aged blurred black and white mind you) of this incarnation of *THE J GEILS BAND* , and in PARTICULAR, lead vocalist/frontman, *THE WOOFA GOOFA MOMMA TOOFA* ( MR. Peter Wolf), is THE BEST footage, and CLOSEST footage I have ever seen, that CAPTURES the raw excitement and fierce bursts of ENERGY, that Was the rock solid foundation that this GREAT GREAT Band was built on. The opening song( Ain't Nothing but a Houseparty) footage, is the Best I've ever seen to help( in a small small way) explain how raw, spontaneous, and EXCITING Peter Wolf actually was. This can only capture, in my humble opinion, only about 20 % of what it was like to be there, in person, having Peter Wolf right there in front of your face, like the Master Conductor/Choreographer that he was, in total Control of EVERYTHING that would be on the Menu that night. It's almost a shame that this is All we have anymore to help explain him to others. I am Grateful for this footage, very Grateful. Thanks be to whomever recorded this, and for openly sharing it with us. My grey memory cells have been stirred today!! May the memory of the *MIGHTY* J GEILS BAND, and the REAL Peter Wolf-- NEVER BE LOST or FORGOTTEN!! TY!!
Agreed. I’m from Boston and from this Era. There was nothing and I mean NOTHING , like a J. Geils show at the Old Boston Gahden at this time. One of the most forgotten Drummer/ Singers of that or any time is The Great Stephen Jo Bladd. He could go and belt out Harmonies with the Best of Em. Watch Him on Lookin For Love on this video. Just incredible. God I miss these days. God Bless them All. 🙏
Well said my friend
R.I.P. J. Geils. What a band you had.
I just happened upon this by accident. And to think I was there at that concert 47 years ago blows my mind. Love J. Geils! RIP, good sir.
Any chance you know exact date of this show?
Me too I just accidentally found this. My husband thinks I’m nuts, I watched it twice back to back. RIP JGeils
@@billmcclintock9826 it definitely wasn’t 1972. Bloodshot album which has songs peppered throughout this was 1973.
No matter what the entrance fee was. It was worth every single penny. Pure and ecstatic show
$3 advance, $5 night of the show.
@@monty4336 I'm trying to think if you could get anything for $5 at a concert now- like an average concert.. not a bottle of water. Maybe a small decal? Not a hit of acid lol. A bag of chips maybe.
@@567dirt8910 a bag of farts
Chicago native...one gigantic fan! witnessed the legends about 30 times...what a liveshow!!!!! Miss 'Em dearly! !!!
In 1970, I saw the band play a small club ("The George," I think) on Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island. Their debut Atlantic album was about to be released. Of necessity, half the band stood on the floor and I was right up front of Wolf, five feet away, if that. I knew nothing about them but was stupefied by their sound, music and Wolf's antics. They played as if in front of 10,000 people. Instant fan. It took me a day to stop my eyes from bugging out.
I lived in the small town of North Brookfield, Massachusetts for 30 years, about a mile from Longview Farm recording studio, where this band's biggest commercial hits were recorded. A friend once told me she'd been in town's supermarket when Peter came 'round into her aisle.....THAT must have been a sight!
As for the R&R Hall of Fame......I don't get it either. But, likely, it's gotta have something to do with Jann Wenner.
Larry Lewis! Bob Young here, if you see this contact me. I too saw them, a little earlier than you, in 1969 at Leicester Airport on a Sunday afternoon all ages show.
Saw them in EL Paso Texas Coliseum 1971 and 197 in Santa Monica California twenty years Old I'm 71 Plus R.i.P. J. Geil ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Badass M.Fuckers get Down ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
SN Bladd I rarely hear when the term “great drummer” comes up. He was one of the best IMO. Plus sang backing vocals and harmonies.
Steven Jo Bladd, extraordinary drummer, a beast.
SJBladd is my greatest influence on the drums…So delicious and tasty!!!
I agree - Stephen was a killer drummer - he had the chops on a high-hat like no other (Easy Way Out) - totally engaging to watch live and was a decent backup singer too !
THIS is how a show should be filmed... I want to send this to all the filmakers that show a guitarists FACE while he does a solo. You show the BAND...
S U R E !
Kent State University, May 1976, outdoor free concert. They were the closers. Man oh man, what a show! We were all blown away by them and hooked. Saw them again at Georgetown in DC a year or so later and they blew the roof off that old gym.
Noboby ever saw them once.
Saw them 8 times at Pine knob
I'd kill to see this shit again. Never gonna happen so a special thanks for this!!
Truth.
Totally agree.
RIP J. Geils. Thank you for your music, sir. I enjoyed your concerts back in the day and still enjoy your music.
I saw them closing night of the Fillmore East, The Rolling Stones wish they could rock that hard
I saw them, and I counted, nine times and each show was unique and blazing. They were on from the first note and played their little hearts out. Wouldn't trade those shows for anything!
Hard to tell who's having the most fun, the crowd or the band! What a great performance, so glad it's preserved.
Both, for sure
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I saw the band 5 times in the 70s and I still cant understand why they are not in the r n r hall of fame. No band got u out of your seat like the L Geils Band could.
I hear you! I wonder if they pass out after their shows (like Meat Loaf used to do) from giving Everything Away? My God, the intensity and unfathomable energy is boggling! We used to be totally exhausted after attending a
J Geils concert; it was Awesome!
this is historic on this day this is almost 50 yrs old. thank bob very very much UNBELIEVEABLE WATCH THIS ALL THE WAY
How could I not? You must’ve been talking to the fair-weathered fans. Hang on, they only have rabid fans, I’m certain.
Open up the windows turn the volume up loud let your neighbors know there is a J.Geils Band party going on at your house!
Recorded loud, to be played loud!
I do this every weekend. Best band ever. HOFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the best boogie bands ever!!! Saw them 4 times. Always a fantastic show.
they hit NYC with a vengeance in '71, played everywhere, saw them 4 times in 3 weeks !!!
everytime they played they burned the place down, the crowd wouldn't let them go, 3-4 encores, they were 3rd billed and would ABSOLUTELY KILL the top billed act, Saw them blow Mountain, Ten years after completely away, half the audience would leave after Geils played, because as far as they were concerned, THE FUCKING SHOW WAS OVER !!!!
@@johnschilling3652 Agree
I concure!!
@@royculleton6223 another act on that level was Edgar Winters WhiteTrash R&B horn band, off the scale, saw them and Geils on the same bill, total mayhem
Gone but not forgotten. J. Geils. Man could they tear up a room back in the day.
best band that evah came outta boston! way too much fun to see them live!!!
Fabulous - one of the greatest R&R band's of all time...
This is precious gold.
Preserve for future archeologists to discover a once COOL civilization
The J Geils Band is one of the most original sounding and most entertaining bands I have ever seen. They don't make bands like this anymore and even when they were rare.
Well said
Agree
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I was there! RIP Mr. J. Geils.
Any chance you know exact date of this show? From a ticket stub if you're lucky enough to still have or ?
Lucky, who cares about the date
John Lee Hooker personally complimented the J.Geils Band and Canned Heat because he knew they were honest bands that were the best as musicians. Both bands have been unjustly shut out of the RRHOF.
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Like Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull , it’s the other way around, The J. Geils Band Don’t need The RRHOF. They know who they are as well as the rest of the world knows who the J. Geils Band are. Ask anyone from Boston to this day and they’ll tell You. I saw them Plenty of times is the Old Boston Gahden and it was just like this or Better every time. The Wooba Gooba to this day is still Rockin Out. God Bless Em. 🙏
I remember this. One of the best concerts I ever saw. Still can hear J. playing Serves You Right to suffer 44 years later.
Am trying to remember who the opening band was.
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This is the Geils band i remember--wasting every band that dared go up against them--and doing it in style!! Haha Seen em' do this set in 1971 at Detroit's Eastown Theatre. Giving me 'g00se bumps' by just watching this!!! BLOW YOUR FACE OUT!!!!! At 19:21 Magic doesn't even miss a note--hahahahaha Believe me, the audience was just as Bonkers!!!!!! This band had a knack for bringing out the Karate in the meekest of personalities. Like the late Great James Brown said..."I don't know Karate,~~I know...CRA~~ZY.
Saw that same tour in June '71, opening for Canned Heat and Rare Earth(!?). Saw them again in Dec '71, middle bill between Wet Willie and a Duane-less Allman Bros; just the 5 surviving members. The audience vocalized Duane's harmony parts with Dickie. J Geils played like they were playing top bill at Madison Square Garden.
Hey Denny I seem them at the Eastown too. The lineup was the Frut, J Geils and Humble Pie. That night they didn't waste away Humble Pie but it was still a Great show one I will never forget. The next time I seen them I sat 3rd row at the back of tier C at Cobo Hall not quite the same LOL :) Peace
On May 29, 1969, the theater reopened with its first rock show, with SRC as the headliner. Among those who would play for $3 to $5 a ticket were the Who, the Kinks, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, the Faces, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Captain Beefheart, Steppenwolf, King Crimson, James Gang, Rush, J. Geils Band and Joe Walsh. Among the locals, the MC5, the Stooges, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and Bob Seger all took its stage. Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes recorded their live album “Survival of the Fittest” at the Eastown, and Joe Cocker began his “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” tour there.
Read More: Michigan Was a 'Second Home' for the J. Geils Band | k1025.com/j-geils-band-detroit-michigan-connection/?
Their best album, IMO, was “Full House”, recorded live in the Motor City. I’m from a Boston suburb and these guys were tops there around 1972.
@@jimiplayscobo5877 Thanks jimiplayscobo I was at the Experience show at Cobo. Seen Hendrix at Masonic Temple also. Sure do miss those days! Can't really say that about the current affairs. Oh Well, at least we were there, and still remember--haha. Might even have bumped into You at the Eastown concession stand buying laced Pop Corn---hahaha. Take care Brother.
*ps Line-up at the 1971 Eastown Show was Trapeze--J.Geils--Procal Harum. Tickets $4.50. I sat in the balcony and some idiots used to throw Cherry Bombs off the edge of the Balcony. Some Moron lobbed one high and it came down and exploded about 10 feet in front of Peter Wolf. Wolf never even missed a beat, and shrugged it off like it was part of the show!!! Amazing Talent that Band Was in it's Prime!!!!!!
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Total raw energy. Peter Wolf was a wild man on stage and Geils was a underrated guitarist. One thing about this band was the crowd was always on their feet before the band even hit the stage.
Truth.
I saw them in 1978 Bowen Field House on Eastern MI Campus absolutely electrifying best live concert I have been to in my 62 years.
I saw them on that tour...fantastic.@@PongbyAtari
You recorded an important piece of Rock and Roll history. Thank you for sharing it. 😊
Thanks for sharing, true rock n roll, that will get your blood flowing✌
Saw them in Jacksonville, FL. Couldn’t believe it. Peter Wolf could jump over the moon!
One of the all time greats R.I.P. John Warren Geils Jr.,
Rest in Peace J.Geils! Thank you so much for the wonderful music to grow up on!
Yeah man big brother Robert turned me on to them and Steppenwolf. Irony with Peter Wolf
we are all going to miss you J. I'll always remember you like this. J.Geils 4/11/2017. RIP😓
My now wife was at this show when she was a student at Worcester State.
Yeah, they certainly were a high energy fun band. A real jewel of a find...thanks!
I totally agree. A good portion of bands that have been inducted got their start opening for a band who I don't think ever disappointed a true Rock&Roll audience. Their producer was legendary too. There needs to be a campaign to get them inducted.
I have got to agree with everyone else who mentioned this band and their not being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is ridiculous that they are'nt in there yet. They made great recordings and they were a tremendous live band. How do you go about getting a band this great at least considered for induction. I had the pleasure of seeing them at least several times. One of the best days in my youth was May 1st 1971 in Chapel Hill, N. C., Jubilee. On that day I saw J, Geils Band, Muddy Waters and The Allman Brothers Band (the original lineup). That was a really great day to say the least. I miss that decade of great music so much ( except for maybe disco). If the voters can induct Tupac Shakur, they can certainly consider the great J. Geils Band. Thank you, for making such great music.
Fuck Tupac! J Geils Bands should be in I loved them live!!!!!!!!!!!!
Couldn’t have said it better, Daniel Combs. RIP JGeils
How ironic that the Rock & Roll "Hall of Fame" has enshrined lip syncing frauds and people who have never seen a guitar, yet one of the greatest rock bands in history continues to get snubbed. RIP John Geils.
And how does Rap get into the R&R Hall of Fame? No response necessary.
It's horrible the way they've been snubbed by the Rock Hall
Its probably the most disgusting and revealing thing about that fraudulent club
Nominated 5 times ! Disgraceful they're not in yet. Same goes for Pat Benatar, Jethro Tull and Bad Company !
The Rock & Roll hall of fame is about politics NOT music !
And Magic Dock on the harp... Damn what a band.
Dick. Not Dock.
I've seen hundreds of concerts and the only two I ever saw where no one sat down the whole show was when Jimmy Page and Robert Plant did the unledded thing and J. Geils. Oh, Blow Your Face Out is the best live LP ever put to vinyl.
Great show in one of the best towns for Rock and Roll that no one knew about!
Saw some great shows @ The Woooostar Centrum back in the day, The Dead also Lowell Auditorium The Kinks
Saw Geils in 79 @ The Garden
I'm jealous of anyone on the road crew who got to watch this every night!!!!!!
God I love these guys! Such a party band!!! Peter Wolf is the ultimate frontman and everyone else adds just the right flavor for a great time!
Perfectly said!
Nothing but a house party with the J.Geils band! We went through 3 8-tracks of "Blow your face out" during our house party days in the 70's. Nothing like moving and grooving with all the hot young ladies! Fun times and wish I could go back 1 day a month and relive my adolescent days!
I saw these guys in 1975 in Boston when I was 15, great live band.
RIP J. Geils. One of the great live bands ever.
what a pleasure to see this video. J.Geils band is responsible for me picking up bass in '78
This exists? Who knew??
Ferocious thanks!!
The greatest rock and roll band of all time bar none
Thanks for sharing this! I saw them twice back in the day, and I would testify in court that this is the Greatest Live Rock and Roll Band Ever! They should have been inducted into that SHAM on the first day of eligibility!!!
Incredible footage....thank you for the upload!
REAL PURE ENERGY!!! J. GEILS BAND thanx for your groovin´ live experience...
J Giles band should be in rock and roll hall of fame a long time ago
One thing about the Geils band is the audience could never remained seated during their concerts. The audience was on their feet the moment the band hit the stage
are you kidding me i feel like moving and grooving and i can barely walk ,loving this thankyou brings back great memories man..thanks alot for posting this goldust.
Such a great live band! Saw them in '74 @SIU in Carbondale, Ill. We danced all night!
Saw them first time at Pinkpop 1980 in the Netherlands. Got hooked on them and still am. Great music, even better performances. What a joy!
Absolutely the best live band ever! 5th time for me was 2 years ago opening for Bob Seger????!! I went for these guys, and they blew Bob right off the stage! The great guys that they are really revved you up for Bob's set, but did Bob even thank them? NOooooo! I should have gone home and put on the records, 'cause Bob's part of the concert was like listening to a record, not at all a "live" experience like these guys give every time! (Don't get me wrong, I love my Bob Seger records) They do not disappoint ever! I've had a crush on Peter Wolf since "71! Bad boy personified! Met him at a party at the Renaissance 'Center in Detroit, in 79. Oh yeah, hold me down! Lucky Faye Dunaway, that's all I got to say! Will miss J. Giels! All the good guys are going! Hall of Fame for sure! The sound of this is amazing! Hard to believe it's from the 70's when most recorded live music sounded really baaaad! Like I said, not surprised, this is the greatest live band ever, ever EVER! I could play this every day, and never get tired of it. It is that good!
I give J Geils Band their due being one of the best live bands ever. Ever hear of Bruce Springsteen? Decades on and on still the best ever to hit the stage. Seger as a song writer was far above what J Geils Band could do. His voice was marvel. They are all great and happy all have been part of my life.
Saw them 1983 Dallas. Sat on second row threw a joint on stage.
I'm gonna sit my ass down and watch every minute of this performance. Going back in time right now. I remember most of the show, Rock was king back then! Greatest Era for rock music. J. Geil's Band was/is/will always be legendary! 🤟🎶🎸
I'm going to build a time machine and go back to see these guys live. Yup. That's the plan.
Can I go with you
Love this video, I came back here after watching some of the musicvault Winterland '77 show. RIP J Geils.
Amazing.Exuberant.Quite lovely.Thanks boys !
@@johnschilling3652 lol, you got a “translate to English.” Now that’s some funny sh*t!
God damn they were so good before their 80's hits brought them into the national spotlight. Unreal.
They just were not an Eighties band they were to damn good for that decade . Saw them just in time @ The old Boston Garden in 79 . The vid is on YT 🥳 !!!
I saw them in 1969 at Leicester Airport, Mass, they were even unbelievable back then. I don't think they had released their first album at that point. I was 16 and it was an all ages sunday afternoon matinee. I also saw them in 1977 in NY, outside concert, they blew the place away.
Leicester had a airport??
I don’t care how great a headline band was, they hated to have The J.Geils Band open. When JGeils left the stage the night was over. Saw em 3 times in da 70s & ‘99 reunion 👍😎
Most energetic rock n roll band I ever saw, damn! from 1972! thanks for sharing this awesome clip!
Good camera for the time. The band was floating around the Worcester area. I think at a WPI frat house, maybe in 71. You did good work, with the audio and the video. Also, RIP to J. Geils, he was talented and a very smart man too.
Greatest Boogie Band ever,,seen them10 times,,,
This’s amazing.
1974 philadelphia spectrum Alex Harvey opened. Great show!!
The amazing J. Giles and The amazing Richard Salwitz
Way to go, J. Geils Band! An Italian lover of yours.
We used to cut out of school and go to a friend's to play pool. Probably 8-10 of us.
We used play J Geils studio albums and record it with a microphone and make J Geils live albums. Lol...sounded like a studio album with a bunch of noise in between songs. But it was fun.
Saw them at Madison square garden mid 70's. The whole crowd on their feet , going wild, the whole show!!
Still watch in awe of their LIVE performances .. Stephen Jo Bladd was the powerhouse that drove this Locomotive .. Great Backup Vocalist too ... Saw them countless times and they truly were the 70's best live band !!
Day on the green , Oakland Col.74 or75 . J.G.B. Jeff Beck came out played with the band. I was back stage caught the entire show…… An Absolute mind fucker !!!!!!!!!! R.F.S.
WOWWhat a band.! Thanks for your work and posting. Saw them in '74 when they had hit the big time. Magic Dick was unbelievable. Peter, what a front man. Every musician was top-notch. The energy level! My wife only recently heard their early stuff(the best) when I played it in the car. She was VERY impressed. That's the real G. Geils band.
Thanks for this awesome footage! I saw them 1975 in Johnson City, TN, and Peter Wolf is one of my heroes and a huge influence on my vocal style, he and Eric Burdon are probably my biggest influences. We (the Hazy 88's) do Homework J.Geils-style, and plan to add First I Look at the Purse. Again, thanks for another fine show to enjoy. Cheers!
Wish I lived closer, I would come to see you.I live way northern MN.Saw J GeilsBand in1971
The whole band was solid! Played blow your face out at every party we had back in the 70's.
What a fun time to be had with the J Geils band. Always was a treat of the greatest kind. Great live band for sure!
THE Greatest Live Showband I ever had the blessing of watching ! - I wish Atlantic had put more effort into pushing them - They had plenty of tunes that were "radio worthy" but never got their due - The whole band were talented musicians and Peter was/is the best frontman in the business
Amazing stuff.
Thank You!
It don't get any better than this. Real party music....pass me the mad dog..
Awesome upload!!! I thought "Blow your face out" was great....It IS!!!! So is this!!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks Brother (Donnie) for bringing this into the house!!!!! Love it!!!!!
John Warren Geils Jr. - Lead guitarist ----rest in peace
their energy can power a city.
maybe one of the best things I've ever seen
saw them on the" morning after tour" in s.a, tx, they hit the stage firing on all eight or was it ten cylinders!! da wolf worked his way across the stage w/a tamboreen then threw across the stage and as it rolled to the other end, BAM right into the next song!!
Just saw M Dick a month ago still plays the harp beyond belief!!