What a surprise to discover that most of the group is elsewhere.
And again, it's mostly there (it should also say something about the live "Blow Your Face Out") in these 5 albums, distilled from 70 to 73, with at least 3 gems: "The Morning After", " Live Full House "and" Bloodshot ".
With Rhino, you can pay for an unbeatable price, of energy and good humor cure which requires the question of a lack of reimbursement by social security (in return, some from purges doubtful laboratories should be taxed more).
The first is the harbinger. It is not perfect, just energetic, explosive and joyful. The critical elements are there: Peter Wolf is already this wonderful singer, Magic Dick rehabilitates harmonica (of Lewinski brand?) And afro while J. Geils proves perfect guitarist arsonist firefighter.
But behind this trio who occupies it is true, a lot of space, we must also remember Stephen Bladd and its battery of anti-aircraft defense position, Seth Justman too ignored the keyboards and Danny Klein, discreet but effective (is it not characteristic of a good bass player -in addition to being taciturn?).
Reversals sleek and well felt (the "Homework" Otis Rush, "Serves you right To Suffer" John Lee Hooker or "First I Look at the Purse" Smokey Robinson). Among others.
But their own compositions do not work, however, and in particular ("Wait", "What's Your Hurry," and especially the firebrand "Hard Drivin 'Man").
But the best is to come, because what about "Morning After"?
Far from confirming the curse of the 2nd album, he drives the point in this style mixing rock, blues, soul, R & B or funk ..
A new handful of great songs: punchy times ("Looking for a Love," "So Sharp", "The Usual Place") and original compositions ("I Do not Need You No More", "Gotta Have Your Love" or the pretty ballad "Cry One More Time").
All this energy takes oh sense in public. Those who doubt accompany the J. Geils Band around the poker table of Cinderella Ballroom in Detroit, but beware, they are well served: Full house!
All groups do not shine on stage. They are made up for it and they dégoupillent respectable "First I Look at the Purse", "Serves You Right to Suffer" or "Homework", send a title like "Hard Drivin 'Man" somewhere in the rock paradise Magic Dick is definitely forget Albert Raisner on "Whammer Jammer".
The album (again bodywork by Bill Szymczyk, the sorcerer Eagles), did not release the pressure and the group appears even more compact and inventive (the almost reggae "Give It to Me" to "Bloodshot"), while the last disc of the box, "Ladies Invited" is content to be very good and varied (the big rock with "Did You No Wrong" funk with "I Can not Go On," the blues "Lay Your Good Thing Down ", not to mention with the ballad" My Baby Do not Love Me ").
5 Albums: 5 bombs.
If J. Geils hell, it deserves consideration when choosing its branch.
