The j. geils band love stinks
Another Live album, Showtime (1982), contained their hit cover of "I Do" (No. "Centerfold" also became their only major hit single in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 1 for six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100) and then the title cut (No. The group's commercial fortunes improved even more in the early 1980s, first with the humorous Love Stinks, then with their success with the Freeze Frame album which included "Centerfold" (No. 49 on the Billboard 200 and spun off a sizable hit single in "One Last Kiss" (No. After their initial commercial successes the group seemed destined to be nothing more than a party band, until the release of Monkey Island (1977), followed by Sanctuary (1978), which charted at No. Both bands later played the last show at the Fillmore East.
On August 17, 1971, at a show in the Boston Common, The Allman Brothers Band named The J. later called Magic Dick "a pioneer in sound and style for rock harmonica". The band attracted special attention for its innovative use of the harmonica as a lead instrument. Later in the 1970s, the band signed with EMI America Records.
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They then began to get AM radio airplay as well with a series of several hit singles in the 1970s, the most successful of which were a cover version of The Valentinos' "Looking for a Love" (1971), a cover version of The Showstoppers' "Ain't Nothin' But a Houseparty" (1973), "Give it to Me" (1973), and "Must Of Got Lost" (1974). Geils Band first received FM radio airplay with the live single cover version of The Contours' "First I Look at the Purse". Their second live album, 1976's Blow Your Face Out, was recorded in Boston (at Boston Garden) and Detroit (at Cobo Arena). Two of their three live albums were recorded in Detroit at The Cinderella Ballroom and Pine Knob Music Theater (now DTE Energy Music Theater). The group signed to Atlantic Records in 1970.Īlthough living in Boston, the band had always considered Detroit their second home because of their enormous popularity there. The following year, former fan Seth Justman joined as an organist. Geils Blues Band, later dropping the word "Blues" from the band name. In 1967, the band switched focus, starting to play electric guitar and bass and recruiting drummer Stephen Jo Bladd and fast-talking ex-disc jockey singer Peter Wolf, born Peter Blankenfeld, (originally from the Bronx ) and later, both from Boston. The band formed under the name 'Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels', while Geils was attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a couple of semesters. Funk) and harmonica player Richard Salwitz (stage name Magic Dick). The band started as an acoustic blues trio in the mid 1960s, with vocalist and guitarist John Geils, bassist Danny Klein (Dr. Their biggest hit was their 1981 single, "Centerfold", which charted No. Since its initial break-up in 1985, the band has reunited several times. The band played R&B-influenced blues rock in the 1970s before moving towards a more new wave sound in the 1980s. Geils Band /ˌdʒeɪ ˈɡaɪlz/ is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, under the leadership of guitarist J. As of late July 2009, "Love Stinks" is heard in a series of Swiffer commercials.
The song was also featured in the film Opie Gets Laid.
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Wrong and Adam Sandler in the movie The Wedding Singer. It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks, Joan Jett in the film Mr. The title song, Love Stinks is a rant against unrequited love. Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI America Records, Inc.Love Stinks is the eleventh album by American rock band The J. Manufactured By Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited Issued with a cardboard printed inner lyrics-sleeve.ī4. Sleeve has seamwear, slightly worn edges, ringwear. Record has several surface scratches, a few scuffs and a few longer surface scratches. If you would like to see pictures of the actual album, please let us know.