They did that in Syracuse in 1985. Out of the hundreds of concerts I've been to, many run together but that is a memory I never forgot. People came running back in.
Magic Dick...on the lickin' stick!!! J. Geils band toured endlessly during the early 70's and I caught them in all kinds of venues. I just remember leaving exhausted and ecstatic every time.
Volume button all the way to the right please , this is a song that gets your door kicked in off the hinges by the popo , memories boys divin out the windows and back door. Damn the 70s were awesomeness.
God, please give us another J. Geils band. The type of music👍 Lead Guitarist 👍 Magic Dick👍 The Horn Section👍 The backup singers👍 The keyboards👍 The Lead singer👍 All of this I’m praying for!!!
Wrong. Pretty soon you will be nostalgic for the last step you took. There are plenty of great music acts out there. I might even say the musicians of today, the ones who really play, are technically better then alot of older bands. ( this recording sounds terrible) check out St Vincent, FKJ or snarky puppy, Arctic Monkey's, Radiohead, Ween, they might be giants, Dweezil Zappa, Dessa, or Galactic. All making music right now.
@@robertmassucci1 Of coarse the recording sounds terrible. It was 10 years ago on an old phone.. It was still great music. "technically better then alot of older bands" DUH!!! Love it or leave it.
Who could forget Magic Dick on the harmonica and Whammer Jammer!!! This band was made for on stage live performances, and I was fortunate (spoiled) enough to see them live before over 40,000 screaming drunken/pot smoking fans! Brought back memories of my very first concert ever!!!
I still have the Magic Dick Harmonica Songbook (tutorial). God just didn't give me big lungs. The only other player I can think of on his level was John Mayall on "Room to Move".
Saw JGeils band 3-4 times all in the seventies and once in 1999 reunion. Other bands hated when Peter Wolf and company was the warmup. When they left the stage the night was done😎
@@tombrittingham1023 jGeils opened up for Robin Trower one night here in Dayton Ohio. Love Robin , but, the night was over when the boys from Boston left the stage 😎
@@stevehamby9842 ha ha OMG I live in Dayton and I remember that show I couldn't go for some reason and really wanted to !! Yeah I bet Robin Trower was sweatin bullets trying to overcome the energy J Geils laid out lol. I remember Ted Nugent at Hara had an opener called " the fools ". They sucked and got boohed off the stage with beer bottles and the kitchen sink thrown at them lmfao. This was after Ted Nugent SWORE he would never have Van Halen as his opening act again !!
They opeaned for 2 bands in Chicago in 78 . Blew them out of the water. Great blues rock band. Was in high school and even then you knew these guys were a top notch band. Not frills or light show crap. They were a no nonsense rockin blues fun machine.
Back in the 70's they were ALWAYS on the road. Got to enjoy them many times in Cincinnati & Dayton. Always awesome & played each song as if it was the first time. Wonderful memories & the albums stop sound awesome!🎃😺🤯
Saw them plenty of times myself in the 70s only it was in The Old Boston Gahden. I’m 65 years old now. I was the perfect age at the time. Around 18. Think Mescaline. 😂
I saw them backstage at the Academy of Music....mid 1970s .... I'm that old..... Magic Dick was doing somersaults while performing this tune.... obviously he and I were much younger back then...... I couldn't believe my eyes.... incredible band incredible show....still sounds like they have it here .....for sure
Best band the Americans incepted. Much respect to Magic Dick From Western I Ireland I call. Harp player myself but still Grashopper.Keep the groove alive Diamond Dog
They did bare the nickname!:" THE MIGHTY"!!!-- J. GEILS BAND HERE IN USA since forever ago...that was in large PART because they were furiously NOTORIOUSLY really great live!!--" LIVE: BLOW YOUR FACE OUT!"- ALBUM BY J. GEILS BAND A TESTAMENT TO THAT VERRRY PRINCIPLE( P.S. I ONLY USE CAPS FOR EMPHASIS...not " shouting"( very least of all shouting angrily!(???)))-- no tekkie " genius" has yet INVENTED..." Bold or italicize" function on smartphones YET..how else to express " emboldened" intended words???-- on these half assed junker smartphones!!??? Any way!!(??) Lol...RIP J GEILS...hugely influential.." love Stinks"( bar chords!) One of very first songs i learned on guitar...me and million other guitar head kids way back when...badly underrated guitarists!!( I would have to toss in Alvin!( Lee!)- 10 YEARRRS AFTER)- also... AWWWEESOMME yet underrated!!
What....A.....BAND. Now....THAAAAAT...is kicking out the jams. This IS the definition of : " Leave it ALL...on the stage"...close the book now. Don't be foolish, nobody tops this showmanship and talent. Crikey Mate.
July 7, 1973 - Greensboro Coliseum “Shoes Please” $5 ticket. J. Geils Band opened for Peter Frampton, recently on his own and the headliner Humble Pie. Geils destroyed the audience with their high energy in-your-face youcan’tsitdown give it till you got no more to give performance. Suffice it to say, they were the show that night. The audience had nothing, nada, zilch left .
Seen Mr Magic Dick many times, the whole Jay Geils band members made it the Greatest ever FULL TILT BOOGIE BAND EVER !!!!! Peter Wolfe for a front man made them the definition of FULL TILT BOOGIE WOOGIE SLAMMING ROCK AND ROLLING WHAMMING JAMMING!!!!! AND JAY GEILS IT DON'T GET ANY BETTER !!! Jay Geils band is legal high to the maximum !!!! If a alien came from otter space and asked what is rock and roll I'd show them Jay Geils band videos !!!!!! We'd love happily ever after!!!!
most excellent (I remember first listening to this at a friend of a friend's house (1975) on his Quadraphonic system...then I heard Crimson for the first time there as well...ah, memories)
I had a friend who could really blow harp probably just as good ( He was actually my Dads best freind ) Great blues player named Ernie Parkin. He died about ten years ago now. Great musical influence on me. I'm still trying to play the harp, but guitar seems to be my fortae.
Spelled /forte/ Pronounced /Fort/. it's only pronounced the way you used it when referring to music it's short for / fortissimo/ = to Play loudly. not your specialty. Just use specialty.
They had a bad habit of opening for bands like Tom Petty as well as the Stones. The problem was that the crowd was wiped out before the headliner got to the stage. Well, maybe they should have swapped places....
