Well, you know what they say... A person without memoires is a person with no life. This guy was a part of one of the truly great live bands of all time, anybody who ever saw them understands what I am talking about. Wish I could explain it in a few sentences but they were a live phenomenon that defies a hurried narrative.
You got THAT right, Mike. Saw these guys first in 1970 opening for Traffic and Mountain. They absolutely stole the show. Half the crowd was gone during "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" Saw them more than any other band over the years. Full House captures the magic that was their live shows.
Everyone gets sentimental when someone they love passes away....but honestly this man was so underrated. he was just such a great guitarist, very humble, never took the spot light, he was a master in his craft...rip mr. geils you will be missed
"Give it to Me" is a lovely bit of funk-rock, and J. Geils spends 75 sec. tearing your face off at the 4 minute mark of it. I've been slapping that up day after day since hearing of his death. Rest in Peace, thanks for the musical energy delivered!
It truly is a musician's house when you not only have tour pics and all-access passes, but a gigantic stereo and an equally gigantic CD rack. RIP J. Geils.
My first concert when I was 16: J. Geils at the Academy Of Music in NYC w/ Frampton's Camel and Slade opening. Their final encore at 2AM (remember late shows?!) "Serve You Right To Suffer". Rafters and seats shaking, straining to watch Peter Wolf through smoke so thick you could cut it with a knife. I remember thinking that this moment, frozen in time was something I'd remember for the rest of my life, not even caring that I was going to catch hell from my folks when I got home. It's permanently tattooed in my memory, and yes, my folks grounded me for a month.
What a legend! Grew up in Detroit in the 70s and never got to see him and the Great J Geils Band Live...... I remember I had a teenage crush on a gal that I met working at the Burger King at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn Mi.about 1978. The BK isn't there anymore. She LOVED the J Geils Band, her name was Julie.....can't remember her last name.....tall and thin with long medium blonde/brown hair, man she was BEAUTIFUL!!.... I was watching for them to come to Detroit so I could ask her to go see them with me......she quit the Burger King and we lost contact. One of the ones that got away!! 😁
@@ronloomis8245 HUH? ROFLMAO, OOOOOKKKKKAY, IM A MUSICIAN. I HATE TO TELL YOU BUT THEY SUCK NUTS. BASIC MUSIC. BY BASIV MUSICIANS. FOR LAME BASIC PEOPLE, MY BLOOD RUNS COLD, HAHAHA HORRIBLE SONG.
@@oldguitarguy7528 sorry dude, saying you’re a musician in all caps doesn’t make it so. JGB for the win with a B3 and 4 White Leslies. There, fixed it for you.
Got chills watching this. They were my 1st ever concert attended, December '72 touring behind Live Full House@the Palladium, NYC. Off the sheer adrenaline rush of that 1st show started a run of over 1,400 concerts attended since so their influence on my lifetime, musical or otherwise, is simply immeasurable. RIP John Geils and Long Live the J. Geils Band, I'm beyond gutted and have been in tears since last night.
Thanks J. for all the fine music you brought to the world. You were a great, great player and your music was a big part of many of our lives. I was fortunate to see you live in recent years and you still kicked butt. Rest in peace, brother.
How cool. You can tell he has genuine reverence for the pioneers and the guitars they played and he also seems to have a real affinity for Gibson and Epiphone. I had a ES 335 back in the day and my brother had an Epiphone acoustic (can't recall the model) that I could make talk. Such great instruments. And Giels shows flat out rocked! As other commenters have put it, you really had to see them live to appreciate it. The energy they created was unlike anything else I've ever experienced. I am truly blessed to have seen them in their prime.
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 1972 J.Geils Band opened up for Johnny Winter It was my second concert and I was blown away! Made my mind up right then and there to go to as many rock'n'roll shows as I could!
Mr. J. Geils - man!!! I looked so much up to you . you where the epitome of cool - left keith richards in the dust - with your shades and leather jacket - Noone really remenbers - coz farther time just sucks everything out of us - but to me, you where the true rocker!
@@oldguitarguy7528 The best don't try to stand out, they play for the song. He did that as good as anyone. And, he played on the best live LP of all time. Blow Your Face Out.
My first big concert was the J. Geils Band at the Cape Cod Coliseum on June 30, 1979 and I never saw a better show than that one. I'll never forget it. Thank you Mr. Geils.
Such a class, master...thanks for all the great music! Got to see them once, in West Palm Beach, '82, Centerfold Tour, U2 opened. The 2nd was both he & Dick at the Gorge, WA...on B.B. Kings Blues Tour.
When I first saw them in Boston they were called J Geils Blues Band. They changed the name when the first LP came out. I thought they might go pop. They did, but only after getting a lot of good shows under their belt. Peter Wolf, Seth Justman, Magic Dick, Stephen Jo Bladd, Danny Klein and John Geils were great musicians.
Love J. G.! Saw him out East in the mid 70's at a small intimate venue where he and the guys dropped in and hung out with the local band - nice regular approachable guys!
i been lovin y'all so long ago *am i got a lot of excerise jammin wit "JGEILS BAND"♡♡♡ !! ID SAY from 1974 untill now 2016 Ty♡ Mello~D Opelousas, Louisiana
I watched my parents icons die and remember how it affected them .Now at 60 my icons are dying and it really does hurt because it's not just a person it's part of the person I became. After a concert starring one of my beloved and favorite performers I had to endure this 3 day post partum depression. Geils was no exception to that.
Friend of mine had red vinyl bloodshot album, was first introduction. finally got to see them in 82 after centerfold came out. Great show, great memories - thank you J Geils!
Allman Brothers Band &..... & J Giels Band- my favorites -! Jazz, Rock, rock N roll-!- booggie- country rock-- BLUES- Ballads-- ( and some juke b ox heros-$$$ too) Yea----!!! Thank you for this post.
i learned on a 37 gibson cobalt pick up , he failed to mention the wood these guitars were magic ,they built up the sound inside,bearly touch it, big sound comming out of them f holes.
I bought his (Arlen Roth) ‘hot licks’ Video back when. It’s fantastic but vhs. I was looking for it on TH-cam. He does note for note samples from each of his 3 favorite guys. When I listen to Albert King I don’t hear T-Bone Walker or Charlie Christian. Or BB king for that matter. I hear Albert King. Alberts the king of the blues guitar in my mind. Stevie Ray (in my mind) was a brilliant modern replica of Albert.
This shows what I’ve always said. If you don’t respect your roots, learn the tradition you’re working in, and then add to that tradition, your music will be just a flash in the pan. I can’t think of a single musician I respect who doesn’t show a bit of humility towards his predecessors. And btw, John seems like one helluva guy. Like a jazzy Neil Young, maybe?
I saw the '82 tour with the Stones at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium (show was actually 10/7/81). We spent the night in line & were very close. Actually thought they were better than the Stones. J. Geils, Magic Dick, & most especially Peter Wolf were absolutely on fire that afternoon. One of my all time favorite shows, & I've seen most all the greats (several times each).
My dad worked in a big brick building where it was like another brick building inside of it in Allston, MA. Well that is where J. Giles Band rehearsed. I was old enough to go to the Freeze Frame tour with family and friends as a 12 year -old watching my first concert, going backstage. Peter Wolf signed my backstage pass. Got high off the fumes in the Centrum. Yea, Cool beans.
Best Show ever was Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Fl December 1972 with Headliners, Humble Pie, J. Geils Band and the Opener none other then JJ Cale, it was a night where the Opening Acts Out Performed the Headliner, not that Humble Pie Didn't Rock the Place. But it was the 1st Time I ever heard of JJ Cale or his Music, and the group I was wanting to see the Most J. Geils Band. This was Many Many decades ago after your 1st album had just hit
yea,i agree with mike,you had to see them live in concert to appreciate how great they were,saw them several times when they came to so.cal.,always brought the house,r.i.p.j geils..not in rock n roll hall of fame!! like the song they played the voters for the hall "must of got lost".."and serves you right to suffer"you voters..ha,ha
R.I.P. J. Geils. What a band you had.
I had the privilege of spending time with him at his home. Encyclopedic knowledge, warm and friendly, true gentleman.
I wish I could have been there with you..
His knowledge of archtops is staggering
Well, you know what they say... A person without memoires is a person with no life. This guy was a part of one of the truly great live bands of all time, anybody who ever saw them understands what I am talking about. Wish I could explain it in a few sentences but they were a live phenomenon that defies a hurried narrative.
amen
You got THAT right, Mike. Saw these guys first in 1970 opening for Traffic and Mountain. They absolutely stole the show. Half the crowd was gone during "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" Saw them more than any other band over the years. Full House captures the magic that was their live shows.
Paul Stempko A real student of the Guitar who became a master of it. RIP j Geils
Paul Stempko Full House is one the top 10 live albums ever. No question.
mike ratliff I saw them in new Orleans on the love stinks tour. I know what you're talking about
What an awesome band. Always a great show. Seen them 4 times in Davenport Iowa . The 70ies. What a grand time to be alive.
Everyone gets sentimental when someone they love passes away....but honestly this man was so underrated. he was just
such a great guitarist, very humble, never took the spot light, he was a master in his craft...rip mr. geils you will be missed
Very well said. He was one of my guitar hero's.
Rest in peace J.Geils
"Give it to Me" is a lovely bit of funk-rock, and J. Geils spends 75 sec. tearing your face off at the 4 minute mark of it. I've been slapping that up day after day since hearing of his death. Rest in Peace, thanks for the musical energy delivered!
Yeah there's a long version,I was exposed thru am radio the short,but when I went to parties in college....
It truly is a musician's house when you not only have tour pics and all-access passes, but a gigantic stereo and an equally gigantic CD rack. RIP J. Geils.
I've been a fan for 50 years now. I've never heard John say a word. Thanks for this. RIP
You and me both! Glad this was posted to see and hear him.
@@Doowopsidyes me as well thanks for posting
My first concert when I was 16:
J. Geils at the Academy Of Music in NYC w/ Frampton's Camel and Slade opening.
Their final encore at 2AM (remember late shows?!) "Serve You Right To Suffer". Rafters and seats shaking, straining to watch Peter Wolf through smoke so thick you could cut it with a knife. I remember thinking that this moment, frozen in time was something I'd remember for the rest of my life, not even caring that I was going to catch hell from my folks when I got home.
It's permanently tattooed in my memory, and yes, my folks grounded me for a month.
What a legend!
Grew up in Detroit in the 70s and never got to see him and the Great J Geils Band Live......
I remember I had a teenage crush on a gal that I met working at the Burger King at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn Mi.about 1978. The BK isn't there anymore.
She LOVED the J Geils Band, her name was Julie.....can't remember her last name.....tall and thin with long medium blonde/brown hair, man she was BEAUTIFUL!!.... I was watching for them to come to Detroit so I could ask her to go see them with me......she quit the Burger King and we lost contact.
One of the ones that got away!! 😁
She must've been special! I just started dating a lady that works at Fairline. 8)
Greatest live band ever, every show, every year.
You mustve never seen THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN.
@@oldguitarguy7528 Van Halen can't carry J. Geils band guitar picks.
@@ronloomis8245 HUH? ROFLMAO, OOOOOKKKKKAY, IM A MUSICIAN. I HATE TO TELL YOU BUT THEY SUCK NUTS. BASIC MUSIC. BY BASIV MUSICIANS. FOR LAME BASIC PEOPLE, MY BLOOD RUNS COLD, HAHAHA HORRIBLE SONG.
I've seen them all, one things for sure...
They stink! They stink....THEY STINK....They stink....THEY STINK...
@@oldguitarguy7528 sorry dude, saying you’re a musician in all caps doesn’t make it so. JGB for the win with a B3 and 4 White Leslies. There, fixed it for you.
Got chills watching this. They were my 1st ever concert attended, December '72 touring behind Live Full House@the Palladium, NYC. Off the sheer adrenaline rush of that 1st show started a run of over 1,400 concerts attended since so their influence on my lifetime, musical or otherwise, is simply immeasurable. RIP John Geils and Long Live the J. Geils Band, I'm beyond gutted and have been in tears since last night.
Thanks J. for all the fine music you brought to the world. You were a great, great player and your music was a big part of many of our lives. I was fortunate to see you live in recent years and you still kicked butt. Rest in peace, brother.
I was blessed to see these guys open for Jeff Becks Rough & Ready Band in the very 70’s in Santa Monica. The blew everybody away! R I P BROTHER!
My second concert in 1982. J. Geils with U2 opening. They were some cool characters
How cool. You can tell he has genuine reverence for the pioneers and the guitars they played and he also seems to have a real affinity for Gibson and Epiphone. I had a ES 335 back in the day and my brother had an Epiphone acoustic (can't recall the model) that I could make talk. Such great instruments. And Giels shows flat out rocked! As other commenters have put it, you really had to see them live to appreciate it. The energy they created was unlike anything else I've ever experienced. I am truly blessed to have seen them in their prime.
RIP John. You guys were AWESOME!
I remember getting "The Morning After" when it first came out & wearing that record out. Still one of my faves.
RIP J.
Floyd's Hotel -- whew!
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 1972
J.Geils Band opened up for Johnny Winter
It was my second concert and I was blown away!
Made my mind up right then and there to go to as many rock'n'roll shows as I could!
Mr. J. Geils - man!!! I looked so much up to you . you where the epitome of cool - left keith richards in the dust - with your shades and leather jacket - Noone really remenbers - coz farther time just sucks everything out of us - but to me, you where the true rocker!
An under rated guitarist
Na not really man, hes kinda basic, dont stand out at all. sorry.
There are many, many guitarists who can play the stuff we see him playing here. This video probably doesn't represent his skills fully though.
But even his list of all time greats he listed in this segment leave a lot to be desired. Great blues and jazz guys yes, but best of all time?? Nah!!
@@oldguitarguy7528 The best don't try to stand out, they play for the song. He did that as good as anyone. And, he played on the best live LP of all time. Blow Your Face Out.
@@czgibson3086 Not even close, he said he'd be content to just play like that without any solos.
My first big concert was the J. Geils Band at the Cape Cod Coliseum on June 30, 1979 and I never saw a better show than that one. I'll never forget it. Thank you Mr. Geils.
I seen J Geils back up Humble Pie in 1971 at the Eastown Theater in Detroit what a night that was I'll never forget it:) Peace
Just heard the news. Rock on J. Geils. Thanks for the music. You were one of my favorite guitarists. You will be missed.
I was from Massachusetts and saw J so many times. J Giles Band even played at my high school.
'Blues Time' had that big band sound as Jay demonstrated here. I love that band with Magic Dick and others.
One of my favorite guitarists
R.I.P. J., great guitar player and band.
Love J Geils,, Rest in Peace man, your music will live on...
Nice guy, great player , and yes underrated but not unrecognized, and some great history lessons here
Such a cool and unpretentious talent...just stuck with the grooves...the world needs more of you John! RIP!
Such a class, master...thanks for all the great music! Got to see them once, in West Palm Beach, '82, Centerfold Tour, U2 opened. The 2nd was both he & Dick at the Gorge, WA...on B.B. Kings Blues Tour.
…U2 OPENED for them!
@@simfaithguitar1
Nuthin personal, but I feel they're massively overrated...don't own any of their stuff & deleted that album they dumped on iPhones.
Wish I could have seen the J Geils Band live. Heard they were phenomenal live. J. comes across as a real good guy here. RIP.
They were as good as anyone live, ANYONE!
When I first saw them in Boston they were called J Geils Blues Band. They changed the name when the first LP came out. I thought they might go pop. They did, but only after getting a lot of good shows under their belt. Peter Wolf, Seth Justman, Magic Dick, Stephen Jo Bladd, Danny Klein and John Geils were great musicians.
John? Isn't it Jerome...
@@loilt5091 "Play it Jerome." But no, his name is John.
@@da324 Jerome, bring me my mirror.
Nice piece. Thanks. & thanks for all the great records & concerts.
Thanks for the lesson on the history of blues/jazz guitar.THE J GEILS BAND!
Indeed
Very underrated guitarist man. Saw his blues band. Kicked butt!!
Love J. G.! Saw him out East in the mid 70's at a small intimate venue where he and the guys dropped in and hung out with the local band - nice regular approachable guys!
J. Geils Band is one band that I really, really wish that I had seen play live. Hi energy, rock n roll party!
i been lovin y'all so long ago
*am i got a lot of excerise jammin wit "JGEILS BAND"♡♡♡ !! ID SAY from 1974 untill now 2016
Ty♡
Mello~D
Opelousas,
Louisiana
J Giels Band The Greatest!!!!! ManyThanx Saw Them In the 70s
That was wonderful. What a great guy, player, guitar lover and leader of the greatest Live band..
Thanks for posting. Heard his band a couple times. RIP
Loved looking at John's guitars. R I P
Wow ! What a collection.
Guitar God. One of the top greatest live bands that ever existed. RIP 🙌
My first 45s as a kid were Centerfold and Freeze Frame... J Geils Forever...
Great, I always wanted to hear J Geils..talk about his band..
Saw them play in Fort Wayne, IN, in 1980. Great concert !
I got to see the J. GEILS BAND along with FOGHAT in the mid 1970's in
Louisville , Kentucky ! What a great concert !
“First I Look At The Purse” by the JGB in person was like a bomb exploded great. Super energy.
Saw Geils’ on their first west coast tour. Love the Tribute to the Great pioneers of Guitar- and Wow -those old Archtops’ are sweet 🇺🇸RIP Brother
I've always known the hits but I'm just discovering John Geils. What an amazing musician. RIP
And Magic Dick was nearly as amazing. I used to own one of the “Blues Time” CDs where Dick starts playing Charlie Parker licks, for Christ’s sake!
I watched my parents icons die and remember how it affected them .Now at 60 my icons are dying and it really does hurt because it's not just a person it's part of the person I became. After a concert starring one of my beloved and favorite performers I had to endure this 3 day post partum depression. Geils was no exception to that.
Wow, impressive collection. I hope some of it went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to be preserved. RIP J.!
I bet those guitars are worth tens of thousands!
They are all historic guitars and J. Geils is their luthier. So cool!
Thanks for the video.
first saw J. Geils May 30, 1974 Flint IMA. Loved those bad boys from Boston!
I wish he was still w/ us ,enjoying these beautiful guitars.
Gonna miss my hero, so many years of sharing his musical genius with us. What a man, a legend...My Hero, Mr. J. Geils...
Friend of mine had red vinyl bloodshot album, was first introduction. finally got to see them in 82 after centerfold came out. Great show, great memories - thank you J Geils!
I enjoyed this. I love seeing those guitars with the Charlie Christian pickups. I also appreciate that Jazz guitar CD he recorded some years ago.
RIP J Geils. Thanks for the music.
My first concert: JGB, 1973, Chicago's Auditorium Theater. I was in 8th. grade and just learning about blues and rock music.
I own one of his Epiphones a 1950 Triumph Regent.. it had a lot of work done to It but it sounds awesome..
I admire this guy for staying true to his style. He wasn't particularly flashy. But, what he did, he did very well. RIP
Love JGiles band.
this guy was awesome played with DUANE ALLMON RIP J GEILS
Allman Brothers Band &..... & J Giels Band- my favorites -! Jazz, Rock, rock N roll-!- booggie- country rock-- BLUES- Ballads-- ( and some juke b ox heros-$$$ too) Yea----!!! Thank you for this post.
Awesome stuff, a legend. RIP J Geils
i learned on a 37 gibson cobalt pick up , he failed to mention the wood these guitars were magic ,they built up the sound inside,bearly touch it, big sound comming out of them f holes.
Funny, if I would have seen him in a store , I'd never recognize him. IMO, he's a legend.
R.I.P., J.
Damn, I lust to have just one killer archtop and he has so many! Lucky guy with a great history.
J Geils Band ! You heard them at every GOOD party.
Beautiful collection!
I bought his (Arlen Roth) ‘hot licks’ Video back when. It’s fantastic but vhs. I was looking for it on TH-cam. He does note for note samples from each of his 3 favorite guys. When I listen to Albert King I don’t hear T-Bone Walker or Charlie Christian. Or BB king for that matter. I hear Albert King. Alberts the king of the blues guitar in my mind. Stevie Ray (in my mind) was a brilliant modern replica of Albert.
J.Geils band. The sound and style often imitated.
Great musician! Thanks for the uplaod!
This shows what I’ve always said. If you don’t respect your roots, learn the tradition you’re working in, and then add to that tradition, your music will be just a flash in the pan. I can’t think of a single musician I respect who doesn’t show a bit of humility towards his predecessors. And btw, John seems like one helluva guy. Like a jazzy Neil Young, maybe?
Saw them open for Joe Walsh and Barnstorm at the Iowa state fair in 73. Joe was still using old LPs and a Marshall. Geils was great!
I saw the '82 tour with the Stones at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium (show was actually 10/7/81). We spent the night in line & were very close. Actually thought they were better than the Stones. J. Geils, Magic Dick, & most especially Peter Wolf were absolutely on fire that afternoon. One of my all time favorite shows, & I've seen most all the greats (several times each).
I saw them both in the seventies , and if I could travel back in time to see either one again-it would be the JGB.
Sorry to see you go Sir. Love your choice of G-335 as your on stage go to. My 335 has been my best friend for years.
My dad worked in a big brick building where it was like another brick building inside of it in Allston, MA. Well that is where J. Giles Band rehearsed. I was old enough to go to the Freeze Frame tour with family and friends as a 12 year -old watching my first concert, going backstage. Peter Wolf signed my backstage pass. Got high off the fumes in the
Centrum. Yea, Cool beans.
Best Show ever was Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Fl December 1972 with Headliners, Humble Pie, J. Geils Band and the Opener none other then JJ Cale, it was a night where the Opening Acts Out Performed the Headliner, not that Humble Pie Didn't Rock the Place. But it was the 1st Time I ever heard of JJ Cale or his Music, and the group I was wanting to see the Most J. Geils Band. This was Many Many decades ago after your 1st album had just hit
RIP J Geils.
A memorable life indeed... RIP J.
Saw them with the stones in 1982. Angel in a centerfold
Saw BB King’s early amp from the Memphis days tight behind him!! What a great life; pity that he left us that soon. RIP Mr. Geils.
My first concert ever was Detroit Live Full House, what an influence that was
I m from Detroit seems like they played here once a month and I never missed a show. Full House and Blow your Face Out, the 2 best live albums ever!!!
Those were the days!!! We saw J Giles and I had my wife on my shoulders the whole concert: )
"LET ME HEAR YA JEROME ".
This band got me into the Blues harp, ,love all of it,high school music....
Was never really blues.. It was ROCK all the way.
Back in the dorm days before going out would get a buzz going and groove out to J. Geils when they were at their peak.
ManyThanx!!!!,We Love The J Giels Band,!!!, The Worlds Best!!!!! ManyThanx
Rock history. Magnificent! And another man done gone. RIP.
GOD BLESS this guy ! What a BAND !! " Shoot Your Shot " Rest in Peace " J "
Gonna miss you J
David Attenborough needs to do a documentary of J. Geils - the man in his natural habitat surrounded by wild guitars...
And a nice collection of trumpets too!
R.I.P J Geils, You will be missed!
yea,i agree with mike,you had to see them live in concert to appreciate how great they were,saw them several times when they came to so.cal.,always brought the house,r.i.p.j geils..not in rock n roll hall of fame!! like the song they played the voters for the hall "must of got lost".."and serves you right to suffer"you voters..ha,ha
RIP J Giles.
Thanks for the most exciting concert ever. We all danced in our chairs through the whole concert. Springfield Memorial 197?
Rest in peace, Jay