Veteran Band had 2 HUGE Hits in 1982 Including a 6 week #1…So Where'd They Go? | Professor of Rock
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- After more than a decade of paying their dues on the road, nine studio albums of mixed success, and eleven singles that mostly struggled on the Hot 100… The J Geils Band was way overdue for their big break.. As luck would have it they entered the 80s just as a new sound was storming the airwaves, they finally figured out what listeners were looking for. Led by a semi risqué #1 hit, Centerfold about the singer finding out his once girlfriend is posing in magazine this song punctuated with some of the catchiest pop hooks known to the 80s, enabling this band to finally break through years after battling it out on the charts. They paid their dues for 14 years.. They ruled 1982 with Centerfold going to #1 for 6 weeks and the Title track Freeze Frame going to #4, they they pretty much vanished. It was so popular, I sang it in church as a 7 year old kid and got in huge trouble. The story of the song is . . NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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I’m excited to return to another one of my favorite shows that we do on this channel. It’s called Breakthrough. We haven’t done one this in a while. In this show we breakdown songs, albums or events that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career. On previous episodes we have covered Do You Believe in Love by Huey Lewis and the News, Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure, and West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys. Today we are telling the story behind the J. Geils Band and their 1981 hit Centerfold.
The J Geils Band has quite the history…they first came together in 1968 after charismatic singer Peter Wolf and drummer Stephen Jo Bladd left their group The Hallucinations. They teamed up with a Boston-based trio called the J. Geils Blues Band named after it’s guitarist John Warren Geils Jr., known professionally as Jay Geils. The two others in the band at the time were harmonica extraordinaire Magic Dick and bassist Danny Klein. Soon after, the group dropped ‘Blues’ from its name and added keyboardist Seth Justman as well. Although it would take some persistence on his part. By the time Seth had moved to Boston, he had already been in several rock bands. His first night there he caught a show by the J. Geils crew.
Said Justman, “I really thought that if I could jam with them, they’d let me join ... so I approached Jay and asked him if I could play with the band.”However, they weren’t interested in Seth. But that didn’t stop him from calling Jay every day to see if he had changed his mind. After three months of calls, and following the band to nearly all of their gigs, they finally gave in and made Seth a permanent part of the lineup. - บันเทิง
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They were one of THE BEST live acts I’ve ever scene. Nothing but a House Party indeed!
My favorite live band when they came to Detroit.
The band may have struggled on the singles chart before centerfold, but “love stinks” was a top 40 hit and it is very iconic especially around Valentine’s Day. And “must’ve got lost” was a top 20 hit in 1974. For a band that was struggling Peter Wolf got to marry Faye Dunaway so he didn’t do too bad
I didn't know that! Wow, really?!
@@floepiejane 1974-1979, divorced.
Love Stinks was outstanding. I'm guessing many folks outside New England didn't pick up on them until Freeze Frame. My sister had "Blow Your Face Out" a live album that was "made loud to play loud."
Love Stinks is my favorite song by them. In fact, I was singing it in my head while in class today!
@@matthewbarry4464 Growing up in Pittsburgh, the local rock station played them before the "Freezeframe" album. For as long as I could remember, "I Must Have Got Lost" and "Love Stinks" were staples of their rotation. When I go back home and tune to 102.5 WDVE, they still have them in the rotation. It depends on if you listened to Top 40 or a genre based channel, i guess?
Freeze Frame was one of my favorite albums of my teen years. It still holds up.
I liked Piss On The Wall.
It’s a really great record.
I was 12. I fell in love with Centerfold. I was in the car with my sister Debbie (9 years older) on the day it hit Number 1 on the charts. We were listening to the Top 40 Countdown and Casey finally introduced Centerfold at the top and we were excided. In January 1982 J. Geils Band actually came through Tallahassee, Florida. Both my sisters Debbie and Cindy (8 years older) took me to the concert and it was a blast. Great memories with my sisters I cherish to this very day and moment, especially since Debbie passed away of cancer in July of '82, just 3 weeks shy of her 22nd birthday. Nearly 40 years later, in June of 2022, sister Cindy passed away. The memory of that concert came flooding back. Both my sisters knew their baby brother loved that song and album and wanted to treat me to a great show (by the way, U2 was their opening act). I still vividly recall the three of us standing on our seats when Centerfold came on.
This video, I admit, makes me sad. At the same time it makes me happy because of the fond memories with my sisters I have cherished all this time. Thanks Adam.
U2 opened for J Geils? Wtf?
@@namenotavailable7365 Yeppers. They were awesome too.
what a beautiful story, sir. your sisters sound like they were exceptional human beings. may they RIP...
That's a wonderful story and I can only imagine what that concert was like. I'm so glad you have a fantastic memory of your sisters, where the three of you had a great time!
Sending love, light and big hugs to you and the memories of your beautiful sisters, k 💓🕯️🕊️
That's funny. A family friends 12yo son had a 90 minute cassette. It was 90 minutes of Centerfold. All day every day. It wasn't until later that he realized what it meant. Hahaha
Love J. Geils.
These 2 songs were THE songs of my high school days!
Thanks Professor.
Their live performances were some of the best ever! This band NEVER phoned it in. They gave everything they had on stage each night.
Hands Down!...The best Party Band in All the Land...
Damn Stright.
Amen! My 3rd favorite live performance following Sabbath and ELP. Though for energy and excitement Geils with Peter Wolf are arguably number one.
@@ameliarhodes5000 ELP is one of my Top Fav's. Sabbath for sure. J Geils would make most bands look like nothing. J Geils was so underrated as a Guitarist. R R Hall Of fame rip them off by not inducting them. NUMBER 1 Party Band >>> EVER
Exactly right. WHOOPER GOOBER !
I loved this song. I saw the band open for the Rolling Stones on October 9, 1981 in Los Angeles during their Tattoo You Tour. The bill included Prince, J. Geils, George Thurogood and the Stones. What a day!
Was that the show when Prince got booed?
Saw this same lineup at Candlestick Park (minus Prince) same tour. Damned good show.
Dang! Looks like I'm *Banned* Again!
I saw that tour at the Kingdome in Seattle that year. I think it was in August.
Damn! you saw those infamous Prince shows.
My best friend Rick introduced me to this band in the early 70’s. We saw them live twice, once in New Haven, CT and Foxborough, MA. Fantastic performers, energetic and electrifying. These guys knew how to rock the house/stadium. RIP J. Geils!!
Nice!!! They’re really great live.
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So jealous! I unfortunately never got to see them live. But always a fan 'love stinks' was my introduction then I went on the hunt for their albums! Much to my surprise the guy I was dating had those albums, needless to say I married him and we rocked together until his untimely death, 2 beautiful children and thousands of albums, a musication (musical education) absolutely wonderful memories, is what he left me with. So thank you Steve for everything! Thank you professor for all you do for the Rockers, the memories you evoke. Love watching & remembering the good stuff! Keep up the great work Professor!
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Nice post.
Sorry for the loss of your husband, and father of your children.
Keep rockin, it’s what keeps our blood flowing.
Grew up 15 minutes from Foxboro, saw J. Geils on New Years Eve in the Boston Garden in the early or mid 80s. WOW!
1980-81 school year was my Freshman year in High School.' "Freeze-Frame " always takes me back there
I saw J Geils Band three times throughout their career. These guys were one of a few bands that sounded as good live as recorded. They could, within a few songs into their show, have the crowd standing and dancing and having fun. Shalom
Love J Geils, one of the most underrated bands ever!!
...AAAAAAAAAAND HOW!
No doubt in my mind, whammer jammer let me hear you now!!
They’re so amazing!
The 80's wouldn't be the same without them.
105.9FM 📻 in Orlando FL area plays J Geils often. It will NEVER die! Lol....
I am from the Boston area and have seen Peter Wolf both with J Geils and as a solo act. Just a great showman! The band always gives it 100%!
Love your story with your dad at church.Memories are the absolute best in life.
I miss the 80's. Best time of my life.
I remember how everyone in my class was listening to this song. The tune was an anthem for the time. It was the ultimate sing-a-long!
The ultimate sing-a-long is exactly right! It's undeniable!
Dude, you mentioned your dad asking you " Do you know what this song means?" re: Centerfold. It made me think of that popular kids band ( that I can't remember the name of right now) with three young boys as the band and a young girl singer who played the Kansas state fair and such and cut remakes of some popular songs by adult artists. And although being SO young they played Black Dog by Led Zeppelin. What do you think about such young children professionally playing a song with such lyrics?
It’s so infectious! I ALWAYS sing along to it every time.
I have the cutest story about Centerfold, years ago I used to have my nephew alot and would hear it alot in the car.. so I noticed him singing one day, he was singing “my angel’s on a cellphone “ 😂😂 so I never corrected him and just sang it with him his way, I STILL use his lyrics!
Edit: your story is so cute too Adam! 😂
I was around that age before cellphones, for me it was "Angel in a Circle"
My junior year prom date ended up being Miss July 1992. I literally lived this song.
I was in 6th grade when this came out. It was EVERYWHERE!
Peter Wolf is one of the best front men in Rock history.
They played for 15 years before the Centerfold/Freeze Frame era, which broke the band up.
That one that got away from me as far as getting to a concert of theirs.
The stuff before “Centerfold” is their best. Listen to “Blow Your Face Out Live” if you want an experience.
"Blow your Face Out" featuring Repuda the Beauda!
He has so much energy and I just have a genuine crush on the guy. Love Stinks is my favorite song from them.
One of the best live albums ever…Sanctuary is awesome too but not live..
Agree, Peter Wolf, great front man!
WAMMER JAMMMER DICKIE LET ME HEAR YA.!
I was in JR HIGH SCHOOL when this album was released. Centerfold was played multiple times a day on the radio and of course when the video came out I was immediately hooked. It’s still a great song along with Freeze Frame that will never get old.
It’s such a memorable video.
I had the album and was disappointed. For me, the only good songs were the first three.
I was in the 3rd grade & I recall the release quite clearly.
I grew up in a roller rink, so that's why I was always onto the newest & biggest hits. I've also been a guitarist since I started junior highschool.
Me, also. I was in Jr High when Centerfold came out.
I was 18 , when Freeze Frame was released
The story with your dad was cool!! I was a Theology student in college and was asked to do a sermon in my home church. The pastor said the topic was up to me but wanted it to reach some of the teen parishioners. I chose to do a sermon hope and making you own changes. The congregation looked puzzled as I walked to the pulpit with my boom box and cassette tape set it down and pushed play. It was early 1985. I played the opening to Lets Go Crazy by Prince and started into a sermon on God being the button when the elevator of life got you down. I was kinda scared of what the reaction would be. The kids LOVED it. The older parishioners thought the message was good and wanted to know who the artist was and the name of the album. Lol. I simply suggested that was a question they should ask their kids. Lol. Yes I was afraid the would buy the album an then hit the song Darling Nikki. Thank you for bringing back this memory it's made my day. Btw I now work for an architect never did become a minister
A friend bought the cassette right when it came out. We were in high school, and a bunch of us headed out at lunch piled in the back of his pickup. He parked in the mall parking lot, kicked open the doors, and cranked up his new cassette. Another guy got out, and started to light up a smoke and heard (very loudly) “Freeze frame!” And he about messed himself. Then the song started and he realized it wasn’t a cop yelling freeze at him. We all fell over laughing when he told us what he was doing. I always smile when I hear that song remembering that day.
I knew them from Must have Got Lost. I think they always had the formula, just took people a while to catch up.
Anyone else remember watching this video on VH-1's pop up video? I think my favorite fact I learned was that a crew member watched the milk in the snare drum for two hours to ensure it was perfect for the shot 🤣 definitely a catchy song I remember well from childhood. Thanks, Professor 🙏
Martha Quinn was allegedly one of the girls dancing in the lingerie in the video but she has denied it and the video Director said she was not part of the shoot
That’s a wild fact! 😉
An iconic moment in video history!
The milk splashing up was awesome!
I love that way back in the day, your dad was cool enough to understand why you loved this music, but also got that you had to keep it to appropriate settings.
As a Detroiter, I've never known a time in my life with out J Geils. They were huge here all through my childhood in the 70-80s. So many great songs!
the live version of "musta got lost" with the intro that was played on WABX...
Detroit in 70 n 80 too. Go to house band
Saw J. Geils 3 times and prefer their 1970's work. 'Live Full House' is a great live recording, one of my favs to this day. Was never much of a 'Freeze Frame' fan, feeling 'Love Stinks' is a much better album throughout. That said, I'm glad the band was able to gain some commercial success and earn some bread; they were as hard-working as it gets and deserved it!
Ciave: Amen, brother. They were outstanding live. The kind of tight that just comes from playing every night!
My favorite album's were the two live ones and Monkey Island and Sanctuary. I have gone to a few of their live concerts after 2000 and it is interesting to note that they play only their Atlantic released songs and none of their EMI released songs.
I was in middle school when this came out and absolutely loved Freeze Frame and Flamethrower.
Great ones.
1982 the year I graduated High School. Wow I remember this music like it was yesterday.
I remember J. He was my friend and a very bright and nice guy.
Glad to see that they indeed pulled through to get the recognition they got as a result of their musical talent. It's a great song, simply put. Cheers!
It's funny to see the rest of the country's take. I lived in the Boston area and J Geils was just simply always there. "Must of got lost" is still in heavy rotation. It wasn't uncommon to see Peter Wolf in a bar hanging out.
For sure.
There are only a handful of songs I’ve ever heard the first time and fell in love immediately. Centerfold was definitely one of them. This 14-year-old kid heard the song and bought Freeze Frame the next day. Still one of my all-time favorites.
It’s a song that immediately captivated you.
Great tunes and the best years of my life.
Wish I could go back
I have seen J Geils perform 3 times over the years...all shows were powerful & full of energy.
I can remember they were so big in the mid-70's they would sell out 3 nights in a row a Cobo Arena.
I was in sixth grade when _Freeze Frame_ came out, as well as _Shake It Up_ by The Cars. I have always associated the two groups with each other since then. The J. Geils Band songs, "Centerfold" and "Freeze Frame," and The Cars tunes "Shake It Up" and "Since You've Gone." ("I can't help it, everything's a mess, I can't help it, you're so treacherous. . . when it comes. . . to tenderness.")
Shake it Up is one of my favorite songs of the 80s. Since You’re Gone is awesome too!
'They don't want me paralyzed, they just want me neutralized...'
I couldn't get enough of Freezeframe back in the day.
on a side note, if your band needs a hit, you can't go wrong with this title:
'Since you've been gone' (by The Cars, The Outfield, Rainbow, and Kelly Clarkson)
It was the era of Billy Squier, Ghost in the Machine and Foreigner 4. The halcyon days.
@Sub if you are against antifa and BLM No, that was before we had MTV.
@@robertwiles8106 I loved Foreigner 4... mostly because I thought Jukebox Hero was beyond amazing! I will never forget where I was when I heard that song (and also the rerelease of Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman on the same bus. It's another fantastic song). I was on a school bus on the way to IL state choir/singing competition in the spring of my 8th grade year. (1982) I heard those 2 songs and they have stayed with me as special, all these years later, especially Jukebox Hero!
Peter Wolf opened for The Who in Philadelphia in May 2019. He opened with "Ain't Nothin but a Houseparty." It was great to see him live! I couldn't hear the announcement of Peter Wolf as the opening act, but once he started singing, we knew it was him.
Ooooh!
Thing I love about Centerfold, is it encapsulates the image of some dude in a bar telling this story over a beer while some rugby team is celebrating in the background. The whole na na na part feels like a drunken chant. I love a song that comes with it's own set piece like that.
My cover band has covered Centerfold for many many years and it's ALWAYS a crowd pleaser! It's on our setlist every gig! It's a HUGE hit!!
A band that came out of nowhere here in the UK. Huge hit and I loved this back then. Freeze Frame did fairly well too but, as you say, they just disappeared
It’s sad, because I love Peter Wolf’s solo song “Lights Out” as well.
I guess that's why we have the professor. To show us that "a band that came from nowhere "actually had a long road to travel
I had the pleasure of being in Boston Garden the night they recorded their "Blow Your Face Out" LP. While I was pleased to see their success with "Freeze Frame", I much prefer their earlier work. As others have already stated this band were awesome live. Peter was the ultimate front man, who could do it all. The live version of, "Musta Got Lost" is a must as Peter's rap to start the song is priceless.
One of their BEST ! Love that recording 🤘⭐🎶
From Texas, I agree with your opinion of their earlier work. Would have loved to have seen them at the Boston Garden or Cobo Hall. I have Bloodshot and Blow Your Face Out.
Saw them in '82 at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Greg Kihn Band opened the show. It was awesome!
Love stinks reminds me of an old friend of mine, passed through a decade later. Songs on the album of our lives, we'll play em forever.
After graduation in Utah, I moved to Boston....J.Giles was a band that made Boston proud!
Your story of singing Centerfold
in church is hilarious!! 😂
One of the gems from Love Stinks is No Anchovies, Please, a vastly underrated cut. Their live album, Blow Your Face Out, also helped them gain in popularity. Their live version of Musta Got Lost is, still, one of their top songs and shows( Along with No Anchovies Please) Peter Wolf’s gift for ad libbing. They, also, did another live version of Nothin But a House Party in the movie Neighbors II. I remember them fondly, as our cross country team played Live: Blow Your Face Out on the way to and from every meet during the summer of 78, before my senior year of high school.
J Geils was one of my favorite bands back in the day. I went and saw them twice at Pine Knob outside Detroit in the 80's. Their shows were huge parties! Everyone up dancing and making new friends. Love the J Geils band!!
Me too.
Saw the SHOWTIME! concert in 82'.
I can pick my friends voice out from the audience on the album.
🙂✌️❤
That would have been awesome. The band and the venue are great. It was always Pine Knob, never called it DTE lol.
COME BACK is one of my FAVORITE J.Geils songs.
That singing it in church because it had an angel in it is hilarious!
I like your story. The first time I heard Centerfold was actually at Church. I was in the parking lot with a group of other guys and the house across the street had it blaring out from the window. I remember thinking I've got to find out who sings this song. The next day at school I started asking my friends that knew music better than me and when they told me I went out and found the album that weekend. Just recently I heard the song on the radio and I turned it up and told my son I bet you can't go the rest of the day without this song in your head. He was humming it the rest of the day! Thanks for a great memory!
Blast from the past! I had this album and loved it. Unfortunately, they get overlooked often. Thanks for covering them!
Thanks for listening
I grew up 30 miles north of Boston. J. Geil's tunes were part of many memories, but the best by far is Roll on America roller skating rink I'm Lawrence, MA in 1982. Takes me right back like a time machine!
As a Massachusetts guy J Geills Band brings back lots of memories. First remember from Must of got lost. Always great but best for me is that era circa 1974
Centerfold is such a great piece of ear candy. Freeze Frame has some really great songs on it. The early MTV era played Centerfold and Freeze Frame to death. You can still here them today on your favorite classic rock station. I saw The J.Geils band open for Bob Seger probably 6 or 7 years ago and they still cooked. Peter Wolf is a hell of a front man. Thanks again for another great video, Adam!
Thanks Dave!
....Loved Peter Wolf's Solo CD....loved IT! ....even paid a cool $100 bucks for the longboxed CD.....OUCH! ...ha-HAA!
I saw them open up for bob seger in 2014 also and they were really awesome
I believe he was a DJ in Boston in the early days and developed his talking style there.
I too saw them on the Bob Seger tour, in Buffalo NY IIRC.
Centerfold! The song that i finally got me to learn how to whistle. I listened to it over and over and over again. Drove my mother nuts, because I kept trying to whistle the melody with the tune, and had headphones on.
excellent - good call!
That was such a great time in my life! I used to stay up late watching music videos on the weekends and this was one of my favorite ones to watch, I really miss those days.
I was 10 when this came out and I used to sing along with it everytime. Years later I worked with a former rhody of the band who said he stayed in touch with J. That was 30 years ago
As a Primary Chorister (what my faith calls the person who teaches the music to the children) for over 40 years, this is the very BEST story I have ever heard. I laughed out loud until tears were running down my face! Had I been your teacher, I’d have admitted that I liked that song as well, but perhaps not in church. Thank you for sharing that story! I haven’t laughed so hard in a hot minute!
You know the one about the new Pastor and song leader who weren't getting along?
The Pastor preached on tithing.
The song leader led the choir in "Jesus paid it All"
The Pastor then preached on gossiping.
The song leader led the choir in "I Love To Tell The Tale"
Finally the Pastor got so frustrated he decided to resign. He said "Jesus brought me here and now he's talking me away"
The song leader then led the choir in...
"What a Friend we have in Jesus" 🤣❤️🙏
That was a hilarious story, wasn’t it?
I still think that Peter Wolf's solo single "Lights Out" is a top contender for 80s hidden gem!
I love Lights Out. Adam should cover that one someday.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 agreed!
Wow man I havent thought of that in years...time to hit spotify and listen to it again
The vocal meter and the keyboard melody - instantly recognizable. The snare out front. Ingredients man ingredients
I grew up listening to Freeze Frame and then never gave J Geils a second thought. When I picked several of their early albums last year, it was a revelation. Such a great band!
Freeze Frame was the first rock record I ever got. I begged my mom to get it for my 10th birthday. She was reticent to get it because of the song " Piss On the Wall" but relented. I still consider it the best present I ever got and played the whole album to death. I still have my copy 40 years later.
Same age. I bought it at Hills. My Mom had the same concern but also with the Centerfold lyrics
As a product of 8 years in Catholic school, I haven't laughed so hard in a LONG time as I was during your church explanation. About brought me to tears.
Funny enough I saw J Geils at Lacrosse Wi. August 18th 1982
Oh man, "Centerfold" was THE song of 1982 ! It was everywhere ! Everybody was humming it (na, na, na, na na, na...) and singing it ("My blood runs cold" ; "Angel is the centerfold") I remember a school dance where it was played multiple times because people were just endlessly requesting.
I'm from Rochester NY and "Freeze-Frame" is the theme song for our local pro hockey team the Rochester Americans! I've never heard it confirmed but I believe that the reason for that is because Rochester is the home of Kodak and obviously hockey is played on ice.
Sounds apt!
As a 7 year kid, I wore out 3 copies of this album because of Centerfold. I still have to listen to the full song if I hear it on the radio. I still love it as much today as I did then.
I was also 7 when Freezeframe came out. First album I memorized all the lyrics to and in February of '82 was my first concert.
In Junior high, I had a classmate who's step sister posed in a girly magazine. I do remember that. Love your channel.
The song “Centerfold” was massive. It changed the world.
I just moved to a new state and started high school when this blew up. I remember Journey got on the airwaves ALOT at the same time. Memories, Professor!!!
Love Stinks is my favorite of theirs. Centerfold and Freeze frame were right up there with the rest of their best, but Love Stinks "must've got lost" when it came to making everyone else's list of favorites.
I remember them playing Love Stinks on one of the late shows like Saturday Night Live. Need to find that one on YT if it’s there.
That’s my favorite of theirs too.
I fell for the band with "Love Stinks". The video of the song was played before every performance of Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday night in St. Louis. Crowd loved the video and the song. After I married my high school Sweetheart, we moved to Dallas in '82. J. Giles played in an arena in Ft. Worth. Saw the band while pregnant wife stayed home. Fantastic concert. Brought back great memories of all those Friday nights. Great concert. Thank you.
Senior year 1984, I wrote poems about my "angel", L*****... and showed them to my friend Van. Never saw her in anything risqué. Such sweet memories!
Love The J. Geils Band. They were one of the standout stories in music during 1982. Their music was fun new wave pop/rock. I bought their breakthrough album Freeze Frame. Both the title track and Centerfold are terrific songs and personal favorites of mine. 1980's music at it's very best. After the disco era ended sometime in 1981, new wave became my new favorite music genre.
Thanks Stephen. A lot of New Wave was inspired by Disco. I find that more all the time.
@@ProfessorofRock I learned this from watching the BBC series, The History of Top of the Pops. Definitely worth tracking down.
@@ProfessorofRock Had the 8-Track! This was 1985 of course,but still had as much fun as everyone else!
I am so hardcore that I’d even go as far to say that disco BECAME new wave. Proof: “Pop Muzik” by M or “Heart of Glass” by Blondie.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I agree with you. That is an excellent way of looking at it.. So many songs that are categorized as new wave you can definitely hear elements of disco and its influence. The songs you mentioned are great examples.
You forgot their 1973 top 15 hit "Give it to me"
I remember sitting on my bed with my cassette player waiting for this song to come on, after the DJ did the intro I hit record and I started my first real playlist. Those were the days.
As a millennial growing up in Boston this group was always omnipresent on the airwaves, especially with their earlier music. I remember finding old ticket stubs for their early 70s shows in my house when I was little. I believe Detroit is the same way.
Got to see the band with Peter Wolf and sans J. Geils about 7 years ago in NH, this was during their dispute about the band touring with the name. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to and Peter Wolf was a machine
Great job Professor, this is another song that brings back so many memories for me, especially watching the video on MTV- and I just love your cute personal stories that go along with the episodes- you always brighten my day! I have a cute personal memory about the song "Centerfold"; my mom used to sing it to me in a cute way when i was a little girl and say it was my song bc i was the most beautiful girl she'd ever seen and make me feel so special! Anyway, good job covering another awesome song. I also have to comment on your really cool T-shirts that you wear for the show- i know some of them are your own merch and ones that youve had made but you have just about the greatest collection of T-shirts ive ever seen a you tube host wear! You have every band, every singer, it's so inpressive- i often wonder where you've purchased them...im sure some were from concerts but im sure you couldnt have been to that many - or maybe you were! Please let me- let us know- did u get some at vintage stores? How did u get so many cool T- shirts? Its another thing about you that makes you the best and coolest host of the best you tube channel there is! Keep up the good work and dont stop suprising fans like me with wonderful facts and material like this! I love you! Xox ❤✌️🎵😘 rock on!😉
Keep asking your t-shirt question, you’ve got me curious about it now too, hope Adam sees it and answers!
@@leslie6938 i know arent his t-shirts aeesome? I always love to see what band hes gonna wear next! I will in my next comment i hope i remember to!😊
I think this song stuck in my mind and on my lips so many times over the years that Adam is right, it is catchy and it was part of my growing up in the '80's for sure. Great memories for this one.
I think one of the best things about being the youngest siblings is hearing (or in my case, stealing) your older siblings music. As we grow up, usually we are most often guided into our musical journey by way of our friends. I was guided by my sister (4 yrs older) & my brother (2 yrs older). Each one had such different tastes as my sister was into funk, dance & R & B while my brother was more influenced by industrial, techno, new wave, and synthetic pop. Then my last & greatest influence was my Mom. She was all over the place but Motown was her staple. All these influences and yet, I turned out to be a metalhead who loves all the other stuff. Music is a blessing for me, just as this channel has become. Thanks to P.o.R. for all that you do.
My first concert in the early 70'S was J. Geils and Yes. This was when they had just released their live album I was instantly hooked on their music. Squire and Wakeman of Yes were amazing.
I got in trouble bringing the Freeze Frame album to school in 2nd grade as it had the song Piss On The Wall on it 🤣. Damn these guys ruled!!!!
...HA-HAAA!! ...I FORGOT about "POTWall"!! ....wasn't that like, a MINUTE!? ...I gotta pull that CD out, but it's behind a VERY large stockshelf, and I have to 'feed' me Arm through, to get to it....wish me LUCK....
“Devil music.” My school has never criticized me for listening to songs like this!
Center fold: classic tv commercial music. Freeze frame: classic 80's movie music.
Must've Got Lost was a great song too. I always sing that when I get lost.
There was a time where it seemed like that song was "everywhere", it was played a LOT in my area growing up...and yes, I TOO bought the album! Seth was my favorite! Another good analysis Adam!🤘Dude..."Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" In church?!? 😆 I was a teen then, I'm a minister now, you sound like you were a cool/neat kid!👍🏻😉👌🏼
They were played on the rock station in my area a lot before and after Centerfold. They were great!
This was one of my cousins favorite bands . It was the one and only tape I saw him buy . He was a big country fan but he loved these guys . He passed away 3 years ago and everytime I hear these songs I think of him . He had 3 or 4 cheat on country music songs .
Saw them twice in the 70s at the old Boston Gahden. Kick ass band, great rock n' roll. Still sound as good today as they did all those years ago.
This song brings me back to 6th grade. Love your story Adam!
I was 4 years old and my mother had me in the child seat in the grocery shopping cart. I started singing the chorus to Fifty Ways by Paul Simon. It was the last song I heard in the car before we went into the store. My mother was shocked I had learned this song so quickly and was singing so everyone around us could hear.
....WELL, "....I knew a Girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a S-x fiend..." , didn't go so smoothly with me GRANNY! ...ha-HAAA!!
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@Anna Trail 😊❤
I talked to one teacher at my school who remembers the J. Geils Band very well from her high school days. That chorus to 50 Ways is so infectious! “Hop on the bus, Gus! You don’t need to discuss much!”
@Anna Trail Doing well. We are getting ready for the holidays at the store. Haven't been buying any new records. Trying to be happy with what I have. I have been watching a channel called Historic Travels because he has videos about the Titanic. He is a good story teller and shows pictures and diagrams to explain things. My grandma's brother died on the Titanic. He was 17 and trying to emigrate to America. I also like learning about the other ships too.
Centerfold was an awesome song. When it came out there was a girl in junior high with me who had a fuzzy blue sweater she would wear that always reminded me of this song. I told her about it at our 30th class reunion and she thought it was hilarious.
My only regret is that it kept Journey "Open Arms" from ever reaching number 1.
....oh YEAH! ...forgot about that, THANKS for remindin' me.....
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When this song came out my mom had a crush on this boy in junior high who looked just handsome.
Thank God. Most over-played rock ballad of all time.
Peter Wolf and David Lynch (the famous film director) were roommates in college - that fact always amazes me
Love your story about singing it in church. Especially your dad explaining it to you.
Oh, you forgot to mention the song "Come Back!" It was the highest charter off their Love Stinks album, hitting #32 on Billboard.
I bought the album because of that song.
Come Back is probably my favorite J. Geils Band song!
Good song!
I was wondering if someone was going to mention "Come Back." It's my favorite.
Great song.
Yes! Come Back,and Flame Thrower are their two barn burners.
As big as this album was and it was, I think that their previous album, Love Stinks, set the tone for future success. I realize they'd been around for quite a few years but it wasn't until, Love Stinks, that they came into my orbit. As for, Freeze Frame, it was an absolutely astounding album. To this day, Centerfold, gets me going.
Frank, you are correct about Love Stinks setting up Freeze Frame’s success.
I agree, and the song Come Back may have helped them see the success a little synth might bring. It may not have been a huge hit but I loved hearing it the few times I saw it on MTV.
"I must Have Got Lost" was huge. Little cover bands could do "Love Stinks" pretty easy maybe 5 chords.
Heard them play at a house party in New Berlin CT.
Amazing band in 1970, it was the best party I have ever been too, period.
Loved the personal touch about you and your dad. Sounds like he was/is a great dad.
The J. Geils Band are much more than the "Centerfold" rockers. Their "Full House" live album has some mean harmonica playing!!
I saw them at a Day on the Green in Oakland, CA during the Love Stinks tour and I went out and bought that album and loved it. Wasn't that a young Martha Quinn in the Centerfold video?
It was not her, but rumors certainly swirled around it!
@@damsbaug33 Thanks. I thought it might be since Mark Hunter was in a video before he was a VJ.
@@edwardcatiller9729 You mean Alan Hunter?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yeah I messed up his name, getting old sucks.
@@edwardcatiller9729 It’s okay. I forget things too.
This was on of those earliest MTV memories.
I never tire of hearing you narrate about the songs and your dad. It brings happy tears to my eyes and Reminds me that there are some simples pleasures left to enjoy! Thank you for sharing your love of music with us ❤
My 2 eldest daughters sang that song with me and without me. It's great to see their Playlist when they're out of the car! I can tell what kind of person someone is by their Playlist. On my channel I have 2 dozen + Playlist good luck classmates and enjoy your your stroll through the past!!
All the young ladies in the Centerfold music video looked to be in their 20's. That will put them in their 60's now. Wow! Where did the time go?