![]() Anyone who wants to get the real picture of one of the most exciting, wall-shaking bands of the '70s (with a fair chunk of their later work included) needs to investigate Rhino's two-CD set Houseparty: Anthology instead. As it is, the disc is suitable only for the most casual of J. It also would have helped the compilation live up to the "Best" in the title. Still, a fifty/fifty split on this best of would have done the band more justice. Granted more people remember the later hits like "Centerfold," "Freeze-Frame," "Just Can't Wait" or "Love Stinks," and you can't deny that they had a run of great pop songs at EMI. Geils Band Format: Vinyl 39 ratings £5139 See all 10 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 £9.90 Listen with our Free App Audio CD £51.21 5 Used from £13.24 3 New from £51.21 Vinyl £51.39 1 Used from £51. Surely relatively weak songs like the pseudo-rockabilly rave-up "Piss on the Wall" or the bland ballad "Teresa" could have sacrificed to make room for some more prime J. There are a handful of classic rockers from the mid-'70s notably "Whammer Jammer" and "Looking for a Love" from 1972's Live - Full House and "Must Have Got Lost" and "(Ain't Nothing But A) Houseparty" from 1976's Blow Your Face Out but add the laid-back reggae tune "Give It to Me from 1973's Bloodshot and that's it for the Atlantic years, a move that omits too many great songs to mention here. That may be fine for the casual fan, but anyone who wants a booster shot of the raucous, house party-starting J. In fact five songs come from 1981's smash Freeze Frame, three from 1980's Love Stinks, and two from 1982's live disc Showtime! Add it up and three years account for more than half of the songs here. It would be nice to say it is a definitive look at their career, but perhaps due to the record being released by Capitol (a member of the EMI family), the record is tipped in favor of the group's more commercial, pop-oriented songs of the '80s. Geils Band is the first single-disc collection to feature songs from the group's tenures at Atlantic and EMI. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. Better yet, pick up one of the band's old live records like Blow Your Face Out or even Full House (both feature material from the band's superior Atlantic releases). For a more thorough appreciation, invest in the much superior Rhino collection Houseparty: Anthology. As far as compilation records go, this one's the weakest of all the J. Wisely, the label chose to completely shun the band's god-awful post-Peter Wolf release You're Getting Even While I'm Getting I'm Getting Odd. It sure would have been nice to hear the live version of "Love Stinks" from Showtime (which is introduced by Wolf's now legendary, "Adam and Eve were smoking weed in the Garden of Eden" rap) or perhaps some other un-released live gems from the band's Freeze Frame tour - their biggest outing ever. Glancing over the track listing, it's obvious that EMI spent next to no time putting together this compilation and decided to issue it as some sort of contractual obligation (even though Peter Wolf would continue to release solo records for the label in years to come) or perhaps as a forgone catalog piece. Geils Band "deep" cuts like "Flamethrower" and the terrific "Just Can't Wait." Incomprehensibly, other essentials like "Sanctuary," "Teresa," "Just Can't Stop Me," "Nightime," and even the hilarious "Piss on the Wall" (not so essential) are nowhere to be found. Buy the album Starting at £15.79įeaturing a hodgepodge of material taken from the band's three biggest career selling records (all on EMI), Flashback is an all too brief ten-track affair which includes a handful of classics like "Love Stinks," "Centerfold," "Freeze Frame," and a couple of other essential J. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. ![]()
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