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Although it didn't sell in the same numbers as their '80s releases LOVE STINKS and FREEZE FRAME, the J. Geils Band's 1977 album MONKEY ISLAND is considered to be one of the group's best recordings amongst longtime fans. While a few of the tracks still retain the festive rock direction of their earlier releases (most notably their upbeat cover of "I Do," which would become an instant concert staple), MONKEY ISLAND contains a dark undercurrent throughout.
This is most notable on the epic title track, which sounds at times like a jam session between the Rolling Stones and Santana, as well as the vicious rocker "Somebody." MONKEY ISLAND remains the J. Geils Band's most underrated and often overlooked album.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Seth Justman (vocals, keyboards); Stephen Bladd (vocals, drums, percussion); Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram, Harriet Tharpe, G. Diane Sumler, Luther Vandross, Michelle Cobbs (vocals, background vocals); Cissy Houston, Theresa Reed, Peter Wolf (vocals); J. Geils (guitar); Magic Dick (harp, harmonica, trumpet, harmonium); Michael Brecker (saxophone, tenor saxophone, horns); Louis del Gatto, Frank Vicari, Lew DelGatto, Ronnie Cuber (saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, horns); Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff (trumpet); Theresa V. Reed (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: David Thoener.
Audio Remasterer: George Marino.
Recording information: Record Plant, New York, NY.
Photographer: Alen MacWeeney.
Arranger: J. Geils.
J. Geils Band includes: J. Geils (guitar); Peter Wolf (vocals); Magic Dick (harmonica).
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For their first two studio albums (1970's self titled debut and 1971's THE MORNING AFTER), the J. Geils Band peppered the track list with a healthy ...
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If you were to compare the J. Geils Band's 1970 self-titled debut to their final album with singer Peter Wolf, 1981's FREEZE FRAME, you could easily be fooled into thinking they were two completely different bands. Although they'd later become best known for chart-storming pop-rock, the J. Geils Band started out as a straight-ahead blues-rock band, much like their mentors the Rolling Stones and their peers ...
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Recorded live at The Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusettes on November 15, 1975 and at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan on November 19, 1975. Originally released on Atlantic (2-507). Includes liner notes by Jeff Tamarkin.
Though the J. Geils Band issued a steady stream of solid R&B-infused rock records in the '70s, it always seemed that the group was better suited for raging on the concert stage than being ensconced in a cushy recording studio. Their first live album, 1972's LIVE FULL HOUSE, proved this, and remains one of the band's strongest recordings ...
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Short of purchasing the entire EMI/Capitol Frank Sinatra set, it is very hard to argue with this three-disc collection of stone classics from the key years of 1953-1961. There are 51 cuts here, all in pristine remastered sound, with Frank fronting the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. The set might come at a small price premium, but given the extensive liner notes, sequencing, presentation, and wealth of music featured here, it becomes a nearly unbeatable collection against anything in comparable size or price range. Sinatra was at his absolute zenith here, finding not only the chops to match his confidence, but gaining so much ground as an interpreter of ballads. He moved sharply away from the soft crooning style of his days fronting the big bands to something far more emotive, dynamic, and communicative throughout the 1950s and on through the early '70s. This is a great set that can serve as a stellar introduction -- along with a single- or double-disc best-of from the Reprise years -- or top-choice ...
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This fine compilation, entitled BLOWING THE FUSE, brings together 29 popular R&B tunes from 1954. A veritable treasure trove of '50s R&B both known and obscure, the set includes, in addition to superb songs, an extensive booklet packed with historical notes and photos.
Blowing the Fuse is a killer series of compilation CDs issued by Germany's premier archivist label, Bear Family. Subtitled "R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox," each volume is compiled by year. 1954 was a boom year for jukeboxes across the United States as rhythm & blues and rock & roll maintained their ...
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