J Geils Band 1977
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Saw them open for ELP, Foghat, J Geils and Climax Blues Band as the opener at Soldier Field in 77.One of my first concerts.
This is from Winterland 77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4y1mKxYD6Q
Peter Wolf reminds me of Pigpen.
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Wow, I saw them open for the
Wow, I saw them open for the Stones in early 80s.
Centerfold! Freeze Frame!
Show was at the Kingdome -- talk about awful acoustics. This video is from that show, but doesn't show J. Geils... but hearing the walk-on tune made me have a flashback to that day for sure:
https://youtu.be/BUdgzcsqITM
The American Tour 1981: Was to promote the album "Tattoo You" launched on August 27th that year. The Tour was the largest grossing tour of 1981 with $50 million in ticket sales (the average price was $16). Roughly two million concert goers attended the concerts, setting various ticket sales records. The 5 December show in New Orleans set an indoor concert attendance record which stood for 33 years. The Tour was promoted by Bill Graham, as previous tours. The tour's elaborate and colorful stage was the work of Japanese designer Kazuhide Yamazaki, for outdoors shows and for some indoors, like The Silverdome (Pontiac) and The Astrodome (Houston).The tour also was an early milestone for the rock industry by selling advertising rights to Jōvan Musk. Jōvan paid $1 million to put their name on Stones tickets. This attracted considerable attention in the business media, as Jōvan's image of a pleasant fragrance was at odds with the Stones' bad boys image. But the Stones behaved well on tour, and rock tour corporate sponsorships soon became the norm. In another marketing first, the 18 December performance at Virginia's Hampton Coliseum was broadcast as "The World's Greatest Rock'n'Roll Party", on pay-per-view and in closed circuit cinemas.It was the first such use of pay-per-view for a music event. When a fan ran onstage during the show, Keith Richards hit him with his guitar.
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I think that J Geils was
I think that J Geils was replaced on that stones tour for being a bit too good in the opening slot for the stones taste.
Peter Wolf was not stop moving and talking and signing, and backed by a top notch band
DETROIT BREAKDOWN!
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Saw the first Stones shoe in
Journey and George Thourghgood opened
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^ At the opening Stones show
^ At the opening Stones show in 1981 US Tour in Philly. I recorded Georges set. Still have it. Should put it up. Ran out of batteries so no Stones tape. Journey sucked!
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>>>I recorded Georges set.
>>>I recorded Georges set.
my older brother was at the Philly show and he's a huge Thorogood fan. Sharing that set would be a perfect gift for the man who has everything.....
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Joy I'll look into making a
Joy I'll look into making a copy and send to you. It's obviously a cassette tape recorded on a cheap recorder I borrowed but sounds pretty good from the last time I heard it a long time ago. Lot's of announcements by the Philly DJ at the beginning.
Do they still make cassettes? If so I can copy it that way. I don't have the ways to convert to CD.
Will reopen this thread when I do it if I don't forget. Then email me with your addy and alls well.
Saw the GD 2 nights later in Md..
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>>>> Stones show in 1981 US
>>>> Stones show in 1981 US Tour in Philly
That same brother took his wife to the last Stones show in Philly(last year?)
He bought really good seats. I asked how much? He wouldn't tell me but he said it was more than if you added up all the concerts he been to before. I'm guessing $10,000 for 2 tickets
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Tell your Bro I'll only ask
Tell your Bro I'll only ask $5000 for the cassette.
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Remember the Climax Blues
Remember the Climax Blues Band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRVSSwJYqh0
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I found the tape of George
I found the tape of George Thorogood Joy. Listened to a bit and is an Ok sound. Would send you the original if you can make me trust you to send it back!
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The Mighty J. Geils Band was
The Mighty J. Geils Band was one of the best live bands to ever be!! Full on dance party at their shows. People should not be fooled by the end of their career with Freeze Frame, when they finally had big popular success and their musical style kinda changed. But, even in those later years, their live shows were at the highest levels of energy!! I'd say Peter Wolf is arguably one of the best Front Men ever... up there with Mick! I would see several Geils shows each tour.... Harshford, Springfield, New Haven, Providence, Worcester, Boston. Such a killer live band! When I saw the GD for the first time in 1982, I was, obviously, blown away, and remember thinking, this is like a J. Geils show but with lots of people tripping!!
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Full House stands up as one
Full House stands up as one of the great live albums of the 70's
This was the first of three live albums recorded by the J. Geils Band. Although living in Boston, the band had always considered Detroit their second home because of their enormous popularity there. Two of their three live albums were recorded in Detroit at various venues. The third live album was recorded in Detroit and Boston.
The album's cover depicts a poker hand, but the hand shown is not a "full house" as defined by the rules of the game (this is intentional; the Queen in the poker hand is winking). The title is also a play on words, referring to a packed concert venue or "full house" by concert promoters.