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The J. Geils Band were the original Bad Boys from Boston, getting down to it and blowing your face out every night. With classic albums like Full House, Bloodshot, Love Stinks, and the massively successful Freeze-Frame, Geils have been nominated for the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame no fewer than five times since 2005. From their early days as R&B and blues purists, through defining tracks like ’Looking for a Love, ’ the instrumental ’Whammer Jammer, ’ and the US Top 40 ’Give It to Me, ’ to global fame with radio staples’ Love Stinks, ’ ’Centerfold, ’ and ’Freeze-Frame, ’ The J. Geils Band created a unique sound and turned every show into a house party. Though it took time for record sales to catch up to their live reputation, by the early 1980s there were few hotter act than J. Geils. The definitive companion to the music of this hard drivin’ band, The J. Geils Band - on track is a comprehensive overview of every track on Geils’ 11 studio albums, with a look at their official live releases and a rundown of the musicians’ projects beyond the band. on track makes clear why Geils, often referred to as America’s answer to The Rolling Stones, were the funkiest band in the land.

No doubt about it, James Romag knows what a J. Geils party is all about. He’s a lifelong music fan and enjoys hot, sweaty live concerts where music is blastin’ and everybody’s havin’ a ball. He worked in several record shops while attending the college of musical knowledge and holds degrees in journalism, finance and marketing, and publishing, has edited several books, and published a handful of short stories. James is a US Air Force veteran who lives in Colorado at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. This is his second book for Sonicbond’s on track series.