THE  J GEILS BAND – FREEZE FRAME EXTREMELY RARE EDITION – NEW 9 Track CD. REMASTERED 1993.

THE  J GEILS BAND – FREEZE FRAME EXTREMELY RARE EDITION – NEW 9 Track CD. REMASTERED 1993.

North American rock band formed

(The Hallucinations) in 1965 in Worcester,

Massachusetts & disbanded in 1985, then reformed in 2009.

Band Members are:

Peter Wolf: vocals, 1967-83

Jay Geils: guitar

Richard (Magic Dick) Salwitz: harmonica

Tempering their bar band R&B with a touch of new wave pop production, the J. Geils Band finally broke through into the big leagues with Freeze Frame. Fans of the hard-driving rock of the group’s ’70s albums will find the sleek sound of Freeze Frame slightly disorienting, but the production gives the album cohesion. Good-time rock & roll remains at the core of the group’s music, but the sound of the record is glossier, shining with synthesizers and big pop hooks. With its sing along chorus, “Centrefold” exemplifies this trend, but it’s merely the tip of the iceberg. “Freeze Frame” has a great stop-start chorus, “Flamethrower” and “Piss on the Wall” rush along on hard-boogie riffs, and “Angel in Blue” is terrific neo-doo wop. There are still a handful of throwaways, but even the filler has a stylized, synthesized flair that makes it enjoyable, and the keepers are among the band’s best.

Track list

01  Freeze-Frame

02  Rage in the Cage

03  Centrefold

04  Do You Remember When

05  Insane, Insane Again

06  Flamethrower

07  River Blindness

08  Angel in Blue

09  Piss on the Wall