Two songs later, the 1974 hit “Give It To Me” was the best of the night - Seth Justman nailing it on syncopated, percussive keyboards. Geils Band’s 1970s R&B start and its commercial peak, nicely mixing soul and 1980s pop. Wolf first made reference to the group’s 1980s albums when, before 1980’s “Just Can’t Wait,” he told the crowd, “Love stinks but we all crave the smell.” That song seemed the perfect intersection of J. He also danced impossibly energetically for a 68-year-old through many of the early numbers, and even late in the show, spinning on “Detroit Breakdown” as harmonica player Magic Dick wailed in performances that elevated the song.Īpart from Wolf, Magic Dick was the star of the show, chugging and blowing like a train whistle on “Night Time.” And when Wolf, dressed in a gold brocade jacket, did the song’s titular dance, so did many in the audience. In fact, at the start of “Southside Shuffle,” when Wolf started with a chant of “Come on, baby!” the crowd surprised him by spontaneously echoing him. And yet the crowd seemed to love it, responding wildly, clapping along and dancing in the aisles. ![]() (In fairness, the band has not released new music since 1984). Just one song of the first eight took the band out of the 1970s – “Night Time” from 1980. The set was unusual from the start – the band opening with the instrumental “Sno-Cone” from its 1970 debut disc, with Wolfe even on stage. And Peter Wolf was the perfect front-man for the set – loose-and-loopy-cool, prattling offstage banter like a late-night radio DJ, but seeming sincere in his passion. Geils Band is inarguably good at what it does: Play party-ready, energetic music and play it well. Yet, its 23-song set, which lasted an hour and 45-minutes, including two encores, was pretty darned fun and musically enjoyable.
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