ALWAYS GOOD!| FIRST TIME HEARING J.Geils Band - Love Stinks REACTION

[@macmcgee5116]

Saw The Wedding Singer with my wife when it came out. My wife refused to believe this was a real song until I played it for her. She thought it was made just for the movie.

[@toddstevens13]

One for the Dude, hope you enjoyed it.

[@williamh4172]

Song was huge when I was in Highschool.

[@jennhurl]

Omg 👏👏👏 good for you remembering. This moment in that movie killed me.

[@lou4073]

So did I, haha.

[@ki_tb12]

If your from Boston, no matter your age, you know this song 🤍 to you both

[@debibailey2968]

Love J.Geils. Especially their older stuff... Whammer Jammer, Ain't Nothing But A House Party, Got to Give It To Me, and others I can't think of right now!!! They're bangers!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Guildofarcanelore]

Whammer Jammer!! Pleeeze!

[@benshafer5198]

Southside Shuffle

[@kevinvasquez9951]

Musta Got Lost.

[@6916dog]

No Anchovies Please for a freak out

[@maurice2521]

Blow Your Face Off - Made Loud to Play Loud.

[@stephaniesanborn9076]

I am 50 and every year my parent pick out a concert to take me and my 4 older sisters to...this was my dads favorite! They were with Bob Seger..my parents are in their late 70s ❤

[@dandankovic3827]

Sounds like a Detroit concert at Pine Knob. That's where I saw them.

[@redpine8665]

@@dandankovic3827 They def need to go down the J. Geils rabbit hole. They may be surprised how great some of the older songs are.

[@SC-gp7kt]

@@dandankovic3827 I did too! It was when they recorded their "Showtime" album.

[@islayme1]

You two should check out the LIVE version of "Musta Got Lost" from the J. Geils band's album "Live: Blow Your Face Out"! The reason you should listen to this gem from 1976 is because after hearing the introduction to the song, you may find yourselves wondering if lead singer Peter Wolf may have been one of the Fathers of RAP MUSIC! And, Amber, I usually can't hear this song without thinking of that hilarious scene from "The Wedding Singer", either!

[@davidteller7681]

I've suggested the same

[@jasonremy1627]

Ooba Gooba with the Green Teeth!

[@bradsullivan2495]

Old-school J. Geils is always the best: "Looking for a Love" "Ain't Nothin' but a (House) Party" "Love-itis" "Hard Drivin' Man" and a harmonica instrumental "Whammer Jammer"

[@daverudbarg]

Yes!!!

[@jgsrhythm100]

💯 70's classic Giels !! If we see a Freeze Frame before the ones you mentioned it's a big hell no! 👎

[@jgsrhythm100]

BTW I'm from Boston. Saw Bassist Danny Kliens " Full House Band " last spring. Used to see Peter Wolf around the city often. He would hang and check out local bands. Very cool.he supported local music.

[@dadmateryn8092]

Don’t forget Give It To Me

[@smd2169]

Absolutely! And “First I Look at the Purse” is awesome, too!

[@billpunch265]

you MUST do "musta got lost". it is very VERY important that you do the live version though. the live version became the standard. their older stuff is actually very JAM, just so you know. love you guys

[@joelhahn2501]

Came here to say this. And seconded on doing the live version!

[@tjmeyer4469]

The Tube's, "She's A Beauty", is a great song from the same era. I think you will the guitar in it.

[@pamnicklas5536]

I saw J. Geils in the winter of 1981. The singer Peter Wolf really knew how to work the crowd and the band was flawless. The song Just Can't Wait live in 1984 deserves a reaction too!

[@traci4187]

"I've got the blues, the reds, and the pinks"... that line cracks me up every time.

[@charlessarver8350]

I saw J. Geils live at City Park Stadium in 1974. I was 13 years old and had never heard them before. Richard Salwitz blew me away with his Harmonica playing on "I must Have Got lost" some others who performed there that day was Peter Frampton and Montrose among others but J. Geils Band stole the show for me.

[@josephmilitello647]

"Rage in the Cage," "Centerfold," "Flamethrower," and "Piss on the Wall," all from the Freeze-Frame album are good party songs, played at early 1980s college frat parties.

[@pattyice78]

Rage in The cage and flamethrower awesome songs for sure

[@jasonremy1627]

They are one of the best party bands out there. You've got to do one of their live songs, like "(Ain't Nothing But A) House Party". You'll love it.

[@louisb5563]

Yes, yes, yes!!!

[@billharding6525]

Two words JOHNNY LANG. At 15 he wrote it and at 17 he released it the name of the song is "Lie to me" YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY GUARANTEED!!!!!!

[@aarongoldstein7614]

J. Geils Band lead singer Peter Wolf is from Boston & I have seen him walking around Boston, Cambridge & Somerville over the years wearing all black contrasting his pale skin.

[@adamsher2538]

One of the best live bands out there. Older stuff is more blues and R & B. Check out the live version of Must Have got Lost off the live album Blow Your Face Out. Other great songs are Houseparty. Whammer Jammer and Sanctuary.

[@rodjohnson2632]

Yes, the older stuff you've listed is so much better than the later, more commercial songs they did.

[@jasonremy1627]

It's Ooba Gooba with the green teeth!

[@RobertJohnson-hq6jq]

Raputa. Raputa the beauta.

[@Deborahtunes]

My theme song, "LOVE STINKS". I use to have this on a 45 single that I bought when it first came out... An interesting song of theirs is from the "Centerfold" Lp called "Flamethrower". The r&b stations even played this...

[@Cadinho93]

"Well I have a microphone and you don't. SO YOU WILL LISTEN TO EVERY DAMN WORD I HAVE TO SAY!" This song is iconic in "The Wedding Singer" (1998) 🎤🤘

[@mr.2cents.846]

🤣

[@MrScottsearles]

Steve Buschemi(sp.?) part?

[@chrisa2310]

I had a friend whose last name was Love. When he walked into the room, I would hold my nose as say, "Phew, Love stinks!" He would then punch me in the arm and say, "Love hurts." (The song by Nazareth).

[@Bear-cr2kn]

I remember Jay saying he likes harmonica so you really need to listen to J. Geils bands Whammer Jammer live. You'll love it trust me!

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Definitely the live version, and not the studio version. Same thing with Cheap Trick's I Want You to Want Me.

[@andydurazo5337]

Was the best party band ever! Their concerts were nothing more than a 50,000 people dance partay! 😊 I know you will love Houseparty, Lookin For A Love, Whammer Jammer

[@Shrykespeare]

"Must Have Got Lost" should be the next one. Or if you like, you can check out "Lights Out" or "Come As You Are" by lead singer Peter Wolf.

[@dennisschank7748]

Funny that you referenced Valentine's Day. My band was playing an anti-Valentine's Day party last year at a bar and we specifically added this song to our sets just for that party.

[@SC-gp7kt]

Boy this took me waaay back, one of the early videos on MTV. I believe this song was released in the late 70's, early 80's. I had several of their [vinyl] albums, including this one. They have some even older LIVE songs that you should react to, not the studio versions in this case.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

Their top 40 hits are so different from early J Geils. They have some early live Albums that are awesome! Solid Bluesy Harmonica Rock without ever taking pause for a breath! Some of the best ever laid down, pure fire. Check out Wammer Jammer from 1972 off the 'Live - Full House' Album for example. Cheers.

[@VinE83656]

They were so great live. I saw them with Rick Derringer and Blue Oyster Cult (and others) in a stadium and while Derringer and Blue Oyster Cult were very good, J. Geils had the whole stadium on their feet throughout their set. Great, great live band.

[@scottmorschhauser4421]

Thanks for picking this! This was a high school dance floor favorite back in the day! I miss the days when the average song on the radio was this good.

[@firedoc5]

After church one Sunday we did our usual and ate at the local restaurant and this came on the jukebox. The look on my mother's face was priceless. My brother and I fell out of our chairs laughing at her.

[@MrKCW212]

Flamethrower was another of their fun songs to dance to. Great beats & harmonica ☺️

[@timgerke8714]

A great solo tune by the lead singer, Peter Wolf, is Come As You Are. I think you'd enjoy it.

[@SMccrate01]

Back in the day a keg of crummy beer and J. Geils Band blaring was the recipe for a great party! PLEASE check out the live version of Musta Got Lost on the Blow Your Face Out LIVE album! Hilarious and a great jam too!

[@garylarue3899]

Saw them live in the 70's - what a show opened for skynyrd and nearly upstaged them. The greatest party band ever.

[@RocketmanS2K]

Love these guys! You have got to check out Give it to Me. It has a funky groove, 3 different solos by 3 different instruments, plus bongos, a whistle, and a chant. I mean c'mon, what's not to love?

[@onknight]

It is the song we play on Valentine's Day. the Tomato supposed to represent a heart being cut by love

[@carlfraley9885]

Tomatoes used to be called Love Apples long ago

[@markhlst]

Come Back is one of the best jamming rock and roll songs ever.

[@jeffphillips9588]

Come Back- J Geils Band. J/A this is another upbeat great tune from them. Love to see you react to it!

[@richardpare3538]

J. Geils was the best Boston party band. Saw them maybe 20 -30 times while I was in college there at local clubs. Peter Wolf was also a DJ at WBCN - one of the best FM stations of the time, and talked in rap all the time. "Love Stinks" was 18 years before "The Wedding Singer"

[@michaelasay8587]

Richard...they had very few songs

[@richardpare3538]

@@michaelasay8587 Really? 11 albums worth of songs, and maybe another 50-60 songs NOT on their albums that they alternated into their live shows.

[@michaelasay8587]

@@richardpare3538 how many Top 10's??

[@richardpare3538]

@@michaelasay8587 Not that many - 3 that I can see on Billboard - with another dozen or so in the top 50, along with a #1 album. But what does that have to do with their reputation as a top party band?

[@SaltyDog1967]

I've always loved this song. Funny thing, in The Wedding Singer movie where he sings this song, the couple who got married names are Scott and Cindy which is mine and my wife's names. I always think that could have been him singing at our wedding since we were married in the 80's also. A few years after the movie came out, wife asked me to make a mixed cd for a coworkers bridal shower, so I just had to add this song to the end.

[@ericilsen864]

I always call the radio station and request this song every Valentine's Day..

[@JohnMorris-c5v]

You too, huh? 😆

[@danbarrasso2253]

They have several good tunes! "Whammer Jammer" "Musta Got Lost" "No Anchovies Please"

[@ginamarandino6451]

True story when I worked as a nightclub DJ in college I would always play this song on Valentine's Day because everyone at the bar was single. Everyone would sing along 😆

[@jimsteinmanfan80]

My favorite song of theirs i "I do". They were one of the best live bands of the 1970's and the official video for that song is on stage.

[@RockDocNeal]

Love Stinks...no truer words have ever been spoken.

[@supasoulproductions]

Must of Got Lost, Detroit Breakdown, and the great harmonica instrumental Whammer Jammer are all highly recommended!

[@jgsrhythm100]

💯!! Classic 70's Giels!!

[@O_Towne_Bear]

My band use to play this, starting with a solo guitar and vocal "Unchained Melody" intro (First verse/chorus) before switching to that drum beat (after "god speed your love to me...").

[@censorshipsucks9493]

When this comes on the radio while I'm driving with my wife i always turn it up.

[@octoberguy]

My sister was a huge Geils fan -- and you heard them all the time living in Boston. One that always stuck with me is "Lookin' for a Love" ... Hearing their older stuff, you'll get much more of the band's musicality. You've pretty much only heard their later MTV stuff, which got more commercial and simpler. Still good, But you need to hear them plaaaay!

[@TamiThePinkHairedGirl]

Yep, I had all these J Geils songs on 45s, I can still picture them. The 45 for Centerfold (with Rage in the Cage as the B side) was pink, the one for Freeze Frame was gray, and the one for Love Stinks was green. ☺

[@ronzimmerman268]

I've said this many times, been to A LOT of concerts, this was the most fun I had at any concert.

[@mayorstoner3459]

I've seen just about every one of your reactions and I was in my car when "Born to Run" came on. Don't believe y'all have done that Springsteen classic. Would love to see that one!!

[@jflago]

J. Geils is definitely one of those bands that really evolved over their career. They were a straight up “House Party” band when they started. J.Geils is the name of the guitar player. Their concerts were looong affairs! Long wamma jammas. They would encore and encore then fake end the concert , turn on the house lights, THEN COME BACK OUT to keep the party going. Please react to “(Ain’t Nothin But A) House Party”. J.Geils is FUN!!

[@johnsmith2046]

I'm 49 and remember this like it was last week. It's one of the videos that helped MTV make a name for itself. Great times and music! Hello from northeast Ohio.

[@boosingh]

Saw Peter Wolf perform about 2 years ago. Love Stinks was the encore. The crowd went crazy and turned it into a raucous sing along

[@Tipper65]

LOL! This was THE break-up anthem when I was in high school. Played constantly on MTV.

[@SLOPPEWALL]

Other J. Geils tracks "Angel In Blue". "Come Back", Rage in a Cage" He was using fish for drumsticks.

[@richardrodriguez2120]

Angel in Blue is another good one. Always liked this band. Jr high dances and early Mtv

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..Such a FUN band..In fact.., they were THE GO TO party band in their area!!!

[@Jen-in-Texas]

They are awesome. You’ve got to listen to Flamethrower - so many cool instruments!!

[@robertklotz1843]

*Serves You. Right To Suffer"- studio version. Thanks you guys 😜

[@billsimonis]

yes this song was featured in the Wedding Singer as a little mood music. The song written by lead singer Peter Wolf and keyboardist Seth Justin. The weird sounds were made using a synthesizer

[@nickimontie]

I'm going out on a limb here and recommend my favorite: No Anchovies Please. Quirky doesn't begun to describe this "song".

[@davidpetrich7277]

Whammer Jammer and Hard Driving Man (live) must be played together.

[@tonynascar3]

As you wish... Off the LIVE album!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moqwlaCmraZlnKs

[@joefav76]

Saw them at the Boston Garden - excellent show, lots of fun. One of the best Boston bands to see live in concert. Try “Centerfold” “Freeze Frame” Wama Jama” all rockin songs from the 80’s.

[@seanhughes2815]

Give it to me, south side shuffle, back to get ya, Detroit breakdown, musta got lost and many more. Their catalog is well worth a deep dive!

[@kenqb5450]

I have been at weddings and instead of clinking glasses to get the couple to kiss, people go up to the head table and sing a song with the word "love" in it. The chorus of this song is my go to, along with the Oscar Meyer song.

[@Elidee2256]

Hard Driven Man was the song we played all the time back in the 70's

[@lawrencedavis4406]

Huge J.Geils Band fan here too, always dug their songs, so fun, Love Stinks is up there with the greatest songs of all time IMO...and I got to witness the band live when they reunited & played Mohegan Sun one New Years Eve...OMG that whole place was a party, their energy was off the chain, they did blow our faces out for sure!! The one band to combine rock & roll with like a James Brown soul revue & the funk, seamlessly...Peter Wolf is like the most loose lipped frontman ever, Steven Tyler has nothing on him...I got their 2CD anthology Houseparty, and it's killer, and shows both the live side from all the live albums and all the hits...highly recommended!!

[@LA-fz5qw]

This was one of the first albums I ever bought with my own money from babysitting when I was 10. I love them so much.

[@dennismetrick7378]

J Giel met while students at WPI , an engineering school that I went to . The song House Party, is a tribute to how they played at fraternity parties , " house parties" when they were stundens

[@Prozak63]

I saw them live 5 or 6 times back in the 70-80's. Under-rated band for sure.

[@gregwasserman2635]

The J. Geils Band always had fun, funky tunes. Check out "Flamethrower", "Rage in the Cage" and "Whammer Jammer".

[@laurajaramillo5179]

Saw this band along lo g time ago and was my first time hearing electric harmonica live. Wow was so amazing

[@nancaraway8413]

I saw J Geils band in the early 70s several times, and they were terrific then and even in the 80s 😃🎧

[@chrismorgan9153]

Fun fact for those of us old enough to remember this. Lead singer Peter Wolf was married to Faye "No Wire Hangers" Dunaway.

[@navigatingwithnana]

In high school in the 70's their concerts were NOT to be missed. They were the ultimate party band with everyone dancing in the aisles and in front of the stage. Mayhem at its best! Yes kids, there was once a time when you weren't required to stay at your seats. 🤣

[@davidadkins5251]

The lead singer, Peter Wolf, was married to Faye Dunaway, an Oscar-winning actress, from 1974 to 1979.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Those beginning lines were so relatable to my junior-high-age self in the '80s. A boy had a crush on me, but I liked a different boy and he liked someone else. lol

[@Bulshitero]

I saw them live once as a teen back in 1981 at l.a. coliseum they opened for rolling stones along with prince and george thorogood they were amazing got the crowd really pumped up!

[@Friend_Of_The_Muse]

He was using two tambourines on the drums. J Geils was a party band and known for their live shows. There biggest seller was a live album called "Full House". Many bands, when music videos became a thing, they had to do, and they didnt like it that much so they just messed around like in that video. Suddenly musicians had to became video makers too. As the song says "Video killed the Radio Star"

[@ericmensing2990]

Got to mention one of their best "I must've got Lost"

[@pjk-d4r]

Agree their early stuff is the best by far! Looking for a Love, Hard Driving Man from Live Full House album among their best! The greatest live band I've ever seen.

[@clare1061]

Oh hell yes, J.Geils Band my first concert in 1980 at Pine knob in Michigan. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts opened up for them.

[@valerianportus7409]

Have never seen the movie. Not an Adam Sandler fan but have been rocking out to J. Geils since Jr. High. This song came out my senior year in 1980. Such good times!

[@billofalltrades2633]

Classic for sure! Great band and song!

[@weezerang]

A deeper cut which is fun yet amazing is "Whammer Jammer" which is a really fun instrumental song with the most amazing harmonica solo you've ever heard.

[@maureenlyons-brennan1146]

We used to dance to this in our college bar in Jersey City. Great memories.

[@mikerichards67]

Saw them three times and they are the greatest party band of all time! You have to do Give it to Me,Strutting With My Baby Whammer Jammer is required for the person who loves real harmonica playing at its finest.

[@MrScottsearles]

"Rage In The Cage", "Flamethrower", "Piss On The Wall", and "I Must Of Got Lost" are some good tunes.

[@williamsmith9699]

The funny story with J Gail's is , the bass player and Guido Sardouci from SNL . Everyone wonder if they were the same person , they weren't and were one of the Bands to play SNL . You can imagine the comedy that ensued .

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

"Rage In The Cage" and "Flamethrower" are 2, underappreciated, classics by this band. [-J. Geils Band, really, are just a classic blues-rock boogie band, who, somehow,, "figured-out the '80s," w/o really trying and became a massive hit, early in that decade!).

[@MacDaddyRico]

A great Party Band...

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

They loved Soul music, even tho they were a Rock Band, they do the Supreme's WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Live.

[@bostonvair]

Love me some J. Geils Band! There is another great song from this album entitled "Come Back." Some old-school J. Geils you'll want to check out are: "Whammer Jammer" (best one is the live version from their "Best of J. Geils Band" album. "(Ain't Nothin' but a) House Party" "Give it To Me." "Where Did Our Love Go." I may have mentioned this before to your page, but the guy I bought my upright bass from played with J. Geils -- the guitarist-- (when he led a blues band after the J. Geils Band). Sadly, we lost J. Geils in 2017 to cancer.

[@cartercarter645]

As for your question - it looked like the drummer was using dead fish - which STINK!!! Love your reactions. I look forward to them!!

[@Hexon66]

Peter Wolf is one of the great frontmen in rock history. He has some great solo work as well. Midnight Souvenirs is an amazing album, with a duet with Shelby Lynne called 'Tragedy'. And if Amber likes a pogo stick, you *have to* look into the video for his song 'Come As You Are'!

[@Inkymits]

J Geils Band takes me back to roller skating when I was about 13, but my favorite by them is Flamethrower. Just as a side note, the Italian looking guy with the fedora is Father Guido Saraducci, a Saturday Night Live character from the era.

[@pauljensen2189]

Must to got lost live,where did I love go,ain't nothing about a house party,so many good songs

[@amrak5028]

"HouseParty" is played at every house party. Well it Should be.

[@scarlettfire11]

They are GREAT live!!! Whammer Jammer - Must of Got Lost - Give It To Me - Southside Shuffle - I Do (Marvelows cover)

[@louisb5563]

Classic 80's! Classic MTV!

[@christopherbarnett6098]

Hi ya kiddies. I saw the JGB live when they supported the Rolling stones at wembley stadium. June 1982. Keep it coming. The Tomato was/is also called the"love apple". Peace out.