![]() ![]() ![]() CD Preview: Jesse Ed Davis’s Red Dirt Boogie.Neil Young revisits the ‘70s with Official Release.CD Preview: Janiva Magness’s Blue Again.CD Review: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes'.The Rev's Boogie Chillun now available!.Originally published by Prairie Sun, 1979 And thankfully, Sanctuary marks their triumphant return to the rock ‘n’ roll/blues scene they helped create. Using their influences wisely, at times they sound like everybody from Southside Johnny to Mick Jagger to the Nighthawks. Geils’ guitar work, along with Wolf’s vocals and the mouth harp of Magic Dick are sharp, powerful, and final. Just like a sock hop in the old days, they mix the dancing numbers with a few slow ones like “Theresa” and “I Don’t Hang Around Much Anymore.” Then, after two or three minutes of slow bumping and lotsa grinding, they burst into something like “Wild Man” to relieve you of the sweet pain. The album starts with “I Could Hurt You,” a bluesy, dirty rocker in which we hear Peter Wolf’s gruff, gritty vocals at their best. The spirit and dynamic felt after sitting through albums like Geils’ Morning After and Full House – Live is here again. What could have become a slow death has instead become a breath of life for the Beantown boys. Sanctuary, however, is the album that will clear the good name of J. For a lifelong fan of the band, it became embarrassing. The result was several uninspired albums, and many disappointing concerts. And a predictable band often times becomes a dull band. Their first few albums, with their live shows, proved them to be a powerful band at the least, and a great band on many occasions.īut then it happened…maybe it was boredom that set in, maybe it was just too much of a good thing too soon. Geils Band burst onto the scene in the late ‘60s, they took many people by surprise with their original brand of rock ‘n’ roll, served up with a strong double-shot of rhythm and blues. ![]()
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