Composite showing J. Geils, Magic Dick and Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band performing in concert (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"Freeze Frame" - One of the best offerings of the transitional early 1980's. The J Geils Band knocked me out with this straight-ahead, hand-clapping piece of purebred rock n' roll.From the captivating, biting Hammond organ (with Leslie speaker system float around sound) riff intro (and throughout), to the brass instrumental in the middle, to the unpretentious, enthusiastic vocals and harmony, this song was begging to be played at top volume through one of the old Seeburg jukeboxes.
This song was incredibly energetic, with a powerful, positive charge.
Kick it loud and proud. Boost your bass. Let those tensions out. RD, if you're out there, give me a holler. This is for you and all the cerebrotonic, staid well-behaved young men who found true release in head-banging, eardrum-splitting music.
Click on either the the link below or the video player (which is shy when you get the RSS feed for RadioDAZZ) and get knocked right over. You'll have to play it several times in a row. The beginning gets your blood racing afresh every single time you hear it. If you don't get a shiver, you're probably dead!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHo43B6nu60&ob=av3e
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