#THE J. GEILS BAND PISS ON THE WALL FULL#

#THE J. GEILS BAND PISS ON THE WALL FULL#

Better yet, pick up one of the band's old live records like Blow Your Face Out or even Full House (both feature material from the band's superior Atlantic releases).

It would be nice to say it is a definitive look at their career, but perhaps due to the record being released by Capitol (a member of the EMI family), the record is tipped in favor of the group's more commercial, pop-oriented songs of the '80s. For a more thorough appreciation, invest in the much superior Rhino collection Houseparty: Anthology. Geils Band is the first single-disc collection to feature songs from the group's tenures at Atlantic and EMI. As far as compilation records go, this one's the weakest of all the J. Wisely, the label chose to completely shun the band's god-awful post- Peter Wolf release You're Getting Even While I'm Getting I'm Getting Odd. It sure would have been nice to hear the live version of 'Love Stinks' from Showtime (which is introduced by Wolf's now legendary, 'Adam and Eve were smoking weed in the Garden of Eden' rap) or perhaps some other un-released live gems from the band's Freeze Frame tour - their biggest outing ever.

Glancing over the track listing, it's obvious that EMI spent next to no time putting together this compilation and decided to issue it as some sort of contractual obligation (even though Peter Wolf would continue to release solo records for the label in years to come) or perhaps as a forgone catalog piece. Geils Band 'deep' cuts like 'Flamethrower' and the terrific 'Just Can't Wait.' Incomprehensibly, other essentials like 'Sanctuary,' 'Teresa,' 'Just Can't Stop Me,' 'Nightime,' and even the hilarious 'Piss on the Wall' (not so essential) are nowhere to be found. Featuring a hodgepodge of material taken from the band's three biggest career selling records (all on EMI), Flashback is an all too brief ten-track affair which includes a handful of classics like 'Love Stinks,' 'Centerfold,' 'Freeze Frame,' and a couple of other essential J.

The j. geils band piss on the wall