John Geils, aka J. Geils of the
J. Geils Band, died about two weeks ago. And no, the guy you're thinking of is lead singer
Peter Wolf; J. Geils was the guitarist. Songs like "
Centerfold", "
Freeze-Frame" or the over-looked "
Angel in Blue" would be obvious choices to mark his passing -- anyone who remembers the early days of MTV can attest to how huge all the singles were from their 1981 LP "
Freeze Frame" (I recall Bill Glidden had both "Freeze Frame" and "
Showtime!" on vinyl). Or I could go all obscure fan-boy and choose something like "
Must of Got Lost" from 1974. But instead I'll take the middle road and choose 1980's "Love Stinks", the third single from the
LP of the same name. It was a pretty big hit for them (the
84th video MTV played), but it's mostly been bumped from rotation on classic rock stations by "Centerfold". It's a fun song, with a lovably bad early 80s video, and the final, deciding factor in my choosing this song is the awesome, crunchy guitar riff from J. Geils...
J. Geils Band - "
Love Stinks"
