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Flashback: The Best Of J. Geils Band,J. Geils Band

- Flashback: The Best Of J. Geils Band
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J. Geils Band
Released 1988

Flamethrower
05:00
7,614 plays

I Do
03:10
7,233 plays

Come Back
03:36
6,789 plays

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- 1
- Love Stinks
- 03:37
- 47,275 plays

- 2
- Freeze-Frame
- 03:57
- 23,981 plays

- 3
- Flamethrower
- 05:00
- 7,614 plays

- 4
- Just Can't Wait
- 03:15
- 6,514 plays

- 5
- I Do
- 03:10
- 7,233 plays

- 6
- Centerfold
- 03:37
- 51,154 plays

- 7
- Come Back
- 03:36
- 6,789 plays

- 8
- Wild Man
- 04:03
- 4,667 plays

- 9
- One Last Kiss
- 04:23
- 5,549 plays

- 10
- Land Of A Thousand Dances
- 03:30
- 6,783 plays

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album review

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. 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. 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. And that's too bad. 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. 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. As far as compilation records go, this one's the weakest of all the J. Geils Band anthologies. For a more thorough appreciation, invest in the much superior Rhino collection Houseparty: Anthology. 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). ~ John Franck, All Music Guide