He returned to his jazz roots with the release of his first solo album in 2005. In 1992, Geils returned to music, forming the band Bluestime with Magic Dick. Fans responded to the infectious track, sending 'Must of Got Lost' up the Hot 100 to peak at 12 on January 4, 1975. The band broke up in 1985, and Geils decided to focus on other pursuits. The classic R&B-styled song captured a taste of the bands live energy, condensed down into three minutes of well-crafted of radio-ready rock n roll. Bands such as The Eagles, U2, Billy Joel, and ZZ Top all opened for the band while on tour. The album included the hit single “Centerfold,” which stayed at stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for four weeks in 1983. Their title song from their 11th album, “Love Stinks,” is familiar to younger audiences from its appearance on the soundtrack of “The Wedding Singer.” They reached their biggest success with “Freeze Frame,” which hit No. But I said, 'Hey, we got no problem here: We'll just call mine 'Lights Out,' which is the first words I say before I come blasting out at you.Geils recruited other band members “Magic Dick” Salwitz, Stephen Jo Bladd, Peter Wolf, and Seth Justman. The group originated as a R&B-influenced blues rock group in the 1970s, making an impression with songs including “Lookin’ for a Love,” “Cry One More Time,” “Must Of Got Lost,” and one of their biggest hits, “Give It To Me.”Īs the 1980s dawned the group adopted a slightly more new wave rock sound. "It was just one of those things," Wolf said. Total coincidence, Wolf said, certain Springsteen hadn't swiped his song title. Alas, Bruce Springsteen beat him to the punch with his own song "Dancin' in the Dark" that The Boss recorded in the same building where Wolf had been making his solo album. Geils shortly after the '82 tour, finding a few years of commercial success, first with Top-20 single "Lights Out," which he originally planned to title "Dancing in the Dark," from a line in its chorus. "But remember: 'Love Stinks,' but we all crave that smell," Wolf said. "Plus the lyrics were written at a time, for me, where I was going through a tumultuous relationship (his divorce from Oscar-winner Faye Dunaway) which made it easy to relate to. "It comes out of the same tradition as the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" - just basic, straight-ahead rock and roll," Wolf said. From that day on, I bought every record every one of those artists ever made, and I still have all the original records."Īt age 14, the New York-reared Wolf began sneaking into the legendary Birdman jazz club, where he saw greats like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Pittsburgh's Art Blakey. "You see films of Pentecostal or Baptist church gatherings where people are losing their minds and falling to the floor in catatonic states. "As soon as I saw Jerry Lee Lewis kicking over that piano stool and standing on his piano, and saw Chuck Berry duck-walking across the stage and Little Richard and Frankie Lymon popping out from behind the Teenagers and singing 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love?' I was enraptured," Wolf said last week in a phone interview. Wolf has enjoyed plenty of amazing experiences, starting at age 10, when his big sister - a dancer on deejay Alan Freed's TV show - dragged him to a concert that included Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Chantels and Buddy Holly. Geils Band 1974 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the Unite. Geils Band TITLE: Must of Got Lost Lyrics and Chords Never thought about tomorrow Seemed like a long time to come How could I be so blind. "It feels good to get back together with a group where you've had older experiences with a lot of stuff you've helped create that still remains meaningful to people today," Wolf said. Provided to YouTube by Atlantic Records Must of Got Lost Geils Bands 'Must Of Got Lost' 74).Peter Wolf is 77 2day.
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