4/15/2023 0 Comments J geils band discography rarSFĬritics accused the band of selling out by abandoning their “traditional boogie sound and…pandering to the rock crowd” FB but lead singer Peter Wolf said, “We were always a rock ‘n’ roll band. Joe Viglione of All Music Guide described the song as an “amalgam of rock, pop, blues and tongue-in-cheek humor.” AMG The more new wave leanings of “Centerfold” was considered a departure for a band who had established themselves as “a great live act with a blues-based sound.” SF The band’s keyboardist, Seth Justman, said they hadn’t used synthesizers much before simply because they couldn’t afford them. They finally broke through with “Centerfold” in 1982, an “uptempo rock tune – no dobut aided in popularity by its schoolgirls-in-lingerie music video.” BB FB The group landed six songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1971 to 1977 before switching to EMI-America and charting five more singles, although none reached the top 30. They’d even been invited to perform at Woodstock in 1969, but turned it down. Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.2 UK, 1.25 world (includes US + UK) Writer(s): Seth Justman ( see lyrics here)
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