Where are they now...a continuing series

[jazzboCR]

Since the inevitable spit-ups and split-ups, what's happened to various band members?
Let''s start with the J Geils Band--J Geils, Magic Dick, Peter Wolf, Seth Justman and and the mystery man and only true Bostonian, Stephen Jo Bladd.
J Geils the Mahoff, the center, the organizer, the producer-in-fact. His inspired bio: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/j-geils-m.../biography The 1 album he's given credit for: http://www.allmusic.com/album/bluestime-mw0000122074 << should rate rate much higher (and does with me)--4/13 picks to click .
some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkwn2OTy83Q << w/Magic Dick, his Bluestime partner and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07KsZjS-0OU << a different concept, more recently and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ieJsugSwOI and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTXuLqPrSXY << funny that this YT I.D. ends with SXY 'cuz it sure is SeXY.
Mr. Geils spent his interim periods and all his free time restoring and racing vintage sports/racing cars.

Magic Dick Acording to some with knowledge, one of the best White harpists ever. Kept very busy as a a sideman during and fter the J Geils Band era. His AMG bio--good if disjointed: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/magic-dick-mn0000228427 He flip-flopped as headliner of Bluestime w/ J Geils--here's AMG on their second CD: http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-car...0000189801 His Site: http://www.magicdick.com/
Some songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0q2Vy3fx2I << he loves playing this tune...and we love him for it and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAZ3YyjtPg << HIPSTER ALERT--I can pretty much guarantee you've never seen anything like this take on a James Brown classic and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkRWh0elAOg << Love the intro ("First I Look at the Purse", done famously raucously by the J Geils Band)

Peter Wolf Lead vocalist and has had a vibrant, productive career since: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-wol...iscography His Site: http://www.peterwolf.com/ Interesting man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wolf
Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1slsQ_rXpzQ << Hasn't turned his back on the classics--just enhanced w/ narrative and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu2hCOROwZM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO-59By1_Rg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkC0C4CgJwc << Back-stage rehehearsal w/Shelby Lynne (they do a terrif duet on this). Charming. Transfixing.
BONUS: His solo debut album (in 1984) complete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7V_DVC8lw

Stephen Jo Bladd the drummer has apparently dropped out of music, allegedly with back and/or arthritis problems. Unknown as to what he's done since.

Seth Justman Keyboard player/producer/songwriter (he and Peter Wolf co-wrote most of the JGB's material and he wrote all of the Love Stinks album). Seemingly hasn't done much since '86 (produced and partly co-wrote a Debby Harry album).

[Big Ears]

My favourite Geils album is Monkey Island and I wish they had made another album like this, in that it combined progressive rock, jazz-rock, heavy funk and traditional jazz.

This is their best ever track imo:

[video=youtube;bVZLqe77IQU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;v=bVZLqe77IQU[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

only hits they ever had here were "centrefold" and "freezeframe", "angel in blue" wasnt a hit here but did get a lot of airplay at the time...
i have the "freezeframe" album on vinyl from back in the day...and "angel in blue" is my favourite track off it from memory...

i cant recall anything else by them that ive heard...
i remember hearing a couple of songs from Peter Wolf when he released a solo album,they failed to really grab me though

[jazzboCR]

Talk about saving your best 'til last! Monkey Island sure does that. Don't remember having heard it before but I like it so much, here's 2 live cuts from it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34Q7jsG3X8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAtcnXRI4A
I was gonna order it but for the hair-raising price ($20 + S/H)...and that's used--somebody's got a new copy for $85...

[CRAZY-HORSE]

those prices would have to be vinyl,right?

[jazzboCR]

those prices would have to be vinyl,right?

No sir--those are CD prices. Vinyl is available from $7 total. My reasoning: Nearly everything had gone digital in '77--the vinyl was produced as an afterthought. The CDs didn't sell and so were either deeply discounted (and thus disappeared into collections from which they haven't emerged) or recycled. Big current demand (as it's worth is coming to the fore) and little supply. The vinyl from that era got dumped when the purchasers either relocated/downsized or died, and the unsold excess got unceremoniously squirreled away in some anonymous warehouse in Utah. That's what makes cruising thrift stores with knowledge so much fun--I don't do it but know a couple of dudes who make a decent living at it.

[Big Ears]

The CD may be out of print.

[SteveO]

J Geils!!! Had the utmost pleasure of catching them live in the 80s!!! A tremendous show at the height of their popularity here!!!! Stadium was a rockin and packed!!!! We loved 'em up here!

[CRAZY-HORSE]

you can get "monkey island" here in this five disc "original albums series" box sets... for $21 AU plus shipping!!!!!
http://www.wowhd.com.au/CD/j-geils-band-...39#bc=d940

[jazzboCR]

Here's another guy you may know of, from Procol Harum--Robin Trower . He never really went away, just got submerged. Well, at age 70, he's back with another powerful statement of his guitar and song-writing prowess. This is a press release but gives valuable background on his doings these past 40 years.: http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/...change.htm << With his '13 piece, back-to-back killer CDs.* His discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robin-tro...iscography << He had some mediocrities and misfires earlier on but has been on a total tear this Century. His Site: http://www.trowerpower.com/ A fan-site--you have to sign up through a FB account: http://robintrower.ning.com/

Some tunes (from the last 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qjHksHGgJk << His singing, which is, well, "serviceable"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbBSPJcb1sk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=721maEP9SWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhWAVx1Jb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oKQMky1fU << Love this slinky stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSwBmj6LfJ0
BONUS 1: hour+ on German TV on his 60th b'day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmoMb0gNFrA
BONUS 2: An hour concert from back in the day when we were all young(er) and (more) foolish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFGASWGpfZc

* Here's the citizen reviewers on those 2: http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Branches-Rob...bin+trower and http://www.amazon.com/Somethings-About-C...bin+trower