Blow Your Face Out

Blow Your Face Out
Live album by The J. Geils Band
Released April 22, 1976
Recorded November 15, 1975 at Boston Garden, Boston and November 19, 1975 at Cobo Hall, Detroit
Genre Rock
Length 74:39
Label Atlantic
Producer Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek and Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Hotline
(1975)		 Blow Your Face Out
(1976)		 Monkey Island
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Blow Your Face Out is the eighth album (and second live album) by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1976.

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded at two concerts held in November 1975. The first show was at the Boston Garden in the band's hometown (Boston, Massachusetts) on November 15th. The second was four nights later in Detroit, Michigan, where the band's other two live albums "Live" Full House (1972) and Showtime! (1982) were also recorded.[2] This album is wildley thought of as the best live blues rock album of the decade.

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Southside Shuffle" – 4:16
  2. "Back to Get Ya" – 4:38
  3. "Shoot Your Shot" (Junior Walker, James Graves, Lawrence Horn) – 3:56
  4. "Must Of Got Lost" – 6:34
  5. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Edward Holland Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) – 4:00
  6. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Terry Fell) – 1:52
  7. "Love-Itis" (Harvey Scales, Albert Vance) – 4:05
  8. "Intro: (Lookin' for a Love)" (James Alexander, Zelda Samuels) – 2:06
  9. "(Ain't Nothin' But A) Houseparty" (Del Sharh, Zelda Thomas) – 5:04
  10. "So Sharp" (Arlester Christian) – 2:38
  11. "Detroit Breakdown" – 6:25
  12. "Chimes" – 8:56
  13. "Sno-Cone" (Albert Collins) – 3:04
  14. "Wait" – 3:44
  15. "Raise Your Hand" (Eddie Floyd) – 4:08
  16. "Start All Over Again" – 2:21
  17. "Give It to Me" – 6:52

Personnel

Charts

Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard Pop Albums 40

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ AOL Review
The J. Geils Band
Peter Wolf • Seth Justman • Stephen Jo Bladd • J. Geils • Danny Klein • Magic Dick
Albums
The J. Geils Band (1970) · The Morning After (1971) · Live Full House (1972) · Bloodshot (1973) · Ladies Invited (1973) · Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) · Hotline (1975) · Blow Your Face Out (1976) · Monkey Island (1977) · Sanctuary (1978) · Love Stinks (1980) · Freeze Frame (1981) · Showtime! (1982) · You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)
Singles
"First I Look at the Purse" (Live) (1971) · "Looking for a Love" (1971) · "Did You No Wrong" (1973) · "Give It to Me" (1973) · "(Ain't Nothin' but a) House Party" (1973) · "Make Up Your Mind" (1973) · "Detroit Breakdown" (1974) · "Must of Got Lost" (1974) · "Love-itis" (1975) · "Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) · "You're the Only One" (1977) · "Surrender" (1971) · "One Last Kiss" (1978) · "Take It Back" (1979) · "Sanctuary" (1979) · "Come Back" (1980) · "Love Stinks" (1980) · "Just Can't Wait" (1980) · "Night Time" (1980) · "Centerfold" (1981) · "Freeze-Frame" (1981) · "Angel in Blue" (1982) · "Flamethrower" (1982) · "I Do" (1982) · "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983) · "Concealed Weapons" (1984) · "Fright Night" (1985)
Compilations
Best of The J. Geils Band (1979) · Best of The J. Geils Band Two (1980) · Flashback (1986) · Flamethrower (1986) · Anthology: Houseparty (1993) · Looking for a Love (1997) · Best of The J. Geils Band (2006)