J. Geils Band’s House Party Comes To Eagle Rock

THE J. GEILS BAND

HOUSE PARTY LIVE IN GERMANY

FIRST TIME EVER RELEASE OF THIS CLASSIC CONCERT

DVD+CD, DIGITAL AUDIO

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

On February 24, 2015, Eagle Rock Entertainment will issue the first ever release of House Party Live In Germany – the classic Rockpalast concert from The J. Geils Band – on DVD+CD and Digital Audio.

The year was 1979. The J. Geils Band were touring Europe in support of the Sanctuary album and its hit single “One Last Kiss,” when they made a pit stop in Essen, Germany to perform on the famed television series Rockpalast. Filmed on April 21 at the Grugahalle, the aptly-named House Party Live In Germany features The J. Geils Band delivering their brand of raw, raucous, R&B-soaked Rock ‘N’ Roll in a solid 14-song set. The first half of the concert focuses on material from Sanctuary, while the second half blasts through earlier breakthrough hits, like “Looking For A Love,” “Give It To Me,” and “Ain’t Nothing But A House Party.”

In the 70s, The J. Geils Band developed a reputation for their faithful devotion to down-n-dirty bar blues (while most of their contemporaries drew more heavily from British blues-rock and psychedelia). As time progressed, their sound expanded into new directions and acquired more pop influences, leading them to score massive crossover appeal and commercial success with their 1981 album Freeze Frame and its smash hit “Centerfold.” House Party Live In Germany catches the band just before that key turn in the band’s career.

Track Listing:

1.) Jus’ Can’t Stop Me

2.) I Could Hurt You

3.) Sanctuary

4.) One Last Kiss

5.) Teresa

6.) Nightmares

7.) Wild Man

8.) Looking For A Love

9.) Give It To Me

10.) Whammer Jammer

11.) Ain’t Nothing But A House Party