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[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE J GEILS BAND "freeze-frame" vinyl, 1981

album chart action: #1 US, #2 UK, #7 AU.

singles chart action:

"centrefold".............#1 US, #3 UK, #1 AU.
"flamethrower"........#25 US.
"freeze-frame".........# 4 US, #27 UK, #7 AU.
"angel in blue".........#40 US, #55 UK.

J-Geils Band's twelfth album, their biggest seller, and their only #1 US album...
mixed feelings about this album as there are a couple of tracks i simply love, yet, there are three i cannot stand...very inconsistant band IMO, which is probably why i never bought another album of theirs...
now, until i started looking for chart placings for this post i was unaware that "angel in blue" was released as a single, but im not surprised as its the best thing on here....
i used to love "centrefold"...but radio still plays this song a lot and im sort of over it now, i had to give it a like score though because its not bad...
the only other song that could challenge that Angel track for best track is the title track 'freeze-frame'...i still love that one after thirty years...cant wait to check out the video for it on youtube and also for "angel in blue"...
all up, not a bad album, in fact its very good for a band now(then) some fifteen years into their career!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: rage in the cage
best track: angel in blue

tracks:

1. freeze-frame ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHo43B6nu60 video
2. rage in the cage *
3. centrefold **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPMLp8Cqogg video
4. do you remember when...? **
5. insane,insane again **
6. flamethrower *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTwGY6snvLU video
7. rive blindness *
8. angel in blue ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4YhOCnxADw video
9. piss on the world **

3s=2
2s=4
1s=3

rating: 1.8