RockGeek Fact of the Day #149

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This past weekend the J. Geils Band decimated their audiences in Boston.  This is probably no surprise to anyone who’s ever seen them perform.  It’s a visceral, religious, reverential, exhausting experience.  What’s amazing is that the band hasn’t lost energy or drive since they started out.  Take a look at these videos.  Same song, same band, 37 years apart:

Orpheum Theater – Boston, MA (1972)  (Cue to 4:32)

House Of Blues – Boston, MA (2009)

Gotta love a band that earns it every night …