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Sadly, there is more unmelodic news from the music world and that is because it has now enshrined John Warren Geils Jr. (J. Geils) into Rock 'n Roll Heaven. Geils was the guitarist in The J. Geils Band, a really fun, blues-rock, sextet from Boston who never took themselves too seriously because they understood what they were: a very good party band. The band had several huge hits and, unusually for a veteran outfit, their bigger ones came later in their career, after the group shifted to a more polished sound to fit into the synthesized 80s. While it was true that Geils and the gang lost some of their earthiness during the "Freeze Frame"/"Centerfold"/"Love Stinks" era they never totally abandoned their rabble rousing sense of humor and therein lied their success. Despite their big hits in the late innings the band was at their best in the early 70s when they scored with "Lookin' For A Love," and "Must Of Got Lost" along...