Bloodshot Songs Ranked
Bloodshot is the third studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released on April 12, 1973, by Atlantic Records. It was the breakthrough release for the band, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, a peak that the band would not surpass until their 1981 multi-platinum album Freeze Frame. The single version of “Give it to Me”, which had a very different ending from the album version, reached #30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #15 on the Cash Box Top 100. Original US vinyl copies of Bloodshot were issued using red vinyl instead of the customary black, and utilized matching red 1950s style Atlantic Records labels. The band would continue to use these vintage-style Atlantic labels, in different colors with each album release, throughout their remaining tenure with the label. Here are all of Bloodshot songs ranked.
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9. Don’t Try to Hide It
“One of the definitions of a classic anything is how well it holds up over time. Bloodshot is the definition of a classic. Released in 1973, it sounds as fresh, fun, and funky today.”
8. Give It to Me
“When you get to the finale of the legendary “Give It To Me”, Peter Wolf means it when he says in the intro, “Now don’t touch that dial because I think we’re gonna have some fun with this one” as the track explodes with the classic harmonica, guitar, and bongo solos that leaves you both exhausted and craving more.”
7. Struttin’ With My Baby
“If this doesn’t get your butt shakin’, your head bobbing around, your fingers snappin’, or your air guitar and drums going, you MUST be dead! Not only is this for a J. Geils fan, but for most anybody that loves blues-based rock-n-roll!”
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6. Start All Over Again
“This album is a sensational mixture of Rock, Pop, Soul, Rhythm’n’Blues, with a little bit of Mardi Grass and Jump Music.”
5. Back to Get Ya
“This was the first J. Geils album I bought… way back when. It was on vinyl and was pressed in clear red. I wish I still had that copy. _Bloodshot_ is a great party album. If you’re a fan of boogie rock, you’ll like this.”
4. Hold Your Loving
“John “Jay” Geils and his band may not have been the most original ensemble touring the US during the 70s, but they did put out a handful of really funky rock n’ roll records with a bluesy edge and a lot of great hooks. And there is no need to program anything out here “
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3. Make Up Your Mind
“Though front-man Peter Wolf’s manic live performances may have been the band’s visual signature, their albums offered up the sort of well-schooled rock/blues/R&B that only comes through countless nights on the road.”
2. Southside Shuffle
“The songs range from all-out rockers to funky shuffles to emotional ballads. Throughout the band provides terrific support, perhaps most of all from the harp of Magic Dick, reaching many a soulful groove.”
1. (Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party
“The J. Geils Band’s 1973 release Bloodshot is arguably, and in my opinion, the greatest example ever of the type of music that they built their career on. Namely excellent, high energy party Rock and R&B that swings so hard it hurts.”