HiRez Poll J. Geils Band - BLOODSHOT [Blu-Ray Audio]

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Please post your thoughts and comments on this reissue of the classic album "Bloodshot" by the J. Geils Band.
This release is part of Rhino's ongoing Quadio series and the Blu-Ray Audio disc features the original 1970s Quadraphonic mix released commercially for the very first time!

 

[Matt Wilson]

9
This is another one of those unissued '70s quads, right? I'm gonna say it's a bit better than the Foghat one simply because there's more instruments to play with. I have this on CD so I'm familiar with the music - which is fine but I might prefer the Nightmares... And Other Tales LP. I'm all in if Rhino wants to do more J. Geils Band albums in quad. The two '70s live records are real good, and I'm also fond of the debut.

 

[Klaus Rosenthal]

Very nice release. J. Geils band don't disappoint musically but I do find the fidelity is a bit lacking here. You get used to it pretty fast but I think Nightmares is an all around stronger album in fidelity and songwriting. That said I'm not disappointed at all, especially since this is the first release for an over 50 year old mix. The quad sound is great, lots of activity and very fun party type music. I'll vote a strong 8, overall satisfactory and recommended to any rock lovers.

 

[marpow]

I voted 8.
The tunes didn't really grab me and I am a J. Geils fan. Last year I purchased the MQA J. Geils Band series from Japan.
Seems like there was some volume issues and slopply put together in Quadrophonic.
I think a slight downfall for me was some instruments parked in certain speakers, like bass guitar rear left. I like things that move around at least a little.
Question do I prefer the stereo, No. I still prefer the Quadrophonic.
Sonic presence is good. Turning up volume helps this a lot.
Ripped Blu Ray-MKV>MMH. 24bit/192Khz. DTS HD MSTR. DR's are 13's, 14's, 15's.
This is the J. Geils Band being the J. Geils Band, nothing more, nothing less.
Track 5 Don't Try And Hide It=Excellent 4.0
Track 9 Give It To Me-The Hit Single.

Please keep poll threads pure to your listening experience only.

 

[RustyM]

Very happy that Rhino is making quad available on Blu-Ray. These '70 mixes never sounded better.
It's my first exposure to BLOODSHOT...and I loved it. The songs that immediately connected with me are: (Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party, Struttin' With My Baby, and Give It To Me. 10 from me.
SURROUND MIX - 3
AUDIO FIDELITY - 3
CONTENT - 3
OVERALL PACKAGE - 1

 

[Musichronosphere]

Great, raw sound. I feel like I'm in a club with a great house party vibe. I really like Southside Shuffle, Start All Over Again and Give it to Me. Tight, loose, experimental, and jamming. Honest, raw vocals and great solo and ensemble playing. "Give it to Me" foreshadows the Freeze Frame vibe. I like to call this album the "live club mix."

 

[Todd 987]

Great songs and party album. The best sounding version I’ve heard, and enjoyable listen, but didn’t blow my face out. Cranked it sounds much better. 8 and I’m a Geils fan. Didn’t have enough “gotcha” moments in the mix. 8

 

[kfbkfb]

This Quadio is the first time I heard this album, I did hear song 9 on the radio though.

I first saw this album at a Musicland record store in a Waterloo IA mall in mid-1973, I decided to wait for the quad mix - and now - ~51 years later - I have it (I never bought the LP/CC/CD).

Music Content: 7

4.0 Surround Mix: 7 (4.1 basement system [see "About"])

Fidelity: 9

(average: 7.67, rounds to 8)


Kirk Bayne

 

[mandrix]

I think it's a pretty solid 8. I would rather a "best of" Geils. Just remember the next time you order pizza, don't forget to say "no anchovies".

 

[texeast]

First time for me also and I was pleasantly surprised, I really enjoyed it.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Blu~Ray.com's 'Recommended' review of J Geils Band BLOODSHOT

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-J-Geils-Band-Bloodshot-Blu-ray/375674/#Review

 

[Fourplay]

I came of age in Connecticut in the late 1970s. This band was meat and potatoes for local rock radio. I did see them live once in June of 1979. They are what this is - good adolescent male rock and roll party music. Not particularly fancy - no prog rock time signatures - just simple rock and roll. The lead harmonica helps to define their sound and give them a different sound than other similar bands of the era. Plenty of cow bell on offer.

This quad mix is typical 70s quad discrete, which I love. I am pleased it has surfaced and been preserved. The fidelity is clear and clean.

I am giving this a 9, simply because musically I can't put it in the same class as DSOTM, Machine Head, Paranoid, and many of the others I feel deserve to be more highly rated. If I have any complaint, it is that not every song is strong as a song, like the titles listed above. But I was already familiar with three of the tracks, and am glad to have these in clean 70s quad goodness!