The J. Geils Band – Love Stinks (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1980

Love Stinks is an LP by The J. Geils Band from 1980 released on the EMI America label.

About this album

Love Stinks sharpened The J. Geils Band’s pop-rock bite and delivered the title song that became one of their most recognisable hits. Released in 1980, the album sits at the point where the Boston band leaned further into concise hooks, punchy rhythms and playful sarcasm without losing the bar-band energy that built their reputation. The record helped set up the commercial breakthrough that followed with Freeze Frame, and its mix of swagger, humour and radio-ready songwriting made it an important step in the group’s late-career rise. For listeners discovering the band, it shows how they balanced humour and sharp-edged rock with mainstream appeal.

Genre: Pop & Rock