Peter Wolf got his start as the front man for the J. Geils Band, which formed in 1967. They would go on to release eleven studio albums between 1970 and 1984. However, their last album, You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd, would be without Wolf, who would leave the band in 1983 citing a disagreement with the musical direction the group wanted to go.
Wolf would launch a solo career in 1984 with his first record, Light's Out. He would follow this up with 1987's Come As You Are, and continue to release albums throughout the 1990's through 2016. While his two 1980's entries each garnered a top fifteen hit, his individual albums never saw the popularity or hits that his work with J. Geils produced.
Throughout the new Millennium, The J. Geils Band has reunited several times to conduct tours, and be part of charity events. However, much like most artists of the 80's, their prime has passed, and they essentially exist to make nostalgic appearances, which don't get me wrong, is not a bad thing.
Today, I'm firing up Peter Wolf's first solo effort, Lights Out. This is yet another one of those albums which sat on my want list for a long time because it remained relatively scarce and expense, with only one song on it that I was after. Much like I've done in the past, I eventually decided to splurge, and grabbed a copy in early 2021. It then sat in my collection until today.
I think this is unfortunately going to be summed up rather quickly. As I type this, I'm on song seven of eleven, and the only thing I've heard that I really liked was the title track, the tune I purchased the album for. It's a bit disappointing. Especially on the heels of The J. Geils Band's Freeze Frame, which was a solid album.
Lights Out turned out to be an album I simply lost interest in listening to, and while I left it play, I walked away to focus on other things. This meant that I really wasn't paying attention to it in the long run. As such, if there were any good songs that eventually came around, I didn't notice.
Peter Wolf's solo effort serves as one of those occasions where just because you're the lead singer of a successful band doesn't mean you're going to make a splash as a solo artist. Of course, that's just my opinion, and your mileage may vary.
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