The Flamin' Groovies were an American rock and roll band of the 60s and 70s… Read Full Bio ↴The Flamin' Groovies were an American rock and roll band of the 60s and 70s, known for their influential melodic garage rock music. They began in San Francisco, California in 1965, founded by Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney. The band's early recordings reveal a debt to the Lovin' Spoonful and other soulful rock groups. Their first album, 1969's 'Supersnazz', stylistically was rather a mixed bag, featuring both re-creations of 50s rock n roll and more melodic, somewhat rueful songs that anticipated the power pop movement of the 70s-- a genre to which the Flamin' Groovies would eventually contribute significant work.
Critically acclaimed though perceived as commercially disappointing, their debut contained tracks such as a spirited version of the Bobby Troup chestnut "The Girl Can't Help It", and it brought them a cult following. Their second album, 1970's 'Flamingo', revealed a musical approach that continued to draw upon 50s rock and roll as well as upon the more tuneful work of The Beatles and the The Rolling Stones. 'Flamingo' is also notable as well as the only album by the group to feature an apostrophe after "Flamin" (all the others are credited to "The Flamin Groovies"). It also was the first of their two albums for the label Kama Sutra.
Their next album, and last with musician Roy Loney, was the 1971 classic 'Teenage Head'. Continuing their streak of critical praise, this album appears in the famous book '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'. Mick Jagger praised the work as an excellent album with parallels to the Stones' work at the time which, like 'Teenage Head', revisited both 50s music and roots rock. 'Teenage Head' is also considered to be a classic in the proto-punk music canon.
Still, Roy Loney left the Flamin' Groovies, and he was replaced by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Wilson, who, along with Jordan, began to move the group in a more overtly power pop direction. Between 1971 and 1976, very little was heard of the band except their 1972 anti-drug song "Slow Death". In 1976, they teamed up with British producer and famous retro rock artist Dave Edmunds, and recorded an album entitled 'Shake Some Action'.
With Cyril Jordan and George Alexander the lone holdouts in the band after their line-up changes, their sound found them fully embracing melodic 60s British invasion music and putting on a suit and tie public image reminiscent of those groups. The album even breaking into the Billboard 200 chart, reaching the #142 slot, it picked-up massive critical acclaim. Title track "Shake Some Action" became somewhat of a 'signature song' for the group, and the album has been viewed as a landmark release of the Anglo-American power pop movement.
The following effort, 1978's 'Now', continued to be a good example of their self-conscious attempt to revive the sound of classic 60s rock. As Cyril Jordan told an interviewer, "The time that we were personifying had died in America years before. We were trying to put it into a capsule." The Groovies continued in the same style until somewhere early in the 80s, almost folding entirely and shifting into a sporadic, on-again/off-again existence as the American music scene changed into a more new wave and alternative rock based direction.
In retrospect, the band has been praised by critics as being "one of America's greatest, most influential, and legendary cult bands", in the words of Allmusic. Their siren song of a last album, 1993's 'Rock Juice', has also attracted attention as a great underground release. As time goes by, many punk and powerpop leaning bands have took inspiration from the Groovies.
Critically acclaimed though perceived as commercially disappointing, their debut contained tracks such as a spirited version of the Bobby Troup chestnut "The Girl Can't Help It", and it brought them a cult following. Their second album, 1970's 'Flamingo', revealed a musical approach that continued to draw upon 50s rock and roll as well as upon the more tuneful work of The Beatles and the The Rolling Stones. 'Flamingo' is also notable as well as the only album by the group to feature an apostrophe after "Flamin" (all the others are credited to "The Flamin Groovies"). It also was the first of their two albums for the label Kama Sutra.
Their next album, and last with musician Roy Loney, was the 1971 classic 'Teenage Head'. Continuing their streak of critical praise, this album appears in the famous book '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'. Mick Jagger praised the work as an excellent album with parallels to the Stones' work at the time which, like 'Teenage Head', revisited both 50s music and roots rock. 'Teenage Head' is also considered to be a classic in the proto-punk music canon.
Still, Roy Loney left the Flamin' Groovies, and he was replaced by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Wilson, who, along with Jordan, began to move the group in a more overtly power pop direction. Between 1971 and 1976, very little was heard of the band except their 1972 anti-drug song "Slow Death". In 1976, they teamed up with British producer and famous retro rock artist Dave Edmunds, and recorded an album entitled 'Shake Some Action'.
With Cyril Jordan and George Alexander the lone holdouts in the band after their line-up changes, their sound found them fully embracing melodic 60s British invasion music and putting on a suit and tie public image reminiscent of those groups. The album even breaking into the Billboard 200 chart, reaching the #142 slot, it picked-up massive critical acclaim. Title track "Shake Some Action" became somewhat of a 'signature song' for the group, and the album has been viewed as a landmark release of the Anglo-American power pop movement.
The following effort, 1978's 'Now', continued to be a good example of their self-conscious attempt to revive the sound of classic 60s rock. As Cyril Jordan told an interviewer, "The time that we were personifying had died in America years before. We were trying to put it into a capsule." The Groovies continued in the same style until somewhere early in the 80s, almost folding entirely and shifting into a sporadic, on-again/off-again existence as the American music scene changed into a more new wave and alternative rock based direction.
In retrospect, the band has been praised by critics as being "one of America's greatest, most influential, and legendary cult bands", in the words of Allmusic. Their siren song of a last album, 1993's 'Rock Juice', has also attracted attention as a great underground release. As time goes by, many punk and powerpop leaning bands have took inspiration from the Groovies.
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Flamin' Groovies Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Flamin' Groovies:
And Your Bird Can Sing You tell me that you've every thing you want And bird…
Baby Please Don't Go Baby please don't go Baby please don't go Baby please don't …
Between the Lines You′ve been down for so long Can't seem to find out…
City Lights Believe I'll go down to the city Where the neon lights all…
Don't You Lie to Me Let's talk it over baby before we start You know I…
Down Down Down Everybody knows That you've been untrue You've gone and brok…
Feel a Whole Lot Better The reason why, oh, I can't say I gotta let you…
From Me To You Da da da, da da dumb dumb da Da da da,…
Gonna Rock Tonight I will find a way To get to you someday…
Have You Seen My Baby Have you seen my baby On the avenue? You know she's drivin…
Headin' for the Texas Border Heading for the Texas border 'Cause I'm trying to avoid the…
High Flyin' Baby I gotta roll baby she's so clean Well she takes the…
House of Blue Lights Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down To a…
I Can't Hide I can't hide the way I feel inside I just gotta…
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better The reason why, oh, I can't say I gotta let you…
Keep A Knockin Keep a knockin' , but you can't come in. Keep a…
Kicks Girl, you thought you found the answer on that magic…
Laurie Did It I met her at the station, She wasn't there on…
Misery The world is treating me bad Misery I'm the kind of guy …
My Girl Josephine Hello Josephine. How do you do? Do you remember me…
Please Please Girl Last night I said these words to my girl I know…
Road House See that girl who's smiling so brightly, Well I reckon she'…
Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu I wanna jump, but I'm afraid I'll fall I wanna holler,…
Second Cousin I can't hide the way I feel inside I just gotta…
Shake Some Action I will find a way To get to you some day. Oh,…
shakin all over When you move in right up close to me That's when…
She Said Yeah Jackson-Christy Well, dom, diddl-e-dom-dom Little girl w…
She's Falling Apart They pull up their chairs to the table She stares at…
Slow Death I called the doctor In the morning I had a…
Somethin' Else Uh-look-ah there There she comes Here comes that girl agai…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Teenage Confidential Don't take her word, If you do you'll break up, girl. And…
Teenage Head I'm a monster got a revved up teenage head. Teenage monster …
The Girl Can't Help It She can't help it, the girl can't help it She can't…
There's A Place Lennon-McCartney There, there's a place Where I can go …
Whiskey Woman Ive been hungry all day long For that girl whos wastin…
Yeah My Baby Have you seen my baby On the avenue? You know she's drivin…
Yes It's True Every time you see me smile I'm really blue Because I'm wond…
Yesterday's Numbers Have you ever been alone? So long you couldn't cry Did you…
You Tore Me Down Everybody knows That you've been untrue You've gone and brok…
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GrtSatan
This is beyond fab. This is ultra-fab. I've always loved the Groovies and it's great to see someone FINALLY posting their album cuts.
Mikey Smith
The most underappreciated band of the 70s
Paul Marino
A great great tune. Thanks for uploading.
D4yDre4mer
one of my all time favs
fabLA59
man, you upload my fav flamin' song, thanx fucking much for that
ExploitedKlimber
Check then the 1961, Gene Thomas, Sometimes.
Bradley Byhoff
time is on my side by the stones. oh comon
Landlines and Percolators
@Steve Carroll Yup : )
Nicholas Florez
Ironically Jagger was a fan of the Groovies.
Steve Carroll
A cover of a song that pre-dates "Time" by a couple years...