Flamin' Groovies

Categories: Music | Rock | Pop Music
    • Formed In: 1965
    • From: San Francisco, California
    • [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flamin_Groovies#Discography Discography]
    • Record Label: Norton Records

  • Founded by Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan in 1965, The Flamin' Groovies began as a gritty Stones-influenced garage rock band, but progressed in a more melodic direction, eventually gaining the label power-pop. The turn toward pop began after Loney quit in 1971, leaving Jordan to create more tuneful sound. Songs like "Shake Some Action" and "You Tore Me Down" were a throwback to mid-60's pop-rock and British Invasion sounds. The music was strangely out of time in the early and mid-1970s, particularly in the band's native San Francisco, the world capital of psychedelic rock.

  • Key Tracks

    Teenage Head, 1971—a hard, blues-based song among the roughest tracks recorded before the birth of punk.

    Shake Some Action, 1976—a landmark in the development of what would later be called power-pop, with silvery, jangly guitars and an unforgettable melody. Often covered by other bands, including The Damned and The Offspring.

    Slow Death, 1972—maybe the band's Stonesiest track. Ironically, it's also a warning against drug abuse. The song was later covered by The Dictators.

  • Key Influences

    1. The Beatles
    2. The Rolling Stones
    3. Chuck Berry
    4. The Byrds
    5. The Kinks

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