Song of the week shake some action, flamin groovies rock n. The groovies lost their record deal with buddah, lead singer roy loney had quit the band leaving cyril jordan as uncontested leader, and they had spent a lot of. Its a terrific book and i highly recommend it if you like intelligent, intellectual rock history. The flamin groovies were then perceived as a mere revival band and the resultant frustration led to the departure of wilson, wilhelm and wright. Usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike topics flamin groovies. The 1976 albums title track shake some action became a power pop anthem and is revered by many, including greil marcus in his book, the history of rock and roll in ten songs. Just one album per artiste, although it cheats by including a bunch of 2in1 cds. A personnel reformation took place prior to the their relocation to england, where the rockfield sessions were held in august of 1972. The definitive overview of all things jangly, harmonydrenched and rock, shake some action. Flamin groovies shake some action at the hard rock. Shake some action the flaming groovies guitar cover.
Here we can take pleasure in reminiscing about the good ol days. Flamin groovies is an american rock music band that started in san francisco in 1965, led by roy loney and cyril jordan. Whilst the groovies straight rock nroll influences were more to the fore on the earlier albums flamingo and teenage head, shake some action is, for me, the. Teenage head is the third studio album by the american rock band flamin groovies, released in march 1971 by kama sutra records released the same year as the rolling stones classic album sticky fingers, mick jagger reportedly noticed the similarities between the albums and thought the flamin groovies did the better take on the theme of classic blues and rock n roll revisited. Flamin groovies flamin groovies shake some action music. Provided to youtube by rhinowarner records shake some action remastered flamin groovies at full speed the complete sire recordings.
Stream shake some action by the flamin groovies and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. The flamin groovies with dave edmunds third from the right. World cafe known for 70s powerpop, the san francisco band celebrates its 50th anniversary in this session. To go along with the book, which zooms in on some unexpected song selections flamin groovies shake some action, etta james all i.
Flamin groovies frontman remembers notsopsychedelic. For americans who discovered the flamin groovies, they remain a cult favorite. Shake some action the flaming groovies guitar cover original 1976 version. This 4th studio album by seattles shake some action. Although 1971s teenage head is considered to be the bands classic, their biggest claim to fame is the 1976 song shake some action that. The flamin groovies shake some action releases discogs. There were close acts, but rock was supplanted by stadium acts like the eagles, pink floyd, and midseventies stones enough that the groovies. The ultimate power pop guides celebrates the melodic musical style that has captured the hears of legions of rabid fans around the world for decades. Groovies greatest grooves is a 1989 compilation album by u.
Flamin groovies shake some action 1976, terre haute. The flamin groovies shake some action 9103325 april 1976 matrix does have 9103325 stamped on both sides runoff groove. Flamin groovies shake some action releases discogs. Flamin groovies leave a reply with a revived groovies on the boards once moreincluding midwest and east coast gigs last week and this weekwe pay tribute to the legendary power pop auteurs via a story from the archives.
There is also a white label test pressing with a hand written label on side a. Shake some action, an album by flamin groovies on spotify. The shake some action album and its followup, flamin groovies now, also produced by edmunds, did reasonable well in england but suffered from a lack of promotion in america, as sire records became preoccupied with new signings ramones and talking heads. Flamin groovies frontman remembers notsopsychedelic 60s. Flamin groovies helped invent 70s power pop part sweet. This song list was evidently made to promote a tour of australia and totally different than the original song list and date of recording. The groovies then signed to sire records and released three albums between 197679, shake some action, flamin groovies now both produced by dave edmunds at rockfield studios in wales and jumpin in the night. I ripped this list off some blog, so i havent seen the book myself, but its supposedly amasing, including a definitive history of power pop, commentary from the artists themselves as well as journalistscritics. I knew shake some action was an incredible song and it was gonna happen.
Hear henry rollins ten songs interview with greil marcus. Still at home request show fundraiser for the new york community trust covid19 emergency fund. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The album was released in june 1976 by sire records. Shake some action is one of the songs mentioned in american music critic greil marcus 2014 book the history of rock n roll in 10 songs. Shake some action is the fourth studio album by american rock band the flamin groovies. Amazon web services scalable cloud computing services. Flamin groovies shake some action 2000, cd discogs.
Whether its an old commercial or a book from your past, it belongs in rnostalgia. Flamin groovies biography, albums, streaming links. Evelyn mcdonnell, editor of the book women who rock, on why the supremes are just as important as bob dylan. Buoyed by europes continuing fascination with the flamin groovies, jordan and alexander continued relatively undeterred, adding jack johnson guitar and paul zahl drums from roky erickson. Shake some action arrived with a different, tighter, more polishedsounding groovies, but with the same imperative as themselves younger. And you know, the flamin grooves shake some action version makes way more money and did make way more money in the 70s than the roy loney version ever did. A lot had happened with the flamin groovies in the nearly five years that separated the epochal teenage head album and their return to american record racks with shake some action. Flamin groovies helped invent 70s power pop part sweet, part. Shake some action by flamin groovies on apple music. The title shake some action originates from a line in the 1965 film none but the brave. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of warner catalog and oh show more show less.