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2,4/4
Well shit, I thought I was going to be listening to a Teenage Head album. Fuck me right? I don’t know if I’ve been in a really good mood lately or I’ve just been blessed with good albums to listen to. Like I’m hearing the Stones here and like the Beatles, it’s not a bad thing to emulate a band such as them. I’m really liking this as in me finding a new band to follow rather than this being an album full of bangers. It’s got a heavy acoustic guitar presence and it’s bluesy. Like white guy bluesy. This is an album that you could leave on in the ba ground of nearly every setting and just forget about it. Probably every setting actually. Oh and also I’m not correcting spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes. Fucking tired of it. So figure out what I’m saying. I’d also like to not have the third song on e dry album be my favorite one. It’s so consistent. Ahh good I found a better one So ya, this is a must listen album for those that just want to discover a new band that most likely won’t disappoint you. Is this a top 1001 album of all time No. That’s why it’s not a 5 star Choice cut: whiskey woman
I have never heard of this album nor this band. "High Flyin' Baby" - music sounds like Rolling Stones, voice is annoying. Not a great start. "City Lights" - better - sounds like Stones when they do their folky/country thing. "Yesterday's Numbers" is similar. "Evil Hearted Eva" - sounds like goofy imitation of Elvis. "Whiskey Woman" - probably best song on here I ended up liking 3 songs: "City Lights", "Yesterday's Numbers" and "Whiskey Woman". I mean, this whole album is just OK. There is nothing really that unique or super interesting about any of this. I liked a few songs - so I guess that's cool. Liked songs on Spotify: 3/9 Rating: 2/5
A fun rehash of late 50s and early 60s styles in the early 70s. I had never heard of this group before and I will likely explore some more of their stuff after listening to this.
Enjoyment: 7/10 Replayability: 6/10 Cohesion: 7/10 Flow/Pacing: 7/10 Artistic Merit: 6/10 Weighted Average: 6.6/10 Review: The Flamin Groovies took the definitive sound of the 50s' rockin' blues and masterfully transformed it into 70s' rock 'n' roll - maybe done better than the Rolling Stones. Their originals were fun listens and their covers were tasteful. I can foresee myself returning to this album frequently. Liked Song(s): High Flyin' Baby, Have You Seen My Baby?, Evil Hearted Ada, Shakin' All Over, That'll Be the Day, Louie Louie, Walkin' the Dog, Carol Disliked Song(s): (None) Recommend? Yes Heard Before? No
I know why I've never heard of the Flamin Groovies
Mick Jagger was far too humble
I enjoyed this but can’t help thinking they aren’t doing enough to separate from all their contemporaries. If I didn’t spend my entire life listening to those bands this would probably be rated much higher, but my knee jerk reaction is I’d rather listen to the stones, chuck berry, Elvis, Neil young etc.
A former co-worker texted me last night and asked if I’d listen to a ‘song’ he made for his wife. Two seconds into the song it was obvious he’d made it with AI, and listening to how polished it was and real it sounded really fucking bummed me out. I felt nauseous listening to it. This guy is a nice guys, but he can’t play any instruments and doesn’t have a creative bone in his body. I dunno. But then I put on this raw and raucous album and the wild humanity of it just hit so different. It’s not really any less formulaic, but the formula is played by people who have spent their lives translating some core aspect of their personality into screaming into a mic or hitting the shit out of the drums or wailing on the guitar. And the end result is much closer to magic than anything tech can ever create.
Woooweeee… Some saucy stuff here The thing everybody knows: The Flamin Groovies released this 4 months behind the Stones’ Sticky Fingers. Some of the overlap is wild. Even before I read the wiki, I was thinking “this sounds like Mick” Im not saying the Stones were the root of blues rock here - far from it and I think they're very vocal about being a wanna be blues band. Its simply too uncanny to think they weren’t trying to borrow from the Stones. Maybe Mick said what he said ironically and the Flamin Groovies just decided to embrace it Heres the fun part: This album is fucking fire. Or at least the original release songs are (the re-release is bloated with mostly bull shit covers). Its rock n roll and JUST different enough to be cool. Whiskey Woman, Teenage Head and Yesterdays Numbers transcend the overlap. 4 stars
Finally some goddamn rock & roll.
Yeah. This is a mediocre bar band. Idk. Supposedly important punk influencers. Supposedly appreciated by Mick Jagger. I find I don’t care today. And the covers at the end don’t help. I felt like maybe I should go 3? But then no. This is a 2 listen that I want to end so I can move on. 2 Boolean: False
This is mid af. I'm really not a fan of the vocals, and I find that the mixing is really not helping. Look, it's not offensive to listen to. It is just very bland and boring, and I've heard this album 50 million times before this. I don't really get any sense of character from it and it feels a bit like a chore to get through at points. I'm really not sure what it's going for. There's a lot of styles that just don't make sense to me, like, why are we doing an Elvis impression in the middle of the album? I do not follow. I'm just bored. I've heard this before. I'm bored. Fav Track: Carol
Вообще прикольно, поначалу был скептичен. Напоминает ранних роллингов (даром что 2 трека тут из их 1го альбома), но более гаражный и рок-н-ролльный. Из минусов - для 71го кажется уже староват звук. Сами роллинги уже выпустили шедевральный Sticky Fingers, битлы уже распались, прог рок был на взлете. Хотя сам Джаггер отмечает этот альбом как очень удачный, так что ок, согласовано)
Блин тооооп
Что-то типичное для своей эпохи
ожидания возможно были заниженные, даже не слышал особо о них, а по звучанию понравилось, ну и каверы норм под конец, потому будет 3.5 в большую сторону
It's not bad, but Mick Jagger saying this was better than Sticky Fingers is crazy talk. Whiskey Woman is the standout for me.
Not sure how this makes the list. It’s not bad, it’s just not remarkable in any way. Not likely to get a second listen.
the venue manager's cousin's band, who got booked as the pre-opener as a favor, and who haven't done anything poorly enough to give an excuse to kick em off the lists (but are singlehandedly responsible for people not showing up til half an hour after opening time), somehow managed to gather enough cash to rent a studio and do some recording. it's about as good as you'd expect, and they made it even worse with the name.
A hit or miss album. Definitely has some good stuff here but it’s pretty mediocre overall. City Lights was my fav song and first listen of the album. Have You Seen My Baby? and Yesterday’s Numbers were my other highlights
Really don’t know how essential this feels, it absolutely just feels very in the pocket next to the contemporary Stones work and I might even like it less because most of the tracks, despite supposedly covering blues and country and rockabilly subgenres, do just seem to blur together into a garage rock mush until you finally get to the last track and suddenly it’s worse Neil Young & Crazy Horse instead. I would really like to get off Mr Bones’ Blues Rock Revival Ride some time soon.
have to revisit, but solid art-ish punk
I had a good time with this album, I think this is just as good as some Rolling stones records, but definitely not as cool. The coolness factor really matters and let's face it, the Flamin' Groovies never really had a chance
The singer is pretty bad but the blues/rock isn't, so they have that going for them. "Evil Hearted Ada" is awful, and I only listened to the original 9 tracks, but the rest of it is solidly "ok". I'm surprised "Whiskey Woman" has the highest plays on spotify; I think the title track and the opener are much better. Average, I don't see anything in here that others didn't do better.
this was okay. i can appreciate certain aspects—guitarist went crazy—but nothing really stuck out to me. the back and forth with some country sounds didn’t appeal to me.
Why have I never heard of this?!!! My kind of rock a billy
I liked it a bunch more until it turned into a cover album.
3/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-flamin-groovies/teenage-head/ Has a few very enjoyable songs (Whiskey Woman fucks!), but overall quite a mixed bag. Especially the latter half of the album goes in various directions and definitely not all of them work. Banger cover tho.
Put The Stones, Burrito Bros, Neil Young, and Elvis into a blender and this is what you get.
5/10 Best songs: Whiskey Woman An early 70s album that mixes country, folk, and blues, with a bit of rock to boot. Overall not the most exciting or unique album, but the final track, Whiskey Woman, is absolutely outstanding. That one song is going on future playlists, while I'll probably forget about the rest of the album.
I listened to this album right after simultaneously texting good morning to Lilith and sharing the news of Ilja Dragunov's free agency with Seth. The general combined vibe I got from the name of this band, the name of this album, and the cover art, was one of skepticism and hesitance. Something about a group of seemingly middle-aged men singing about Teenage Head is just unappealing in concept. When I actually started listening to the album, the lead singer's voice was the first thing I took note of, and I was not a fan. I started to get more on board with his occasionally slurred drunk delivery as I began a second listen, but his vocal performance still had a tendency to oscillate between being interesting and off-putting. Outside of the vocals, Teenage Head sounds like pretty by-the-numbers blues rock, but that still means it maintains a solid vibe throughout most of its runtime. However, even as I started to appreciate the album a little more, the lyrics and general tone of the album still pushed me away from a few songs and left me feeling a bit ill at ease. (I really appreciated the weird stuttering vocal effect on Evil Hearted Ada, it makes the song feel almost like an Elvis pastiche). Highlights: City Lights, Have You Seen My Baby?, Yesterday's Numbers, Evil Hearted Ada, Doctor Boogie, Whiskey Woman
So important notice. Don’t just follow the Amazon link like I did and listen to the wrong album before reviewing and been told by my 1001 buddy that I had listened to the wrong album 🤦♂️ not for the first time I must say too 😂 Some good old fashioned rock and roll in this album- touches of Elvis in ‘evil hearted Ada’ and sprinklings of the Rolling Stones throughout the album. Much better than the selection of tracks I listened to first time round and this was easy listening, nice guitar and a gentle groove to bop along too. I didn’t hate any of these tracks so slightly above average. In fact I listened to all the bonus tracks I was enjoying it that much so at first thoughts I was going a 6 but actually I will score it 7/10 Best track- ‘whiskey woman’ just edges ‘evil hearted Ada’ Worst track- ‘32-20’ actually no I think it was probably ‘doctor boogie’
Flaming Groovies This was an alright, ok, listen. But that was all. Sometimes music just gets lost and left in its time, and I reckon that is what has happened here. Suppose that is why some music is timeless and some ain't. At least it was only half an hour long, so that's an improvement on most modern releases. Best Track - Whiskey Woman Worst Track - Evil Hearted Ada 3.5/10
Überraschung
Fairly inoffensive, but nothing amazing. Yet another album that I can't believe is on this list!
7.5/10
This was just some good rock man. The songwriting was there and it was a fun time.
Solid stuff.
Mom can we listen to The Rolling Stones? No we have The Rolling Stones at home The Rolling Stones at home:
Beatles wannabes. Their most popular song was better as a cover on the Clueless soundtrack.
Hadn't heard of em before and I enjoyed
Idk 3 I guess
That’s the stuff
Not into the hokey (Have You Seen My Baby?, That'll Be the Day) but loved the folky (City Lights, Whiskey Woman)
cool cool cooool
Every time we get an album like this it reinvigorates my love for this exercise. I’ve been grooving all day
mick jagger was right, this is fire. the slide guitar on city lights is a thing of beauty and whiskey woman is an all timer, just wish i'd known to stop after that - the bonus cover tracks got really stale there at the end.
weirdly......pretty good? both fast and loose in wonderful ways, the country ballads just sloppy enough to lend them real weight and feeling. Whiskey Woman, as surely noted by many before me, possesses a power far too spooky and genuine to be concocted by a group of rock nerds calling themselves the Flamin Groovies. nothing here's revolutionary but there's an intuition and feeling to it all that i enjoy. what else can i say, they've just got it!
This was a nice listen. Dated, but a great sound still. I really enjoyed them closing everything off with Whiskey Woman - a great sounding song!
This feels like really good karaoke, especially from a vocalist perspective. We got Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, and a little early Elvis to round it out. Why not I guess.
I have heard Shake some action by the Flamin Groovies. Proto-punk. Basic fun rock and roll. Very guitar oriented. Vocals. Not very good. The recording sounds rough. They do a number of covers. No one song really stands out. An average album. Three stars.
Boring boogie - blues Award for worst band and album name. Not for me 2.1
Serviceable enough stonesy tunes and some ok covers of old rock n roll songs. Just ok.
Pretty fun blues rock. Nothing about this was too special and it felt of the time and similar to stuff the Rolling Stones would put out. "Whiskey Woman" was awesome though, and the album cover goes hard.
Bluesy rock and roll, interesting that jagger thought this was a better example of this sort of music than sticky fingers. It was very much of its genre so fair play. Feels like an album that would go on to influence a lot of stuff that sounds like this, would have been class for the time, but it sounds a bit route one now. Enjoyed it enough but know I won't go back.
Pretty fun overall. I enjoyed the bonus covers at the end of the album quite a lot, to be fair, but I won't include bonus tracks in my ranking. A man must have some principles, after all.
Proper 60s name that isn't it. Classic blues rock, but I can still hear some of that more classic rock & roll sound at times too, which I wasn't so keen on. Did enjoy it though mostly, but has it been done better by others? Still largely very good though. Think it got better towards the end. Scratch my back was good Somewhere around 3.5
I don't know who this Mick Jagger person is, or whether he knows much about music. Apparently he thought that the Flamin's Groovies did the better take on the theme of classic blues and rock 'n roll revisited in a modern context when compared to Sticky Fingers - piffle. Sticky Fingers is a better album for mine. This is good but it is a little more patchy and all the covers at the end start to wear after a while. I'll listen again, but it isn't a better album than Sticky Fingers
1030 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."
La portada me lo ha vendido mucho peor de lo que luego es. Rock ligerito y divertido, alguna canción muy guapa en medio, nada del otro mundo pero entretenido.
If I must hear this before I die then I better live to 300
It's alright but just basic stuff
An experimental and gnarlier take on '60s rock that borders on proto-punk at times. 'Have You Seen My Baby?' was maybe the highlight here, just a super cool take on rockabilly, but with the prominent bassline and energy of an early punk rock track. That sound *generally* describes a lot of what you're going to get on this album. The closer 'Whiskey Woman' felt like an oddball here, but it was one of the better songs, a very sweet and memorable track with great guitar work, lush harmonies, and a solid build-up near the end. The rest of the tunes here are good, but nothing I haven't already heard from various other artists. The country-rock-leaning tracks here, especially 'Yesterday's Numbers', feel super derivative of the Rolling Stones, for example. The rock'n'roll-leaning tracks I found I enjoyed more, especially 'Evil Hearted Ada' and 'Doctor Boogie', despite them feeling almost parodical of guys like Elvis. Ultimately, the execution is pretty damn solid. The playing is tight, and the songs are varied and enjoyable. The band lives up to their name here; they can get pretty damn groovy if the song demands it.
those groovies sure are flamin'! this was a fun, energetic album that felt like more of what i'm looking for when it comes to classic rock.
70s rock with lots of influence from blues and early rock and roll. Not super unique but it sounds like a group of friends messing around in a garage imitating their favourite artists and their energy is infectious. They even tried their hand at an Elvis impersonation on Evil Hearted Ada. Doctor Boogie was the standout to me.
Not offensive but not my favorite.
Random 70s rock band I never heard of. Alright I’ll take it. From description, sounds more in line with something I would enjoy. Fun listen early on. It’s just old school blues based rock and roll. The songs are solid but don’t necessarily wow you. Really like Yesterday’s Numbers though. Can hear the Rolling Stones influence and even some early garage rock era Kinks. Some of the songs, I don’t like the guys voice. Sometimes it suffers from being a little too much of a generic sound. Really like Whiskey Women. But overall, this is a fun listen. You could easily play this and enjoy it. It’s just nothing that stands out. I think I’ll go with a 3.
Ultimately some pretty generic blues rock, with a couple nice moments. Would have benefited by more brevity.
fake ass band name. good tho.
Didn’t mind this
Not bad, enjoyed Yesterday's Numbers
If it weren't for the pedophilic, misogynistic lyrics, this would've been quite a pleasant listen. They're like red-pill Rolling Stones.
This is a solid garage rock band, no frills, but they really fill their sound out. I first heard them on the soundtrack to Clueless and from time to time will spin them
this was fun while getting ready for work+stuck in traffic. i love some slide guitar (unless i'm totally misidentifying instruments)
Dnf got halfway through! Not something I’d turn on but it was still pretty cool! I’d def let this run in the background if I was cleaning or something.
Sounds like Dick Golden, especially Walking the Dog (was Petting the Dog taken from that?)
Good music for a road trip
this was fun while getting ready for work+stuck in traffic. i love some slide guitar (unless i'm totally misidentifying instruments)
not my thaaaanggg
I thought this was very kinks and then they did Louie Louie I liked a fair of it but an hour of blues progressions can get a little nauseating for me
I could see digging this if you lived in the Bay Area in the early 70s and were surrounded by second rate psychedelic bands.
There are some good tracks on this, but nothing quite as good as Shake Some Action.
I guess Dave Edmunds made the Flamin' Groovies the power pop band I know, but this came out before that. They definitely have potential here. 3.5
I already wasn't the biggest Rolling Stones fan, so this really didn't do much for me. They sounded like they were having fun though.
Listening to Teenage Head, you can really hear all those blues-rock and rockabilly vibes running the show. I totally get why people, Mick Jagger included, compare it to Sticky Fingers; it’s got that raw, sweaty garage feel and plenty of early 70s proto-punk swagger. But honestly, while some people might dig that rough-around-the-edges sound, to me it just feels like a generic rip-off of the bands that actually did it better, especially with all the repetitive riffs and basic blues tropes. It’s not a completely terrible record, and if these guys were playing in my local dive bar, I'd probably have a good night. But as an essential, must-listen experience, it falls flat and feels entirely skippable. As already said, the similarities to the Rolling Stones are very apparent, except everyone has heard of the Rolling Stones and ain't nobody lamenting about not listening to this average rock album.
le canzoni sono troppo lunghe e, a mio parere, troppo simili
7 - GOOD
Wore out its welcome somewhere around ”scratch my back”. A bit too long for what it is
Not bad
Wouldn't listen to it again, but this seriously rocks.
Just reaffirms for me that I don’t really like the blues all that much. This was a chore to listen to for me, just can’t get into any of it. Not abrasive and boring so it doesn’t get a 1 but i can’t go above a 2
It was fine, nothing amazing.
Im not getting jaded/ tired of 70s entire male rockbands, you are. Fine album, i just feel like its nothing special that i haven't heard before. I did enjoy this more than most stones albums. Maybe my review would be higher had i listened when i was more in the mood/ not as tired of the 70s.
The FG's had all the ingredients to be a killer band....except the songs. Not bad, just always been neutral to me. Next!
1001 albums to hear before you loose your teenage head with the groovies 165# The most obscure album in the list maybe lol Why did this turn into another country album, FAHHHH another album i don't see the importance to be here Ok, Whiskey Woman saves it a little. It was going downhill at the last tracks but the ending is the most interesting song on this album.
Good but felt very derivative
4/5.
Decent garage rock. Probably influential since it was released in 71', but it didn't make me feel too strongly.
Bastante sorprendente. Mucha onda de rock clasicón que me sonó a early Rolling Stones, con poco de surf y hasta asomándose por ahí, detalles de punk. Muy buenas canciones y riffs con muchísima onda. Lo único que no me encantó, no sé si porque este sea algun tipo de versión extendida, es que ya las últimas canciones se sienten metidas a fuerzas y el disco se alarga de más. Pero fuera de eso, buen descubrimiento.
Every song sounded exactly the same and like a ripoff of The Rolling Stones
It was fine idk
This album is hard to place within the 1-5 scale given. Did I enjoy listening to this album? Hell yeah, it had some great bluesy rock jams and a pseudo-punk feel that edges onto the proto. Whiskey Woman is fantastic, and if I heard any of these songs being played on the radio back in the 60s, I absolutely would have tuned in. But, at the same time, will I listen to this album again? Are any of the songs (sans Whiskey Woman) worth dedicating time to, especially in today's world? To be frank, probably not. The internet has destroyed the place for mediocre art. There are no spots for working bands on this ship anymore, bands that aren't either glossy and shiny or experimental and off-putting, terrible or truly great. As a result, albums like Teenage Head get squeezed out. Not memorable enough to keep on going, even if the album is genuinely pretty good. Despite this, though, one thing this list has given me an appreciation for, and something I am coming to terms with in general as I try to use the internet less and less, are the acts in the middle. The working class bands that are genuinely good, even if they aren't revolutionary. Not every band is The Rolling Stones, or the Beatles, or CCR. Some are Paul Revere & the Raiders, and some of those songs are classics. The Flaming Groovies may be better than Paul Revere, but the point still stands. I had a good time listening to this album. And there are a hell of a lot worse ways to spend an hour of your time than listening to well done, if standard seeming now, blues rock.
The genre switching was fun, to a certain degree. I just wish this had some higher production quality.
A pretty decent classic rock jam band. Would have been a good time seeing them live. Uneven album, but good stuff with City Lights, Whiskey Woman, and Shakin’ all Over.
groovy.
Flowy, groovy, lots of subtle style changes and above all: effortlessly cool.
Not a fan of these kinds of blues sounds.
I was prepared to shit on this based on the album cover...but I kinda like it. 3.6
i get it its garage rock, doesnt mean its cool 1/10 its llike i make a song called "my water bottle" add ok guitar drums and all and make all of the lyrics my water bottle bottom line repetetive asf
Lyrically not my vibe and this type of songs there voices are boring 1.89/10
Demystifies the Rolling Stones a bit, which is a good thing. I better these guys were a better hang, too.
This album doesn’t appear in my version of the book, which usually means it’s been bumped for something more recent and is an indicator that this is one of the also fans of the list. First impressions were not great and not terrible - the bits I kind of enjoyed were the bonus tracks on the cd release which were mostly old rock n roll covers played with some enthusiasm. The negative points outweigh the positive ones though. Firstly, this is again a group of white musicians playing blues and other black music, and nowhere near as well as the originals. To make it even more meta they even go so far as to rip off Elvis (who in turn was ripping off black musicians). They also give the impression of being Rolling Stones wannabes which is not the height of ambition (see my previous thoughts about Stones albums). On top of that, it’s minus several million stars for an album title that will get you put on a register if you google it without safe search switched on. That’s probably the main reason that this album has been consigned to the ‘what were they thinking?’ dustbin of history.
A cool album, a lovely pace with some good tracks. Not one I'll be revisiting immediately though. It's a shame my favourite track (Louie Louie) is a cover! Favourites: Whiskey Woman Shakin' All Over Louie Louie
good fun
Not an album I would buy. But if these guys were playing in my local bar or even my neighbor’s garage, I think it would be a good night!
Again, the lack of straight blues on this list makes every bit of bluesy music that much keener. That the Stones gave this album a thumbs up definitely recommends it.
Album starts off as generic rock, then transitions into generic rock covers.
This album becomes a lot more digestible when you do your research and realize you don’t HAVE to listen to a whole hour of it like the version that’s on streaming. Not as bad as the 1-2 star reviews would have you believe but i really find it difficult to defend its place on the list.
Just a tip, the original release only has 9 tracks so you can stop listening after Whiskey Woman if you like. I thought this had potential when it started but was never realized. Much like the Stones, a couple good songs and then pretty mediocre.
Feels like an album that sits between 3 stars and 4 stars. Solid 3.5 star album!
*1971. American rock. *Not familiar with these guys. Started out kinda fun with electric guitars that sounded kind of Lenny Kravitz-y, which isn't my thing, but I can appreciate it. *He has a like a wannabe Rolling Stones/Bob Dylan voice, and it's not really working for me. *Then we move to acoustic. His voice works better for moody slow stuff. *I don't hate it, but it kind of grates on me. RATING - 6/10
Boy, that sure is some rock. With some thwanging guitars and surfer anthem energy. Gee whiz, talk about rock n' roll!
I agree with Mick Jagger, this is better than what the stones were doing at the time.
This band is criminally neglected.
Hey that was fun, and definitely didn't suck. In a weird retro-/proto- space even for its time. Sturdy songs, well played, not polished too much. On the fence about whether this an indispensable listen, probably wouldn't put it on my own list unless I looked at my list and felt like it wasn't enough fun (which, honestly, it probably isn't having this much fun...). 3.5/5
Interesting.
Pre Listen: I like the fonts on the album cover, they goofy. Haven't heard of them before, no expectations. Notable Tracks: Whiskey Woman - My favorite track. I love how the song progresses and changes as it goes. Good sound. City Lights | Teenage Head - Two highlights I quite enjoyed. Gritty sound, sounds very similar to the Rolling Stones in a good way. Evil Hearted Ada - My least favorite song. Sounds like discount Elvis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXp6a66KRjw Post Listen: What a difficult album to put a score to. I really liked a lot of this album. I was lightly bored by a good portion of it too, but it wasn't suffocatingly so. The instrumentation, especially the guitar, was great. It reminded me of The Rolling Stones, whom I love. The occasional piano was very complimentary, and I liked the honky-tonk sound on quite a few songs. That said, I just don't think this album is very memorable. It didn't feel memorable as I listened, but I can't really discern why. Teetering difficultly around a 3 or a 4, may come back and edit the review after thinking on it, and possibly re-listening though. 3/5.
Heard this while walking on the beach early one morning. No better way to do it.
не зацепило.
Whiskey Woman sounds like Knockin' on Heaven's Door, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found out the latter was actually written 2 years later. How is this album not more popular?
I really enjoyed listening to this album. It was the first time that I’d heard it and it was nice.
Nothing special, really. A poor man’s Rolling Stones? I like the blues-y-ness, of course. But nothing here is especially memorable. 2.5?
Meh.
4/5
Poor man's Rolling Stones. However I enjoyed this and liked many songs. 7.5/10 Top song 32-20
Meh. Would be a 3 but the many covers and length of the end drags it down.
It’s good. Nothing remarkable.
I actually quite enjoyed this and their versions of “That’ll Be the Day” and “Louie Louie” in almost a swamp rock style was really fun.
I thought these guys were great.
Fun enough but not something I'd want to revisit
Not the most original thing I’ve ever heard, but still a fun listen
Rate: 7.5/10.
That was a really interesting album. It reminded me quite a lot of The Rolling Stones. Well made songs, great interpretation of some classics. As a whole a great album!
Gute Band die kannte ich noch nicht... Im Kielwasser von CCR und Stones 3-4
Cool blues rock album
This was decent enough, the only problem was that their reinvention as a power pop outfit with Shake Some Action aligns more with my taste. Give me a jangly Rickenbacker and I'm content so I wanted this to be closer to their later sound.
It’s fine, easy to see why the Rolling Stones are remembered and they aren’t.
Fine in places. Off putting in others. Not really doing it for me.
Never heard of them but, I like them. Good cover of Louie, Louie and That'll Be the Day. 4 stars
Basic
When Rolling Stones meets ZZ Top and New York Dolls - inviting Elvis for one song.
Not mad at San Fran rock Highlights: "Have You Seen My Baby," "Louie, Louie"
Just a bunch of nerds in the 70s who were stuck in the 50s/60s. Even includes a couple covers. I kinda like it though, and Dani liked it enough to pull it up to a 3.
a lot of it floats between mid rolling-stones-blues and rockabilly, but there's enough just fuckin sick rock songs to really elevate it. just plain rock solid riffs and melodies carrying here. Whiskey Woman is one such sick song, Yesterday's Numbers and Louie Louie are also dope. soft 4
Rating: 5/10 It just seems like a pretty average mostly indistinct bluesy garage rock & roll album, in just enough of a more modern sound? But almost like these guys are still stuck in the 60's. It's fine and could maybe grow on me more if I let it. I tapped out after the 9 track standard album because I fear my opinion would only further sour if I listened to all those bonus tracks. Plus I decided to end it on what was actually a good note with the closer Whiskey Woman. Good enough to be a 3
Very forgettable without many/any new ideas. Very standard, and I likely won't think about this album ever again 4.0/10
When to listen: on a sunny summer drive with the top down. I'm not sure I'd categorize this as a must-listen... I liked the covers, I liked the Rolling Stones-esque sound and guitar, but it wasn't outstanding (to me.)
This could be any album released in the late 60s. This could be any album released in the mid 70s. It could be anything Jack White has ever released if Jack was more tuneful. It's the music playing before the rock concert, you know, the song you don't really know that just sounds like what you'd hear waiting to hear the band you paid for? This is that. I guess it's cool if you are in fact needing 30 minutes to swap out drums and take a piss before your show but don't want to make a Playlist. But it's the definition of a pure 3*. It's just not offensive enough or interesting enough to land anywhere else.
Started off strong, made me optimistic - but that slowly tapered away as the record eventually finished with nothing but duration as a hint that the record should be over. I’m not sure about firsts, but I suspect a few firsts took place on this record - one guitar riff, some drums - that later became staples of other bands. But then the energy isn’t spread out right. It’s not a truly great record.
I always appreciate blues based rock
Love it when I find a new band I've never heard of and love them. Kinda Rolling Stones like. Love some of their remakes, they took them and made them their own. Quite an entertaining listen!
Favorite Song: Whiskey Woman
This was...fine. Nothing about it particularly compelled me. Blues rock that's just fine.
This album is absolutely fantastic, such a blues-rock delight with those remaining sixties psychedelic touches that I love in this kind of music. I've loved listening to it, and it's been much fun and a very enjoyable experience.
This is like stumbling into a seedy bar where a some band you've never heard of is playing. You just want a drink. You're ignoring the band. But after a while, you can't help but pay attention. It's rough around the edges but it's compelling and after a while you're grooving to it and think you'll look them up later, but you've had too many beers by that point and you forget what they are called and you never wind up looking them up after all... but you remember the night fondly and you hope they made something of themselves.
pretty basic
funky and weird. 50's inspired vibes. favourite song: whiskey woman
Very groovy. I’ve only ever heard one song from them, so it was nice to discover more.
From the album cover, I somehow expected better. Not sure why. But I didn't cotton on to this at all.
Sounds like a polished pub covers band, doing passable imitations of Mick Jagger and/or Elvis at any given point. Competent but unoriginal and uninspiring.
It's surprising Old Micky J did not try to steal royalties from this lot like he did with the Verve as they did sound like a poor imitation. Maybe the Stones thought to themselves, that their songs were far more superior and gave them a break. That said, this was on the right side of the fence to be entertaining, there is more chance of me listening to this again, than any Stones LP. They gave it all plenty of energy and their tunes were halfway decent to my ears, better than a 1 star, just.
i've already listened to this prior to using this site to track progress. however, i never bothered to give it any sort of rating. i don't recall liking this all that much, but we'll see if my opinion changed within a year or so High Flyin' Baby - 3/5 City Lights - 4/5 Have You Seen My Baby? - 3/5 Yesterday's Numbers - 4/5 Teenage Head - 3/5 32-20 - 3/5 Evil Hearted Ada - 2/5 Doctor Boogie - 3/5 Whiskey Woman - 5/5 Average score: 3.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A fun album that I kind of grew tired of as it went on. I appreciated the high energy blues rock vibes but it got a bit old. Still, overall it was a good listen.
The best Rolling Stones album they never made. This album was great. The drumming was a real highlight. Favorites were Have You Seen My Baby?, Yesterday’s Numbers, and Whiskey Woman.
goeie eigen songs, maar beetje te veel covers op het laatste...
The most interesting thing about this album was in the notes of it on Apple Music. These read, "Mick Jagger noticed similarities between this album and The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers and thought The Flamin' Groovies did a better job of merging rock-n-roll and pure blues." Well, since I just had the Sticky Fingers album less than a week ago, I'm here to tell you that one of these belongs on this list and the other one doesn't, and it isn't the Stones that we should be excluding. While the Stones album hits all the right notes and provides a series of classic tracks, this album left me thinking "why are we bothering listening to this." There was only one track on here that I found decent which was Whiskey Woman, and because of that, this is not an irredeemable collection. But it's close. Two stars, and that's being generous.
16 songs Added to liked: -Whiskey Woman
Boring
This album was close to a one-star after some uninspired muddy blues-rock but it sort of won me over by the end. It's definitely long and forgettable, though. I've just finished listening to it and the only song I can even remotely recall is Louie Louie, a classic cover, and it's worse than the original. Okay, maybe this is a one. I don't think it's offensively awful but it was definitely a waste of time. Listen to literally any Rolling Stones album instead. Fav tracks: Whiskey Woman
I'm just over this era of music. Also knowing their peers, naming an album Teenage Head is a red flag. 3/10 why is there so many damn covers?
It's ok, close to pretty good but just not quite there.
Guitar on verses of High Flyin' Baby sounds like the This Old House theme from the '10s. A little rough but still working the rock/abilly vibes of the 50's. Kudos to them for bucking the psychedelia of 60's SF, that time must have been rough if you weren't into space travel.
The wiki leaned on the similarities to Rolling Stones, and they were correct. I didn't find it immensely original but did enjoy, but as with many albums, it began to overstay it's welcome in the last 15 minutes.
I don’t care. I liked this because it sounds good. It made me happy. And that’s what music is supposed to do. Most of the music on here pisses me off because the artist is trying too hard.
What is this? Country/classic rock? But off. I don’t know.
Mick Jagger said this was better than Sticky Fingers. He must be a very humble man. Sticky Fingers is a great record, while this is Average: The Album. The only reason it’s not a 2 is because it isn’t boring to listen to. 3/5
Whiskey Woman
Just really not for me, kind of doesn't sound like anything.
Never heard of them. This was fun—like listening to a decent bar band. Which is not a bad thing, but I don’t see the necessity of having listened to it before I die.
There are some great raw and bluesy rock songs here but it overstays its welcome with too many filler tracks.
Didn’t grab me like I thought it would. Nothing there to keep my attention, bug I feel I should listen again
wow okay I didnt expect to like this as much as I do The vocals are questionable, the guitars are GREAT, the lyrics are VERY questionable, but there is something about it i cannot place. The pure art of not giving a fuck and just playing rock music really speaks to me for some reason.
Flamin’ turd.
Not at all familiar with this artist or album. It was fine. Whiskey Woman I felt was the best track on the album, and given the difference in tracked plays I can see that others feel the same. The rest of the album has incredibly low play counts for something I would put on a list of essential listening. Overall it didn't feel inspired or essential but it wasn't actively difficult or unpleasant.
Old school blues-rock, reminiscent of early Beatles/Stones/Zeppelin. Perfectly well-made songs, some good instrumental work, but nothing especially memorable.
If I had to describe this album in one word it would be. Twang Very fun album. Great guitar solos and catchy drumming. Little bit long for me. If it was trimmed down by 20 minutes it would be getting a 5
Meh. This album is very meh.
Every song reminded me of a better band I could have been listening to instead. Whiskey Woman was the only song I wasn't disappointed by.
This would have knocked their socks off at the enchantment under the sea dance
This had me Shakin’ All Over.
awful. Trying, but not succeeding, to make a sequel to exile on main street?
Very much "We have The Rolling Stones at home." It's competent blues-inflected rock, but if I only kind of like it when the Stones do it, why would I want the Stones-lite version. It's inoffensive, but there's nothing interesting to say about it. I have no idea why this Asylum Films version of Sticky Fingers is on the 1001 Albums list, it's just so inessential. Just listen to the actual Sticky Fingers instead.
Bluesy and raw - I love it
A bit like slightly lo-fi early Rolling Stones
SF rocks.
Ok
If you are a fan of late 60s blues rock, like the stones, yardbirds, the Bluesbreakers etc, you will love this album. Is it better than any of those? Nope. Is it good? Yes. Is it something you need to hear before you die? No. Is it a great example of a deeper cut of a specific subgenre? Yes
Are they a multi-genre cover band? Are some original songs inspired by other artists?
(54/100)
Too close to the 60s to be enjoyable. Snoozefest. Due for one given the two weeks of good music I've had so far.
This must have hit so hard if you were cis, straight, white, a teenager, and middle class in 1971.
Det svänger.
Bitvis rätt bra och vildsint rock’n’roll. Tyngre och mer södernhårdrock än jag trodde. Bra gitarrljud och Shakin all over var toppen! Men det var också rätt ofta tråkgubbigt och skivan är för lång.
Ooh mer San Franscisco, men fan. Ett album med sån här musik kan inte vara en timme långt. Har inte energi för det
whiskey woman!
Kanske bara är en Stones-parodi men jag ruttnar rätt rejält på detta efter några låtar. Tyvärr är det väldigt många låtar.
Not my cup of tea
Drôle que je les ais eu après les Beatles, ils se ressemblent un peu. J'aime bien!
Recht cooler Sound, aber hat sich für mich nicht von der Masse abgehoben
old school rocknroll mit Rolling Stones Einfluss. Fand ich nicht gut gemacht, nicht mein Ding.
Ganz coole Rock n Roll Music, Teenage Head ist auch cool
Meh
🎧Alright, not bad, a side of the FG’s I haven’t seen. Ain’t That A Shame should probably be left to Fats Domino.
This was ok. Never heard of the band previously. Nothing out of the ordinary or spectacular, but good solid early 70s rock n roll.
Some really excellent tracks on this (Yesterday's Numbers was my favorite). A few annoying tracks, too. 3.5 stars, rounding down. A good new album for me, ultimately!
This is the type of "never heard of them" thing I came here to discover, not an umpteenth electronica or rap album. Raw, fun and enjoyable. I'd definitely listen to this again and recommend it to others.
3.5
Favorite songs: City Lights, Yesterday's Numbers, 32-20, Whiskey Woman
Rolling Stones light or even The Stooges? What? Is that Elvis? It’s an okay album actually
This is one of the greatest albums I have ever heard. Raw, unpolished, gritty, rock and roll. Simple and excellent! One of my new faves!
Nirvana is to Silverchair as the Rolling Stones are to the Flaming Groovies(?) Classic rock and roll. Fun. Kings of the underground at that time?
This feels like Let it Bleed (69) or Exile on Main Street (72). This album (71) sits squarely between the two and came out the same year as Sticky Fingers. Also, am I hearing some elements that might have influenced punk? Maybe, maybe not. And the song, Evil Hearted Ada has a real rockabilly sound to it. Very pleasantly surprised!
I know Mick Jagger was a fan of this and honestly that's impressive. I didn't think Mick listened to anything contemporary until 1976. But here's the thing.. there are some good songs here but to say it's better than Sticky Fingers is absolutely bonkers. Lots of folks saying it's all covers. The real record ends at Whiskey Woman, which feels right. I'm gonna give it a 4. Feels very out of place for 1971 and it's a good time.
epic
Mediocre stones cover band
2.5 I think they included the wrong Teenage Head in the book
Not a sound that I'm ever going to get excited about Can't really say anything more than that. I'll forget that this even exists in a couple of days
Kinda weird
Es ist einer dieser seltenen Fälle, in denen eine Band alles richtig macht, aber die Welt gerade woanders hinschaut. Die Flamin’ Groovies liefern hier rohen, strukturierten Rock, der nie ins Chaos kippt, sondern mit einer fast stoischen Klarheit nach vorne geht. Es ist Proto‑Punk, der noch unbedingt Musik sein will – nicht bloß Lärm, nicht bloß Attitüde. Die Songs wirken wie ungeschliffene Diamanten, kantig, ehrlich, ohne Studio-Glanz. Man hört eine Energie, die späteren Bands wie frühen, noch unsicheren R.E.M. fast vorausgreift: dieses leicht verwackelte, aber zutiefst echte Gittern, das mehr Gefühl als Perfektion sucht. Ein Album im Schatten der Großen – aber eines, das eigentlich selbst zu den Großen gehört 😊.
Elvis Presley vibes
Twang
Groovy!
whiskey woman is a perfect song..
Трохи дефолтний гаражний рок. Черговий випадок, коли я не викупаю чому цей альбом є тут.
Сильно не моє. Хоча кавер на shakin' all over мені подобається!
The Flamin' Groovies were yet another element of the American garage rock scene of the late 60s and early 70s. a later incarnation of the band would see them turning towards the future with more of a power pop angle, but what we have here is a look at the past; roots, the blues, that freewheeling spirit of rockabilly at its most untamed. if you're into that sort of thing, you'll have a good time; however, outside of the closing track "Whiskey Woman", I feel like the songs themselves are kind of plain. light 6/10.
Habiendo tantos albumes que si valen la pena estar una hora escuchando ideas y variaciones en canciones generos y perspectivas, escuchar un rolling stones 2 es bastante loquillo
Country_aah_type_shit_beat.mp4. Nan plus sérieusement, l'album est correct, avec un mélange de sonorités alternant entre Country, le Blues et le Garage rock. Cela se retranscrit d'ailleurs dans les différentes reprises de l'album, avec à la fois les Rolling Stones avec "Carol", mais aussi les Sonics avec "Walk the Dog". On ressent donc énormément les différentes inspirations qui abreuvent le projet, apportant donc d'une part un répertoire plutôt propre mélangeant reprises, compositions originales et même instrumental, mais aussi un aspect très démodé pour l'année 71, qui a énormément de retard par rapport à la période. En effet, l'album reste composé de sonorités certes stables, mais très datées et vraiment répétitifs, avec une guitare très sale qui construit une seconde mélodie sur la base de licks de blues, avec une voix presque hurlée et une batterie qui comble le tout. En résumé, l'album est un plutôt bon projet, mais beaucoup trop homogène et dépassé à mon goût.
Enjoyed the covers
I agree it’s better than Sticky Fingers.
album pas marquant comme la moitié ici
C'était les Stones mais en un peu moins bien que les Stones
Mom: “we have Rolling Stones at home”
This absolutely ruled. Sounds just like the Stones from this era but Mick himself said this album did it better than Sticky Fingers. Who am I to argue? The first album on the list where I actually intentionally listened to the expanded edition tracks.
perfectly fine blues rock. no strong opinion tbh
Enjoyed listening to this! A couple songs I saved but not sure how much I would revisit the entire record.
Sounded like a cover band, I read they were on the outskirts of the psychedelic SF sound bc their manager didn’t get along with -Bill Graham. They went to UK and did a British Invasion. Huh!
An album full of blues and rock and roll standards thats practically punk at the same time? Yes please.
This was a refreshing listen to an act who'd hitherto pretty much passed me by. Mick Jagger had praised this band at the same time the Stones were putting out Sticky Fingers and one can hear the Flaming Groovies approach in Exile on main street the following year. I did think the album descended into 12 bar blues pastiche in the latter stages until Whiskey woman returns to the Stones sound. I don't really hear the punk influence in the album until the rock n roll garage sounding covers as bonus tracks. Sorely tempted to give it 5 stars at initial stages....dodgy title though.
No thanks
WOW! This was a pleasant surprise, For the who like good ol' Rock and Roll! Jamming covers, and major rockabilly, ala Stray Cats. Fun! You can hear the Stones as an influence.
Really great blues rock music. Excellent guitars. The vocals are less for me. Don't particularly love the sound of the dudes' voices or the production of the vocals. I've never claimed to be an expert at interpreting lyrics, or even somebody who values lyrics particularly highly, but... When I do get an earful of what they're saying, it's often weird. Not offensive weird or anything, but weird enough to warrant a comment. The music does a lot of heavy lifting here for me.
8/10 Really good! Great songs, well delivered. Does it lack that little something to elevate to the plane of Led Zep, The Stones etc? Yes, it does - but it's not their fault they're not British
rock n' rolllll.
Really good, should revisit
pas aimé
Meh
On this record the Flamin' Groovies work up a decent rock 'n' roll sweat, and the slide guitar and piano give the music some added depth. But I'll be damned if (vocals aside) the front half doesn't sound *exactly* like early 70s Stones. (Coincidentally, this is also where the best songs are.) Back half sees the band playing straight blues, rockabilly and one cut that veers into Neil Young territory. In short, they ain't the most original band around, but the playing here is lively and the production is clean and punchy, so you could do a lot worse.
Poor facsimile of The Rollings Stones, which is a poor facsimile of [insert any Black American blues artist]. I truly don't get it anymore, what are we doing here boys???
#914. Does anyone else think the singer sounds like Iggy Pop, or was that just me? 4/5: uh... insert reason here, I don't remember
Another album that I absolutely did not need to hear before I die. Generic bluesy rock is not my jam.
pretty dull, not doing much for me yet
These guys have been a gap in my rock n roll knowledge. Not bad! Wish it was a little more polished recording wise though.
I liked the tracks until the vocals kicked in.
3.5
4.5. A fantastic genre melding album.
There were certainly some Flaming Grooves I experienced during this album. I've seen lots of reviews saying they have heard a lot of albums like this. I don't see why that is a reason to mark it down, it's good shit that's why it's here. 1001 is a lot of albums of course some are going to be similar. However i did think this one was a bit too long
They’re a decent band of their era. Biting I had to listen to before I die. The author should have picked great albums instead of so many shitty ones.
fun country rock!
OK bluesy rock
- Beach Boys esque with some 70s influence which is awesome - fun album - probably would listen again
Very neat midpoint between early and classic rock. Feels like a drunken ramble at points and highly tailored at others. Highlights: "32-20", "Evil Hearted Ada", "Louie Louie"
Didn’t hate Whiskey Woman
Generic rock. “That'll Be The Day" was fun. “Scratch My Back” is catchy. “Carol” sounds like “Johnny B Goode”.
Tops: Shaken All Over
Generic 70's rock sound.
Great album, blues rock and roll
It’s fun but nothing too memorable.
It was just fine. I have nothing to say which in a way says a lot.
Didn’t grab my attention
so once again if i wanted to listen to this kinda music i’d just listen to the beach boys… not enjoyable but whatever it’s not offensive
Rock ‘n roll baby!
fun, perfect vr een bbq
best wel leuk
These guys had the blues groove. It's quite clearly not as good as Sticky Fingers which it's compared to, but this will be entering circulation as a working in the garden album. What a privilege for it.
I got an STD from listening to this.
Sounds dated and generic.
Gillade inte set här
Didn’t land with me at all.