The Flamin' Groovies
Groovies' Greatest Grooves
Label:  Sire 
Date:  7/10/1989
Length:  0:00
Format:  CA
Genre:  Rock; Garage Rock
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Shake Some Action    
      2.  
      		 Teenage Head    
      3.  
      		 Slow Death    
      4.  
      		 Tallahassee Lassie    
      5.  
      		 Yeah My Baby    
      6.  
      		 Yes, It's True    
      7.  
      		 First Plane Home    
      8.  
      		 In the U.S.A.    
      9.  
      		 Between the Lines    
      10.  
      		 Don't You Lie to Me    
      11.  
      		 You Tore Me Down    
      12.  
      		 I'll Cry Alone    
      13.  
      		 Please Please Girl    
      14.  
      		 Down, Down, Down    
      15.  
      		 Yes I Am    
      16.  
      		 Teenage Confidential    
      17.  
      		 I Can't Hide    
      18.  
      		 Absolutely Sweet Marie    
      19.  
      		 Don't Put Me On    
      20.  
      		 I Saw Her    
      21.  
      		 All I Wanted    
      22.  
      		 Jumpin' in the Night    
      23.  
      		 There's a Place    
      24.  
      		 River Deep, Mountain High    
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      Always out of place, the Flamin Groovies were almost always great. When San Francisco was drowning in late-'60s hippie excess, the Groovies responded with tight, riff-heavy pop songs such as "Teenage Head" and "High-Flyin' Baby." Predictably enough, not too many people noticed. So what do the Groovies do? They move to England, transform themselves into a hard-rocking, jangly merseybeat outfit, and release the critically acclaimed Shake Some Action. The year was 1976, a period better known for punk than for retro-pop. Oh well and too bad for the Groovies, but not so bad for us, as this collection demonstrates. With should-have-been hits like "You Tore Me Down" and "Slow Death," Groovies' Greatest Grooves is the perfect introduction to San Francisco's most accomplished misfits. --Percy Keegan