![]() ![]() This iteration of the band followed up with a couple more like-minded releases, perhaps a bit broader stylistically (with more throwbacks to the original band's Stones/R&B inclinations as well as Edmunds' rockabilly grooves, a bit more reliant on covers), though this one was tough to beat. And the production by revivalist Dave Edmunds serves the music well. ![]() There are a few covers (including the Beatles' "Misery"), but it's the originals that stand up as particularly impressive. ![]() "Yes It's True" will have you checking the liner notes to confirm it came from the pen of Lennon/McCartney, but, nope, it's an original, as are "Please Please Girl" and "I Can't Hide," any of which would have been among the best songs on any pre- Rubber Soul Beatles album. Every bit as great is the ridiculously infectious "You Tore Me Down," with its wondrous riffs and delirious harmonies (later given a loving rendition by Yo La Tengo). The title track, of course, makes the short-list of songs one might point to as defining the power pop genre it's a simply perfect slice of jangly guitars and killer hooks. After a few years and a couple singles, the new iteration of the band released its first long-player in 1976, and it holds up as one of the definitive examples of chiming, Beatles-inspired power pop.Īs seen in the cover photo, the band went all-in with its British Invasion revivalism, but what might have come across as mere stylistic gimmickry is elevated by the band's supply of wonderfully catchy tunes. The San Francisco-based Flamin' Groovies started out in the late 60s as an eclectic band blending early Stones-styled rock with 50s oldies and garage-band proto-punk, perhaps best encapsulated in legendary early single "Teenage Head." When founder and frontman Roy Loney left in the early 70s, guitarist Cyril Jordan replaced him with a young singer-guitarist named Chris Wilson, who took the band in a much more pop-oriented direction. ![]()
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