Absolutely The Best

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Flamin' Groovies includes: Roy A. Loney (vocals); Cyril Jordan (guitar). Producers include: Dave Edmunds. Many of these recordings are not the original versions. The first truly excellent compilation of the Groovies' early years--GROOVIES' GREATEST GROOVES is terrific, but it covers their mid-'70s Sire years almost exclusively--the 15-track ABSOLUTELY THE BEST is start-to-finish fantastic, a brilliant precis of why Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney are two of the linchpins of the power pop scene. When the Groovies appeared in the late '60s, with killer tracks like "Slow Death" and the immortal "Teenage Head,' they were already an anachronism. Their songs were poppy and short, not bloated and heavy and long. Their R&B and British Invasion influences were old hat in 1970, but the Groovies didn't care, and by the time of classic singles like 1974's near-perfect "Shake Some Action," they weren't behind the times, they were ahead. Power pop could have happened without the Groovies, but it wouldn't have been anywhere near as fun. The five live tracks at the end are essential.
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