Shake Some Action [Import]

Flamin' Groovies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: AIM RECORDS
• ASIN: B0000020T3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,188 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

First U.S. CD release for this long out-of-print classic. When Shake Some Action blasted onto the tired 1976 music scene, the Groovies' Dave Edmunds-produced update on British Invasion style, along with the Ramones debut that same year were the early tremors of the punk shockwave that has resonated for decades. Detailed liner notes by music historian and current Groovies bassist Alec Palao. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The World Stands Still, November 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Shake Some Action (Audio CD)

I have heard the song "Shake Some Action" some 5,000 times since 1977, and from the opening notes, and from the moment those first, dark, pulsing notes ring out, the same thing happens: The world stands still, reality drops away, and I am enveloped in a total shivering, dark, throbbing universe of thrill, memory and obsession. Not only is this song one of the greatest pop recordings ever, it is one of the most striking works of art ever created. Absolute perfection. Nothing else on the album is quite as good as the song "Shake Some Action" (whose first five seconds alone are towering, monumental), but very little in all of human creative endeavor quite matches it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An undiscovered gem!, December 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shake Some Action (Audio CD)

I found the vinyl version of "Shake Some Action" in a bargain bin at a Moscow, Idaho, department store nearly 20 years ago, not knowing who the hell these guys were, and that album still gets plenty of play. It's so good that I'm reluctant to buy anything else by the Groovies for fear it will taint my feelings for this release. Absolutely great album/CD. Buy it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Innes, eat your heart out!, November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shake Some Action (Audio CD)

An absolutely perfect record. Cheap Trick may have picked up the fallen Beatles banner; but the Groovies tapped right into their DNA with this one. And, they've mixed in more than a little Brian Jones for good measure. This disc is a mod monster. It's aliiiiiiive!