Teenage Head [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Flamin' Groovies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Buddha
• ASIN: B00000JJIU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,470 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This 1971 LP-their last with singer Roy Loney-is an angst-ridden, highly influential cult classic, with unforgettable tunes like the title track and High Flyin' Baby . This U.S. debut stacks seven bonus tracks (three previously unreleased!) on top of the album's original nine, including covers of Louie Louie; Shakin' All Over , and That'll Be the Day . --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The last great unknown rock and roll album..., September 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Teenage Head (Audio CD)

An all-time classic that has never received the unlimited worship it deserves. Anyone into the Stones, Stooges, MC5, Feelgoods etc who doesn't have this in the collection is only half the person they think they are. Not a duff track and several that will blow your head off. The Groovies fell down the crack between the '60s and punk and consequently never made the dough they should have. But at least this music hasn't staled or become over familiar, nearly 30 years later it still sounds as fresh as ever.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An American Classic!, April 6, 2001

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M. S. Ulbricht "BomboMon" (The Great Northwest, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teenage Head (Audio CD)

While other bands in the Bay Area were into their spaced out, unfocused drivel, the Flamin' Groovies were honing their skills on straight ahead, power driven, rock and roll. Probably the best American band that should've, but didn't hit the big time. The Groovies made some fine records, but Teenage Head remains their crowning acheivement. This recording is as fresh today as it was when it was released in 1971. The songwriting duo of Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney were probably the best in the business at the time, and the only real challangers in the field were Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. In fact comparisons of Teenage Head to the Stones Sticky Fingers LP were often pointed out. After hearing Teenage Head Jagger stated that the Groovies did a better job than the Stones did on Sticky Fingers. So why is Teenage Head such a great album? First of all, the material on the record varies from the hard driving Proto Punk anthemic title cut, to taut acoustic blues numbers such as a revamped version of Robert Johnson's 32-20 and City Lights, then moves into areas such as the high energy rockabilly number Evil Hearted Ada, or the easy going cool of Doctor Boogie, while containing a couple of power ballads such as Yesterdays Numbers and Whiskey Woman, along with a couple of no nonsense rockers like Have You Seen My Baby? and the fantastic High Flyin' Baby. What really makes this recording something special is the consistent high caliber of musicianship througout the whole affair which makes Teenage Head a virtually seamless masterpiece of manic rockin' out. Rarely does a record meet with its inteded purpose as well as it does on Teenage Head. The seven added bonus tracks of raw, well played, unapologetic, rock and roll only leaves you wanting more. Teenage Head is not just a very good record, but it is a great record. It is still influencing the more serious, no nonsense bands and musicians of today. This is a seminal rock and roll record which still is the definitive album in this genre. I suppose the comparisons to some of the Stones albums of the early seventies are warranted, but the Stones never did make an album this good. No sloppy, over the top theatrics on Teenage Head; just some tight, nicely crafted songs, which are played extremely well. Does that sound like any Stones album released? You owe it to yourself to see how it really should be done. God knows it isn't being done today!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The more you listen to it, the more you like it..., September 26, 2002

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"tdc1967" (Coopersburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teenage Head (Audio CD)

I got this disc used at a bookstore in Washington DC a couple of years ago. What grabbed me was the cover photo - I had never heard of the band, but they looked like they were a no-nonsense gritty garage band. I had no idea what to expect.
I was initially surprised at variety of music they played, from rock to blues to rockabilly to Elvis-esque to mellow acoustic. (The disc also has bonus tracks, cover tunes, and live stuff). After listening to it the first time, I thought it was merely OK. After listening to it again, I started to hear the raw straight-to-the-amp guitar, the extended jams, and it's grown on me ever since. Liner notes make reference to Mick Jagger allegedly saying this album is better than the Stones' "Sticky Fingers" - I wouldn't go quite that far - but it's pretty darn close. (The piano player from the "Fingers" sessions even plays on 3 of the tracks.)

It was a lucky find for me - I recommend it.