Flamin Groovies, Le Feu Sacré
| About/Subject | Flamin' Groovies |
| Publisher | Camion Blanc |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | French |
| Location | France |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| This Edition Published | 2016-12-20 |
| Pages / Font | 480 pages |
| ISBN | 978-235779912-7 |
| Price | €32.00 |
| Product Code | CB353 |
| Notes | Where do I start imparting the importance that the Groovies played in my life ? Well, I was 12 years old when I heard "Slow Death" the fist time and it was the song that got the whole ball rolling as far as I was concerned and made me to pick up a guitar for the fist time. Other people may have their epiphany when fist hearing Elvis or seeing The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, but for me it was The Flamin'Groovies. "Slow Death" had everythinig from its killer riff to the dark lyrics which evoked a dangerous yet inviting world ans an attitude that scramed ROCK'N'ROLL... From then on every band I played with incorporated Slow Death and I have never knowingly played a set live without featuring this song. I was hooked and from then on followed the Groovies as closely as I could. They were the perfect band.Although it was a shock when they went "Beatles" but "You tore me down" an the more melodic tunes they came up with still resonated as strongly as the earlier material. This was particularly true about Shake some Action which can be regarded as their masterpiece and a true rock'n'roll opus. It had enough power to uproot the prog/hippy wankfests prevalent at the time ans discard them into the dustbin of irrelevance. Once you mixed in their sartorial elegance, their choice of guitars - Gretch/12 strings Rickenbacker ans Dan Amstrong - you knew you could trust this bans with your life. You knew they wold always be cool ans would never let you down. Robin WILLS (BARRACUDAS) |
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