Varese Records
1999
Absolutely The Best
About This Album
Since it contains ten classics and five latter-day live tracks, it's hard to agree with the assessment of the title of Varese's Absolutely the Best. This 15-track collection certainly contains a selection of the Flamin' Groovies' best material -- after all, "Slow Death," "Teenage Head," and "I Can't Hide" are among their best rockers, and "Shake Some Action" and "You Tore Me Down" are two definitive power-pop songs -- but the five live tracks keep this one back, even if hearing the group tear through "A Million Miles Away" may please some hardcore fans. Those fans won't need this collection and the less dedicated should seek out Sire's Groovies Greatest Grooves, whose 24 songs paint the definitive portrait of the Flamin' Groovies. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11 and 12)

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