Norton
2002
Slow Death
About This Album
Trying to collect the Flamin' Groovies can make you crazy. There are so many releases outside of their handful of official releases that it is hard to know which of the bootlegs, live shows, and demos you should get. Well, you definitely need this one. It focuses on the years after original wildman singer Roy Loney left the group and before the legendary Shake Some Action LP was released (October 1971 to July 1973, to be precise). The first six songs are self-recorded demos from 1971 and have been released a few times before, most notably as Grease on the Dog Meat label, but this is the first issue authorized by the band. In fact, guitarist and main Groovie Cyril Jordan contributes some amazing liner notes, which trace his Zelig-like adventures through the history of rock. From shopping for threads with Cornell Gunther, singer of the Coasters, to scoring acid for Jimi Hendrix, to hanging out for a couple of days at Brian Wilson's pad in the late '70s, Jordan had quite a blast. The first six tracks are quite a blast too -- lo-fi, angry, and raw: the epic "Slow Death" with Chris Wilson's howling vocals, the headlong dash through "Jumping Jack Flash," and the stick-in-your-ear sentiment of "Let Me Rock.
Track List (try tracks 1,3,4,5 and 9)

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