Shake Some Action

by Flamin' Groovies

Overview

A lot had happened with the Flamin' Groovies in the nearly five years that separated the epochal Teenage Head album and their return to American record racks with Shake Some Action. The Groovies lost their record deal with Buddah, lead singer Roy Loney had quit the band leaving Cyril Jordan as uncontested leader, and they had spent a lot of time in Europe, building a significant following in the United Kingdom. As a result, the Flamin' Groovies on Shake Some Action almost sound like a different band, albeit one driven by a similar obsession with the utter coolness of pre-hippie rock & roll. (The fact that Jordan and bassist George Alexander were the only holdovers from the Teenage Head lineup probably had a lot to do with the different approach as well.) The rawer blues and rockabilly accents were gone from the Groovies' sound, with the guitar-fueled cool of the British Invasion era taking their place. While this version of the Flamin' Groovies didn't rock out with the same manic fervor as they did on Flamingo or Teenage Head, they could indeed rock when they felt so inclined, as demonstrated by the glorious "Please Please Girl," "I Can't Hide," and "Let the Boy Rock and Roll," while the Brit-flavored take on "St. Louis Blues" showed that some shades of the old band were still visible. And the title cut was a stunner -- a brilliant evocation of the adventurous side of British rock circa 1966, "Shake Some Action" was tough, moody, wounded, and gloriously melodic all at once, and by its lonesome served as a superb justification for the Groovies' new creative direction. If Shake Some Action was the first salvo from the new and improved Flamin' Groovies, it also demonstrated that this edition of the band had as much promise as the Loney-fronted group. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2022
Label:	Imports
UPC:	0843563134580
Rank:	151218

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Flamin' Groovies   Primary Artist
Dylan Gardner   Primary Artist
George Alexander   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Chris Wilson   Guitar,Vocals
Chris "Poet" Wilson   Guitar,Vocals
Cyril Jordan   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Dave Edmunds   Piano,Guitar
Mike Wilhelm   Guitar
Danny Mihm   Drums
James Ferrell   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
David Wright   Drums,Drums
James Farrell   Guitar

Technical Credits

Gene Thomasson   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Roddy Jackson   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Andrew Copeland   Composer
Ken Block   Composer
Chris Wilson   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Cyril Jordan   Composer
Greg Shaw   Producer,Executive Producer
Hudson Whittaker   Composer
Ryan Newell   Composer
Mark Trojanowski   Composer
Dave Edmunds   Producer
Alec Palao   Liner Notes,Memorabilia,Photo Courtesy
Hunter   Composer
John Sebastian   Composer
Robert Hunter   Composer
Mike Wilhelm   Composer
Gary Hobish   Reissue Mastering
Tom Wilkes   Art Direction
Joe Butler   Composer
Barry Wickham   Memorabilia,Photo Courtesy
Don Christy   Composer
Jett Beres   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Flamin' Groovies   Composer