flamin groovies roll over beethoven

[nixdorf66]

Coole Glatze ...

[aucksmix]

These cats got the groove -- kick butt! Love it!

[bogbrush6666]

Saw them at the Bickershaw Festival in 1972...when they were really uncool..I loved them. Well what would you prefer..2 hours of the Grateful Dead tuning up, or some flaming brilliant rock and roll?

[1lightheaded]

YehMan , Like these guys yeh like way better than Spinal Tap . I think I saw these guys , but that was way before rehab so it's not that clear , Might have been the Ruttles ,

[1961axis]

@1lightheaded I'd have another stab at treatment if I were you.

[pureevilfnord]

I would kill to have seen this band in it's heyday.

[MindGroper]

Greatest rock song ever. Chuck Berry is God, a pillar of rock. These dudes carry the torch high and keep it rockin keep it rockin oh yeah baby....................even when they have a false start to the lyrics to one of the verses they cover instantly and it doesn't matter. I love the garage sound it sounds like they're in the next room practicing. Love it!

[RootsinBrooklyn]

The original's still the greatest.

[rjpancerniCAUSA]

'72??? The U.S. was still fighting in Vietnam.

[mistersmith6000]

Is that Chris Wilson or the original singer Lonie? Anyway, the guy gets it and rocks. Always thought it was a shame they went to England and got washed up in the Rockpile, pub rock, retro-Beatles with chorus guitars thing. But maybe that was the only way for them to stay afloat in the pop-Country early '70s Eagles America

[PAULLONDEN]

@mistersmith6000 Come ON ! There's a reason they got lost in the States ,this was just a sexless little power pop "beatgroup"like there were 13 a dozen.For some reason they were fêted in the UK , because of the emerging 'pubrock"circuit for a blue monday.Around '77 their little spiel was over,and even couldn't get it up around '80 when the 'powerpop' boom, in the UK started in earnest. Severe case of charisma underload.No CBGB's cool here. Had a few acceptable tunes though.

[mistersmith6000]

@PAULLONDEN

That's a sharp little obituary you got going there. Likin it. Guess, we all get a bit of charisma overload, eh??

[marchomeslice]

@PAULLONDEN completely disagree "CBGB's Cool"? I would step over half of the well know CB's bands to have seen the Groovies at any of the height of their 3 periods.. ditto with the early Phantom Movers. Incidentally.. i'd been in CBGB's a ton in the 80's.. and with or without your Ramones, Television, Richard Hell dreams.. it was a tight, packed, loud little place, that seems to get "cooler" by the decade. These guys have so much of the same sprit; your comment makes little sense.

[PAULLONDEN]

@marchomeslice This here tune is an example of their rock'n'roll credentials .I'll politely pass.

They were ofcourse, part of the club scene scene,but only marginal.Around & around '77 they were already hasbeens.Their Lp's are crammed with these kind of third rate Chuck covers.If that's your thing,better don't listen to 'Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" ; you might suddenly see this bunch for what they are.

[marchomeslice]

@PAULLONDEN Did I say that they covered Chuck Berry better than the Rolling Stones? They are a garage band.. the kind've band, who while nearly entirely derivative; make you love simple, great RnR more & get your toes tapping. The Cramps were derivative, most of the best bands of the Pub & Punk eras are derivative. They were an amazing live act as said by anyone who saw them. If they ain't your cup of tea.. fine.. Just don't come around trolling & bagging on them cause u don't dig 'em.

[JabberOff]

@marchomeslice

The first half of your post is dead on. The middle not so much. Great bands like the Inmates were no more derivative than the Flamin' Groovies. The Cramps drew from the same r&b/rockabilly/rock n' roll well as the Groovies. In fact, 70's era punk music in general was HEAVILY influenced by r&b. Listen to Johnny Thunders' work with the Heartbreakers, and tell me he isn't a white Chuck Berry. Or Slimy Toad from Johnny Moped's band. Or Ed Kuepper from the early Saints.

[ps8boyz]

this what the rolling stones would and should have sounded like if they had sworn their allegiance to the sound and style of Sun Records instead of Chess Records...brilliant.

[ghostfacedragon]

@ps8boyz Interesting...Ironically this song was released on Chess.

[psychkoala]

Listen to that rhythm section !

[debussy75]

a great rock and roll band. One of my favourites bands ever.

[ZZJoCa]

Listen to "Sneakers" its there best album. True Cryil Jordan

[elMakiMISFITS]

@ZZJoCa

I think Flamingo & Teenage Head are their best albums, but Sneakers & Supersnazz are good too...

[brcwco33]

Never mind Eric Clapton - Chuck Berry is GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Detroit1967]

ROCK ROCK ROCK

GIMME JUST A SHOT

[LastTree]

I bought their record in 1979 just by fluke..I love the rickenbacher sound.

[PAULLONDEN]

Groovy try dudes....but....

no match for the Fab Four or Chuck's version,though ♫

Even ELO's ☺

[lemonite1]

I disagree... This is the Flamin Groovies, they were playing rock and roll while everyone else was smokin pot and spending WAY too much time on their guitar solos.

[15year0ld]

whats wrong with smoking pot?

[bazzfazz]

LOL!

[leftchicago]

I also disagree- These guys were doing this stuff in the midst of the acid/ glam/ hard rock era. That took some nuts. And it holds up better than alot of the crap from that era.

[notahemi]

For some reason this group poped into my brain from back in the day. Low and behold there they are on youtube.

The weren't the only one "playing" the rock and roll retro card. Roy Wood took it to another level.

[autistachocador]

buena version!!!

[Marconqn]

toda la onda tiene esta banda, y el cover es de la puta madre, me gusto mucho!!!!

[locobuick]

I believe Scottish Psychiatriast Dr. Charles Follen McKim Maloney was involved in managing a band named the "The GroovingFlamers" but did not catch on due to anti-gay sentiment of the times.

[nanche50]

Cara....do cacete. Que roquenrou !!!

Great Flamin Groovies, os embalos flamantes.

[TUBSNAKE]

Let them realin and rockin............Just a blue suede shoe for hapiness .....Roll over Beethoven.Nothin'more.Just a rock..

[Noluxs]

Son buenísimos. He escuchado el álbum "Flamingo", al cual no pertenece esta canción, y me ha encantado. Eran de San Francisco.

[mjollnir1969]

Bless all of your hearts for putting these up. I hope all of you had a chance to see this band around 1979 when they had Micheal Willhelm from the Charlatons playing a huge twelve string Gretch behind these two. Should see Crissy with the Beatle haircut, plus, their drummer looked like Mickey Dolenz, LOL. If you ever want to hear someone sing "River Deep, Mountain High" like something is falling from the sky, Ask Chris Wilson to sing it for you.

[DauAlSet]

Hallucinant!! Une bombe

[fattuchus]

I love the Flaming Groovies and Yoko!

[samythekay]

really good; i saw chris wilson performing live last month, and he still rocks!!

[melvajbro]

Nice to see...Love those Flamin' Groovies!

[happybompibear]

This kicks all kinds of asses. Perfect.

[bobbilse]

This is a pretty early version of The Groovies, not too long after Roy Loney left. The line-up features three original members (Danny Mihm-drums, George Alexander-bass, and Cyril Jordan-Guitar), with replacement members James Ferrell-guitar (who replaced original Tim Lynch) and Chris Wilson-vocal. Ferrell was later replaced by San Francisco legend Michael Wilhelm.

[saritayoung]

PERFECT!

[pernicketty]

Sorry Mysterysurf. The guy wit' no toof is Chris Wilson - none other.

[fordfairlane662dr]

were r his teeth?

[eugenecraddock]

lost Chris told me that a few years ago. At last cyril had his real hair not like now.

[deliciousvinyl]

weird that no Sire Records era video clips turn up...

[Scripthabbo]

Giant. Jordan with his Dan Amstrong, Chris missing his teeths, and of course the best rock 'n' roll drummer of the world Danny Mihm.

[browny44]

the groovies have to be the most underated band of all time,this is brilliant,many thanx for the show

[flickofdaswitch]

Cyril the dogs bollox frontman....fooking quality

[mysterysurf]

that's roy loney, not cyril, singing

[HarryRag]

Chris Wilson singing. Roy had already left in those days

[mysterysurf]

Indeed -- good catch! I get 1/2 point deduction for only being half right.

Dang, and I call myself a fan...

[EMFansub]

@mysterysurf

chris wilson singing

[counterpoint21]

You guys are a bunch of nerds.

[sunra67]

pure rock and roll, grease, raw and alive forever.

[betianasux]

Cyril dances while he's singing, that's what all vocalists should do!

[pierrelivernois]

cyril isnt the vocalist you twat

[flickofdaswitch]

thanks for the info...you know it all cunt!!

[xcolorlessxrainbowx]

James Ferrell is a pimp

[TerenceMartinDuffy]

brilliant!

[BostonRocker51]

Totally cool rock & roll. Fast & loose. Love the plexiglass Dan Armstrong guitar (one of the heaviest axes ever made) - I got chills in my legs watching this - it's great!

Mark D

peace thru rock & roll!

[tony0000]

I agree with your ever word.

[mcbear52]

Great stuff

[dexter63]

Great!!!

[28if]

Oh Yeah, There was this thing called Rock n' Roll....

is anybody playing this anymore?

[POPKILLSPOETHRY]

HAHAHA! I totaly agree with you

[hoctor]

Outragous clip, give us more, saw them at the Bottom Line SUmmer of 78 during their Beatle boots phase and they blew the shit out of the place

[timmehfz3]

Rock'n'roll daddyo. Like, I dig it the most!!

[bluevespa]

Love it!

[Efrasnel]

Rock!!!