Music Review

Flamingo

Flamin' Groovies
Reviewed by Tom Sinclair | Aug 06, 1999
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Flamin' Groovies

If you only know these guys from their '76 power-pop classic, Shake Some Action, prepare to be surprised. 1970's Flamingo boasts two minor masterpieces (''Comin' After Me,'' ''Second Cousin'') and a lovably loopy rockabilly aesthetic; Head, from 1971, is a cornucopia of hard-edged, Stonesy rock, capped by that great, proto-punk title track. Factor in the bonus cuts (mostly '50s oldies), and you've got all the ingredients for a Groovies kind of love. Flamingo: A-

Originally posted Aug 06, 1999 Published in issue #497 Aug 06, 1999 Order article reprints

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