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ARTIST
FLAMIN' GROOVIES
TITLE
Jumpin' in the Night
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
LIBERATION HALL
CATALOG #
LIB 5037CD
LIB 5037CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/31/2020
"The third and last of the Flamin' Groovies late-'70s albums for Sire,
Jumpin' in the Night
storms out of the gate with the title song, a top-shelf rocker that brings the muscle of the Flamingo-era lineup of the Groovies to the more style-conscious British Invasion sonics of Cyril Jordan's version. Though
Jumpin' in the Night
never rocks that hard or that well again, it does sound decidedly tighter and tougher than 1978's Flamin' Groovies
Now
, and guitarist Mike Wilhelm, a new addition to the Now lineup, is much better integrated into their wall of guitars, with the Groovies sounding more solid than they did a year before. But while
Jumpin' in the Night
finds the Flamin' Groovies sounding better than ever, the material unfortunately lets them down. It's no wonder why the Flamin' Groovies loved the Byrds -- both were American bands who fell in love with the sounds of British rock and crafted their own variation on the style -- but three Byrds covers on this album is about two too many (especially given how clunky David Wright's drumming sounds on '5D'), and though having the Groovies tackle 'Absolutely Sweet Marie' and 'Please Please Me' sounds good on paper, the audible results are a bit underwhelming. (On the other hand, their cover of 'Werewolves of London' is better than anyone had a right to expect.) The production and engineering by Roger Bechirian is crisp and flattering to the guitars, but lacks the resonance of Dave Edmunds' more layered approach on
Shake Some Action
and
Now
. A great band, the Flamin' Groovies often seemed to have a hard time reconciling their best qualities with the record-making process, and
Jumpin' in the Night
is probably the best example of this dilemma, though it has more than enough worthwhile moments to compensate."
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