This band was never huge but should have been. They were many things…a blues rock band and then blossomed into a great power-pop band. This song is during their blues/rock period.
It is off of their album Teenage Head. Years later a band in Canada were influenced by the Flaming Groovies…a band named after this album… Teenage Head. This album and Sticky Fingers by the Stones were released within weeks of each other. Mick Jagger reportedly noticed the similarities between the Groovies Teenage Head album … and thought the Flamin’ Groovies did the better take on the theme of classic blues and rock ‘n roll revisited in a modern context.
It’s a mid-tempo song but when the vocal hits we have a hint of Sun Records slap back and I love it. Lead singer Roy Loney left the band just three weeks after Teenage Head was released. Some critics hold it up to Sticky Fingers.
By the end of the sixties they clashed over where to go. Loney was more Stones and Cyril Jordon leaned toward the Beatles. Loney left in 1971 and they got an 18 year old lead singer named Chris Wilson and the power pop era began.
Whiskey Woman
I’ve been hungry all day long
For that girl whose wastin’ time
She was here but now she’s gone
I’ve got a taste for wine
Whiskey woman, why can’t you
See the hell you put me through?
We are tears dressed in blue
As I sit and write this song
You’re the one thing on my mind
We’ve been lovers far too long
The good times were passin by
Whiskey woman, I feel good
Locked me in her womanhood
Like I always knew she would
Yeah
Whiskey woman, I want you
Whiskey woman, I want you
Whiskey woman, I want you
Come on, come on
I want you
I want you
I want you
Where is the woman
Where are you
Where, where are you?
I want you
I want you, yeah
I want you
I want you
Where are you?
Where are you
Where are you
Oh, where are you?
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The begining part of this song reminded me of Knocking On Heaven’s Door, maybe just the pace it was played at. I think that if you don’t have a well established fan base, that you should not switch the style of your music.
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They are now known for more of a power pop…but their first 2-3 albums were more rock.
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Love this tune Max.
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I’ve heard the song before but never seen a picture of them – that jumpsuit is pretty amazing.
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They were of their time…no doubt. I was surprised they were on Mick’s radar.
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Very nice. Sounds sometimes like a synthesis of “Cowgirl In The Sand” and “Knocking On Heaven’s Door” and has a lot of drive at the end.
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The more I hear that album the more I like it.
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A lot of anguish in this one. A story line that is painfully true for many 😦
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that’s rather a good one… it reminds me a bit of some mid-’70s John Lennon. I never knew where Teenage Head pulled their name from… I would have guessed their own imagination, so I learned something today!
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I had forgotten about it…I did a post on them way back and it came back to me. Yea I like this band a lot.
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Another good tune from this groovy band! Ha! I love these guys. I’m going to have to try to find an album or a CD, preferably their greatest hits.
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They really are…like two different bands…blues/rock and power pop…and good at both of them.
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