PUREPOP

Reviews of tasty and obscure hook-filled rock'n' roll releases (Glam, Power Pop, Pop/psych,Garage, Surf, 60s Girl Group and Protest/Folk Rock). Plus any quirky musings that tickle my fancy... I created this blog in order to stimulate interest, share discoveries and encourage people to go out and search for the original vinyl. Hopefully this blog might also encourage labels to actually compile some of this stuff officialy. Snippets are recorded from vinyl onto cassette!!! and into the PC...

Friday, February 16, 2007

Tiger - I Am An Animal


Tiger- I Am An Animal/Stop That Machine –UA UP 35848 (1975 UK)


I Am An Animal is a full-frontal testosterone-charged, smeared in Brute assault on the senses (and sensitivities…). The words Wild Glam Cruncher were invented for this one, and it could have been a perfect follow up to Rebels Rule, with belt buckles and an extra set of dangling medallions to spare. The track has got great guitars, claps and all the trappings. And the lyrics? Oh boy…

…I am an animal, one big gruesome animal…
…Some people call me a ram, but I don’t give a damn…
…Some people say I’m a bull, cos’ I just love to pull…
…Some people say I’m a gorilla, cos’ I must get my fill-a
…Some people say I’m a beast, on women I like to feast,
it’s a concrete jungle and Tarzan ain’t got nothing on me man

Talk about raw unreconstructed specimens of manhood letting it fly…God bless the 70s!

Click on title for soundclip

6 Comments:

Blogger Collin said...

That's not the b-side that's on my copy. Mine's called 'Blue Bloody Crazy' and it's a kind of Mungo Jerry/Bolan-esque boogaloo with sub-Chicory Tip-style synth throughout. I like it almost as much as 'Animal,' though in a completely different vein. More Small Wonder-ish if I have to make comparisons.

10:33 PM  
Blogger Purepop said...

So we have 2 differing B sides so far: Sophie The Polish Chicken Hen and now this??!!! Stop That Machine is a cheerful and bouncy piece of light Boogie.

10:54 PM  
Blogger Will said...

I'm not sure what the solution is here, but I have "Bloody Blue Monday" as the flip to "Crazy" a different(but killer!) Tiger single. I have the b-side of "I Am Animal" as "Stop that Machine". "Crazy" has a beautiful picture sleeve...

2:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nice band Tiger , I just have put my vinyl-full album from them called 'going down laughing' from 1976 on cd.Thx for sharing this.

10:46 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

do you know where i can find the full version of this song online? the sample clip is killer!!! thanks and love the site!!

6:47 PM  
Blogger Purepop said...

Not sure, but it shows up once in a while on ebay...

11:01 PM  

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