The Troggs
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Biography
[Edit]Remembered chiefly as proto-punkers who reached the top of the charts with the "caveman rock" of "Wild Thing" (1966), the Troggs were also adept at crafting power pop and ballads. Hearkening back to a somewhat simpler, more basic British Invasion approach as psychedelia began to explode in the late '60s, the group also reached the Top Five with their flower-power ballad "Love Is All Around" in 1968. While more popular in their native England than the U.S., the band also fashioned memorable, insistently riffing hit singles like "With a Girl Like You," "Night of the Long Grass," and the notoriously salacious "I Can't Control Myself" between 1966 and 1968. Paced by Reg Presley's lusting vocals, the group — which composed most of their own material — could crunch with the best of them, but were also capable of quite a bit more range and melodic invention than they've been given credit for.
Hailing from the relatively unknown British town of Andover, the Troggs hooked up with manager/producer Larry Page (who was involved in the Kinks' early affairs) in the mid-'60s. After a flop debut single, they were fortunate enough to come across a demo of Chip Taylor's "Wild Thing" (which had already been unsuccessfully recorded by the Wild Ones). In the hands of the Troggs, "Wild Thing" — with its grungy chords and off-the-wall ocarina solo — became a primeval three-chord monster, famous not only in its original hit Troggs version, but in its psychedelic revamping by Jimi Hendrix, who used it to close his famous set at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
"Wild Thing" made number one in the States, but the Troggs' momentum there was impeded by a strange legal dispute which saw their early records simultaneously released on two different labels. Nor did it help that the band didn't tour the U.S. for a couple of years. As a consequence, the fine follow-up singles "With a Girl Like You" and "I Can't Control Myself" didn't do as well as they might have. In Britain, it was a different story — they were smashes, although "I Can't Control Myself" had such an open-hearted lust that it encountered resistance from conservative radio programmers all over the globe.
The Troggs tempered their image on subsequent ballads, which utilized a sort of pre-"power ballad" approach. These weren't bad, and a few of them were British hits, but they weren't as fine as the initial blast of singles which established the band's image. "Love Is All Around," which restored them to the American Top Ten in 1968, was their finest effort in this vein. It was also their final big hit on either side of the Atlantic.
But the Troggs would keep going for a long, long time. In a sense they were handicapped by their image — they were not intellectuals, certainly, but they weren't dumb either. They wrote most of their songs, and their albums were reasonably accomplished, if hardly up to the level of the Kinks or Traffic, containing some nifty surprises like the gothic ballad "Cousin Jane," or the tongue-in-cheek psychedelia of "Maybe the Madman." By 1970, though, they were struggling. They continued to release a stream of singles, most of which had a straightforward simplicity that was out of step with the progressive rock of the time, all of which flopped, though some were fairly good.
The Troggs' image as lunkheads couldn't have been helped by the notorious Troggs Tapes, a 12-minute studio argument that was captured on tape while the band were unawares. The Spinal Tap-like dialog helped keep their cult alive, though, and as punk gained momentum in the mid-'70s, they gained belated appreciation as an important influence on bands like the Ramones and (earlier) the MC5. They found enough live work (sometimes on the punk/new wave circuit) to keep going, although their intermittent records generally came to naught. In 1992, they rose to their highest profile in ages when three members of R.E.M., which had covered "Love Is All Around," backed the Troggs on the comeback album Athens Andover.
Title: Hot Days (A Decade In the Sun) [Re-Recorded Versions]
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: From Wild Thing To... Wild Thing (Compilation)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk
Title: From Nowhere... The Troggs (Remastered)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Title: The Best of The Troggs 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock
Title: Back To Back: The Troggs & Herman's Hermits
Artist: Herman'S Hermits, The Troggs
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Troggs
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: 60's the Hits Go On - Love Is All Around (Re-recorded Version)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Wild Thing (Re-Recorded Version)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: Hip Hip Hooray (Remastered)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Wild Thing - The Best of The Troggs (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: Audio CD (Greatest Hits - Wild Thing)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: Trogglodynamite (Remastered)
Artist: The Troggs
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Collections
Title: Greatest Ever! Rock The Collection Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic 60s Pop 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: Summer Of Love Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: Summer Of Love Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: 60s Summer Of Love 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Garage Rock, Punk, Sunshine Pop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1967 (CD5)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1966 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1966 (CD7)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Garage Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: 60s Beat And Pop Hits 2017
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Greatest Ever Rock Party 3CD (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Rock, Post Grunge, Punk, Punk Rock, Nu Metal, Alternative, Indie
Title: The Rock Album (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits The Ultimate Love 2018 (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop
Title: 101 Jukebox Hits (CD2)
Title: 101 Jukebox Hits (CD1)
Title: 101 Jukebox Classics 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, World Music, Country, Western Swing, Funk, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: 101 Jukebox Classics 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, World Music, Country, Western Swing, Funk, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: The Greatest Sixties (CD03)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate 60s Jukebox 5CD 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: Ultimate 60s Jukebox 5CD 2018 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: 60s Jukebox - The Ultimate Collection (CD01)
Genre: Pop
Title: 60s Jukebox - The Ultimate Collection (CD02)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ministry Of Sound: Chilled 60S (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, New Wave, World Music, Pop, Sunshine Pop, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Rock Road Trip The Ultimate Collection (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Driven By Rock 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Country, Pop, Indie
Title: Summer: The Ultimate Collection (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call Halloween 2018 (CD3)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Disco, Synth Pop, Humor, Trap
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD9)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD7)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD11)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD10)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Dreamboats And Petticoats: The Golden Years (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Driven By The 60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Funk
Title: Driven By The 60s (Box Set) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Disco, Acoustic
Title: 60S Pop Artist (CD3)
Title: More Beer Drinking Classics (CD1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Joe Top Volume 11 (CD3)
Title: Joe Top 2000 Volume 11 (CD3)
Title: Dreamboats & Petticoats - Silver Linings (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: 8 Best of 60's Rock N' Roll (Original Artist Re-Recordings)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Maison Close (Soundtrack From the Original Series)
Artist: Gast Waltzing
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Orphan Black (Original Television Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jersey Days - Boys & Girls That Rocked (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: The State Of Mind Report
Artist: Acid Drinkers
Genre: Rock, Black Metal, Thrashcore, Punk Rock, Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Nu Metal, Hardcore
Title: Summer In The City (CD2)
Artist: Dreamboats, The Miniskirts
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Flower Power (CD1)
Artist: Fetenhits
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Funk, Folk, Fusion