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Posted by petaloid (My Page) on Sun, Jul 2, 06 at 10:59
| I just got the Can album, "Tago Mago," which was mentioned in last year's psychedelic discussion. I am enjoying it, especially the percussion. It's from a German group that had passed me by, recorded in 1971.
I also bought "Passover" from the Black Angels, a new group I heard interviewed on PBS. They are out of Austin Texas, and even though this is a 2006 recording it sounds more like 1967 (in a good way). Their influences include the Doors and 13th Floor Elevators. |
Here is a link that might be useful: psychedelic thread from last summer & fall
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| Tago Mago is probably the most listenable Can album I've heard, but I'm not a big fan of theirs. (In the 80s I used to listen to a radio program that played a lot of their music, along with other Krautrock.) |
Boredoms
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| Maybe you would like this (they are often compared to Krautrock): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJ6zUXunqk&search=boredoms vision creation |
Here is a link that might be useful: Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun
plastic exploding subject of posting
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| Lots of this stuff on youtube. Someone has been very busy uploading things few knew existed. |
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| Im going to check that link out now petaloid.I love this aging,but flowery genre. |
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I'm going to ask some of you to explain your idea of what
psychedelic music is. Any takers? |
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| It helps your mind wander. Long, meandering lines of melody. Lots of layers of sound, including electric guitar, are usually part of it. The lyrics often suggest looking at things from a new perspective or letting go of preconceptions. (Quick85, looks like you just had a birthday -- hope it was happy!) |
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I associate the term "psychedelic music" with the so-called
psychedelic era of mainly 67-69. The Airplane, the Dead,
Moby Grape, 13th Floor Elevators, Strawberry Alarm Clock,
Chocolate Watchband, Blues Magoos, Sopwith Camel, Captain
Beefheart and Big brother and the Holding Company. The Dead
certainly fit into your discription beginning with songs
like "Morning Dew" and "Viola Lee Blues" from their debut,
along with "China Cats / Sunflower" and "I Know You Rider".
But they, along with the Airplane, had some great melodic
songs. Even though they were from the same era, I never
considered the Doors a psychedelic band, even with songs
like "The End" and "When The Music's Over", the same goes
for Buffalo Springfield. But then again, are "Mr. Soul"
and "Bluebird" psychedelic songs? I tried listening to the Black Angels but they just struck
me as another garage band (another term that's come back
into favor), and not a very good one at that. And would
the Black Crows be considered a psychedelic band? That's the
bad thing about trying to label a band or stick them in a
catagory, a lot of the time both the band and their potential audience don't get connected. Petaloid, thanks for the birthday thought. Yeah, July 4th is my day, and this year it was a good one. My son Joe,
who is a sargeant in the Air Force, and was deployed overseas almost three months ago, was able to call to say
things are okay, and my 4 & 7 year old grandsons are
staying with us and they have a knack of making you laugh
just when you need to. It was one of those days when the
stars were in alignment. |
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| lerue: thanks for the "Boredoms" link. Are they Japanese? I could see the groovy visuals but couldn't hear the music for some reason. I'll try again later. Quick: where did you hear the Black Angels? Sorry you didn't like them -- I do. Have you heard any Can? Yes, it's awkward to try to categorize music into genres. Psychedelic isn't a term we hear much in reference to bands formed past the turn of the '70s, even those whose style would have fit that label during the original time frame. I tend to sort music into two categories: the kind I like and the kind I don't like. |
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I think after reading the posts from you and lerue I tried
Amazon or or some other site to get a sample. Four tunes
came up, but they just weren't for me. As far as Can, no I
haven't. I'm always amazed that people don't see things
my way when it comes to music. I'm really passionate when it
comes to music I really like. I've always wondered how
people could not dig, say, The Fabulous Thunderbirds or
early J. Geils Band. Nowadays, I can't get my friends to listen to Lucinda
Williams, Dave Allen & The Guilty Men, Colin James (who's
done rock, blues and swing/jump equally well) or a hundred
others. It gets frustrating. If it's not played on the radio
they're not interested. You guys have all mentioned bands
that I have to try to hear. It's a matter of finding their
stuff. I'll admit there is alot that I don't care for. I've
been Antonio Carlos Joabim'ed to death and Irish folk music
will have me pushing radio buttons like my fingers were on
fire. So why fight it? Make a suggestion and if someone
dosen't agree, just figure it's their mistake and move on. As far as categories go, you put it best. |
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| Oops, I meant to write "Dave ALVIN & the Guilty Men. Davie ALLEN & the Arrows: Blue's Theme / from the movie
"The Wild Angels". |
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| I just stumbled (tripped?) upon the information that one of the first psychedelic singles, Follow Me, by "lyme & cybelle" (1966) was the actually the first commercial recording by Warren Zevon: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Follow Me
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| A 13th Floor Elevators re-mastered compilation with extra tracks has been released, "7th Heaven: Music of the Spheres the Complete Sin." I may need to check that out. Below is a brief eletric jug demo from Tommy Hall, then a live version of Fire Engine: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fire Engine
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