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re: Psych-Out, or Riot On Sunset Strip
Posted on 9/13/15 at 7:00 pm to Frankie Machine
Posted on 9/13/15 at 7:00 pm to Frankie Machine
As good as The Yardbirds:
The Misunderstood - "Children of the Sun" (1966)
The Misunderstood - "Children of the Sun" (1966)
This post was edited on 12/10/15 at 4:51 pm
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Posted on 12/5/15 at 9:59 am to Kafka
Presenting the kings of that New Orleans rock & roll -- The Zoofs!
The Zoofs - "Not So Near" (1966)
A rather clunky stab at folk-rock, but with the garage never too far off in the distance. The song never goes beyond two chords and the band was apparently introduced to their instruments within the last month. Needless to say, I love it.
The song itself (the flip side of The Zoofs' only single) is actually quite a catchy tune -- some enterprising alt.country band should cover it.
But perhaps the most amazing thing about this lovably sloppy little record is that it was produced by Mr. New Orleans rhythm himself, the immaculate Allen Toussaint (!).
Maybe Allen is responsible for the Renaissance-style instrumental break that sticks out like a wonderful sore thumb.
Interviews with The Zoofs here
Anybody recognize these locations?
The Zoofs - "Not So Near" (1966)
A rather clunky stab at folk-rock, but with the garage never too far off in the distance. The song never goes beyond two chords and the band was apparently introduced to their instruments within the last month. Needless to say, I love it.
The song itself (the flip side of The Zoofs' only single) is actually quite a catchy tune -- some enterprising alt.country band should cover it.
But perhaps the most amazing thing about this lovably sloppy little record is that it was produced by Mr. New Orleans rhythm himself, the immaculate Allen Toussaint (!).
Maybe Allen is responsible for the Renaissance-style instrumental break that sticks out like a wonderful sore thumb.
Interviews with The Zoofs here
Anybody recognize these locations?
Posted on 12/10/15 at 4:44 pm to Kafka
Phaethon's Brethren - "I Put A Spell On You" (1965-6?)
Well here's an intriguing little mystery: a magnificent cover of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins R&B classic, with some great organ and nice use of horns. Despite its brilliance this track was never released, and survives only as an acetate. Nothing else is known about the band.
Well here's an intriguing little mystery: a magnificent cover of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins R&B classic, with some great organ and nice use of horns. Despite its brilliance this track was never released, and survives only as an acetate. Nothing else is known about the band.
Posted on 12/17/15 at 4:06 pm to Kafka
Graf Zepplin - "You're In My Mind" (1968)
Graf Zepplin (yes, that is the correct spelling) were a high school band from the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, IL. In the spring of 1968 they won a Battle of the Bands where first prize was recording time in a Chicago studio. While there they cut this classic bit of popsike. It's basically a straightforward Farfisa rocker, with some trippy Syd Barrettish sound effects added by the recording engineer.
500 copies were privately pressed to be sold at gigs, with the rest handed out to family and friends, It's now quite a collector's item.
Graf Zepplin (yes, that is the correct spelling) were a high school band from the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, IL. In the spring of 1968 they won a Battle of the Bands where first prize was recording time in a Chicago studio. While there they cut this classic bit of popsike. It's basically a straightforward Farfisa rocker, with some trippy Syd Barrettish sound effects added by the recording engineer.
500 copies were privately pressed to be sold at gigs, with the rest handed out to family and friends, It's now quite a collector's item.
Posted on 12/17/15 at 6:03 pm to Kafka
The Purple Canteen - "Brains In My Feet" (1969)
A classic trippy rocker from that hotbed of psychedelia, Jonesboro Arkansas. Apparently they rented a house for rehearsals in nearby Goobertown -- is there really such a place?
The flip side of their only single, "Brains In My Feet" sounds a lot like Jefferson Airplane during the vocal parts, while the guitar sections take a right turn into Fuzzville.
According to one website, "The band's trailer was shaped like a huge purple coffin inscribed with Purple Canteen to scare the kids".
A classic trippy rocker from that hotbed of psychedelia, Jonesboro Arkansas. Apparently they rented a house for rehearsals in nearby Goobertown -- is there really such a place?
The flip side of their only single, "Brains In My Feet" sounds a lot like Jefferson Airplane during the vocal parts, while the guitar sections take a right turn into Fuzzville.
According to one website, "The band's trailer was shaped like a huge purple coffin inscribed with Purple Canteen to scare the kids".
Posted on 1/5/16 at 8:21 pm to Kafka
Cold Blood - You got me hummin
Janis Joplin meets Chicago.
Lydia Pense of Cold Blood
I just want to make love to you
Janis Joplin meets Chicago.
Lydia Pense of Cold Blood
I just want to make love to you
Posted on 2/5/16 at 8:48 am to Kafka
Sweet Smoke - "Morning Dew" (1968)
The best-ever version of this folkie warhorse, with some nice Hammond organ reminiscent of Vanilla Fudge and early Deep Purple.
Originally hailing from the rock & roll capital of the world -- Minot, North Dakota -- Sweet Smoke (not the Krautprog band from New York) transferred to Texas and became big on the San Antonio club scene, where they are still fondly remembered. Their career highlights were this classic B side and a legendary night at the club when the touring Jimi Hendrix joined them onstage for a jam.
The best-ever version of this folkie warhorse, with some nice Hammond organ reminiscent of Vanilla Fudge and early Deep Purple.
Originally hailing from the rock & roll capital of the world -- Minot, North Dakota -- Sweet Smoke (not the Krautprog band from New York) transferred to Texas and became big on the San Antonio club scene, where they are still fondly remembered. Their career highlights were this classic B side and a legendary night at the club when the touring Jimi Hendrix joined them onstage for a jam.
Posted on 3/9/16 at 8:25 pm to Kafka
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The Basement Wall - "Never Existed" -- This has got to be the best white rock record to ever come out of Baton Rouge
Basement Wall keyboardist George Ratzlaff passed away yesterday at the age of 68. He was also in the fondly-remembered band Potliquor.
RIP
Posted on 4/12/16 at 6:47 pm to Kafka
Jeff Beck - "Tallyman" (1967)
Between leaving the Yardbirds and starting the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart, JB released a handful of solo singles with himself as lead singer. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" made the UK top 15, then this followup (#30), which I prefer. The production and power-pop harmony vocals give a sense of cohesion that the rather sloppy albums with Rod and the boys lack.
Between leaving the Yardbirds and starting the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart, JB released a handful of solo singles with himself as lead singer. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" made the UK top 15, then this followup (#30), which I prefer. The production and power-pop harmony vocals give a sense of cohesion that the rather sloppy albums with Rod and the boys lack.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:40 pm to Kafka
The Renegades - "Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town") (1966)
Absolutely killer cover of a Bill Haley flop single, dealing with the intriguing subject of a man who survives a nuclear holocaust and is then forced to service all the female survivors. Kim Brown's R&B screamer vocal perfectly matches the homicidal fuzz guitar, with some horror movie organ thrown in for lagniappe. The video is pretty damn cool too.
Absolutely killer cover of a Bill Haley flop single, dealing with the intriguing subject of a man who survives a nuclear holocaust and is then forced to service all the female survivors. Kim Brown's R&B screamer vocal perfectly matches the homicidal fuzz guitar, with some horror movie organ thrown in for lagniappe. The video is pretty damn cool too.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 7:18 pm to Kafka
The Pleasure Seekers - "Never Thought You'd Leave Me" (1965)
Perhaps the first great record by an all-female rock band. Guitarist Suzy Quatro would go on to some success in the '70s.
Perhaps the first great record by an all-female rock band. Guitarist Suzy Quatro would go on to some success in the '70s.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 7:47 pm to Kafka
The Canadian Squires - "Leave Me Alone" (1964)
Raucous garage screamer with lots of nasty I'm-a-Rebel punk attitude. Levon and Robbie are in terrific form and-- whoa wait just a cotton-pickin' minute here: Levon and Robbie?!?
Yep, this is indeed The Hawks -- later known as The Band -- dong business under a nom de rock. As stated it's an energetic example of its genre; Robbie Robertson's guitar is especially noteworthy, if not quite as epochal as his brilliant work on Ronnie Hawkins' cover of "Who Do You Love" the year before.
Raucous garage screamer with lots of nasty I'm-a-Rebel punk attitude. Levon and Robbie are in terrific form and-- whoa wait just a cotton-pickin' minute here: Levon and Robbie?!?
Yep, this is indeed The Hawks -- later known as The Band -- dong business under a nom de rock. As stated it's an energetic example of its genre; Robbie Robertson's guitar is especially noteworthy, if not quite as epochal as his brilliant work on Ronnie Hawkins' cover of "Who Do You Love" the year before.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 7:12 pm to Kafka
Posted on 8/30/16 at 6:31 pm to Kafka
The Magicians
The group was dropped by their label and split up; members Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner would later write "Happy Together" for The Turtles.
An unreleased cover from one of my favorite cult bands of the late '60s:
Gandalf - "Ladyfingers"
quote:The Magicians - "Lady Fingers" - The last Magicians single, from Jan '67.
Another unique historical document -- a short film (produced by a local NY TV station) about The Magicians, a NYC band that seemed just on the verge of hitting it big, but never quite broke through. While no NYC group could be considered "typical" of the period's garage bands, this film does offer a fascinating inside glimpse of a rock musician's lifestyle and concerns just before hippies and the psychedelic era -- much of the film details the band members being hassled for wearing long hair, and a clear but unmentioned subtext is the band's transition from Stonesish R&B to Dylanesque folk-rock.
The group was dropped by their label and split up; members Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner would later write "Happy Together" for The Turtles.
An unreleased cover from one of my favorite cult bands of the late '60s:
Gandalf - "Ladyfingers"
Posted on 9/12/16 at 8:55 pm to Kafka
Never heard of these guys until a couple of days ago. Their name sounds more like a game show host than a UK psych band.
Skip Bifferty - "Man In Black" (1968) -- classic popsike produced by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of The Small Faces
Skip Bifferty - "Man In Black" (1968) -- classic popsike produced by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of The Small Faces
Posted on 9/13/16 at 7:27 pm to Kafka
Kafka- Interesting you brought up 'The Basement Wall'. I bought an 11CD set a couple of months ago called "Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headwirlers". On the first CD, one of the songs I was really impressed by was a psych gem called 'Teenybopper' by you guessed it, 'The Basement Wall'. I had been wanting to do some research on them.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 7:40 pm to Kafka
Kafka- Another good female band to check out is The Daisy Chain-They only made one album (extremely rare $$$) called 'Straight or Lame' but it was released on CD a few years ago.
Posted on 9/14/16 at 11:15 am to Tiger in Texas
quote:Hey, nice getting a reply here every few months
Interesting you brought up 'The Basement Wall'. I bought an 11CD set a couple of months ago called "Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headwirlers". On the first CD, one of the songs I was really impressed by was a psych gem called 'Teenybopper' by you guessed it, 'The Basement Wall'. I had been wanting to do some research on them.
I think "Never Existed" is masterpiece; I didn't care much for "Teenybopper".
Here is a live track from The BW -- a cover of the Blues Magoos' "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet". It's followed by a snippet of them doing PR & The Raiders' "Hungry".
Listened to a couple of Daisy Chain tracks. Not bad... Will listen to the rest later.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:11 am to Kafka
Rupert's People
Three singles, none of which made the charts, were credited to this UK band in the late '60s, and apparently it was a different lineup on each release (the manager owned the name).
This Procol Harumish track has something of a cult following:
Rupert's People - "Reflections of Charles Brown"
I personally prefer their rockers:
Rupert's People - "Dream on my Mind"
While on this next one they do the greatest Small Faces imitation you'll ever hear:
Rupert's People - "I Can Show You"
In that last video they seem to have invented not only air guitar but air bass, air drums, and air keyboards as well
Three singles, none of which made the charts, were credited to this UK band in the late '60s, and apparently it was a different lineup on each release (the manager owned the name).
This Procol Harumish track has something of a cult following:
Rupert's People - "Reflections of Charles Brown"
I personally prefer their rockers:
Rupert's People - "Dream on my Mind"
While on this next one they do the greatest Small Faces imitation you'll ever hear:
Rupert's People - "I Can Show You"
In that last video they seem to have invented not only air guitar but air bass, air drums, and air keyboards as well
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:26 pm to Kafka
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