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By shocking coincidence, I've just written a Silver Apples review for their debut
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From one of the earliest Psychedelic garage bands The Deep. A very interesting album. Not an ultimate favourite, but one of the close nominees. It balances from very energetic Garage cries to the close to macabre lazy storytelling. The psychedelia is dominant but not taking part of the whole album, which is very much refreshing. Like a very heartfelt slowtempoed tune that is accompanied by a very shy and simple arrangement would pop up from under the Garage rubble. Still it has the elements of collage, a hint of musique-concrĂȘte, the Surrealistic lyrics and the eerie atmosphere. A lot of exaggerated added reverbs, some echoes here and there, and the usual panning to the extreme. Then some playful, kind of sunshine pop tracks surprise you from time to time, giving you a break from the nightmarish ambience haunting the album. It has its share of the ludicrousness known to the 60s albums. From members commenting on a song, to a nonsensical sound inserting itself to the mix. Which is in a way, one of my favourite characteristics of that era. It just feels like a bunch of guys having fun with their music, in contrast to the seriousness some of the tunes are suggesting. All in all, it's a well balanced album, that I find myself enjoying more and more with every spin. Have a listen: Every track is very different than the other, so those aren't the only styles of sound forming the album. |
Hawkwind is by far one of my favorite psychedelic bands. Lemmy does vocals here a lot of motorhead fans fail to realize that he was part of this band. |
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the left banke had some great baroque late 60s pop
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This is the title track of Fifty Foot Hose's debut album that was released in 1967. They combined elements of avant-garde and electronic music with psychedelic rock, which rendered them one of the first bands to use experimentation in rock music. Throbbing Gristle cites them as an influence which is a plus in my book... I've always lightly associated them with bands such as White Noise, USA, and Silver Apples. All four bands have created some of the best albums that 60s psychedelia has to offer. |
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The Zoo - Presents Chocolate Moose (1968) This thread was always one of my favourites and I think it's in dire need of a kick in the arse. I decided to do so with this gem. The one and only release from American psych/garage rock band The Zoo. Very slick, smooth production that, frankly, a lot of bands at this time didn't have. The vocals are crisp, clear, powerful and among the best I've heard from a band of this kind at this time. The album fuses some of the more psychedelic 'pop' of the day with the added intensity of a riffy garage rock band. Lead guitarist Howard Leese would go on to play guitar for Heart throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. This is, without a doubt, one of my favourite 60s psych records and one I would love to own on vinyl one day. I'm fairly certain, however, that this would be no easy task and probably cost me an arm and a leg. Here, listen to the full album. |
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