Country Joe and the Fish

Unknown Soldier · 07-29-2011, 03:09 AM

I`ve never seen this band mentioned on this forum but for anybody that doesn`t know them, they were one of the early pioneers of the San Francisco psychedelic movement in the 60s and were fronted up by "Country Joe" McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton. Their first two albums Electric Music for the Mind and Body and I-Feel-Like-I`m-Fixin-to-Die still blow me away and they usually make any essential psychedelic 60s list. But these albums are more than just psychedelic albums with their huge amount of eclectic sounds and impressive atmospherics and can really evoke feelings. The group also appeared in the legendary Woodstock festival, but are probably best remembered as being a Vietnam War protest band. It would be interesting to see, what some of the older American members of this forum think about this band.

Howard the Duck · 07-29-2011, 06:56 AM

i don't much about them besides Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die (song)

Country Joe did produce a feminist album by an all-girl group that was way ahead of its time, though (the name escapes me at the moment)

Unknown Soldier · 07-29-2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i don't much about them besides Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die (song)

Country Joe did produce a feminist album by an all-girl group that was way ahead of its time, though (the name escapes me at the moment)

Listen to the first two albums, also I couldn`t find anything about Country Joe producing an all girl feminist group, but it would seem just the type of project he would be into though.

Raust · 07-29-2011, 08:39 AM

I've actually been listening to some of these guys recently. They're pretty awesome and put on quiet a performance at Woodstock.

Howard the Duck · 07-29-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Listen to the first two albums, also I couldn`t find anything about Country Joe producing an all girl feminist group, but it would seem just the type of project he would be into though.

it's some sort of "lost" album and out of print

i read about it in MOJO

lemme dig up that issue

Unknown Soldier · 02-17-2012, 04:42 AM

Bump, just felt like doing that.

Sneer · 02-17-2012, 04:49 AM

Electric Music for the Mind and Body is excellent, unfortunately I do not own anything else.

Unknown Soldier · 02-17-2012, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sneer

Electric Music for the Mind and Body is excellent, unfortunately I do not own anything else.

There other albums were decent, but never captured the magic of the first two.

Howard the Duck · 02-17-2012, 09:01 AM

i still cannot locate that issue with the feminist band he produced

blastingas10 · 03-07-2012, 06:15 PM

Electric music for the body and mind is one of the best psychedelic albums ever. When you see country Joe perform his famous folky Vietnam protest song, it kinda surprises you to know that hes the same guy from electric music for the body and mind.

07-29-2011, 03:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Country Joe and the Fish I`ve never seen this band mentioned on this forum but for anybody that doesn`t know them, they were one of the early pioneers of the San Francisco psychedelic movement in the 60s and were fronted up by "Country Joe" McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton. Their first two albums Electric Music for the Mind and Body and I-Feel-Like-I`m-Fixin-to-Die still blow me away and they usually make any essential psychedelic 60s list. But these albums are more than just psychedelic albums with their huge amount of eclectic sounds and impressive atmospherics and can really evoke feelings. The group also appeared in the legendary Woodstock festival, but are probably best remembered as being a Vietnam War protest band. It would be interesting to see, what some of the older American members of this forum think about this band.

02-17-2012, 04:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Electric Music for the Mind and Body is excellent, unfortunately I do not own anything else. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

07-29-2011, 08:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	I've actually been listening to some of these guys recently. They're pretty awesome and put on quiet a performance at Woodstock.

02-17-2012, 04:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Bump, just felt like doing that.

03-07-2012, 06:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	Electric music for the body and mind is one of the best psychedelic albums ever. When you see country Joe perform his famous folky Vietnam protest song, it kinda surprises you to know that hes the same guy from electric music for the body and mind.