This is a great example of garage psych from 1968 Los Angeles. Led by some real fine organ & guitar work, Hunger can really crank it out (“Portland 69”) as well as provide a harpsichord pop number (“No Shame”). Generally, though, they like to rock it out, and I do …
I’m indulging myself; I just love this album, and it really just fits today’s mood. It’s a live, lively psych stretch from 1968 San Francisco so you know what you’re getting into. No Donny & Marie material here, sorry. H.P. Lovecraft was formed in Chicago in 1967, but found their …
Country Joe and The Fish’s first album Electric Music for the Mind and Body is one of the best psychedelic albums out there. It was released in May, 1967. Like many bands of the time, they had started out playing folk music in local clubs in the early ’60’s before …
Psychedelic music is one of my favourite genres. There is always something interesting going on in the psychedelic realm. The United States of America certainly underscores this. Their sole album was released in 1968 and is an intriguing listen. There are all sorts of elements in here: early electronica experimentation, …
Here’s quite the eclectic little playlist brought to you by bands with numbers in their name. I thought it may make for an interesting music mix, and I believe I’m right. Now, I chose bands with clear numbers, not with adjectives like 5th or fourth. So here you go. It’s …
Time to take another little journey into the land of psychedelia. There are a lot of definitions out there, but what I know about psychedelic music is that it is a personal journey. What makes a good psychedelic song to me? It has to have several layers, and a different …
Doing something a little different this week in highlighting two albums. One of my intents of starting this site was to discover new music, and to share it. As I’ve dug in record stores and online, I’ve found many new (to me) artists. I’m sure these artists are not unfamiliar …
