Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Psychadellic brother
Now that’s some proper 60’s psychedelia, I think these cats mighta played at Woodstock tbh
Started really well, very cool psychedelic sound, reckon the Doors must have been fans. Second half the album was so much more straightforward and dull, felt like they front loaded the album. Not as good as Jefferson airplane but enjoyed it enough.
Porpoise Mouth was decent, but it was all a bit try-hard. I've heard better psychedelia in the list.
Back to back 60s psychedelic rock albums. This one probably not quite as good as the zombies, but I like the genre. Listened twice so definitely had something about it. 3.5 as not as good as yesterday, but worthy of a 4 I think
5/10 Another mixed bag, didn’t really work for me. Bluesy rock music that morphed into acid/psych rock Some of it was nice, some boring, some quite interesting Liked all the organ stuff the best Best: Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
Maybe you had to be there (and on drugs)
I do love some jangly blues guitar and im surely a sucker for organ. Love the beginnings of protest music from Country Joe. Album is good except the end song leaves me tired.
A really solid album. The instrumentals were cool & trippy. Mostly great (especially the guitar), but at times they got annoying. However, those instances were minimal. Same with the vocals. The singer is by no means great, but his voice fits well with the music. But the first couple songs were definitely a miss, vocals-wise. Glad the album got better. Side note to the singer: You didn't have to drop so many on-the-nose hints about LSD, we could tell you were already on it.
Enjoyed the twangy guitar licks. Every slow song sucked, and any songs that had the organ in it wete no bueno. I don't feel bad rating it poorly because almost nobody listens to this artist.
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Not a big fan of psychedelic music so this wasn't my thing. It was ok to listen to once, but not something I desire to hear ever again. 2/5
6.5/10
Not an exciting album but it had a decent vibe to it. I'd go 2.5 but I'll round up.
Average 60s blues psychedelia. Lyrics were a little political which I liked
5/10 1960's NPC music. meh. 2-19-2025
As King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard fan, let me say that Country Joe and the Fish is terrible band name, especially if you don't even make country music. This just sounds like early Frank Zappa without anything that makes it unique, interesting, or clever. This is going to be one of those albums I completely forget I listened to in about a week (looking back at my review a couple of hours later and I already forgot about it). It's not bad, it's just middle of the road 60's music. I also don't think this deserved a spot on this list. Low 3.
good psychedelic
It started off sounding like a knock-off Beatles album but then got worse as they went to the instrumental stuff. The 7-minute song that featured the synth and harmonica blaring sounds at the same time was rough on the ears. I literally had to skip over Section 43 and it really didn't get better after that. This shit was bad for my mind and body...
Three tracks in, I am drinking this straight from the bottle. I love the crusty, blues tone infused with psychedelic goodness. And to top it off, the production and vocals are better than they have any right to be for the era (really production more than vocals). Death Sound is particularly noteworthy here; the guitar and play with echos and reverb are easy to let yourself sink into. Okay as this played out it definitely lost a lot of focus -- or maybe I did. Either way the impression I get is that this is a (typically) wonky psychedelic rock album with truly amazing production quality. While it is unfocused, I enjoyed a lot more than I didn't here and could see myself coming back for repeated listens. Low 4 / high 3 boundary.
This is a hard 4 stars for me. Never heard of these guys but it was some finger licking good guitar mixed with some fun psychedelic vibes. I enjoyed the listen.
Very middle of the road. No real surprises for this one. The standout was the whispers of "L....S....D" in my earholes.
Very cool and unexpectedly good acid rock album. Gotta love when you get caught off guard whole doing this list. Sounds like King Giz took a lot of inspiration from this when making Float Along - Fill your Lungs, which is one of my top albums by them. So no surprise this is a pretty strong 4
That was a trip. Not my favorite type of psychedelic music (a little too folksy for my taste), but still had some real interesting parts to it.
great 60's hard/Psychedelic rock
Favorite track: Love other picks: flying high, death sound
So the band name made me think of a country group I'd never heard, but this is more like swampy blues with a hit of acid. Some of the riffs and arrangements are neat for like 10 seconds but its so wishy washy and distorted it kinda shoots itself in the foot.
Just a forgettable psychedelic bleh album. I have no idea why it’s on here
It's okay, it's just fine
Started off hopeful but never really got going.
it's a no for me dawg. I'm flagging.
Pretty great in the 60s, pretty shit now
"Important" but not very good. This list better include Easter everywhere by the 13th floor elevators because that record actually is important to the history of psychedelic music and it is good.
I was neither tuned in or dropped out--or for that matter even alive--when this album came out, so I can only read about the context of this allegedly groundbreaking album, and marvel at how unassuming this first psychedelic rock album is. Apparently Country Joe said "If you want to understand psychedelic music, and you haven't heard Electric Music for the Mind and Body, then you probably don't know what you're talking about." That latter part fits me to a tee, although I'll admit to having not all that much interest in psychedelic music in general, and it's only mildly interesting to hear potential antecedent to the Doors, Beatles and others on this album. A fine album overall, but nothing really drew me in either. I can see why "Not so sweet Martha Lorraine" was their only really successful single, and there's something a bit compelling about "Porpoise mouth" (and in turn makes me feel like Ween pulled directly from this song for their album "The Mollusk"). I also like it that Country Joe and the Fish is an obscure reference to Stalin and Mao respectively--a biting reference that's both far more subtle and more piercing than the ham-handed "Super bird" skewer of Lyndon Johnson. And what a shame that the label refused to include "I-Feel- Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" on this album out of political caution, as it's far more interesting than most of this album collectively.
Meh. Even when I was a youngster on my psychedelic quest I didn't really dig them. How creepy was it when they whispered LSD at the end of one of those tracks? Favorite tune is "Section 43"; their song "Love" made me immediately turn to the Beatles' "The Word" because I believe Country Joe stole the rhythm from that.
Made me appreciate The Doors even more. Something just didn't work for me - maybe it was the vocals (annoying), the lyrics (mainly bad: sweet LOrraine'), oh, and the music ... like a dentist's drill a lot of the time. I enjoyed the silence at the end of the last track very much indeed. An extra star because it's not Adele.
I had a quick listen to the first few tracks on the speaker a few days ago and didn't like it. Listened again on headphones, playing the whole thing and got quite into this! Obviously the same era as The Doors and they are a bit like a quirky, less arrogant (no Jim) version. Some good little tunes early on, then just as my interest was wavering Section 43 came along! What a crazy but cool piece of music. I liked all the songs after that. At times they sound really odd, folky, even pastoral. 'Sad and Lonely Times' is lovely. 'The Masked Marauder' and 'Grace' reminded me of Pentangle which is no bad thing. Music has a time and place and this album got lucky, a relaxed Sunday evening after a walk and a trip to The Albion was perfect.
Found that this was pretty plain, non-remarkable Beatles era stuff. Nowhere near interesting enough for this list IMO
Bland, generic 60s psychedelic rock. I was close to giving this 1 star to be honest but the first half of the album was okay.
I was not feeling the psychedelia but then some chunky guitar licks started in about halfway through the disc and gave me a contact high…
Loved this. Totally 1967!
I knew this group and even had some songs liked. Really enjoyed this 4/5
Pretty progressive in the 60s I guess
more 60s psy-rock. compared to other stand outs, this one has more of a generic sound compared to the others i've listened to. i don't know why it doesn't speak out to me too much. it has the ambient guitars, cheesy organs, light drums and artsy lyrics, but... it's textbook 60s alternative rock, from structure to instrumentation. is the album good? yeah. but i just don't know why... i don't feel much when listening to it. it's not really... "electric".
Первые треки норм, похожи на Creedence Clearwater Revival . В остальном не впечатлило.
I love a lot of music and albums from the 60’s. Unfortunately this is not one of them, found it a little bit boring…
I'm sure it means something to someone. Struggling to find anything to write home about, positive or negative. I got nothin. 3 stars for being straight down the line. Which feels like a sick burn to cool cats who are trying so hard not to be squares.
I don't have much to say about this
This album sounds like they wrote it in the key of who cares, they used the heaviest pick the play the worst solo I’ve ever heard. 18 year old me would’ve smoked a ton of weed and thought this album was incredible. 33 year old me knows better.
low 4, psychedelic
dreamy, trippy, I imagine it pairs well with being high
Ok 2/5
For what it is, this is average. It may be "new" for its time, but it still has a derivative "garage-band" feel filled with stereotypical 60's hippie-ish angst. Meh.
I wasn't sure what to expect based on the title but this is really dope. Very experimental and weird for 1967. I like how it mixes country sounds with almost prog-like style at points.
Side A weed, side B acid.
Some decent psychedelic rock here. Nothing too stand-out, but I enjoyed it.
ok
Totally mid. Done with psychedelic inspired stuff thanks.
I got a special place in my heart for Psychedelic music man. That’s why these records will always slap to me!
Twangy electric blues country
Falls into unexciting but good territory.
Fine but unexceptional in any way, including weirdness. A wasted spot on the list.
This album is to be consumed when high, even then it could send you west. The final song, Grace, is 7.03 mins. Sad and Lonely times is the only thing worth my time here.
As others have said, other bands have done this better. I recoiled hard when the ending of a song was a whispered "L...S...D..." NICE WORK MAN. So edgy. I guess trying too hard had been around longer than we thought.
Surprisingly good, but not sure I'd listen to it again.
If the aliens land and ask "what did late 60s psychedelic rock sound like?" you can just play this album for them. Did "Leaving on a Jet Plane" steal from "Sad and Lonely Times" or vice versa? Is "Bass Strings" really not a Jefferson Airplane song?
The name is better than the music
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# 395 : I don't love it, I don't hate it. A couple of things stood out but I thought it was very ordinary quiet forgettable and I doubt I'll ever go back to this. It started off alright, but the music is benign, and the vocals are easily ignored. Drugs and drug music have gotten much better since this album was released.
Entertaining early psychedelic album.
Basic blues style guitar pickings and psychedelic organ vibes, is this enough? I mean, it's all perfectly serviceable, but nothing rises above the mid feeling. I feel like its only here because its the spearhead of the San Francisco scene. Its also another album that takes stereoscopic sound to its extremes, gotta love the 60s for that, but I, for one, am glad it died down...
First couple of tracks were good but the rest was hard work to get through.
Mediocre at best very alike the door but not that great. Easy listening thou good flow
not so sweet martha lorraine - i like the trodding and then fractalizing rythmn, with various instrumental sections representing parts of the unfolding narrative porpoise mouth- enjoy for similar reasons section 43- neat odyssey a lot of this album is well performed but not especially notable (to me) psych rock. i like one persons write up where they described it as lysergic rock. thats cute and fits the lyrical surrealist painting being done. and what isnt well performed is grating.
Better than I thought it would be with a name of "Country Joe & the Fish"
funky, 60s, weird 3*
Favorite Track: Super Bird
Psych just ain't my thing. I am sure if you were there this would have been the most amazing thing ever. 1.5/5
Psykedelisk rock, lidt blues’et, ikke overvældende
Summer of Love on an album.
257/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Liked this as much as I expected I would like a 60s psychedelic album which is very little.
ah, the late 60’s. it was a time when psychedelic music was all the rage, “tune in and drop out” was the order of the day, and it seemed like every popular act of the time had at least a couple of anti vietnam war songs. it was indeed the era of the protest song when music actually had a message and artists actually wanted to make the world a better place. not only did country joe actually name check the president in the song “super bird”, later in the song he actually suggested LBJ should take some drugs to get a different outlook on life. and this was pretty commonplace in this era. what a time it must have been.
Ok. I guess.
I don't feel it
Mostly laidback easy listening. I quite like it, which is showing my age, I suspect. I’d heard of Country Joe but never heard him. Until I started rating these albums, I didn't realise how much my musical tastes must have been formed by being a child in the 60s, wistfully missing out the hippie years and instead, being forced to listen to dire disco music by the time I was a teen. Giving it a 3 for nostalgia.
This sounds interchangeable with a lot of the jam bands of the time. Not my deal.
good blues rock but not the best
Not special.
Not atrocious but suffers from a monotonous, boring, sameness from beginning to end.
Electric Music For the Mind and Body starts much as expected really, some super generic 60s stylings, not much of it memorable, although it does strike the right notes on occasion with more bluesy stuff; Death Sound is a great little tune. Unfortunately they indulge in some bad choices soon after, Section 43 is an almost impossible listen, and then it just loses all sense of theme with some rubbish country and a mish-mash of genres where none are done well. Not the worst of this stuff, nowhere near the best, 2 again.
No thanks. Nothing memorable, another psychedelic folky country mess that doesn't say much or go anywhere interesting. 2/5.
Helt ok. Helt nytt för mig. Absolut inget fel på musiken. Kommer nog inte söka mig ner i det dock.
Awesome early rock
Some decent stoner hippie stuff. Some good grooves and nice blues licks, but it's like they let a 13 year old set up their guitar effects pedals. It eventually gets pretty annoying.
I really wanted to like this. I had to throw my phone at one point because I was trying to do something and this in the background was so annoying and distracting that I just couldn't do both at once.
Sorry. Have had enough late 60's Californian psychedelia. Having listened to (and loved) the 3 Hendrix albums on the list I cannot see the point of records like this as it so inferior. Would normally give it a 2 but have lost all tolerance. Fun fact I have yet to score above 2 any band or album that features the word fish.
A hidden gem. Never heard of them before but I like the music. Shame they were so short lived
Kill the organist
It's not all terrible. There's some solid guitar work here. The drums are typical of the 60s: mixed badly and rawly, not overly complex, fitting the music pretty well. Porpoise Mouth is one of those charming folksy songs that critics love to lump in with the rest of the psychedelia genre but should really be considered part of a whole separate, endearing beast. Flying High's swung rhythm is great, making the song stand out from the pack. I'm a fan of the twangy vocals and weaving, interjecting guitar lines in Super Bird. And of course, you know I dig a mean organ – as heard in the track Love. And if I'd encountered this album earlier in the list, I'd give it a 3 or higher, no question. But this "late-60s rock psychedelia" genre is so darn oversaturated – especially on this list – that it's become a bit arduous to sit through 40 minutes of this every other week. The two seven-minute tracks here – Grace and Section 43 – are the lowlights of the album. They flounder in circles without gaining any legitimate traction. They could maybe pass as proto-prog rock, but as a genre predecessor they're pretty terrible (and primitive). Other than psychedelia being fairly new in 1967, there isn't anything particularly fresh or daring here. Really, should it be considered creative when literally every other rock band is doing the exact same thing at the same time? Is this what you wanted, Dimery? For us to suffer? 2/5 Key tracks: Flying High, Super Bird, Love
Solid psychedelia. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine is still a favorite of the era/genre. Some other decent songs, but nothing too memorable.
Hard for me not to get behind some old school psych rock. Really solid all the way through, I enjoyed this quite a bit
uninspiring 60s psychedelic stuff 2.5 stars
🎧Rather generic sounding 60s psychedelic blues rock but as a whole this is by no means bad. David Cohen goes off on the organ on Love, enjoyed that. Grace really drags, what a slog. I get that this album is considered a major contribution to the genre but Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and the Byrds did it a lot better.
Pretty decent, 3.5*
Not too sure what I make of this. I can see the importance of this album in relation to the psychedelic movement in America in the 60's. I must confess I'd not really listened to them before this, just knew them by name and imagined them to be a little bit like the Grateful Dead, which is to an extent true. There's also a touch of the 13th Floor Elevators about them and possibly a smattering of the Doors. I imagine if I stuck with this a bit more I may devlop the same ambigious relationship with it as I do with the Grateful Dead (I'm not sure I like much of their stuff). If I'm being honest I much prefer the UK psychedelia sound to this but it's not without its merits and I enjoyed it more on the second listen. This would've been quite ground breaking at the time so it probably deserves its place on the list.
It was interesting
They always remind me of a bunch of college boys. Good, but not very exciting
3.7 liked it
Not for me. Bit too banjo-ey
Not my jam.
I liked this more than I thought I would! I loved the instruments and sophomore year of high school me would’ve ate this up!
More 60s psychedelic crap. Couldn't wait for the back half to end, just felt like people fucking around in a studio.
I listened to this while walking through a storm. Literally. It really suited the mood. I’m by the sea, I was walking along the seafront at high tide, the wind was blowing heavily and the waves were crashing on the wall, occasionally spraying over onto the path. I don’t really remember much of the music, but I had a very good time listening to it against that background
This may have been amazing when it came out but I don't think there's enough weed around to make this good today.
i love 60s psych music and of course know country joe and the fish from their iconic performance at woodstock, but i had never actually sat down and listened to this album. there is some very cool, very 1967 psych rock here. in particular, 'not so sweet martha lorraine' is a classic of the genre and still sounds great. unfortunately with the good is a whole lot of very uninteresting, more sparce psychedelic 'jams' that really drag this album down. what could be a fun psych album just gets too in the weeds with tracks like 'section 43' and 'grace.' still, there's nothing here that i would call bad, it's just i think it could be better.
There is a reason why this album has been lost in time. Nothing really sticks out to me as brilliant or incredible. There are plenty of early pioneers that have had their sounds improved upon but are still remembered.
A psychedelic trip which sounded as if it was recorded in a tent just outside of the infamous Woodstock Festival. A mixed bad from a quality standpoint. Favorite Track: "Love".
This was very hippy. There is a definite mix here of quality. Overall not too bad but I don’t think I would listen again. 3
Good album but somewhat unremarkable. It's a typical late 1960s psychedelic rock album in my view. Heavy on the organ and thin 60s style guitar work.
Not bad. Kind of dated, but I liked some of the music.
mediano apenas
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Surprisingly good
Liked this 7/10
I couldn’t get past the high pitches constantly throughout.
It’s ok, but dated
Other than having fond flashbacks to Woodstock, I don't know why this album should be in the book. I reserve the "1" grade for music I don't like and is just bad music, so I can't quite go that far. I want to go that far to prove the point that this is irrelevant and not needing to be heard. It's 60's acid rock and there are better albums to hear that sound. The musicianship is good and the lyrics are typically acid-created. It's all just so groovy sounding. The cover of the album, the name of the band, the album name, the lyrics and the sound of the album are all so cliched that it would fit in perfectly with a parody of 60's hippie groups. If someone told me this was a Frank Zappa-like project then I would probably accept this conclusion. I have dreaded listening to albums like this because I know the music is not bad but I need to be open-minded about it all before I judge. I accomplished that here but still came to the conclusion it's not for me and shouldn't be required listening.
Not sure if this was unique at the time but this is like textbook psych rock in retrospect. Good for them if they pioneered any/all of this. Bet deadheads / Doors fans love this shit. Love the marvel references in "Super Bird". Fav Track: Section 43
Not entirely even but god nonetheless
I know that I listened to this, but it completely escapes my mind what I even thought about it. Must not have been memorable.
Classic album for the time - solid
I could see this easily being a hit back when it came out
Some of the tracks are a bit hippy dippy & of their time but a couple have agent well. 4 stars might be a tad generous, but overall I enjoyed listening to this.
Starts off really strong, but didn't keep my attention for the second half of the album. Might've been 4 star worthy of I'd had chance to listen more closely.
Solid psychedelic rock from the 60s. Still pretty enjoyable to listen to today but it also doesn't really stand out.
Volvemos al reto con esta banda que sólo ubico por su nombre. El Rock Psicodélico y el Progresivo son parte de mi adolescencia y mis primeros años universitarios: allí tenía una avidez gigantesca por escuchar música. El sonido del álbum me recuerda en parte a bandas como Cream (Flying High), Creedence Clearwater Revival y Jefferson Airplane (sobre todo, Bass Strings) y, citando a mis pagos, a Almendra y a Manal. Hay rock, hay blues, hay canciones más instrumentales y con la fuerte presencia del órgano Hammond. Me parece un disco para ingresar a éste género. Hasta mañana.
Never heard this before. Another meh 60s album. Another 60s band doing country songs (poorly) and blues songs (even worse). Flower Power!
Ugh. I found no redeeming qualities - not something that I could not listen to, but no something that I enjoyed.
After listening to Jefferson Airplane last week, I expected to be disappointed by this album too. It was better than I would have guessed - granted, the usual late 60's bluesy guitars, baroque organ sounds, psychedelic distortions, but it was varied enough that each song had something surprising to offer
Not bad, not great.
Underwhelming.
Pretty annoying often enough, but not miserable overall. Don't see why I would ever listen to it
Country Joe = Joe McDonald, now 82. Lead vocalist, former US Navy, named after Joseph Stalin by two communist party members. The Fish = Barry Melton, now 77. Lead guitarist, distant descendant of George Washington, later a law school graduate and public defender in Yolo County, California. The pair of them formed Country Joe and the Fish in 1965, becoming wildly associated with the psychedelic rock movement as part of the first wave rising up out of San Francisco in the late sixties. "Electric Music for the Mind and Body" is their first album, with a stupid title that feels more like a tagline than an actual name. The music has all the hallmarks of early psychedelic rock: there's lengthy extended organ solos on "Section 43", a disarming waltz in "The Masked Marauder", a tribute to Grace Slick in the final track, and whispers of LSD in "Bass Strings." As if we need more confirmation to place it in a 1967 setting, Lyndon B. Johnson gets a shout out for being a war-hungry maniac in "Super Bird", with the promise that the Fantastic Four and Doctor Strange will help see him off. There are harmless, passable tracks here, like the "hit" "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", the meaty-ish blues of "Death Sound" and "Love", and the softly-softly-catchy-country of "Sad and Lonely Times". The delicate and smokey "Bass Strings", which has aged the least to my ears, is the most effective at conjuring that hazy, stoned atmosphere (made only slightly hokey by the "L... S... D" lyric at the very end). It's trip-hop thirty years early, and Portishead would have been proud. Otherwise, The Fish's guitar work might be nifty and dexterous, but on closer inspection it's masking a surplus of fairly disappointing, run of the mill blues. It's strong to the point of overshadowing Country Joe's vocals, becoming the lead presence in each song even though it mostly recycles the same technique and ideas. Overall, then, I'm disappointed to report that there's nothing particularly otherworldly about "Electric Music for the Mind and Body": no visionary songwriting, interesting production choices or mind-expanding instrumentation. The most cynical part of me wants to call it pretty standard content, dressed up in a flashy new style for a flashy new generation.
Really not bad.
There are 100 albums in this book from 1967 that all sound exactly like this
just some solid, solid psychedelic rock
the keyboard and guitar on this album feels, ELECTRIC. the end of the album takes it slow and lets you soak in tbe beauty
Esta primera grabación de Country Joe & the fisch es un magnífico fruto de la psicodelia a finales de los 60. Me sigue maravillando la apertura del disco, "Flying High", con su sugerentes texturas de guitarra y teclado, y la personal voz de Joe McDonald (Country Joe). En el disco también encontramos trazas del folk-rock inicial de la banda en "Sad and Lonely Times" y, por supuesto, la muy política "Superbird".
Not bad but none of the songs really stood out to me
Doors-y and fun for the first half, but dragged on a bit in the back half for me.
This an album of its time, and the time is firmly in the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Whilst the Beatles made a token effort to hide their drug references, Country Joe & the Fish are openly passing round the reefers and whispering LSD over the outro. They’re not shy about sex either and the politics are far to the left. The highlight is the cheeky Superbird where he calls on the Fantastic Four and Doctor Strange to take out LBJ. Hippytastic!
Yet another folk-psych album. A couple of songs were not that bad, but as a whole it is far from being memorable. I feel like we already ran into a couple of those albums in the list, and I don't really see the point of multiplying this kind of entries.
I liked the bluesy track, and liked the psych tracks less
Solid 2
Makes me want to drop acid
Nope
Nothing stood out here. Just another psychedelic album
Funky and fun!
While this list does have a lot of psychedelia, normally the psychedelia isn't appealing or is redundant. I'm not convinced that Country Joe and the Fish deserve to be here, but this is middle-of-the-road music! It isn't bad!!! The vocals were OK to me, but there was some unexpected charm, too. The unexpected, humorous double-take intro to "Love" is what endeared me to Country Joe. I love a protest song, and "Superbird" maybe hit you over the head, but I enjoyed it anyway. Some songs were just weird, as you get in the psychedelia genre. "Death Sound Blues" (or "Death Sound") created an unnerving death rattle that I only appreciated on my second listen. All in all, an easy enough listen to muddle through.
This project has featured a lot of psychedelic rock, some of it good, and some of it bad. I don't know why it has featured quite so much psychedelic rock, but here we are. For all the psychedelic rock that is featured on this project, the bar is set pretty high that each additional inclusion better be "well worth it". In my opinion, this album definitely doesn't live up to that. It's okay, but it is nothing new and nothing groundbreaking. Let me correct that statement: it probably was groundbreaking when it came out in 1967, but once again, looking at something like this retrospectively, many others have done it better since then.
Interesting
Fine
Nothing really impressing me too much
Groovy, but a little too jarring for my personal taste. Smoking a doobie may have helped.
Damn I’m in the middle of a run of mediocre classic rock right now. I’m sure this was good and important music in the late 60’s but it’s just not doing it for me.
60's psychedelic rock from San Francisco is where it's at. I thoroughly enjoyed this album. They played Monterey Pop and Woodstock. What an awesome scene to have been involved in. Great stuff.
It's definitely the sound of the Bay Area during the late 60s. It's not a bad album, and the songs have a variety to them. The problem is that the so many of the other bands of the time.....did the same psychedelic sound so much better than these guys.
3.1 1x
She hides in an attic concealed on a shelf Behind volumes of literature based on herself And runs across the pages like some tiny elf Knowing that it's hard to find Stuff way back in her mind, Winds up spending all of her time Trying to memorize every line Sweet Lorraine, ah, sweet Lorraine Sweet lady of death wants me to die So she can come sit by my bedside and sigh And wipe away the tears from all my friends eyes Then softly she will explain Just exactly who was to blame For causing me to go insane And finally blow out my brain, Sweet Lorraine, ah, sweet Lorraine. Yeah, this is a pretty great album. 4/5
Never even heard of this before. Quite a fun hippy wigout. Bits of Doors-esqe organ.
Some good early, old school, psych rock. The sound is dated but that's to be expected a bit. Vocals are above average and the guitar is good but there's nothing earth shattering. Slightly above average. 5.75/10 (2.875/5)
Chill, trippy, & made for a really good background listen while at work.
Very late 60s.
Cool electric guitar!
Passive activist?
Very cool sounds
Don't like the guy's voice
I LOVED this
Overall- Decent rock album. It was a little on the nose with LSD references, but I guess that was a sign of the times. I could see how it influenced the psychadelic rock genre. 2.5 stars, but i think i can see vumping it up to 3.
Interessantes Zeitdokument. Generation Woodstock. Passt!
Some albums are just a mystery to me as to why they made it into the list.
Pretty chill vibes
As a kid I loved the Country Joe track on the Woodstock soundtrack - I Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die Rag Having left that track off this record (oh no!) the rest was just fine. Cool bluesy guitar, though there was little in the way of 'excellence' on display. Just sounded like some guys having fun. Slight side-note: You can tell this is a record from the 60’ - the lead guitar is panned hard left -> there’s almost zero of it in the right channel. The other guitar is the opposite - panned hard right. Everything is panned one way or the other except drums which are like 70/30 in the right and vocals are dead centre. 60’s idea of how to create a stereo mix
Electric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's debut album, originally released in 1967. This might be the best psychedelic album ever. I mean, the cover alone should peak your interest. This album is so raw. The guitars are mixed so loud that they just take over. It almost has the vibe of an early acid test live performance. There's fuzz guitar, delay, tremolo, everything you'd want in a psychedelic record. The organ parts can be a bit overbearing and dated at times but there's so many cool moments on this record that it gets overshadowed. It's fantastic under certain mind altering substances. It's a shame that Country Joe & The Fish kinda got lost in music history and aren't mentioned much anymore in the psychedelic scene because they were true psychedelia at the top of their game. Fun fact: You may see old vinyl copies of this LP with messed up corners. There was a rumor upon release that they dipped one of the corners of the record sleeve in LSD, and many a hippie tried to get dosed by chewing the corner.
This is pretty nice. It's not obnoxious in a way I thought it might have been. Good instrumentation, nice singing, nice melodies. I had a pretty good time with it.
Really enjoyed this one, especially the dig at LBJ for some reason
zak doesn’t like it but it’s not that bad
3.5★. Eclectic and pretty rad.
Twangy psychedelic rock. Good listen overall. Added to favorites
Very so so 2.8
3 - I was really vibing with it until Section 43. I liked some of the experimental stuff after that, but it was polarizing and inconsistent
Bem datado, começo psicodélico interessante que se perde nos teclados excessivos.
Good Not great. Low 3
A decent taste of the burgeoning San Francisco scene.Probably fantastic to get high to.
Psychedelic B-team artist whose most famous song isn't even on this album. They sound like a Doors cover band, apparently if you were a band in San Francisco in the late 60s and sounded a certain way they let you have an album and eventually critics found it "important". Jefferson Airplane, The Doors and The Grateful Dead are all on this list...there's no reason to have this album on the list other than some critic showing off how much he knows about psychedelic rock. This album is one more reason to hate San Francisco. Some comical political lyrics, this is the Country Joe and the Fish I was expecting, more comic book references than I would have expected though. Understood, you love doing drugs. This album is going downhill fast, The Masked Marauder is particularly awful. Psychedelic Simon and Garfunkel.
Unlike other people in my group, I'd recognized Country Joe & The Fish right away: they're one of the bands who played Woodstock. Yeah, these guys were there on the same bill as Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Sly & The Family Stone, Janis Joplin, The Who, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez.. They shared ground with all'a those people. Although, honestly, from what I can remember of the movie soundtrack, I feel like I'd probably put Country Joe & The Fish more on the... Y'know, Arlo Guthrie and Sha-Na-Na side of notability. Which makes it even crazier than Country Joe himself got a solo performance on the album **alongside** his performance with the band, but that's besides the point. Neither song is on **this album**, anyway, so let's get back to the point. This, apparently, is the first psych rock album to come from the Bay Area. Right at the top of the Summer Of Love, these guys were there, and I hafta imagine that's why they were invited to Woodstock. By that same token, I also hafta imagine that's why people today wouldn't be too kind on it. Even accepting its place in history and its importance, it can be hard to go back to the first of something while being actively aware of all of the tropes and clichés it helped spawned. Now, I already made a case in my review of Dr. Dre's THE CHRONIC for why that sort of thing doesn't bother me. In short: I don't think you can blame the originator for everyone else doing its thing poorly or for everyone else tiring its thing out. Although... I'unno. This thing ended up going back and forth for me a lot. On one end, you got the stuff that leans more into acid rock, and that's the stuff that really got me to sit up and go "Yes! I can dig it, man! Tune out, drop in, whatever." But then on the other end, you got tracks where all I can think to myself is, "I've heard this a million times before—so maybe I just didn't like this kinda stuff to begin with? Or maybe they just didn't do it that good to begin with?Especially the song that explciity mentions LBJ, jus', **wow**..." Like, maybe it sounded better back when it was more special; when it existed more by itself and there wasn't as much similar material to compare it to. After being to absorb so much and come to a conclusion, though... Boof. I mean, lucky for them, I'm probably gonna remember this more for the acid rock stuff, but still—boof. And that's why I'm at a 3. "Section 43", by itself, is too good for me to really rate it any lower. And being 100% honest, the psych stuff isn't all **that** bad. Even if it's not very special, I can still be a real sucker for that keyboard sound. On the whole, however, besides the Woodstock notoriety, I'm not sure why you'd come back to these guys **first** over a lot of the other stuff that came out afterwards. At least they had a better set than Sha-Na-Na did.
Not too much to say, asides from it being some pretty damn good Psychedelic Rock. Solid 4 for me.
I’m right at a 3. I really don’t have a lot of praise or critique either way for this album. It just exists, really. I’m sure it hit a little better in 1967, but by 2024, I’ve just heard so many other bands do these sort of styles while trying to effectively mix psychedelic rock with other genres, and a lot of those other bands have done this just as well or way better than what’s on this album. Again, that’s not to say this is bad – I’d say it’s good. It’s just not really feeling like I have to hear this before I die. I liked a lot of the tracks here – some of them have odd mixing choices or emotionless vocals, but as a whole album, I’d say it succeeds more often than it fails. It’s just that the success is sort of equivalent to winning a 100cc race of Mario Kart in that it’s just not as satisfying as it could be. So… yeah. It’s a 3. Fun listen, little long, a little odd at times, but never bad. It’s just kinda there, though.
Quite enjoyed this. 3.5 stars.
This one got pretty boring pretty quickly. I like their sound but I don't like 45 straight minutes from a one-trick pony. Pretty good album, pretty illustrative of the 60s sound but ultimately lacks enough creativity to carry the project. I would have liked to hear them play with their sound, build on some of the concepts a little more. I think they do this in a couple of different tracks but too much of it is too much of the same.
Completely new to me and quite enjoyed it
Very gentle country? Man’s got a voice I’d kill for. Lyrics were impactful and sorrow. 3.2
Pretty far-out, man. Some interesting tracks, and a nice glimpse into 60s counter-culture. Drifts off towards the end, possibly because they were too stoned by that point...
Reely not bad
Pretty fun and unique, but also not especially good
Very generic. Nothing special.
Interesting listen from the Woodstock era
An evil villain once said, "What a bunch of hippy dippy baloney." Lord Business was talking about a comical prophecy in an animated movie about a highly sophisticated interlocking brick system, but he could have been talking about country Joe and his partner, the Fish. That said, there's some likeable songs here, that have clearly influenced what came after, from psychedelic rock of the late 60s to trippy 90s alternative music or more recent acoustic indie tunes. Still won't come back to it. Two pioneering but essentially forgettable stars.
psychedelic isn't interesting for me
Wanted to like this one more, but didn't!
Reminded me of the Doors at some points, but overall it wasn't great
I'm a big fan of the Country Joe I've heard, mostly his solo albums. My first taste of this one and from the first two tracks, I'm picking up what he's putting down. Surprised how musically similar to Doors. Ok, now I realize if you play a Hammond then it sounds like the doors in my world.
Far out, man. It was fine.
Start was very strong. Really cool blend of electronic and psych that I think is really predictive of the shape of indy and progressive music that followed. I think the second half is a little less focused and more noisy. I'll definitely revisit this. Falls just short of a 5 at the moment
The “la la la lalalalalala ”in “Masked Marauder” got annoying.
Just looking at the cover I was expecting to hate this. It's not great but it's better than I expected. I enjoyed "Super Bird" which is just shitting on LBJ, and I can always respect and laugh at dumping on a politician. The first two tracks are pretty catchy as well, and they have that whole jam band/psychadelic aspect down easily. It's not a genre I ever really want to listen to, though. The rest of it is largely forgettable. There's nothing particularly standout for me on the majority of the album. It's an American record from the 60's, and it sure as hell sounds like one. That's really it.
Not terrible, but not that interesting.
Sure. Whatever. This could be literally any band from the 60s. It’s like you hit every generic topic and plugged it into a machine and this is the result. This is frustrating because like…who cares?
C'était du bon psychédélique, rien de mémorable ou qui se distingue particulièrement de plusieurs trucs similaires qui se faisaient à l'époque. Mais malheureusement, la MAUDITE electric jug a rendu l'album tellement désagréable. Jamais en mise complètement de l'avant, toujours en arrière-plan, mais systématiquement présente et incapable de l'ignorer. Comme une petite touche de cumin dans un brownie. On dirait qu'ils ont voulu se démarqué avec cela et ils en ont tellement abusé que ça a complètement rendu cela intolérable. L'un des albums qui a le plus testé ma patience. 2/10
I've known about Country Joe for most of my adult life, mostly from watching Woodstock movie. However I don't recall if I ever listen to an entire album of his. I was surprised how good this album was. Sure there's a couple of mediocre tunes but some great electric psychedelic blues.
Psychedelic country blues! While this isn’t something I’ll listen to again, I enjoyed it and can see why it’s on the list.
Wiki says this was one of the first psychedelic albums. It was fine. Nothing really stuck out to me.
I thought this was fine. Another album that probably needs to be on the list due to what it spawned later, but not anything I'll be revisiting anytime soon. But it's okay, pleasant enough to listen to.
Nothing outstanding but a good album
It’s an era. Many others did it better.
1 you had to be there ??
Fuck. All. This. God. Damned. 60s. Nonsense. Enough already!!!!
3.5. Quality psych rock
Meh. Boring, Could Be Worse
The type of influential album that I'm grateful for (as it inspired all sorts of music that I'm into) without ever wanting to listen to it. Just not into it.
It is an interesting album, but I think that psychedelic people should really enforce some time limit around the 40 minutes of the album. The interesting becomes boring too quickly to support more than that.
Another one of these old hippie albums that lives right next to the Flying Burrito Brothers. Haven't we hear enough of this entire genre? It's hard to deny that it was probably fueling a lot energy at the time, but now all the results look like false promises. So too was this album.
With a name like Country Joe & The Fish, I was expecting this to smell like camping and body odor. Thankfully, this was marginally better than that with. the track 'Love' already being added to my liked songs.
“Ridin' on a groovy wave of love Going for a cosmic ride Set the freaky purple vibes of love The marshmallow cat is inside” In the final season of “The Good Place,” Michael spent many Jeremy Bearimys trying to write a song. Those lyrics he came up with really aren’t too far from Country Joe & The Fish’s “Electric Music for the Mind and Body.” (The above lyrics are Michael’s, not Joe’s.)
Cast off songs from HAIR?
I remain flummoxed by the lead guitarists. The licks are constantly off beat and usually late. It was distracting, and combined with the psychedelia, made me glad when this album was over.
A neat little psychedelic curiosity, forgotten but still fun. A little bluesy, a little druggy; it doesn't quite push any boundaries but it's a fun listen nonetheless. It's pretty forgettable though, and I'm not sure it needs to be on this list. The Marvel references were cool. Wish I could give it 3.5 stars.
This album definitely sounds like the 60s, it's not terrible but not really my type of music. It does feel a little long and maybe a little bit samey at times.
first time listen, really good mid-60s psychedelia
Very Doorsy. Probably played well at the time but now it's just fine.
when the rock is psych i literally dont know what else to say
Hørte ikke hele så ble litt repeterende
I can see why it is significant, as it was one of the early psychedelic rock albums which gives it an outsized influence on later albums. It’s a bit odd as a listening experience though; the sings come across less as complete works and more as sketches or vignettes. Not bad overall, but it’s difficult to get into.
A fun combination of acid rock fused with some jazz and funk. Good listen!
This shit goes hard af
Crazy how the 60s have such a distinct sound. Diggin this so far. The Blues overtone to this is nice! With the organ in some of these songs. I get a lot of Doors vibes. 4 stars!
**Electric Music for the Mind and Body** is the debut album by Country Joe & The Fish, released in 1967. This album is a landmark in the psychedelic rock genre, notable for its innovative blend of folk, rock, and psychedelia, and for capturing the political and social upheavals of the 1960s. Here, we will delve deeply into its lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence, providing a thorough analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. ### Lyrics **Country Joe & The Fish** used their lyrics to reflect the countercultural sentiments of the time. The album opens with "Flying High," a song that immediately sets the tone for the rest of the record. The lyrics convey a sense of freedom and escapism, which was central to the psychedelic experience. **Key Tracks:** 1. **"Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine"** - This song features cryptic and surreal lyrics that critique societal norms and explore themes of alienation and existential dread. Lines like "She hides in an attic concealed on a shelf / Behind volumes of literature based on herself" show the band's literary influences and penchant for introspection. 2. **"Death Sound Blues"** - The lyrics here are a stark contrast to the album’s more whimsical moments, dealing with themes of mortality and existentialism. The haunting lines "When your shadow's hangin' over you / When your baby leaves you all alone" exemplify the darker side of the 1960s counterculture. 3. **"Superbird"** - A satirical piece targeting President Lyndon B. Johnson, it showcases the band's political edge. The song's humor and biting commentary are evident in lines like "Superbird you do not have to say a word / Your actions have been heard" which underscore the era’s anti-war sentiments. ### Music Musically, **Electric Music for the Mind and Body** is a rich tapestry of styles and sounds. The album is characterized by its innovative use of electric instruments, unusual time signatures, and pioneering production techniques. **Key Musical Elements:** 1. **Innovative Guitar Work** - Barry Melton's guitar playing stands out for its creativity and technical proficiency. His use of feedback, distortion, and reverb was groundbreaking at the time. Songs like "Section 43" feature extended instrumental passages that showcase his ability to blend melody with sonic experimentation. 2. **Keyboard Contributions** - David Cohen's organ and piano work are integral to the album's sound. The swirling organ on "Bass Strings" and the baroque influences on "Porpoise Mouth" add depth and texture to the music. 3. **Rhythmic Complexity** - The band experiments with different rhythms and time signatures, particularly evident in "Happiness Is a Porpoise Mouth" with its shifting tempos and "Grace" with its waltz-like feel. ### Production The production of **Electric Music for the Mind and Body**, handled by Samuel Charters, is notable for its clarity and inventiveness. Recorded at Sierra Sound Laboratories in Berkeley, California, the album benefits from a relatively high production quality for its time. **Production Highlights:** 1. **Sound Clarity** - Each instrument is given room to breathe in the mix, allowing the intricate interplay between guitar, organ, and vocals to shine through. This clarity enhances the listening experience, especially on tracks like "Section 43" where the instrumental layers are complex. 2. **Use of Effects** - The use of reverb, echo, and other studio effects was cutting-edge. The production techniques used on tracks like "Bass Strings" contribute to the album's psychedelic feel, creating an immersive soundscape. 3. **Balance** - The album maintains a good balance between vocal and instrumental tracks, ensuring that the listener is constantly engaged. The decision to include both structured songs and free-form jams gives the album a dynamic quality. ### Themes **Electric Music for the Mind and Body** explores a wide range of themes, from personal introspection to political commentary, all wrapped in a psychedelic ethos. **Major Themes:** 1. **Psychedelic Experience** - Many songs on the album, such as "Flying High" and "Bass Strings," capture the essence of the psychedelic experience. The lyrics and music often mimic the sensations of a psychedelic trip, with swirling sounds and surreal imagery. 2. **Political Activism** - The band's political activism is evident in tracks like "Superbird" and "The Masked Marauder," which critique American politics and the Vietnam War. This political edge gives the album a sense of urgency and relevance. 3. **Love and Relationships** - Songs like "Janis," a tribute to Janis Joplin, and "Sad and Lonely Times" delve into themes of love, longing, and heartache. These tracks provide an emotional counterpoint to the album's more politically charged and psychedelic moments. ### Influence **Electric Music for the Mind and Body** had a profound influence on the psychedelic rock genre and beyond. Its innovative use of electric instruments, experimental production techniques, and politically charged lyrics set a template for subsequent bands. **Influence on Music:** 1. **Psychedelic Rock** - The album helped define the psychedelic rock genre, influencing bands like Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Pink Floyd. Its blend of folk, rock, and psychedelia became a blueprint for many artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 2. **Political Music** - The band's willingness to address political issues in their music paved the way for other artists to incorporate activism into their work. Bands like The Doors and artists like Bob Dylan drew inspiration from Country Joe & The Fish's politically charged lyrics. 3. **Live Performances** - Known for their energetic and improvisational live performances, Country Joe & The Fish influenced the live music scene, encouraging bands to experiment with extended jams and audience interaction. ### Pros and Cons **Pros:** 1. **Innovative Music** - The album's blend of different musical styles and innovative use of electric instruments set it apart from its contemporaries. Tracks like "Section 43" and "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" showcase the band's ability to push musical boundaries. 2. **Engaging Lyrics** - The lyrics are thought-provoking and reflective of the social and political climate of the 1960s. The band's ability to address complex themes in a poetic manner is a significant strength. 3. **High Production Quality** - The production is top-notch, with clear sound and effective use of studio effects. This enhances the overall listening experience and allows the album's intricate musical arrangements to shine. 4. **Cohesive Themes** - The album successfully weaves together themes of psychedelia, politics, and personal introspection, creating a cohesive narrative that captures the spirit of the era. **Cons:** 1. **Dated Sound** - While innovative at the time, some of the album's sounds and production techniques may feel dated to modern listeners. The psychedelic effects and extended jams might not appeal to everyone. 2. **Inconsistent Pacing** - The album's pacing can be uneven, with the shift between structured songs and free-form jams potentially disrupting the flow for some listeners. Tracks like "Grace" might feel out of place amidst the more psychedelic numbers. 3. **Limited Accessibility** - The album's experimental nature and heavy use of psychedelia may not be accessible to all listeners. Those not familiar with the genre might find it challenging to fully appreciate. ### Conclusion **Electric Music for the Mind and Body** is a seminal album that encapsulates the essence of the 1960s counterculture. Its innovative blend of music, thought-provoking lyrics, high production quality, and cohesive themes make it a standout in the psychedelic rock genre. While it may have some limitations in terms of accessibility and pacing, its influence on music and culture is undeniable. Country Joe & The Fish succeeded in creating a work that not only reflects its time but also transcends it, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of rock music.
Just because it is old does not mean it is good
Pretty good...kind of reminded me CCR but more psychedelic and less swamp rock. I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this band before.
I know of Country Joe & The Fish from reading about "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" in Dorain Lynskey's 33 Revolutions per minute. Heading into this project, I assumed that I loved psychedelica, but that hasn't been the case with the albums that I've reviewed, so I don't have high hopes that I'll enjoy this album. As I feared, I was pretty underwhelmed by this album. The music itself was fine, but there wasn't anything on this album that I thought was new or surprising. I enjoyed some of the organ playing, and I caught myself really getting into the groove of "Section 43," but that song was really the only time I felt that way. The stripped down and raw sound gave the album an authentic feel musically, but the lyrics detracted from that authenticity. Lyrically, this album felt like it was full of self-serving hippie-isms, being preached from people who think they know best. There's no anger or emotion in anything, and I felt like the radical ideas that were sung about only served the purpose of propelling the egos of the band members (conversely, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" feels very authentic to me, in the way that it oozes angry sarcasm, so I know these guys are capable of authenticity to some degree). When I listen to Bob Marley, I can hear the conviction and emotion in his voice, and that was missing here. To top it off, I just felt that this album was pretty boring. Country Joe & The Fish may have been an integral part of the late sixties, but like The Summer of Love, they're a one-and-done with me.
This was an alright album, bluesy psychedelia
Did I really need to hear this album before I died?
Awesome example of psychedelic blues. The album kind of declined in quality after the instrumental (Section 43) but it was still pretty solid. I get the feeling this album won't get a lot of "3 star" ratings, but if you already know you like music from the acid rock era, you will like this.
Loved this one, great psychedelic sound. Not sure why The Doors have the lasting legacy and these guys don't. This is also one of the most fitting album covers I've seen.
Psychedelic mish mash. Not really doing it for me.
✅✅ this was fun, but not something I'm likely to revisit.
Sounds a bit dated now but was a good play back in the day
A disappointing and muddled effort that fails to deliver on its promising title. The songwriting is generic, the beats forgettable, and the synths cluttered. While a few tracks show flashes of creativity, they're not enough to salvage this tedious, unrewarding listening experience. Electric Music For The Mind And Body is a lackluster release that left me disengaged and unmoved.
it’s fine i guess i wish the author of the list would have put more interesting albums in here and not the same classic rock album over and over
Pretty good
Итс окэй. Музыка ровная и в целом приятная, без каких-то нереальных высот, но и ничего плохого сказать не выходит. Лучшая песня - Porpoise Mouth.
Retrospectively this sounds very bandwagonesque, it was preceded by The Mothers 'Freak Out!' The Doors debut and the first 3 Byrds albums, not to mention 'Pet Sounds' and 'Revolver'. It does seem representative of the more San Francisco sound of the time, but to me it sounds like a fairly transparent attempt to cash in on the scene. The songs are dull and corny, and that guitar sound made me want to throw my speaker out of the window. Also I got them mixed up with equally generic Big Brother and the Holding Company, at least they had Janis Joplin singing. Sears catalogue psychedelia for those who don't want to freak out too much.
This is the embodiment of 1960's cringe.
Yep, never learned country ways.
I enjoyed roughly half of this and tolerated the rest, so a middling 3 stars it is.
I Liked this a lot more than I expected I would, especially after starting it and not getting through the first song or two the first couple tries. You can tell that it was one of the albums that laid the foundation, or discovered the formula for, psych and jam bands that would follow. It seems like a more bare representation of the elements that would go on to dominate those genres. Very bluesy at times with a country and rock ‘n roll vibes with a lot of experimentation and ambience.
Very meh as an album, presumably better as an experience
This is a mess. None of the band seem to know how to keep together, it's a shambles. At times un-listenable. Usually I find I can bear to get through every album here. This one I had to take a break halfway through to rest my ears.
I enjoy this mellowish album. Maybe the first to be mixed specifically to listen to while on acid.
Meh
Mér finnst þetta næs psýcadelía og oftar en ekki hress. Hefði fílað þetta betur fyrir 30+ árum þetta er samt solid þristur.
Not good, but some of it not _quite_ as bad as I feared it might be. Still hippy shite though. Why is he whispering "LSD" during Bass Strings?
Genre issues
I’ll be honest, I pretty much always have time for some psychedelic music
So 60s it hurts. The band is a hot mess. Experimental, out of tune guitars, drug fueled experience. Not bad.
wow can you believe that a guy whispered L S D on one of these songs music: hated. (⌐☯_☮)
Ok boomer.
What a weird and pleasant surprise.
It's something... 2.4
Not as electrifying as they claim, nor is it a mind-and-body stimulating piece. But it's still pretty fun, despite being a bit generic. Mid psych rock.
Good late 60s sound, didn't sound clean but mostly enjoyable
Some good
I know when i'll be listening to this again hehe
“I hunger for your porpoise mouth and stand erect for love” What?
Some soulful tunes and funk
Good album. This is a cool early psychedelic album. Arrangements are really interesting. ****
Actually pretty cool, especially for 1967 and espeically for a band I've literally never heard before. Nice job, y'all!
Some jazz, some blues, even some CW influence on this rock album. Mostly fun with some fine guitar work. Also a couple fillers and a little of the cacophony that seem mandatory for the times.
This is a side to classic rock that I really don't see enough of
Terribly forgettable psych rock. Not a note worth revisiting. Didn't hate it, but not a thing about it did I like.
Definitely some talented musicians, but I was unimpressed with this album
This album has all the ingredients of something I would enjoy, but it left almost no mark on me. I listened yesterday but forgot to write a review, and at this point I've almost completely forgotten what I thought about it. It's psychedelic rock from the mid-'60s, so it makes sense that it would have that dime-a-dozen feel.
Okaish psychedelic Rock. Fine as background music.
Not for me.
Nice piece of 60s history
Not bad at all, but I think this is one of the albums that has to be taken off the list eventually. Somewhere between the Doors and the Byrds, but not as good. Leave it on for now. Favorite song: the masked marauder
Competent but not that interesting. Decent early psych.
Some jams, but not my jam.
Much better than the name suggests, but nothing amazing. I probably didn’t take enough drugs to fully appreciate it though.