Electric Prunes

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Never heard of them before, but really dug the first tune “I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night).” Great song and great lyrics. How have I never heard this before? The second track “Bangles” again drew me in right away. I want to see this lady’s dressing room and vanity. Fantastic fun lyrics. “Onie” took it down a notch into a pleasant, dreamy tune that I liked a lot. Made me wish I was wandering through the streets of a new town gazing into shop windows wearing boots and a mini skirt. After changing my name to ‘Onie’ of course. Clever lyrics abound. “Are You Lovin’ Me More (But Enjoying it Less)”. Great sixties sentiments like “Sold to the Highest Bidder” and “The King Is In His Counting House”. A delightful cover of “About A Quarter to Nine”. Some quality sexy time with “Luvin’” and “Try Me On For Size”. And a couple of transportation songs, “Train for Tomorrow” and “The Toonerville Trolly”. Speaking of… “The Toonerville Trolly” is a generous helping of Cool Whip on this fabulous album! I started literally laughing out loud on a public bus - so much fun! But I found myself wondering if ‘ridin’ the Toonerville Trolly’ might be a euphemism for something else… and imagining all the possibilities. Throw in the artsy album cover featuring the band in the same pose as a modern art rendition of them and it’s pretty much everything I could ask for in a 60s album. So glad to have been introduced to The Electric Prunes!

Some songs were good, some were just completely out of pocket. Felt very dated in sound. I will use Toonerville Trolley as punishment for people who have wronged me in the future.

People seem to think irony as a pop-culture phenomena was a 90s thing, but I’m realizing that there was a whole wave of it in the late 60s as psychedelic bands inexplicably made entire albums of joke songs with ragtime piano. I’m guessing everyone was burnt out by the end of the 60s. I feel like I should like this but it’s just lame, the whole side B is especially kind of unbearable. Favourite track: “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)”

i’d never heard of electric prunes but i was pleasantly surprised! love it!

My left ear enjoyed this one. Cool sound.

This would considered a Psychedelic classic were it not for the significant drop in quality on the B side. I still enjoyed it a lot, and it deserves more credit than it gets, but it's clear the longer the album goes on the less ideas the band has. I have no idea what they were thinking with that last song

WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THE TOONERVILLE TROLLEY I HATE IT SO MUCH. There are some really sorta... creepy at times psychedelia goodness in here, mixed with filler songs. I really enjoyed stuff like "I had Too Much to Dream", and "Get me to the World on Time", "The Highest Bidder" a solid 3/5!

Another that had a few good tunes, interspersed by Nursery rhymes and rubbish

I liked the short songs. not enough people writing 2 minute songs these days

Starts as a psychedelic fever dream but then kinda goes all over the place, ending on a bizarre sarcastic joke. If the material were more consistently psychedelic like the opening track or "Get Me to the World on Time" it'd be 4 stars but I have to round down to 3 for the jarring tone shifts.

A true cornerstone of psychedelic rock, the self-titled Electric Prunes album delivers haunting, dreamy vocals intertwined with swirling guitars and ethereal production. Amidst this sonic landscape, one also discovers heartfelt, tender tracks that add depth to the album's aura. Seamlessly blending psychedelia, garage rock, and avant-garde experimentation emblematic of its time, this record conjures an entrancing and otherworldly atmosphere. 10/10!

Fun and standout psych garage, this honestly surprised me. There was more chaff here than I'd normally allow for a four star album, but the kernels of wheat that came out really were golden.

I love a good 60s garage rock.

I really enjoyed this one. It was like... a darker version of the Beatles and the Beach Boys, kinda the way the Wiki page described.

What an odd little album. I rather liked some of the tracks and others seemed silly, like songs for children.

This album feels quite manic, some cool songs and some others I really don't care for at all. First track might be my fav, the rest are sorta meh. Like Toonerville Trolley is sort of horrible. An interesting debut for sure.

Good album which has a lot of missed potential unfortunately, would have wished that the more exotic and medieval sounding songs were more plentyful

The biggest crime that 60’s psych bands perpetrated was convincing people that cabaret songs and show tunes could somehow be considered “psychedelic”.

Especially liked 'Sold to the Highest Bidder'. Some really fun fast moving tracks on this one. At points it felt like it was straddling the edge of being endearingly goofy and annoyingly so

Interesting contrast to the Animals.. they focused on politics, prunes focused on girls with more than a touch of misogyny...

Probably the most uneven album yet. Some good cuts and some abominations. 2/5

How have I never heard of this band? That’s because they suck.

Na ja, die Zeit ist rum.

Tired of 1960s Kinks sounding bands right now.

Actually thought it started ok but quickly descended into some truly awful noise. Some music is timeless. This mess is not.

I am struggling to find anything to say about this album. Its just such a blatant doors ripoff. I got through the album no problem but cant say that I would want to go back to it. The Toonerville Trolley is a real piece of shit and is a star demerit.

Gets one star for the effort of actually going to the studio and recording this pish

Boooooooring

Who the hell chose this? This album blows.

My kind of music

cool

Excellent 60's music.

I’m so torn between a 4 or a 5 for this one. I absolutely love it. It’s heavy, it’s psychedelic, it’s eerie. But just about every song is so great. A really overlooked album.

Super fun album that almost sounds like a Beatles greatest hits album. No skip, 5 stars

This album was not available on my music streaming service. Instead, I listened to the second album "Underground". Which was quite good.

Εxcellent album

Wow! Sometimes, this project really surprises me with this kind of thing: An album and even an artist or band that I never heard about before and became a fan instantly. The first song sounds a little bit ~strange~ but when I got the vibe for it, it's a great album with the right number of songs and an excellent set (more songs could be too much)

Ah, grata sorpresa.

Love! It’s pretty old so I feel like the fact that I like it and it’s old makes me like it more.

I loved it. Precursor to heavy metal

The essence of psychedelic music

Some delightful very sixties rock. They were the first band to use a wah-wah pedal, but not much evidence here.

Surprisingly fire guitar tones

The quintessential 60s vibe. I remember it in my childhood. Instant hope and wonder about life and my world. I love this.

Listened to this on the way to the zoo and everything is making me feel like an excited kid. Really interesting first song. Fuck it, 5 stars

my shit

I love this album

Psychedelic masterpiece!

Great early psych rock with some baroque and garage elements.

So funky and fun!

based on the cover and concept alone this feels like it's gonna slap, but let's see if it delivers The description said garage rock but because of the harmless looking 60s dudes in bowl cuts and turtlenecks i was not expecting full on cock music. really feels like the beginning of dudes in their garage just singing songs about getting laid. Still, it also has some deeper tracks with interesting instrumentation, such as About A Quarter To Nine. Toonerville Trolley is like a Fleischer Animation fever dream. Dark and ambienty, but also rough. Strong 4, if not 5. I've listened to this album 4 times in a row back to back tonight from how much i like it. once i fix my speakers i might try to hunt down a physical copy. Rounding to 5 because I've had this on repeat all week.

Loved it.

This album seems way ahead of its time. There were some songs on it that seemed way ahead of their time and there were some that definitely fit in with the 60s. I definitely want to listen to this one a few more times. Really enjoyed it!

Never heard of them, but they’re good!

Didn’t know they were making this kind of music back then

Eclectic and rad as hell

Nice! I'd heard the title track a bunch of times from compilations, so it was nice to get a whole album from these folks. With early psychedelia there's always a danger they'll stray over the line that separates groovy far-outness from nails-on-a-blackboard twee, and "The King Is In The Counting House" certainly falls afoul of that here, but everything else felt pretty solid. (I'm giving "The Toonerville Trolley" a pass as it's trying to be old timey.) Fave tracks - as well as the title track, "Sold to the Highest Bidder" stood out - I suspect there are other contenders too....

Classic 60s rock with a few great tracks.

I Had Too Much to Dream parecida a Summer Wine

- Insanely enjoyable - Love the very short length - Are You Lovin Me is my favorite

These guys were clearly listening to everyone at the time. The Beatles, Beach Boys, and Rolling Stones influence is clear. However, the Electric Prunes are clearly doing their own thing and doing it very well. Their music is varied, psychedelic, and dark. They are also experimenting with sounds and instrumentation in a way that still sounds interesting over 50 years later

This is a five star album except for two tracks: The King Is In The Counting House (a baroque bit) and The Toonerville Trolley (unserious honky tonk music). Besides that, amazing stuff, can’t believe this album was never on my radar. From the opening track I was absolutely hooked, and Get Me To The World On Time has been on repeat all day. Kickass sound from this band.

No coneixia el disc; considerava la banda un one hit wonder del protogarage, pel primer tema, i m'ha sorprés molt positivament que el disc estigui tot ell, sinó a l'alçada, molt a prop del seu single més conegut. 'Train for Tomorrow', 'Sold to the Highest Bidder', 'Get Me to the World on Time'... tot temes punyents i reivindicables

I've heard of The Electric Prunes but the name is such an unsuccessful attempt at humor, I kind of assumed they were a parody, like Spinal Tap. But here they are. (And maybe Spinal Tap's got an album on this list so this doesn't really prove that they're a "real" band. In fact some of these songs reminded me of ST's Cups and Cakes.) Anyway... I liked this. The music definitely evokes a specific time period. These guys look awfully serious on the cover, though, for playing songs that are quite silly. I guess they're mad because their producer made them sing songs they didn't even write! How often has it happened that an all-male band sang so many songs written by a couple of women? (Oh, but looking closer, I guess they're recreating the B&W illustration behind them which is...what? Why isn't THAT the cover?) In addition to Spinal Tap, I was reminded of The Guess Who and The Hollies. I enjoyed I Had Too Much to Dream, Are You Loving Me More, Sold to the Highest Bidder, Get Me to the World on Time, and About a Quarter to Nine. The ragtimey Toonerville Trolley was a delightful surprise at the end.

This is a very different sounding album with a variety of eclectic styles. It would be hard to belive that songs like Onie, Sold to the Highest Bidder and the Toonerville Trolley could be wriitten by the same band, but in fact, they were wriiten by a song writing team that the band was forced to use. Nevertheless, it really stands out compared to alot the stuff that came out in 1967.

A very progressive album for 1967. It’s got some highs and some lows, along with god awful mixing because it’s old, but it’s a good album, I liked it.

i actually kind of liked this.

A fine slice of psychedelic rock. “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)” isn’t talked about nearly enough.

I've already known their hit song 'I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)' but it was the first time I listened to a full album by this band. And it wasn't a disappointment at all. While it's not a pioneer album, it's overall great 60s psych garage rock with lots of fun songs and an enjoyable sound. The album as a whole has a similar echo-y sound/atmosphere as Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow which came out around the same time in 1967. I liked the nursery rhyme too, which was a surprise!

I liked it, a bit more fast pace and grunge than the other albumbs

Interesting listen. Rocky style that reminds me of a mix between the Beatles and the doors.

Another new one for me. I love the opening track and biggest hit, "I Had Too Much to Dream," with its wonderful psychedelic 1967 sound. The songs that keep with this sound are my favorites. I like the sound of "Train for Tomorrow" and "Try Me On for Size" has a good marimba in it. What kind of name is "Onie?" I really enjoyed the whole thing, although I'm not sure ending with "The Toonerville Trolley" was the right way to go. Was the piano solo supposed to do that?

Pretty good find. Psychedelic rock.

Very good album, added to the library

I was really shocked by this, the last time we had a 60s rock album it sucked ass. This was way heavier than I expected and hit really hard. Reminded me of early Prog Rock like Gentle Giant and ELP.

A really enjoyable visit to sixties America, here a band in a groove and mood designed, it seems, to appeal to an older, sophisticated audience not otherwise screaming at the British Invasion bands. If lacking any crazy memorable tracks, still a pretty decent album of its era.

I never have too much of the Electric Prunes!

Never heard of these guys before. Enjoyed album a lot...

Chouette alnum dark psychedelic, ça me fait un peu penser à The Piper at the Gate of Dawn de Pink Floyd

Wonderful opening, interest dropped off midway to end of album. A little top-heavy, but very reminiscent of Captain Beefheart. Liked this album a lot, unique sound I haven't heard in a while and refreshing to get more of it.

Despite this being pre-punk, I thought it could have passed for post-punk mixed with psychedelic rock. I probably wouldn't listen to it again but I liked it. And what red-blooded lady could resist these hairstyles? Meow. Go steady with me, boys!

Liked it more than I thought.

Was a bit concerned by the album art that this would be more of the same 60s folk rock. I was pleasantly surprised as the album opened with a banger that I feel like I've maybe heard on some movie or tv soundtracks. The whole album was psychedelic but the band has a bite that you don't usually see from this era. Between the distortion in the guitars, the growl of the vocalist, and the lyrics themselves these guys almost feel like a group that would have thrived in the punk era but went psychedelic as that was the counter-culture in the 60s. Great album, didn't save any songs but would absolutely listen again.

Niet erg speciaal, maar wel van kunnen genieten

Wrinkly enough 4 me

Genuinely enjoyed. The last track was really weird until I realized what it was doing

pretty fun album, really liked it - 8/10

Great!! Garage rock!!

60s psychedelic blend. Pretty good

Stupid band name - but great music!

A few songs swaps from being perfect

spaccano! da riascoltare e riscoprire

8,5/10

Jaaa hier hou ik van. Psychedelica die ik nog niet ken. Versie van Nature boy is fantastisch

A not-so-well known gem of the psychedelic rock subgenre that comes across a bit harder than other works of British bands. And that's fine.

60s psychedelia. Interesting, as it feels like a more pure sound as opposed to the radio fodder you imagine from the time, but every now and then you get a song you could imagine on some flower power TV show. Apart from that, raw vocals, tempo changes, definitely challenging the sounds of the times.

I found myself enjoying this quite a bit. Real channeling of some of the big rock bands of the 60s, Beatles, Stones etc. It's fairly psychedelic and a bit dark at times, and I was pleasantly surprised by how the speed picked up from time to time. It got a bit goofy and just plain weird at times though, and some of the songs were a bit boring. Very good album though! Favourite: Sold to the Highest Bidder

7.5/10

Some great tracks in their - Onie for instance.