Reviews (page 3 of 7)
Starts really strong with "I Had Too Much to Dream" and "Onie" but then it becomes just another 60s psych rock album. What a bummer. Favorite track: Onie
Cool for the 60’s, I guess
fine but i wouldnt listen again
West coast psychedelic, Doors Too much to dream
Kinda weird but also kinda cool
Solid 60 rock
This album mostly sucks, but has I Had Too Much to Dream and Get Me To The World On Time, two psych rock classics. But it also has a lot of hokey shit on it like the Toonerville Trolley. Come for the singles, and leave before dessert.
Das Debütalbum der amerikanischen Garage-Psychedelic-Band aus Los Angeles entstand 1966/67 in den American Recording Co. Power House Studios in North Hollywood und erschien auf Reprise Records. Produzent Dave Hassinger diktierte weite Teile des Projekts: Sieben der zwölf Tracks stammten vom Songwriting-Duo Annette Tucker und Nancie Mantz, was den Bandmitgliedern um Sänger James Lowe und Bassisten Mark Tulin deutlich missfiel. Das Ergebnis ist trotzdem ein kompaktes Dokument des US-amerikanischen Garage- und Psychedelic-Sounds der Mittsechziger. Der Titeltrack „I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" brannte sich mit seinem verzerrten Gitarrenriff und dem wolkenschweren Arrangement sofort in die Chartgeschichte – eine frühe Visitenkarte für den Sound, der bald Nuggets-Compilation-Status erreichen sollte. Kaum weniger wirkungsvoll ist „Get Me to the World on Time", das zweite chartrelevante Stück der Platte: roher, hastiger, mit einer Energie, die die Kürze der Produktionszeit spürbar macht. Der Rest des Albums schwankt zwischen soliden Garage-Nummern und Füllmaterial, das Hassinger mehr zu verantworten hat als die Band selbst. Man hört dem Album die Spannung zwischen kommerziellem Kalkül und künstlerischem Eigenwillen an – und gerade das macht es interessant. Die Prunes steckten mehr in sich, als hier abgerufen wurde; das Folgealbum Underground sollte das belegen. Dennoch: Als Zeitkapsel des amerikanischen Psychedelic-Garage-Moments 1967 sitzt dieses Debüt präzise. Das Album ist ein raues, aufschlussreiches Frühwerk, das zwischen Hitpotenzial und Fremdbestimmung changiert und dennoch zwei der eingängigsten Psychedelic-Singles der Ära enthält.
Meh, on dirait les doors en lent et sans paroles sympa Sensation de déjà entendu sur des chansons de la même époque Qui ressemble à qui je ne sais pas, mais vraiment pas exceptionnel, j'aurais pu vivre sans 3 étoiles
This was fine! I would rather listen to the stones or something. 5/10
Hear of, never heard before. Enjoyed. Good 67 music. 3 Star
In a very 60s way it combines silly merriment with an eerie dark vibe
A surprise like. Felt The Doors like.
I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night is a solid tune. Most of this album is solid, if a bit forgettable when stacked against much of the psychedelic music of its era.
Лучшая песня: Bangles Худшая: The Toonerville Trolley Сначала было норм, потом все хуже и хуже. Зачем эти альбомы сюда добавлены?
знал группу по одной песне, в принципе вайб такой же чувствуется и в половине песен, неплохо, но и возвращаться к группе вряд ли буду, кроме как i had to much to dream, и все же не 3, а 3.5
I wonder what the mainstream culture folks at the time thought about this early psychedelia style music!!!
This album is surprisingly charming. There is an innocent and carelessness to it that pleasantly surprised me. Good energy and pacing. Every track was a surprise, with no easily identifiable through line.
It was alright.
Definitely a 60s psychedelic sound.
++: Onie, Train for Tomorrow, Get Me to the World on Time, About a Quarter to Nine, Luvin', Try Me on for Size +: Bangles, Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less), The Toonerville Trolley +-: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), The King Is in the Counting House -: Sold to the Highest Bidder 6,3/10
A little like psychedelic Beatles
Han vo ihrem Albumcover denkt dass es meh Beatles-like wird sii (und ich bin ja - unpopular opinion - gar ned so grosse beatles fan) - darum netti überraschig gsi, dass die Pfluume ja no guet amüsanti musig gmacht het! Aber simmer da imne amüsement park? nei, im album club! darum trotzdem nur 3 mals beatles bashe
Lustiges album und au biz e vibe. Aber wirdi na oft inelose. I doubt it 3 prunes
3.75
Really enjoyed this. 3.5
A mix between garage Psych and whimsical weird psych. Some good songs
Some really great tracks, lots of mid, and one of the most terrible, confusingly bad end track
Interesting enough, varied and with some bright spots (especially Get Me to the World on Time), but dated in places and not exactly essential as an album.
Favorite Tracks: I Had Too Much to Dream / Are You Lovin' Me More / Get Me to the World on Time Rating: 2.7 What's purple and goes "buzz buzz?" Decent, very 60's rock album with some interesting ideas. About the half the songs are pretty much throwaways, but I did enjoy the singles and a couple other tracks. Fuzzy guitars and I like the vocals.
I like the sounds a lot but the songs are not very good compositions. Onie sounds a helluva like Femme Fatale but I think they were both written and recorded around the same time, suggesting there is some other tune out there they both are paying homage to. Or not, it's not exactly the most unusual chord progression.
enjoyed the trippy first half more than the goofier second half.
Second one of theirs I’ve listened to on this list and though it’s enjoyable in a nostalgic way it’s not what I’d consider essential.
Not memorable for me
3.5, Really like Too Much to Dream Last Night. The rest is good, eclectic garage rock.
I like 60s psychedelia, so this kind of rang a bell for me. Some of the songs missed the mark, but there were a good few I liked. Not bad.
A little weird but definitely an album of the times.
Okay.
228/1089 okay, a cool classic psychedelic rocky opener the album was mostly pretty decent and chill. i think the first track set the bar too high and the Toonerville Trolley is genuinely and ATROCIOUS closer (and song in general) listened through a second time and although track 1 is still the highlight imo, i do like the rest (bar the last track) faves: i had too much to dream, are you lovin me more, get me to the world on time 66/100
Decent variety
The idea of a '60s garage rock band I didn't already know was pretty exciting. Unfortunately this isn't really a consistent album. Some of it's great. Some of it's just OK. And some of it's kind of rough. Nothing here is groundbreaking. Honestly wish I liked this more.
This was pretty fun, don’t need to hear it again. The opening track was their only hit, and it’s one I know well but can never remember the artist’s name — maybe now I will.
I had too much to dream is an awesome song, wish the rest of the album was like that
me gustó, era 3,5 pero bueno, no se puede !!
Mixed feelings about this album. Well performed but more than half of the tracks were not written by the band, were not produced by the band, and were against the band's wishes. On the other hand, this album, as messed up as its origin story is, is way better than any of the Brit Rock/Brit Pop albums of the 1990s. Plenty of sub-genre of rock and pop tastefully explored and holds together as an album. Production and engineering did a fine job of showing of so serious technical chops and took some real risk with their choices of instruments and effects on these arrangements. "Get Me to the World On Time" is truly a banger and immediately went into my collection. "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" was serviceable. Although I did have a bit of a WTF moment when "The Toonerville Trolley" came on, and then reminded myself that there was a reason that it was chosen as the last track. Like it, or hate it, you certainly won't forget it.
Fine, but wholly inessential, especially considering all of the amazing music from this time period. 3.5/5
This is the sound of an era perfectly captured in amber. I'll never find my way back to this, but while it was on I was vibing with it's groovy 60s sound.
It's okay. Nice variety of songs, although some I would skip on a 2nd listen.
This was pretty good but nothing earth-shattering. Multiple different styles of music over just 30 minutes. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't exactly memorable.
Geinig
Just ok
Ah, the Prunes. There are moments here, but too few to satisfy. You’d think a shit joke would be more appropriate, but sadly, I have no movement on that front. Perhaps if I sit and listen long enough, something will pop out.
Pretty good at times, pretty not at other points.
Starts as a pretty fun mix of classic rock and ballads, feels like a cross of Beatles and Jethro Tull. Will I ever listen to any of these again though? Probably not. The 2nd half almost made me drop the score, some dated kids style songs there.
I had to give this one a fair few listens. Lots of good ideas here, but didn't quite make it to 4 stars for me. Favourite tracks: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), Bangles, Are You Lovin' Me More (Buy Enjoying It Less), Sold to the Highest Bidder.
Great pop record, I think I’ve heard it too much for it to still knock my socks off but an incredible example of the psychedelic era
Psychedelic slop but some pretty cool mixing and tone/sounds etc. A couple nice songs.
Hilariously 60s. Some songs are cool concepts. Onie felt like a velvet underground song. Train for tomorrow and Luvin’ were my other favorites - good tunes, dumb lyrics though Love how may tunes get put together in the 30 minute runtime. All that said, this has nothing on the other late 60s acts 2.5 stars
the first half was actually really good but it got a bit creepy and rapey by the end
A good example of music from that time. 3 stars or C+.
The I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) guys. That song is incredible. The other psychedelic songs are pretty good as well though not so keen on the ragtime
Fun, short album. I enjoyed the piano.
Decently boring to my modern ears, which means pretty experimental for an album that's 59 years old. I liked the tracks I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), Are You Lovin' Me More, Luvin' and Try Me on for Size – other than that run of the mill "fun" psych rock. (Also I'm not one to rag on about recording quality, but I'd definitely rate this higher if it was remastered.)
First time listening for me, definitely worth revisiting. Very enjoyable
Love that this record is only 30 minutes long. I've never heard of these guys - kind of generic for their time, but a decent listen overall.
Lage
60-luvun rokkia, mutta ei sellasta renkutusta. Muuten perus 60-luvun rokkia. Kappaleet kivan erilaisia. Parhaat: Train for Tomorrow, Sold to the Highest Bidder
Maybe it was innovative for it's time...but i found it uninteresting. Not horrible to listen to.
Very silly vibes
Silly!
Not crazy about this one but don't hate it either
Somewhat eccentric, often for the sake of eccentricity, but it's well done. There is some really nice guitar work that almost feels out of character but in a way that gives greater legitimacy. This is underrated.
Alright...an interesting quick hit of an album from the Electric Prunes. Odd name for a band and pretty odd record as well. It dances about from psychedelic rock to slow songs to salooney tunes to some latin flare. It fits right in with the 60s sound with a little more variety. Kinks meets the Yardbirds meets the Zombies. Kept me in with the short songs and ranging tones. Must listen before I die? Meh...but a better one of recent from the list...2.79 stars.
This is basically asking for a poop joke…
Boomer psychedelic rock: wash, rinse, repeat. Not really sure what makes this one stand out in any significant way, but to me it's just another meh album.
Not my favorite but not bad.
Went into this completely blind. I have a soft spot for 60s psychedelic pop, and this album scratched that itch. 3.25/5.
Groovy baby, yeah!
Otroligt titelspår, resten varierande kvalitet
fine. :) not amazing or bad. just fine.
Die A-Seite fängt so gut an, danach knickt es leider ein. Der Opener ist wohl das Highlight und hat einen der tollsten Gitarrensounds des Jahrzehnts, das ist ein bisschen wie die Albtraumversion von "Satisfaction". Danach bleibt das Niveau bis einschließlich "About a Quarter to Nine" noch recht hoch, da reichen sich schöne 60s Melodien und trippige Momente die Hand. "The King.." und vor allem den albernen Closer hätte man aber locker streichen können, was das 30 minütige Album noch kürzer gemacht hätte. Trotzdem spaßige Angelegenheit.
This wasn’t my favorite, but I enjoyed it more than quite a few 60’s albums I’ve gotten so far.
Enjoyed this, they had a unique fun style.
Doesn’t make sense that one great song would get you on this list but then many choices have been questionable at best.
Such a time capsule of mid 60s pop-psychedelic rock. For my personal taste it’s three stars, but I’m tempted to give it four just for its purity. From start to finish if somebody asked what that era sounded like this album would be a fine example.
It was much different from the Electric Prunes I am use to but it was still good. I am use to the Mass In F Minor and Release Of An Oath which from I understand they are written by someone else.
Temp
It was ok
What a weird but cool album. I had never heard of these guys, but so it was a pleasant surprise to start, and then has a few valleys in-between the peaks. I love the sound, that 60s rock psychedelia, so its cool to listen to. Biggest Hit - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) Biggest Miss - The King Is In The Counting House Hidden Gem - Try Me On For Size
Some of it’s kind of good and some of it’s kind of bad so ok overall
I hadn't heard of these guys, and don't recognize any of their tracks. But they have some really cool songs, some on the psychedelic side. There's also a lot of filler, unfortunately. But I'd definitely mine the good ones for an acid rock playlist. 3/5
3,5
Didn't know what to expect from a band called "The Electric Prunes" but what I got was an eclectic collection of songs. Some were good despite their style coming out of left field, like "Sold to the Highest Bidder." After two 5/5 albums in a row I was due for a drop in quality. I'm just glad the fall wasn't too sharp.
Pleasantly surprised with this album. I thought it was going to be terrible just from the name alone, but the first few songs were kinda catchy.
Since this was a really old album and the music style has changed so much I tried to focus on the production side of the track, and listen how things used to sound, and how they mange to make good sounding records back then. I wanted to skip a lot of tracks, but in the right mood u can actually enjoy the happy them of the album.
Well, that wasn't really very exciting although partly not bad.
very 70s, i enjoyed the vibe
Seems like two different bands competing for space on the same album. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The two best songs are listed on the cover image. There are definite elements of early psychedelic rock in here. I wish the rating system allowed for decimals because I liked this more than some of the other albums I’ve listened to but still give it the same number. Also ignore the complaints about some of the latter songs. The songs are just silly and of the time.
It starts off with the energetic, fuzzed-out, feral-sung song that is "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)." What a tune. There is not another song here that is one that level. There are some annoying stuff on here because it's a psychedelic album, such as the dropping sound near the end of "Get Me to the World on Time" or the intro to "Sold to the Highest Bidder." Then the other songs are the beatles-esque which are lovely, but not something I would return to. Highlight Song/s: "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)"
Not as bad as the reviews suggest, but not for me.
I probably knew it already, but it is dawning on me more just how many bands pushed out psychedelic rock albums in the late 60s. So many of them sound the same, I don't know if I can differentiate this album from another mid tier one. There were times when the singer (or singers I feel like their could've been two) is trying to emulate Mick Jagger. Short album that I was still checking to see how long I had, fine overall though I don't want to be too harsh
For the time this came out, it is very impressive. However, it still doesn't rise anywhere close to The Doors or The Stooges, who also came out around the same time. I'd give this a 3.5, but I'm going to round down here, as I just don't think it has the juice for 4 stars here on this list.
Psy ché, très Nuggets dans l'esprit
This was a pretty strong album throughout, I definitely liked it better than the last 60s psychedelia that I got from this website. I had to fit this in a little cause I’m in New York right now, but it was good I’m glad I listened. Favorites: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), Onie, Train to Tomorrow
O, wat doen deze lieden hun best. Maar alles hebben we elders beter gehoord, en dit voegt helemaal niets toe aan wat we al van de jaren zestig wisten. Tragisch maar waar. Na een bescheiden succesje met hun debuutsingle flopten de andere albums en moesten de heren (oh nee!) een baan gaan zoeken. Als regisseur van reclamefilmpjes, politieagent of missionaris in Korea, zo lees ik op de wiki. Hoewel de meesten niet eens een wiki-lemma waard zijn. Weer 29 minuten en 47 seconden van mijn leven weggegooid.
Een bloemlezing van de jaren '60. Ik kom er warempel nog vrij makkelijk doorheen. Wellicht door de variatie. Voor die verschrikkelijke muziekperiode is dit gelukkig vrij vergeetbaar.
De elektrische pruimen combineren veel van de muziek uit de jaren 60 tot een soort psychedelisch progfolk geheel. Er zit het progelement van Pink Floyd of Emerson Lake en Palmer in. Het psychedelische van Jefferson Airplane en aanverwanten. Maar ook de beatblues van the Rolling Stones. Alles ademt ook gedateerdheid uit. En alles is volgens mij beter gedaan door anderen, waardoor mij het gevoel van overbodigheid bekruipt. Niet dat er maar 1 bandje per type muziek mag bestaan, want dan was de muziekwereld maar saai geweest. Dus dan zou het meer de combinatie of de afwisseling moeten zijn, waarmee ze je inpakken. Helaas doen ze dat bij mij op geen enkel vlak echt. Als ze dan ook nog eindigen met een soort "Op een onbewoond eiland", dan blijft dit op een hele magere 3 steken. En daar mogen ze heel blij mee zijn.
Poor man's beach boys - not too bad but nothing special.
Kinda on and off for hits and misses. The 7th and last tracks kinda suck. 7th isn’t terrible just a change in pace
actually really enjoyed like 2/3rds of this
2.5
5.5/10
Oh well - the sound of the sixties. Sounds really dated these days.
The eccentric poons. 5/10
This album is very much of an era.
It’s ok
-This is the first album that I had no idea what to expect before diving in, never heard of the band before. - The first couple of songs had some parts that I really liked, but they were constantly changing, so I couldn't get a good grasp on them. - "Onie" is very pleasant, and thankfully stays consistent all the way through, my favorite so far. - "About a Quarter to Nine": another favorite. I clearly prefer the slower more pleasant sounding songs in this album, though the more hard hitting rock songs are also quite fun. - Things got a bit too silly and eccentric even for my taste with "The King is in the Counting House" and "The Toonerville Trolley". - Overall, very mixed feelings. This album really kept me on my toes, I did not know at all what to expect at any turn. Although not all of it was to my taste, it really kept my interest all the way through and there were also quite a few things that I really liked, so I think I'll go with 3 stars.
Decent psychedelic weirdness for the era I guess but didn't really do much for me
OMG, why is this on here? What's next? Tiny Tim? Dr. Demento? I jest, sort of. This album isn't quite that bad, but it's not that good either. Production quality is an issue, but it also just sounds sort of dated. If we're gonna listen to psyche, how about the 13th Floor Elevators?
I only knew the two songs by this band that appeared on the Nuggets compilation. That is a pretty well known compilation of 60's garage/psych rock and totally worth a spin if you like garage/surf/spy/psych music of that era. I like that stuff, so I was happy to listen to a full Electric Prunes album. I'm more likely to revisit the Sonics or the Creation, but this album spans a fairly wide landscape of sounds, tempos, subjects. I'm not sure I totally liked them, but Sold to the Highest Bidder, The King Is in the Counting House, and The Toonerville Trolley were completely bananas songs that I was not expecting. Some points for taking wild swings at the prize, despite some whiffing.
Too Much to Dream, which I knew a little, is the only great song, but the rest was decent, and sometimes enjoyably weird.
3/5 - I admittedly didn't listen that hard to this, because all the 60s psychedelic starts to blur for me after awhile. I generally like the genre, but it rarely stands out.
Interesting at times. But probably won't return to it.
Psychedelia, a kiss of prog, a slice of mid 60s life well done
Ahead of its time and diverse. Ex. Sold to the Highest Bidder would fit alongside These Old Shoes from 2007 War Elephant album of Deer Tick.
Enjoyable psych rock. You can hear a lot of these riffs and melodies in Velvet Underground’s stuff a couple years later. Not a ton of repeat value, but I respect the influence.
Ok didn't stick particularly but I was distracted when listening to it
Goofy ass album, 3.5
Mid
Too Much To Dream was great, the rest of the album, not so much.
kind of meandering but some songs are good and i guess this was pretty innovative for the time
this was fine for the most part. im not sure how someone in the process didnt prevent them from putting toonerville trolley on the album but it certainly sticks out.
Enjoyable. Some good psychedelic. I also thought too much to drink (not dream!)
Had some fun songs but nothing too great
What a way to celebrate a year completing this list. This is a decent psychedelic/garage rock album with just a bit of experimentation or anything really worth talking about, because, in general, it is very ordinary. My favourite moments were: - The tense melodies of the pre-chorus in the intro song 'I Had Too Much to Dream' - 'Sold to The Higher Biider' has the best vocal melody and it also feature a very high pitched string instrument -'Get Me to The World On Time' for being the most energetic. And that is all. The rest is just okay. There might be some details that I'm missing, but I don't I'm leaving behind anything important. Three or four listens were enough for me to get everything this album offers.
Ok
I had too much to dream is amazing, such a cool name also. Sold to the highest bidder is also extremely cool. A quarter to nine has a really calming soothing jazzy sound to it. The rest are pretty dull, not really into the overall vibe of the album. =) Solid 3 star. Some good gems in it.
- It's some zany-ass psych rock from the 60s. It has some great moments. - It definitely influenced The Coral, which earns it some points from me but it's a bit more all-over-the-place and bizarre at times. - There's no reason any self-respecting rock band should be recording 'The Toonerville Trolley' or 'The King Is In The Counting House' and be taken seriously.
It was a nicely produced album but I didn't get a sense of the band's style. Solid musicianship, especially the guitars, but I didn't sense any kind of consistency to the album. It seemed more like they recorded a bunch of songs hoping to see what would stick/become a hit. Like using the first album as market research. I couldn't really hear a musician's soul here. It wasn't bad, it just didn't really have anything to say.
Sounded like a band that lived on Honalee with Puff the Magic Dragon... and mean that in a good way. No real recognizable bangers but loved the creativity and sounds. Some songs were pretty kitschy and whimsical, but the other half were cool jams. I liked it more than expected and will think highly of the Electric Prunes.
Album 965 of 1089 The Electric Prunes - Electric Prunes (1967) Rating : 3 / 5 A pretty solid little record that gets in, does its thing for 29 minutes, and slips back out before you’ve had time to overthink it. They’ve got a sound that’s slightly reminiscent of The Byrds - that same jangly guitar feel and a touch of psych-pop shimmer - but with enough personality to stand on their own. The whole album is clean, clear, and easy to listen to. Some nice twangy guitars, some catchy melodies, and harmonies that fit the era perfectly. No real standout track that leaps above the rest, but nothing that drags it down either. It all sits on the same comfortable level - enjoyable, dependable, and exactly what you expect when dropping the needle on a ‘60s psych-rock album. Not a life-changer, but definitely a good, short, satisfying listen and one I didn’t mind spending time with today.
A group I hadn't come accross previously but will be listening to their other albums.
some occasionally cool 1960s psychedelia, the album is uneven, but this a good enough time (short runtime helps)
Fun eclectic album!
Interesting mix of genuine out-there psychedelia with 60s rock. What starts out sounding like it could be a Glen Branca song turns into something you could hear in an old MST3K movie. Caught between multiple worlds but also kind of for the better because of it. A fascinating listen.
If drugs were a band.
Meh
This was like the nuggets collection meets the white album. It was garage rock but all over the place. These guys were ambitious, I’ll give them that. But the songs weren’t there for me. There was just nothing that stuck with me
I love this psychedelic stuff but The Electric Prunes is just OK.
This was better than I was expecting from a 1960s psychedelic rock band I had never heard of before. There’s a Strawberry Alarm Clock “Incense and Peppermints” meets the Doors thing going on in the good songs. An interesting find! 3⭐️
This was an interesting album. Kind of folky, kind of silly, but lots of fun!
Some bold lyrics. And by bold I mean dripping with youthful male horniness. Musically, though, this is quite enjoyable, if maybe tilting a bit too much into quirkiness in the 2nd half.
I don't think this is a bad album but I'm not sure this list needed another 60s soft rock album. Wiki didn't highlight any particular reasons this is a "must hear!" album. Favorite Song: Bangles
Not bad. Enjoyable and different enough. Grew on me more towards the end, but only enough to move it from a mid-to-low 3 to a mid-to-high 3.
It's. 2.5 rounded up. It would be rounded down if it wasn't so short.
"Electric Prunes" sometimes referred to as "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" is the debut album by American garage rock band the Electric Prunes. Pyschedelic rock and garage rock are the Wiki-listed genres. In order to cash in on the success of the single "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)," the full album was rushed and producer David Hassinger brought in the songwriting team of Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz who ended up writing seven of the twelve songs on the album. The band was frustrated, limited to one songwriting credit and felt some of the songs were filler. The bandmembers included James Lowe (lead vocals, autoharp, rhythm guitar, tambourine), Ken Williams (lead guitar), James "Weasel" Spagnola (rhythm guitars, vocals), Mark Tulin (bass, piano, organ) and Preston Ritter (drums, percussion). The album opens with the hit single "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)." A backwards-guitar whirling sound. Bells (a triangle?). Lowe initially on soft vocals which gets louder. A fuzzy psychedelic guitar. Various noises including a rattle. A Tucker and Martz-penned song about a dream about an ex-lover and a play on too much to drink obviously. Good, pyschedelic pop song. Spagnola takes over lead vocals on the ballad "Onie." An organ and harp. A nice one - they should have had more of this. They go more garage rock on "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying it Less)." Catchy with eerie organ. Spagnola on vocals again. The second side begins with the other single "Get Me to the World on Time." A reverbing guitar. Lo-fi. Garage rock. Lowe screaming, angry. It appears that if you're in 1967 and need a song, add a tambourine and a Bo Diddley beat and you'll be OK. It works here. The sole song the band wrote "Lovin'" takes us in a psychedelic-folk direction. Echoing vocals. Layered guitars. A Grateful Dead vibe. The songs on this album are good when they stick to garage rock with psychedelic effects including the backwards guitar and eerie organ. The songs are mostly short. James Lowe has a growly voice good for garage rock. The head-scratching songs here are a Middle Eastern-sounding one, a jazz one, one with strings and sort of prog and then a ragtime one. I think the band was right in their assessment of filler; that's what those are. There might have been something with this band beyond a few songs. We'll never know as they didn't do much after this album. Besides a few decent pyschedelic and garage rocks songs, there's not much here for me and I can't give an overall recommendation.
Pretty fascinating psychedelia. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this band or any of these songs before. They’re great samples of this time and scene, and as someone who’s listened to a lot of songs from the sixties, the Prunes are deserving of being remembered. The reason I expect I’ve never heard of this band, and the reason their songs are mostly forgotten, I’d say is probably because of their band name, though. The Electric Prunes is admittedly kind of lame, and might have worked better in the nineties when irony was king. Also, things started to step into silly land with that medieval song about a king. I could accept that track. But then we went way too far with that damned trolley song. Whose idea was that? Why didn’t anybody stop them?
That last song about the trolley was legitimately terrible
Fairly generic 60s stuff. A bit psychedelic.
I think First time I heard this. Not bad
You know what. Not a bad album. Don't get me wrong, it sounds very dated, inane, and doesn't seem like a significant album. But I can vouch for its inclusion. It's nothing special (which completely contradicts the previous statement), but it's also pretty good. Kinda reminds of Procol Harum and Strawberry Alarm Clock - kooky '60s bands that had quick songs with weird titles with sneaky strong structures and instrumentation.
First listen. Strong first half, but the second leg was kind of whatever. The last song in particular was a bit grating, though the opening three track run makes up for it. Pretty enjoyable overall, but nothing mind-blowing. Fav. Track: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) Reaction: 🙂
This album felt a bit formulaic to me. Sure it was pleasant and easy to listen to, but not especially distinctive. Some of the songs were kind of cute, but the standout was the track they actually wrote themselves Luvin’. That one had more personality and reminded me of similar music from the era that probably resonated more maybe - it had a bit more expressive energy. I didn’t recognize any of the songs, and honestly, I could’ve mistaken this record for several others with the same sound. Not a “must listen,” in my opinion, but still enjoyable enough and definitely better than a few others I’ve heard from this list.
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Up and down
Don't really remember this one: Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
60s psch can i pass judgement i shall.
60’s psychedelic rock. Musically somewhat interesting, but lyrically pretty shallow/straight forward. Reminds at times of The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, but never come close to that peak. They’re not bad, but they don’t rise to the level of notable contemporaries who did it better. Seems like they’re kind of a one hit wonder. Not sure why this would make the list honestly. Notable tracks include I Had Too Much to Dream, Onie, Train for Tomorrow, The Toonerville Trolley.
What an odd, hotchpotch of an album the The Electric Prunes' debut album is, a distinct product of the 1960s, it is is an inconsistent and disjointed listen that lacks any clear identity. For me, "Try Me on for Size" was the standout track. However, three other songs stood out for all the wrong reasons. The rest of the album was inoffensive and OK. My track-by-track rating gives the album an overall rating of three stars. Side One 1 "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" (3/5) 2 "Bangles" (3/5) 3 "Onie" (3/5) 4 "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" (3/5) 5 "Train for Tomorrow" (3/5) 6 "Sold to the Highest Bidder" (1/5) Side Two 7 "Get Me to the World on Time" (3/5) 8 "About a Quarter to Nine" (3/5) 9 "The King Is in the Counting House" (2/5) 10 "Luvin'" (3/5) 11 "Try Me on for Size" (4/5) 12 "The Toonerville Trolley" (1/5) Total - 32 Average - 2.67 121/1001 64/121 albums reviewed were new to me.
Cover 4 Ok. Kinda alternatively. A bit of the Doors, some Beatles, and Pink Floyd, though they were contemporaries so I can't claim one or another were influences or not. Unfortunately, The Prunes kinda fall short of said artists. While the Electric Prunes are a good enough band on their own, the similarity with other aforementioned artists just makes we want to listen to them instead.
This may be the first album on here where I'd never heard of the artist or any of the songs. You could've showed me the cover and told me it was from A Mighty Wind, and I would've believed you. These guys weren't a folk band, though, and what they were is harder to pin down. Which I appreciate, even if I found this more interesting/perplexing than "good."
This one is a bit of a mixed bag. The first few tracks remind me of Pink Floyd, but then it becomes more Beatles further down. None of it is really bad, but it's also not great Standouts I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) The King Is in the Counting House Try Me on for Size 3/5
I had never heard of The Electric Prunes before listening to this album and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe it’s because my expectations were that The Prunes were bound to produce sh*t but the tunes were catchy and I found myself truly listening to their songs. The more I listened I began thinking “this is what The Doors would sound like if they had never found psychedelics.” The album was very representative of the era, but I don’t see myself rolling down the highway, with my windows dropped, blasting the Electric Prunes any time soon. Overall, this album was worth a listen but that’s about it.
Bit of a mixed bag. Some nice tunes. Generally pleasant, apart from that final track, but nothing particularly memorable or interesting. Next
- I expected from the band name that this was a psychedelic rock group, and I was right: it's a little like early Pink Floyd, but with a more straightforward late-60s rock sound and a few jumps into different genres (jazz, world [in "Train for Tomorrow"], garage rock, semi-big band/jazz + a horn section [About a Quarter to Nine"], folk, ragtime, etc.) - this is the fourth or fifth album I've gotten from 1967 in the first ~20 albums in this project, and it seems to be a big year for music across multiple genres - surprisingly, I wasn't a fan of the first track, which seems to be their biggest hit. still, I started enjoying almost every track after the second one, at least mildly so - it seems like the band didn't have a lot of creative control over which songs made it onto the album and intended several tracks to be filler. I wouldn't say that any song is filler in terms of quality, but some of the songs do feel a little disjointed when paired next to each other. this is especially apparent in the last and second-to-last tracks -- as well as going from a kind of nursery rhyme song in "The King is in the Counting House" to "Luvin," which sounds like something the Beatles could have written and performed around this time)
Rather uneven album. Couple decent songs, couple bad ones, most are meh.
I liked the variation in sound from song to song and while there are inspirations from the Beatles in the album, it wasn’t a blatant knockoff.
A few cool songs, a few duds
Great titles, good lyrics actually, good performance... maybe missing a soul?
It’s ok
Lots of tremolo lol Album starts off pretty strong, falls off towards the latter half as a lot of 60s albums do
It's nice - a lot of synth and other instruments that make this a fun grunge listen. Sounds both modern and exactly, correctly, stamped as 1967
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Kenny Loggins was in this band! Blimey, that would be a hard quiz question. Another 60s album that i didn't really need to hear, sort of a mix of Love and the Beatles but not as good as either.
Enjoyed the first track the most, could hear where Alex Turner got some ideas from. Delivered a sea of mid in general. WTF was that last track?
A bit of an interesting album sonically in a way, especially considering it is from 1967. Felt different enough from Beatles and other groups from a similar time. Still, it didn't exactly blow me out of the water. Overall a decent experience, but not something I will sit and long for, or likely revisit.
Electric Prunes This is not bad. There's a lot of guitar effects going on with some of these songs and I like the slightly heavier vocal sound, eg the opener, Get Me To The World On Time and Highest Bidder Not sure it's super notable though, especially the amount of late 60s rock there is on this list.
It was fun but pretty standard late '60s psychedelic rock; nothing super notable.
3 stars
a type of british i cant be forced to get down with. its cool its fine nice warm kinda beatlesy and i liked try me on for a size which was pretty fuckin jive but not much else caught my ear
Opener was a total banger but it kinda slid continuously from there
Highest Bidder and Toonerville Trolley were annoying. Some of the tracks were good. This is another middling album. Redeeming qualities but not amazing.
Sort of anonymous 60s psychedelic rock album. Nothing bad but just kind of there. Never heard of them before and I’ll likely forget them in the future.
Funky… some songs nice background music but some just ear piercing… left ear heavy… overall fiinnneee but probably won’t return
Pretty standard 60s psych rock
Middleweight psychedelic garage rock occasionally punching above its weight but mostly delivering what you'd expect from a band whose hits were "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" and "Get Me To The World On Time." Not afraid of minor keys, short jams or goofy too-clever lyrics, the record is completely of its era — which is occasionally reason enough to spin it. At 30 minutes it's perfect if you want the psych vibe without reaching for bigger names or making a serious commitment. Make your prunes electric!
Another wacky 60s album
No es mi estilo pero está parchadito
It’s 60s psychedelia! But it’s from 1967, so none of it is all that fleshed out / ‘experimental’ just yet. Aside from their mention in LCD Soundsystem’s Losing My Edge, I knew next to nothing about the Electric Prunes before sticking this on whilst I did the washing up. Being mentioned in that song already places you and your band into a special spot in hipster music listening heaven, so I went into this with maybe slightly above average expectations. And that’s what it produced. Slightly above average music. Most of it leans into the predominantly British practice of whimsical ditties, I mean just look at the song titles. Onie is my favourite here, despite being a quite slow song something about it caught me on first listen. The rest? Forgettable. But it’s 1967, so it’ll sound a hell of a lot better when the rest of your records are surf rock and rockabilly, and when you’re on LSD.
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) is the highlight. There some really interesting stuff here, felt unsettling at times but then you would have a song that felt so out of place. Seems they didnt write the majority of the album either. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.
Another new band to me. The Electric Prunes have a very fuzzy delay guitar effect prevalent on most tracks, along with distant faraway sounding lyrics. Of course there's a lot of organ. It sounds very 60s. It's funky. It's groovy. Is it any good? I'd say yeah, actually. The songs were all pretty short but interesting. Some nice guitar ditties and solos. The sound, while very of-the-times is kind of unique and fun to listen to. The lyrics are, meh, not much to write home about but ok. Standouts for me were "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)," "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)," and "Get Me To The World On Time" There's a frantic energy to The Electric Prunes (god I hate their name though) that's actually an asset of theirs that I wish showed up more. Some songs are kind of lackluster. Some are a little too carnival-y for me. Embrace the chaos. It was a fine listen but the album levels out at a 3/5.
This one is pretty weird, and I feel like that's its strongest point. For 1967 specially, they feel particularly forward thinking. It's also a pretty short record, so it's just a quick early psychedelic rock listen. It's nothing to write home about, but it wasn't awful by any means, just a bit monotonous at times. The best songs for me were "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)", "Onie", "Train for Tomorrow" and "Sold Me To The Highest Bidder". They just get very weird with it at times and it's fun to listen to, although not that catchy or memorable.
Can only listen for a limited time. Not good and not bad.
On the one hand I think this is a pretty well-realised attempt at 60s psychedelia. The trippy effects and the dark and/or twisted energy are all present and correct. On the other hand, there’s something I find a bit uninspiring about it, like they were going through the motions somewhat. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt though.
Love the big hit. Mostly interested in the rest as a tour of the songwriting team's versatility.
Primarily an interesting historical artifact. These guys were basically the Monkees without a TV show, playing the songs of an LA songwriting team (of women). The songs are all over the map (everyone appears to be baffled by The Toonville Trolley, which sounds like a standard music hall ditty to me) but the band's contribution seems to be the psychedelic sound; maybe if they had more consistent material (or if they did write anything themselves) they could have been a real band.
What even is this? Goes all over the place. I Had Too Much To Dream started us out ok. Bangles and Onie were better. Are You Lovin' Me More dropped the ball. The rest of the album mostly goes along ok. Except for Sold To The Highest Bidder, which was pretty fun, and The King Is In The Counting House, which was really enjoyable. And it ended on a good note with The Toonerville Trolley. Hard to decide between King and Trolly for best song. Best song: The King Is In The Counting House
Not as bad as I was expecting.
The 60s were a very different time...
thoughts: at first i figured this would be “american band trying to capitalize on the british invasion” stuff and it kinda is throughout (c’mon, they even made sure to spotlight the phrase “needles and pins” in one of the songs!). some neat instrumental stuff, psychedelia, all that, but it’s probably gonna be one of the more forgettable albums i hear during this project songs: “bangles”, “onie”, “train for tomorrow” rating: 5.6/10
This album is a mixed bag. I dig the more psychedelic rock songs that appear throughout, but tracks like “The King Is in the Counting House” and “The Toonerville Trolley” veer off into a more theatrical, vaudeville sound that didn’t quite land for me. Overall, I had a decent time listening to this, plus the name Electric Prunes is dope. Favorite tracks: - I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - Onie
It's psychedelic, but still poppy. I liked it, but there's nothing to come back to. At times it feels like listening to this much new music makes it hard for something to stand out.
A solid slice of garage rock psychedelia that does what it sets out to do competently enough, but ultimately it's more dried fruit than high voltage.
3.5
3.5
I was really expecting to like this one a lot more being the huge psych fan that I am. Quite frankly, this album is bolstered by three really well done psych pieces, "Too Much To Dream", "Sold To The Higest Bidder", and "Get Me To The World On Time", none of which were written by the band, and one great '60s folk pop piece, "Train For Tomorrow" which was written by the band. Most of the rest was basically bland 60s pseudo-psych pop, and two absolutely horrendous songs "Oney" and the closing track, "Toonsville Trolly". Overall not a bad lesson but not a great album as a whole. If it wasn't for the few psych songs that came out just as psych was becoming into its own I really couldn't see this being that important of an album 7.1 ★★★½
This is a pretty good psychedelic garage rock album. Highlights are "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night", "Get Me to the World on Time", and "Luvin'". However, there's also some filler and some downright corny stuff like "The King is in the Counting House" and "The Toonerville Trolley". When it's on, it's great. Just not super solid. 3.5 stars.
3.5
A super iffy batch of prunes - Has some decently groovy psychedelic pop nuggets but also some absolute dross especially in the mainly rotten second half and with extra attention to showtuney shitscapade sendoff Toonerville Trolley. A most haphazardly prunish of 3s.
Never heard of this band before, they're kind of a run of the mill psychedelic rock group from the late 60's. Meh
Trippy. 3/5 #124
Quite a fun album with a few catchy songs and some nonsense ones.
Short, varied and a fun listen. I already knew the opening track was a good’un and the other straight psyche/garage rock numbers are also good value. Slightly too many stupid novelty tracks to carry it up to 4* though.
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
Cool throw back wish I could crawl in the mind at the time and what were they trying to do.
3/5
cool
5.9/10
Fun. Not bad at all. But limited in scope.
Not all that exciting but nothing wrong with it at the same time. Had its moments.
Fun
It sounded like a movie soundtrack.
This is just here because the author wanted Nuggets, but was prevented by his own rules, right?
Ett rätt klassiskt 60-talssound. En smula bättre än de rena experimentella albumen från samma era. Men inte rikgit tillräckligt för en fyra.
Börjar bra och första halvan tycker jag är uppe och åtminstone snuddar vid en fyra. Därefter blir det dock gradvis sämre, för att avslutas med en usel låt. Ihopviktat en trea.
Fine, not great.
Meh. 3*
Some 96 tears old 60s vibes on here but nothing that really got me too interested.
I don't have much to say about this album apart from the loud sound in my right ear on many songs. low 3/5
enjoyable but nothing special
That album was a strang trip
First track is really great - a hugely relatable ode to the morning after the night before. Love the variety on offer across the first few tracks. Some good songwriting and some really cool tunes so far. Really an album of two halves. Side A is definitely the stronger, but Side B is pretty fun - yeah even the quite ridiculous closing track.
The Electric Prunes, is there a better name for a band? I think not! The album started out strong, "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" is a great song and remains a 60's classic. I like the Prunes garage-psych rock sound, as the next few songs are solid. It's cool and has a bit of an "Animals" vibe to it, but then the ideas get thin and it dives towards the end. The album is inconsistent and loses it's identity, especially with the album closer, The Toonerville Trolley. Overall, it's worth a listen.
I was a teenager in the 2000's. I used to think those indie bands were so clever and original. I had never heard music like that before. Albums like Electric Prunes remind me that I was just 14. This is a fun album. The guitar tone, jingly tambourine, and simple percussion really won me over quickly. It really helps that this album doesn't overstay it's welcome at less than 30(!) minutes.
When it’s good it’s good, but not THAT good
American 1960s psychedelia? Bring it on! But then I thought the album was not as good as I expected it to be. One or two were great but not enough to enthuse me. It gets an extra star just because I can appreciate the genre.
Album started out okay, but then fizzled into forgettable territory
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It was fine, but nothing that really clicked for me. I did like a few of the songs though. Good, and I wouldn't turn it off if it were playing. 3/5
Really good genre/period music but I'm not sure it quite transcends to being something essential.
This album was just alright. Not bad, not good.”Toonerville Trolley” is weird as hell. Cool ass name for a band though. 1001 album worthy: sure - 87/160
What an odd journey this album takes. It's not all good, but I appreciate the effort.
Going going going going - GONE!
Interesting, might need to give it another listen.
It's alright, but not great. Favorite song: get me to the world on time
Amazing voice
Some fairly standard middle of the road psychedelia - a bit too many novelty songs for my liking, but not awful
at first I thought "well this is some pretty good classic rock" but after a few songs you realise they're just Beatles copycats
на любителя.
ganz netter sound, aber nit wirklich a standout
I understand how it could be revolutionary at the time, but this album has definitely shown its age. As a fan of garage rock, it's fun hearing these early years.
Sounds like other 60's psychedelic rock bands. My favorite track was Bangles, which is interesting because it has relatively few plays. The big track is "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" which is OK. The album also has rando sounds like Toonerville Trolley, which sounds like something Ringo Starr would compose.
I feel like a lot of these songs have interesting stuff in them, but the total of the song is often less than the sum of its parts. Still not bad, though skewing into more vaudeville-style songs toward the end was a misstep.
Jaunty and hip. They're like a somewhat edgier version of the Beach Boys. Twas funny to learn they reconvened in 1999 and started recording albums and performing live again, although they're newer stuff doesn't seem to be on Spotify. Honestly liked this more than I thought I would, and am surprised that it's so good given that I have never heard of them before.
I’m having a hard time rating this.. in one hand it sounds like many other run of the mill 60s psych bands, but they also seem to have pioneered some technique/sound with a Wawa pedal (?) I’m not familiar enough with it, and I liked some of their songs, but those seemed to be the most mainstream and vanilla material.. 2.75/5
I liked Luvin, the others didn't catch my attention that much. 6/10
Good album. A lot of proto punk sound to me mixed in with the psych rock.
Opener ist schon Mal sehr gut. Erinnert an Summer Wine, Animals und Rolling Stones. Song 2 hat Doors und Beatles Vibes (Bei einem Album dieser Art von 1967 fast unmöglich keine Beatles Einflüsse zu haben, oder?) Nächster Song hat was von Nancy Sinatra und Roy Orbinson. Sehr interessanter Mix von verschiedenen Stilen zur Zeit des Albums. Gefällt mir. Allerdings die zwei "silly songs" find ich gar nicht gut
Sounds like a parody of 1967
Gefällt mir gut!
electric prunes
i really enjoyed the first song but the rest didn’t quite grab me the same way. it’s an average 3. it’s good, it’s just nothing that seems to excite my brain atm. some songs were quite fun tho like “the toonerville trolley” 😆
Well that was……whimsical. Despite being catapulted to Spinal Tap’s 60s iterations and Mick Jagger’s spitting image puppet I did enjoy it. Would I listen again? Maybe.
There are a couple of good songs on here, but far too much of it is filler written by hired guns.
a bit like actual prunes, great in moderation but after a full album I feel a like I might shit myself
Interesting album with some cool instrument choices. The songs I liked the most are the ones that took the most chances. However, in these cases, the songs are all too short, eventually making them sound like sketches that never truly were given the opportunity to be fleshed out.
some good songs not too bad
I enjoyed this more than I expected to. But then, I like the 60s psychedelic sound, nostalgia and all that. 3
Enjoyed that a surprising amount. Kind of like proto-proto-punk?
Pretty straightforward 60's psychedelica. A good listen if you are into that sort of thing
Nice! Best Song: I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night Rating: 6/10 Stars: 3/5
Surprisingly interesting for the most part. Some of the more jokey songs don't hold up, but there's enough decent tracks present so that it's not just some novelty.
Allez, on continue de s'enfoncer dans ce bourbier temporel qu'est le projet "1001 Albums". Cette fois, la machine à remonter le temps s'arrête en 1967 et décidément, cette année-là, il ne se passait pas une semaine sans qu'un groupe de chevelus ne décide de révolutionner la musique à grands coups de fuzz et de substances illicites. Et aujourd'hui, sur la platine, un nom qui fleure bon le ridicule et le génie marketing de l'absurde : The Electric Prunes, les Pruneaux Électriques. Sérieusement. On dirait le nom d'un groupe de reprises pour maison de retraite branchée. Rien que pour ça, on part avec un a priori mi-amusé, mi-consterné. Mettons les choses au clair tout de suite, cet album est le parfait exemple du disque qui n'a sa place dans cette foutue bible musicale que pour une ou deux raisons bien précises. Le reste ? Du remplissage, de l'expérimentation plus ou moins heureuse, et une belle illustration de ce qu'était le rock garage psychédélique quand il ne savait pas trop sur quel pied danser. La première raison, et la plus évidente, c'est le morceau-titre. "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", putain de chef-d'oeuvre. Dès les premières secondes, ce son de guitare vrombissant, joué à l'envers, cette sorte de trémolo inversé qui vous aspire le cerveau, c'est du génie pur. C'est sale, c'est poisseux, ça sent la fin de nuit angoissante et les mauvais trips. La voix est à la fois menaçante et plaintive, noyée dans une réverbération caverneuse. C'est l'hymne parfait de la gueule de bois psychédélique et ce morceau, à lui seul, justifie presque l'existence du groupe. Il capture une noirceur, une angoisse qui tranche radicalement avec le "peace and love" mielleux de San Francisco. Ici, on n'est pas chez les gentils hippies à fleurs, on est plutôt dans un garage de Los Angeles avec des mecs qui ont l'air d'avoir sniffé de la colle en écoutant les Yardbirds en accéléré. La deuxième raison, c'est le second single, "Get Me to the World on Time". Encore une pépite, un riff de guitare obsédant, une montée en puissance quasi-hystérique qui explose dans un chaos sonore jouissif. C'est l'autre face de la même pièce : l'urgence, la paranoïa, l'envie de s'échapper. Ces deux titres sont des monuments du rock garage, des pièces d'anthologie qu'on retrouve sur toutes les compils du genre. Et c'est bien là que le bât blesse. Parce qu'une fois passées ces deux fulgurances, l'album s'effondre un peu comme un soufflé. On a l'impression d'écouter la compilation des faces B, des essais, des trucs qu'on a gardés parce qu'il fallait bien remplir un 33 tours. Le disque manque cruellement de cohérence. On passe d'une ballade folk un peu mièvre ("Onie") à une tentative de blues rock lourdaud ("Try Me On for Size") sans la moindre transition. On sent que le groupe, ou plutôt le producteur David Hassinger, a voulu ratisser large, montrer toutes les facettes possibles. Le problème, c'est que la plupart de ces facettes sont assez ternes. C'est un véritable foutoir psychédélique, on a des morceaux qui lorgnent vers le music-hall ("Bangles"), d'autres qui sont de simples exercices de style sans âme. C'est là que ma note de 3/5 prend tout son sens, c'est un disque schizophrène. Deux coups de génie et dix coups dans l'eau, ou presque. Et puis, il faut parler de la production car autant elle est inventive et cradingue à souhait sur les deux singles, autant sur le reste de l'album, elle sonne parfois datée, brouillonne. Le son est souvent saturé, la voix perdue dans une bouillie instrumentale. C'est le charme du garage, me direz-vous. Oui, mais il y a une différence entre le charme du brut et le simple manque de direction. Par moments, on a l'impression d'écouter les démos, pas le produit fini. Pourtant, il ne faut pas jeter le pruneau avec l'eau du bain (je sais, elle est facile). Cet album est un document, un témoignage fascinant de cette époque où tout semblait possible, y compris le pire. Il représente cette frange du rock psychédélique qui n'était pas cérébrale ou planante, mais viscérale, nerveuse et un peu déglinguée. On sent l'influence sur tout le mouvement punk et post-punk qui allait suivre. Des groupes comme The Cramps ou The Damned ont dû user ce vinyle jusqu'à la corde. Cette énergie brute, cette volonté de triturer le son jusqu'à le rendre méconnaissable, c'est un héritage direct de groupes comme les Electric Prunes. Au final, l'écoute fut intéressante, mais pas transcendante. C'est un album à picorer, pas à dévorer. On prend les deux singles, on les met en boucle dans une playlist "Garage 60's de l'enfer", et on laisse le reste pour les archéologues du rock. C'est un disque important historiquement, mais pas un de ceux que je vais me repasser en boucle. C'est un 3/5 honnête : un album qui a eu l'audace de tenter des choses, qui a réussi deux fois de manière spectaculaire, et qui s'est planté le reste du temps avec un certain panache.
I didn't dislike it! I don't think it was necessarily good, but I mightttt have added 1 or 2 songs to my playlist.
Late 60s psychedelic garage rock. Starts strong and then has bizarre tonal shifts, ultimately ending on a joke song. A weird entry for sure, but I didn’t hate it
1️⃣ I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) 2️⃣ Sold to the Highest Bidder 3️⃣ Get Me to the World on Time
Low volume. Didn’t commit time to this, will have to come back….maybe.
The quality of the recording is not that great. It definitely sounds like from the 60s. Interesting and different styles.
This felt a little too weird to listen to in 2025. I bet I would have liked it if I was alive in 1967 and in my teens or so. Very subversive and surprising and creative. Still, I think there are more compelling examples of psychedelic rock that I'd rather listen to now. 3.5 stars
I’m generally burnt out on all the late 60s psychedelia this list churns out, but this was a bit of a pleasant surprise. It’s a bit more uptempo and has a darker/hard rock feel to it at times with less of the weird, baroque interjections common to the era.
Pretty average psychedelic rock.
I have no idea what to rate this. It's quite something - beyond the bounds an adequate frame of reference.
Never heard of these guys before, slightly odd but fun. I can imagine the room they are recording in - low brown sofas with questionable stains and smoke from an unknown leaf hanging thickly in the air. Hang on a minute, they released an album of a mass. What is this?
Hatte schon ein paar schöne Melodien dabei.
Psychedelia gets dragged nowadays, but the influence that EP had carried through and can be heard in Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, etc. 3/5
Ég hélt að ég væri að fara að hlusta á sýrupoppsgrínraftónlist. Svo var þetta bara fínasta plata. Alveg eitthvað sem ég myndi hlusta á en ég myndi samt aldrei velja sjálfur. Mér fannst ég oft vera að hlusta á cover band að reyna að meika það með eigin lögum
Some great songs, but some meh songs...
I started out hating it, but I ended up liking it. The album is pretty short, and even with that, it has a lot to say. The vocalist brings a lot of attitude and I kind of bought into that. It didn't reinvent the wheel, but it was a great addition to the genre.
Good. Like a blend of the Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.
Psychedelic rock is fine, but there's a reason it was only made for like two years