Electric Prunes

I had too much to dream last night and About a quarter to none were my favourites. The first mostly enjoyable album since Kendrick. 4 stars.

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.

Will repeat soon

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.

I liked a song or two on here, but on the whole it’s just kinda underwhelming.

Not great

- 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.

#9 Interesting instrumentals, but feels like an album I could sleep to...

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.

I didn't like this one. There was just nothing to like.

There's a lot to like about this album, but there's also a lot to feel absolutely nothing about. It's an album for sure. It's not bad. Nothing about this album is great or necessary by any means, but nothing is offensive to my ears. This is the definition of "...yeah."

Ahhh....too long ago. I did like single "I Had Too Much to Dream, but beyond that they OHWs.

Not another Psych Rock album! I’m sure they’ve inspired a tonne of bands I do like (Looking at you Dandy Warhols) and for that I’m grateful. Some gems. After a slow start, I really enjoyed the middle of the album: Get me to the World on time, Sold to the highest bidder, Try me on for size… but too many wrong turns on the journey. 2.5/5

A group I hadn't come accross previously but will be listening to their other albums.

Decent background music. I will listen to it again. Never heard of the electric prunes before

From the very first second it was obvious how ahead of its time this album is. That sound, whatever it was, is incredible and unlike anything else I've heard from this era. I assume it's guitar feedback or something. These guys were contemporaries of Pink Floyd, but I have no clue if they ever met or heard each other's music this early in their respective careers. If they didn't, it's an amazing coincidence that they produced seminal psychedelic albums in the same year. This is psychedelia with pop sensibilities. Catchy melodies and choruses and, rocking guitars and tempos mixed with softer sounds that invoke either love song ballads or more folksy songs that make you feel like you're in the middle of the woods. It doesn't all work, though. While some tracks soar and really hit the mark of their intent, others come across as the result of fun experiments in genre or otherwise just extended acid trips. This works pretty well. The genre hopping is fun (mostly), the band clearly had a vision for each song and executed it with a "no half-measures" attitude. As far as psychedelic albums go, I'd assume this winds up somewhere near the top of some list ranking them all. For me, it winds up earning four stars. Standout Tracks: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), Train for Tomorrow, Sold to the Highest Bidder, Get Me to the World on Time, About a Quarter to Nine, Try Me on for Size

Like a mashup of The Kinks and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band without being able to really touch either. Not unpleasant but forgettable.

Dang the albums from this era can vary in quality so hugely. I don't know if the boys were being serious with this one, but it wasn't great. It wasn't even good, for that matter. I'm not sure who this influenced and when, but it shouldn't have.

ehhhhhhhhh

An okay album, I liked Bangles and Luvin' the most.

The first song was pretty good, but was soon followed by a very lousy album. If you ever meet someone and they say that their favorite band is The Electric Prunes, run.

2 musicas salvaram o album pra mim

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.

Some tracks I genuinely enjoyed (6, 7, 10, 11) but I hope to never hear the rest again

If drugs were a band.

"Sold to the highest bidder", what the heck was that?? Felt much longer than 29 minutes. Second 1967 album I've had this week, first was the Monkees and they both show how desperate the world was for the Beatles the Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Who and Pink Floyd.

Meh

The Beatles, The Beach Boys men lite andra influenser också. Nice

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.

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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!

Cute 60's pop-psych. Nothing to get too knocked out about.

why is this so good and why have I never heard of this?!

listened to this yesterday ..can't remember any of it. .sorry

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.

drei bis vier

Odd, and not really good.

Yikes... That was bad. This album is so dated that it makes early Rolling Stones albums sound like late-era Beatles albums in comparison. This is Everly Brothers levels of aging poorly. I don't like this album very much. The sound is meh. It's fine on songs like the opening track "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)," but other songs like "Sold to the Highest Bidder" just annoy me. The vocals aren't very good. Songs like "Try Me On For Size" show this off. The writing is very bad. This album effectively has two types of songs; dated love songs and annoying weird tracks. The dated love songs are just disappointing. "Are You Lovin' Me More" especially came across as kinda rapey. Not a fan of that. The annoying weird songs aren't good either. "The Toonerville Trolley" is probably this album's worst song. It fucking sucks. I'd say that I'm upset that I had to listen to this album, but not in the sense of anger that I have been for most of the really bad albums on this list. It's more like... apathy? Annoyance. I'm annoyed that I had to listen to this. I mean, there are so many better 60s psych rock albums that are already on this list and had already released by this point. This was 1967! Pet Sounds had already released. Revolver had already released. The Doors released their first album a month before this one and that album still sounds pretty fresh to this day! This? It's short, sure, but I still somehow feel like I wasted my time with this album. I'm not nearly as upset about this as some of the other albums on this list, but I can't call this album good and I would still say that I'm upset to an extent. I thought about giving it a 2, but that trolley song really pissed me off. High 1/5.

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

Sounds like more off-the-shelf flowery psychedelia at first but with an enjoyable darkness, edging it over into ‘bad trip’ territory… IN A GOOD WAY

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.

I was quite optimistic about this even though I'd never heard of them. I was wrong

"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.

Perhaps I’m missing something but this seems like another album whose only claim to fame was its inclusion on this list. I didn’t hear anything here that I haven’t heard in a number of similar bands of the era and in fact there’s some pretty rubbish stuff on here. For context, The Doors released their debut the month before this and it’s vastly superior to this.

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

I am reminded of the many basement concerts listening to my friend's great new band. There's nothing wrong with this album, I just dont think they're very good at music...

Some classic psychedelia on this. I also like the pastoral/nursery rhymes. Although not too keen on the ragtime numbers.

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.

Another poor psychedelic rock album, glad I didn't grow up in this era, probably would've been really dull and boring of a person.

At least they weren't ripping off the Beatles. 1st song and Onie are the onlie highlights

It's been a rough week

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.

The Electric Prunes is a pretty hilarious band name and fits right in with their other fruit and vegetable contemporaries Strawberry Alarm Clock, Moby Grape, and Ultimate Spinach. The LSD in the 60s must have been incredible.  I'm a total sucker for any tube-drenched fuzzed out 60s psych and garage rock. There's a weird and sometimes annoying charm with the hollowed-out mids in the production of these records. You have to adjust your modern hearing to it, but once you settle in, it's like a blanket. The springy reverb put on almost every instrument gives it this ethereal and haunting quality. I wonder with this, and all the monster songs in the 60s, if that was just a particularly haunted moment in the popular culture.  I already know these guys from the classic "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", which is worthy of all the wild praise for a career-defining track. They have a more pop-inspired and less weirdo take on the 13th Floor Elevators, sans electric jug. I prefer these guys when the tempo is up and they are a little more angsty. "Are You Lovin Me More" has some fun Beach Boys vibes, but with a lot more aggro dysfunctional horniness. Here for it. "Sold to The Highest Bidder" stands out from all the other pieces, and probably any other music of the time, with the wild Greek rebetiko-inspired arpeggios and chants of "Hey!". (I wish they had really leaned in with an "OPA!"). Being the 60s of course they had to have a harpsichord thrown in on a song. (I think it was in the recording contracts of the time). "The Toonerville Trolley" is a total outlier with all its bizarre Gay-90s jauntiness. Not mad at it, but also WTF guys. I have to say that most of these tracks are all really solid, but they are also way too short.  A couple of standout stinkers include the weak-ass ballad "Onie", which really feels out of place here, and "About a Quarter To Nine". Apparently the record label leaned super hard on these boys with the creation of the album, and the band subsequently had misgivings about some of the tracks they had to lay down for it. I would like to think these two might be the ones they weren't so into. But again, what's up with "The Toonerville Trolley"? That track could have really used a penny whistle at the end to really drive the cheese home. There's a bit of an uneven quality to the inclusion of these tracks, contrasted with the more rocking stuff, and that makes the listening experience suffer a little for a time when LPs were intended to be experienced first-song-to-last. Finally, the album art raises a lot of questions. They appear to be photographed in studio portrait style arranged in front of a black and white Cubist rendering of the same portrait, framed on the wall with a similar type layout featuring the hit songs. I have to wonder if the framed photo was the original album art that got rejected by the suits at the record company and this was the band's compromise to still get the wilder art in there somewhere. The studio portrait, drab-ass color palette, and type layout all feel like basic 60s album layout designs for any of their contemporaries like The Animals, etc. and this was probably intentional to try to couch them into a style and sell more records. I would really like to have seen that weird ass line drawing blown up to 12x12, but then again, it doesn't totally fit all that's going on here.  Deserving of 3 overall, but getting 4 because the stronger tracks are just that strong and worth cherry-picking.

Erm, not sure what to make of this - 60s light rock vs show tunes?

Never heard of these guys, quite like their sound

I liked the variety of genres and sound explored in some of the songs. It wasn't nearly as repetitive as a lot of other music from this era and genre. The vocals sounded a little distant from the mic in most of the songs, but I guess that's a production issue. 5/10

The album flows really nicely as a collection, really good band

Dope record! Love the psych vibe and the rhythms. Instrumentation is so groovy and kept my attention throughout. This is a really fun one.

Eh.

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It's fun. Surprisingly weird for this kind of 60's rock. Sometimes too weird

Up and down

This is the most dated mid sixties psychedelic bullshit ever. I did not need to hear this before I died. I know what this shit sounds like without hearing another mediocre 20 year old boomer white guy who just got high for the first time. I get it, you discovered reverb and organs

What is this??? 2.

Don't really remember this one: Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

Strong psychedelic pop. The opening track brings this album to 5 stars on its own. Of course it sounds dated, but there wasn't any auto tune or endless overdubbing back then. This was probably laid down on 8 track tape by people who could actually sing and play their instruments. One of the groovier albums from the generator. Dig it.

I love 60s psychedelic pop, so of course this was great and enjoyable. "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" is the only song I was really familiar with ahead of time, though I know I've heard some of these songs before. The first track remains the best one on the album, but every song is fun (and short, which I appreciate). "The Toonerville Trolley" is unhinged but I love that kind of shit.

At its best, the trippy use of sound effects, reverb and awesome guitar sounds, urgent propulsive rhythms and snotty vocals combine to make this a groovy, highly listenable album. Individually, this is more interesting than a lot of the mid sixties albums by more well known American psychedelic groups like The Grateful Dead, The Byrds etc. Although they've got a signature "raw" sound, they're not afraid to mix it up with some mellow jazzy ballads ('Onie', 'About a Quarter to Nine') or even a Greek/Cossack/middle eastern flavour ('Sold to the Highest Bidder'). The singles 'I Had to Much to Dream Last Night', 'Get Me to the World On Time' are both awesome highlights, with a powerful urgency that hook the listener. They would be floor fillers at any respectable retro themed rave-up. Nothing outstays it welcome and even the novelty 'Tunerville Trolley' and baroque/tudor flavoured period piece 'The King is in the Counting House' exude a certain period charm (a bit like the Rolling Stones 'Lady Jane' and 'Something Happened to me Yesterday'). In fact, it comes as no surprise that the Stones Aftermath/Between the Buttons era recordings sound similar; both groups were produced/engineered by Dave Hassinger and recorded in Los Angeles. For my money, this is one of the finest albums from 1967 and the dark LP cover portrays a cool moodiness. Fabulous stuff, love it 😎

60s psch can i pass judgement i shall.

I'd heard of but never listened to this band. Started off okay, couple of decent tracks but generally degenerated into nonsense. Glad I finally gave it a listen but it wasn't really worth it tbh.

Never a good sign if one of those most notable things about the album on Wikipedia is that it, "was listed in the book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." Quite nice psychedelic sixties stuff: Touches of ragtime and kitsch among pre-Beatles mop-tops. But, even the band seemed to agree large parts of the album were filler rushed out to capitalise on the success of "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" I dug into some of their other stuff, and the band apparently fell apart when they tried to do complex covers of traditional Jewish religious music in a psychedelic way. That should've been on the list rather than this, but it's really not essential listening.

First time listening, I really enjoyed the first half, but the second half kind of spiralled off. 3.5

Other than a few odd ball songs on this album, it was the right vibe today. I’d never heard of them, but I’d give them more listens in the future. Listened to this one at the lake, and all seemed right in the world.

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.

Not too bad.

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.

The bridge from 50’s to psychedelica. I forgot all about them. Very good.

The most psychedelic thing about this album is how it feels like you’re doing drugs when you listen to it. It starts with the actually quite good and normal psych-rock hit “I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)” and then over the course of the album gets more strange until you end with a ragtime nightmare ride on “The Toonerville Trolley”. The song order doesn’t make a lot of sense, so the album has no flow from track to track. Since so much of this album feels tongue-in-cheek, maybe they did that on purpose? The band name and inceptional album cover art both feel like an intentional jokes, so I’ll assume they’re leaning in as much as possible.

Not for me.

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."

It's a fine line between clever and stupid, but this is not close to that line. I like to think that if I was a teenager in the late 60s that I would have not been into this, but I probably would have been.

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

It’s a no from me, dawg.

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.

Do we have albums like this because everyone was on drugs in the 60s … or was everyone on drugs in the 60s because we have albums like this? I’m pretty sure if you play “Sold to the Highest Bidder” backwards, it will open a direct portal to hell.

The Electric Prunes, love the band name, but it's crappy 60s psychedelic rock. It's awful. Soooooo.....Ya.....that's pretty much it on this one.

I have to say I'm totally disinterested with albums like this

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it sounds like a coffee house soul singer that just heard the beatles for the first time

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)

Um álbum dos anos 1960 que dá pra sentir uma sujeira no som que é muito interessante. Gostei bastante. Celest Pandamon.

Completely and utterly meh, I don't know why its hers on this list as other bands have made a similar noise significantly better than this

What is this lol

This is definitely one of my favorite ’60s psychedelic albums. The vocals are echoed, reverbed, and hazy, while the guitars are fuzz heavy and distorted, giving the album a surreal effect, not to mention all the experimental studio techniques of the time. On the flip side, much of their material was influenced by producers and songwriters rather than being entirely self written, making their sound more structured. That’s why I think this album is a great introduction to psychedelic music. It captures all the best elements of the genre but presents them in a more polished and structured way, whereas many other albums of the era leaned more into improvisation.

I’m a sucker for some 60’s Pysch but that last song almost convinced me to never listen to this shit again. Which is a shame cause there’s some rockin songs on here.

Anytime some oldster says modern music doesn’t make any sense, you can ask them to justify this. Both the band name and a lot of the songs are pseudo-creative sounding, but basically meaningless. Nonsense and vapidity in music doesn’t belong to any one generation.

The band might not have liked most of the song writing coming from outside the members, but this album really works for me. Besides the hit opener, the songs continued to be interesting (except for one obvious dud) and tempo changing.

Rather uneven album. Couple decent songs, couple bad ones, most are meh.

A very bizarre mix. Hasn't aged well

Not really my thing but okay

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.

#DÍA 41: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) 1967, ese año en el que se desató una fiebre psicodélica, dio pié a algunas maravillas que han envejecido genial y otras que no extraña que cayesen en el olvido. The Electric Prunes fueron una banda del segundo grupo, aunque no por falta de talento, quizá más por la incompetencias de los sellos discográficos. Aunque con considerable éxito en números, la banda quedó muy descontenta por la poca libertad compositiva y el poco tiempo que se les ofreció. El tema de apertura es el single principal del LP y es sin duda lo más sólido que contiene. Es una canción de rock oscura y cinematográfica en la que destaca bastante esa guitarra eléctrica con sonido de avispa. La estética de garage rock se mantiene durante la mayoría del LP, con algunos toques de protopunk en las vocals y añadidos instrumentales. En general el álbum como mucho consigue ser decente o mediocre. Get Me to the World on Time tiene cierta intensidad y potencia que la hacen más interesante desde luego, pero unos pocos momentos buenos no salvan al LP de ser olvidable. Por un lado, Sold to the Highest Bidder es molesta como ella sola, el predominio en la mezcla de esa guitarra aguda te perfora completamente y le quita todo el tono intrépido al tema, no sé en qué estaban pensando. También, The King Is in the Courting House y The Toonerville Trolley son tan estereotípicamente inglesas que son de risa, pero como un chiste mal contado. No hay prácticamente coherencia, las composiciones dejan mucho que desear, no hay apenas ideas interesantes en cuanto a estribillos o texturas… No entiendo qué hace este álbum en esta lista sinceramente, supongo que me ayuda a hacerme una idea de que en los 60s también había mucha música poco imaginativa. Salvables: I Had Too Much To Dream Peor: The Toonerville Trolley #DAY 41: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 1967, the year psychedelic fever broke loose, gave rise to some marvels that have aged beautifully and others that understandably slipped into oblivion. The Electric Prunes belonged to the latter group, though not for lack of talent, perhaps more due to the incompetence of record labels. Despite achieving considerable commercial success, the band was left very dissatisfied with the lack of compositional freedom and the limited time they were given. The opening track is the LP’s main single and by far the most solid piece it contains. It’s a dark, cinematic rock song, with that buzzing wasp-like electric guitar standing out. The garage rock aesthetic is present throughout most of the LP, with some proto-punk touches in the vocals and instrumental embellishments. Overall, the album at best manages to be decent or mediocre. Get Me to the World on Time has a certain intensity and power that make it more interesting, but a handful of good moments aren’t enough to save the LP from being forgettable. On the downside, Sold to the Highest Bidder is downright annoying, the piercing high-pitched guitar dominates the mix, drilling into your ears and completely stripping the track of its daring tone. I honestly don’t know what they were thinking. Similarly, The King Is in the Courting House and The Toonerville Trolley are so stereotypically British they come off as laughable, but like a poorly told joke. There’s practically no coherence here. The compositions leave much to be desired, with hardly any interesting ideas in terms of hooks or textures. Honestly, I don’t understand why this album is on this list, though I suppose it does serve to remind me that the ’60s also had plenty of unimaginative music. Salvable: I Had Too Much to Dream Worst: The Toonerville Trolley

Were they the first to do psychedelic? Nope Did they do it the best? Not at all Were they interesting or innovative in any way? You gotta be kidding me

A few cool songs, a few duds

Meeeeeeeh

A weird album. The songs are all over the place, with good rock tracks, some nice psych moments and a few crazy experiments. There’s even a soft ballad... It’s like they were still struggling to find a clear identity. I didn’t hate it, but it wasn’t memorable either. The whole thing sounds like a pure product of its time (right before the Summer of Love), and it didn’t necessarily age well. "I Had To Much To Dream" and "Sold To The Highest Bidder" are good songs, but the B-side lacks inspiration. I’ll give a 2* to the album as a whole. But I respect the effort. They made me curious though, so I checked their other albums. Their later works are somewhat more interesting. "Just Good Old Rock and Roll" is exactly what it says it is, and "Mass in F Minor" is pure psychedelic insanity. Both would probably have been a better choice for this list. It’s a pity the 1001 list is so obsessed with first albums, even when they’re clearly not the best.

Great titles, good lyrics actually, good performance... maybe missing a soul?

It’s maybe famous for some reasons … but I didn’t find it at the listening. But it’s not bad => 2 stars

Depending of the song, The Doors or The Stooges came to mind, even if this band is far from having their talent and attitude. In fact, it’s only “garage rock” in the sense of practicing in a garage, and it often struggles to break free from the weight of 60s conventions. Despite some inspired moments, with shifts in rhythm and mood sometimes within the same track, I end up listening to the whole album without much enthusiasm. The mix doesn’t help either with the vocals often pushed too far forward while the rhythm section is too far back, which kills the overall dynamics. I really wanted to like it, but I just don’t.

It’s ok

Some decent psychedelic songs but mostly forgettable

There was a bus barreling down the road at me and I found myself thinking, what if I got hit and they had to use my phone to try to find my next of kin and discovered that the last thing I listened to was The Toonerville Trolley by the Electric Prunes?

Credit for the inventive production and consistent songwriting craft here, but I was really disappointed with this one. With hardcore experimentation being the word of the day when this record was made, it seems as though the people in charge of this project knew they had to make something experimental but had no idea why more successful records in the same mould were so good. These songs superficially inhabit psychedelic clothes but don't take that sound to heart.

Lots of tremolo lol Album starts off pretty strong, falls off towards the latter half as a lot of 60s albums do

pretty much just a bad beatles ripoff with terrible production. not sure why i had to hear this

I don't know why this is on this list.

I was going to give this a very, very generous 2 but then Toonerville Trolley came on.

I enjoyed most of it. Lots of different styles they are having fun with but adding their own little touches to it. It reminds me of if Ween was in the late 60s Rating: 3.7

I was about to quit listening to the album when I noticed that a number of reviews mentioned how awful the final song was. Curiosity piqued, I continued listening to the bitter end. I'm pretty sure one day there will be a horror film with a scene where someone enters a house of a serial killer and "The Toonerville Trolley" will be playing.

Good

It was certainly interesting, there were a couple of decent songs but the vibes were squashed by the ridiculous other tracks

Another 60s group I don't know. Short album, some good tracks. Not very memorable. Why is a band like this still existing after all these years?

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

Truly a one-hit wonder by definition - maybe 1 and a half.

kuunneltu ja paskaakaan muista heh

Cool mais dérivatif

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.

This was kind of baroque garage music, with some good ideas, a few funny songs titles. Don't think it had aged too well by 1969, let alone 2025.

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?

I liked this, surprised I hadn’t heard of them. Good coherent early psychedelia. I had too much to dream last night is a great song name. Fave Tracks: I Had too much to Dream Last Night, Onie 3.7/5

That was really fun. Pretty groovy but with enough edge to it. I enjoyed this

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.

Sounded like a mix between The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks. I'm not sure why I would listen to this instead of the first 3. Nothing really unique with this album but it wasn't bad either, just bland. Strong 2 star.

Tatsächlich endlich wieder mal ein Album zum Entdecken!

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.

3/10

Short and sweet. I like how bands used to put the hit songs on the cover. Amazing band name too. I LOVED the noise that started this album. I only really liked the louder songs on here and there weren't enough of those. But I really liked the first track. 3.5/10

It was fun but pretty standard late '60s psychedelic rock; nothing super notable.

3 stars

J’ai plutôt bien aimé, mais je n’en garderai pas un grand souvenir!

Really good album.

Eh nothing memorable.

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

Strange. But interesting and sounds like video games.

Psychedelic in this case means awash in reverb and tremelo guitars. The songs are at best just okay with a tilt towards quirky and just plain godawful. If I owned this album I would take it outside and bust it up against a rock.

Didnt like it. The mix is way too soft and its just not very interesting compared to some other bands around this time.

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.

Not really for me. Zoned out for most of it.

Really quite an unexpected listening experience in a good way, quite fun and some really great tunes, the main thing holding it back is that it can sound quite dated at times, but overall really good

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

I was going to give it 2 stars and then that last song came on and... what the fuck?

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

Here and than some nice tunes like on "I Had Too Much To Dream" but in total it sounds too dated to me.

- schön kurz, hat mich nämlich auch nicht so wirklich abgeholt 2 – Respektiere ich, aber nicht meins 🤷‍♂️ Ich sehe, warum das Album wichtig ist oder geschätzt wird, aber es hat mich nicht gepackt.

I'm not sure what to do with this one. It's not really much of anything. Didn't grab me, and I also couldn't sense how it influenced everything to come after.

No es mi estilo pero está parchadito

Класні гараж-рок пісні і поплавлені психоделічні пісні з якимось бурлескним настроєм. Останні дуже не сподобались.

Не люблю такого плану музику 60х.

This is shit.

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.

This was definitely not my cup of tea, the vocals were quite muffled and the instrumentals and tones were just all over the place for me. When the initial song began, the intro gave some "Summer Wine" vibes which was encouraging but then the reality set in. It was a blessing that this album was only 29 minutes long so it didn't last too long but for the experience it will receive a 2/5.

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.

Some ok songs but some sound like they belong on a kids tv show. A bit odd. Not my kind of album.

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.

Ranges from run of the mill to annoying

Art director on this was Ed Thrasher...amazingly, that was not a pseudonym.

Middling 60s fare here. It sounds like every prominent 6”s band combined (stones, stooges, doors, you name it). Cheeky song titles only carry a band so far (“I had to much to dream last night”, “get me to the world on time”) ah well

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.

I tend to find these lesser known 60's psych rock band to be a little boring, but this one held my attention and was pretty good overall. The middle does drag a little when they breakout the baroque pop, but other than that it was a very decent album. Low 4.

I guess this started as psychedelic rock. The title track was ok. Then it started going downhill. The middle soft of sounded like The Monkees, only without any talent. By the end ... what the hell is Toonerville Trolley exactly?

2 estrelas. Tem seu valor, garage rock é legal mas...

Can only listen for a limited time. Not good and not bad.

Yes, it is possible for a 29 minute album to feel too long. Was going to give this two stars, but side B knocked me down to one.

I described it as "Temu Beatles on LSD" to a friend Actually pretty good tbh

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.

Fun!!!

Love the big hit. Mostly interested in the rest as a tour of the songwriting team's versatility.

It's hard to imagine that anyone thought putting the word "prunes" in a band name would sound cool. Kind of generic psychedelic light. It feels like music that would be written for a mockumentary...like the Thamesmen backstory in Spinal Tap.

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.

Trippy, easy listening, fun

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

Rating: 5/10 Meh.

some annoying stereo recording choices (stop playing only through the left channel 60's rock albums PLEASE) and not so many interesting sounds coming from a 60's psychedelic rock styling.

Really liked a few of these.

This wasn’t great. Did little to hold my interest. Bland, obvious “psychedelic” overtones. Some substance to the music, but it never really goes anywhere. I think this is the bullshit Zappa warned everyone about.

Starts off with a great track, then starts to feel a little samey for a while before it ends on an absolute abomination of a track.

Not as bad as I was expecting.

Pretty low grade psychedelia. Why on earth is this on the list?

It’s like half-way through the heard the Beatles for the first time and completely changed direction. Largely too twee.

No impression. No thoughts. Idk. Fine? Normal sounding 60s background jingles.

The 60s were a very different time...

Nothing terrible. Nothing inspiring. Derivative 60s psyrock

Slightly less annoying than Napalm Death Scum

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

I do not like this Sam I Am!

Interesting album. Not too sure what to say about this. Inoffensive, but I think if it were longer than 29 minutes, I would have gotten tired of it. Back half of the album got a bit too... Whimsical? for me. (1.5/5) Favorites: - Get Me to the World on Time

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.

I had always lumped these guys with the long list of one-hit wonders. This appears to be an unfair characterization. This is the first time I've ever listened to any of their albums, a bit of psychedelic, a bit of garage.....it was fun. I enjoyed the album and will actually check out another album or two of theirs.

Something about virtually every track on this record felt like a mosquito buzzing around in my ears. When it wasn't grating, it was forgettable at best. I can appreciate the attempt at blending interesting genres for the time like Baroque pop with psychedelic, but this one just falls flat for me.

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.

2.5

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

Mostly mediocre garage psych. 2.5 stars

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.

Not as bad as expected…some pockets of melody but overall still quite dire

The title is the best thing about this album

This album was a pleasant surprise considering the reviews for it. There's a lot of great tracks on this album! They take risks with different sounds (which was surprising for an album from 1967) and it pays off. This does however mean this album does however lack cohesion. There isn't a continuous storyline or continuous type of sound that strings the album together. One second you're listening to a softly sun lullaby type song and then the next you're in a symphony with a harpsichord front and centre. Regardless of that, the majority of the tracks are great and even if you don't like a couple of them, they're very short.

Never heard of this band before, they're kind of a run of the mill psychedelic rock group from the late 60's. Meh

I mean i enjoy basically anything 60s garage rock. Like much of these albums some kinda meh stuff and some bangers. Organ's always good in these kinda albums

jefferson airplane but would need to be more intoxicated to like it, and the noises hurt my brain sometimes

Un álbum de garage rock psicodélico sesentero bastante estándar. Los temas son mayormente pop de la época con mucho eco y, sobre todo, una guitarra con muchísima reverberación. Se nota que fue compuesto a la ligera (y no por los miembros del grupo) en mitad de una gira para aprovechar el tirón del single "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)". La mayoría de temas son mediocres y prescindibles, aunque es un álbum que captura muy bien el espíritu de su momento. En cuanto a la producción, no sé si pasa solamente en la versión de Spotify, pero es horrible. La mezcla en estéreo está súper desequilibrada, y acaba mareando escuchar varios instrumentos solo por una oreja. La verdad es que, aparte del famoso single, ningún tema me ha atrapado. Un álbum demasiado típico y que no creo que merezca un puesto en esta lista.

Cool

I don't know why but this gave my dog anxiety while I was listening to it

Trippy. 3/5 #124

Not sure much to say. Very forgettable

Strange album. Not quite sure what it was trying to do. A couple of really odd songs in there. Don’t think I’ll listen again!

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.

Great stuff

Cool throw back wish I could crawl in the mind at the time and what were they trying to do.

3/5

Just put Nuggets on the list already.

Ok

cool

5.9/10

Fun. Not bad at all. But limited in scope.

Snork

Not all that exciting but nothing wrong with it at the same time. Had its moments.

Some songs five some songs two... round out at 4* as I will listen again! :) The two were random filler "singles" that flat-out didn't fit the amazing weirdness (always a 5!)

4 out of 5. Overall an enjoyable album. And people are wack, Toonerville Trolley is a banger.

Like any other boy band of the 60's. Like the zombies and beachboys combined

I liked The King is in the Counting House

Fun

Not the garage rock blast off i was hoping for

It sounded like a movie soundtrack.

With that haircut? I ain't listening :3

I am not a child

lmao

Sounded pretty good.

This is just here because the author wanted Nuggets, but was prevented by his own rules, right?

It's fine, sounds like every other early rock album.

It's not quite good and maybe not worth of being on this list, but I feel like it's a bit underrated. I've liked it.

Far out, man. Felt like something I could vibe to while having a drinking during a stormy winter evening. Not my vibe for the rest of the year, though.

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*

Starts off alright. Gets a little weird though

I found this very boring, it's a very oldies sounding pop album without any of the charm of the Beatles or Kinks or Zombies. And it's not their fault, but I heard this the day after a Genesis album that's only a couple years older, and it left a lot to be desired. The music is boring psychadelia and definitely an album I could have skipped. My favorite is either I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) or Train for Tomorrow.

I'm not sure I gained much from this. It's so-so psychedelic rock.

Just really didn't enjoy it, equally it wasn't completely awful

Just weird

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

This is why I am enjoying this 1001 album journey. I had never even heard of this band, but I instantly enjoyed their music. Fun classic 60’s vibe.

2 sterne

Boring and slow, weird when not slow. 1/5

That album was a strang trip

Never heard this before, it was good.

What is it with 1960s bands and harpsichords?

This one sounded old, but far newer and fresher than the 60s. The psychedelic elements were a very pleasant surprise. I'm definitely interested in checking this band out some more. Favorite track: "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)"

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.

Ouch!

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.

Genuinely trippy and surreal. The creative highs come in tracks like I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night, with this distinctive vespine buzz oscillating between channels creating a distinctive psychadelic sound. Small decisions like reverbing the band on Get Me To The World On time are similarly effective on what could otherwise be generic rock and roll. I dislike the nightmarishly dour The King is in the Counting House, which is how I imagine it sounds to be dosed with LSD and wheeled through the royals exhibit at Madame Toussads with your eyes stapled open. So this isn't perfect, but it's a rare psychadelic rock album that lives up to the name.

Totally forgettable, boilerplate, 60’s psychedelic trash. Honestly, who let these guys into a studio?? These songs make me angry. The most that can be said about these guys is that they’re a late 60’s cautionary tale of the music industry’s insatiable desire to package and sell anyone with an inkling of the Beatles’ or Stones’ marketability. 💫

"I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" - Is an enjoyably retro 60's track. Rest of album does not match this and is a bit all over the shop with slightly jarring stylistic changes. All in all quite forgettable.

The Electric Prunes I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) is a garage-psychedelic staple, a Nuggets classic, all ominous bass, fuzzed out guitar and ‘mind-expanding’ lyrics. There’s nothing else quite as good as that, the rest of the songs being either more bluesy-garage-psych in the vein of I Had Too Much to Dream or semi-baroque whimsical hippie psychedelia. The former camp is far better; Bangles, Are You Lovin’ Me More, Train for Tomorrow, Get Me To the World on Time and Try Me for Size are all decent enough, but the latter camp is mostly not very good, About a Quarter to Nine and The King is in the Counting House in particular, and The Toonerville Trolley is absolutely awful. It follows the pattern of a lot of those late 60s psychedelic-garage-acid-blues-hippie rock albums, in that they aren’t that great overall but they have one or two little gems that are worthwhile, backing up the idea that it’s best served as a compilation/playlist genre. It’s on the cusp of 2 and 3, I Had Too Much to Dream is definitely in the plus column, but the sub (Listen to) The Flower People whimsy and the awful Toonerville Trolley mean that I’m unlikely to want to listen again. 🍇 🍇 Playlist submission: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)

I'd never heard of The Electric Prunes (prunes, electric prunes that's the colour of my room). It wasn't half as bad as I was expecting an obscure 60s psychedelic band to be. It clings to blues-derived Stones rock - enough to remain enjoyable. The band itself is reasonably limited. They aren't exactly fantastic players, and yet there's a chutzpah that gives it some purpose. There's a pop sensibility throughout, amid the lysergically-assisted garage rock. As the album goes on it struggles more and descends a little into cabaret - 'Sood to the Highest Bidder' is Jewish wedding music, 'Abiut a Quarter to Nine' a lounge ditty of no consequence, 'The King is in the Counting House' a terribly dated take on English folk,and 'The Toonerville Trolley' is novelty ragtime nonsense to close out. A selection of decent tracks. A dated album of ever-diminishing quality.

When it’s good it’s good, but not THAT good

Nope nope nope. Being generous with the round up here.

mostly mid . downloaded 3&10