it’s 80’s synth pop. I can’t believe that The United States of America by the USA isn’t on there. YES!!! – ask Charlie Ozric Tentacles, Gong, Hawkwind, & the Cure. Must hear: ‘You Set The Scene’. Some songs speed up on the tempo here and there but most of the time it's really laidback. what about captain Lockheed and the starfighters,Can,Magma,Pretty things Parachute,Ash RA,Steve Hillage Gong,and Mr.Zappa of course and the long songs on Electric Ladyland by Jimi H. I would add “Incence and Peppermints” by the Strawberry Alarm Clock! The closing ‘Grace’ is a romantic epic in honour of Grace Slick (Janis Joplin would get similar treatment on the follow-up album). Leaf Hound – Growers of Mushroom Some of your selections were correct, but some were obscure and others are in a different category. But a few of their songs stand as psych landmarks, and two of them (‘Strange Brew’ and ‘Tales of Brave Ulysses’) opened each side of the original vinyl pressing of Disraeli Gears. I agree w Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green, Agreed and Zero she flies from Al Stewart. In 1965: Mr. Tamborine Man, and Turn, Turn, Turn followed in 1966 with Fifth Dimension. Always torn between the Sound of Confusion and Perfect Prescription. You can take Nirvana off your list. There were innovations in each of these songs that inspired and re-appeared in later psychedelic music. This is your list. The United States of America’s self titled debut album. “H.P. White Noise Electric Storm weird ‘A Saucerful Of Secrets’, ‘Umma Gumma’, and especially ‘Meddle’. The Nektar? Must hear: ‘We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet’, Cloud Nine was the album that changed the equation for Motown, as The Temptations were joined by new singer Dennis Edwards and the visionary writer-producer Norman Whitfield. In a Gadda doesn’t come close to true psychedelia. Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs Classic UK psychedelic prog Rock Donovan, yes. They weren’t the leaders, they were just in the groove like everyone else. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard 2021 $1.35 Terra Firma Tash Sultana 2021 $2.10 haha. or “The United States of America-The American Metaphysical Circus”? You’ve all been played like fools. Crown of Creation – jefferson Airplane This is an obscure one from norway. Grand funk railroad the closer to home Where is Moby Grape, where is the best psyco hit song that hit the charts, ‘Crimson and Clover’ by Tommy James. In the Court of the Crimson King, What about yoshimi battles the pink robots? Also state clearly the ‘one album per group’ rule which you seem to be followng but which many commenters dont seem to get. I’ve experienced all three while tripping and can attest to their ability to raise the enjoyment factor. Very Raga/sixties sounding. Also the David. All of them are, however, guaranteed to take your head to places it never went before. Still, my go to trip music was always QMS, particularly The Fool. Beats the hell out of most of the psychedelic bands I’ve heard. Robyn Hitchcock, and so many more. Lyrically, Twelve Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus wraps up everything that era was trying to say. Oar – Skippy Spence Deep Purple – Fireball!! Doors: Doors (Elektra, 1967) Velvet Underground: White Light White Heat (Verve, 1967) Red Crayola: Parable Of Arable Land (IA, 1967) Donovan, Moody Blues – In Search of the Lost Chord. .The Litter should be mentioned for their cover of ‘I’m a Man’. Here’s a few for the list, though some of it might be concept or prog. The first Love album preceeded Revolver by months and had wonderful songs from Arthur Lee “No Matter what you do”, “Singed D.C.” & “My little red Book”. To Our Children’s Children’s Children. how about ‘Hapshash and the Coloured Coat’ from 1968? I agree with most of the comments and would also suggest Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde. George Harrison Living in the Material World They were already classics by the time the Magical Mystery Tour album came out around Christmas (in the US; the songs, minus the era’s single sides, were released as a double-EP set in the UK), but the likes of ‘I Am the Walrus’ and ‘Fool On The Hill’ showed The Beatles still had more adventures in store. Psychedelic Music is in the eye, or the mind, of the beholder..Pink Floyd, Hendrix and Country Joe would all be on my list. For close to a half century, prog has been the breeding ground for rock’s most out-there, outsized and outlandish ideas: Thick-as-a-brick concept albums, an early embrace of … Revolver came out in 1966, before psychedelia had been mainstreamed into the pop culture. Love: “The Less I know the Better”. His Greatest Hits album is an excellent collection of psychedelia. Blind Faith It’s a record by The Beatles and it’s considered one of the most important in rock and pop history. To me, that’s a major plus. And so not to draw too much critique Everything Pink Ployd released could just about fit, just think the earlier ones are more trippy. Many more could be added. ‘You Set The Scene’ still ranks as one of rock’s great existential statements. Psychedelic music is a broad category. and Electric Ladyland are more “psychedelic.”. I was thinking of SRC “MILESTONES” out of Detroit and I agree strongly with Bubble Puppy. no kidding….Dragonfly, Kak, Josefus, Ultimate Spinach, Goldenrod, Darius, Heavy Balloon, etc…. Must hear: ‘Something I Learned Today’, On this classic debut album, Dr John realised that the spiritual imagery of psychedelia and New Orleans’ voodoo weren’t far apart. Elsewhere on the record, Mike Nesmith gets into the groove with ‘Circle Sky’, while Peter Tork contributes a fuzztone rocker about reincarnation; it’s all held together with surreal spoken soundbites. It might not be screaming guitars fuzz candy, but it’s till one of the greatest psych albums no question. They had nothing to do with the Psychedelic era whatsoever. Moody Blues! How about. Own several of them; heard many of them. by Spring Vibes Arkestra. You can not leave out Kaleidoscope and Beacon from Mars. Great job. Have to agree Robin ’cause I got all these albums. The Stones were, that one time, but I’m not sure if they stand side by side with all those naturals. 5. After Bathing At Baxter’s and Crown Of Creation are psychedelic albums. Sgt Peppers (and why not Pepper the gateway for all of them? One of the best Psychedelic Albums for me was White Noise ,,,An Electric Storm …..how it never got in the top 25 really dont know …..would have been my number 1 !!!! Tip of the hat to Clyde Clifford . Music as vehicle. Look up the word “psychedelic” in the dictionary, and one of the first definitions will be “mind expanding”. Seriously. Seatrain – Seatrain What kind of music was Disraeli Gears them? Just because an album is weird and was made in the 60s doesn’t make it psychadelic. “The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse” by the Legendary Pink Dots. I was beginning to think i had dreamed that. re White Noise – An Electric Storm. The Soft Machine - 1968 - Jazzy Psych - great musicianship, Their Satanic Majesties Request - Rolling Stones, Blood Lust - Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, the soft machine album is pretty known I would say, unless you are very very new to the genre, Satanic Majesties Request such a good album... underrated to no end. I also think “Wheels of Fire” is more so that Disreali Gears! Also, I’d have to go with BLue Cheer’s “OutsideInside” over Vincebus Eruptum. That’s what all of the best psychedelic albums have in common. I don’t know how you could possibly leave off Sergeant peppers lonely hearts club band. Fun fact: the entire album was financed by money that Dr John and his arranger had made on Sonny & Cher sessions. – some pretty trippy keyboards there. Nova 1 - The Nova Local - 1968 - garage Psych that was the first album to utilize Dolby mastering from Decca. While I agree on some of the bands, not really the album choices. Da Capo is more psychedelic than Forever Changes, though it is a close thing. The 2nd Moody Blues album comes in pretty strong. The Airplane’s After Bathing At Baxter’s and CJ& Fish I Feel Like I am Fixin’ To Die, It’s a Beautiful Day’s first album a must for your Psychedelic record collection. How about Savage Resurrection,or Mad River,or SRC,or Fifty Foot Hose .from the US Or Family ‘Music in a Doll’s House’,Eric Burdon & the Animals Winds of Change, from the UK.The more recent Amorphous Androgynous (FSOL) albums.Gong & Steve Hillage. Donovan’s Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Gift From A Flower To A Garden, Cosmic Wheels, Open Road all more than qualify. “The Sylvie and Babs Hi Fi” by Nurse with Wound. The Byrds – Fifth Dimension Not having at least 2 of the first 5 Hawkwind releases here is ridiculous. Cream Disraeli Gears I’m impressed by the inclusion of The Fraternal Order of All – Greetings From the Planet Love. He was just a naturally strange dude. It was a totally psychedelic album. Perfect comment Mr Crane…Revolver was as far from a Psychedelic album. Jefferson Airplane’s Crown of Creation WAS meant to be played on an acid trip. How about the Electric Prunes? They’re still kickin’ ! Wishbone ash Argus Weird, experimental, avant-garde for sure, but probably not psychedelic. It was like an atomic musical explosion that resounded all over the world. A list of the greatest Psychedelic Songs would probably be another good list. (Though there’s always plenty of debate.) Top 20 Best Psychedelic/Post-Rock & Shoegaze Albums Of 2016 December 21, 2016 by Staff From Nothing to Sunflower Bean , from Explosions In The Sky to Miserable , it was again hard to pick just 20 albums, but here’s our Top 20 (in no specific order whatsoever) Psychedelic / Post-Rock & Shoegaze albums of 2016 along with our thoughts on them. Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies-American Metaphysical Circus. And though it crystallises a moment in time, it doesn’t sound the least bit dated. Are truely amazing and totally out of sight, baby. Weird list. Sounds pretty HiFi for being really obscure. Blue Cheer got the fame, but these guys had the guitar tone. Any Donovan album from the 1960s. And our beloved Gilli Smyth-Space Whisperer, AT least in rock you can’t get any more psychedelic then Iron Butterfly needs removal. Where would “Snakefinger-Greener Postures” fall in? LIKE THEIR MUSIC MUCHLY! Too bad SMiLE was not released when it should have been too. Nova 1 - The Nova Local - 1968 - garage Psych that was the first album to utilize Dolby mastering from Decca. Sorry but some of these are pretty lame. It came out last year George & Jaqueline – A Love Story Set In Kaleidoscopic Dreams Baxters by the Airplane is much more trippy than Pillow. Pink Floyd? At the end of the album list, please read: “uDiscover is a brand new way to find out more about music from Universal”. These albums reflect the variety of musical styles that are found within the genre of classic rock.Choices are based on the continued popularity of the music and the artists, and the degree to which they define the genre.This list covers only a fraction of the best classic rock albums. And a lotvfrom Angels egg. great stuff. His genius from social commentary, outstanding composition and incredible guitar chops stand alone. The list is endless and would be better as a top 5000 list. A main criteria should be the “effect on culture” and on the basis of that the Moody Blues and The Vanilla Fudge should have been included. Don’t really know what Ty Segall is doing on here. 3/ Alan Silva and the Celestrial Communications Orchestra- Seasons Characteristically, Small Faces had no time for tears: Their psych epic is a jolly rave-up, with a side-long fairy tale, a music-hall blast of a single (‘Lazy Sunday’) and even a bit of proto-metal, in the shape of ‘Afterglow’. My teen years were in the 60’s and most of the albums listed here were far from psychedelic. Beefheart who has his own brand of insanity that isn’t really psychedelic. A list of 25 top psychedelic albums without a Gong album onboard, is just a list. Now you need to do part two of this list. ?—WOTTA WASTE OF SPACE!?!?!?! Listen to most of their music wiil make you a believer. Being a pom from that era obviously greatly influenced by the home grown scene as our access to the great US music scene was limited to listening to John Peel on tinny transistor radios. Very atmospheric.). Yes, what about “Freak Out” the first Mothers of Invention Album? I thought the beatles went psych with Sgt Peppers and Mystery Tour is more of the same. About half the album is still in traditional Tempts style, but the future of psychedelic soul arrives via the topical title track – with its indelible Dennis Coffey wah-wah intro – and especially ‘Runaway Child, Running Wild’, a spooky production epic that became a hit in its edited form. Get the latest rock news straight to your inbox! Turns out both were in the Top 10…. Best psychedelic albums of all times . Traffic – Dear Mr. Fantasy —> right on down til their last album. The Reddit subdomain r/music has generated its own list of the best albums from the 2000s, culled from thousands of user submissions. The music backgrounds are psychedelic in themselves, including – He delivered this Technicolor mind trip instead. Keith Wests Tomorrow deserve a place on any best of psych list. :0. Piper is a glaring omission. A concept album released by Electra in 1967. How about Les Rallizes Denudes also acid mothers temple some very good Japanese psychedelic out there also neib’rhood childr’n, pieces, Allah Las, soundcarriers, west coast pop art experimental band, aorta, ant trip ceremony, amon duul 2, five day week straw people, baby grandmothers, Churchill’s, factory, father yod, Haymarket square, Christopher. Grayson Haver Currin picks some of the genre's best tracks from across the last 50 years. Because Joe McDonald was a songwriter first, the whole album is wrapped in a tuneful package. It was also thrilling in purely musical terms, producing landmark work by Tom Zé, Os Mutantes and Caetano Veloso. “Love You To”? “Aqualung” was a “must be played”, What about the Blues Magoos “Electriic Comiic Book””. Just about any Parliament/Funkadelic qualifies, Maggot Brain especially. You got that one SPOT ON. Pick among their many LP’s -what “Driving on acid is easy The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit! Songs like ‘Nature’s Way’ and ‘Nothing To Hide’ thumb their noses at the straight world; ‘Love Has Found A Way’ and ‘Life Has Just Begun’ illustrate how much is possible if your mind is ready for it. It really was a magical time where one album after another exploded with creativity. ), Zero Time by Tonto’s Expanding Head Band (masterpiece of Moog. What about Arzachal? You missed Twink Think Pink album…classic Psych 1970! Here’s the deal: Psychedelic Sight revolves around two works in progress: A list of the 50 greatest psychedelic albums (this page) and another collecting the top 100 psychedelic songs. Not a bad start but without these 3, this list is seriously lacking. Many of you have introduced me to bands & albums I didn’t know existed. Fever Tree and Captain Beyond should have been included. ), Gracious! You should add Caravan’s album “In the Land of The Grey and Pink”. “Revolver” or “Sgt.Pepper…” is their top (Psychedelic) Album achievement. Start with side 2 – “Sunrise” and from there it builds…the finale still puts me in a very special state of mind as i saw them do it live in 73or4. Or maybe the list just needs to be bigger? ), Principle Edwards Magic Theatre, Celestial Oceans by Brainticket, Pookah (only did one eponymous album. Same goes for Capt. Droning sound with radio oscillators. . Most of these you can find on Youtube. I swear you picked some of these after doing nothing more than Googling their cover images. By all means, the Moody Blues need to be on the list. Very underrated some of the best Psych sounds of the 60s, but should have been their 2nd album!! What about Orzic Tentacles? good list…obviously 25 albums are few to please everyone…but don’t miss “Fifth Dimension” of The Byrds, one of the first example of psychedelic music…good choice “Currents” at 25th position!!! Funkadelic – Funkadelic Bingo!!! All of these albums would be at the top of my list for all time best psych albums hands down. How come no Gong or Steve Hillage, masters of the genre. Nice call with the Fraternal Order of the All. Beefhearts and Pretty Things? One of THE most psychedelic US bands of the 60’s! Also add ART Supernatural Fairytales, brilliant ISLP 967 Island Records . Yes – tales from topographic Ocean? It’s hard to argue with this list, although I would have chosen Traffic’s MR. FANTASY over their second one (which is still a great ‘un, and my favorite album of theirs-it’s just not nearly as lysergic). Psychedelic Psoul - The Freak Scene - 1967 - This one is pretty far out. Yes, some of the LPs shown were psychedelic back in those days. Gong? Not only would the ultimate psychedelic single, Good Vibrations, have been on it, but the rest of it would have been mind exploration to the ultimate degree. It’s about the music!!!! Santana is one of the best-selling groups of all time with 43.5 million certified albums sold the US, and an estimated 100 million sold worldwide. Innerspeaker is nothing but quality and is better than half of the stuff mentioned. As it stands though, like most top lists, you’ve favored popular bands over bands that are far more psychedelic but lesser known. Band Venezuela” in google for futher information, and Youtube for music of this band.. You won´t be disappointed. InnerSpeaker and Lonerism are incredible works of psychedelic music (and Currents I think is incredible and unique; Kevin is more than willing to explore and experiment with his style, like truly great artists often do. Revolver was great but not psychedelic. Without that one, the list lacks relevance. Freak Out!!! Richard Norris is a man of many psych talents. Must hear: ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, This classic album from really stands apart from the best psychedelic albums. Grace Slick writes a pair of free-associative cabaret songs; Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady take ten minutes to map out Hot Tuna’s territory for the next 50 years; and Kantner’s ‘The Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil’ is one of the most joyful acid songs ever written. Just keep the car on the highway Innerspeaker is the best Tame Impala album, Noticed not one mention of a wonderful album from 1968, Brightest Selection Ogden’s Special Nut Gone Celebrated Flake Tobacco by The Small Faces. So glad to have this resource, truly. Colours Eberhard Weber did anyone say santana? They deserved so much more recognition than they got. What about Spirit 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardoicus? Kaleidoscope (Mexican psychedelic band … not the U.S, band) / Morgen (killer fuzz psych ) / High Tide – Sea Shanties. Pepper” (although I think “Revolver” is better than Pepper). The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle Simply Saucer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. “Currents” should not be on that list. If we staying in 60s then surely white album surpasses revolver ditto sgt peppers? Artwork, content, both? King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King, I’ll just throw in ‘ The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds ‘. by Gracious (This one is also more progressive rock. BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS YOU CAN GO SEE IT HES ON TOUR WITH IT NOW BRIAN WILSON 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!! Must hear: ‘Time Of The Season’, An early 1967 release, Country Joe And The Fish’s debut album opened up all kinds of possibilities: heady jams, poetic ballads, free-form ragas and even a taste of political satire. I would add “The Who Sell Out” which included some classic psychedelic cuts that made full use of stereo in it’s day. “In Search of the Lost Chord”——-The Moody Blues. Formerly a psychedelic combo called The Misunderstood, the Juicy crew struck gold with the first single from their self-titled debut album. Must hear: ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’, During the first week of 1967, when this album was released, the future of rock could be anything, including a jazz-identified band with a Dionysian Beat poet upfront. Here is a list of my 800 favourite psychedelic rock albums ever. 2. Morgan Delt – Morgan Delt. you guys are lame in your picks!!! But as others have commented, some of the albums mentioned were not truly psychedelic, while other truly psychedelic albums (though not necessarily Universal Inc. productions) didn’t make it on this list. The most underrated but definitive psychedelic music work, in my opinion, are Arthur Brown’s triumvirate Kingdom Come albums. If you’re unfamiliar with Shin Jung Hyun, do yourself a favor and search for his music. and “A Psychedelic by Phantasia” (1969). The fact that Aphrodite’s singer, Demis Roussos, went on to be an easy-listening star, while keyboardist Vangelis helped invent New Age, is psychedelic in itself. Must hear: ‘Cinema Olympia’, Jimi Hendrix was psychedelic by his very existence, and the expansive double-album Electric Ladyland brought you further inside his head (and closer to other parts of his anatomy) than any other record. The Apple Pie Motherhood Band – The Apple Pie Motherhood Band Well; It’s been an ongoing and probably never ending discussion whether
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