The Psych Rock Lounge

^I'm stating my own personal experiences with the counter culture and it's view of popular music, and I could really care less what a "true" psych forum like Kiloh states or thinks. If you are of my mind set, then stick around. If not, then what's the sense? Just move on.

Edited by SteveG - February 23 2015 at 15:55

^For some obscure reason that came as no big surprise, however I'll take it on faith that you're as well versed with sixties counter culture behavior (like cool-aid acid tests) and it's resultant popular music trends as I am.

Edited by SteveG - February 23 2015 at 15:04

^No satire here. The above post is truly how I feel about Days Of Future Past.

Edited by SteveG - February 23 2015 at 15:23

Edited by SteveG - February 23 2015 at 12:27

The first Capt Beyond ,like the first Scorpions , can likely safely be considered proto-metal.No way I see the first lp as being psych.It has also been compared to the self-titled Armaggedon lp.

"Sufficiently Breathless " was a completely different (but I think, better) kettle of fish: acoustic guitar, more mellow.

Between the 2nd lp and "Dawn Explosion" passed nigh four years. I'd say the 3rd lp has elements of protoprog (only you would have to clarify its being protoprogISH due to the late date of '77). One thing for sure its a patchy lp.




For those interested ,here is a list of the known live sets:

4-30-72 Montreaux Jazz & Blues Festival, Montreaux, Switzerland (DVD) 1st gig EVER.
5-6-72 Bickershaw Festival, Lancashire, England
7-19-72 Galic Park, The Bronx, New York City, N.Y.
8-19-72 "unknown venue" Miami, Florida
10-6-73 University Of Texas, Arlington, Texas (opening for King Crimson, this is the best known live)
5-26-77 Night Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (FM Broadcast)
6-12-99 Karlshamn Rock Festival, Karlshamn, Sweden (Soundboard)
7-18-99 "Unknown Venue" Orlando, Florida (DVD)
10-15-99 Hustler Bar, Indiatlantic, Florida


Edited by Kayleur - February 22 2015 at 17:31

Very much so.
No one - not even Donovan - can keep on a roll forever.

"Cosmic Wheels" was his first fall.
Much of this lp is just embarrassingly bad.

^Yes, I've only heard the album Cosmic Wheels a few times so I guess it's time to give it another spin.

Edited by SteveG - February 22 2015 at 13:14

^Absolutely! kind of like a real heavy version of Hawkwind at times. Good stuff.

Edited by SteveG - February 22 2015 at 13:04

^Seems like everybody's has some Psych in their closets. Amazing!

On the subject of Scorpions' beginning as a psychedelic hard rock group before evolving into more streamlined heavy metal they are famous for now, their sophomore Fly to the Rainbow can be as recommended as bridging the gap between Lonesome Crow and that:



This is a very curious album, in that it shows off both the long stretched-out Hendrix-gone-Krautrock psychedelic space on downer epics and the harder riff-driven fast songs that would come to define heavy metal soon following its 1974 release date. The weird thing is that the two kind of influence each other, the surreal and colourful cover art is misleading as the long epics are significantly heavier and darker than those on Lonesome Crow. At the same time, the songs that predict newer metal styles have a lot of psychedelic playing around with guitar textures going on... which gives them a rather different feel from the more neoclassical Ritchie Blackmore-type approach to hard rock guitar playing that'd prevail eventually.





There are also more ballad-type songs, that I frankly find more interesting than most metal groups' since the psychedelic influences are still there to keep them from getting too monotonous.