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DOUGLAS FIR The tallest trees in the forest, being one of the most soulful psych bands you're ever likely to hear, sounding like a curious cross between Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Doors, but better than both. Yes, really!! Douglas Fir are from Portland in Oregon - a US state famous for its Douglas Firs, funnily enough. 1970: Douglas Fir - Hard Heartsingin' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptrJDSEuos
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DORIAN GRAY A German band with a female singer who sounds like she's singing in Japanese, but don't worry, it's definitely not Yoko Ono. The unusual album title isn't a spelling mistake and (according to the album blurb) Dorian Gray aren't to be confused with a Croatian band of the same name - as if anyone will have heard of an obscure rock band from the former Yugoslavia! 1976: Dorian Gray - Idahaho Transfer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL82TBi4yUs
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THE DOORS When the Music's Over and Summer's Almost Gone, spare a thought for Jim Morrison: forever remembered as one of the Riders on the Storm in the world of Psychedelic Rock. When Jim left for France with his L.A Woman by his side in the Indian Summer of 1971, no one could possibly have guessed he would Break On Through to the Other Side at the End of the Night in his Morrison Hotel room in Paris, after returning from a Moonlight Drive. Only earlier that day, he'd been cruising down The Soft Parade of Paris storefronts with his Wild Child L.A. girlfriend, while Waiting for the Sun to go down on the Champs de Elysee. When fans and fellow band members of The Doors heard the shocking news that Jim Morrison had died, An American Prayer was said for him around the world in the Strange Days that followed. That wasn't The End for The Doors though, because events have now come Full Circle. The legacy of The Doors music lives on forever, and as you'll hear in the fabulous concert below, Other Voices have carried the timeless music of Jim Morrison & The Doors well into the 21st century. So what are we waiting for..... The time to hesitate is through, no time to wallow in the mire, so come on baby, Light My Fire! 1967: The Doors - The Doors - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mx98OhRuCf1iPS49rGdS-PxBTvjXdlU6I 1967: The Doors - Strange Days - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l-m_4SAE-T_VC8HHIDePvu3FRkbRfLNu8 1968: The Doors - Waiting for the Sun - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_liOYIzH3_3eKYgmX_D_scWoc4ECjzPt5Q 1969: The Doors - The Soft Parade - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7zZJBLMubXkBsmDXmpHlxvG9a36R_Qr4 1970: The Doors - Morrison Hotel - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nO8nW23t64lmVU3tsx2mhBAGpCC1-03HE 1971: The Doors - L.A. Woman - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n8MV6Hz1FBfNf3vxCPXUMMHz_ER7L9pms 1971: The Doors - Other Voices - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoG4YWQe_4mPj_WG-Vz2DtRH_a9UvBqR3 1972: The Doors - Full Circle - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kHg8zyJO1UuOwAUPlIJATVOCxVUNBB5Vw 1978: Jim Morrison & the Doors - An American Prayer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nhqYrMpfi9vBYp0vkXflvwMdOBtMPj3fQ 1987: The Doors - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1968 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76QBhKHQGc 1991: The Doors - The Doors (soundtrack) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mfaaLf-dqgBfvajxHSMIzSBko_BA4WCDM 2003: The Doors (Manzarek-Krieger) - The Doors of the 21st Century - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMvf92jLhrk&t=2456s 2007: The Doors - The Very Best of the Doors - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7DlGI0vwP4S6tlQ-kMqrl6VCaN053_BN The Doors as they were then, Live at the Hollywood Bowl in 1968..... ...and The Doors as they are now in the 21st Century. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 11 2024 at 06:15 |
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DOGFEET Why not paws for thought for a moment and check out Dogfeet, who sound like your typical bronzed, Californian west coast surfer dudes, but who are actually from the town of Shrewsbury in the landlocked county of Shropshire, England, where you don't see too many surf boards. 1970: Dogfeet - Dogfeet - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nENVZJKCmS6slmkJieu1XHdwMJwH2n__M |
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THE DOG THAT BIT PEOPLE The title of a novel by James Thurber and also the name of a band from Birmingham in the West Midlands whose music falls towards the mellower, love and peace end of the psychedelic spectrum, so why not lie back and think of England (but preferably not Birmingham). 1971: The Dog That Bit People - The Dog That Bit People - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG7jCKDZnek Top 7 most dangerous dog breeds, or the dogs most likely to bite people. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 05 2024 at 07:25 |
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DICKENS What the Dickens is this? Dickens are a devilishly good French psych band with the lyrics all sung in their native language, and as you're probably aware, "Dickens" is a literary reference to the devil incarnate and nothing whatsoever to do with Charles Dickens. You learn something new every day at ProgArchives. |
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DICK DOMANE What's this!?? A psychedelic crooner from Rhode Island who has a sideline in jewellery and real estate? Don't be ridiculous! 1970: Dick Domane - Dick Domane Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 03 2024 at 05:06 |
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DEERFIELD A countrified Psychedelic Rock band from Houston in the Lone Star state of Texas, where there are cattle ranches the size of small European countries and where there are more guns than people with 9-year-old girls being legally allowed to fire Uzi 9-millimeter sub-machine guns. Careful where you point that gun! Yikes!! |
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THE DEEP Not to be confused with the Psychedelic Pop band of the same name, The Deep were a New York based Garage Rock band who travelled to Philadelphia to make an album on a limited budget of just $1200, which is roughly what the original vinyl album is worth to serious collectors these days. The Deep have the notable honour of being the very first band to use the term "Psychedelic" in their album title. 1966: The Deep - Psychedelic Moods - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k8GhabZHmQxwU64W5dw8YwvSPNy59WGv4
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1966: Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m73PIRtGpbi-s6PqRUYdWydVG5RZBDhLQ 1971: Deep Feeling - Deep Feeling - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSWBJ9k88MTw05XxU4K9i-PCdGMWuRR3I DEEP FEELING Deep Feeling were an obscure short-lived band from Gravesend in the Garden of England county of Kent. Their one and only eponymously-titled album from 1971 contained six tracks, varying in length anywhere between four and nine minutes, with a bonus track later included on the CD re-issue. The band featured a traditional five-piece line-up of singer, guitarist, bass, drums & keyboards, with all of the band members contributing vocal harmonies. You won't hear this mega-rare album played on the radio. EVER!! That's about as likely to happen as finding a gold nugget in your garden, or being able to buy a whole case of Andrex toilet tissues during the coronavirus pandemic. We're kick-starting the album off now with "Welcome for a Soldier". This opening number is as pleasantly surprising as opening the fridge door and expecting to find just one cold sausage in there and then discovering there's a whole smorgasbord of delicious delicacies to feast on. Harmony is the key to life, love, happiness and great music on this tremendous opening number. There's some gorgeous Beach Boys-style harmonising to be heard on this Pop meets Prog song. The keyboards are very much in evidence too and it's a case of Uriah Heep Lite, as it's not so Very 'eavy, or so Very 'umble. "Welcome for a Soldier" deserves a warm homecoming welcome in a glittering parade with flags flying and people partying in bunting-lined street parades, and with a fanfare of trumpets to add to the glorious occasion too. Yes, It really is that good! The second item on the menu is "Old Peoples Home", which have sadly become dangerous places to reside in these days for the vulnerable elderly residents, during these strange times we're living through with the lurking Chinese killer virus ever present. Anyway, back to the album and back to plague-free 1971. This charmingly gentle acoustic tune is as pleasant and laid-back and relaxed as nodding off to sleep on a rocking chair on a Sunday afternoon in an "Old People's Home". This unthreatening gentle tune leaves you feeling so safe and secure that the album should come with carpet slippers, a dressing gown and a mug of warm cocoa to take up to bed with you. We're in safe and familiar territory too with the third tune on the album "Classical Gas". It's an instantly recognisable piece of instrumental music, famously recorded by Mason Williams way back in 1968. Deep Feeling have given this classic tune their own magic touch by packing it with an almighty punch, making "Classical Gas" sound as high and mighty as a hydrogen-filled Zeppelin bomber. The acoustic guitar has never sounded quite so powerful as it does here in this dynamic slug-fest of thunderous keyboard-driven Prog, which comes right at you like a southpaw uppercut to the lower jaw from a heavyweight prizefighter. It's all chop and change now for the opening song on Side Two: "Guillotine". This dark and dramatic piece of music with its slow marching rhythm is a cut above the rest. The music features interlocking prime cuts of fast and slow organ passages with a haunting ethereal interlude thrown in too for good measure. The spooky music from the doom-laden church organist is in the eerily atmospheric style of the horror movie hokum "The Abominable Dr. Phibes", starring Vincent Price, one of the three kings of classic horror. There's nothing abominable about "Guillotine" though. It's a chip off the old block of pompous and glorious British Prog. Deep Feeling have executed a masterful performance with this sliced and diced album highlight. There's a complete change of pace now for the cleverly-titled "Country Heir". No prizes for guessing it's a Country song. It's a chance for the band to really show off their gorgeous multi-part harmonies in the best traditions of the Country Rock legends, The Eagles. This buoyant country-tinged slice of Sunshine Pop is instilled with all of the joyous sing-along energy of the sunny California band, The Association. It's an irresistably catchy tune that just makes you want to throw caution to the wind and sing along to it, so go for it, even if you've only ever sung in the shower before. Finally, the classic Little Richard song "Lucille" is given the thunderous Heavy Prog treatment with an absolutely storming cover version here, assaulting the eardrums in an all-out sonic attack, marking a VERY LOUD and memorable ending to the album. Deep Feeling are locked and loaded with emotion and going out in a powerful blaze of glory with all guns blazing! This is the kind of timeless Progressive Rock masterpiece that should be handed down through the generations. If you don't already have a son or daughter to pass this album onto, then now might be as good a time as any to take your wife upstairs and make one. You could give her some amorous Deep Feeling whilst listening to this album, or alternatively, put on some Barry White baby-making music to listen to whilst making mad passionate love together. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 30 2024 at 07:29 |
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DECENNIUM The fiftieth (or fifth decennium) anniversary for this Dutch treat of countrified psychedelic rock. The Doors meet the Eagles maybe, or maybe not. 1974: Decennium - Song of the Sad Times - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_myzXVO8a1ba9AT0qsmP5wgegL1y6oSb0c
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DEAD SEA FRUIT A psych pop outfit from the UK - not from Israel - who are often compared with the theatrical New Vaudeville Band (forever remembered for the song "Winchester Cathedral"). Dead Sea Fruit's main claim to fame was having once been arrested for turning up for a gig wearing carnival clothes on a non-carnival day - although that was just their standard hippie attire. 1967: Dead Sea Fruit - Dead Sea Fruit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqsFyyGdLo
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DAYS Danish daze and psychedelic haze from Copenhagen - home of the Little Mermaid and big Brigitte Nielsen. She's My Obsession. 1970: Days - Days - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDTYIosXhZA 1975: Days - Bacchus is Back - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kXs9u0Z8LAxCLA6AoFCTRUiYBVnh5mNMQ 1977: Days - Days 77 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lptkgmlhLh3QdeBKSiXkwv9XEOGe2rv7U Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 27 2024 at 04:00 |
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DAY BLINDNESS A band from Daily City, CA, where the future looked so bright they had to wear shades, although that could've been to prevent Day Blindness in the blazing Californian sunshine, unlike Bono from U2 who always wears shades indoors too. |
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THE DAVID An L.A. psych band who acquired their unusual name from their manager, who once said their chances of ever having a hit record are as difficult as a fight between David and Goliath. Oh, don't you just love band managers who give it to you straight. On another day in another lifetime, The David might have had a hit record, but not in this lifetime. Reality sucks! 1967: The David - Another Day, Another Lifetime - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_niw2mSgaQ7RGu2MRsDlrWOtc8Zl5g-KRM
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DAVE MILLER & LEITH CORBETT Antipodean psych that's as tasty as a kiwi fruit. 1970: Dave Miller & Leith Corbett - Reflections of a Pioneer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nVFZp9M7CMd910MlpY5vl37Bx7GYGoY5I
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1971: Dark - Dark 'round the Edges - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIwNx91sWx-_VJnh26ioJayGsEzeNWOw4 1971: Dark - Teenage Angst (The Early Sessions) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5K1kB3BsSo 1971: Dark - Anonymous Days - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kQf6IYCPTwroQ-bOuYjBb6E8RX72jhnsw 1972: Dark - Artefacts from the Black Museum - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mrtvP_9YI2lWc3oL5omiXsXENHN4pDEFQ DARK DARK were a short-lived British Psychedelic Rock band based in Northampton, who released just one album before splitting up and going their separate ways. Their super-rare "Round the Edges" (1971) album has now become a real collectors item as there were apparently only sixty private pressings made of the original LP album, which were mainly given away to family and friends of the band. According to the New Musical Express, the album has now become one of the rarest and most valuable records of all time, fetching ridiculous prices of anywhere between £5,000 and £25,000. The album was reissued on CD in 2003 with four bonus tracks added to the original six songs on the album. A compilation album titled "Teenage Angst (The Early Sessions)" was issued on CD in 1993. Let's throw some light on the Dark "Round the Edges" album now and give it a listen. We journey into the "Darkside" for the album opener, which sounds from the title alone, like it might be some dark satanic number, ala Black Sabbath. It all sounds very ominous, like thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening, but it's really about the "Darkside" of the moon, so there's no need to have nightmares. This psychedelic music is more Iron Butterfly than Black Sabbath. It's a heavy, rough-and-ready, seven and a half minute fuzzy-toned psychedelic jam. It begins as a sweet strawberry sundae of laid-back psychedelia but gradually turns into an aggressive stormy Monday of way-out heavy guitar riffing, and very good it is too. It's not quite in the same league as "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida", but the music has the same raw earthiness to it. We're dancing around the "Maypole" now for the second song, but don't worry, it's not some airy-fairy nonsense about ridiculous-looking Morris Men making fools of themselves as they dance around the "Maypole." No, this is another high-powered, flower-power psychedelic freak out. In true psychedelic fashion, the bizarre lyrics make no sense at all, so one wonders if these guys were eating magic mushrooms before they wrote the following enigmatic lyrics:- "The elephants were dancing round a maypole and a tree, The dog in front loves the dog behind, just like you and me, The English pub collapses like a pack of English cards, I thought we'd have to die of thirst, instead we'll have to starve." ..... Far out, man! It's time now to "Live for Today", because tomorrow might never come, although we're still here to listen to this album nearly fifty years on, having survived the Cold War together. "Live for Today" is the longest song on the album at just over eight minutes in duration. It begins as a laid-back mellow groove, but there's ample time for a long instrumental freak-out of fuzzy chainsaw guitar riffing to close out Side One. There's really not much to add about the three songs on Side Two:- "R.C.8", "The Cat" & "Zero Time", other than to say they're all hard and heavy psychedelic fuzz-guitar freak-outs, just like Side One, which might even begin to sound monotonous and repetitive to some ears. The music is very much in the style of the American psychedelic band Blue Cheer, who also have the same raw earthiness to their sound. There are no gentle romantic ballads to break up this album and give it more variety. The album is one long unadulterated jam session of fuzz-guitar Hard Rock from beginning to end although, if you're in the mood for a good old-fashioned non-stop barrage of raw, wild and frenzied Psychedelic Rock, then this trippy album might be just your cup of tea. Don't be afraid of the Dark, step into the light and take a rainbow-coloured psychedelic trip back in time with the Dark "Round the Edges" album. It might not have the power to give you a temporary altered state of consciousness, but you can still get high on this great music without the aid of any psychedelic substances. This is raw and earthy, back to basics, foot-stomping Psychedelic Rock with no pretensions of grandeur. The album might not appeal to fans of Progressive Rock generally, but it IS an essential album for lovers of classic British Psychedelic Rock, and the rarity value of this lost album treasure alone means it's well-worth giving the album a listen. The original LP album is said to be the "Holy Grail" for record collectors. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 23 2024 at 10:41 |
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DARIUS Not the great king of Persia, or Darius Danesh (thank goodness!), but a man of mystery who's been described as the "Psychedelic Elvis." Darius (real name: Robert J. Ott) was possibly from California, although no one's really sure. One thing we do know for sure though is that Darius had a bad car accident in 1974 which curtailed his recording career and he's sadly no longer with us, having died of cancer in 2006. 1968: Darius - Darius - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-InimcgCwObwfvqFAtaWgbbvptRcL3r 1970: Darius - Darius II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4Aj0IYsNM |
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DANTALIAN'S CHARIOT The finest band of charioteers since Ben Hur first hit the screens, and speaking of Charlton Heston, the only way I would ever part with this treasured album from my CD collection is if it was taken "from my cold dead hands!" Holy Moses! 1967: Dantalian's Chariot - Chariot Rising - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESfBPJt_vuk Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 21 2024 at 12:11 |
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DAMON One of the most sought after Acid Rock trips in the entire world, where the chances of ever finding the fuzzed-out, late-1960's artifact "Song of a Gypsy" for sale in a record store are about as likely as finding the Ark of the Covenant for sale in an antique shop - but what's actually IN the Ark of the Covenant? 1969: Damon - Song of a Gypsy - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljbtQH5dCnAfbNsoQDNernP7-KuvlvGNg 2010: Damon - Gypsy Eyes - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kVMsdr13lvji7sDKnHGhojFiSg2pypjtg 2010: Damon - Gypsy Finds a Home - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lLKD0ugZVlsghMlTHG7QPL0YRx7LUDJGI Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 20 2024 at 09:21 |
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