The Psychedelic Years: 1967 (Part 3)

Moby Grape - Moby Grape

The Kinks - Something Else

Love - Forever Changes

Strange seeing JA listed here, as they would be, one of the least psychedelic bands, although many think that White Rabbit is psychedelic, Grace has always said that it isn't anything of the like at all, and I tend to agree. I suppose that the last line is the problem in the song, but I always felt like what she was talking about was that it didn't matter what the situation was ... it always was weird and upside down ... and the song? The same!

Very little of JA's in their albums is actually psychedelic (though there are fun things), though I would consider the solo albums by Kantner and Slick as more of that than not ... when you hear the Baron album ... it's difficult to ignore the whole drug thing, though the album's lyrics in place tend to confuse rather than clear things up! But Grace in her book makes it clear that being a mother and some responsibilities, the taking of drugs would be very tough and not advisable ... and I suppose that is a very with it feeling.

Wondering if TGD's first album should not be here, but I will listen to it again today.

I keep having thoughts of Spirit's 12 Dreams, but that is actually less psychedelic and more satirical of many musical styles that were on the radio dial at the time. That's 1970, though ... and I think they did not want to be marked out as psychedelic, instead of musically sound and clear, which they were. I think the only band that didn't care either way, was The Grateful Dead.

The Monkees three Bubblegum-Pop albums are just here as poll-fillers, but I like them all the same. I have a secret admiration for The Partridge Family too, but don't tell anyone.  

Really? For me, Surrealistic Pillow is the most psychedelic album in the poll, which is why I voted for it.