Psychedelic Rock Poll 2
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Topic: Psychedelic Rock Poll 2
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Psychedelic Rock Poll 2
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 05:12
This is a far more extensive poll than my original Psychedelic Rock poll, using all 25 available options this time around. It includes ALL of the great bands mentioned by our kind PA members in the accompanying thread to my previous Psychedelic Rock poll. My apologies again if I've left your favourite band out of the poll. The previous poll had no conclusive winner with both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Doors drawing level with four votes each. It might have helped if I'd posted my poll in the right music forum though, instead of in the General Music Discussion forum, but I was new here at the time, so what did I know. That's my excuse anyway.  I'm looking forward to seeing your selections and it would be great if you want to post your Top 5 Psychedelic Rock bands below. Here are my choices:-1. Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. The Doors 3. Jefferson Airplane 4. Iron Butterfly 5. Quicksilver Messenger Service My prediction is Pink Floyd will win this second Psychedelic Rock poll, now that they're included.
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 06:04
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Can't vote but from the list "The Doors".
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:22
Why aren't you allowed to vote?
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tamijo_II wrote:Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:23
because he's still a newbie.
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:24
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Ya - lost my old email so new profile ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:32
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You are correct about including Floyd on this list - they get the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:34
should have got in touch with an admin. Something similar happened to me a while back. Keishiro helped me.
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:36
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Yes maybe i should but it is not that important. ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:38
alrighty then
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 07:52
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Wont be too long until I can vote - so only thing it if someone want to PM me regarding the relative few reviews on my old profile. ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 08:29
Oh, okay, I didn't realise you weren't allowed to vote when you're still a newbie. I don't recall not being able to vote when I was still a newbie here only last month.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 08:48
Thanks!
 AZF suggested I should have included Pink Floyd in my first Psychedelic Rock poll, and now that they're included, I'm predicting they'll win this poll. They've already picked up two votes in the first couple of hours. |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 10:22
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Of course Floyd is the winner. I voted for the highly underrated Spirit. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 10:35
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1. Floyd 2. Grateful Dead 3. Cream 4. Hendrix 5. Jefferson Airplane |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 10:38
I think you need to get to 40 posts ( or points? ) before you can vote.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 11:41
Randy California's band Spirit aren't underrated by me. I have their first five albums in a box set and they're still sounding great after all these years. Randy California had the most American-sounding name I've ever heard!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 11:46
That's maybe why I didn't realise you can't vote when you're a newbie, because I'd already posted over 40 times in my first four days here .
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 11:49
| Never thought Spirit was underrated as I've seen plenty of love for Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus and the debut in my time. It's very hard for me to choose just one, but I'm in a Pearls Before Swine kind of mood right now. In fact, I've put on Balaklava for my listening pleasure. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 11:54
You were the reason that Fever Tree and Pearls Before Swine are both now included in my new Psychedelic Rock poll.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 11:57
Were they both? I've listened to Fever Tree streaming, but have none in my physical collection. Also remembered that I can say the same of Grateful Dead (well, also heard Grateful Dead from other's music collections). EDIT: By the way, I did some of my favourite psych tracks from 1967 and 1968 in this poll with youtube links, which you might well have noticed already. I just mention in case you might find something there that you don't yet know: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=116344" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=116344 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:03
I thought it was you who mentioned Fever Tree in my first Psychedelic Rock poll, but maybe I was wrong. I know someone mentioned them anyway. I realised almost as soon as I posted my first poll that I'd neglected to include the Grateful Dead, but I'm grateful I remembered to include them this time.
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:23
| Seems to me that Chocolate Watchband should have teamed up with Peanut Butter Conspiracy |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:30
Actually, it was Nickie (Snicolette) who mentioned both, but I've been revisiting lots of Pearls Before Swine thanks to this poll. Already listened to Balaklava and now playing One Nation Underground. Great band, imo. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:43
I've listened to all of Pearls Before Swine's albums, including Tom Rapp's solo albums and I enjoyed all ten albums.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:46
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Tough tough choice......I like many of those..... Jefferson Airplane, Hendrix, Cream, The Doors, Spirit, ............ ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:53
I like all 25 bands in the poll, so it's a tough choice for me too.
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:56
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I also enjoy all of the bands....hard to pin it down to one out of so many. Obviously, I'm a huge PBS fan (note my quote)...Oddly, though, I think of them as less rock-y, more folk-y....but definitely psych. Perhaps because they used mostly acoustic instruments, although every once in a while Tom would belt one out. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 12:57
It's a good thing they didn't both team up with Vanilla Fudge as that would have been a bit sickly.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 13:04
I checked out Pearls Before Swine on Wikipedia first before including them in the poll and their music genres are listed as Psychedelic Folk, Folk Rock & Psychedelic Rock, so I guessed no one would mind me including them in this Psychedelic Rock poll. I agree with you though - I think Pearls Before Swine are more Psych-Folk than Psychedelic Rock.
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 13:13
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Listed as Prog-Folk herein. But there was surely a psych element, or two. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 13:24
I'll comfortably label PBS as an acid folk (psychedelic folk) band for the majority of albums, and include it in my psych polls. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 14:02
| Just like Jethro Tull on the folk poll, including Pink Floyd makes sure they will win. I don't know many bands here, but Floyd are my overall favourite band, so I expect they are my favourite here too. The thing about including such big bands in a genre poll, is that if you are curious about the genre and want to see the poll to get an idea of where to look for more of it, it won't help since all the votes will be with (in this case Pink Floyd). Still, I guess if I want to know some more psychedelic, my next step should be Hawkwind (whom I actually don't see in this poll... that is weird), just as if I want to know more of Folk prog, I should go with Strawbs. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 14:06
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My favorites here are among the more well-known: Pink Floyd, Jimi (who I voted for), the Doors. Quicksilver and It's a Beautiful Day are also excellent. My least favorite is the Airplane - they were a great band and I love Grace Slick, but I don't like Marty Balin that much Go figure. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 14:21
I included Pink Floyd in this poll because a couple of PA members suggested them in my first Psychedelic Rock poll. Don't worry about Hawkwind not being included in this poll though. They'll be in my upcoming Space Rock poll and I feel pretty sure they'll win the poll too. In my own personal view, there's a clear difference between Space Rock and Psychedelic Rock, but that's just my opinion.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 15:37
| I had a similar poll a while back. Here it is. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=112297&KW=&PID=5509043#5509043" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=112297&KW=&PID=5509043#5509043 Unfortunately you can no longer vote in it. Not my decision though. I think after a year or so(or maybe less than that)they close down voting in polls. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 16:09
| Yeah, topics lock automatically after a certain period of inactivity. I've unlocked it in case anyone wants to continue discussion in that topic (though perhaps there ain't a lot of point in having many similar topics going at the same time as it can dilute discussion - I often find it interesting to compare similar polls and topics). |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 17:00
Well, thanks for doing that. I don't see a problem with that personally. This poll has more options than my old one anyway.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 17:38
I noticed in your poll that Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention won the poll by a wide margin, which surprised me. I also noticed Vanilla Fudge received seven votes in your poll, although no one's voted for them so far in either of my two Psychedelic Rock polls. I haven't decided who I'll be voting for yet in your poll because there are some good choices there.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 19:30
| Wow! A lot of great bands o this poll. It's really a tie between Jimmy Hendrix, Cream, Pink Floyd and Jefferson Airplane. Special mention to Quicksilver Messenger Service. I'll have to think a lot before I can decide and vote. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 19:35
Although your poll is much more extensive with at least twice as many artists I'm glad to see some over lap. Thanks for looking at it. Please no more votes for Mothers. J/K. ;)
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 20:08
No problem. I'm not a fan of the Mothers of Invention anyway. They're too way out even for my psychedelic tastes. I'd like to have included the Electric Prunes in my poll too, but I'd already used up all 25 of my options.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 20:44
| Was there a part one of your poll? If so I must have missed it. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 20:57
Yes there was, but I posted my first Psychedelic Rock poll in the wrong forum by mistake when I was still a newbie here, so that's probably why you missed it. I posted it in the "General Music Discussions" forum.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 21:12
Actually that one was placed well, and also is where I posted my psychedelic "Twenty-five 1967 and 1968 tracks" topic (since so many of my choices were not included as Prog acts at this site). Technically, this and other Prog forums are intended specifically for bands/ artists included in prog categories at PA (though if the majority are to be found in prog categories, I think that's fine). As for ones included here in Prog Related, we can't actually makes polls in the "Proto-Prog and Prog-Related Lounge", unless it has changed when I wasn't looking. Here's a link to your first psych poll for those who want to see it but don't want to search for it: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121068" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121068 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 11 2019 at 21:34
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 01:25
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None. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 07:21
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the Airplane obviously... sitting pretty as they have long been.. will forever be as my 2nd favorite group. but a big shoutout to a real favorite of mine not mentioned in any of these polls.. what can be better than all female psyche bands... is there something better? hell yeah.. one with not one.. but twi redheads... woo hoo oh dude if a decade or so younger I would have dropped everything.. moved to Haight and become their roadie.. and .. oh yes.. so much more.. umm hmmm ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 07:37
I LOVE the Ace of Cups.
 It would be nice to have a poll of all-female Psychedelic Rock bands, but at the moment, I can't think of any others besides the Ace Of Cups. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 07:39
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there weren't.. thus a bit of a novelty if you will even if disregarding.. did I mention.. not just one but TWO redheads.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 08:02
Maybe we could have a poll of all-female rock bands generally, such as Ace of Cups, Heart, Girlschool, The Bangles, The Go-Go's, Fanny, Vixen, etc.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 08:16
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Sorry to sound snarky, but last time I looked Heart was NOT an all-female band ...Anyway, Airplane and Hendrix for me. Pink Floyd's psychedelic albums are also great faves of mine, especially A Saucerful of Secrets - my top PF album.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 08:36
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PF ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 08:49
yeah but you enjoy when I suddenly nearly break the dining room table from underneath when you do.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 09:17
Sorry, but I never noticed there were any male band members in Heart. I only had eyes for the two lovely Wilson sisters at the front.
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Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 10:19
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Still voted for Hendrix, but thanks for the nod!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 10:23
I voted for Hendrix again too, even though Pink Floyd are now included in my poll following your suggestion.
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Posted By: cemego
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 11:27
I dunno. I think Gong should be in this list.  ------------- listen to streaming stuff! no commercials! http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 11:44
I knew there'd be someone I'd left out of my poll, but I'd already used up all 25 options available.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 13:19
Well, even if Pink Floyd is my favourite band overall, I haven't really gotten into Psychedelic nor Space Rock, so I wouldn't really know what the difference should be. However, if you put Pink Floyd in the next one against Hawkwind, I'm sure Hawkwind wouldn't win. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 17:08
I wouldn't class Pink Floyd as Space Rock, so they won't be up against Hawkwind in my upcoming Space Rock poll.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 02:59
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Love Arthur Lee - absolute legend in my eyes and Forever Changes is my favourite album of the sixties. Apparently it was voted the forth best album of all time in a recent poll conducted by a national newspaper in the UK! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 03:07
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 03:09
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^ cheers! |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 08:14
Love's Forever Changes is always in any Top 10 list that I am called upon to dream up. Fantastic band and their best recording. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:00
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It's good to see Strawberry Alarm Clock picked up a couple of votes in the poll, bearing in mind I wasn't sure whether or not to include them. |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:09
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Now able to vote for Jim ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:22
It's good to hear you're now able to vote.
Although Pink Floyd are the clear winners in the poll - as expected - it's a very close-run thing for second place at the moment between The Doors, Jefferson Airplane & the Jimi Hendrix Experience. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:36
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Floyd ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: April 15 2020 at 11:38
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