Psychedelic Music: What Did You Listen To?

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This discussion centers on the exploration of psychedelic music, highlighting influential artists and albums from the 1960s and beyond. Key recommendations include Pink Floyd's "Animals" and "Meddle," Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child," and Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." Participants also mention other notable bands such as The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and Rush, emphasizing the importance of listening with headphones for an enhanced experience. The conversation reflects a deep appreciation for the genre and its lasting impact on music enthusiasts.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of psychedelic music characteristics
  • Familiarity with key artists like Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix
  • Knowledge of influential albums such as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
  • Awareness of the cultural context of the 1960s music scene
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  • Research the discography of Pink Floyd, focusing on "Meddle" and "Ummagumma"
  • Explore the musical contributions of Iron Butterfly and their impact on psychedelic rock
  • Listen to Rush's "Tom Sawyer" and analyze its musical composition
  • Investigate the evolution of psychedelic music into modern genres, including electronic influences
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Music enthusiasts, historians, and anyone interested in the evolution of psychedelic rock and its key artists will benefit from this discussion.

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Is anyone into psy? Some Led Zep tracks head in that direction (No Quarter), a lot of Pink Floyd, and Hendrex's Voodoo Child. Tibetan chants too are very very trippy at times. Some of the members of the forum must have lived through the whole psychedelia period, what stuff did you all listen to?
 
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13th Floor Elevators
 
Well, Strawbs' "Grave New World", and Pink Floyd's "Ummagumma" com to mind, as well as much of Hendrix's output.
 
Heh, I'm only 18 but I enjoy older 60's music much more than modern stuff. Here's what I like to listen to:
Led Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
Jefferson Airplane/Starship
Pink Floyd
America
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blues Image

Oh so much more too... I'm really glad I got my dad's music taste :P
 
The entire "Animals" cd, by Pink Floyd, would be at the top of my list. Rush also had some great, "trippy" music, along with being killer musicians.
 
Evo, Dembadon could you recommend some songs by Rush and 13th Floor Elevators? I've never heard of them..
 
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Evo, Dembadon could you recommend some songs by Rush and 13th Floor Elevators? I've never heard of them..

Listen to the song Tom Sawyer with headphones. I think many of Rush's songs, while maybe not as psychedelic as you're looking for, are the product of highly adept musicians. definitely use headphones, though. :smile:
 
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Pink Floyd are the original kings of psychedelic. I've never heard anyone come close to their style.

Also, I didn't see anyone mention The Doors
 
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Pink Floyd is the choice. The early years were a breakthrough.
I recommend 'Meddle' ... with headphones. ( and a dube )
Echoes in particular, all 23:31 minutes of it.
 
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I love this - particularly the bass line and the drum solo beginning at ~6:25 of part 1 and continuing into part 2.

"Iron Butterfly is an American hard rock band formed in 1965. They are best known for the 17 minute magnum opus "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", the title track of their second album. It was this track which established them as the early champions of psychedelic rock. On the basis of the track the album went on to sell millions, but the band failed to recapture this success with later releases."

Here is all 17+ minutes of Iron Butterfly's "In a Gadda da Vida" from 1968.

Note: turn all volume controls to max... for some reason, this was recorded at a low volume.
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvs8tdddn2o&feature=response_watch

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks8WPOCj_jo&feature=channel

PS; do not forget to turn volume back down after playing this!
.
 
  • #12
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"

Oh you !
The drum solo is top notch.

Thanks for reminding me. I'll spin it up :)
 
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I like Meddle, and have a vinyl copy of it, but Ummagumma was really trippy. Even the song titles were off the wall - "Careful with that Axe, Eugene". :)
 
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The first "30 Seconds to Mars" album is a great one the whole way through. In their second one they trend more towards emo, but their first one is considered "space rock".. Its my fav music album at the moment
 
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chaoseverlasting said:
Evo, Dembadon could you recommend some songs by Rush and 13th Floor Elevators? I've never heard of them..
You can listen to audio clips here. The 13th Floor Elevators is one of the truly pschedelic bands of the 60's.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000085X/?tag=pfamazon01-20
 
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Besides -

Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Iron Butterfly, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane (not Starship)

add

King Crimson
Yes
Greatful Dead
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Robin Trower
Cream
Arthur Brown
Yardbirds
Jeff Beck
Sanatana
Traffic
Beatles - Sgt Pepper, White, Yellow Submarine albums
Deep Purple
Bloodrock
 
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Steppenwolf did their share of "mind-opening" music too, as did the Byrds. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac was headed in that direction, too, with Green Manilishi and other songs.
 
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I forgot to mention Spirit with Randy California and Ed Cassidy (Randy's stepfather).

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young borderline psychedelic.

America was pretty mellow and Blood, Sweat & Tears was more blues than psychedelic.
 
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Before CSN there was Buffalo Springfield. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" is pretty trippy, as is "Broken Arrow".
 
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Astronuc said:
Besides -

Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Iron Butterfly, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane (not Starship)

add

King Crimson
Yes
Greatful Dead
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Robin Trower
Cream
Arthur Brown
Yardbirds
Jeff Beck
Sanatana
Traffic
Beatles - Sgt Pepper, White, Yellow Submarine albums
Deep Purple
Bloodrock

"NOT Starship " ... too funny :) White rabbit ( Surrealistic Pillow ) is a classic onto itself.
Feed your head !
yep ! All those albums are included in my collection. Good tunes.
 
  • #23
Wouldn't the Moody Blues fit the psychedelic label? They're good but can't compare with Pink Floyd; my favorite.
 
  • #24
i love Floyd, especially when comfortably numb. and I'm not exactly sure what counts as "psychedelic" music, but perhaps some of you would enjoy The Art of Noise.
 
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I don't consider the Doors psychedilic. I saw the doors in 67 and they were pop/underground, depending on which version of their songs you listened too. The same with the Dead, they had pop versions and undergrounds version, Steppenwolfe too.

Spirit was psychedlic. The 12 dreams of Dr Sardonicus was the best.

This one goes to Astrounc, he seems to have also listened to Spirit.

This song means so much to me, love it.



Also, when I touch you is awesome, Evo Child's friends always asked me what it was when I had it playing in the car.



More truly psychedilc music Fever Tree - San Francisco Girls. This is what psychedelic music sounded like.

 
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OMG, a poster named the greatest psychedelic bands.

Very underrated Texas Psychedelia... not quite up there with the 13th Floor Elevators, Shiva's Head Band, or The Golden Dawn, but every bit as good as Red Crayola, Bubble Puppy, and The Moving Sidewalks! An accquaintance of mine, Screamin' Kenny Blanchard, was in their 1974 reunion line-up on "Live at Lake Charles." Thanks for this! Texas Psych makes San Francisco's look sick!

OMG, The moving Sidewalks!
 
  • #27
Here's some newer stuff. Many of the songs are not made-for-radio and so take a minute or more to ramp up. I think I got a little carried away.

1200 Micrograms - Rock into the Future
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1200 Micrograms - Acid for Nothing
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Infected Mushroom - Shakawkaw (Vibe Tribe remix)
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Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6hL6fkJ1_k&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z6hL6fkJ1_k&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>

Juno Reactor - Conga Fury
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This is a live version of the above. The audio sucks, but it gives a taste of the live show. I happened to see this tour at a different (better) venue. Awesome show it was.
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Front Line Assembly - Future Fail
Takes a few minutes to ramp up.
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Delerium - Duende
Mellow and beautiful
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Delerium - Flowers Become Screens
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Delerium - Incantation
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Here's a Rolling Stones cover:
Laibach - Sympathy for the Devil
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Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (GMS Guitar Remix)
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Skazi - Satisfaction (Remix)
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Astral Projection - Dancing Galaxy
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Astral Projection - Kabalah
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Hallucinogen - LSD
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Clock DVA - Sound Mirror
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfMlbZqRQX0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfMlbZqRQX0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>

One of my favorites:
Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan
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  • #29
When I was a teenager I was into Jean-Michel Jarre for a while. He had some pretty far out stuff.

For trip hop songs I like

"Too Wicky" - Hooverphonic


"Life in Mono" - Mono


"Trigger Hippie" - Morcheeba


And I like just about anything by Portishead, Zero 7, or Sia.
 
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  • #30
Although not directly psychedelic, progressive rock holds some great trippy stuff.

Floyd,Yes,King Crimson,ELP,Gentle Giant,Mothers of Invention...
 

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