hi, im kinda new to alot of 60's music and i wanna find out about it some more, but the type of 60's music that stood out in my mind the most is what i think is called psychedelic. what kind of sound i'm talking about is the austin powers theme song that i think quincy jones did and 'beautiful stranger' by madonna. its also in 'im a beliver' by the monkees, that song is really one of my favourites and kinda got me hooked to begin with. ive also heard 'in the garden of eden' by iron butterfly, and thats also an example of the kinda sound im refering to. so can anyone recommend me some really great songs that fall under this catergory?
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Hi
try these

Beatles - Sgt pepper's
Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
Pretty Things - SF Sorrow
Pink Floyd - Piper at the gates of Dawn
Zombies - Odessey & oracle
Electric Prunes - Underground
The Who - Who Sell Out
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady land
Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music for mind & body
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Kinks - Village green preservation society
13th floor elevators (anything)
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Part One
White Noise - Electric Storm


try these for starters !! (these are albums)

for a few songs

Beatles - I am the walrus
Beatles - Strawberry fields
Pink Floyd - Astronomy domine
Donovan - mellow yellow
Donovan - sunshine superman
Jefferson airplane - white rabbit
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Starbuck already mentioned some great ones, such as The Beatles, The Doors, Pink Floyd, etc.

Here are a few more bands to check out...

The Soft Machine
The Steve Miller Band (early days)
The Animals
The Pretty Things
The Who
The Yardbirds
The Small Faces
Cream
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Byrds (think "Mr. Tambourine Man" )

to name a few more. All of these bands had a sort of "psychedelic period" and put out albums in that vein, although they were not necessarily limited to that genre.

others

Amboy Dukes
Choclate Watch Band
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Iron Butterfly*
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Not Sure if these are psychedelic, but your head will certainly be fucked.....

1. King Crimson - In The Court of The Crimson King
2. Pink Floyd - Pipers at The Gates of Dawn
3. Syd Barret - The Madcap Laughs

Don't forget the Germans!

Can "Monster Movie"
Amon Duul "Psychedelic Underground"

Oh yes!

and if those bands are to cliche for you try..

10CC art Rock Pyschedlic

10cc is the name of the band

Any and all...



...Hendrix.


A smattering of things after that...

Albums:









Tunes:
Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
The Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Mr. Fantasy - Traffic


Psychedelic Soul:
Cloud Nine - The Temptations

Psychedelic Pop Tunes:
Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Talk Talk - The Music Machine
Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds
Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five
I Had Too Much Too Dream Last Night - The Electric Prunes
(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - The Blues Magoos


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Here are a few that are guaranteed to take you on a trip....



"After Bathing At Baxter's" - Jefferson Airplane

"Anthem Of The Sun" - Grateful Dead

"Thier Satanic Majesties Request" - The Rolling Stones

"Electric Ladyland" - Jimi Hendrix

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Iron Butterfly

"Moby Grape" - Moby Grape

"It's A Beautiful Day" - It's A Beautiful Day

"Cheap Thrills" - Big Brother & The Holding Company

"Funkadelic" - Funkadelic

"Happy Trails" - Quicksilver Messenger Service

"The Doors" - The Doors

"Led Zeppelin" - "Led Zeppelin

"Then Play On" - Fleetwood Mac

theAudience said:

is that the plaster caster lady nowadays

MrTation said:

Nice picks.

Quicksilver & the Dead had some really classic album covers.


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lilgish said:

Miss Harlowe (a one time "Caster")...



...looks pretty darn close.


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theAudience said:

In many ways , those arent necessarily the "best" lps by the bands listed,just the more "psychedelic" ones...

It certainly was one of the better eras for expirimentation... ( in the studio , that is )

Maybe I'm just stretching because they're my favorite band (or at least my favorite R&B band) but I'd also recommend Sly & the Family Stone. The music historian cliche is that their music was a mixture of "gospel, pop, soul, and psychedelia". Admittedly the later is not a very heavily emphasized aspect of their music and it mostly refers to their use of heavy fuzz toned guitar (and bass), but they have also occasionally employed other trappings of psychedelic music like strange psychotic/schizophrenic lyrics ("I cannot make it" one of my favorite examples) and "trippy" sound effects/production(again using a song from their debut as an example "trip to your heart").

I HIGHLY recommend Shocking Blue! They are a band from the 60's from Denmark I think? The singer has an amazing voice and they are quite funky as well. They did the original to "Venus" which you probably know from Bananarama's cover in the 80's. They rock!

lilgish said:

Cynthia Plaster Caster!

minneapolisgenius said:

something tells me you woulda liked that job.

lilgish said:

Best job in the world if you ask me.