Psychedelic Rock/Neo-Psychedelia

Since there are posts for Krautrock, Metal, Punk, Rap and others, I think it's only fitting there be a Psychedelic Rock and Neo-Psychedelia forum here. It's especially fitting since bands like MGMT, Spiritualized, Portugal. The Man, Tame Impala, and many other Psychedelic groups are hitting higher and higher on the US Billboard 200. (MGMT's "Congratulations" was actually #2 on the Billboard, behind stupid Justin Beiber)

So, let's all enjoy some good Psychedelic Rock Music.

I haven't listened to much straight psych-rock, but my favorite album to come out this year was heavily influenced by it: Pepe Deluxé's Queen of the Wave.

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I'm not ahuge fan of Neo-Pyschedelia but I dig Psychedelic rock.

edited 1st Nov '12 4:51:04 AM by Erock

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Recently rediscovered Blue Cheer, hadn't listened to them in ages.

By the way, has anyone else noticed how the "Psychedelic Rock" label gets slapped on a lot of songs which are definitely psychedelic, but can't really be called rock? I've especially noticed this with Beatles songs, e.g. "Strawberry Fields Forever". There really should be a term like 'psychedelic pop' or something...

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Our own Psychedelic Rock article mentions "psychedelic pop" and "psychedelic soul".

I didn't write any of that.

I'd definitely say "Strawberry Fields Forever" is still rock, though not necessarily in the "rock and roll" sense. But I don't wanna start a subgenre semantics derail.

edited 4th Nov '12 11:31:12 PM by 0dd1

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Because I just saw Roky Erickson live recently (pretty good show by the way), I'm gonna post you some 13th Floor Elevators. They were allegedly the first ones to use the word "psychedelic" to describe music (by calling their debut The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators). "You're Gonna Miss Me" was the only "hit" they had, but I'm gonna post an album track that I think is more representative of what they normally sound like:

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I've been meaning to get that compilation that compiles all their material into one 3(?) CD set for a long time now. Being a poor college student working for minimum wage and getting minimal hours at work has its disadvantages sometimes.

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My problem with that band, and many other 60s acid rock bands, is that they're too rooted in folk and blues rock to my liking. Jefferson Airplane are an exception, though.

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What's wrong with blues or folk rock?

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I've been getting back into Dungen's Ta Det Lugnt after finding a cheap used copy. They happen to be one of the few bands I listen to that don't sing in English - I therefor have no idea what any of the lyrics are about, but I do think Swedish sounds cool in the context of prog-ish Neo-Psychedelia.

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A slightly different strain of psychedelia...

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I find it dull.

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What specifically did you listen to that turned you off of it?

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Most of the "classic" songs.

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I'm guessing for the folk rock that includes Simon And Garfunkel and for the blues rock that includes Cream? (Just to name a couple basic essentials.)

edited 24th Nov '12 12:31:05 PM by 0dd1

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Simon & Garfunkel and Cream both transcend those designations in terms of style and resonance, so I think it's a bit cheap to take that tact. Then again, I really dislike the whole argument "You like X band but you don't like Y genre, but X are (in my opinion) part of Y, so you can't say that you don't like Y."

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I'm just saying, they're good gateway artists into their respective genres. I'm just an inquiring mind here.

edited 24th Nov '12 3:33:43 PM by 0dd1

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I like Cream's more acid songs. Though I prefer Paul Simon on his own.

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Fair enough. Especially since solo Simon is stupendous.

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I am more of the modern kind of Psychedelic Rock fan. Not the Neo-Psychedelia ones like Tame Impala. Too hipster for me.

And some of the heavier kinds.

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That's about it.

edited 30th Nov '12 8:54:19 AM by ViralCyst

If you like heavy psych rock then you should check out bands like T2 and Captain Beyond.

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T2 Is actually one of the first Progressive Rock Bands, like King Crimson and Ars Nova. It may sound like Psychedelic Rock, but it actually isn't. Captain Beyond's first Album is indeed Psych Rock, but they're actually a Hard Rock Band. After their first album, they go straight into Hard Rock and Progressive Rock only. "No More White Horses" is a good song though.

Anyways, here's a Neo-Psychedelic Band that sounds like Pure Psychedelic Rock:

edited 14th Dec '12 6:07:05 PM by DingoWalley

Let's not get all genre-snobby here.

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