Favorite Psychedelic Songs

Automatic Slim · 07-29-2009, 12:29 AM

[QUOTE=Inuzuka Skysword;710929]Personally the old 70s stuff, besides Pink Floyd and Hendrix, wasn't at all Psychedelic compared to the stuff that is created these days. With that said, here are my top five most psychedelic songs (meaning they aren't necessarily psychedelic rock songs, but instead invoke a psychedelic atmosphere):

I was making a distinction between the stoner/desert genres and the older psychedelic stuff. I'd call a song 'psychedelic' if it relies upon nonsensical or cryptic lyrics. I'd call Stairway to Heaven psychedelic, for example. It's this type of psychedelia I was asking about.

A lot of modern stoner bands (e.g. Kyuss) seem to rely more on the music instead of the lyrics to create atmosphere. Or at least that's how it sounds. I love both types, though.

Thanks for the comment. I am familiar with Kyuss and Sleep. Will have to check out Acid Mothers Temple and Comus.

Automatic Slim · 07-31-2009, 07:44 AM

Would anyone like to name uh... any number ... of their favorite psychedelic songs?

IHuman · 07-31-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Automatic Slim

Name 15 of your favorite psychedelic songs, but no more than 5 songs per band. (Otherwise, I'd have a list of nothing but Beatles and Monster Magnet.) I put my list in alphabetical order.

1.Baby Gotterdammerung - Monster Magnet
2. Boris - Melvins; I'd call it psychedelic, just slow and sludgy. Or maybe I'm just trying to justify sneaking the Melvins in somewhere.
3. Come Together - Beatles
4. Dopes To Infinity - Monster Magnet
5. Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
6. I Am The Walrus - Beatles; Perhaps my favorite psychedelic song.
7. Joan Crawford - Blue Oyster Cult; The lyrics are insane.
8. L.A. Woman - Doors
9. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
10. Man on the Silver Mountain - Rainbow
11. Octopus's Garden - Beatles
12. Subhuman - Blue Oyster Cult
13. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream
14. Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top
15. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

I didn't include bands like Electric Wizard or Sleep. They're great stoner bands, but not exactly what I mean by 'psychedelic'.

I've only heard a few of those and of the ones i've heard there's only IATW that i'd call psychedelic. Come together isn't. or LA woman

IHuman · 07-31-2009, 09:52 AM

Beatles-Tomorrow never knows
Beatles-Strawberry fields forever
Beatles-Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Beatles-I am the walrus
Beatles-Magical mystery tour
Pink Floyd-See Emily play
Pink Floyd-Interstella overdrive
Pink Floyd-See saw
Pink Floyd-Bike
Pink Floyd-Careful with that axe Eugene
Jefferson airplane-White rabbit
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple haze
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Are you experienced
Oasis-Supersonic
Love-You set the scene

Automatic Slim · 08-01-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by IHuman

I've only heard a few of those and of the ones i've heard there's only IATW that i'd call psychedelic. Come together isn't. or LA woman

I suppose I could be wrong about the definition of psychedelic. I always thought of Come Together as the quintessential psychedelic song.

I admit that a couple of choices are borderline (Melvins; ZZ Top). I always thought something was psychedelic if it employed cryptic or bizarre lyrics. Trippy use of the instruments is helpful (as are drug references), but I don't know if it's necessary to have that to qualify as psychedelic.

Strat HD · 08-01-2009, 02:49 PM

Come together was not pyschedelic bro. I was there.

Strat HD · 08-01-2009, 02:59 PM

Strat HD · 08-01-2009, 03:09 PM

cantstop · 08-04-2009, 04:48 AM

L.A. Woman, The Doors

IHuman · 08-04-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by cantstop

L.A. Woman, The Doors

Why's that psychedelic?

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Automatic Slim Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 92	[QUOTE=Inuzuka Skysword;710929]Personally the old 70s stuff, besides Pink Floyd and Hendrix, wasn't at all Psychedelic compared to the stuff that is created these days. With that said, here are my top five most psychedelic songs (meaning they aren't necessarily psychedelic rock songs, but instead invoke a psychedelic atmosphere): I was making a distinction between the stoner/desert genres and the older psychedelic stuff. I'd call a song 'psychedelic' if it relies upon nonsensical or cryptic lyrics. I'd call Stairway to Heaven psychedelic, for example. It's this type of psychedelia I was asking about. A lot of modern stoner bands (e.g. Kyuss) seem to rely more on the music instead of the lyrics to create atmosphere. Or at least that's how it sounds. I love both types, though. Thanks for the comment. I am familiar with Kyuss and Sleep. Will have to check out Acid Mothers Temple and Comus. __________________ "I say I can't but I really mean I won't."

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