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Count Five — Psychotic Reaction
Album: Battle Of The Bands
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Released: 1966
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I feel depressed, I feel so bad
'Cause you're the best girl that I ever had
I can't get your love, I can't get a fraction
Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction
And it feels like this!

I feel so lonely night and day
I can't get your love, I must stay away
I need you girl, by my side
Uh-oh, little girl, would you like to take a ride, now
I can't get your love, I can't get satisfaction
Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction
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Tom Petty band does a great cover of this
Posted 5 months ago by phlatdade469    [ Reply ]
 kojiroh wrote:

Wow, what a great tune! Especially loving the faint harmonica in the background.



And the bass
Posted 6 months ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

I have always thought this was very cool, permeated by the essence of Psychedelia through and through. They took it to the next level!



Well put.
Posted 6 months ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
really sounds like early GD

also Them with Van
Posted 6 months ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 Ok_Sobriquet wrote:
Electric Kool-Aid *Acid* Test

Several times.  Looking forward to the Summer of '23 and a few more tests.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
GODLIKE!!! ICONIC!!! I bought the 45, when this first came out. I was 11yrs old. Thank You RP!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Wow - takes me back.  Wonderful memories of wonderful times.   :)
Posted 2 years ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
Most have certainly heard this classic.. not many, including myself could have ID'd the group.. 
Posted 2 years ago by Btravelen    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:

GREAT TUNE!  ...I bought the 45, when it came out in 1966.



thanks Bill first song I learned to play I was 13....tres cool
Posted 3 years ago by Yiungdrac    [ Reply ]
this rocks, dadio
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 GDTRFB wrote:
Walrus_Gumbo wrote:
I heard Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert do a great job with this rocker!!! Always a fave of mine!!!
Yep, there is a recorded version as well that really rocks. It was my introduction to this song (btw I'm 29 and I think this song is great). It's on one of the 6 discs in Petty's Playback box set - a wonderful collection with lots of fun, never-released stuff (along with the hits).
 

Reading old comments (this one is 14 years old) does payoff sometimes. I have the Playback set and have not played it since  it came out and have forgotten what is in it.  Time to go back and take a new look see.

This song still rocks and to those below who were in Anaheim when this was new, I was over in Corona del Mar at CdM high school back then.


{#Wave}
Posted 3 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 phlatdade469 wrote:

Tom Petty and the band do a GREAT version also



Recorded Pre- Stevie Nicks duets or Post?
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 phlatdade469 wrote:

Tom Petty and the band do a GREAT version also



really?
shame petty cannot sing and his band is shit
Posted 3 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
 ExploitingChaos wrote:
Did you pass the Electric Kool-Aid test?
 
Electric Kool-Aid *Acid* Test
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
Tom Petty and the band do a GREAT version also
Posted 3 years ago by phlatdade469    [ Reply ]
Reminds me slightly of Doctor Robert.
Posted 3 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
Did you pass the Electric Kool-Aid test?
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
I believe I had a compilation record from RKO radio that included this song...or I may be having a psychotic reaction. Those were the days...
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!  ...I bought the 45, when it came out in 1966.
Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 norvell wrote:
The Yardbirds?
 
Sounds similar, in part to the 'rave up' solos.
Posted 4 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.

 

Has there ever been a bad summer for rock n roll?
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else hear the key percussions and riffs used a few years later by the Who? The mid-'60s to mid-'70s were some of the most creative years for both psychedelic, blues, and just plain rock. I like to think that the greater percentage of the best were derived from the Mississippi Delta through to City Blues. Thanks for playing this ghost from my early transition years.
Posted 5 years ago by Jamus    [ Reply ]
'I can't get a fraction'
Posted 5 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
 LPCity wrote:
"when the major export was plums and cheesy garage bands."

Ha!

 
Just heard that description again upon replay.  Bill is awesome when sharing those little nuggets of California history.
Posted 6 years ago by pvg44    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty !
Posted 7 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
"when the major export was plums and cheesy garage bands."

Ha!
Posted 7 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
This was VERY innovative in it's day.  Thanks for playing.
Posted 7 years ago by boxofrain    [ Reply ]
ahhhhh! Real music  to start the day with  : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
I have always thought this was very cool, permeated by the essence of Psychedelia through and through. They took it to the next level!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Fantastic - absolutely rocks.
Posted 9 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:

So what. How many tricks have you had? And what does that have to do with this song?

 
Dude, really. Going in for personal insults? I have had many tricks in my profession, thank you very much.

 

Regarding the tune: Generally I find artists that can do it more than once much more interesting.


Posted 9 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 bitbanger wrote:
One trick pony

 
So what. How many tricks have you had? And what does that have to do with this song?
Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
One trick pony
Posted 10 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this in DECADES. Thanks B&R
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
I remember this from growing up, too -- woo!
Posted 10 years ago by Amyjacksoncc    [ Reply ]
 reminds me of grade school  Flavian Elementary..Barbie and I swinging on the monkey bars..Beautiful !  dw wrote:
Reminds me of high school. This band was from San Jose - local! Nothing like growing up in San Francisco in the '60s........{#Drummer}

 


Posted 10 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Wow, what a great tune! Especially loving the faint harmonica in the background.
Posted 11 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
The Yardbirds?
Posted 11 years ago by norvell    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of high school. This band was from San Jose - local! Nothing like growing up in San Francisco in the '60s........{#Drummer}
Posted 11 years ago by dw    [ Reply ]
It's a great album.... or at least it is for my varied tastes.
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
LOVE this song. It's also the opener of a fantastic compilation called 'SEX: Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die', that was compiled from the records on the jukebox at Malcolm McLaren's shop SEX in London. Great track list:

  1. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
  2. Through My Eyes - The Creation
  3. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
  4. Shake Some Action - Flaming Groovies
  5. You're Gonna Miss Me - The Spades
  6. Liar Liar - The Castaways
  7. In the Nighttime - The Strangeloves
  8. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor
  9. You'd Better Move On - Arthur Alexander
  10. I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
  11. Night of the Vampire - The Moontrekkers
  12. Monster in Black Tights - Screaming Lord Sutch
  13. I Can't Control Myself - The Troggs
  14. I Put a Spell on You - Screaming Jay Hawkins
  15. Have Love Will Travel - The Sonics
  16. Joue Pas Le Rock'n'Roll Pour Moi - Johnny Hallyday
  17. The Pill - Loretta Lynn
  18. We Sell Soul - The Spades
  19. Valerie- Jackie and the Starlites
  20. Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers
 

Posted 11 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
Gonna have to crank up my Nuggets LP while I do the dishes tonight!
Posted 11 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill.
Takes me back to the summer of 1966 in NJ... from a cold rainy London morning...
Posted 11 years ago by gary2000    [ Reply ]
Where are they now?
How many of them are dentists?
Satisfaction meets Ina Gadda Da Vida.
Posted 12 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Quite possibly some of the earliest punk rock.
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.

 



In 1966 and 1967 I was in jr. hi, but remember how extraordinary especially '67 was from all of the new rock that was being born in those days. Cream, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and that ilk were all brand new and radically different than any of the other bland pop that was aired on most radio back then.
Posted 12 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
guess they recorded everything in the shower in 1966
 
Not everything, but this was one of the original "garage bands", so it is unlikely that they did much recording in state-of-the-art, classical-music, recording studios like The Beatles were able to do..
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Don't know why there would be any comparison to the Yardbirds.  This is good but it sure isn't up to the level of the Yardbirds.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Can you say "Yardbirds"?  Still, I've liked the tune since my youth in the 60s!
Posted 12 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
Yeah...brings back memories of John C. Fremont Junior High School, mid 60s. Thanks for the roadtrip back.
 
In Anaheim?  I was over at Sycamore then.   LOL! Small world!
Posted 12 years ago by Patti    [ Reply ]
........ and Carbeurator Dung.  Long live Lester Bangs.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Awesome booty shakin.{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
This tune cooks
Posted 13 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
let's rock!
let it roll
Posted 13 years ago by hifi    [ Reply ]
guess they recorded everything in the shower in 1966
Posted 13 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Yeah...brings back memories of John C. Fremont Junior High School, mid 60s. Thanks for the roadtrip back.
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 Suzl wrote:
When was this song born?
 
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.

Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Great tune!

Also on the Nuggets box set. 
Posted 13 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
I love this ... always have ... I can't help it!
Posted 13 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
Love the obligatory guitar freak outs.
Posted 14 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
The Count Five Psychotic Reaction
Beck Pressure Zone
The Beatles Taxman
Terri Hendrix Gravity


great sets Bill, thanks


Posted 14 years ago by mcYammer    [ Reply ]
aw, one of my favorite songs—i missed it!

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 dionysius wrote:
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.


 

 Jack_Jefferson wrote:

I agree.  Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.

 

The guy just to the left of him looks like Alfred E. Neuman.  I don't think very many "emo" bands ever aspired to be "punk".  Great song.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Check out the great Lester Bangs' book "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung"
Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Boy, do I ever remember this beauty!!! 9
Posted 14 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
 Jack_Jefferson wrote:

I agree.  Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.

 
pretty in pink

Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
This jams.
Posted 14 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
 dionysius wrote:
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.


 
I agree.  Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.

Posted 14 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
As much fun now as it was in the '60's.  If the lyrics weren't so doinky, I'd give it a 10! 

And Bauhaus owes them royalties for the rhythm section of Poison Pen!
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Classic garage rock tune.
Posted 15 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]
 DrLex wrote:

Well, this is the first time I hear this and it seriously rocks.
 
It was pretty cool when it came out, too.
I loved to turn up the volume on this one!
(still do).


Posted 15 years ago by meadowwoods    [ Reply ]
When was this song born?
Posted 15 years ago by Suzl    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
One of the great works of rock criticism:

The late great Lester Bangs

Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
 

I miss Lester.

And, I can't resist —- I think he would have hated Radiohead.
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

So I'm walkin' down Telegraph with that book in my hand, just snatched it up from Rasputin's, and a guy sees it and says "Oh, wow, man" and I say to myself, "uh-oh" but you know how when you buy a book or record sometimes you're just so full of cool you want someone to acknowledge it, so I made eye contact and he jumps at me, saying "that book looks really interesting!" I say I'm sure it is, can't wait to read it and he says "can I look at it? I've never seen that book before" so I show him and he starts to mutter something about it not being an author with any credibility... dust jacket reviews from Rolling Stone, not JAMA or whatever and then he sees the rest of the title finally and it doesn't make any sense and says "what is this book, really?" so I say it's music reviews by Lester Bangs and he starts to breathe really fast and starts talking really fast and I think he's going to take my book and do something untoward to it so I snatch it back and he really starts going off and the last thing I remember is "people shouldn't write books about music that make fun of other people!"

 
So I'm not sure what that was all about but hey, it's Thursday and you wanted a story. 

 
"Uh, I dunno, Dick... I give it an Eighty-Eight.  It's got a beat, you can dance to it."

Posted 15 years ago by samiyam    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
One of the great works of rock criticism: The late great Lester Bangs Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
 
So I'm walkin' down Telegraph with that book in my hand, just snatched it up from Rasputin's, and a guy sees it and says "Oh, wow, man" and I say to myself, "uh-oh" but you know how when you buy a book or record sometimes you're just so full of cool you want someone to acknowledge it, so I made eye contact and he jumps at me, saying "that book looks really interesting!" I say I'm sure it is, can't wait to read it and he says "can I look at it? I've never seen that book before" so I show him and he starts to mutter something about it not being an author with any credibility... dust jacket reviews from Rolling Stone, not JAMA or whatever and then he sees the rest of the title finally and it doesn't make any sense and says "what is this book, really?" so I say it's music reviews by Lester Bangs and he starts to breathe really fast and starts talking really fast and I think he's going to take my book and do something untoward to it so I snatch it back and he really starts going off and the last thing I remember is "people shouldn't write books about music that make fun of other people!"

 
So I'm not sure what that was all about but hey, it's Thursday and you wanted a story. 


Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
Eclectic and retro.
 
Retro and eclectic.

Posted 15 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
oh well, they tried :)
Posted 16 years ago by reason06    [ Reply ]
groovy man. way kool.
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Eclectic and retro. It's a floor wax and a dessert topping....
Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.
Yep. What a motley bunch. And those threads! Dig. c.
Posted 16 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
One of the great works of rock criticism: The late great Lester Bangs Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
Posted 16 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
nice nugget
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Whenever this song came on the radio my brother and I would dance around like madmen. There's just something about it . . .
Posted 16 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
omg!!! great beat...I'm totally rocking out in my desk chair to this one!
Posted 16 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
1wolfy wrote:
I wish someone would cover this track and bring it back to life
Check out Michael Powers' version.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
love this song! i haven't heard it in a while. great songs the last 40 minutes bill. Playlist for the last 6 hours: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:09 pm - The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction 2:07 pm - Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker 2:04 pm - Beatles - Taxman 2:01 pm - Porcupine Tree - Four Chords That Made a Million 1:58 pm - Sebadoh - Ocean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:55 pm - Ryan Adams - Oh My God, Whatever, Etc. 1:53 pm - Patty Griffin - You'll Remember 1:48 pm - Talking Heads - City Of Dreams 1:45 pm - Andrew Bird - Imitosis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:38 pm - The Smiths - How Soon Is Now 1:33 pm - Bonnie Raitt - Spit of Love 1:29 pm - Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
I wish someone would cover this track and bring it back to life
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
gjeeg wrote:
Into the blender went: Stone's Satisfaction, a touch of The Last Time and a little bit of Ted Nugent and out came this cool hit.
Don't forget a heapin' helpin' of Yardbirds! It sounds like a dead ringer for one of theirs.
Posted 16 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
Into the blender went: Stone's Satisfaction, a touch of The Last Time and a little bit of Ted Nugent and out came this cool hit.
Posted 16 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Walrus_Gumbo wrote:
I heard Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert do a great job with this rocker!!! Always a fave of mine!!!
Yep, there is a recorded version as well that really rocks. It was my introduction to this song (btw I'm 29 and I think this song is great). It's on one of the 6 discs in Petty's Playback box set - a wonderful collection with lots of fun, never-released stuff (along with the hits).
Posted 17 years ago by GDTRFB    [ Reply ]
celadonstone wrote:
Aww man! Seven Nation Army then this? YAY BABY!
And again today. Oooooh, and now it's Dick Dale. Gotta love RP.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
There is this strange cat that goes by Nash the Slash, he plays electric mandolin. On his classic cover album called "American Bandages" (he only appears in public with his head wrapped in bandages) he covers this tune. During the break, be reads Mark David Chapman's letters to Jodi Foster. It's really creepy. Makes this song completely different
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
YEAH BABY!!!
Posted 17 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]
steeler wrote:
Yes, I agree with all the previous comments. Wonder if anyone younger sees any merit in this, or does it all depend on nostalgia? (Certainly twas great junior high psychedelia, with a bad boy attitude)
Well, this is the first time I hear this and it seriously rocks.
Posted 17 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Came across this as a cover version by the Cramps in the early 80s..live from the peppermint lounge. The original is one of the few highlights of the Nuggets CD I spent good money on.">
Posted 17 years ago by nadz    [ Reply ]
Old time goodness!
Posted 17 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
Aww man! Seven Nation Army then this? YAY BABY!
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
I heard Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert do a great job with this rocker!!! Always a fave of mine!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
The Real Rawkin' Stuff ... Cheers RP!
Posted 17 years ago by UncleChig    [ Reply ]
I love the way the tempo shifts in this song. You don't hear quality like this in songs too often nowadays.
Posted 17 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Some mighty fine carburetor dung if there ever was, man! Put THAT in yer pipe n smoke it mon! Do this baby with headphones on the Octoshape channel!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
sharkartist wrote:
geez, I actually met these guys back in their day when they did a promo appearance at the KRLA radio studios. I guess I was around 10 years old.
That may explain a lot.
Posted 17 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
geez, I actually met these guys back in their day when they did a promo appearance at the KRLA radio studios. I guess I was around 10 years old.
Posted 18 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
More of this for those newbies outthere...
Posted 18 years ago by ttexast    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
I'm 50 and grew up in Florida. Different coast but same memory! Yeah, I remember "People." They had a song called "I Love You," if memory serves. One-hit-wonder land.
I was in high school when both these songs came out, and they were sooooo cool for the times, especially for a white chick from suburban Cleveland.
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
It's been years .... it's a 9er thanks RP !
Posted 18 years ago by rollo_tomasi    [ Reply ]
I'm too young to have a flashback on this, I think, or maybe I just failed to do enough drugs way back when...but I love the song, great stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by babygirl614    [ Reply ]
How can you hear this song and not want to dance? Bouncing and typing at the same time....
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Flashing, man!! Wow! Wuttagroove! Goddess, what a flashback!!
Posted 18 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
Oh, it's cool to hear this song on RP. Never heard it for dozens of years!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
skooney wrote:
Fun to hear, reminds me of the Yardbirds. It was sort of a signature sound of the Psychedelic age. I'm 53 and remember it well. Liked it then like it now. ...and my soul has been psychedelized.....waa.a.a..h
Yeah, this still sounds cool....I remember it well, too.
Posted 18 years ago by meadowwoods    [ Reply ]
Cachatons wrote:
I'm 50 from San Jose and remember when this song came out :( It was very cool. Does anyone out there remember a group call the "People" from the same time period?
I'm 50 and grew up in Florida. Different coast but same memory! Yeah, I remember "People." They had a song called "I Love You," if memory serves. One-hit-wonder land.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Dave_Mack wrote:
Well, I'm not old enough to remember when it came out (40), but I've always been a big 60/70s fan, and big on psychedelia. I think this is one of the best of the genre, and they're from San Jose :-).
I'm 50 from San Jose and remember when this song came out :( It was very cool. Does anyone out there remember a group call the "People" from the same time period?
Posted 19 years ago by Cachatons    [ Reply ]
SpaceCowboy wrote:
Well, I was not around when this one came out, but in the early eighties I was a teenager looking for musical kicks, and had a revelation when I heard the album Smell Of Female by The Cramps. On this album they do a kick-ass live version of said song. Excellent. And then a few years later I heard the original, and was amazed that they were able to make such an outrageous song way back in 66! And since then it has been one of my absolute favorites. But that was before I got hooked on The Sonics...
You listened to the Cramps in High School? Wow, you're way cool!
Posted 19 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
steeler wrote:
Yes, I agree with all the previous comments. Wonder if anyone younger sees any merit in this, or does it all depend on nostalgia? (Certainly twas great junior high psychedelia, with a bad boy attitude)
nope, nostalgia plays no role in my liking this. i'm 40. this rocks.
Posted 19 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
I remember this (turing 34 this month) But I was raised on music.
Posted 19 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
steeler wrote:
Yes, I agree with all the previous comments. Wonder if anyone younger sees any merit in this, or does it all depend on nostalgia? (Certainly twas great junior high psychedelia, with a bad boy attitude)
Well, I was not around when this one came out, but in the early eighties I was a teenager looking for musical kicks, and had a revelation when I heard the album Smell Of Female by The Cramps. On this album they do a kick-ass live version of said song. Excellent. And then a few years later I heard the original, and was amazed that they were able to make such an outrageous song way back in 66! And since then it has been one of my absolute favorites. But that was before I got hooked on The Sonics...
Posted 19 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
Fun to hear, reminds me of the Yardbirds. It was sort of a signature sound of the Psychedelic age. I'm 53 and remember it well. Liked it then like it now. ...and my soul has been psychedelized.....waa.a.a..h
Posted 19 years ago by skooney    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh......cooooooollll!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by beatlechick    [ Reply ]