Paul Revere & The Raiders - The Spirit of 67' (1967)

Dammit, does this album cover sucks or what?
But, skip that, there is great music inside it.

From allmusic.com:
"By the time they recorded their third Top Ten album The Spirit of '67, Paul Revere and the Raiders were firmly established as one of America's best and most popular homegrown rock 'n' roll acts. The band had also begun to spread its wings creatively, expanding the garage-flavored rock 'n' roll of their early hits into more ambitious and sophisticated musical territory. Along with such classic Raiders smashes as "Hungry," "Good Thing" and "The Great Airplane Strike," The Spirit of '67 finds the quintet embracing psychedelia on such tunes as "Oh! To Be a Man," "1001 Arabian Nights" and "Undecided Man," while delivering memorable showcases for bassist Phil "Fang" Volk ("Why? Why? Why?") and drummer Michael "Smitty" Smith ("Our Candidate"). This expanded edition augments the original 11-song album with three rare bonus tracks, including an alternate version of "Hungry" and the single mix of "The Great Airplane Strike."



1. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Good Thing (3:06)
2. Paul Revere & The Raiders - All About (3:03)
3. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Hungry (2:59)
4. Paul Revere & The Raiders - In My Comm (2:11)
5. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Louise (2:11)
6. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Why Why (3:00)
7. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Oh! To Be (3:05)
8. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Undecided (1:50)
9. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Our Candidate (2:53)
10. Paul Revere & The Raiders - 1001 Arabi (4:27)
11. Paul Revere & The Raiders - The GreatAirplane Strike (3:14)
12. Paul Revere & The Raiders - (You're A) (2:01)

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King Funk (1969-1973)

Do you like groove? Do ya, punk?
That's the best funk compilation I've ever found to date. I found it by luck the other day on the internet, and it's completely fantastic.

This is real FUNK music, before disco came out and beat the shit out of it. It's got power and It's got SOUL(in the literal meaning of the word, these guys play with their heart).

1. Honky Tonk Popcorn - Bill Doggett
2. Butter Your Popcorn - Hank Ballard
3. Your Thing Ain't No Good Without My Thing - Marie Queenie Lyons
4. Tighten Up - Roosevelt Matthews
5. Live It Up - James K-Nine
6. Gold Walk - The Presidents
7. See and Don't See - Marie Queenie Lyons
8. From the Back Side, Pt. 1 - Sons of Funk
9. From the Back Side, Pt. 2 - Sons of Funk
10. Witch Doctor - Over Night Low
11. Papa's Got the Wagon - Gloria Walker
12. Camelot Time - J Hines & the Fellows
13. Fever - Marie Queenie Lyons
14. Love Potion No. 9 - The Coasters
15. Soul Train - Little Royal
16. Unwind Yourself - Hank Ballard
17. Get It Right or Leave It Alone - Dan Brantley
18. Stand Up and Get Funky - James Duncan
19. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
20. Funky Lady, Pt. 1 - Soul East

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Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974)

Ok, so people always send me emails saying how nice the records I put on the blog are, how I never post bad music here, how my musical taste and fantastic and etc...

Well, here's a terrible record. I hate it.

Phaedra is regarded by many as Tangerine Dream's masterpiece. Supposedly, this album is one of the best ambient-music records that have ever been made. Many call it a ""transcendental experience"", or, to quote some fellow from amazon.com: "it took me beyond the limits of my imagination".

I have no idea how can someone go beyond the limits of his imagination listening to 40 minutes of one keyboard note constantly pressed. I guess I just don't have what it takes to reach the spiritual potential of such deep albuns, as, for example: Brian Eno's extremely highly acclaimed ambience albuns.

Brian Eno, a very spiritual guy.

If you wanna listen to it and come up with an opinion by yourselves, the download link is right below:

1. "Phaedra" – 17:45
2. "Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares" – 9:55
3. "Movements of a Visionary" – 8:01
4. "Sequent C' " – 2:18

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Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)

Deeply spiritual. Morrison explores themes of renewal and redemption. Light, soulful, and jazzy, Moondance opens with the sweetly nostalgic "And It Stoned Me," the song's pastoral imagery establishing the dominant lyrical motif recurring throughout the album — virtually every track exults in natural wonder, whether it's the nocturnal magic celebrated by the title cut or the unlimited promise offered in "Brand New Day." At the heart of the record is "Caravan," an incantatory ode to the power of radio; equally stirring is the majestic "Into the Mystic," a song of such elemental beauty and grace as to stand as arguably the quintessential Morrison moment.

Side one

1. "And It Stoned Me" – 4:30
2. "Moondance" – 4:35
3. "Crazy Love" – 2:34
4. "Caravan" – 4:57
5. "Into the Mystic" – 3:25

Side two

1. "Come Running" – 2:30
2. "These Dreams of You" – 3:50
3. "Brand New Day" – 5:09
4. "Everyone" – 3:31
5. "Glad Tidings – 3:13

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The Go! Team - Proof of Youth(2007) and Thunder Lightining Strike (2004)

Even though at first they may sound a bit TOO poppy and indiey, they are great, believe me. If you can stand excessively happy music, you'll love them like I do.

The key factor is that they represent very well the London cultural miscigenation, for example, their leadsinger is a black rapper Ninja. They also have a japanese singer who acts like they're recording an anime soundtrack. And the main songwriter is Ian Parton, who loves 70's blackexploitation music and spy movies.

The final result is not a mess, and instead, one of the most interesing mixs of different styles I've ever heard. If you don't like the video for Doing It Right below, try listening to another of their songs on youtube.

Downloads(both albuns are equally great):

Thunder Lightining Strike (2004)

Proof of Youth (2007)

The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)

Although most people probably think the only Talking Heads live release is Stop Making Sense, the fact is that there's an earlier, better live album called The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads. Originally released in 1982 on LP and cassette, the album chronicles the growth of the band, both stylistically and personnel-wise. The excitement of this material is palpable, and the muscular band rips into these tunes with more power than the originals in most cases. At this point in their career, Talking Heads were still basically an underground band; it was "Burning Down the House" that really thrust them into the mainstream, and Stop Making Sense documents their arrival as a more or less mainstream act. The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads captures a hungry band on its way up, performing with a fire that was never matched on later tours.
from allmusic.com

1. Talking Heads - New Feeling (3:12)
2. Talking Heads - A Clean Break (Let's Work) (4:52)
3. Talking Heads - Don't Worry About the Government (3:04)
4. Talking Heads - Pulled Up (4:11)
5. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (5:52)
6. Talking Heads - Artists Only (3:44)
7. Talking Heads - Stay Hungry (3:48)
8. Talking Heads - Air (4:14)
9. Talking Heads - Love --> Building on Fire (3:33)
10. Talking Heads - Memories Can't Wait (3:53)
11. Talking Heads - I Zimbra (3:30)
12. Talking Heads - Drugs (4:45)
13. Talking Heads - Houses in Motion (6:50)
14. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (4:57)
15. Talking Heads - The Great Curve (Live) (6:50)
16. Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless (9:37)
17. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River (6:32)

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Cat Stevens - Harold & Maude Soundtrack (1971)

This post is an answer to the innumerable emails I've received these last few days complaining about the same thing: "The blog is lacking of gentle and peaceful folk-rock music".

Well, alright, then. Here's some Cat Stevens for you with Harold & Maude's soundtrack. The movie is brilliant and tear-inducing. The soundtrack is Steven in his best, in my humble opinion. If you want to sing out, sing out is something I'll sing to my children.

Side one
"Don't Be Shy"
"On The Road To Find Out"
"I Wish, I Wish"
"Miles From Nowhere"
"Tea for the Tillerman"
"I Think I See The Light"

Side two
"Where Do The Children Play?"
"If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out"
"If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out (banjo version)" – previously unreleased
"Trouble"

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Gong - Flying Teapot (1973)

God dammit. I was taking a look at my recent posts today and I figured I have been posting only crazy people's music. It's bizarre because I did it unconsciously, but, just take a quick look at JvCv's last posts:

Brian "Schizophrenic" Wilson,

Captain "Nuts" Beefheart,

Damo "Jeovah Witness" Suzuki from CAN,

Frank "I never made a normal record in my life" Zappa,

Roky "Lobotomized" Erickson;

"Well" - I thought to myself - "if the subject is crazy people's music, then the blog is sure lacking a Gong record. Gong is surely one of the most freaky bands that have landed on this planet. Flying Teapot will do the job just perfectly."

And here it is.

"Gong's leadsinger Daevid Allen asking for a hug."

1) Radio Gnome Invisible;

2) Flying Teapot;

3) The Pot Head Pixies;

4) The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine;

5) Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell;

6) Witch's Song I Am Your Pussy

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Beach Boys - Summer days (and summer nights!!) (1965)

The record that has "California Girls", "Let him Run Wild" and many other fantastic beachboys gems. The perfect album for a lazy summer night, every song here is good. My favourite in their pre-Pet Sounds era.

Sing along for greater effects.

Track listing:
1) The Girl From New York City;
2) Amusement Parks USA;
3) Then I Kissed Her;
4) Salt Lake City;
5) Girl Don't Tell Me;
6) Help Me Rhonda;
7) California Girls;
8) Let Him Run Wild;
9) You're So Good To Me;
10) Summer Means New Love;
11) I'm Bugged At My Ol' Man;
12) And Your Dream Comes True.

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Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream for Crow (1982)

Another crazy man's album. This one is the last record made by the legendary Don Van Vliet, or, Captain Beefheart. If you're not familiar with him yet, well... I guess you're going to be a bit shocked with Ice Cream For Crow.

Although not as shocking as his famous record Trout Mask Republica(1968), this one shows a older and maturer Beefheart. Allegedly a schizophrenic and visibly not completely sane, he sounds like a dying pirate cursing his fellow shipmates here.

After this record, Beefheart left the music businness and went to live isolated somewhere in the californian desert. Some don't even know if he's still alive. Well, God bless that poor soul.

- A -
1.ice cream for crow 4:33
2.the host the ghost the most holy-o 2:25
3.semi-multicoloured caucasian 4:20 instrumental
4.hey garland, i dig your tweed coat 3:11
5.evening bell 2:00 instrumental
6.cardboard cutout sundown 2:37
- B -
7.the past sure is tense 3:20
8.ink mathematics 2:40
9.the witch doctor life 2:38
10. '81' poop hatch 2:37 poem *
11.the thousandth and tenth day of the human totem pole 5:43 *
12.skeleton makes good 2:18

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Can - Ege Bamyasi (1972)

This is a fantastic record. One of my favourites ever, definitely.
If you still arent familiar with Can and Krautrock, I'd recommend you to search wikipedia to see what they stand for. In resume, they are a german band with a japanese singer who sings in mumblings.

This record is one of those you get high while listening to. I mean, not literally, it's just that the sound is so grasping and involving, you can't help but start feeling part of the experience.

Prindle describes it as:
"Like you just fell like putting on dark sunglasses and shaking your head back and forth like a heroin user might before the dark slumber of death rolls over."

Starostin describes it as:
"Keywords: 'organic', 'polyrhythmic', 'tribal', 'voodoo', 'dark', 'mystical', but far from the generic game 'Let's Pretend We're So Very Psychic''. Let it just grow on you."

1) Pinch;
2) Sing Swan Song;
3) One More Night;
4) Vitamin C;
5) Soup;
6) I'm So Green;
7) Spoon

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Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is

From Markprindle.com:

"I already owned cheap or free copies of Hot Rats, Uncle Meat, We're Only In It For The Money, Fillmore East June 1971, Apostrophe (`), Strictly Commercial (a "best of" compilation I didn't review here) and Shut Your Mouth With A Guitar, but all of them just made me feel.. Mmm, semi-interested. Like, I could tell that one day I WOULD be a fan because a lot of it seemed really smart, but that day just hadn't come. But You Are What You Is made that day come. The only reason I bought it in the first place was because I was digging through a bunch of cheapy CD bins where the deal was "Buy 9, get a 10th free" and I'd already found 9. I honestly didn't expect to like it at all, but the Moon was shining on Sagitarrius that day because it ended up being my ticket into a splendid world unknown. Suddenly I "GOT" Zappa! And I wanted more more MORE MORE!!!"

If that record made Prindle a Zappa-fan, it can make YOU too.

Side one

1. "Teen-Age Wind" – 3:02
2. "Harder Than Your Husband" – 2:28
3. "Doreen" – 4:44
4. "Goblin Girl" – 4:07
5. "Theme from the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear" – 3:34

Side two

1. "Society Pages" – 2:27
2. "I'm a Beautiful Guy" – 1:56
3. "Beauty Knows No Pain" – 3:02
4. "Charlie's Enormous Mouth" – 3:36
5. "Any Downers?" – 2:08
6. "Conehead" – 4:24

Side three

1. "You Are What You Is" – 4:23
2. "Mudd Club" – 3:11
3. "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" – 3:10
4. "Dumb All Over" – 5:45

Side four

1. "Heavenly Bank Account" – 3:44
2. "Suicide Chump" – 2:49
3. "Jumbo Go Away" – 3:43
4. "If Only She Woulda" – 3:48
5. "Drafted Again" – 3:07

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Black Taj - Black Taj (2005)

Black Taj is the band the former members from Polvo created in early 00's in order to have freedom to pursuit new musical directions without being directly related to their old sound.

Well, like Polvo, Black Taj is also guitar-based. But, instead of indiesonicyouthesque music, you'll hear one of the best hardrock band that have come out in the last few years.

The relation to Led Zeppelin is obvious, and, at sometimes, even the guitars sound like taken off from a Zeppelin album, but, that's not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is one of the best thing about this album.

If you like Led Zeppelin and Sonic Youth, listen to this and you'll see what would their son sound like.



1 - Back to the bridges
2 - Cinema Style
3 - Clover
4 - Self Soothing
5 - Roots
6 - Octastone
7 - Beyonder
8 - Red Jr.
9 - Woke up Tired

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Stephen Malkmus - Stephen Malkmus (2001)

Stephen Malkmus is a former member of the indie-rock band Pavement. After the band disbanded, Malkmus went on to pursuit a solo career, and a very interesting one.

This is his first solo album and it sounds like pavement: creative and catchy indierock by un unquestionably talented fellow. Every song is good, believe me.

1. "Black Book" – 4:23
2. "Phantasies" – 2:40
3. "Jo Jo's Jacket" – 4:01
4. "Church on White" – 3:20
5. "The Hook" – 3:03
6. "Discretion Grove" – 3:14
7. "Troubbble" – 1:40
8. "Pink India" – 5:54
9. "Trojan Curfew" – 4:06
10. "Vague Space" – 2:56
11. "Jenny and the Ess-Dog" – 2:45
12. "Deado" – 3:37

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Roky Erickson - The Evil One (1981)

Roky Erickson is a lunatic. It's not even a metaphor, he's literally a complete loon. In mid sixties he was the leadsinger for the 13th Floor Elevators, the band that might have started psychedelia. That's a lot already, but it doesn't end here.

In 1968 he started acting weird and speaking nonsense stuff. Roky was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was sent to a mental hospital. From 1969 to 1972 he bounced from a sanatory to another receiving all kinds of wonderful treatments, such as this one:

Apparently all those lobotomies and shock treatments only made our dear Roky even more loonie. And this record, The Evil One, is its evidence.

Just look at those song titles: "Two Headed Dog", "I Think of Demons", "Don't Shake me Lucifer". I mean, you gotta be at least a bit crazy to write a slow romantic ballad entitled "I Walked With a Zombie".

Anyways, all those songs are pretty catchy and sound like postpunk meets psychedelic and heavymetal for a ride. It's pretty worthy, I promise.

1.Two Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer)
2.I Think Of Demons
3.Creature With The Atom Brain
4.Wind And More, The
5.Don't Shake Me Lucifer
6.Bloody Hammer
7.Stand For The Fire Demon
8.Click Your Fingers Applauding The Play
9.If You Have Ghosts
10.I Walked With A Zombie
11.Night Of The Vampire
12.It's A Cold Night For Alligators
13.Mine Mine Mind
14.Sputnik
15.White Faces

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