psychedelic rock

**Schmaven** · 07-28-2008 06:11 AM

I listened to psychedelic rock last night, and it was incredible. I was listening to it, and then all of the sudden, all my thoughts stopped, and the music was everything. I looked at a cool tapestry that was on the wall and let my mind see what it wanted in it. It was like a winamp visualization in the tapestry.

Has anyone else listened to psychedelic rock / what did you think?

**Xei** · 07-28-2008 09:03 AM

Does Sgt Pepper / Revolver count?

I like listening to the great albums as I go to sleep... weird stuff often happens as a result.

One particularly strange thing that happens when you're lying there simply focused on the music is that the musical part of your brain becomes incredibly enhanced. I'm not sure if you agree with me or not but normally when you listen to music all the instruments mush together to form a coherent but often confusing sound. However, when you're in 'the zone', all of the separate instruments simply fall out and you can keep them all in your mind at the same time... rhythm guitar, lead, drums, vocals, bass, everything just sort of distills out with incredible clarity. It's so powerful it can actually make some bits of music sound strangely empty, like six instruments simultaneously is too simple...

**Schmaven** · 07-28-2008 05:48 PM

That's a good way of describing it. When you're in the zone listening to music, you can hear each instrument separately and clearly as they're all playing together. I think it makes music so much better. With psychedelic rock, it just forced me into this zone and stopped all my thoughts, making me listen to it. After this happened, I just enjoyed it and looked at a complicated tapestry pattern.

I was walking down the street the other day, and some guy was playing at least 5 instruments at once, all attached to himself. Somehow he was playing whole songs. I was impressed.

**Xei** · 07-28-2008 07:36 PM

Cool, I'm glad that there's somebody out there who knows what I mean

... personally that only happens when I'm about to go to sleep, and I'm lying down with the lights off. What music in particular do you listen to?

I'll take this opportunity to recommend Loveless, my all time favourite album. Seriously amazing, listen to it on deezer.com or somewhere (although with the right track order's probably a good idea).

**skysaw** · 07-28-2008 08:57 PM

I'm all for it! I've been listening to and writing it for a long time.

Take a listen to a few tracks from my 2003 album Red Wire. I call it "Post-Progressive Head Music." You might especially like tracks 1 and 4, (or just hit play all

)

If you like it especially, hit me up with a PM and I'll send you one.

**Schmaven** · 07-29-2008 06:51 AM

Right now, I listen to mostly Buckethead, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree, Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, Devin Townsend, and Smashing Pumpkins

**Xaqaria** · 07-29-2008 11:03 AM

If isolating all of the aspects of music is something you enjoy, you should really learn to play an instrument. Most musicians will tell you that this sort of thing is natural to them and happens almost every time they listen to music. Once you know how to create music yourself, it becomes easy to pick it apart and hear all the complexities for what they really are.

One of my favorite things to do is to listen to beck and identify all of the different vocal tracks, because he always has a ton of them and most of them he does himself. You develop a lot more respect for an artist when you realize that they recorded 12+ distinct vocal tracks for one song by themself.

**skysaw** · 07-29-2008 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Schmaven

Right now, I listen to mostly Buckethead, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree, Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, Devin Townsend, and Smashing Pumpkins

I'm also big on both Radiohead and Built to Spill. You would probably like Spoon, Doves, and possibly Grandaddy.

By the way, here are a few Red wire songs full length, since a couple people asked:

My Hands Are Shaking - Includes a rocking trippy guitar solo starting at about 0:54 played by my brother Glenn, who is currently writing and fronting for Seven Door Sedan.
The Mystery We Bear - Psychodelic meets electronic meets orchestral... one of my favorites
Can't Say No - Rockin' out on some trashcans and pails and probably my coolest moment as a bass player
Here Comes The Sugarcoat - This one includes a bed of sounds produced by a virtual synthesizer I built called Atom Smasher. It hasn't officially been released yet, but it's more or less finished.

I have more if there is interest.

**Universal Mind** · 07-29-2008 07:03 PM

Skysaw, good stuff. I didn't know.

I recommend these...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8BptZA3qWBk

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cQUKfjKc0hY

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SwEgOfQufbo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lRoGBtfD14Y

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jvrJA1NHAzQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AiFYOn1AFms

**dreamsinmymynd** · 08-01-2008 01:22 PM

I'm surprised no one mentioned jimi hendrix or jefferson airplane.

EDIT: Just looked at universal mind's videos. Nice examples.

**dylanshmai** · 08-01-2008 01:47 PM

damn the numbers to hell!

**dweezil** · 08-01-2008 02:31 PM

here's a few more you might enjoy

om (heavy instrumental stoner-psychey rock)

hp lovecraft (1960's psych)

mellow candle (psych-folk from ireland...amazing)

and if you like psychadelic rock you would probably really enjoy other classic "metal" and rock bands like iron maiden, black sabbath, thin lizzy, blue oyster cult, janis, pentagram, blue cheer, acdc, taste, lynard skynard and the like.

if you want something more progressive, i also recommend new wavey stuff like devo, the b52's and the slits.

for mental one man band action check out hasil adkins and jawbone.

**ray** · 08-05-2008 12:26 AM

early rolling stones, and deep purple are good too for pulling stuff apart before sleep.i love black sabbath before bed.

**Ardent Lost** · 08-05-2008 09:07 AM

Three words: Acid Mothers Temple

**Schmaven** · 08-05-2008 03:02 PM

Great suggestions everyone, keep them coming! Especially thanks to skysaw and Universal Mind

**skysaw** · 08-05-2008 03:11 PM

Recipe for sensory overwhelm:

1. Obtain a copy of Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance on DVD.

2. Apply your favorite brain-numbing tonic, and don't be shy about it.

3. Watch on a high-def big screen with the lights off and at high volume.

4. No talking aloud for the next 87 minutes.

You can thank me later.

**Illusi0n** · 08-05-2008 06:24 PM

Like dreamsinmymynd said Jimi hendrix and Jefferson Airplane are two great bands of psychedelic rock, about Jefferson Airplane i recommend the Surrealistic Pillow.
In modern music i suggest Bardo Pond, it´s mainly space rock/psychedelic, the best album for me it´s the Ticket Crystals. I also suggest Kula Shaker, it´s Britpop band but a with strong psychedelic influence. If you prefer progressive rock, i recommend Camel, The Shadows, , Soft Machine, Yes or King Crimson

**StonedApe** · 08-12-2008 09:27 PM

If you dig psychedelic rock then you should check out some GOOD fusion. I say GOOD because msot of it sucks and I honestly wouldn't call it fusion, I'd call it smooth jazz. Check out some Miles davis from during the 70s. I'll put a link to some good shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrPQK...3144B1&index=7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_M0L...3144B1&index=2

**Speesh** · 08-23-2008 05:01 AM

You guys really need to check out Ozric Tentacles. They reinvented Space Rock with their psychedelic, almost folky at times sound. What I love so much about it is that its subtle enough to make great background music, yet there's so much going on when you really pay attention to it. The band's always throwing in bits of pyschedelia throughout their songs to keep it constantly interesting. At the very least check out some tracks here: http://www.last.fm/music/Ozric+Tentacles. Albums to hear are Erpland, Strangitude, and Jurassic Shift, though I've yet to hear a sub-par one in their giant catalog.

Also gotta recommend Kingston Wall for the fans of classic hard rock, they were incredible while they lasted. Only samples here this time: http://www.last.fm/music/Kingston+Wall, certainly check out their first two albums.

If anyone likes this stuff I've got plenty more recommendations.

**dweezil** · 08-23-2008 10:14 AM

cool! thanks, i'll defo check em out. have you heard of circulus?

**Speesh** · 08-24-2008 07:06 AM

Yeah, I love their Lick on the Tip of an Envelope album

. I'm a big fan of folk-rock to begin with, and progressive elements make everything better in my opinion. How's the second one?

**Neruo** · 08-25-2008 05:03 PM

Stoned, I can way better than sober focus on every individual instrument, which is interesting, can be cool, but often turns the music into something else.

Still, good Jazz or Classical music really rules if you are really listening to music. I mean sitting down, and doing nothing But listening to music. Almost all people only listen to music while doing something else, like I am doing right now: browsing the web. Can still be great and amusing, but really awesome music gets really awesome if you really listen to it.