Indestructible! Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGS54R2YVFw Here you go, Russell. It's the entire URL in the [ media ][ /media ] tags. Sweet Jeebus, that dancing is... mesmerizing! Horribly, horribly mesmerizing. I may not sleep tonight... Quote
BFrank Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Maybe we need to define our terms. REead the autopsy here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop I think we now have our definition. Quote
JohnJ Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Not sure this qualifies, more AOR I guess, but love this by Alessi. Quote
GA Russell Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Maybe we need to define our terms. REead the autopsy here: http://en.wikipedia....ki/Sunshine_pop I think we now have our definition. Indeed! I gather that musically the difference is that the term is for the most part limited to recordings with orchestration, which of course the beat groups didn't have. OK, I concede! Quote
Dave James Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 So it seems as if my earlier entry of The Fugs doing "Saran Wrap" probably doesn't quality. My bad. Quote
felser Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Not sure how I forgot this classic of the genre. The middle transition is wild - don't know what Guercio and the boys were smokin'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIacsdOfKAQ Quote
Dave James Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Allow me to attempt to redeem myself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DtaPNDqlmg Quote
RDK Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 Maybe we need to define our terms. I consider most of the 1964 British Invasion material sunshine pop! Particularly the Liverpool guys. My problem is with "batshit crazy." Nothing too crazy about most of these tunes imo - just simply good/great pop songs of a batshit era. Quote
JSngry Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Posted November 14, 2011 I look for batshit crazy in the chord progressions, or the production, or the lyrics, or some combination...something that is not "mainstream" in sensibility but gets by anyway. The type of thing that if you actually look at objectively makes you go "hmmmm....." Put it this way - if The Association's "Everything That Touches You" was a plate of food, would you eat it? Think carefully before answering, because that thing starts out pretty dense, and before it's over is throbbing and splashing and yelling right up in your face... Quote
felser Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 I'd eat it, but I'd wear a bib... Quote
felser Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 I look for batshit crazy in the chord progressions, or the production, or the lyrics, or some combination...something that is not "mainstream" in sensibility but gets by anyway. The type of thing that if you actually look at objectively makes you go "hmmmm....." This quailifies on all three counts, from the REAL best album of 1967. Listen to the how one rhyming line is resolved by the first word in the third sentence rather than the last word in the second sentence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBV91Cj8H5I Quote
Dave James Posted November 14, 2011 Report Posted November 14, 2011 I'd eat it, but I'd wear a bib... I'd eat it...wish I hadn't and then probably go all bulimic on your ass. Quote
Bill Nelson Posted November 24, 2011 Report Posted November 24, 2011 Seven years after the Summer of Love and you're in for a treat. Check the vocal chorus outro during the last 30 seconds. An homage to Bill Holman and Bones Howe? Quote
felser Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) Authentic from the era and fantastic. Amazing harmonies, amazing fuzz guitar and swirling organ, spectacularly spacy lyrics about David floating around the world on a balloon cause "make believe is reality to a child", etc. This is da bomb, my new #1 artyfact of the genre. And chances are, no one has ever heard of them. Edited February 3, 2012 by felser Quote
Dave James Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 "Oceans made of lemon pie?" Sheer lyrical genius. Call off the dogs...there's a new leader in the clubhouse. Quote
RDK Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 Authentic from the era and fantastic. Amazing harmonies, amazing fuzz guitar and swirling organ, spectacularly spacy lyrics about David floating around the world on a balloon cause "make believe is reality to a child", etc. This is da bomb, my new #1 artyfact of the genre. And chances are, no one has ever heard of them. Great stuff. I think I posted this one earlier in the thread, but it's interesting to compare and see just how much "Creation of Sunlight" influenced the sound... It also reminds me of this one by Olivia Tremor Control... Quote
JSngry Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Posted February 4, 2012 AMG http://www.allmusic.com/album/creation-of-sunlight-r34220/review doesn't like Creation Of Sunlight as much as I like that cut, but I, too, thought of Strawberry Alarm Clock, which is not a bad thing. What's the story on these guys? Who was their producer? Quote
felser Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 AMG http://www.allmusic.com/album/creation-of-sunlight-r34220/review doesn't like Creation Of Sunlight as much as I like that cut, but I, too, thought of Strawberry Alarm Clock, which is not a bad thing. What's the story on these guys? Who was their producer? No idea on story or producer. It was their only album. The editorial staff at eby/half.com (or wherever they pipe them in from) like it quite a bit: "The Creation of Sunlight album is perhaps the last great musical secret of the sixties. Clearly influenced by the jazzy vocal psychedelia of Strawberry Alarm clock this record is definitive west coast psychedelic sunshine pop; packed with gorgeous harmonies, driving hammond, minor-keyed melodies and eclectic guitar., The self-titled release from CREATION OF SUNLIGHT features 10 remarkable tracks of soft psychedelic rock." Quote
felser Posted February 13, 2012 Report Posted February 13, 2012 Not exactly Sunshine Pop, sort of its big brother heading towards progressive music, from the same era (1970), and magnificent. The whole album is pretty incredible (the only dud is the "can you dig it" cover of "For What It's Worth", which I bet was the record company's idea). And likely almost no one's ever heard of them. I went out and bought the CD (about $11 with shipping) and am thrilled with it. Quote
Joe Posted February 13, 2012 Report Posted February 13, 2012 I look for batshit crazy in the chord progressions, or the production, or the lyrics, or some combination...something that is not "mainstream" in sensibility but gets by anyway. The type of thing that if you actually look at objectively makes you go "hmmmm....." This quailifies on all three counts, from the REAL best album of 1967. Listen to the how one rhyming line is resolved by the first word in the third sentence rather than the last word in the second sentence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBV91Cj8H5I Love fans may care to watch this as well. Greatest "lost" single of the psychedelic era? Maybe... Quote
BFrank Posted February 14, 2012 Report Posted February 14, 2012 Here's something from the 80s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcchCQuXrH8 Quote
Michael Weiss Posted February 14, 2012 Report Posted February 14, 2012 Batshit crazy changes before the chorus tries to normalize things, but it's too late by then... WTF!! Quote
Dave James Posted February 14, 2012 Report Posted February 14, 2012 I've been holding this one in reserve. It's a late '60's band called Chamaeleon Church. It's distinguished by two things; incredibly bad lyrics and Chevy Chase on drums. He's third from the left in the shot of the back of the album at the beginning of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGa3M4bIP48&feature=related Quote
felser Posted February 15, 2012 Report Posted February 15, 2012 I've been holding this one in reserve. It's a late '60's band called Chamaeleon Church. It's distinguished by two things; incredibly bad lyrics and Chevy Chase on drums. He's third from the left in the shot of the back of the album at the beginning of the video. They were part of the ill-fated "Bosstown Sound" hype. The backlash took two great Ultimate Spinach albums down with it. Quote
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