...UPDATED as of OCT. 20th, '02....
more 60's JAPANESE pysch bands added...
GREETINGS PYSCH FANS, THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME PYSCH, AND PYSCH-POP BANDS WE RECEIVED THIS SUMMER AND WILL BE REVIEWING SOON, HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS FOR NOW
'AMERICAS'
......EXCELLENT LATE 60'S PYSCH WITH A REVOLUTIONARY THEME......begins subtle with strings and bass, then alternates between a slow song and great POP-PYSCH, with the chorus of 'AMERICA, GOD BLESS AMERICA, AMERICA YOUR GREAT', .....towards the ending it goes back then builds up slowly for a finale you'll never forget, ...may remind u slightly of an approach the TROGGS would take on a pop song......HIGHLY RECCOMMENEDED, this band were from the tower label, you can see another review for this song on the pyschrlez site -
the TINGLING MOTHER'S CIRCUS
'FACE in my MIND' / 'ISN'T it STRANGE' '67
for a review of their EXCELLENT pop-pysch lp see page 2, ....the single is a wonderful pyschedelic pop gem, begine with keyboard squiggles, and sounds very plastic with really good background vocals of guys and gals supporting a wall of sound, actually sounds a bit influenced by the ASSOCIATION, but more plastic, and pyschedelic than that band...and the b side 'ISN'T IT STRANGE' is even better, begins with a natural or unnatural wind sound used for special effect, then ushers in a wall of sound similiar stylistically, yet different musically from the single, they sing the question over and over''isn't it strange' in relation to a relationship,....HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for fans of BUBBLEGUM PYSCH...
the HAPPY MEDUIM
'FAIR ONE'
cascading slowly on a mirror, using folk pysch which sounds like BEAUTIFUL miedieval-type folk, then switches to an electric rocker with a static buildup, and alternates between the slow and fast styles, 'fair one, your hair hangs down along your side, and all i need is a kiss goodnight'...EXCELLENT !....
'MRS ORANGE'
....one of those long lost pysch-pop songs that never goes out of your head after hearing it, wonderfully mastered song, well crafted, along the lines of the ZOMBIES slower psych of '68, think 'their 'brief candles'...
the SCARLET LETTER
'MARY MAIDEN'
begins with a slow elec. guitar sound building into pop-pysch, then the guitarist comes in with a wild electric solo, which alternates throught the song, GREAT one from this band, anyone know any more they did ?
the GATES of EDEN
'NO ONE WAS THERE'
experimental indeed !.....starts off like a miedieval folk sound u know u heard somehere, then in comes what sounds like monks chanting, or more like very , very, quiet church singing....and alternates back and forth into pop-pysch, with sparse instrumentation.... yes search for this one !
'AWAKE IN a DREAM'
....'to be awake in a dream, to be awake in a dream' they ask in the chorus, actually their is a term for that scientifically,..........this GREAT pop song uses BEACH BOYS harmonies, in fact you'll swear it's off some PET SOUNDS demos, brings to mind the sun, and beach, very cheerful *.........:)
the RAVES
'DON'T CHOP DOWN MY TREE'
ever hear early ALICE COOPER, the 1st lp, well this song sounds a whole lot along those lines, even sounds like his first band that released 2 singles the SPIDERS ( see page 2 ).......this band the RAVES sing a defiant number in that style, just imagine :)
PROOF of the PUDDIN'
'COLOR WHEEL/FLYING HIGH'
......ever hear DEL SHANNON's 'MAGICAL MYSTERY BOX', of ' 68 ?, well this band use the baroque sound on "COLOR WHEEL' for a beautiful pop sound, with excellent vocal work from the band, exceptional song really.....'FLYING HIGH' is more a pop rock number, and a good one at that !
'POOR OLD ORGAN GRINDER'
...a song about an old organ grinder, very slow, with very GOOD vocals, see also page 2 for a review on another song they did....:
Le CIRQUE
'LAND of OZ/ I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU'
the first song here sounds true to it's name, a pop-pysch #, at the end it sounds like munchkins jumping around and talking, laughing, etc. very good !, the b side is a soft pop # ....
*JAPANESE GROUP SOUNDS*
these bands were pop pysch bands from japan who were influenced by the STONES, BEATLES, KINKS, etc. AND SOME EXPERIMANTAL bands also...., many had big followings are were chased by girls, many are pop-pysch, while some are pure pysch, and a few fall into a more experimental category,others are surf-oriented rock, and on almost all the songs here 'CAMP' is a highly placed asset....almost all lyrics are sung in japanese, and many of the choruses are in english, as was usually indicated by thee song title...
'THE BIBLE' '68
EXECLLENT POP-PSYCH !...very surreal with sci-fi japanese pop element, a RELIGIOUS song indeed ! very different from most of these group sounds bands, this has strings added for a pysch effect, and some of the best vocals ever heard, really an exceptional song, wonder if ADAMS has released more ?
the MOPS
japan's premier pysch band.....previously we had 'IM JUST A MOPS' ' 66, reviewed on page 13, this one sung in english, is high camp pysch, with wild guitarsn and enthusiasm......
'OMAE no SUBETE wo' '68
GREAT wild psych, very atmospheric, the singer is very dramatic here, guitar zooms and breaks all over the place, this can be classified as experimental pysch....one of the best japanese pysch songs of the 60's!!
'BLIND BIRD' '67
GREAT song, solid pysch rocker, strong bass and guitar sound, drum patterns, this one is somewhat well known amongst group sounds enthusiasts....
'ATSUKU NARANAI' '68
'ASA made MATENAI' '68
the FINGERS
'I'M in LOVE' '67 UNRELEASED till 2000...
OUTTASITE ! this song begins with a chainsaw sound buzzing thru and has experimental elec. guitar work way ahead of it's time, this one again is different from the run-of-the-mill japanese rock band of the time....
'LET's go to the BEACH' ! '67
'LET's GO TO THE BEACH, LET's GO TO THE BEACH' !....pop perfection...sung in japanese with an english chorus as some of these songs were this one is a rock tune with fuzz guitars, a cowbell, and VERY 'NICE' VOCALS search this one out !
'YOU GOT A CALL ME '67
STONES-type raunch, with melodic background vocals, good one ! this band had the honor of backing HIBARI MISORI, see JAPANESE BEAT GIRLS section....
BUNNYS
'LET'S go SHAKE' '67
...in studio effects begin this tune and make echoes reverberate.....'1, 2, 3, 4, ba, ba, ba, bee, bee, ba, let's go shake', very GOOD rock #, campy approach...
'DEVIL BABY' ' 67
high pitched elec. guitar, over spaced out vocals, solid drums....another good one from this band...
GOLDEN CUPS
<'LOVE is my LIFE' '67
NIOSY L o u d guitar, pausing for a moment of softly sung pop, then reverts to a streamlined bass and guitar led rock....
the DYNAMITES
'TUNNEL TENGOKU' '68
fuzz attack, loud, niosy, YARDBIRDS type number, and are they singing a chorus in english that says 'you came in' ?
'NO NO BOY' '66
glamourous pop, with GREAT pop-pysch vocal approach, very good song
'SUMMERGIRL' '66
..on this one too the vocals are prominent, singing here about an old girlfriend one would have remembered froma summertime romance...
'ANATOKI KIMI wa WAKAKATTA' '68
by '68 many of the bands songwriting was maturing and progressing more so than the compositions they wrote in '66, and 67, as is indicated here by this one...
'BAN BAN BAN' '67
pop-rock with strong drums, repetive chorus and campy approach...
LAUNCHERS
'KANASHIMI ni SAYOUNARA' '68
very good pop with melodic vioces, 'goodbye'(in english) is sung as part of the chorus, ...towards the end experimntation sets in;...horns, then ocean waves, then wonderful carnival sounds, ...finally birds come in whistling and the song comes to a close...
'MAFUYU no KAERIMICHI' '67
wonderful BEATLES-type pop, sang sweetly :)
TEMPTERS
'KAMISAMA ONEGAI ' 68
very good pop-pysch, great organ sound playing in the background, then sung as a chorus very, very, very, softly, 'SAYOUNARA BABY, GOODBYE, GOODBYE,'.....
'HIMITSU no AIKOTOBA' '68
pipeline guitar sound leading into a subtle pop-pysch sound....
CARNABEATS
'SUTEKINA SANDY' '68
...bells signal the intro, into niosy guitars over pop music, towards end kids come in and sing very nicely.........:)
P.S. VENUS
'AOZORA wa NAKANAI' '69
good pop structure, softly sung vocals, with melodic guitars, and horns sounding off...
FIFI the FLEA
'GLORIOUS MORNING' '69
.....a song to be heard in the morning when one wakes up, pop song with the whole band jioning in and singing 'GLORIOUS'....
still to be reviewed; TOKEDASHITA GARASUBAKO, , , TIGERS, WILD ONES, OX, JAGUARES, WILD ONES, and more :)
please read tghis excert about HARE KRSNA BOOK DISTRIBUTION in TOKYO JAPAN
CHAKRA (Tokyo, Japan) - I met a nice person on book distribution in Japan who already received Srila Prabhupada’s book 5 years before. He had met Madhumangala das and Damodara das 5 years ago as well as seen a Harinam party. He also had met Caitanya Priya devi dasi just a week ago and bought a book from her, and again he bought all the other books that I had from me. He was obviously very appreciative of Srila Prabhupada’s books. He had an amazing story.
“I spend my time half for work and the other half is for spiritual time and have been living for the last 40 years in this way. I want to know the absolute truth,” he told me.
He said that he tried to inquire into all kinds of religion but that he didn’t find they taught the highest thing. “They have a similar way of teaching to what Krsna teaches, but it’s covered. So I realized that it would be better if I went directly to learn from the Krsna Society.”
He said that he found it difficult to understand that God was a person but gradually he was able to accept that. “I have a lot of knowledge,” he said, “but I don’t have a submissive attitude. So I have to be trained up by this process of bhakti yoga.” Recounting that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s spiritual master told the Lord that He was a fool and should therefore just chant Hare Krsna, my friend said, “I want to follow in Lord Caitanya’s footsteps. I want to join the Harinam party. I have many kind of spiritual books in my room but they are all garbage. I realized that all knowledge is included in Srila Prabhupada’s books.” He then told me, “I will throw away all these books. Gradually I want to finish my job and surrender 100% to Krsna. Srila Prabhupada is empowered by Krsna, and I want to become an instrument of Krsna also. Then I want to spread Krsna Consciousness in my birth land.” He was from Okinawa, Japan.
The man gave me a big donation and said that his money was Krsna’s property. “So we don’t have anything that is our own property,” he told me.
He said he wanted to try to come morning Srimad-Bhagavatam lecture in our temple here in Japan.
A few days later he came to the temple and was very enlivened. He was not young person. But he didn’t care about what other people might be thinking. He was dancing and jumping in the kirtan.
He already started to distribute books to his friends. He was speaking with a pastor friend about spiritual life and the pastor told him that he wanted to read the Krsna Book and Bhagavad-gita. In this way he started to distribute books.
I am reminded of a verse from the Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4th Canto, Chapter 20, text 25: “My dear Lord, You are glorified by the selected verses uttered by great personalities. Such glorification of Your lotus feet is just like saffron particles. When the transcendental vibration from the mouths of great devotees carries the aroma of the saffron dust of Your lotus feet, the forgetful living entity gradually remembers his eternal relationship with You. Devotees thus gradually come to the right conclusion about the value of life. My dear Lord, I therefore do not need any other benediction but the opportunity to hear from the mouth of Your pure devotee.”
Trancendental Book distribution Ki jaya!
Your insignificant servant, Gita Govinda dasi (Japan)
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