@stuartk No Altered States or Doctor’s Delerium episodes (the latter reference with respect to those poor soldiers subject to experimentation in service to the US). Only induced flashbacks as memories of the past.
Having a Flashback Friday - Airplane Induced
I was 15 when the Jefferson Airplane released the Crown of Creation at the pinnacle of the psychedelic rock era, and it became a go to album of mine throughout high school and college. We will not go further into the particulars of the situations regarding the playing of this album during that time. On this cold and wet Friday I am sitting in my home listening and enjoying un-induced flashbacks of that era but also reveling in the composition, musicality, musicianship and expression of the dark emotions of this statement of society at that time. While I do not consider it well engineered from an audiophile perspective, it has a wonderful warmth, good clarity despite the warmth, good dynamics, and above average staging/imaging for rock albums of that era. Slick and Balin’s voices are mesmerizing. Kaukonen’s finger picking stylings are soaring and heady. My favorite bassist, Cassidy’s runs maintaining rhythm while often carrying melody, so intricate, warm, and woolly. The messages are dark (There will be no survivors my friend') but I find it transfixing.
For those of the psychedelic rock era, or those who appreciate the music, what are your flashback favs.
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@welcher Excellent. Did you listen to Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull. Excellent remastered SQ of some classics. |
@buellrider97 My musical experience was limited to playing classical bass in the middle and high school orchestra, no private lessons, and not pursued after graduation. I am blessed with near “perfect pitch”. Near meaning that if a crystal glass rings, I cannot tell what note it is but I can go to a piano keyboard and pick the note out within a half tone. I can hear a song and play the melody, then build the cords, with horrible technique since I never had lessons. A goal in retirement is to take lessons. I often go to live classical performances at the Koch Theater and Cargnie Hall. |
@61falcon Some classics listed. All available on the streaming service you prefer. Glad to see a new generation appreciating the classics. |
@fatdaddy2 John did not write many but Boris is a fav of mine. A great, late night, mood changer. Creepy, Crawley …. |
@thecarpathian Had a high school crush on Peggy Lipton aka Julie Barns. @buellrider97 Proof of the big hair circa 1978 on the beach at Kiawah Island, SC
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@larsman I am also a Dead fan often getting lost in their constantly changing rhythmically and melodically changing patterns all while staying within the confines of the original song structure and finishing with the original rhythm and melody. Amazing musical complexity. The improvisation pattern of change, similar to jazz but in rock structure, brings you on a journey of changing elevations. Lesh, also high on my list of favorite bassists, takes a different path from traditional bass playing like Cassidy. Lesh plays complex counter rhythms and melodies to Garcia’s lead while Cassidy plays melodically to the direct composition. Both play cords on the base to enhance melodic composition. Both will have you in awe of their technique on close listening. From an audiophile perspective I find their studio albums all generally well done. But that is not where all the beauty is. The live albums is where what I have spoke is lives and they are a mix of good to bad engineering from an audiophile perspective. I attended too many performance to list in the late 60s and 70s. |
@cooper52 What’s Love(pun intended)? The Collectors are. Now there’s an obscure reference on point to the discussion. They did not get air-time in New York or probably all areas outside of Canada and the US SF Bay AreaVery melodic and heady. Very off the beaten path. Excellent reference, well done. And the able bearing the groups name is well engineered for the time. For those using Cobuz you can stream a try and bring yourself back to the 60s. |
@hifiguy42 It’s not that I do not like the studio albums, I love them. Great tunes on all. But you only get a tease of the counter rhythm/melody play between Garcia, Lesh, and the keyboard group progression over the years (McKernan, Godchaux, Constantine, Hornsby, and Saunders). I much appreciate the studio albums for their musical composition. However, I get to go on an emotional journey in the improvisational complexity and musicianship of the live albums. To me, the latter is what the Dead is about. |
@hifiguy42 It’s not that I do not like the studio albums, I love them. Great tunes on all. But you only get a tease of the counter rhythm/melody play between Garcia, Lesh, and the keyboard group progression over the years (McKernan, Godchaux, Constantine, Hornsby, and Saunders). I much appreciate the studio albums for their musical composition. However, I get to go on an emotional journey in the improvisational complexity and musicianship of the live albums. To me, the latter is what the Dead is about. |