Lucy Finally Found Me. Now I need some advice??

I think that was part of the genius though. They themselves knew they weren't that great of musicians (Although I would argue George is talented, and Pauls pretty descent at bass) If a band like the beatles existed today, it wouldn't have hit the same way, it was really a movement. I think there are MANY more talented bands than the Beatles. The Doors for instance, Jimi Hendrix. I would fight that the Beatles are deep though. Within You Without You, Across the Universe I have found so many different meanings for.

The movie Across the Universe is one of the best movies I've ever seen, it's a great replication of their career mashed into a few years. I think the Beatles are more than their music, but even then, they knew the concept of melody. They played with simple scales and made melodies, not technical stuff. I think they were a little more into their own world then the world. But that made it all the better, Because is one of my favorites. I fail to see how they aren't deep.

 

^ OH yah how could I forget Hendrix!!! :afro:

 

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I too feel like you do. Lucy is too unique to adulterate. I would echo Writers suggestion that you might try some after peaking, well into the "afterglow". I smoked daily back in the day and always enjoyed some ganja during that time.

 

i generally don't smoke until at least a couple hours after dosing, and i'm a pothead. either i decide i could use a little "boost" or i smoke a little on the comedown.

 

The thing that made Sgt. Peppers such a fantastic album wasn't necessarily the songs. but how they recorded it. They introduced tricks and techniques that had never been tried before in the music industry, overdubbing, multi-sampling, etc.

For that reason it was/is considered one of the all time classics in the recording industry. They broke new ground with Sgt. Peppers.
I saw a documentary or some such thing and they were talking with members of the Beach Boys about Sgt. Peppers. They said that the day the album came out they all sat and listened to it for hours on end trying to figure out how they did some of the stuff in the songs.

Concerning psychedelia in the music from that era, everybody was taking acid then and it's reflected in a lot of bands and songs from the time, not just the Beatles.

Personally I think The Moody Blues were one of the quintessential "psychedelic" bands born in that era. Not because of the "nature" or style of the music, but the lyrics.:sunny:

 

Lol, you are right, I would have given Pink Floyd as an example, but I don't know if anybody gets jambands like Gdead mixed up with true psychedelic bands like The Doors, Yes, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Steely Dan, and many other more technical and psychedelic bands. Those bands can captivate you with sound, never felt captivated by a Beatles song. The Beatles have their place in history as pioneers as I stated, but just because they started a psychedelic movement doesn't mean they were amazing at it. I think fans of rap music today would not respect the rap music of the pioneers in the late 70's and 80's and think of it as true 'rap' music in the same way that once you hear REAL psychedelic sound I don't know why you need to go back to the soft stuff.
Beatles music is like weed to me with Pink Floyd and the others I have mentioned being LSD.
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So guer, to answer your question, I would put the following bands in the realm of SERIOUS psychedelic music of that era:
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Moody Blues
Steely Dan
YES
along with numerous others.

Again, I agree that The Beatles was a great movement, but unlike music of the aforementioned bands, I don't 'trip' to a Beatles song when I am sober.

 

This doesn't take you there? Please point me in the direction of Steely Dan that's as psychedelic oriented as this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV_m1f_XfvY"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV_m1f_XfvY

 

I only included Steely Dan because their music was slightly psychedelic on purpose, but the perfection of it makes it excellent to trip to. They aren't powerfully psychedelic, but they are a great technical band.

And no, I have always LOVED that beatles song, along with tomorrow never knows which sounds similar to me because of the sitar, I am not really tripped out by it like I am from Shine on You Crazy Diamond.

These are all just my opinions, I just feel like my music tastes kind of 'matured' from the beatles.

 

love you to is very similar as well

 

Yah it's defintely your personal taste, you're gonna rag on The Beatles and bring up Steely Dan as psychedelic music? At least throw the Mahavishnu Orchestra at me or something like that if you want to talk about technical skills. All the Steely Dan I've heard would be good to accompany me on the elevator ride in the mall not on a psychedelic trip.

Here ya can 'Mature' From Steely Dan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQG7XpCiSVA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQG7XpCiSVA

 

Music is a matter of personal preference. What one person considers "psychedelic" another may not.
Why do you always have to be such a dick towards people when it comes to music GB?
By what criteria do you profess yourself to be such an authority that you can dismiss and disrespect other people's musical preferences?
I've heard some of your stuff you've linked to before, and your authoritative attitude certainly isn't because of any talent you possess.


Oh, and thanks in advance for the neg rep you will most likely give me and upperlevel because we don't agree with your musical assessments.

 

d00d Noxious you get butt hurt everytime I pwn an argument, even when it's not with you sheesh! I was seroius that I wanted to hear some psychedelic Steely Dan, I know some bands like Journey that had a vastly different sound before they went all commercial, I've only heard the commercial Steely Dan music and I've never heard/read Steely Dan classified as psychedelic music, so I figured you would be a Steely Dan fan Noxious, if you got a psychedelic tune from them please I'm down to hear.

 

Well I would hardly say you "pwned" the argument.
What you FAIL to understand is there is no fucking argument to be "pwned.
Music is a matter of personal preference therefore not subject to any one right or wrong position.

What might be a better question would be "How do you define something as "psychedelic?"
I'm sure you would come up with a wide array of answers.

For me, as stated earlier, I consider a band or song to be "psychedelic" based much more on the lyrics and message than the particular style. With that definition country and western could have a "psychedelic" interpretation as could any genre of music.
Not being a big Steely Dan fan, I don't know the lyrics to any of their songs, and it's the lyrics that denote whether a piece of music is "psychedelic" or not for me.

Not butt hurt in the slightest, I just think your a dick because you always give other people shit if their personal opinions and preferences don't align with yours, regardless of the topic. That has been your MO since day one here. Sign of immaturity and insecurity if you ask me.

 

Who was trying to define what is or isn't 'psychedelic music' in the first place Noxious? Not me.

I simply defended The Beatles as having legitimate psychedelic music and any sort of musical authority on the matter would agree.

 

I agree with watching movies, though I remember doing that after experiencing a couple of stronger trips.

You might want to go somewhere with a lot of nature, perhaps a forest if you have one nearby. The beach is even crazier but stay away from oceans on your first trip

Take an mp3 player and make a playlist with YOUR favorite music. I don't mind listening to something new, but favorite songs usually pack a bigger hit when you're on acid. Your music obviously means a lot more to you than a newer song a friend might suggest.

One more thing, take a friend who can look after you. I'm sure once you know what Lucy is about, you could go on solo trips, I go on them all the time.

Have fun!

 

Bro, just going to say Steely Dan was NOT the one I was emphasizing in my list, I'd say Moody Blues and Pink Floyd are the ones you need to argue against. Honestly, I was on mushrooms when I posted that and was listening to them, thought they sounded pretty psychedelic. They get the best guitarists and such to do their solos and such and they have decent melody and lyrics, not super psychedelic, less so than the Beatles I would say, forgive me for including Steely Dan.

 

upperlevel definitely gets a rep !!!

Good stuff, I'm checking out some Michael Buble for my next trip

Post one of the tunes you heard on mushrooms ...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hsSiVSTDxE"]Steely Dan-King of the World- Live 4/30/74 - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwHK1xkgJA"]Steely Dan - Reelin' In the Years - YouTube

 

i'm jamming out to some steely dan now thanks to this thread. it's my fiance's dad's favorite band.

i like how about 2 pages later, you said how you were on mushrooms when you posted steely dan! ahaha

 

How about, mind manifesting? Wouldn't that wind up including any music a person found groovy?

Zactly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZfUnCK5qk"]Classic Movie Line #5 - YouTube