50 Psychedelic '60s Bands To Hear Before You Die

[elricksta]

U R So Needed. Fuck mainstream. Radio stations play mainstream and kill the arts of music!

[steevenfrost]

Pop/psych there was Marmalade before they became poppy.Also of note Blossom Toes(We Are Ever So Clean. Also The End (Introspection) Then Pussy Plays. Procol Harum's worth a mention as a psych band (Shine On Brightly). My last one is by Family album called Music In a Doll's House. Hope these suggestions are helpful.

[Losdouble]

Thx for the knowledge

[cheeezdooodle]

cheers to your psychedelic soul LedHeadtilDeath!!

great list, thanks for taking the time to put together :)

[halbie71]

I think I'm having a FLASHBACK :-0

[TheBeverband]

thanks for this compilation

[REZA1nr]

thanks for the tunes man.

[BEATLESRAWSOME97]

the fuck is the beatles theyre great too mate

[dalgroves10]

Great effort mate, don't really know why there are a few people complaining, but obviously they must be able to do better? Anyway, I have actually found a few bands I didn't know of so thank you.

[lowaces]

will drop acid for pot

[GodAloneExists]

Grateful Dead to obvious to be on this list?

[uksnootyfox]

I was born in 1965... so all this great music was all around... and what did my bloody parents have me listen to?! Beatles! No bad thing, but it's only now I am finding out what I MISSED!

[blonde7000]

Came Back to say the songs i love the most are (1. Pearls Before Swine: Another Time) (2. Kaleidoscope -- The Sky Children) (3. The Animated Egg -- A Love Built On Sand)

[blonde7000]

i prefer bands that i have never heard of as i am typing this song 1 and 2 and 3 are good

[marchomeslice]

Good list kid!

[spookypatchouli]

I love The Chocolate Watchband!!!! :D

[CydnotCharrise1]

I checked out your channel and saw you are only 18! AMAZING selections here! I am 63 so around during that time and in the Haight and New York with flowers in my hair or painted on my face.. Are these all albums that you have ( if so I am soooo jealous!!! ). Btw there is some great melodic hard rock and melodic metal, especially in Europe and Finland and Sweden. And check out my channel and songs --- I'd love your opinion. Loved that you put up Love's Signed DC. One of my favorites. :-)

[NicksandSlick]

Horror! You left the The Great! Society out

[jdh501]

Hey this is a great list. Another fairly obscure psychedelic group (from the SF bay area, they had one hit, "White Bird") was the underrated band called "It's A Beautiful Day".

[MySeltaeb]

This is an amazing list.

All new to me.

So I'm going to explore.

Thanks a lot!!

[plangentmusic]

This makes realize why some songs are hits and some are not.

[Torkgasmicgirl8]

Awesome upload! - brilliant info. below the vid too! - Thanks...

[schoaskopf2]

thank you so much bro

[1950kingpin]

Fantastic list! Reminds me that I grew up during an exciting time and place for music.  Had the opportunity to see several of the bands on your list in Philadelphia back in the day. Would like to suggest you listen to one more, Philadelphia's own "Mandrake Memorial", the keyboard player was on the cutting edge when synthesizers were making their debut.

[govtime]

Nice work! Thanks for putting this together.

[plonkgenius72]

superb upload mate,i am tryin 2 collect psych/garage cds but am fairly new to the genre.thanx.

[Marco33185]

GEANT !!!!

[drbowers100]

all my faves.............not everyone has heard of the 13 th floor elevators and iron butterfly sir matty of digs

[TheMoleshire]

Great list! Thank you.

[spats67]

Great stuff. Thanks

[mattydigs]

I would have suggested McDonald & Giles to be on this list. What a marvelous psych album that one is.

[mattydigs]

Anyone notice how many 60's psych bands sound the same? I mean I can't even dig most of them cuz of that. There are however many exceptions to that and this list has quite a few of those exceptions. Thanks for putting it together.

[tapewormer]

sorry, meant to say good list :-)

[tapewormer]

lets face it all music prior to 2000 is obscure to most people!

[jefffro1000]

I'd like to add (all from the Houston, TX area): Bubble Puppy; Bad Seeds, Thursday's Children, American Blues, Zakary Thaks, Mouse and the Traps, Shivas Headband, The Wig, Conqueroo, The Children (ZZ Top covered one of their songs, Francene, as well as the 13th Floor Elevators song featured here: Reverberation).

[mattydigs]

How are the 13th floor elevators or Iron Butterfly obscure ?? o.0

[LedHeadTillDeath]

@mattydigs That's why it says obscure-ISH =)

[choi4816]

I chased a veloceraptor for 80 million years to hear this

[SeaHorseGypsy]

the 13th floor elevators should be at the top of the list.

[jefffro1000]

@SeaHorseGypsy I agree bro. He picked a great song, though, any Elevators tune is awesome.

[hiboute16]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[hiboute16]

I know Love; I have few of their albums and I love, LOVE, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Sweet Smoke! I have (all) their three albums. It is one of my favourite group ever <3

[daedalus991]

Wow, what a collection of bands that aren't so well known.

[madmark1972able]

read my @xxZeroZonexx:  Syd Barrett.

[Housemaster]

Thx b

[anabelfast]

IMPRESCINDIBLES!!! MUY BUENO EL RECOPILATORIO!!

[TrappedIn1968]

Awesome list ! Definitely worth seeking out !

[xxZeroZonexx]

Why the fuck are people complaining about which bands are on here? The video clearly states that the bands chosen are obscure bands, therefore, groups like Pink Floyd and The Beatles aren't going to be on the list.

Fucking READ for once in your life before you start bitching.

[LedHeadTillDeath]

@xxZeroZonexx Might not have put it so aggressively myself, haha, but thank you, mate!

[mycalamarewok]

@LedHeadTillDeath good post man. so many obscure music that i either dont know or dont listen to enough. ill deffinitely be checking these bands out. Im digging the name by the way

[madmark1972able]

@xxZeroZonexx Hey, I have heard of some of thesse bands, however, there is one ultimate, obscure, psychelic entity that was not mention: Syd Barrett. The ultimate pschedelic song is: "Clowns and Jugglers (Octupus)." Where is the influence? I do not here folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, etc. It is straight fucking mad! This guy is tripping. His lyrics and guitar makes no sense and, at the end, feels complete. It does not sound like a new genre of music. Hence: Electronica.

[UCLAfilm01]

The songs are amazing, no complaints here. Pink Floyd, the Beatles, etc are fine, but I've heard their songs thousands of times. This selection is something unique.

[MySeltaeb]

@xxZeroZonexx. Very well put indeed. Rather direct ... no room for doubt. Good.

[Geoveras]

@xxZeroZonexx The Beatles and Pink Floyd aren't psychedelic 60s bands..

[xxZeroZonexx]

@Geoveras I know, but people were asking about it excessively.

[steevenfrost]

@Geoveras Beatles weren't, agreed;but,Pink Floyd definitely were.The two albums they made in the 60's Piper At The Gates Of Dawn And A Saucerful Of Secrets were pyschedelic.listen to them and see.

[RadicalRay100]

Where is the Beatles???!!!

[schemo0]

Kaleidescope - Sky Children, so dreamy!

[Fortwentt]

This is special! shared.

[panaderobakker]

No Supersister, super Duch band!!

[stanleysoldman]

a psyche treasure chest

[LlamaBeetyPictures57]

you forgot White Noise

[clarkewi]

Could be a great soundtrack to a low grade movie fantasy about the 60's.

[groovymovie84]

impeccable music taste!

[trippyhood11]

I've watched this whole video. I can now die.

[boredbranflakes]

Can anyone help me find out what song is #39 when i type in second hand it comes up with some probable queer

[ahvipea3]

Why the fuck someone had to dislike that video?!

fucking trolls..

[psychelatte]

My music comp videos keep getting banned from mobile phones!! How the hell do i get round this?? HELP!!

[filmmaker89]

"Mindrocker" by Fenwyck

[67SilverSurfer]

That was awesome, you are a true gem, thank you so much for shairing so many great bands in such a short time frame. Anytime I hear Pearls Before Swine & Ultimate Spinach I am definitely inspired creatively so it's quite the treat. As one who sang in Psychedelic oriented rock bands in the late 80's I was inspired by some of the bands you feautured here, thanks once again, your one of the good ones.

[abanko83]

alot has been missed.. but everyone should know what bands are missing... just sayin

[faf747korrales]

Pink Floyd? The Doors? Jefferson Airplane?

[GypsySerai]

I love Morning by Afterglow which is the first song. I knew I would like your list when you started with that! And ha ha, you are right, everyone in my life is demanding to the nth degree too. thanks for sharing, this is a big job that you have done. fifty bands in the video and mentioning so many more...

[SuperMark77777]

jeez . nuff respect

[MrDobw]

"Girl With No Eyes" by It's a Beautiful Day.

[JLWing77]

Thanks for putting this up. So much of this music got forgotten by radio before I was born, but I dig it. And if I want to hear it I have to dig. This made finding a ton of it easier.

Suggestion: Blue Cheer-Fruit and Icebergs.

[Noursbear]

By the looks of these moronic comments it seems folkes didn't get the point of this video posting. Great post, am stealing this vid link for my own page which has to do with a London psychedelic club from the 80's

[carlovic82]

the doors?

[MrEpicDoug]

Music Emporium not listed. look em up

[iplaymusic369]

Where are The Beatles

[OmletteDaggle]

A few more - Blue Cheer : Oden : The Cosmic Jokers : JPT Scare Band : Jeff Simmonds : The Damnation Of Adam Blessing : Heritage By Christmas : Ax Genrich : Guru Guru : Chrysalis : Mandrake Memorial : Bruce Haack : Swamp Gas : Naz : Arzachel : Motherlight : Tame Impala : - Enjoy!!

[OmletteDaggle]

excellent synch (covers to songs) on this vid, It must have taken ages. Nice selection also, thanks for the expierience

[Drakul1234]

Where is a good place to get these tracks?

[ito123456789]

Where is Justin Bieber?

[groovymovie84]

@ito123456789 lmao



[es8841]

Where is Kak?

[JayTyrus]

cool, pre-Tangerine Dream and pre-ZZ Top

[pmschneider]

lalalalalala, yeah i like it

[MarkeyFunk]

This list is incomplete without Fifty Foot Hose, White Noise, Blues Magoos and The Seeds

[PattiSioux]

You forgot Led Zeppelin

[silverliner4]

An impressive compliation. Too many bands I never heard of but that is the cool thing about it. Wish the music was readily available. You might add Savage Resurrection.

[naturewoodfb]

why the blues magoos not there?

[plonker00765]

only know three of this lot, iron butterfly and the pretty things were quite well known.

[skrulldave]

Fun video of times past. I'd include Neon Pearl, Joe Byrd, Andwella's Dream, Mandrake Memorial, The Deviants, and Incredible String Band, but you've got some noteworthy obscure ones here. :)

[tojamon]

that was great, had to watch the whole thing..... lots of stuff I've never heard of....what about FEVER TREE?

[TheGiff47]

people, quit asking about popular psych. bands. this is a list of not well known-obscure bands--seriously!!!

[jbeverid]

Great list! The biggest oversight in my opinion is not including the United States of America who IMHO made the greatest psychedelic record of all time. However you made up for it by including great bands like the Misunderstood, Tomorrow, Electric Prunes, and the Pretty Things (plus a lot of bands I need to investigate). In all seriousness though, do you really think that the Strawberry Alarm Clock are BETTER than the United States of America..??

[ponceabby44]

fuking fancy :)

[CvrkLukas]

Why is not there Pink Floyd ???

[TheNiceroad]

@CvrkLukas Because this is for obscure acts... Piper is way up my favourite psych album list but for sure I appreciate listening to new sound! :)

[mrjose175]

@CvrkLukas i agree, pink floyd made some great psychedelic records in the 60s when syd barret was still in it

[hairybreath]

@CvrkLukas I think the idea behind this is to post bands a lot of people may not know about. Pink Floyd, Beatles etc are pretty well known to most people so I don't see the point in including them here! Great work LedHeadTillDeath, I couldn't have done a better list myself.

[uprivershadow]

@CvrkLukas Because Pink Floyd is is very well know because of The Wall (movie), Dark Side Of The Moon album, and Wish You Were Here album.

[goodtimesontoob]

@CvrkLukas Cause everybody has heard of them? and it is band to hear before you die, my guess.

[Ajchimek]

@CvrkLukas Like another comment says: Obsure bands are here, so there is no Pink Floyd here.

[oshustgo]

You missed West Coast Pop Experimental Band.

[cdawg2474]

awesome list dawg !!! i love it !!! just licking some of the covers could get you off to the realm !!!!! go job on the research !!!!!

[bulabula80]

cool

[nicholasomesfilms]

WTF WHAT ABOUT JEFFERSON AIRPLANE,CCR,DOORS,PINK FLOYD,GRASS ROOTS,THE EXPERIENCE,JOPLIN I MEAN COME ON MAN

[Jamboreebay]

@nicholasomesfilms This is for obscure 60's - hence @LedHeadTillDeath reply 3 weeks ago - Mate, Cream is my second favourite band, however, this is a video for OBSCURE '60s PSYCHEDELIC bands (as mentioned in the beginning slide), not for WELL-KNOWN '60s BLUES bands. Same goes for the bloke suggesting Grateful Dead; not obscure! And anyone in future thinking to mention Jefferson Airplane, early Floyd, etc. I want to help people find psychedelic bands they don't already know.

[stefk123]

Girl on the right for number #40 looks like Amy Winehouse!

[stefk123]

Thank you so much for this! It must have taken ages to make. Is it just me or does #34 sound like Harry Chapin?

[stroggcat]

thanx a lot nice video

[Khultan]

Mourning Dayze, The Hatchers, there's so many.

[graemelockieable]

@LedHeadTillDeath

I was almost getting a little disappointed but sure enough right at the end you squeezed in Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators. Excellent comprehensive list. If you actually have all these albums in vinyl I am a very envious man. Thanks for taking the time to compile this collection. Great education for younger generations who know nothing of real music.

[yecats5000]

Try to find THE HANGMEN, also Ars Nova, The Comfortable Chair,T*I*M*E, & The United States of America!

[yecats5000]

Morgen, yeah I loved that lp as a young teen in 1970.

[DharmaRevoMedia]

Love is great band yal!!!!

[DharmaRevoMedia]

what a list thank you so much

[TheSuperNgolo]

Thank's a lot for this fucking good music!

[cysinger]

nice list but how the hell could u skip DARK STAR?

[deuceman9450]

THANKS SO MUCH... Great Compilation !!!

[Cerpth]

Uffff... I was afraid there will be no 13th Floor Elevators.

[9Iamthewalrus]

slvia plus saiva

[leach1527]

Well done - great stuff

It did get me to thinking what makes a track pyschedelic? Hard to define - probably a combination of lots of things such as special effects e.g. fuzz, phasing, distortion, etc, novelties like reverse tracking, use of different instruments such as flutes, sitars and so on, use of eastern scales.

I always thought that, on the whole, the Brit psyc bands tended to be more creative/original than the US west coast bands who tended to remain closer to rocky/bluesy roots

[Citadin]

the list of psychedelic bands to hear after you die is even more spectacular.

Seriously though, lots of great pieces on this list, good job there.

[Citadin]

the list of psychedelic bands to hear after you die is even more spectacular.

[andyskateboarder]

peace and love!

[MrEvilTurkey]

I must say this is a great video, i almost dont listen to anything but the 60's and this is the kind of music i love but i only knew 1 band from this list before so you actually just showed me 49 new awesome bands over 15 minutes, thank you very much dude.

[row1992]

Fantastic

[Goadaveboro]

nice to hear Arthur , Missunderstood and Hp LOvecraft well done for all the research regarding Cream and other big bands yes they were brilliant but they can be f oudn everywhere as Mystic Siva are not again well done Where can you find Nova 1 Did you see yourself in the Velvet Pond. SF Sorrow brilliant and best of all QMS and Tea Company seen Tommorow at the Roundhouse brilliant superb Ledhead

[ThePieffe63]

Blossom Toes at number 99? No way!!!

[LedHeadTillDeath]

@ThePieffe63 They're not ranked. The order is just random for that list in the description. I was going to do it alphabetically but I can't be bothered =)

[lekiwinz]

Great work...what about Moby Grape & Spirit from California?

[cover821]

whats the name of the song by "clear light"????

[andremroberto]

I'm from Brasil and I really have to tank you for all this "news" bands that I just had know...tks a lot...

[doideirax]

Uau!!! I loved all that much, I'm crazy to make an unpretentious psychedelic sound.

Doido from Brasil!!!

[KatManDude]

Some of these bands (Iron Butterfly, Love, Strawberry Alarm Clock) had big hits, so would hardly qualify as "obscure," but appreciate the introduction to the truly obscure stuff here. Nice job.

[crow2134ever]

Thanks for this man, lots of bands I didnt know. Looking forward to listening them. I'd add Arzachel, Vanilla Fudge and my favourite Twentieth Century Zoo. Keep on rockin :)

[kink66]

the churchills s/t (1969) from ISRAEL is missing here...:)

[pooploopable]

creepy



[CrazeeTori9]

How is Cream not on here?!??Dantalin Chariot's version of Coffee Song cannot even compare, man.

[LedHeadTillDeath]

@CrazeeTori9 Mate, Cream is my second favourite band, however, this is a video for OBSCURE '60s PSYCHEDELIC bands (as mentioned in the beginning slide), not for WELL-KNOWN '60s BLUES bands. Same goes for the bloke suggesting Grateful Dead; not obscure! And anyone in future thinking to mention Jefferson Airplane, early Floyd, etc. I want to help people find psychedelic bands they don't already know.

[CrazeeTori9]

@LedHeadTillDeath Alright, I can respect that then. They're definately not obscure, like you just pointed out. However, as for them being just blues and not psychedelic...I dunno. Some of their songs were undeniably psychedelic.

[mobyboy]

@LedHeadTillDeath whats the song name of number 3 ?

[9anni6]

#12 ! ♥♥♥♥

[9anni6]

@9anni6 and #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8......50 :D ♥

[KILLAMARSHROY]

Check out the band Shape Of The Rain and their 1971 RCA/NEON Album Riley, Riley, Wood and Waggett. The tracks, 'Yes', Wasting My Time, Patterns, I'll Be There', Castles etc, are really 'Hippie and atmospheric of the time. They have a Facebook Page. Take care

[MsPinkFloyd100]

13th floor elevators "Roller Coaster" is MUCHHHHHHHHHHHH trippier than Reverberation...

(p.s. pinkfloyd "Marrooned" is unbelievable too

[iiilovescreamo]

Where's Grateful Dead?!

[psychelatte]

@hollohollowayredux And anyway, The Spoils of War is a concept album, which dont always have to be about melody. Take 666 by Aphrodites child.

[psychelatte]

@holloholloway redux yes of course. And the music i love is very melodic and catchy. Or if its not exactly hummable it is still catchy. So there!

[acertainblue]

Amazing! This really helps me want to keep living!

[millz726]

this really helped me out with my music assignment, thanks!

[hollohollowayredux]

music is about melody and catchy hooks. You throw in atmosphere. Brian eno has hooks.

[chandigar25]

Excelente gusto musical, good list!!!!!

[OlegTabakov]

Thanks for nice list

[MrToetone]

Good choice, but what about Jason Crest, Rainbow Ffolly, the Idle Race or the 49th Parallel ?

[pictureisup1]

The Vanilla Fudge

[drbensessa]

Great list man. I present a monthly radio show, Dr Ben's Psychedelic Love In, on FM and live streaming and there are some great tunes on your list that will definitely make their way onto the show. Ta from the UK!

[psychelatte]

@LedHeadTillDeath see my previous comment re my latest video upload!!

[psychelatte]

i wanted to do a video response, but it seems i cannot, so i have just uploaded my video of some of my fave psych bands and albums, including an early Sparks incarnation!! (very rare!)

and info on where to get them. i cant even post my blimming youtube link here!

you will just have to see my latest upload from my channel!!

[Billy5ive]

Heard of Some, not of many - It's Great to hear some alternative music other than the 'pop'ular chart tracks of radio play being brought (in some cases back) to the recollection of 'the day' - (some 'homework' to be done methinks) - Thanx for sharing

[Freewheelin55]

How about The Hobbits , Blues Magoos, Collectors, Love, The Great Society,

[Fabiosouza420]

Thanks for sharing man, really.

[psychelatte]

@LedHeadTillDeath thanks also for introducing me to the awesome Tea & Symphony, The Flat Earth Society, & Pearls Before Swine!! I'm gonna go thru your 2nd list now!!