Mojo Says: "52 minute psychedelic odyssey: the '60s aren't over yet."
Album: Auralgraphic Entertainment
Artist: Dreamies
Year: 1973
Length: 52'25"
Track Listing:
- Program Ten
- Program Eleven
Favorite Tracks:
- Program Ten
- Program Eleven
Worst Tracks:
I guess Program Eleven, if we wanna be technical. But I don't wanna be technical.
Is it weird?:
Nah.
I guess Program Eleven, if we wanna be technical. But I don't wanna be technical.
Is it weird?:
Nah.
Review:
There seems to be a concept that the writers and assemblers of this list don't seem to have a particular grasp on. Putting a bunch of noises and audio clips over your music doesn't automatically make it weird. It just makes it dense.
That doesn't mean that an album is bad, however. This album, for example, I quite liked. The very somber and hypnotizing music, along with the quintessentially-60s voice of Bill Holt is pretty good in and of itself, but what makes this album unique is the total lack of sunshine and optimism that permeated the psychedelic music of the previous decade. This album could only have been made by someone looking back on the 60s from a distance.
So, it doesn't really belong on a list like this, since Bill Holt does commit one of the cardinal sins of weird album-making by assuming he can get away with being "experimental" by adding random noises to his songs (much like Faust try to do on Faust IV), but it's still an enjoyable and pretty trippy listen. Try it.
That doesn't mean that an album is bad, however. This album, for example, I quite liked. The very somber and hypnotizing music, along with the quintessentially-60s voice of Bill Holt is pretty good in and of itself, but what makes this album unique is the total lack of sunshine and optimism that permeated the psychedelic music of the previous decade. This album could only have been made by someone looking back on the 60s from a distance.
So, it doesn't really belong on a list like this, since Bill Holt does commit one of the cardinal sins of weird album-making by assuming he can get away with being "experimental" by adding random noises to his songs (much like Faust try to do on Faust IV), but it's still an enjoyable and pretty trippy listen. Try it.
Grade:
8/10
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