60s Music

[challenge_everything]

I also prefer the latter part of the 60s, and most you have already mentioned the kind of bands I like from that period. But there is still some decent music from the early 60s. I'm a big Simon and Garfunkel fan in particular.

 

[Satanstoenail]

The Beatles, The Kinks, The Easybeats, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Pink Floyd, Astrud Gilberto, James Brown, Aretha Franklin..... christ I just realised I could go on for a while. The 60s had a huge array of great music. The early 60s had great pop/rock & roll stuff and the late 60's had great psychedelic stuff as well as early funk and awesome soul music.

 

[razoredge]

yea, the Motown stuff was fun, glad to see you refer to "soul" I remember thats what it was called but I never hear anyone use that anymore, seems its just called R&B.

Im not a big Neil Young fan but he was a good song writer and has merit as an influence. For some reason when I think of the 60's the song Sugar Mountain (if thats the title) comes to mind. Especially when I meet a woman that I can tell was an real hippy girl.

 

[v2kv]

Agreed. They weren't really popular before he went insane because they simply weren't good! DSotM and WYwH rock hard.

I disagree about Syd Barrett, The Piper At The Gates of Dawn is an incredible album and without his influence they wouldn't have become the band they came to be. I mean, I too prefer Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals and Wish You Were Here, but there's no denying that he left a mark on progressive rock and it wouldn't have been the same without him.

 

[Djöfull]

I've been listening to Moody blues it's like ehm...like post- Beatles-symphonic-contemplative art rock.

And Joni Mitchell, wonderful voice there. Acoustic-Folk with wailing vocals.

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Gary Puckett & the Union Gap - "Woman" is a fantastic 60s tune.

 

[tagradh]

I like The Beach Boys.

 

[BloodSword]

Pinpoint this- "The Odessy and the Oracle" the Zombies. One of the greatest albums to come out of the 60's or any decade. "Time of the Season" Remember?