A Snapshot
Librarians love labels & classifying stuff.
Why do I keep crawling back to what for me was a golden age for music? I would have described this as the years 1967-69, but over time I am moving the goalposts on this one: starting earlier to account for the many interesting psychedelic & garage rock bands in the usa & finishing later to allow for the growth & sustainability of what was tagged at the time as ‘progressive music’.
The latter has been forgotten as the name for that genre although it was described as such by the prime movers of the age such as John Peel & Pete Drummond.
Note that this genre had nothing to do with the insipid prog rock of later years…..e.g. Genesis & later Pink Floyd that caused the punk rebellion.
Does this form of music stand the test of time? In this humble writer’s opinion, yes indeed.
As I write this I am listening to East of Eden’s ‘Snafu’ & they can be forgiven for their ‘hit’ single that diminishes their underground status, ‘Jig-a-jig’ as the rest of their output was so inventive.
I am currently re-visiting much of this period as the download option is becoming a lifechoice….e.g…If, Graham Bond, Chocolate Watch Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Beat of the Earth, Accolade, Pete brown & Piblokto, Third Ear band, Affinity, Gracious, Comus, Jan Dukes de Grey, Family……………..
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