No one here in in our particular online "wilderness of pain" is a fan of theirs, but The Doors "magnum opus" The End might also fit the bill of "North Psychedelia."
The Doors' debut album was recorded in 1966 and released in January, 1967.
Warning: Profanity and explicit lyrical content if one stays the course and listens to the entire song--and that's just from the listener!
Much obliged, CC! Now I, too, can be one of the cognoscenti.
That quote is not about some elitist insider knowledge, but rather a way of providing insight to any and all who would wish to understand how a specific time and place is recalled.
Now do listen to the music posted in this topic. Who knows, maybe you'll be inspired enough to scratch out yet another (excellent) book.
This must be FSM's first-ever patchouli-scented thread.
The aforementioned "Everybody's Been Burned" by The Byrds brings to mind the sound promulgated by Alex North (who remains a baffingly neglected composer at this forum), specifically the mesmerizing guitar solo starting at the 1:30 mark.
Neglected by many and that's why some of us pump up the volume at any mention. Which reminds me--I've been in a rather The Misfits mood lately. Must be time for another viewing.
One of my all time favorite Soderbergh films. The DVD commentary track with Lem Dobbs and Soderbergh is great.
One of my very favorite movies. Everything about it works to the nines, if not tens. Kinda got buried between Out Of Sight and Erin Brockovich, both of which I thought were good but not nearly as whip-smart as Limey.
(And yes, that commentary is amazing. "Those mutherf*ckers at Variety...!")
This thread is too cool and thought-provoking to die, so of course it must. Damn this place to Hell.
Wishfully and of course selfishly, I also choose to hear North's influence on Gabor Szabo, the late, great Hungarian jazz guitarist who gave voice and image to (my perception of) what the mid-to-late 1960s "felt like."
"Did you ever dream about a place you never really recall being to before? A place that maybe only exists in your imagination? Some place far away, half remembered when you wake up. When you were there, though, you knew the language. You knew your way around. *That* was the sixties. [pause] No. It wasn't that either. It was just '66 and early '67. That's all there was."
I wish Szabo had been employed as a featured soloist on a score composed by Alex North. I wish a lot of things.
Gabor Szabo, "Galatea's Guitar":
"Love is Blue":
Szabo also did a great--make that the best--rendition of "Theme from Valley of the Dolls":
I'd never heard for Szabo before. Great stuff, especially "Galatea's Guitar." Thanks for sharing!
And thank you--and others here--who have contributed positive, enthusiastic posts. I like that this thread can spawn off discussion on things as diverse, yet also oddly connected, like THE LIMEY (yes, another big fan here), Gabor Szabo, and Alex North's brilliance and influence (the latter whether realized or not)
