i still think this swedish band had some of the heaviest stuff recorded up to this point and structurally seems like proto-post-rock lmao i can smell Television and Sonic Youth on them. bass player almost reminds me of Cliff Burton, transportive but brutal.

yeah as long as theres a crusty '68 recording as well

yeah i think they were one of the heavier bands at this point, a lot of the good heavy psych ones in their ilk were around 1969-1970 too. i dont really seem them as that unique at all style-wise compared to the rest of those groups though, just one of the better ones probably and more jammy than most

funny you mention sonic youth and television, have you made the grateful dead connection with either of those yet?

did i not post 1968 grateful dead highlights yet thought I did but couldnt find quickly trying to look back

you did. half them kinda hit iirc.

yeah man i get it. those bands have more balls than the Dead however

Allmans closest thing to The Dead i really love probably

disagree besides sonic youth (for the rawest era Dead anyway). feedback part of that era is also kinda underrated for its noisiness, not a lot of other bands would leave you with 5-10minutes of teeth shaking noise

since we are winding down 1968 now ill post a titanic peak jam 2nd set from October. i dont think i posted this before. features a pretty unique jam out of New Potato Caboose. show is also notable because of the absense of keyboardist/non-acid taker Pigpen, he was kinda starting to drag down the band because he couldnt jam like the rest. he just played the same riff over and over or sat in silence sometimes while the others actually explored. and within about another year he was almost off keyboard duty altogether, or at least limited to his blues romps

what was you top 20 or so for 1968? im close

top 20 songs?

or however many mastapieces you have for this year

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along the Watchtower
The Zombies - Care of Cell 44, Beechwood Park and Hung Up on a Dream
Frank Zappa - Oh No/Orange County Lumber Truck Suite from Ahead of Their Time album. also Let's Make the Water Turn Black
Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
The Band - Chest Fever and I Shall Be Released
The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society and Days
The Millennium - 5AM
The Byrds - Hickory Wind
Van Morrison - one from astral weeks, need to revisit
Rolling Stones - Jumpin jack Flash
Spirit - I Got a Line on You
Tomorrow - My White Bicycle
Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind
Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Harry Nilsson - Everybodys Talkin
Os Mutantes - A minha menina
Bee Gees - I Started a Joke
Cream - White Room
Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
Silver Apples - Oscillations
MC5 - Looking at You (single version)

this ranked? rank it

not cream didnt make my top 300

zero beedles they all snapped

@twinkletoez did you make one

two Beau Brummels in the top 20 @HeyFella kings

you think this a galaxy thread or something?

#1 is firmly both hendrix songs thats all ill rank

white album is #1 beatles overall but none of the highlights are in my absolute top handful from them. white room is better :epic: crossroads too

cream are among the true ogs and you will respect them as such

if it was a galaxy thread the rest of fam would contribute still just like 3 regulars this deep into the 60s im shambles

i just thought you'd have hundreds of deep cuts you'd pull up before them

nope white room is an eternal banger

i mean i cant say im extremely surprised there arent hordes of other people discussing one year for 4 months going this far back in time

i just thought the 60s were too dusty for everyone but they all came up with lists that they were harassed about for months

its true

thoughts on my list

maybe they agree with me that ranking albums is a lot easier than ranking songs