Psychedelic States: Ohio in the 60's, Vol. 2

by Psychedelic States: Ohio In The

Overview

The second Buckeye fuzz blast in Gear Fab's ongoing series is, on the whole, a slight drop-off in quality from Vol. 1, but there is still plenty of punk and psychedelic goodness to be skimmed off the top here. You might as well start with Ohio's most popular rock band of the decade, the Dantes, and their "80-96," an awesome three-plus-minute instrumental that begins as harmonica-driven garage-beat before totally toppling head over Beatle boots down the rabbit hole. It's right up there with similar rave-ups by the Yardbirds and the Chocolate Watchband, so it's not surprising that the single came out on the nationally distributed Jamie. Runners-up in this battle of the bands: the percussive-heavy "To Think" by the Bare Facts, one-time Dick Clark caravaners; the Baroque Monthly's (naturally) Left Banke-ish "You Are Your Only Mystery"; the brassy "She's Gonna Cry" by the Onion Rings; the moody folk-rock of the King's English's "It Could Be Bad"; and the organ scorcher "Haygirl" (note the amusing, and, considering the state's vast spreads of farmland, appropriate misspelling) by the Chylds, featuring an incredible performance by future drummer-for-hire Joe Vitale (Joe Walsh, CSNY, Dan Fogelberg). Vol. 3 to follow. ~ Stanton Swihart

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2005
Label:	Gear Fab
UPC:	0645270021425
Rank:	80975

Tracks

1. To Think  -  Bare Facts
2. Since You've Come Back  - Clifford Buckosh  -  Unknown Kind
3. You Are Your Only Mystery  -  Baroque Monthly
4. Bigger Fool  -  Bitterevetch
5. She's Gonna Cry  -  Onion Rings
6. It's Over Now  -  Tom & The Tempests
7. Heat  -  Fabulous Fish
8. It Could Be Bad  -  King's English
9. Take Away  -  Checkmates
10. The Third Side of Life  -  Blues Invention
11. I Need You  -  Last Times
12. Freaky Girl  - Roger Karshner  -  Spontaneous Combustion
13. Don't Look Now  - Stan Hertzman  -  Them
14. Walk On  -  Jimmy & The Strangers
15. Can You Pick Yourself  -  Church
16. Which End Is Up  -  Diamond Rings
17. Save It for Me  -  Cliches
18. Treat Me Right  -  Panicks
19. Haygirl  -  Chylds
20. Reincarnation  -  Operations Big Shots
21. Why Can't You Be True  -  Me & The Guys
22. Please Say  -  Johnny's Uncalled Four
23. I Need Time  -  Runabouts
24. People Try My Mind  -  Triumphs
25. 80-96  -  Dantes
26. It's Been a Long Time  -  Tempters
27. Prevailing Darkness  -  Endless

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmy & The Strangers   Primary Artist
The Baroque Monthly   Primary Artist
Them   Primary Artist
The Unknown Kind   Primary Artist
Tempters   Primary Artist
King's English   Primary Artist
Spontaneous Combustion   Primary Artist
Chylds   Primary Artist
Onion Rings   Primary Artist
Endless   Primary Artist
Fabulous Fish   Primary Artist
Diamond Rings   Primary Artist
The Runabouts   Primary Artist
Johnny's Uncalled Four   Primary Artist
The Dantes   Primary Artist
Bare Facts   Primary Artist
Tom & The Tempests   Primary Artist
The Cliches   Primary Artist
The Triumphs   Primary Artist
The Panicks   Primary Artist
Last Times   Primary Artist
Me & The Guys   Primary Artist
Operations Big Shots   Primary Artist
Tony Church & The Crusade   Primary Artist
Blues Invention   Primary Artist
Checkmates   Primary Artist
Bitterevetch   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Stan Hertzman   Composer
Roger Maglio   Liner Notes
Clifford Buckosh   Composer
Roger Karshner   Composer