The Summer of Love

[George]

I was in a record store yesterday (The Princeton Record Exchange) looking for bargains on Classical CDs and they were playing the first two albums of Procol Harum. I immediately loved it! I bought the CD, which includes their first four albums on two CDs.

Now I am wondering what other artists I missed out on from that time period. I also love Dylan, Traffic and Hendrix. Can you suggest some other bands along those lines?

 

[The new erato]

The Doors, Jethro Tull.

[George]

The Doors, Jethro Tull.

I have heard much of The Doors but not of Jethro Tull. Which album(s)?

[Sergeant Rock]

If you like Dylan, then you must hear Dylan's band, The Band. Music From Big Pink and The Band are essential. I assume you have Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.

Others I would recommend to get a taste of the mid to late 60s:

Jefferson Airplane -  Surrealistic Pillow (Somebody To Love, White Rabbit)

Santana - Abraxas (Black Magic Woman)

The Doors -  The Doors (Break On Through, Light My Fire, The End)

The Doors - LA Woman (Riders on the Storm)

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vidda

Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (You've got to hear their Elenor Rigby  )

Spooky Tooth - The Last Puff (you've got to hear their I Am a Walrus  )

CSN - Crosby, Stills & Nash (Judy Blue Eyes)

CSN&Y - Déjà Vu (Woodstock, Teach Your Children)

Anything by the Byrds and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Two great live albums:

The Grateful Dead Live/Dead

Jefferson Airplane -  Bless It's Pointed Little Head

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

I have heard much of The Doors but not of Jethro Tull. Which album(s)?

Aqualung

[Sergeant Rock]

I have heard much of The Doors but not of Jethro Tull. Which album(s)?

And This Was

Also, forgot to mention the James Gang's James Gang Rides Again.

Sarge

[George]

Thanks Sarge, which of your recommendations are on the lighter side of Rock?

I should have made it clear that this is what I am after. Sorry. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Thanks Sarge, which of your recommendations are on the lighter side of Rock?

I should have made it clear that this is what I am after. Sorry. 

Then what you want is Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon by the Fifth Dimension 

Okay...so you don't want heavy. Back to the drawing board...

Sarge

[George]

Then what you want is Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon by the Fifth Dimension 

Okay...so you don't want heavy. Back to the drawing board...

Sarge

I wasn't saying those were heavy, some of them I don't know. I'd just like more mellow rcok along the lines of Procol Harem. 

[Sergeant Rock]

I wasn't saying those were heavy, some of them I don't know. I'd just like more mellow rcok along the lines of Procol Harem. 

Okay, let me refresh my memory by listening to Procol again. I'll be back.

Sarge

[The new erato]

I have heard much of The Doors but not of Jethro Tull. Which album(s)?

Stand Up, Aqualung, Thick as a Brick

[rockerreds]

Moby Grape (s/t)
Buffalo Springfield (s/t)
Buffalo Springfield Again
Love-Da Capo
Love-Forever Changes
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
Jeeferson Airplane-After Bathing At Baxter's

[Sergeant Rock]

Moby Grape (s/t)
Buffalo Springfield (s/t)
Buffalo Springfield Again
Love-Da Capo
Love-Forever Changes
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
Jeeferson Airplane-After Bathing At Baxter's

Great recommendations

Sarge

[Papy Oli]

from a slightly different angle, maybe :

Cream - Disraeli Gears

[Nunc Dimittis]

An overlooked San Francisco group;  I have always preferred this band's work (especially their first two albums) to most other groups from that time.  It is guitar dominated but lead guitarist John Cippolina's shimmering sound from the use of tremelo is unique.