Basic Blues Magoos

by Blues Magoos

Basic Blues Magoos cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1968
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:15
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Martin Venetjoki, Whiplash, C. Adams

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On their third studio album, the Bronx-born garage rockers consciously attempted to expand their sound beyond standard fuzz-box blues into more sophisticated, experimental psychedelia. The arrangements are increasingly ambitious, incorporating lush orchestration, tape effects, and diverse instrumentation alongside their signature Farfisa organ grooves. Despite the artistic growth, the record failed to yield a major hit, leading to the original lineup's imminent dissolution.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Sybil Green (Of The In Between) (2:41)
  2. I Can Hear The Grass Grow (2:17)
  3. All The Better To See You With (2:19)
  4. Yellow Rose (2:29)
  5. I Wanna Be There (2:57)
  6. I Can Move A Mountain (3:49)
  7. President's Council On Psychedelic Fitness (2:43)
  8. Scarecrow's Love Affair (4:00)
  9. There She Goes (2:49)
  10. Accidental Meditation (1:41)
  11. You're Getting Old (4:14)
  12. Subliminal Sonic Laxative (1:04)
  13. Chicken Wire Lady (4:06)

Credits

  • Whiplash - primary artist
  • Todd Gardner - performer [additional seasoning]
  • C. Adams - vocals
  • Craig Diamonds - written-by

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