“Psychedelic Lollipop” by Blues Magoos - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1966 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
These young cats, influenced by The Animals and Them, seem to have a mature ear for good music, and their debut LP showcases their own unique brand of garage-psychedelia. The memorable lead track “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” rips it’s bass-line riff directly from Rick Nelson’s “Summertime”, whilst “I’ll Go Crazy” brilliantly re-invents the James Brown original. It’s top notch re-invention like this that keeps music moving forward healthily…
The Jukebox Rebel
13–Nov–2009
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:10]  Blues Magoos - (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet (Mike Esposito, Ron Gilbert, Ralph Scala) Psychedelia |
| A2 | [03:02]  Blues Magoos - Love Seems Doomed (Mike Esposito, Ron Gilbert, Ralph Scala) Psychedelia |
| A3 | [04:30]  Blues Magoos - Tobacco Road (John Dee Loudermilk) Psychedelia |
| A4 | [02:52]  Blues Magoos - Queen Of My Nights (Stuart Cohen) Pop |
| A5 | [01:58]  Blues Magoos - I’ll Go Crazy (James Brown) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B1 | [02:35]  Blues Magoos - Gotta Get Away (Ritchie Adams, Alan Gordon) Proto-Punk |
| B2 | [03:35]  Blues Magoos - Sometimes I Think About (Mike Esposito, Ron Gilbert, Ralph Scala, Emil Theilhelm) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| B3 | [02:45]  Blues Magoos - One By One (Ron Gilbert, Emil Theilhelm) Cerebral Pop |
| B4 | [03:45]  Blues Magoos - Worried Life Blues (Major Merriweather) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B5 | [02:36]  Blues Magoos - She’s Coming Home (Roger Atkins, Helen Miller) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
