If it were not for lester bangs hilarious and fanciful essay psychotic reactions and carburetor dung, which sent generations of impressionable young hipstersintraining to their local usedrecord stores in search of double shot dbl1002, the world would not much recall count five s psychotic reaction. Psychotic reaction, an album by count five on spotify. Watch the video for the world from the count five s psychotic reaction for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Count five psychotic reaction lyrics genius lyrics. What the count five do here is borrow two important elements from the song. Count five released the single twice, once in 1965 and then in 1966. The title track which helped popularize the use of distorted guitar effects that would eventually become standard for garage rock, psychedelic rock, punk, metal, etc.
Tom petty and the heartbreakers psychotic reaction live oakland,ca 1991 duration. The band was founded in 1964 by john mouse michalski born 1948, cleveland, ohio playing lead guitar and roy chaney born 1948, indianapolis, indiana playing bass guitar. But i always loved that album cover for the edsel cd with that sepia photo of the band in front of the old winchester house. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Full version psychotic reactions and carburetor dung. Despite wearing dracula style capes, and touring with other high profile rock acts of the time including the doors. He was a thoroughly pleasant chap we chatted about psychotic reaction and he told me that when it took off he was on tour in japan with a completely different band.
The song psychotic reaction was written by the five members of the count five, craig butch atkinson, john byrne, roy chaney, kenn ellner and john mouse michalski. Psychotic reaction from the count five garage classic psychotic reaction. Count five psychotic reaction lyrics and tracklist genius. It might have been cool to have included some additional count five tracks since the lp is a short one and there is more material by this band, but this is a faithful reproduction of the original. I cant get your love, cant get a fraction uhoh little girl, psychotic reaction. Unlike other c5 cds, the original master tapes have been used, and this cd brings you the completely different ending found on the original session tape of the 66 smash psychotic reaction. Cant get your lovin count five from the album psychotic reaction. Psychotic reaction created by the count five popular. Find the count five discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Because the lps were never released as cds, there is really only one out there. Find the count five discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases. Count five was a 1960s garage rock band from san jose, california, best known for their top 10 single psychotic reaction. Digitally remastered and available at itunes, amazon and spotify. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
A friend of mine in the early 90s had that edsel cd comp, which besides their hit single, i was able to hear some of the other album tracks by this band for the first time. Count five psychotic reaction 1965 video dailymotion. The count five psychotic revelation the ultimate count five. The ultimate count five supersedes all previous versions of psychotic reaction.
Psychotic reaction is the first and only studio album from american psychedelicgarage rock band, count five. Count five psychotic reaction official lyric video youtube. The july, 2003 cd release on big beat psychotic revelation. The song started off as an instrumental jam between ellner, chaney and michalski and was composed in the living room of craig atkinsons at the beginning of a rehearsal. One of the prototypical 1960s psychedelic garage rock bands, best known for their top ten single and widely heralded classic psychotic reaction.
It has the same album art, and same songs plus a few more, just a different title. Count five psychotic revelation the ultimate count five. Count five identifier countfivepsychoticreaction license. I feel depressed, i feel so bad cause youre the best girl that ive ever had i cant get your love, i cant get a fraction oh little girls, psychotic reaction. Psychotic reaction is a song by the american garage rock band count five, released in june 1966 on their debut studio album of the same name. Count five was an american garage rock band, formed in san jose, california in 1964, best known for their hit single psychotic reaction. Psychotic reaction 1985 horror house on highway five performer.
I met the bassist from the count five a couple of years ago. Count five started life in san jose, california, in the early 60s with a pair of high school students named john mouse michalski and roy chaney, who had played guitar and bass guitar, respectively, in a. Song of the day psychotic reaction by the count five february 16, 2020 by eric berman i had too much to dream last night by the electric prunes, dirty water by the standells, pushin too hard by the seeds, hey joe by the leaves, farmer john by the premiers these are some of the greatest garage rock. Count five psychotic reaction album art fonts in use. The count five psychotic reaction lyrics metrolyrics. Rarities the double shot years by the count five on. After going shortly under the name of the squires and several lineup changes later, the count five were born, with roy chaney taking over vocal duties, irishborn john sean byrne on rhythm guitar and craig butch atkinson on drums. Song of the day psychotic reaction by the count five. Formed in 1964 in san jose, california, usa, count five were a classic onehit wonder whose yardbirdsinspired psychedelicpunk hit psychotic reaction, reached the us top 5 in 1966. At the suggestion of the count fives forceful manager and father of ellners sol ellner, byrne wrote lyrics to the song. Count five psychotic reaction page 3 steve hoffman. They also had the song on their 1966 album titled psychotic reaction.
Psychotic has been called a copy of im a man by the yardbirds, and while that isnt entirely accurate, it isnt entirely false either. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. The title song from their only album in 1965, psychotic reaction. I feel depressed, i feel so bad cause youre the best girl that i ever had i cant get your love, i cant get a fraction. Sometimes referred to as the count five, whether with a the, or no the, these high school age garage rockers from san jose ca reached the u. His vision led to innovation and almost 40 years later, the adobe creative cloud suite of. The count five psychotic revelation the ultimate count. Psychotic reaction as the count five 1987 less than zero performer. Top ten singles chart in 1966 with psychotic reaction, the title track of their only album, released on indie double shot records. Buy mp3 music online count five psychotic reaction remastered 2007 count five psychotic reaction remastered 2007. Count five psychotic reaction psychotic reactions and. Usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike topics nuggets. Count five also count v was a garage rock group consisting of the member kenn ellner, john sean byrne, roy chaney, john mouse michalski and craig butch atkinson, from san jose california whos song psychotic reaction reached number 5 in the billboard charts in 1966 and was selected as one of the five hundred most influential songs in rock n roll history by the rock n. Cant get your lovin from the acclaimed count five album psychotic reaction, digitally remastered.
Count five psychotic reaction veroffentlichungen discogs. I feel depressed, i feel so bad cause youre the best girl that ive ever had i cant get your love, i cant get a fraction oh, little girl. Provided to youtube by universal music group psychotic reaction count five 60s psychedelic rock. Psychotic reaction the count five similar allmusic. Psychotic reaction is a song by the american garage rock band count five, released in june. The track psychotic reaction is the obvious hit here, its a bit of a yardbirds raveup ripoff, but a good one regardless. An eyeandearopening anthology of the teen band who shot garage rock into the top 10. Very few garage bands of this era were able to put out even more than just a few singles, so for the cont five. Formed in 1964, count five had very little success. Psychotic reaction is the only studio album by the american garage rock band count five, released on october 1966, through double shot records dss5001 it features the hit single psychotic reaction, number five on the billboard charts in october 1966, and the who covers, my generation and out in. Though, in a recent interview for, byrne denied the notion that the song was influenced at all by the yardbirds, its difficult after one listening not to.
I feel depressed, i feel so bad cause youre the best girl that i ever had i cant get your love, i cant get a fraction uhoh, little girl, psychotic reaction shouted and it feels like this. Listen to your favorite songs from psychotic reaction by the count five now. New singing lesson videos can make anyone a great singer i feel depressed, i feel so bad cause youre the best girl that i ever had i cant get your love, i cant get a fraction uh oh, little girl, psychotic reaction and it feels like this i feel so lonely night and day i cant get your love, i must stay away well, i need you girl, by my side uh oh, little girl, would you like to take. Listen free to the count five psychotic reaction doubledecker bus, pretty big mouth and more. Count five count five pose in front of san joses historic winchester mystery house.
It first took shape as an instrumental piece, and was played at the bands early gigs in that form. Point your camera at the qr code to download tiktok. The very best of count five, a compilation of songs by count five. In 1994, i bought the performance cd psychotic reaction the complete count five when that was released. Mar 17, 2014 they were the count five, and the hit was psychotic reaction. If you are deciding to have lunch with the count, make sure you dont get cheated. Check out rarities the double shot years by the count five on amazon music. The song that launched count five on its way, of course, was psychotic reaction, a classic raveup that firmly entrenched the band in the pantheon of garage rock legends. Find similar albums to psychotic reaction the count five on allmusic.
Mar 17, 2014 psychotic reaction was born out of the embryonic groups early jam sessions. Psychedelic, garage rock count five psychotic reaction. Psychotic reaction chords by count five songsterr tabs with. Count five psychotic reaction remastered 2007 mp3 album. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. I feel depressed, i feel so bad cause youre the best girl that i ever had i cant get your love, i cant get a fraction discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Costruito attorno al grande successo che nomina lalbum. This performance has been released as psychotic reunion live the song psychotic reaction can be heard playing on the jukebox in an early scene in wim wenders film alice in the cities 1974 and in the party scene in the sense of an ending 2017. Mar 02, 2011 of course, psychotic reaction the album wouldnt exist but for the success of psychotic reaction the single, so some background information is in order. Rock journalist lester bangs, who wrote for the magazine creem, highly popularized the count five with his fictitious novel about the group from 1971, psychotic reactions and carburetor dung. The count five reunited only once, when they performed a concert on april 11, 1987 at a club in santa clara, california called one step beyond. The book dramatized the groups history and even wrote about fictitious album releases. Psychotic reaction rarities version the count five. Count five psychotic reaction page 4 steve hoffman.
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