Count Five - Psychotic Reaction: Very Best of
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Artist: Count FiveBrand: COUNT 5
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-03-23
Music Label: Collectables
Soundtracks:
- Psychotic Reaction
- Double-Decker Bus
- Pretty Big Mouth
- The World
- My Generation
- She's Fine
- Peace Of Mind
- They're Gonna Get You
- The Morning After
- Can't Get Your Lovin'
- Out In The Street
- Teeny Bopper, Teeny Bopper
- You Must Believe Me
- Contrast
- Merry-Go-Round
- Declaration Of Independence
- Revelation In Slow Motion
- Mailman
Music reviews of Psychotic Reaction: Very Best of
Music Review: What you really want is"Psychotic Revelation: The Ultimate Count Five"or you may have a "Psychotic Reaction"
Rating: 3 Stars
As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various music supplies and recordings from the 60's and 70's.
If you are deciding to have lunch with the Count, make sure you don't get cheated. The July, 2003 CD release on Big Beat ("Psychotic Revelation: The Ultimate Count Five") supersedes all previous versions of "Psychotic Reaction: The Very Best of Count Five."
The tracks increase from 18 to 24 with mono and stereo mixes of certain tunes. Although the running order is not exactly the same, the additional material outweighs any minor inconvenience. You still are able to possess the original LP in good quality.
Excluding the timeless "Psychotic Reaction", San Jose's- Count Five were never applauded with the same accolades as many of the other mid-sixties garage bands. The track wasn't the standard three minute rock and roll number. The fuzz tone of the guitar and the catchy beat held listeners clamoring for more. What they got was some darn good sounds and covers but the inability to stay on the psychotic and psychedelic plateaus.
They dared to take on two Who tracks (Pete Townshend) "My Generation" and "Out In The Streets" with respectable results. The versions were rough and raw and in your face. "Peace Of Mind" a tune the band did pen is the most underrated composition on the recording. The groups career could have taken a different turn with one or two more originals the strength of "Psychotic Reaction" and "Peace Of Mind."
A curious cover was the terrific Curtis Mayfield tune "You Must Believe Me." The Count Five wanted to take two directions during the song and it would have been better to follow one path. They attempted to cross the rhythm and blues style of Mayfield with a bit of Psychotic Rock but the end result doesn't deliver with the same gusto as the two Who covers.
This is an easy listen if you have enjoyed the garage rock sound previously. The first time around you'll be able to pick your favorites quickly and nothing will turn you off. An average Count Five song will still intrigue you enough to stay the course.
Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"
Description of Psychotic Reaction: Very Best of
No Description Available.Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating: NR
Release Date: 23-FEB-1999
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