The Electric Prunes

Totally forgettable psychedelic album. Nothing is terrible on here. But nothing is good, either, not really. When it was over, it too Lacey 3 songs to realize she didn't remember any of the songs at all.

Just a plain 3.

I got nothing. It’s not that good. It’s not that bad. It’s competent. A few baffling production choices, and a rather strange track order (why the fuck did Toonerville Trolley close out the album?), but ultimately it sure felt like a 1967 album trying to capitalize on Beatlemania. I don’t think it’s so bad as to be a 1, and I think it shows enough effort and care to be higher than a 2. No chance in hell it’s higher than a 3 though.

Just for comparison’s sake, by the way, a few other albums we’ve gotten from 1967: Younger Than Yesterday (by The Byrds), Surrealistic Pillow (by Jefferson Airplane), I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (by Aretha Franklin), and The Velvet Underground & Nico (by… you know). We’ve had 10 albums from 1967 before this, so it’s a good year for music, I guess; so far, before this one, I’d given four albums a 3, five albums a 4, and one album a 5 from this year. Add this to the pile of 3s then. It’s totally, utterly fine. A few good ones, a few mediocre ones, but nothing outright bad. Just not the most captivating or the most special. I don’t know if it needed to be on the list.

The nothingest nothing burger

This one was slightly creepy in some parts

2 ⭐️

You'd have to be on something really crazy to listen to this - and the '60s are so far away

Tää jäi vähän tylsäksi. 60-luvulta on jäänyt paljon musiikkia tällekin listalle, ja niiden joukosta ei erotu edukseen.

It’s fine, but pretty unremarkable. They would have been a good opening band for the Doors.

They have an awful name
But some great tunes
Ladies and gentlemen
The Electric Prunes

like a parody of 60s music, or something from austin powers. not actively terrible, just slightly dull and basically a pastiche of everything else going on at the same time, while still retaining clear influences of 50s big band stuff.
Not for me.

A couple of interesting tracks on here, but mostly forgettable. In fact, I listened to this over a week ago (before going on holiday) and the only song I remember is the horrific closing track. Never again. One of my main takeaways from this challenge is that I have surprisingly low tolerance for psychedelic music. I think you had to be there!

I loved it. Precursor to heavy metal

Too much to dream is a nugget. Otherwise pretty so-so psychedelic stuff. I think these guys went christian later.

It's not that bad, it's just a bit disjointed.

This would considered a Psychedelic classic were it not for the significant drop in quality on the B side. I still enjoyed it a lot, and it deserves more credit than it gets, but it's clear the longer the album goes on the less ideas the band has.

I have no idea what they were thinking with that last song

Consider myself to be reasonably musically literate but had never even heard mention of this group before. Got a nice 60s groove thing going on there.

Honestly not bad

Never heard of them, but they’re good!

Another band Iv never heard of before today.

I enjoyed this album for its catchy melodies, fuzzy guitars, organ solos, and vocal effects. It has a lot of charm and personality, and it captures the spirit of the 60s. However, I also found some of the songs to be too formulaic or silly. I think there are other psychedelic rock albums that are more innovative and memorable than this one.

I would give this album a 3/5 rating. It is a worthwhile listen for fans of psychedelic rock, but it is not a masterpiece or a must-have. It is a fun and lively album, but it also has some flaws and limitations.

More like electric prune 'em from this list heyooo

tbh though, this isn't the first example on here where there was a band contemporary to The Doors, doing very similar things to The Doors, that was also outclassed by The Doors on most levels

Today's album is a 60's psychadelic rock record. The Electric Prunes sound like a shittier Sgt. Peppers era Beatles band.

The first half of this album wasn't great, but it is backloaded with a few interesting numbers on the back half of the record. There were a few songs that sounded like they belonged at a renessance fair (The King is in the Counting House, The Toonerville Trolley)

Overall, nothing spectacular about this album. Just more generic 60's psychadelica. There was nothing that set this album apart from the droves of other similar artists that sprung up at the back end of the 60's.

Favourite songs: Try Me On For Size, Get Me to the World On Time, Luvin'

Least favourite songs: Onie, Sold to the Highest Bidder

2/5