I don't know much about The Electric Prunes except that they were from Los Angeles in the 60's, they were on the Nuggets boxset, they made a few descent albums (this one, "Underground" & their "Stockholm 67' live"), they didn't write most of their songs (songwriters did), and they had a song on the Easy Rider soundtrack. Speaking of Easy Rider, the documentary on the making of that's on the DVD of the movie is fucking amazing if you haven't seen it yet. It talks about how Dennis Hooper was tripping balls on acid the whole time he was trying to direct the movie, how Peter Fonda was banging everyone in sight, how the whole crew was stoned outta their gordes the whole time, & how the scene where Jack Nicholson smokes pot around the campfire was totally unscripted (he was just that baked)... anyways, check it out.
This is a brilliant album. If you really want to "trip balls" check out Mass in F Minor...that is a phsycadelic "religious" album by the prunes.
Posted by: T | Friday, April 29, 2005 at 04:59 AM
Man, I can't decide if I should like that movie or not. Like I don't get it, they're hippies but they ride Harley's? Isn't that kinda ironic? And like most of the movie is cool, but suddenly a Steppenwolf song is played. Maybe they were cool back then or something. I go back and forth on it. Can't really decide.
Posted by: Ryan | Friday, April 29, 2005 at 01:09 PM
that movie was just them being them...while really stoned and tripping balls. i dont think i could even begin to make any judgements on it based on the reasons you give cos it wasnt my time, i wasnt there to "feel the vibes maaaan" so i cant say that they were being uncool or not. as a movie-artwork i think its pretty damn tight.
Posted by: jeff | Friday, April 29, 2005 at 07:25 PM
Check out 'You've never had it better.'
Don't know what cd it's from, but it's one of their best songs.
Posted by: D | Friday, April 29, 2005 at 08:03 PM
Really? I kinda dig this song. Back to the movie, I'm just sayin' it's kinda inconsistant. Hippies on Harley's? Not 2 sure about that. Maybe I don't understand the '60s as much as I thought tho.
Posted by: Ryan | Sunday, May 01, 2005 at 09:36 PM
they're not so much hippies as they are beat era Kesey-like characters trying whatever came their way...at least that's what I get. I feel like this song would be the first choice for a bad hollywood version of Carlos Castaneda's book, The Teachings of Don Juan.
Posted by: dontbesocreative | Monday, May 02, 2005 at 05:33 PM
You have to remember hippies back then aren't like hippies now. Hippies now and people that dress "punk" is about as relevant as someone dressing mid evil or like a prigram. Why dress like something from 30 years ago... it doesnt mean anything now...
Back then you were either a hippy or you were fighting the war... they're just two dudes with long hair doing whatever the fuck they want... and a whole bunch of drugs. it was a different time.
Posted by: Travis Keller | Monday, May 02, 2005 at 05:56 PM
HAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: Simon Coughe | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 at 02:56 AM