Many, many psychedelic groups were active in Texas in the late '60s. This compilation devotes one side each to two of them, the Lemon Fog and the Nomads, Houston bands that both recorded for the small Orbit label. No, this stuff isn't going to redefine anyone's idea of garage or psychedelic music, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth paying attention to if you like those styles a lot. Each band takes a lot of its cues from Californian psychedelia and folk-rock, the influence of the Doors being especially prominent on a few cuts; others sound something like a garage Buffalo Springfield. These were two different groups, and though they might take offense at the comment, they don't differ from each other much; the Lemon Fog are somewhat heavier.
Three O'Clock Merrian Webster Time: Texas Psychedelic Bands (1966-1968)
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Three O'Clock Merrian Webster Time: Texas Psychedelic Bands (1966-1968) Review
by Richie Unterberger
Track Listing
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Carrols Mood | 03:47 | Amazon | ||
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Carrols Mood | 02:30 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 02:39 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 02:26 | Amazon | ||
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The Front Page News | 03:09 | Amazon | ||
6 | The Nomads | 01:58 | Amazon | |||
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The Nomads | 02:45 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 03:22 | Amazon | ||
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The Rebellers | 02:45 | Amazon | ||
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The Smoke | 02:35 | Amazon | ||
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The Smoke | 03:28 | Amazon | ||
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The Remaining Few | 03:37 | Amazon | ||
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The Remaining Few | 02:40 | Amazon | ||
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The Sights & Sounds | 03:28 | Amazon | ||
15 | The Sights & Sounds | 02:49 | Amazon | |||
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Carrols Mood | 03:02 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 02:33 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 02:50 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 03:26 | Amazon | ||
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The Nomads | 03:23 | Amazon | ||
21 | The Nomads | 01:56 | Amazon | |||
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The Sights & Sounds | 02:29 | Amazon |