[	Current Mood	|	stressed	]
[	Current Music	|	Incredible String Band - I Looked Up	]

Album: My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows
Artist: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Release date:1968
Genre:: Psychedelic Folk
Scene: Ladbroke Grove Scene

Album: Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages
Artist: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Release date:1968
Genre:: Psychedelic Folk
Scene: Ladbroke Grove Scene

Album: Unicorn
Artist: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Release date:1969
Genre:: Psychedelic Folk
Scene: Ladbroke Grove Scene

Album: A beard of stars
Artist: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Release date:1970
Genre:: Psychedelic Folk
Scene: Ladbroke Grove Scene

Album: I Looked Up
Artist: Incredible String Band
Release date:197ö
Genre:: Psychedelic Folk
Scene: Second British Folk Revival

I wanted to write this post about psychedelic folk. But then I started researching it turned that most bands I wanted to write about turned to actually belong to progressive folk and second British Folk Revival. The only band left out is the Tyrannosaur Rex. Soon Mark Boland will transform it into a behemoth of art rock "T. Rex". But for this alchemical transformation to happen the second guy on the covers, Steve Peregrine Took would have to depart and found "Pink fairies". Though, in the beginning "Tyrannosaur Rex" was an ugly dinosaur, which thoroughly believed to be a swan. Look only on an incredibly whimsy title "My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows" and a incredibly whimsy cover art mixing portraits of two key members of the band. Incomprehensible Dylan-like vocals only add to the whimsy .This is basically all this album. Sometimes, this whimsy is charming. Sometime, annoying. This is the whole description of this band you will get from me. Next albums slowly become more competent, but also more popish, foreshadowing the descent of this band into an abyss of arc, or maybe an ascent to the top. Take what you want.

The bonus album I want to add to the comp is "I look up" by "Incredible String Band". Technically, this is said progressive folk and second British folk revival. But after the great " The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" album this band can't wash themselves from "psychedelic folk" label. So, here I add it to make this post about psychedelic follk in general. Not just Tyrannosaur Rex. This album "I look up" is nice and pleasant to listen and contains some traditional English singing. But it's rather forgettable compared to " The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. So, it's OK overall, I guess.