Three Fiery Psychedelic Stormers

March 21st, 2009

As far as tentative links go, this isn’t one. Instead we have three psychedelic tunes with a certain incandesecence about the title.

Pink Floyd – Flaming

A playful, child-like song typical of Syd Barrett’s fairy tale, wispy compositions. Taken from the 1967 album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn when Pink Floyd were still called The Pink Floyd, ‘Flaming’ is not to everyone’s taste, but for those who know Syd Barrett’s splendid psychedelic stylings, it’s a rare treat.

Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity – This Wheel’s on Fire

The nymph-like bird with the bizarre barnet (which would go on to become even more bizarre once she grew the back and sides it into a curly mullet) would record three albums with Brian Auger & The Trinity and a further one with Brian Auger. This is their super psychedelic, souped-up 1968 rendition of the Bob Dylan song, ‘This Wheel’s on Fire’.

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown – Fire

It’s not everyday you come across a bloke with a burning cake tin on his head. Not unless you were moving in the same circles as Arthur Brown in 1968, that is. Mad as a badger’s stag do, ‘crazy’ Arthur Brown would be a purveyor of progressive music up until the 80s and then returned to it in the 90s and continues to this day. ‘Fire’ is probably his most famous song, taken from the ’68 album The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.

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