Count Five — Psychotic Reaction
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I feel depressed, I feel so bad
'Cause you're the best girl that I ever had
I can't get your love, I can't get a fraction
Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction
And it feels like this!
I feel so lonely night and day
I can't get your love, I must stay away
I need you girl, by my side
Uh-oh, little girl, would you like to take a ride, now
I can't get your love, I can't get satisfaction
Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction
'Cause you're the best girl that I ever had
I can't get your love, I can't get a fraction
Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction
And it feels like this!
I feel so lonely night and day
I can't get your love, I must stay away
I need you girl, by my side
Uh-oh, little girl, would you like to take a ride, now
I can't get your love, I can't get satisfaction
Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction
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really sounds like early GD
also Them with Van
also Them with Van
Ok_Sobriquet wrote:
Several times. Looking forward to the Summer of '23 and a few more tests.
Electric Kool-Aid *Acid* Test
Several times. Looking forward to the Summer of '23 and a few more tests.
GODLIKE!!! ICONIC!!! I bought the 45, when this first came out. I was 11yrs old. Thank You RP!
Wow - takes me back. Wonderful memories of wonderful times. :)
Most have certainly heard this classic.. not many, including myself could have ID'd the group..
eileenomurphy wrote:
thanks Bill first song I learned to play I was 13....tres cool
GREAT TUNE! ...I bought the 45, when it came out in 1966.
thanks Bill first song I learned to play I was 13....tres cool
this rocks, dadio
GDTRFB wrote:
Walrus_Gumbo wrote:
I heard Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert do a great job with this rocker!!! Always a fave of mine!!! 
Yep, there is a recorded version as well that really rocks. It was my introduction to this song (btw I'm 29 and I think this song is great). It's on one of the 6 discs in Petty's Playback box set - a wonderful collection with lots of fun, never-released stuff (along with the hits).Reading old comments (this one is 14 years old) does payoff sometimes. I have the Playback set and have not played it since it came out and have forgotten what is in it. Time to go back and take a new look see.
This song still rocks and to those below who were in Anaheim when this was new, I was over in Corona del Mar at CdM high school back then.
This song still rocks and to those below who were in Anaheim when this was new, I was over in Corona del Mar at CdM high school back then.
phlatdade469 wrote:
Recorded Pre- Stevie Nicks duets or Post?
Tom Petty and the band do a GREAT version also
Recorded Pre- Stevie Nicks duets or Post?
phlatdade469 wrote:
really?
shame petty cannot sing and his band is shit
Tom Petty and the band do a GREAT version also
really?
shame petty cannot sing and his band is shit
ExploitingChaos wrote:
Electric Kool-Aid *Acid* Test
Did you pass the Electric Kool-Aid test?
Electric Kool-Aid *Acid* Test
Tom Petty and the band do a GREAT version also
Reminds me slightly of Doctor Robert.
Did you pass the Electric Kool-Aid test?
I believe I had a compilation record from RKO radio that included this song...or I may be having a psychotic reaction. Those were the days...
GREAT TUNE! ...I bought the 45, when it came out in 1966.
norvell wrote:
Sounds similar, in part to the 'rave up' solos.
The Yardbirds?
Sounds similar, in part to the 'rave up' solos.
WonderLizard wrote:
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.
Has there ever been a bad summer for rock n roll?
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.
Has there ever been a bad summer for rock n roll?
Does anyone else hear the key percussions and riffs used a few years later by the Who? The mid-'60s to mid-'70s were some of the most creative years for both psychedelic, blues, and just plain rock. I like to think that the greater percentage of the best were derived from the Mississippi Delta through to City Blues. Thanks for playing this ghost from my early transition years.
'I can't get a fraction'
LPCity wrote:
Just heard that description again upon replay. Bill is awesome when sharing those little nuggets of California history.
"when the major export was plums and cheesy garage bands."
Ha!
Ha!
Just heard that description again upon replay. Bill is awesome when sharing those little nuggets of California history.
zesty !"when the major export was plums and cheesy garage bands."
Ha!
Ha!
This was VERY innovative in it's day. Thanks for playing.
ahhhhh! Real music to start the day with : )
I have always thought this was very cool, permeated by the essence of Psychedelia through and through. They took it to the next level!
Fantastic - absolutely rocks.
dragon1952 wrote:
So what. How many tricks have you had? And what does that have to do with this song?
So what. How many tricks have you had? And what does that have to do with this song?
Dude, really. Going in for personal insults? I have had many tricks in my profession, thank you very much.
Regarding the tune: Generally I find artists that can do it more than once much more interesting.
bitbanger wrote:
So what. How many tricks have you had? And what does that have to do with this song?
One trick pony
So what. How many tricks have you had? And what does that have to do with this song?
One trick pony
Haven't heard this in DECADES. Thanks B&R
I remember this from growing up, too -- woo!
reminds me of grade school Flavian Elementary..Barbie and I swinging on the monkey bars..Beautiful ! dw wrote:
Reminds me of high school. This band was from San Jose - local! Nothing like growing up in San Francisco in the '60s........
Wow, what a great tune! Especially loving the faint harmonica in the background.
The Yardbirds?
Reminds me of high school. This band was from San Jose - local! Nothing like growing up in San Francisco in the '60s........
It's a great album.... or at least it is for my varied tastes.
LOVE this song. It's also the opener of a fantastic compilation called 'SEX: Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die', that was compiled from the records on the jukebox at Malcolm McLaren's shop SEX in London. Great track list:
Gonna have to crank up my Nuggets LP while I do the dishes tonight!
Thanks Bill.
Takes me back to the summer of 1966 in NJ... from a cold rainy London morning...
Takes me back to the summer of 1966 in NJ... from a cold rainy London morning...
Where are they now?
How many of them are dentists?
Satisfaction meets Ina Gadda Da Vida.
How many of them are dentists?
Satisfaction meets Ina Gadda Da Vida.
Quite possibly some of the earliest punk rock.
WonderLizard wrote:
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.
In 1966 and 1967 I was in jr. hi, but remember how extraordinary especially '67 was from all of the new rock that was being born in those days. Cream, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and that ilk were all brand new and radically different than any of the other bland pop that was aired on most radio back then.
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.
In 1966 and 1967 I was in jr. hi, but remember how extraordinary especially '67 was from all of the new rock that was being born in those days. Cream, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and that ilk were all brand new and radically different than any of the other bland pop that was aired on most radio back then.
scraig wrote:
Not everything, but this was one of the original "garage bands", so it is unlikely that they did much recording in state-of-the-art, classical-music, recording studios like The Beatles were able to do..
guess they recorded everything in the shower in 1966
Not everything, but this was one of the original "garage bands", so it is unlikely that they did much recording in state-of-the-art, classical-music, recording studios like The Beatles were able to do..
Don't know why there would be any comparison to the Yardbirds. This is good but it sure isn't up to the level of the Yardbirds.
Can you say "Yardbirds"? Still, I've liked the tune since my youth in the 60s!
d-don wrote:
In Anaheim? I was over at Sycamore then. LOL! Small world!
Yeah...brings back memories of John C. Fremont Junior High School, mid 60s. Thanks for the roadtrip back.
In Anaheim? I was over at Sycamore then. LOL! Small world!
........ and Carbeurator Dung. Long live Lester Bangs.
Awesome booty shakin.
This tune cooks
let's rock!
let it roll
let it roll
guess they recorded everything in the shower in 1966
Yeah...brings back memories of John C. Fremont Junior High School, mid 60s. Thanks for the roadtrip back.
Suzl wrote:
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.
When was this song born?
1966—the same summer ironically (or not) as Revolver and "Taxman." That was also the same summer as "Sunshine Superman," "It's No Secret," and "Mother's Little Helper." A great summer for rock'n'roll.
Great tune!
Also on the Nuggets box set.
Also on the Nuggets box set.
I love this ... always have ... I can't help it!
Love the obligatory guitar freak outs.
The Count Five Psychotic Reaction
Beck Pressure Zone
The Beatles Taxman
Terri Hendrix Gravity
Beck Pressure Zone
The Beatles Taxman
Terri Hendrix Gravity
great sets Bill, thanks
aw, one of my favorite songs—i missed it!
dionysius wrote:
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
I agree. Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.
The guy just to the left of him looks like Alfred E. Neuman. I don't think very many "emo" bands ever aspired to be "punk". Great song.
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
I agree. Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.
The guy just to the left of him looks like Alfred E. Neuman. I don't think very many "emo" bands ever aspired to be "punk". Great song.
Check out the great Lester Bangs' book "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung"
Boy, do I ever remember this beauty!!! 9
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
I agree. Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.
pretty in pink
I agree. Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.
pretty in pink
This jams.
dionysius wrote:
I agree. Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.
I agree. Great stuff, even if the guy on the right looks eerily similar to the Scorpio goon in Dirty Harry.
As much fun now as it was in the '60's. If the lyrics weren't so doinky, I'd give it a 10!
And Bauhaus owes them royalties for the rhythm section of Poison Pen!
And Bauhaus owes them royalties for the rhythm section of Poison Pen!
Classic garage rock tune.
DrLex wrote:
Well, this is the first time I hear this and it seriously rocks.
It was pretty cool when it came out, too.
I loved to turn up the volume on this one!
(still do).
Well, this is the first time I hear this and it seriously rocks.
It was pretty cool when it came out, too.
I loved to turn up the volume on this one!
(still do).
When was this song born?
lemmoth wrote:
I miss Lester.
And, I can't resist —- I think he would have hated Radiohead.
One of the great works of rock criticism:
The late great Lester Bangs
Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
The late great Lester Bangs
Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
I miss Lester.
And, I can't resist —- I think he would have hated Radiohead.
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
So I'm walkin' down Telegraph with that book in my hand, just snatched it up from Rasputin's, and a guy sees it and says "Oh, wow, man" and I say to myself, "uh-oh" but you know how when you buy a book or record sometimes you're just so full of cool you want someone to acknowledge it, so I made eye contact and he jumps at me, saying "that book looks really interesting!" I say I'm sure it is, can't wait to read it and he says "can I look at it? I've never seen that book before" so I show him and he starts to mutter something about it not being an author with any credibility... dust jacket reviews from Rolling Stone, not JAMA or whatever and then he sees the rest of the title finally and it doesn't make any sense and says "what is this book, really?" so I say it's music reviews by Lester Bangs and he starts to breathe really fast and starts talking really fast and I think he's going to take my book and do something untoward to it so I snatch it back and he really starts going off and the last thing I remember is "people shouldn't write books about music that make fun of other people!"
So I'm not sure what that was all about but hey, it's Thursday and you wanted a story.
"Uh, I dunno, Dick... I give it an Eighty-Eight. It's got a beat, you can dance to it."
So I'm walkin' down Telegraph with that book in my hand, just snatched it up from Rasputin's, and a guy sees it and says "Oh, wow, man" and I say to myself, "uh-oh" but you know how when you buy a book or record sometimes you're just so full of cool you want someone to acknowledge it, so I made eye contact and he jumps at me, saying "that book looks really interesting!" I say I'm sure it is, can't wait to read it and he says "can I look at it? I've never seen that book before" so I show him and he starts to mutter something about it not being an author with any credibility... dust jacket reviews from Rolling Stone, not JAMA or whatever and then he sees the rest of the title finally and it doesn't make any sense and says "what is this book, really?" so I say it's music reviews by Lester Bangs and he starts to breathe really fast and starts talking really fast and I think he's going to take my book and do something untoward to it so I snatch it back and he really starts going off and the last thing I remember is "people shouldn't write books about music that make fun of other people!"
So I'm not sure what that was all about but hey, it's Thursday and you wanted a story.
"Uh, I dunno, Dick... I give it an Eighty-Eight. It's got a beat, you can dance to it."
lemmoth wrote:
So I'm walkin' down Telegraph with that book in my hand, just snatched it up from Rasputin's, and a guy sees it and says "Oh, wow, man" and I say to myself, "uh-oh" but you know how when you buy a book or record sometimes you're just so full of cool you want someone to acknowledge it, so I made eye contact and he jumps at me, saying "that book looks really interesting!" I say I'm sure it is, can't wait to read it and he says "can I look at it? I've never seen that book before" so I show him and he starts to mutter something about it not being an author with any credibility... dust jacket reviews from Rolling Stone, not JAMA or whatever and then he sees the rest of the title finally and it doesn't make any sense and says "what is this book, really?" so I say it's music reviews by Lester Bangs and he starts to breathe really fast and starts talking really fast and I think he's going to take my book and do something untoward to it so I snatch it back and he really starts going off and the last thing I remember is "people shouldn't write books about music that make fun of other people!"
So I'm not sure what that was all about but hey, it's Thursday and you wanted a story.
One of the great works of rock criticism: The late great Lester Bangs Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
So I'm walkin' down Telegraph with that book in my hand, just snatched it up from Rasputin's, and a guy sees it and says "Oh, wow, man" and I say to myself, "uh-oh" but you know how when you buy a book or record sometimes you're just so full of cool you want someone to acknowledge it, so I made eye contact and he jumps at me, saying "that book looks really interesting!" I say I'm sure it is, can't wait to read it and he says "can I look at it? I've never seen that book before" so I show him and he starts to mutter something about it not being an author with any credibility... dust jacket reviews from Rolling Stone, not JAMA or whatever and then he sees the rest of the title finally and it doesn't make any sense and says "what is this book, really?" so I say it's music reviews by Lester Bangs and he starts to breathe really fast and starts talking really fast and I think he's going to take my book and do something untoward to it so I snatch it back and he really starts going off and the last thing I remember is "people shouldn't write books about music that make fun of other people!"
So I'm not sure what that was all about but hey, it's Thursday and you wanted a story.
Zep wrote:
Retro and eclectic.
Eclectic and retro.
Retro and eclectic.
oh well, they tried :)
groovy man. way kool.
Eclectic and retro.
It's a floor wax and a dessert topping....
dionysius wrote:
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.
Yep. What a motley bunch. And those threads! Dig.
c.
One of the great works of rock criticism:
The late great Lester Bangs
Psychotic Reactions and Carbeurator Dung
nice nugget
Whenever this song came on the radio my brother and I would dance around like madmen. There's just something about it . . .
omg!!! great beat...I'm totally rocking out in my desk chair to this one!
1wolfy wrote:
I wish someone would cover this track and bring it back to life
Check out Michael Powers' version.
love this song! i haven't heard it in a while. great songs the last 40 minutes bill.
Playlist for the last 6 hours:
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2:09 pm - The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
2:07 pm - Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker
2:04 pm - Beatles - Taxman
2:01 pm - Porcupine Tree - Four Chords That Made a Million
1:58 pm - Sebadoh - Ocean
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1:55 pm - Ryan Adams - Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
1:53 pm - Patty Griffin - You'll Remember
1:48 pm - Talking Heads - City Of Dreams
1:45 pm - Andrew Bird - Imitosis
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1:38 pm - The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
1:33 pm - Bonnie Raitt - Spit of Love
1:29 pm - Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam
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I wish someone would cover this track and bring it back to life
gjeeg wrote:
Into the blender went: Stone's Satisfaction, a touch of The Last Time and a little bit of Ted Nugent and out came this cool hit.
Don't forget a heapin' helpin' of Yardbirds!
It sounds like a dead ringer for one of theirs.
Into the blender went: Stone's Satisfaction, a touch of The Last Time and a little bit of Ted Nugent and out came this cool hit.
Walrus_Gumbo wrote:
I heard Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert do a great job with this rocker!!! Always a fave of mine!!!
Yep, there is a recorded version as well that really rocks. It was my introduction to this song (btw I'm 29 and I think this song is great). It's on one of the 6 discs in Petty's Playback box set - a wonderful collection with lots of fun, never-released stuff (along with the hits).
celadonstone wrote:
Aww man! Seven Nation Army then this?
YAY BABY!
And again today. Oooooh, and now it's Dick Dale. Gotta love RP.
YAY BABY! There is this strange cat that goes by Nash the Slash, he plays electric mandolin. On his classic cover album called "American Bandages" (he only appears in public with his head wrapped in bandages) he covers this tune. During the break, be reads Mark David Chapman's letters to Jodi Foster. It's really creepy. Makes this song completely different
YEAH BABY!!!
steeler wrote:
Yes, I agree with all the previous comments. Wonder if anyone younger sees any merit in this, or does it all depend on nostalgia? (Certainly twas great junior high psychedelia, with a bad boy attitude)
Well, this is the first time I hear this and it seriously rocks.
Came across this as a cover version by the Cramps in the early 80s..live from the peppermint lounge.
The original is one of the few highlights of the Nuggets CD I spent good money on.">
Old time goodness!
Aww man! Seven Nation Army then this?
YAY BABY!
YAY BABY! I heard Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert do a great job with this rocker!!! Always a fave of mine!!!
The Real Rawkin' Stuff ... Cheers RP!
I love the way the tempo shifts in this song. You don't hear quality like this in songs too often nowadays.
Some mighty fine carburetor dung if there ever was, man!
Put THAT in yer pipe n smoke it mon!
Do this baby with headphones on the Octoshape channel!
sharkartist wrote:
geez, I actually met these guys back in their day when they did a promo appearance at the KRLA radio studios. I guess I was around 10 years old.
That may explain a lot.
The Count Five are more punk than your whiny emo band could ever hope to be.
geez, I actually met these guys back in their day when they did a promo appearance at the KRLA radio studios. I guess I was around 10 years old.
More of this for those newbies outthere...
mojoman wrote:
I'm 50 and grew up in Florida. Different coast but same memory! Yeah, I remember "People." They had a song called "I Love You," if memory serves. One-hit-wonder land.
I was in high school when both these songs came out, and they were sooooo cool for the times, especially for a white chick from suburban Cleveland.
It's been years .... it's a 9er
thanks RP ! 
I'm too young to have a flashback on this, I think, or maybe I just failed to do enough drugs way back when...but I love the song, great stuff.
How can you hear this song and not want to dance? Bouncing and typing at the same time....
Flashing, man!! Wow! Wuttagroove!
Goddess, what a flashback!!
Oh, it's cool to hear this song on RP. Never heard it for dozens of years!
skooney wrote:
Fun to hear, reminds me of the Yardbirds. It was sort of a signature sound of the Psychedelic age. I'm 53 and remember it well. Liked it then like it now.
...and my soul has been psychedelized.....waa.a.a..h
Yeah, this still sounds cool....I remember it well, too.
Cachatons wrote:
I'm 50 from San Jose and remember when this song came out :( It was very cool. Does anyone out there remember a group call the "People" from the same time period?
I'm 50 and grew up in Florida. Different coast but same memory! Yeah, I remember "People." They had a song called "I Love You," if memory serves. One-hit-wonder land.
Dave_Mack wrote:
Well, I'm not old enough to remember when it came out (40), but I've always been a big 60/70s fan, and big on psychedelia. I think this is one of the best of the genre, and they're from San Jose :-).
I'm 50 from San Jose and remember when this song came out :( It was very cool. Does anyone out there remember a group call the "People" from the same time period?
SpaceCowboy wrote:
Well, I was not around when this one came out, but in the early eighties I was a teenager looking for musical kicks, and had a revelation when I heard the album Smell Of Female by The Cramps. On this album they do a kick-ass live version of said song. Excellent. And then a few years later I heard the original, and was amazed that they were able to make such an outrageous song way back in 66! And since then it has been one of my absolute favorites.
But that was before I got hooked on The Sonics...
You listened to the Cramps in High School? Wow, you're way cool!
steeler wrote:
Yes, I agree with all the previous comments. Wonder if anyone younger sees any merit in this, or does it all depend on nostalgia? (Certainly twas great junior high psychedelia, with a bad boy attitude)
nope, nostalgia plays no role in my liking this. i'm 40. this rocks.
I remember this (turing 34 this month) But I was raised on music.
steeler wrote:
Yes, I agree with all the previous comments. Wonder if anyone younger sees any merit in this, or does it all depend on nostalgia? (Certainly twas great junior high psychedelia, with a bad boy attitude)
Well, I was not around when this one came out, but in the early eighties I was a teenager looking for musical kicks, and had a revelation when I heard the album Smell Of Female by The Cramps. On this album they do a kick-ass live version of said song. Excellent. And then a few years later I heard the original, and was amazed that they were able to make such an outrageous song way back in 66! And since then it has been one of my absolute favorites.
But that was before I got hooked on The Sonics...
Fun to hear, reminds me of the Yardbirds. It was sort of a signature sound of the Psychedelic age. I'm 53 and remember it well. Liked it then like it now.
...and my soul has been psychedelized.....waa.a.a..h
Ahhhh......cooooooollll!!!!
Gregorama wrote:
Had the 45 of this in 9th grade. About wore it out. Sounds a little dated after nearly 40 years, but still a great, groundbreaking song. At least once in a while.
:nodhead:
"Oh, I wish I were in Ti-ju-ana,
Eating bar-b-qued ig-uana..."
I have always thought this was very cool, permeated by the essence of Psychedelia through and through. They took it to the next level!
Well put.