# Can't get enough "Psychedelic Soul" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950 "2017-02-27T15:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/1 "2017-02-27T15:21:00Z")
i.e. Ball of Confusion by the Temptations > **[ball of confusion youtube - Yahoo Video Search Results](https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yset_ie_syc_oracle-s&p=ball%2Bof%2Bconfusion%2Byoutube#id=3&vid=1e0e852a528238a41115f31865064a7f&action=click)** > > The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web. Can you point me to any other great examples not performed by The Temptations, Sly & The Family Stone? ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/2 "2017-02-27T15:34:37Z")
This whole album is a landmark in the genre: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pNgjmn3YrOM/maxresdefault.jpg "Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (Audio Only)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNgjmn3YrOM) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/3 "2017-02-27T15:58:16Z")
Well, there’s The Chambers Brothers - [Time Has Come Today](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U) But, really, the kings of it are technically Psychedelic Funk - Parliament/Funkadelic - [Maggot Brain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn33-q4Ao) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/4 "2017-02-27T17:15:59Z")
“Strawberry Letter 23” by the Brothers Johnson “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire “Cloud Nine” by the Temptation Almost everything by Sly & the Family Stone “Love Roller Coaster” by the Ohio Players ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/5 "2017-02-27T17:17:05Z")
[quote=“jaycat, post:2, topic:780950”] This whole album is a landmark in the genre: [/QUOTE] So is Marvin Gaye’s _ **What’s Going On** _, for that matter. And Marvin’s “I Want You.” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/6 "2017-02-27T17:24:11Z")
The compilation _[Cloud Nine: Soul Gets Psychedelic](https://www.amoeba.com/cloud-nine-soul-gets-psychedelic-cd-various-artists/albums/2999671/)_ is great. Starbucks’ was selling it, about five years ago. My favorites on it are “Kofijahm” by Mandrill, “Brothers on the Slide” by Cymande, plus maybe “You Goin Miss yo Candyman” by Terry Callier. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/7 "2017-02-27T17:24:58Z")
As an 80’s child, I was completely unaware that the Love and Rockets version was a cover, until…less than a year ago. \>\_\< ---
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/8 "2017-02-27T19:27:09Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > The compilation _[Cloud Nine: Soul Gets Psychedelic](https://www.amoeba.com/cloud-nine-soul-gets-psychedelic-cd-various-artists/albums/2999671/)_ is great. Starbucks’ was selling it, about five years ago. > > My favorites on it are “Kofijahm” by Mandrill, “Brothers on the Slide” by Cymande, plus maybe “You Goin Miss yo Candyman” by Terry Callier. Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/9 "2017-02-27T19:29:09Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > “Strawberry Letter 23” by the Brothers Johnson Note: this is a cover. The original is by **Shuggie Otis** , who’s most famous cult work would certainly qualify as Psychedelic Soul, an album called\*\* Inspiration Information\*\*. > **[Shuggie Otis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuggie_Otis)** > > Johnny Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr.; November 30, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. > Otis's composition "Strawberry Letter 23" as recorded by The Brothers Johnson topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. He achieved commercial success with his 1974 single "Inspiration Information" (from the album of the same title), reaching #56 on the R&B chart. > Born in Los Angeles, California, ... ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/10 "2017-02-27T19:59:45Z")
The band War is a good example for that. They even recorded their first two albums with Britain’s biggest hippie, Eric Burdon, and kept the soul/rock hybrid style later. [With Burdon - Spill The Wine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W77Kwh6f0TE) [War - Cisco Kid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu_YVswb3p4) Granted, there’s also often a very pronounced latin tinge (as well as Jazz influences), but that is also true of several other examples posted before. This mishmash of styles was just what made soul music of the first half of the seventies so great and exciting. Also working the same sound at that time were the Isley Brothers, I recommend their albums [Givin’ It Back](http://www.allmusic.com/album/givin-it-back-mw0000024635)and [3+3](http://www.allmusic.com/album/3-3-mw0000312124). [Who’s That Lady](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Mvy3E8P2U) [Ohio/Machine Gun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39WxCT4U4Vk) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-enough-psychedelic-soul/780950/11 "2017-02-27T21:41:48Z")
Also, a very important and far-reaching album for psychedelic rock/soul crossover, and a classic anyway, is Jimi Hendrix’ [Band Of Gypsys](http://www.allmusic.com/album/band-of-gypsys-mw0000650248), with Buddy Miles on drums and sometimes vocals. The ghost of Hendrix somehow hovers over all the examples posted so far, so I think it fits the bill. In the meantime, almost the whole of the 1969/70 New Year’s Day Fillmore shows has bee released as [Live At The Fillmore East](http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-fillmore-east-mw0000048449), and these are fantastic recordings (the best Hendrix live recordings of all IMHO), but the initial impact came from the _Band Of Gypsys_ album, which was a strong and effective condensation of those gigs. Sorry, I found no direct links to songs from the album, but here’s one from those shows: [Band Of Gypsys - The Power Of Soul](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBynJX6RBuI)