Here's a song the amazing Grace taught us: Grimly Forming was covered in 1982 by The Three O'Clock (Salvation Army) in 4/4 time; while The Great Society's live version taped in 1966 at The Matrix (recently remodeled in Neon Rose-Moscoso decor) is a raga/folk blues melt as much Native American influenced as it is South Asian Indian inspired.
With a bit of Brubeck, a gist of Gypsy, a shake of Shankar and a chip off the ol' Cherokee bark. Darby Slick's modal vibrato chording ramped up to lead seems to have influenced several cohorts to play guitar in a similar manner, which fooled major record labels into believing or claiming there was a "San Francisco Sound". The aptly named posthumous album refers to the vanishing act who were long gone by Summer '67, leaving mainly Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonan, John Cipollina, Berry Melton and James Gurley to follow in their wake. Don't mean a thing if it ain't got that zing...
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Hey, thanks for this. The Great Society is one of those bands I know about, have read about, but have never heard. Nice to have that gap filled in. And, I must say, I think I prefer this to most Jefferson Airplane tracks.
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You might also enjoy Euphoria, another folk rock band on A Pot of Flowers.
Their sound reminds me of Moby Grape.
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Can't say they remind me of the Grape, but I enjoyed them nonetheless!