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Explore Country Joe & the Fish's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Country Joe & the Fish on AllMusic.
- “Section 43” – Electric Music For The Mind and Body
- “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine” – Electric Music For The Mind and Body
- “Rock & Soul Music” – Together
- “Bass Strings” – Electric Music For The Mind and Body
- “Grace” – Electric Music For The Mind and Body
- “Love” – Electric Music For The Mind and Body
- “Janis” – I-Feel-Like-I’M-Fixin’-To-Die
- “An Untitled Protest” – Together
- “Flying High” – Electric Music For The Mind and Body
- “I-Feel-Like-I’M-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” – I-Feel-Like-I’M-Fixin’-To-Die
“Section 43” is the band’s longest song in their debut album, with a noticeable harmony between psychedelia and acid rock genres.
“Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine” became a classic staple to progressive rock radios in San Francisco. It tells us about a woman whose obsession with death and spontaneity makes her a bit repulsive.
This riveting opener from the 3rd album syncopates the usual rock and roll tune and is actually showing the definition of rock & soul. “Rock & Soul Music” is harmonious and lovely, something that shows a different side of the group.
Electric Music for the Mind and Body was the band’s debut album, playing a significant role in music history as it is one of the first few albums to have been labeled as “psychedelic” in their native town of San Francisco. Their song “Bass Strings” was about marijuana, a controversial piece that wasn’t well-received by the mainstream radio airplay ...
His lovely song from Country Joe and the Fish was penned by Country Joe McDonald in honor of Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane’s singer. Its symbolic lyrics and well-structured arrangement are worth noting.
Channeling an inner Beatle inspiration, “Love” tells us about a guy confessing his feelings to a woman because she has “love” – something that money can’t buy. Pretty much the same idea of the Fab Four’s “Can’t Buy Me Love.”
“Janis,” among the main highlights of this sophomore album was penned by McDonald for his then-girlfriend, Janis Joplin. When Joplin asked McDonald if he could write a song about her, he then wrote this surreal masterpiece that’s all sweet and pure.
Together was the last album to feature the original lineup of the band and their most commercially successful one. “An Untitled Protest” was written by McDonald in response to the Vietnam War.
The opening track of Electric Music for the Mind and Body, “Flying High” has psychedelic elements that are well-bonded on its catchy music and well-written lyrics. 60s psychedelia lovers need to listen to this one.
The song, reinforced with satire and dark humor, rose to become one of the greatest and most recognizable anti-war songs in the 60s. The song’s unspoken use of American politicians, military officers, and large corporates who fueled the fire in the Vietnam war became significant for the fight against counterculture against oppression.
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- I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag. Number one on our top 10 Country Joe and The Fish songs is the hit “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag.” Country Joe and The Fish were initially famed for their protest songs.
- Rock & Soul Music. Excuse us for a while, Rock and Roll, and let us usher in some “Rock & Soul Music.” Melodic and sweet is the best description of this song by Country Joe and The Fish.
- Janis. Even when love fails to work, it is quite often that the one’s involved might end up missing each other at some point. After all, there’s always something good about any romantic relationship that ever existed.
- Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine. “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine” became a staple for the American college radio upon its release. This psychedelic hit alludes to a mysterious lady who is quite spontaneous with her actions and obsessed with death.
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Picture of Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald from interior sleeve of their album “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die”. Country Joe and the Fish were a psychedelic group originating from ...
Country Joe and the Fish. Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. The band was among the influential groups in the San Francisco music scene during the mid-to-late 1960s. Much of the band's music was written by founding members Country Joe McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton, with ...
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The Life And Time Of Country Joe And The Fish From Haight-Ashbury To Woodstock. 01. The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag. Country Joe & The Fish. The Life And Time Of Country Joe And The Fish From Haight-Ashbury To Woodstock. 03:46. Composers: Joe McDonald. 02. Bass Strings.
