Looking for songs with eastrn influence.

[Sancho Panza]

I might be wrong. Very wrong. But the fact that Butterfield Blues Band's "East-West" opened the eyes to many can't be ignored. I know that "Norwegian Wood" did it too, but that song has a sitar, while "East-West" only tries to imitate it (my guess). Was it very common that garage bands put down a eastern-styled solo in the song? I have a few, but it would be nice to hear some more!

The influence (for those who hasn't heard it..)

Other songs:

The Dovers - Third Eye
The Golden Dawn - Every Day
The Remaining Few - Painted Air
Lost & Found - Living Eye

 

[MopTopMike]

By far, the best example of what you seek is "Faces" by T.C. Atlantic

 

[EXPO67]

One of the earliest versions would have been the 'sitar' version of The Yardbirds 'Heart Full Of Soul'...

this version was recorded sometime in April/May 1965 and has Jeff Beck imitating the sound of a sitar with his guitar and a fuzz box. It was never released at the time though!

 

[depravedskippy66]

"No More Now" from The Smoke (New Zealand's Smoke, that is) has a pretty cool Eastern inspired solo in the break.

 

[Dominic]

The Eastern influence on popular Western music was heard early and often. The style that we loosely call "exotica" influenced some important taste-makers in the 60s: look no further than Eden Ahbez hanging out during Beach Boys sessions. Also, surf musicians Dick Dale, Johnny Fortune, and Johnny Bakarat introduced a lot of young people to Middle Eastern sounds via their minor key guitar workouts.

My fave Eastern-styled track is the Larry Williams/Johnny Watson/Kaleidoscope track 'Nobody:'

...and technology definitely made it easier for teens everywhere to mimic their sitar-owning heroes:

 

[Sancho Panza]

Haha, "you can even make your guitar sound like a sitar!"

 

[beccabear67]

None of these are garage rock bands but wanted to say that there was that Trio that played the Jabberwocky coffee house in the Bay area, New Age, and before that a solo Pat Kilroy LP on Elektra recorded in NYC. One of my favorites however is the first LP by Vancouver's The Poppy Family which has Santwant Singh on tabla/percussion. The Great Society with Darby Slick had some strong Eastern influences and did a terrific cover of Abhez' Nature Boy with Grace playing recorder. In England I thought the Sam Gopal Dream group was interesting too. Perhaps actual garage rock made in Turkey and Iran would be something to seek out as I know it exists.

 

[depravedskippy66]

My fave Eastern-styled track is the Larry Williams/Johnny Watson/Kaleidoscope track 'Nobody:'

THIS is a brilliant fusion of R&B and Middle Eastern. R&Beast?

 

[Jeffers66]

Check out my favorite McCoys track, "Don't Worry Mother (Your Son's Heart Is Pure)". Genius record.

 

[Sancho Panza]

Thanks for all the tips! Found another gem today, one of the best examples, period:

The solo is ridiculous.

 

[beccabear67]

There was a CD of everything by William Penn Fyve/& His Pals a few years ago but Swami is the only one that sounds eastern that I remember. The others featured Gregg Rolie's organ a bit more. I think the guitarist was trying to sound like a snake-charmer horn. There was also a Vejtables song a bit similar, not sure which came first.

 

[howlin' hoosier]

Mary, Mary by the Prefab Four

 

[Sancho Panza]

Does the other tracks on the William Penn CD sound anything like "Swami"?

 

[axel]

This one fits in here pretty well. 1966 I think.

 

[axel]

One of my favourites (quite ingenious song and production):

Talk about more fuzz...

 

[Dominic]

This one fits in here pretty well. 1966 I think.

Yes! A great record and a pretty easy pull.

 

[axel]

By the way, does anyone know who's behind the production of "City Jungle"? I think it's outstanding. Must have been a man with a vision and the means to accomplish it.

 

[madmanman]

I'm thinking of 'Why Pick On Me' by the Standells, although I can't really recall if the solo was the eastern part of the song. I think so, but may have a senile memory on this one.

 

[depravedskippy66]

The Palace Guard - Greed
The Masters Apprentices - But One Day

 

[Myskatonic]

'In The Past' by We The People is a startling example of Raga Guitar. According to the Sundazed comp notes, it was played on an 8-stringed instrument called an Octachord.