One of those quirky bands I came across a few years ago is Mazzy Star, although they are also called Mazzy Star. I went on Amazon and bought three cd's, mostly because the music just seemed so perfect for hanging out and doing nothing, and Hope Sandoval sings like she is really tired or loaded on some good drugs, or both. I often thought this was music inspired by the heyday of drug culture music, the way some of the more psuedo country bands of the late 60's and early 70's played... here is a link to a youtube video of them doing one of their songs:
Mazzy Star "Fade Into You" I looked up Hope Sandoval online, along with info about the band, and was surprise to find this bit of info Mazzy Star was part of a music genre known as Paisley Underground-
"Paisley Underground bands incorporated psychedelia, rich vocal harmonies and guitar interplay in a folk rock style that owed a particular debt to The Byrds, but more generally referenced the whole range of 1960s West Coast pop and garage rock, from the Seeds to the Beach Boys.
OK, so I wasn't just imagining thinks these people were trying to recreate a sound I grew up with.
The student assistant at work who is just 21, asks me about "back in the day", and smiles when I tell him what it was like, seeing The Grateful Dead or Chambers Brothers , Elvin Bishop, Yes, Jethro Tull, Big Brother and the Holding Company, or years later Santana, Cream, etc play live.
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