It was rock and roll and standards mixed with world music. Kaleidoscope melded many different styles into their debut album. So pull up a chair, turn on, tune in and give this a whirl if you dare. While strange, its obvious influence on the culture at the time cannot be overstated. Calling this a singular work does not do it justice. It’s a freaky listen and one that the first time I heard it, in college on a “cough cough” trip, scared the bejeezus out of me.
Although credited to Leary, it also features vocals from Dr Ralph Metzner, Rosemary Woodruff and Maryvonne Giercarz. Unlike the direct plainspoken narration of the earlier record, this sounds as if the voices are beamed down from somewhere in the stratosphere. Like the earlier release, it is spoken word but with sparse haunting mostly guitar and tabla music over it. Recorded a year later, it was a soundtrack to a documentary. The second one and the one on this list is a whole different beast.
The first one was released in 1966 which is simply a spoken word meditation with Dr Leary’s almost mysterious hushed voice discussing his work and the advantages of “dropping out” and expanding your mind.
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