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1966 - Psychotic Reaction

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San Jose, USA

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Garage Rock

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1964

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1964 to 1969

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Formed in 1964 in San Jose, California, USA. Their psychedelic-punk hit, Psychotic Reaction, reached the US Top 5 in 1966. They first drew attention by wearing Dracula-style capes to their gigs. After recording one album, also titled Psychotic Reaction, they released a few more singles before disbanding in 1969.
The band's memory was immortalized in a 1972 essay by the famous rock writer Lester Bangs called Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung. In the essay Bangs credited the band for having released several albums - Carburetor Dung, Cartesian Jetstream, Ancient Lace and Wrought-Iron Railings and Snowflakes Falling On the International Dateline: actually, none of these albums has ever existed, except in Bangs' own imagination.
Line-up:
- John "Sean" Byrne: vocals, guitar
- John "Mouse" Michalski: lead guitar
- Roy Chaney: bass
- Craig "Butch" Atkinson: drums
- Kenn Ellner: harmonica, vocals.