Homage to Catatonia: The Psychedelic Adventures of Pete Miller

Pete Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bacchus Archives
• ASIN: B0000059YY
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,688 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sheer Lunacy

2. Crocogators

3. I Am Seldom Twenty One

4. Knit Me A Kiss

5. 1,500,000 Volts

6. Captain Of My Toy Baloon

7. John Celery

8. Paranoia

9. Chinaman

10. Music Created By Dust

11. A Dog Called Doug

12. The Procession

13. The Candleman

14. The Treacle Dance

Editorial Reviews

14 previously unreleased demos from 1966-69. Vocally, Big Boy Pete sounds a good deal like Reg Presley (of the Troggs). His compositions are odd, rather gentle pop-psychedelia, as you might glean from song titles such as "The Treacle Dance," "Music Created By Dust," "Sheer Lunacy," "1, 500,000 Volts," and "Captain of My Toy Balloon." It's not as fruity as this capsule description might lead you to believe, but there's nothing as good as the devastating "Cold Turkey." That cult classic, disappointingly, is missing from this compilation, although you can find it on AIP's Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks Vol. 4. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great pop-psych-tasty guitar! late '60's..., September 15, 1999

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This review is from: Homage to Catatonia: The Psychedelic Adventures of Pete Miller (Audio CD)

British/Lewis Carrol-esque (trippy-fun lyrics) music! Pete Miller has great guitar chops & soundz in addition to a home studio from that era well-stocked with sonic goodies so that the sound is analog-rich & varied. -3 or 4 plays of this disc will have a few of the tunes insinuating their hooks into your consciousness, and 20 plays later, Pete's whimsical imagery and electric guitar mastery will still be impressing you! if you're like me & crave this era, this zeitgeist so special & seemingly inexhaustible!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique psychedelia, June 8, 2006

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D. Krauss (Bronx, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homage to Catatonia: The Psychedelic Adventures of Pete Miller (Audio CD)

This album has dated well. It has none of the silly hippy dippy lyrics or overproduction that have made many '60's psychedelia not hold up today. The lyrics are trippy and whimsical and sort of remind me of 80's bands like "They Might Be Giants". "The Damned" apparently covered Big Boy Pete's "Cold Turkey". I am interested in hearing both the original and cover versions.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Boy Pete-'Homage To Catatonia:The Pyschedelic Adventures Of Pete Miller' (Bacchus Archives), March 26, 2006

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homage to Catatonia: The Psychedelic Adventures of Pete Miller (Audio CD)

Fourteen previously unreleased tracks,penned between 1966-69.Demos,actually.Sounds darn good for just demos.Some say that Big Boy Pete(aka Pete Miller)sounds a lot like the Trogg's vocalist,Reg Presley.Best described as offbeat psychedelic pop.Prior to this CD,the only tune I've ever heard from Big Boy Pete was the cut he's got on the various artists compilation 'Electric Sugar Cube',"Cold Turkey".Obviously,I must've been really impressed in order to seek out more of the man's repertoire.Most impressive tracks here are "Sheer Lunacy","1,500,000 Volts",the semi-trippy "Captain Of My Toy Balloon","The Procession" and the well written "The Candleman".Might appeal to some fans of The Turtles,The Herd, John's Children,The Creation and Michael Yonkers.