as a kid growing up in San Jose I wwas stoked to have 2 local bands break big at the same time...the Count 5 and the Syndicate of Sound...they were local neighborhood guys that were older...
A few years ago, I was having a really tough time. Trying to survive in a big city, A very long distance from any family, with rarely enough money for food. My girlfriend left me to go back to Chicago, nowI was completely alone, with no financial help, days from payday and no food. At that point I was ready to give up. I was sitting in a parking lot, desperately trying to come up with a plan, Then this song came on the radio. The harmonica in it just grabbed me, It had a lonely sound to it, but it also had angst, that sound just spoke to me, it seamed to match exactly how I felt at that moment, I remember remarking aloud “that guy playing the harmonica gets it.” Then the lyrics hit, “I feel depressed, I feel so bad, because your the best girl, I ever had”.. I felt like I truly understood the character in that song, and it gave me the extra strength I needed to clear my head. I decided it wasn’t good to sit depressed in a parking lot, so I got out of the truck and went for a walk. When I got out of the truck, I looked up and saw music store sign, I decided to go in and look at the harmonicas, even though I had no money at all, I took a couple steps from truck towards the music store. I stepped on something crunchy. There underneath my boot was $65 all crunched up into a ball. I walked in and bought a harmonica, and went to the grocery store and bought stuff for actual full meal.. thing’s really turned around after that, and that was the start of things getting better, and I really built a life in that city.
Just what you needed right at your feet. The best of stories, friend! I heard the song when I was in my early teens. I kept trying to think of it and first came up with The Dave Clark 5 and thought no, that’s not the name of the band. Then I thought the song title had the word breakdown in it. Yeah, maybe psychotic breakdown which I typed in to search. Bingo! The Count 5 and Psychotic Reaction. The brain is still working after all these years.
The lyricist being referred to is John (Sean) Byrne who initially sang the song and was rhythm guitarist. He actually went back to England (he was British) and formed a band called Public Foot The Roman. You can find them on here with their one impressive album. Always loved this song though! Rock on.
There are two things that made this song great... First, the time transition halfway through the song was performed with such command that the 15 seconds driven by the drums In the middle of this song rank up there amongst the best rock drummers.
Still sound original so glad I grew up with this music & all tha magical good high homes, oh tha days of yesterdays I thought they’d never end ! Damn !!!
This uses same kind of “Rave Up” middle section that mainly Yardbirds were known for so the comparsion is very in place. Listen to I’m a Man studio take and then this, for example. Solos and all on it’s way from rave up blues rock to paychadelic.
Metal?? THIS IS PSYCHEDELIC RHYTHM & BLUES. GARAGE ROCK ! "METAL" IS AN ABSURD TERM OF RECORD COMPANY BUSINESSMEN ! EVEN BLUE CHEER DIDN'T KNOW THE TERM. THE SAME APPLIES TO "GLAM ROCK", INVENTED BY ABSURD "MUSIC PRESS JOURNALISTS" OR RECORD COMPANY BUSINESSMEN OR BY BOTH TOGETHER, NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MUSIC. CLOTHES OR MATERIALS OF THE MUSICIANS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MUSIC THEY PLAY ON THE MATERIAL IN THEIR CLOTHES.
Wowza! The group still sounds and looks good!!! Does anybody know if it's the same original group? And if they were able to make a living out of it at all? Imagine they had to have day jobs, the old swagger
Count Five en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Five Psychotic Reaction en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotic_Reaction Usage in media (that may have brought royalties) This song appears in the games Battlefield Vietnam (2004) Mafia 3 (2016) and Far Cry 5 (2018) "Psychotic Reaction" has been featured in films such as Marek Kanievska's Less Than Zero (1987), Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Paul Schrader´s Auto Focus (2002) and Randall Miller´s CBGB (2013), and has done very well on Classic Rock radio. The song is also featured in the second-season episode "Bad Friend" from the HBO series Girls. The song is also featured in an IKEA television advert on UK’s Channel 4 (May 2019) Cover versions Because of its inclusion on the original Pebbles compilation album, probably the best known of the many obscure covers of this song that were made in the 1960s is the one by Positively 13 O'Clock (i.e., Jimmy Rabbitt with members of Mouse and the Traps and others) in 1967. The song has been covered by Brenton Wood, on his 1967 album Oogum Boogum. It was also recorded by the 1960s studio-only band, The Leathercoated Minds, in 1966 on their album A Trip Down the Sunset Strip. The song is one of the many songs quoted and parodied on the 1976 album The Third Reich 'n Roll by the avantgarde group The Residents. "Psychotic Reaction" was also covered during the 1970s by The Radiators from Space (B-side to "Enemies", 1977) and by Television, who included the song in their early sets which emphasized the "rave-up" section. Covers made during the 1980s include a live version by The Cramps on their 1983 live mini-album, Smell of Female and by artist Nash the Slash. The Nash the Slash version was released on his 1984 album American Bandages, inserting paraphrased excerpts of John Hinckley's letter to Jodie Foster,[14] as well as lines from the movie "Taxi Driver", between the verses. Horror punk/metal band Haunted Garage covered the song on their 1991 album Possession Park. Other cover versions include a live version by The Fuzztones and a version by The Vibrators on their album Garage Punk (2009). This song is also played live by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the Playback box set and seen in the currently out of print concert video, "Take the Highway" sung by drummer Stan Lynch. The Night Beats from Seattle, Washington have claimed to have "psychically inherited" the song and have made it their own playing it most nights of their 2011 U.S. and European dates.
@Rob McCarthy They couldn't make a good of it. We all grew up in San Jose, went to Pionner High school. When our local AM radio station KLIV put this song on air we were so excited!! A timeless classic from our home town boys!!
@@jasonvegan5761 As a photographer, the first thing I do before taking pictures, is CLEAN the lens! How hard can it be? She must be one them "point and shoot" types, LOL.
Alan Nelson No offence Alan, but John Byrne (deceased) sang lead AND played the awesome rhythm guitar with his Danelecto 12 string. I believe he passed away in 2008. The man in the pink shirt IS the original harmonica player however.
For the wreckord : The pink shirt is Kenn Elner who WAS the lead vocal for Count V, However you are correct that John "Sean" Byrne ( Born Dublin ,Ireland) lyricist, rythm guitar did the lead vocal on their great hit. They fronted for Them in LA and George I(Van) Morrison knew Sean was from the "'auld sod" and expressed his admiration of P.R. Count V had great potential as any back work investigation into their only 1 album and I guess afew surviving demos and outtakes will reveal. It is my understanding that the former members all weny on to proffesional careers. The Drummer Craig "Butch " Atkinson went onto fly USN P-3 Orion sub-hunters and then to pilot with Delta Airlines.
Mabey you should not drive any muscle car designed in the '60's like say any other CLASSIC Mustang , Stingray, ect. ect as you would as you say "killling it"! For that matter snot nose don't fly on any airplane as that is too good for you !!
@@horrorationeilsen7332 Speaking of airplanes the original drummer for the Count Five became a Navy pilot and following that was a pilot for Delta Airlines until his passing in '98.
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I still love this song. Many decades have passed since I loved it in the 60s, and I still live this song.❤❤❤
as a kid growing up in San Jose I wwas stoked to have 2 local bands break big at the same time...the Count 5 and the Syndicate of Sound...they were local neighborhood guys that were older...
I grew up in San Jose in the Mid 60's and garage bands were in every neighbor hood.What a great time😃
Both super cool bands.
A few years ago, I was having a really tough time. Trying to survive in a big city, A very long distance from any family, with rarely enough money for food. My girlfriend left me to go back to Chicago, nowI was completely alone, with no financial help, days from payday and no food. At that point I was ready to give up. I was sitting in a parking lot, desperately trying to come up with a plan, Then this song came on the radio. The harmonica in it just grabbed me, It had a lonely sound to it, but it also had angst, that sound just spoke to me, it seamed to match exactly how I felt at that moment, I remember remarking aloud “that guy playing the harmonica gets it.” Then the lyrics hit, “I feel depressed, I feel so bad, because your the best girl, I ever had”.. I felt like I truly understood the character in that song, and it gave me the extra strength I needed to clear my head. I decided it wasn’t good to sit depressed in a parking lot, so I got out of the truck and went for a walk. When I got out of the truck, I looked up and saw music store sign, I decided to go in and look at the harmonicas, even though I had no money at all, I took a couple steps from truck towards the music store. I stepped on something crunchy. There underneath my boot was $65 all crunched up into a ball. I walked in and bought a harmonica, and went to the grocery store and bought stuff for actual full meal.. thing’s really turned around after that, and that was the start of things getting better, and I really built a life in that city.
Wow, great story. So glad it all turned around. Music is powerful.
Good for you.
Just what you needed right at your feet. The best of stories, friend! I heard the song when I was in my early teens. I kept trying to think of it and first came up with The Dave Clark 5 and thought no, that’s not the name of the band. Then I thought the song title had the word breakdown in it. Yeah, maybe psychotic breakdown which I typed in to search. Bingo! The Count 5 and Psychotic Reaction. The brain is still working after all these years.
The lyricist being referred to is John (Sean) Byrne who initially sang the song and was rhythm guitarist. He actually went back to England (he was British) and formed a band called Public Foot The Roman. You can find them on here with their one impressive album. Always loved this song though! Rock on.
Great history C. The original drummer Butch, became a Navy pilot and later flew for Delta Air Lines. Sadly he passed away in '98 from a heart issue.
As a man of 26 born in 1992 , everyone around in the 60's had the best music by far! Good to see you going strong still!
damm this is fire bro, youre right.
Music of the 60's was (still) one of the best of the world!!!
There are two things that made this song great...
First, the time transition halfway through the song was performed with such command that the 15 seconds driven by the drums In the middle of this song rank up there amongst the best rock drummers.
Still sound original so glad I grew up with this music & all tha magical good high homes, oh tha days of yesterdays I thought they’d never end ! Damn !!!
You guys are legends. Long live the Count Five
One of the best from the 1960s, Loved it then, love it now.
I remember thinking it was the Yard birds for years. ( Hear someone saying play a song lol)
Yep, harmonica player has a lot of Keith Relf licks, particularly on Smokestack Lightning.
This uses same kind of “Rave Up” middle section that mainly Yardbirds were known for so the comparsion is very in place. Listen to I’m a Man studio take and then this, for example. Solos and all on it’s way from rave up blues rock to paychadelic.
GRANDES COUNT FIVE, inolvidable canción. Saludos desde Lima Perú
🇺🇸 💘 🇵🇪!
One of my favorite songs ever.
I still have the 45 and still play it......loud!
Merci pour cette vidéo , ça me ramène 60 ans en arrière
My 21 year old self annoyed that i never lived through the 60s!!
Ouuhh yeaaahhh man ,yesterday today and tomorrow .....the count five.....🤩♥️
It was a great time for music and life in general. I'm so happy I was there
reply to firebirdc9 This for a guy Born in 1958 was life changing awsome music .God Bless Rock and Roll!!!!!!!!!
What a show!! still sound amazing ❤❤❤
I always dug this song back then and I dig it now..
Absolutely one of my most favorite songs of the sixties...
I think what I want to do is make a psychotic reaction. Hot sauce, what do you think, Kenn?
Made just for you guys not for sale just for you guy.
Very cool 😎
Ha! I think the camera person was having a psychotic reaction!
Fantastic as always.
Great hit in 1966.
I'd love to hear Sir Doug Sham cover this. Maybe he did!
oh this song is so awesome
That was great ! Now, I’m going to listen to Psycho Killer by Talking Heads.
NOT EVEN CLOSE
Your creator is very aware of you, excellent story.
COURAGEUX YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
映画で知ってノリノリのかっこいい曲
it starts in 2:29
the real pioneers of sf metal earlier than blue cheer .
Metal?? THIS IS PSYCHEDELIC RHYTHM & BLUES. GARAGE ROCK ! "METAL" IS AN ABSURD TERM OF RECORD COMPANY BUSINESSMEN ! EVEN BLUE CHEER DIDN'T KNOW THE TERM. THE SAME APPLIES TO "GLAM ROCK", INVENTED BY ABSURD "MUSIC PRESS JOURNALISTS" OR RECORD COMPANY BUSINESSMEN OR BY BOTH TOGETHER, NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MUSIC. CLOTHES OR MATERIALS OF THE MUSICIANS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MUSIC THEY PLAY ON THE MATERIAL IN THEIR CLOTHES.
@@MrSKINFLICK
Calm down. Pop a Valium before you blow a gasket.
fricking awesome!!!!
AMAZING!!!!
love them
A big HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!
Un morceau mythique du rock années 60 😊
Wowza! The group still sounds and looks good!!! Does anybody know if it's the same original group? And if they were able to make a living out of it at all? Imagine they had to have day jobs, the old swagger
Count Five en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Five Psychotic Reaction en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotic_Reaction
Usage in media
(that may have brought royalties)
This song appears in the games Battlefield Vietnam (2004) Mafia 3 (2016) and Far Cry 5 (2018)
"Psychotic Reaction" has been featured in films such as Marek Kanievska's Less Than Zero (1987), Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Paul Schrader´s Auto Focus (2002) and Randall Miller´s CBGB (2013), and has done very well on Classic Rock radio.
The song is also featured in the second-season episode "Bad Friend" from the HBO series Girls.
The song is also featured in an IKEA television advert on UK’s Channel 4 (May 2019)
Cover versions
Because of its inclusion on the original Pebbles compilation album, probably the best known of the many obscure covers of this song that were made in the 1960s is the one by Positively 13 O'Clock (i.e., Jimmy Rabbitt with members of Mouse and the Traps and others) in 1967. The song has been covered by Brenton Wood, on his 1967 album Oogum Boogum. It was also recorded by the 1960s studio-only band, The Leathercoated Minds, in 1966 on their album A Trip Down the Sunset Strip.
The song is one of the many songs quoted and parodied on the 1976 album The Third Reich 'n Roll by the avantgarde group The Residents. "Psychotic Reaction" was also covered during the 1970s by The Radiators from Space (B-side to "Enemies", 1977) and by Television, who included the song in their early sets which emphasized the "rave-up" section. Covers made during the 1980s include a live version by The Cramps on their 1983 live mini-album, Smell of Female and by artist Nash the Slash. The Nash the Slash version was released on his 1984 album American Bandages, inserting paraphrased excerpts of John Hinckley's letter to Jodie Foster,[14] as well as lines from the movie "Taxi Driver", between the verses.
Horror punk/metal band Haunted Garage covered the song on their 1991 album Possession Park. Other cover versions include a live version by The Fuzztones and a version by The Vibrators on their album Garage Punk (2009). This song is also played live by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the Playback box set and seen in the currently out of print concert video, "Take the Highway" sung by drummer Stan Lynch. The Night Beats from Seattle, Washington have claimed to have "psychically inherited" the song and have made it their own playing it most nights of their 2011 U.S. and European dates.
@Rob McCarthy They couldn't make a good of it. We all grew up in San Jose, went to Pionner High school. When our local AM radio station KLIV put this song on air we were so excited!! A timeless classic from our home town boys!!
Oops... make a go of it... produce any more songs that could keep them going as a band.
Wow, this takes me back. I still the LP somewhere.
Was expecting this to suck and it kills! Hell yeah!!!!!
Very cool!
fookin love it
Hit the change at 4:09 pretty good.
Outta sight.
Still a great song
RECORDADA "PSICHOTIC REACTION" muy buena.
Get on with it !
Love em❤❤❤❤❤❤
He mention about Pioneer high school. is that in Whittier, ca.?
San Jose. CA
Well good as ever, eh !!
awesome!!!
Epic
Still Cool....!!
It's an imitatation of the Yardbirds I'm a man.
The Cramps took this song to another level . Thanks go to Count five ❤
Classic track. But... needs more reverb.
I'm having a Psychotic Reaction to the camera's dirty lens,too gawd damn lazy to clean the lens!
STOP WHINING !
No it’s really dirty, bummer she didn’t give the camera lens a quick wipe off, this was a great performance.
@@jasonvegan5761 As a photographer, the first thing I do before taking pictures, is CLEAN the lens! How hard can it be? She must be one them "point and shoot" types, LOL.
You guys were Punk without knowing it.
like the woman said PLAY the song...
Go on tour.
Filthiest lens in the universe!
well. sort of
Oh boy I hate you say but that’s terrible I guess you could never bring back the past but at least you’re having fun and trying
Is that really them??
@Slimjim260 YES! That is Count V. Rocco, the drummer, passed since this video. This was in the Santa Cruz mountains.
I’m 20 and wow was I born in the wrong generation
No u dont. You would be old now
Who's the dope in the pink shirt?
The original lead singer,dope
Alan Nelson
No offence Alan, but John Byrne
(deceased) sang lead AND played the awesome rhythm guitar with his Danelecto 12 string. I believe he passed away in 2008. The man in the pink shirt IS the original harmonica player however.
ross mcgarry
Get some manners, dummy.
Well he is the lead singer now, i dont even remember saying that. There is alot of Alan Nelson. We are a dime a dozen.Old saying.
For the wreckord : The pink shirt is Kenn Elner who WAS the lead vocal for Count V, However you are correct that John "Sean" Byrne ( Born Dublin ,Ireland) lyricist, rythm guitar did the lead vocal on their great hit. They fronted for Them in LA and George I(Van) Morrison knew Sean was from the "'auld sod" and expressed his admiration of P.R. Count V had great potential as any back work investigation into their only 1 album and I guess afew surviving demos and outtakes will reveal. It is my understanding that the former members all weny on to proffesional careers. The Drummer Craig "Butch " Atkinson went onto fly USN P-3 Orion sub-hunters and then to pilot with Delta Airlines.
What the fuck have you done to the song. STOP !!!!!!!!
why do you bother killing something you did 100 years ago dam hang it up
Mabey you should not drive any muscle car designed in the '60's like say any other CLASSIC Mustang , Stingray, ect. ect as you would as you say "killling it"! For that matter snot nose don't fly on any airplane as that is too good for you !!
@@horrorationeilsen7332 Speaking of airplanes the original drummer for the Count Five became a Navy pilot and following that was a pilot for Delta Airlines until his passing in '98.
Yesss...A P-3 Orion out of Moffett Field NAS, CA .
whosboy You must be tha guy video taping this. Get you a fucking drink so you can stop shaking.