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@onehitwondered.bsky.social“Psychotic Reaction” by Count Five also got an important second life in 1972 when rock writer Lenny Kaye chose the legendary garage rock classic for Elektra’s double-LP anthology Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968. #CountFive #LennyKaye #OneHitWondered
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialCount Five’s follow-up single, “Peace of Mind,” never charted on the #Hot100, bubbling under at #125. The group was finished by 1969 as band members concentrated on college, avoiding disruption of their draft deferments. #CountFive #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialAt the height of “Psychotic Reaction,” Count Five faced an unusual choice… tour full-time or stay in college. The group reportedly turned down $1 million worth of bookings so they could return to college. #CountFive #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialSan Jose’s Count Five were one of the defining American garage-rock bands of the mid-’60s, famously known for wearing Dracula-style capes on stage… a Bay Area garage band that managed to crash the pop world. #CountFive #SanJose #OneHitWondered
@onehitwondered.bsky.socialThe week ending September 24, 1966, San Jose garage-rockers Count Five earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their fuzz guitar-driven “Psychotic Reaction” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #25. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #CountFive #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
@idiocracy23.bsky.socialCount Five Psychotic Reaction (1966)
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