Doctors of Madness: Best Listened to When Driving Highway Late at Night after Psychedelic Concert of Epic Proportions

I’ve been meaning to post this one for weeks. I went to a show some time ago, Black Angels with Dead Meadow..., and it was a psychedelic performance to say the least. Anyone who’s seen these bands live knows what I mean. Afterwards, we were in a peculiar state of mind (due to the sonic explosiveness of our previous experience, of course...), so the music choice for the journey home was a matter that demanded careful consideration. We needed something glamorous after the insanity of our previous engagement.... so no better cure than the Doctors of Madness!!! Their song “Suicide City” was the perfect soundtrack for the moment, while driving fast down I-30, gazing at the passing city lights.... The song and that memory are now forever connected in my associative memory bank. In honor of the moment, I present you with this:

Doctors of Madness were a British rock group that formed in 1974 under the artistic leadership of the aptly named frontman, Richard “Kid” Strange, and they played shows and recorded until 1978, never achieving very much mainstream success outside of English popular culture. I’ve noticed when reading about the group on the internet that most critics described them as Proto-Punk, grouping them with acts like The Deviants and the Pink Fairies, but I don’t get that at all. This is quintessential, British Glam Rock. Check out the previously mentioned song, “Suicide City”:

That song recalls the sounds and antics of performers like David Bowie and Marc Bolan more so than say Iggy Pop. It’s really good Glam Rock, for sure. The band released 3 albums, all on Polydor Records between the years 1976-1978. The previous song was released on their 2nd album, Figments of Emancipation (1976 Polydor Records), which I believe to be their best album by far. Here’s another song, “Brothers,” from the same full-length release:

So much glitter in that sound!! Hurts the eyes... If you like Bowie, T. Rex, and the other glamorous acts of the 1970s, then Doctors of Madness is an essential. Definitely start with the sophomore release, Figments of Emancipation. Enjoy!!

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