Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic rock band
formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. The band was among the
influential groups centered in the San Francisco music scene during the
mid to late-1960s. Much of the band's music was penned by founding
members Country Joe McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton,
and consisted of issues of importance to the counterculture such as
anti-war protests, free love, and recreational drug use, with lyrical
content daringly to the point. Through a combination of psychedelia and
electronic music, Country Joe and the Fish's sound was marked by
innovative guitar melodies, and distorted organ-driven instrumentals
which were significant to the development of acid rock.
The band self-produced two EPs that drew attention on the underground circuit before signing to Vanguard Records in 1966. Their debut album, Electric Music for the Mind and Body, followed in 1967, and contained their only nationally charting single "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", and their most experimental arrangements. When their second album, I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die, was released in the latter part of the year, its title track, with its dark humor and satire, became their signature tune, and is among the era's most recognizable protest songs. Further success followed, including McDonald's appearance at Woodstock, but the group's lineup underwent changes until their disbandment in 1970. Members of the band continue in the music industry as solo recording artists and sporadically reconvene.
Country Joe & The Fish-(1967)- Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish-(1967)- I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die
Country Joe & The Fish-(1968)- Together
Country Joe & The Fish-(1969)- Here We Are Again
Country Joe & The Fish-(1970)- Acid Sounds 1967-1968 (Bootleg)
Country Joe & The Fish-(1970)- C.J. Fish
Country Joe & The Fish-(1971)- The Life And Times Of Country Joe & The Fish
Country Joe & The Fish-(1977)- Reunion
Country Joe & The Fish-(1987)- The First Three EPs (1965-71)
Country Joe & The Fish-(1994)- Friends)- Fillmore West 1966
Country Joe McDonald-(1969)- Thinking Of Woody Guthrie
Country Joe McDonald-(1970)- Hold On It's Coming
Country Joe McDonald-(1971)- War War War
Country Joe McDonald-(1972)- Paris Sessions
Country Joe McDonald-(1974)- Ocala Jai-Alai Fronton, Ocala, Florida March 2, 1974 (Bootleg)
Country Joe McDonald-(1976)- Live at the WDR Studio in Koln, Germany January 1, 1976 (Bootleg)
Country Joe McDonald-(1976)- Paradise with an Ocean View
Country Joe McDonald-(1977)- Goodbye Blues
Country Joe McDonald-(1981)- On My Own
Country Joe McDonald-(1984)- Peace On Earth
Country Joe McDonald-(1987)- Eat Flowers & Kiss Babies (Live Bootleg)
Country Joe McDonald-(1991)- Superstitious Blues
