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McDonald wrote the song in about 20 minutes for an anti-Vietnam War play. [10] The "Fish Cheer" was the band performing a call-and-response with the audience, spelling the word "fish", followed by Country Joe yelling, "What's that spell?" twice, with the audience responding, and then, the third time, "What's that spell?", followed immediately ...
The album, as a whole, fit well in the Bay Area psychedelic scene. The band effectively used satirical humor to express their outspoken views toward the Vietnam War and other hot topics of the counterculture. Although many of the tracks were not as well-known, they were still accessible and showcased Country Joe McDonald as a lead vocalist.
McDonald, who had recording experience, began utilizing Arhoolie Recording Studios to record four songs split equally between the band and a local folk musician, Peter Krug. It was during this time at Arhoolie Records that Country Joe and the Fish's folk sound and political protest prowess—an amalgam of their own Guthrie-influenced material ...
In 1965, Country Joe McDonald founded and edited for a local counterculture magazine in Berkeley, California, which he called Rag Baby – a Bay Area adaptation of the folk magazine Broadside. McDonald published four editions of the magazine, and sought to incorporate musical influences to support Rag Baby 's left-wing message. [4]
Here We Are Again is the fourth album by the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish.It was released in 1969 with the US catalog number Vanguard VSD 79299. [3] It peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 48, and stayed on the charts for eleven weeks. [4]
Country Joe McDonald: 1967 "For What It's Worth" Buffalo Springfield: 1969 "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival: 1970 "Frightened Lady" The Hollies: 1977 "Front Line" Stevie Wonder: 1966 "Get It While You can" Janis Joplin: 1969 "Gimme Shelter" Rolling Stones: 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" The Plastic Ono Band: 1972 "Golden Ribbons ...
Together is the third album by the San Francisco psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, released in 1968. [6] [7] Country Joe McDonald had briefly left the band prior to the recording sessions. [8] All of the band members contributed to the songwriting. [8] Together is the most commercially successful album from the band. [2]