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This Can't Be Today: American Psychedelia & The Paisley Underground 1977-1988 Image
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  • Summary: The Bangles, Camper Van Beethoven, Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, R.E.M., The Dream Syndicate, The Flaming Lips, The Long Ryders are some of the artists featured on the 67 tracks of the three-disc compilation from Cherry Red Records.
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  • Record Label: Cherry Red
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Paisley Underground
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  1. Mar 4, 2026
    90
    This blend of great tracks by well-known bands (add to the list of already mentioned groups a few more like the Three O'Clock, Green on Red, Redd Kross, Cynics, and Long Ryders), strong picks by the really good bands who filled out the ranks, and the occasional left-field surprise (looking at you, Camper Van Beethoven) makes for a collection that serves as a reminder of just how thrilling an age it was to be an open-eared and broad-minded fan of psychedelic and garage music.
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 4, 2026
    80
    Like all the best crate-dogging comps it also unearths a wealth of wonderful obscurities. [Apr 2026, p.87]
  3. Uncut
    Mar 4, 2026
    80
    Any compilation that roams from Chris Bell's "I Am The Cosmos" to Husker Du's Hardly Getting Over It" and The Cynics' "take Her Hand" will surely kickstart your day. [Mar 2026, p.49]
  4. Mojo
    Mar 4, 2026
    80
    Forgotten outfits like The Romans and Mod Fun come on like the '60s band Thomas Pynchon invented in The Crying Of Lot 49, but the prevailing geekdom suggests a scene that's ultimately as indie and introverted as our own C86. [Apr 2026, p.98]
  5. Mar 4, 2026
    70
    This Can’t Be Today showcases one facet of the richness of 1980s pop music and, by extension, the 1960s pop music that inspired it.
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