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"Psychotic Reaction" is a song released by the American rock band Count Five in 1965, and also the title of their only studio album. == History == In late 1964, Irish-born guitarist John "Sean" Byrne was sitting in a Health Education class in his freshman year at San Jose City College in California, learning about psychosis and neurosis. His friend Ron Lamb leaned over and whispered: "You know what would be a great name for a song? ''Psychotic Reaction!''". ((YouTube )) Byrne had been writing a tune in his head that day, and used the title to finish it, with the entire band given writing credit. According to an interview with Byrne, the rave-up solo section of the song was influenced by the Yardbirds' frenzied 1965 treatment of Bo Diddley's R&B classic "I'm A Man", 〔(JOHN BYRNE AND THE BIRTH OF PSYCHOTIC REACTION )〕 while the rest of the song was contributed by the band. When Count Five, managed by singer Kenn Ellner's dad, Sol Ellner, a successful South Bay insurance salesman, played the song live a few weeks later at a dance at the old West Valley College in Campbell, local KLIV radio disc jockey Brian Lord, emceeing the show, was very impressed. After a few pointed suggestions on rearranging the tune for even more punch, Lord soon put the band in touch with a couple of friends in Los Angeles, Hal Winn and Joe Hooven, about to start their own record label, Double Shot Records. Although the song was a hit with local audiences, record labels weren’t interested and the band endured months of failed auditions. But Count Five pressed on, revising and reworking "Psychotic Reaction" until the n00b label Double Shot decided to take a chance on the song, though it ended up hedging its bet with some last-minute cutting and splicing. The song contains a repetitious rhythm that eventually changes to a faster beat, an electric guitar playing a hypnotic melody going up the scales. The record producers Winn and Hooven copied the rave-up section in the middle of the completed track and add it to the end as a fade out. “Psychotic Reaction” was released as a single two times: on February 1965 with a local success, and on July 1966. The second release began to dominate radio playlists across the country. The song hit number five on the ''Billboard'' charts on September.〔Cost, Jud (1994). ''Count Five: liner notes to Psychotic Reaction CD.'' New Jersey, Performance Records.〕 To capitalize on the success of the single, Double Shot immediately pressured the band to record a full-length album. 〔 (Psychotic Reaction review at Rising Storm ) 〕 As a strategic decision, their debut album was also was titled ''Psychotic Reaction'', released on October 1966. including seven new songs composed mostly by John Byrne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Psychotic Reaction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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