The Third Bardo
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The Third Bardo was an American psychedelic and garage rock band from New York City, New York. Their name is a reference to the book The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
The group existed for a brief time in the late 1960s. In 1967 they released their only single, "I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time", a song co-written by Rusty Evans (a.k.a. Marcus Uzilevsky), a former folk singer and leader of the psychedelic proto-punk band The Deep, and Vicky Pike, the wife of the record's arranger and producer Teddy Randazzo. "Five Years Ahead of My Time" received some radio exposure until it was pulled for its perceived drug references, and only years later was recognized as a 1960s garage rock classic due to its inclusion in compilations such as the Pebbles garage/psych compilations.
Though short-lived, the band performed in local Manhattan venues, including Arthur's Tavern and Ondine. They also appeared on the Cleveland-based television show Upbeat.
The Third Bardo only had one recording session, which yielded six tracks in all including "Rainbow Life" which was released as the B-side to "I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time". Their Eastern melody and distorted guitar technique made the single distinctive to the rock scene.
The band broke up in 1967, soon after recording, and Jeff Monn began a solo career as Chris Moon. He released an album named The Chris Moon Group in 1970.
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- Searchin' In the Wilderness - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- It Always Happens That Way - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Hold On - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- I'm a Runaway - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Scotch On the Socks - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Psychotic Reaction - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Hey Joe - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- You've Never Had It Better - Mono Single Version - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Going All the Way - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Dirty Water - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- When Love Meant So Much to Me - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Mr. Soul [Mono] - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Surf Beat - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Dandelion Seeds - Single Version - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Louie, Louie - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Farmer John - Live - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- I'm Gonna Jump - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Too Many People - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Daughter of the Sun - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Love's Made a Fool of You - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Suit-Men Crowd - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Doctor Feel-Good - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Chris Craft No 9 - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
- Man of Straw - Single Version - Freakbeat, Garage and Fuzz - The Third Bardo
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