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“Journey to the Center of the Mind” by Amboy Dukes
From the album Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968)
“Journey to the Center of the Mind” by Amboy Dukes appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1968 on the album Journey to the Center of the Mind. Its best result is #244 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,702 indie & aaa song of all time.
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The Amboy Dukes named their second album after "Journey to the Center of the Mind", and in June 1968 the Detroit band sent the song out as a single on Mainstream, with the album's opening cut, "Mississippi Murder", on the flip. Ted Nugent wrote the melody, second guitarist Steve Farmer wrote the words, and Bob Shad produced. It's a head trip with its boots on: psychedelic and acid rock swirling over garage-band crunch, with a hard-rock heft underneath.
The band had a bigger budget than ever before, but the sessions were thick with tension, and a few members walked out after the album appeared that summer. The single still carried them to number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, their only trip into the top 40, and to 19 in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 244 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2001 | 1186 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 754 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2014 | 851 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2019 | 767 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2021 | 480 | WCSX | WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2023 | 420 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) | 500 |
Also listed as: Jouney to the Center of the Mind; Journey To The Center Of The Mind; Journey To The Center of the Mind.
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