I think when it comes to psychadelic, orchestrated pop, the Bee Gees are the best (along with the Zombies). The greatest hits compilation (the yellow cover silouette) of pre-disco songs is also a great place to start, since the early records have a lot of filler between the gems. And by the way, on the subject I have to say that the band Cardinal (Richard Davies/Eric Matthews) from the early 90s is one of the most unsung bands ever, but they really channeled the early Bee Gees sound in a very wonderful way. Totally worth checking out.

What's interesting about this is that there are literally tons of stories like this in ancient mythologies. One interpreation (if you're into Jungian psychoanalysis, which I think is really cool)is that basically that it symbolizes the desire for a "union" of the male and female aspects that reside in all of us. One of the most well-known adaptations of these myths is Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle (based on eddic mythology), in which a long-lost twins reunite (and even have a child who goes on to destroy the gods). So basically -- true or not-- these incest stories have been circulating for literally thousands of years (though for obvious reasons, these same societies never advocated incest in "real-life.")

I hate to be a buzzkill, but am I the only one who thinks the deep-frying of all things under the sun is kind of "last year" (or even the one before that) and doesn't exactly qualify as "wonderful"? Yawn.

There's plenty of abandoned "shells" in my neighborhood (Washington Heights, Manhattan) that would be perfect for this sort of thing, and completely safe.

http://thegayrecluse.com/2007/09/20/on-washington-heights/