Psychedelic rock, style of rock music popular in the late 1960s that was largely inspired by hallucinogens, or so-called “mind-expanding” drugs such as marijuana and LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide; “acid”), and that reflected drug-induced states thr
Psychedelic Sight celebrates the underground music of the 1960s. Acid rock to psych folk to psychedelic soul. Top songs, best albums from the '60s and beyond.
I discovered it on Live365 when I was searching for progressive rock music. I guess I never realized how many of my favorite artists and songs from my teenage years fit into the psychedelic category. It's amazing how many great songs there were from that era, much of which was never pla...
The late 1960's psychedelic rock scene also spawned the birth of the space rock genre. The pioneering acts of this genre assimilated krautrock elements like repetitive hypnotic beats and electronic/ambient soundscapes as they moved away from the common musical and compositional approach. The ...
Moby Grapeon theMike Douglas Showdoing a spirited rendition of “Omaha (Listen My Friends)” (see Rockument’sSan Francisco 1960s playlist on YouTubefor more). The Songs “Laugh Laugh” and “Just a Little” (Ron Elliot) by the Beau Brummels ...
>Nominate your favorite psychedelic albums(or songs). >Listen to this page’s musicon Spotify. ‘Todd’ Todd Rundgren| 1974 —“Loved it since first listen,” says readerRichard. “More accessible than‘A Wizard, a True Star,’still very trippy!” Rundgren’s fifth album included such mind...
Rising to prominence in the 1960s, psych folk is one of the most popular subgenres of folk music. Compared to the many different forms of music to emerge during that time, psychedelic folk fused elements of the folk music of that time and psychedelic rock and was a new, exciting ...
recorded the moody “Bass Strings” in the summer of 1966, as half of the A side of their second EP. Viral radio play for those songs by the new “progressive” radio stations brought a deal with Vanguard Records, which presumably appreciated the Northern California group’s agitprop folk ...
songsBaba O’Reillyas the theme to the TV series CSI: NY andWon’t Get Fooled Againas the theme to the TV series CSI: Miami – both gleaned from their “Who’s next” album. Smart business, and a source of continued exposure and promotion for their concerts, albums, music and Rock...
Both songs begin in the key of D major, and feature staccato guitar rhythms that repeatedly move from E minor to A major (ii-V). This same intro progression can be found in Pink Floyd's Breathe (released March 1, 1973), which also seemingly appropriates the first half of Down by the...