psychedelic rock
Acid-influenced music
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by distorted guitars, extended improvisations, and studio effects meant to evoke or enhance the experience of hallucinogenic drugs.
The sound often features swirling textures, unconventional song structures, and dreamy or surreal lyrics: The band's psychedelic rock sound defined the San Francisco scene.
Sometimes shortened to psych rock.
- mind expansionBroadening mental awareness
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- Pink FloydProgressive rock band
- Summer of Love1967 counterculture convergence
- Jefferson AirplanePsychedelic rock band
counterculture · concept albums · Haight-Ashbury · Timothy Leary · Yellow Submarine · lysergic · lava lamp · trippy · kaleidoscope · groovy · reverb · light show · hallucinogenic · bad trip · tie-dye · swirling · Hendrix · flower power
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, classical, country
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, country, hip hop
- rock genresheavy metal, metal, punk, grunge, Britpop
- rock musicelectric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs, power chords
- 1960sBeatles, Star Trek, Vietnam War, hippie movement, space race
- 70s RockLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, The Who
psychedelic rockunplugged
Disconnected from power
bluegrass · lo-fi · roots rock · singer-songwriter · traditional folk
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Undemanding melodic audio
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