Classic Psychedelic Rock
tagStarted 1966Peak 1967-1972Last big hit still active
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The mind-expanding wing of the canon: swirling phasing and flanging, backwards tape, sitar and Mellotron, modal jams, fuzz and wah, and lyrics chasing altered consciousness. Long, exploratory arrangements with studio trickery and drifting, kaleidoscopic textures. The trippy, exploratory root of much 70s rock. Cross-listed into Psychedelic / Acid / Space Rock.
History
Exploded out of 1966-67 in San Francisco and London as bands paired studio experimentation with the counterculture's appetite for the surreal, reshaping rock's sonic palette. Its effects, structures and ambition fed directly into prog and hard rock; the era's psychedelic landmarks remain core catalog listening.
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock
- https://www.allmusic.com/style/psychedelic-ma0000002762
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_rock