psychedelic rock

When you think of psychedelic rock, visions of the sixties, drugs, and hippies spring to mind almost as often as music does. Certainly, the music has its roots in all of these things.

Where psychedelic music actually came from is an open debate, but most agree that 1960s San Francisco was certainly a flashpoint. Performed in Bay Area dance halls like the Avalon Ballroom and the original Fillmore Auditorium by bands like the Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, psychedelic rock concerts were true happenings, featuring trippy light shows and improvisational jamming considered wildly experimental at the time. Psychedelic bands also headlined the top music festivals of the day at Monterey and Woodstock.

Across the pond in England, bands like Pink Floyd, Cream, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and eventually even the Beatles themselves were soon making psychedelic music of their own. Psychedelic music lives on today within the blogosphere, where bloggers discuss modern festivals like Bonnaroo and bands like the Mars Volta, Flaming Lips, and especially jam bands like My Morning Jacket and Phish at blogs like Psychedelic Lion.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “psychedelic rock”

• Concert Review: Jenifer Jackson at Rockwood Music Hall, NYC 11/19/09

  
  Lucid Culture — Authority: 470
  It’s a fine line in the music blogosphere – nobody wants to come off as a cheerleader for a particular artist or band, yet there are some acts who inarguably deserve a lot of attention. Jenifer Jackson is no stranger to regular readers here. But even by her rigorous standards, her show at the Rockwood on the ...
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• Magnum

  
  Music Banter — Authority: 159
  For once I do think that this band will only appeal to a few on here and thats understandable but they remain a perennial favourite for me. A sound that has Prog elements but also a classic commercial Rock sound that was neither (un)fashionable enough to muscle in on the AOR sound perforating the airwaves in the 80s ...
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• Pink Floyd discussion

  
  Music Banter — Authority: 159
  I implore you to discuss the greatest band ever: Pink Floyd. I thought it kind of odd that there is a Prog/Psych forum but no Pink Floyd thread. Sacrelige! Maybe they are a bit too mainstream when compared with the likes of Spooky tooth, Gentle Giant, and Caravan. But this dosent have to be a thread about Dark ...
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• Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Norman Greenbaum , American singer-songwriter Tagged: classic rock, Norman Greenbaum, November 20 birthdays, pop, psychedelic rock, rock
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• quicksilver messenger service

  
  Music Banter — Authority: 159
  Very surprised to not see a thread on these guys. Definitely a pinnacle in anyones psychedelic archive. QMS is truly one of the first bands of its genre, leading many other bands to follow from the mid 60s on. I only wish I was not 19 and could have seen them live back in the day. Lately Iv been into there Self ...
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• R.I.P. Bill Narum : Legendary Artist of the Texas Counterculture

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 552
  Below, cover of Space City!, June 1, 1971. Illustration and design by Bill Narum.Bill Narum was a dear friend of The Rag Blog and my personal friend and colleague for more than four decades. He was art director at Space City!, the pioneering underground paper we published in Houston in the late Sixties and early ...
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• Blood Sweat and Tears – And When I Die

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Fred Lipsius , American musician ( Blood, Sweat & Tears ) Tagged: Blood Sweat and Tears, Fred Lipsius, jazz rock, November 19 birthdays, pop/rock, psychedelic rock
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• Number 365 - Led Zeppelin

  
  The Definitive 1000 Songs Of All Time 1955 to 2005 — Authority: 104
  Number 365 Led Zeppelin "Dazed & Confused" (1968) . . ................ Genre : Psychedelic Rock ............... art by superlenny Another decade is rapidly ending. Music from the years 2000 to 2009 will go down quietly in history as, ah, ...
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• The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Gene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991), American singer and songwriter for The Byrds , Tagged: baroque pop, classic rock, folk rock, Gene Clark, November 17 birthdays, psychedelic rock, rock, rock and roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Byrds
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• Sadhu Sadhu - Live at the Hideout (USA 2009)

  
  homemade lofi psych — Authority: 125
  photo by Meng Yang SADHU SADHU is a heavy psych trio from Chicago, Illinois, USA. "Live at the Hideout" is the second cassette/tape release by the band, that is in the studio these days to record their first album. "Weve gotten compared to bands like: Acid Mothers, Les ...
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• Kåre João - Sideman

  
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  Album: Sideman Artist: Kåre João Country: Norway Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Retro You can buy it here Download
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• Seeds – Future / A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues

  
  Mussiqa — Authority: 153
  The Seeds| MP3 | 320Kbps | Rock|1967|163 MBTrack List01. March Of The Flower Children Introduction02. Travel With Your Mind03. Qout Of The Question04. Painted Doll05. Flower Lady And Her Assistant06. Now A Man07. Thousand Shadows08. Two Fingers Pointing At You09. Where Is The Entrance Way To Play10. Six Dreams11. ...
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• The Fire Escape – Psychotic Reaction

  
  Mussiqa — Authority: 153
  Fire Escape | MP3 | 320Kbps | Rock|1967|54 MBTrack List01. Psychotic Reaction02. Talk Talk03. Love Special Delivery04. The Trip05. 96 Tears06. Bloodbeat07. Tripmaker08. Journey’s End09. Pictures And Designs10. Fortune TellerDownload Free Rapidshare.comhttp://mussiqa.net/urls/wmrPassword : Mussiqa.NetShare:
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• Vanilla Fudge – You Keep Me Hanging On

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Vince Martell , American guitarist with Vanilla Fudge Tagged: classic rock, November 11 birthdays, psychedelic rock, rock, Vanilla Fudge, Vince Martell
  2 weeks ago

• The Pretty Things – Midnight to Six Man

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Phil May , English singer ( The Pretty Things ) Tagged: beat, British Invasion, garage rock, November 9 birthdays, Phil May, psychedelic rock, r and b, The Pretty Things
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• A Sunday Conversation with My Sleeping Karma

  
  The Ripple Effect — Authority: 129
  Swirly, spacey, transcendent, and altogether a near-spiritual experience. Yes, Im describing the first time I ever heard My Sleeping Karmas brand of pyschedelic stoner rock. Mesmerizing is another word that leaps to mind. Naturally, we were thrilled when the guys stopped by the Ripple office to chat, light some ...
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• Prog Rock Songs (with the theme of a journey)

  
  Music Banter — Authority: 159
  What the title says. I need some prog rock songs which are based of the theme of some sort of journey.
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• "Everybodys talkin bout the new sound, funny, but its folk/psych/prog/70s Korean rock to me

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 751
  Boys dared to grow their hair and girls dared to wear mini skirts and in Korea indecency officers patroled the street with scissors and rulers, publicly cutting hair too long and checking if skirts were too short. Shin Joong-hyung, was there with his 70s hit, Beauty, as were other musicians and artists like ...
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• The Grass Roots – Midnight Confessions

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Rob Grill , American lead vocalist and bassist with The Grass Roots Tagged: classic rock, November 5 birthdays, psychedelic rock, Rob Grill, rock, rock and roll, The Grass Roots
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• Devendra Banhart: What Will We Be

  
  Eat Sleep Drink Music — Authority: 434
  RIYL: Donovan, Marc Bolan, Veviter Toiling within the ranks of the indie underground, Devendra Banhart has managed to elevate himself into the highest ranks of the so-called “freak folk” hierarchy. His last album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon , made a pitch to expand that tag, with Banhart attempting to ...
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