Psychedelic rock

Where did that come from? The history of Rock and Roll can be traced back to the first part of the 20th century. Although the specific lineage is clouded in a purple haze, it is an undeniable link. In one part of the country, mountain music, known as hillbilly music, was working its way out of the Catskill mountain range and into local record stores and radio stations. In the deep south, mostly around the Mississippi river delta, deals with the devil were being made to make blues the most…

I chose to write my essay answering question number five, "Explain how rock music in the 1960s was egalitatian, eclectic, and real?". As a Fashion Merchandising major, when I think of a certain era, I often think of the clothing or popular culture during that period. What sticks out to me about the 1960s is the music, the widely-accepted drug use, and the colorful, psychedelic clothing. The music that sticks out to me the most during this time is from The Beatles and Beach Boys. To be eclectic…

The Grateful Dead Movie By Launy schweiger The opening is a cartoon with psychedelic music and out of this world spaced themed pinball game, much like the Monty python opening in “The Meaning of Life” hinting a baseline of their music style. That at the every end turns into the real opening credits of the movie filled with a variety of American popular culture icons and symbols, and some cases parodies them, such as Uncle Sam's head turns into skeletal version of himself who starts to sing the…

Psychedelic drugs are used in various ways and there's been some debate about psychedelic drugs incorparated into the lives of humans. In my opinion, the use of psychedelic drugs are okay and the effects of taking this drug lead to more positive than negative reactions. Based on the article, the writer explains that psychedelic drugs can be harmless and beneficial when it's taken appropriately. Therefore, If psychedelic drugs can provide something very valuable to humans or not, we can ingested…

From their beginning as a band in 1960 to their break up in 1970 the Beatles forever changed rock and music overall. The Beatles were comprised of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Star. I believe Lennon and McCartney were the most musically talented and best songwriters of the group. Ringo Starr, who played the drums and George Harrison, who was a singer and played guitar were also crucial members of the group that became one of the greatest bands of all time. The Beatles…

The first possible genre is progressive rock. The use of the strings, guitar, bass and drums are common instruments used in the progressive rock genre. The fast drumming, and fast guitar playing are very common in progressive rock. However, the screaming vocals are not common in the progressive rock genre. The second possible genre is punk. The instrumentation used in this song is common in punk. The hard-hitting drums…

I never knew so many alternative rock bands were also considered hard rock bands. So many people around the world are major listeners of so many subgenres of rock music. I found that the most popular genres are alternative and hard rock. Personally my phone is full of music from both genres of rock. The two genres seem to be so different from one another to have so many of the same bands in them. A very popular rock back these days Avenged Sevenfold is under both classifications. I guess this…

he was already on the United Kingdom’s top ten hit list. The band was known as the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It wasn’t until he played at the Monterey Pop Festival in June of 1967, that he won the hearts of American rock fans. He…

and fought for equal rights in regards to wages, racism, and the Vietnam war. In the 1960s popular music began to diversify and more sub-genres emerged as the worlds of R&B and Rock 'n' Roll became more profitable. It became easier to classify types of music in a very specific way with psychedelic, surf, folk, roots, hard rock, Motown, Acapella, all becoming recognizable in their distinctiveness. Music became a huge influence on the younger generation and was used to define the lifestyles of…

Billy Gibbon’s full name William Frederick Billy Gibbons is an active actor, producer and American Musician. He was the guitarist of ZZ Top, an American rock band. He started his career in Moving Sidewalks and he recorded Flash. He opened four dates with Jimi Hendrix Experience. Billy Gibbons is a vegetarian and he got married in 2005 to his girlfriend of long period Gilligan Stillwater. He does not have records of marriages or divorces, only that he was once boyfriend of Connie Hamzy. Billy…