Psychedelic

The TED Talks between Manuel Lima, “A Visual History of Human Knowledge,” and Fabian Oefner, “Psychedelic Science,” are completely different on their topics. “An image is worth more than a thousand words.” (Oefner 0:10) An image can be interpreted different ways, it just depends on the perspective of the person. Sometimes images can leave people speechless. Although Lima and Oefner had completely different TED Talks, both Lima and Oefner managed to use visual aids in their presentations. Both…

I chose the topic of psychological treatments and disorders because I’ve always been interested in the way the human mind functions and ways to treat it. The psychology field is a very broad subject that has a great deal of history and knowledge that the average person would not know about. People nowadays are given multiple options for treating their illness, whereas many years ago, mental illness was frowned upon and was not given many or even sane approaches to treatment. Asylums, mental…

Hippies were typically teenagers from white, middle class families who rejected the norms of society. Originating in the US, especially in college campuses, Hippie culture and ideals spread all over the world, especially in the UK. Popular during the 60s and 70s, Hippies focused on peace, love, happiness, and living together in harmony. Known for being anti-violence, Hippies vocally opposed the Vietnam War (which started in 1955 and ended in 1975), instead they believed in flower power which is…

Music is one of the most well-known forms of protest. Song allows millions of people to connect through lyrics they believe in. Although it may be controversial, musicians are able to use their platforms to raise awareness about anything they deem necessary (Berkin 3). According to Mikal Gilmore, music in the 1960s “enriched a progressive struggle that is far from over.” (Gilmore 22).Throughout the 1960s, different styles of music influenced and reflected social aspects such as war, racism, and…

Thirdly, what made Revolver different than most Beatles albums is George Harrison would usually do every guitar solos for the band (except a few by Lennon). In the song “Taxman”, Harrison was having a great deal of trouble with this solo causing tension and frustration in the studio (enter source here). Even when they slowed the tape down, Harrison still could not do it. The band watched him struggle for hours, until McCartney took the solo himself. In “Taxman”, his guitar solo was one of the…

The 1971 performance of “Wouldn’t it Be Nice:” was a well-rounded demonstration of the vocal harmonies used in the music produced by the Beach Boys. Throughout the video, the men go off of one another to produce an astounding harmony. The footage shows a plethora of foot tapping, guitar and ukulele playing, and not to mention the luscious, long, surfer hair look. Unlike common love songs of this time period, Brian Wilson wanted to portray the central idea of teens getting married too young.…

I chose this article from US History because I think it best represents the era that my short story “A and P” was written in and the subject of the story. What represented this era best counter culture. In my primary source it talked about the way of life and the attitudes they had. What happened was that as more middle class Americans entered college they started to stop following the rules that their parents have taught them and also change their mindset. The lifestyle they chose was known as…

Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music that is highly amplified and usually rhythmically simple (“hard-rock”). This genre of music exists in partnership with other forms of rock and roll, such as garage rock, psychedelic rock, punk, and grunge music. These forms of music are under the umbrella term “Hard rock” in order to distinguish them from more radio-friendly music like pop rock ("Hard Rock"). Hard rock is intensely subjective to blues music. Traditional rock and roll is influenced…

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 means to derive your influences from a widely-varied range of sources. Rock music in the 1960s was very diverse, and…

Within the film “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” we see a strong perception of a pseudo-psychedelic trip. In this particular scene Duke (Johnny Depp) has taken too much Adrenochrome, causing him to fall into a drug educed trip while Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) tries to get rid of Lucy over the phone. The stylistic choices of this movie depicts the hallucinogenic structure via camera movement, framing and composition, colour and the use of depth within the space. The overall tonal colour of…