Psychedelics

After World War II, and The Vietnam War took place, American citizens were extremely disappointed with the government and how government officials handled situations in Indochina, and throughout the rest of the world. As government officials increased the commitments in Vietnam, American casualties soared. The desire for cultural revolution during and after the Vietnam War caused the creation of new developments of art, theater, propaganda, and advocacy. The preceding ideal of American culture…

Many others have tried to define the history of Pink Floyd, but have failed to include many details. This creates a problem for those interested in how psychedelic rock came to be. To define a precise, chronological timeline, one would need to watch many documentaries wrote about the band and read various articles. Pink Floyd coined psychedelic rock. Syd Barrett, the founding member of the band and genius music pioneer, started the band in London in 1965 with Roger Waters, bass player, Richard…

Pink Floyd is one of those bands just like The Beatles everyone has heard of them in some way or form. A song that everyone has heard by Pink Floyd even though may not know it is the song “Money” from one of their biggest selling albums of all time “The Dark Side of the Moon”. Pink Floyd started of in London in 1964 from the ashes of a band called Sigma 6 after toying the the sound for a while eventually Pink floyd was formed and ready to go. Pink Floyd, The Media, Technology, cultural…

Just a short and personal rant here about drug use, specifically hallucinogens. Psychedelics and drugs with hallucinogenic properties which are a form of that. Alan Watts has warned us many times that psychedelics aren't for everyone and that it would actually be dangerous if the majority of a population began using them. I agree with him. It may not necessarily be physically dangerous to the individual, but definitely dangerous for the culture of that population. Hallucinogens allow the user,…

Eight albums in and we’ve gone from a quiet little bar in anytown USA, steeped in nostalgia and sweetness to something else entirely. It was building from the start and although that only comes through in hindsight and by looking at the trajectory of his career, it doesn’t seem completely shocking that Tom Waits would end up making an album like Swordfishtrombones when he did, in 1983. Rising out of the jazz, blues and pop standard traditions he explored in previous albums, this is a theatrical…

A Case for the Legalization of Psychedelic Mushrooms Ever since the era of Woodstock, studies on psychedelics have been halted and the restrictions are harsher than ever before. Luckily, recent studies have discovered that psilocybin (the chemical found in mushrooms) is not only a great spiritual journey for the human mind, but can also be very beneficial for the body and the inner workings of the brain. For example, new studies have discovered that psilocybin decreases the feelings of anxiety…

sacrament and others a muse. The influence of LSD in society can be seen through many facets, such as the arts and technology. LSD has been the pinnacle symbol of the counter-culture of the sixties. From the free spirited hippies at Woodstock to the psychedelic adventures of Hunter S. Thompson, LSD is the guide to what lies in-between the lines of reality. LSD is a tool that spurred the advances of technology; it has given new meaning to the way we utilize metacognition. To illustrate these two…

Pink Floyd, being a psychedelic rock band, and Have a Cigar’s composition exemplifies this fact. On the contrary, Foo Fighters are a Rock band and hence their version of Have a Cigar represents this genre of music. Foo Fighters chose to make a plethora of musical choices that…

Pink Floyd The Dark Side of The Moon By Alais Galvez Pasadena City Professor Kyle Luck College Music 24B History of Rock Music May 4, 2018 “Pink Floyd were an English Rock band formed in London in 1965”. (Wikipedia) On March 1, 1973, a band called Pink Floyd released an album called, The Dark Side of the Moon. The songs on the album, The Dark Side of the Moon is “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun,” “Echoes,” “Breathe,” “On the Run,” “Time,” “The Great…

Psyched For a Psychedelic Years of psychotherapy can be replaced easily with a shocking substance, LSD. Researchers have been testing for possible therapeutic properties of the mind bending drug for years. The question now is should LSD be legalized for its groundbreaking health benefits or is human nature too dangerous for the potent drug. My answer is definitely, one take of LSD could have a stronger effect than a year of therapy. Doctors, Pharmacists, and users of the drug have provided well…