Acid Rock

Acid rock is a genre characterized by its fusion of psychedelic, folk, and hard rock elements, marked by dreamy, atmospheric soundscapes, driving rhythms, and often, socially conscious lyrics. Emerging in the mid-1960s, acid rock developed as an offshoot of the psychedelic rock movement, with its roots in the San Francisco counterculture and the city's vibrant music scene. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, acid rock gained widespread popularity, reflecting the era's experimental and rebellious spirit. The genre's distinctive sound features prominent use of distorted guitars, trippy instrumental textures, and emotive, often poetic vocals. Acid rock's cultural significance lies in its role as a soundtrack to the 1960s counterculture, capturing the era's ideals of nonconformity and creative freedom. While related to psychedelic rock and hard rock, acid rock is set apart by its emphasis on lyrical introspection and sonic experimentation, making it a unique and enduring part of rock music's evolution.

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13th Floor Elevators
? & The Mysterians
Aether Void
All Taken
Azamiah
Babe Ruthless
Beans
Bill Holt
Black Crystals
Blue Cheer
Bobby Zodiac and The Clairvoyants
Boe Weaver
Brian Auger & The Trinity
CHILD OF PANOPTES
Cardamomo
Colonel Bagshot
Colour Haze
Communicant
Cuscobayo
Daliborovo Granje
Datura4
David Chalmers
Dead Acid People
Dream Trippers
Dunderfoot
Edgar Broughton Band
Fat Mattress
Feral Spells
Five Day Rain
Floral Image
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Gong
Grande Mahogany
Grinding Eyes
Group 1850
Gypsy and the Acid Queen
Hansson & Karlsson
Hard Meat
Hedonist
Iron Butterfly
JPW
Jeannie Piersol
Jefferson Airplane
Jimi Hendrix
Kameleoni
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Les Lutins
Listening
Los Dug Dug's
Lotti Golden
Love
Malachi
Mammatus
Mephistofeles
Mondo Naif
Moon Goons
Moonstone
Muun Bato
My Sleeping Karma
Naxatras
Nik Turner
On Trial
PSYCHEDELIC
Pink Chameleons
Plasma Chasms
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Robby Krieger
Sam Cohen
Samsara Blues Experiment
Slomo Sapiens
Steve Hillage
Ted Nugent
Terrific Sunday
The 32 Golden Souls
The Bees
The Daughters Of Eve
The Deviants
The Doors
The Electric Prunes
The Moles
The New Love Experience
The Pink Fairies
The Rabble
The Satanic Majesties Request
The Spiral Electric
The Survival
The Third Mind
The Ugly Ducklings
The Warlocks
Thiago Ramil
Third Stone
This is Nowhere
Timothy Eerie
Traffic
Turn Me On Dead Man
Vanilla Fudge
Vibravoid
Will & James Ragar
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Jefferson Airplane
Steppenwolf
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Ted Nugent
Jim Morrison
Love
Amanaz
Iron Butterfly
Colonel Bagshot
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Quicksilver Messenger Service
? & The Mysterians
13th Floor Elevators
Vanilla Fudge
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Country Joe & The Fish
Azamiah
The Electric Prunes
Gong
Naxatras
The Bees
Sam Cohen
David Axelrod
My Sleeping Karma
Traffic
Blue Cheer
Colour Haze
Mephistofeles
Samsara Blues Experiment
PSYCHEDELIC
The Amboy Dukes
The Warlocks
It's A Beautiful Day
Nirvana
Roy Harper
astra division
Ultimate Spinach
Los Dug Dug's
Steve Hillage
The Litter
Banchee
Robby Krieger
Beans
Edgar Broughton Band
The Pink Fairies
Gypsy and the Acid Queen
Brian Auger & The Trinity
The Third Bardo
The New Love Experience
Flower Travellin' Band
Grande Mahogany
Daliborovo Granje
The Ugly Ducklings
Zen Guerrilla
Hollins And Starr
J.K. & Co.
Sly Stone & The Mojo Men
The Moles
Terrific Sunday
Mayo Thompson
Clear Light
Morgen
Boe Weaver
The Barbarians
Fat Mattress
Hansson & Karlsson
The Open Mind
Nik Turner
The Deviants
The Bubble Puppy
Communicant
Mighty Baby
Cuscobayo
Kaleidoscope
The Soulful Strings
Datura4
Thiago Ramil
Floral Image
Elephants Memory
Nahuatl
The Haunted
Plasma Chasms
Bartholme
Vibravoid
Group 1850
Malachi
The Third Mind
Slomo Sapiens
Creepy John Thomas
Lazy Smoke
Troyka
Chamaeleon Church
The Sacred Mushrooms
Sun Dial
Amadeu Casas
Gary Marks