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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Aether Void
Angel Du$t
Atomic Rooster
Attila
Azamiah
Birth Control
Blue Cheer
Bobby Zodiac and The Clairvoyants
Butthole Surfers
CHILD OF PANOPTES
Colour Haze
Communicant
Cream
David Axelrod
Dead Acid People
Dusted Angel
Elephants Memory
Evolfo
Fat Mattress
Fraction
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Fugue State
Fuzz
Goat
Gong
Grande Mahogany
Grateful Dead
Gypsy and the Acid Queen
Hansson & Karlsson
Hedonist
Howlin Rain
Howlin' Wolf
Iron Butterfly
JPW
Janis Joplin
Jeannie Piersol
Jim Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Kameleoni
Led Zeppelin
Listening
Lotti Golden
Love
Malachi
Me and My Kites
Moon Goons
Moonstone
Mumbai Express
Muun Bato
Naxatras
Olaf Olafsonn and the Big Bad Trip
Orange Bicycle
Ozric Tentacles
PSYCHEDELIC
Pedro Pastoriz
Pink Chameleons
Pink Floyd
Plasma Chasms
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
RUPERT’S PEOPLE
Radar Men from the Moon
Robby Krieger
Rock Workshop
Sam Cohen
Sly Stone & The Mojo Men
Soft Machine
Stan Hubbs
Stitch
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Subliminal Mind Expansion
Ted Nugent
Ten Years After
Terrific Sunday
The Beau Brummels
The Blues Project
The Doors
The Fugs
The Madcap Laughs
The Moles
The Mothers Of Invention
The New Love Experience
The Open Mind
The Pink Fairies
The Psychic Circle
The Ugly Ducklings
The Warlocks
Thee Oh Sees
Thiago Ramil
This is Nowhere
Timothy Eerie
Traffic
Ultimate Spinach
UltraViolet Catastrophe
Vibravoid
Will & James Ragar
astra division
barrett
hoovaranas
plantoid
Калинов Мост
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Grateful Dead
Cream
Janis Joplin
Jefferson Airplane
Steppenwolf
Ten Years After
Butthole Surfers
Ted Nugent
The Daughters Of Eve
Howlin' Wolf
Jim Morrison
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Love
Traffic
Attila
Thee Oh Sees
Amanaz
Angel Du$t
Colonel Bagshot
Iron Butterfly
The Mothers Of Invention
Goat
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Strawberry Alarm Clock
? & The Mysterians
Naxatras
Fuzz
Vanilla Fudge
Soft Machine
13th Floor Elevators
Gong
Country Joe & The Fish
Azamiah
The Electric Prunes
barrett
The Beau Brummels
Ozric Tentacles
Traffic
David Axelrod
Blue Cheer
My Sleeping Karma
Sam Cohen
Colour Haze
The Bees
Samsara Blues Experiment
Mephistofeles
Черный Лукич
PSYCHEDELIC
The Amboy Dukes
Los Dug Dug's
Ultimate Spinach
Kaleidoscope
astra division
Atomic Rooster
Steve Hillage
Nirvana
It's A Beautiful Day
Roy Harper
The Warlocks
The Litter
plantoid
The Fugs
The Nice
Banchee
Subliminal Mind Expansion
Birth Control
Beans
Robby Krieger
Evolfo
Bardo Pond
Sam Gopal
Edgar Broughton Band
Калинов Мост
Orang-Utan
The Blues Project
Gypsy and the Acid Queen
Brian Auger & The Trinity
The Pink Fairies
The New Love Experience
Abstract Truth
Terrific Sunday
The Third Bardo
Andwellas Dream
Leland
Grande Mahogany
Eternity's Children
Flower Travellin' Band
Дмитрий Ревякин
Stan Hubbs
Davie Allan & The Arrows
J.K. & Co.
Träd Gräs Och Stenar
Zen Guerrilla
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
The Ugly Ducklings