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Description of Acid Rock

 
The psychedelic drug culture of the 1960s created music in an experimental vein, using the studio as an instrument and altering guitar sounds. Heavy, guitar-oriented riffs like Blue Cheer's "Summertime Blues" and the Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Purple Haze" cranked up the volume to create an overpowering guitar noise to match the overwhelming effects of psychedelic drugs. Acid Rock was the drug-addled brother to Hard Rock. Both led to the even harder sound of Heavy Metal.
 

Top Acid Rock Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
$1.29
2. Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
3. Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
4. Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
$1.29
5. Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
$0.99
6. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
7. White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
$1.29
8. Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
$1.29
9. Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin
$0.99
10. White Room Cream
$1.29
11. Little Wing Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
12. Sunshine Of Your Love Cream
$1.29
13. Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
$1.29
14. The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
15. Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
16. Joker And The Thief Wolfmother
$0.99
17. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Traffic
18. Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
19. Woman Wolfmother
$0.99
20. Mercedes Benz Janis Joplin
$0.99
21. Piece Of My Heart Big Brother and the Holding Company
$0.99
22. Crossroads Cream
$0.99
23. Castles Made Of Sand Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
24. Red House Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
25. Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic
$0.99
26. Strange Brew Cream
$0.99
27. Fire Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
28. Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
29. You Keep Me Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge
$0.99
30. Manic Depression Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
31. The Pusher Steppenwolf
$0.99
32. Summertime Janis Joplin
$0.99
33. Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
$1.29
34. Vagabond Wolfmother
$0.99
35. Voodoo Chile Jimi Hendrix
36. White Unicorn Wolfmother
$0.99
37. Feelin' Alright Traffic
$0.99
38. I Feel Free Cream
$0.99
39. Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin
$0.99
40. All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
41. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version) Iron Butterfly
$0.99
42. Dimension Wolfmother
$0.99
43. White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
$1.29
44. Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
$0.99
45. Today Jefferson Airplane
$0.99
46. Volunteers Jefferson Airplane
$0.99
47. All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
$1.29
48. Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix
$0.99
49. Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
$0.99
50. Badge Cream
$0.99
 

Acid Rock Key Albums

 
Are You Experienced?
$10.99
Born To Be Burned
$10.99
Cheap Thrills
$9.99
Disraeli Gears
$9.99
Happy Trails
$9.99
Live At The Monterey Festival
$7.99
Vincebus Eruptum
$5.99

 

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Acid Rock Key Artists

 
Amboy Dukes

Ted Nugent's first band.
Amboy Dukes had a minor
hit with the now-classic
"Journey to the Center of
Your Mind." Although the...

Atomic Bitchwax

New school Acid Rock led
by Monster Magnet's Ed
Mundell. Atomic Bitchwax
does '70s Hard Rock better
than '70s Hard Rock does.

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Primarily known as the
backing vehicle for rock
goddess Janis Joplin, Big
Brother embodied hippie
freakout acid boogie. Jop...

Blue Cheer

Dubbed the loudest band in
history in 1968, Blue Cheer's
only hit was the acid rock
orgy version of
"Summertime Blues." They...

Country Joe & The Fish

Country Joe and the Fish
were one of the
Woodstock generation's
most beloved acid-rock
groups. Country Joe's mo...

Cream

Cream is the seminal 1960s
blues rock, psychedelic
guitar-gasm band led by Eric
Clapton -- who is god.
Cream were only togethe...

Iron Butterfly

One of the seminal
influences on heavy metal,
Iron Butterfly is best known
for the ultra heavy epic
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." Aft...

Janis Joplin

Rock 'n' Soul Queen Janis'
outta hand vocals and
charmingly sloppy backing
bands blurred the lines
between rock and blues....

Jefferson Airplane

Started in 1965, Jefferson
Airplane were one of the
first nationally known San
Francisco Psychedelic
bands. Jefferson Airplane...

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was one of
rock's few true originals.
He was one of the most
innovative and influential
rock guitarists of the late '...

Moby Grape

Moby Grape combined
psychedelia with folk,
country and rock 'n' roll
better than anyone else did
in 1960s San Francisco. Th...

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Along with the Grateful
Dead and Jefferson
Airplane, Quicksilver
Messenger Service were
one of the first acid-rock...

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf is best known
for the biker-metal anthem
"Born to Be Wild" but don't
forget the classic "Magic
Carpet Ride." Bandleader...

The Great Society

With Grace Slick on vocals,
San Francisco's Great
Society is an unsung
pioneer in the evolution of
'60s psychedelic rock. Th...

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