Psychedelia ... again
**musical mood preference: Steppenwolf - Don't Step On The Grass Sam**
The bitter change of attitudes from the peace and love of the mid and late 60's met the 1970's. An era of hard drug use and hard edged musical trends was greeted as bands began using drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
The backlash following the terrible crimes at the hands of the pseudo-hippie acid cult, the Manson Family caused musicians to turn away from the drugs and attitudes of the previous decade. Acid rock began to take front stage.
The "we generation" of the 1960s (the decade of peace and love) unfortunately turned into the "me generation" of the 1970s (the decade of decadence). The drug of choice switched from LSD (a drug that dissolves the ego) to cocaine (a drug which boosts the ego, and leads to escapism).
The age of Psychedelia and the Summer of Love was over.
Nowadays, the psychedelic trends have carried through into bands such as Incubus and Radiohead, as well as the Mars Volta and the Presidents of the United States of America.
The bitter change of attitudes from the peace and love of the mid and late 60's met the 1970's. An era of hard drug use and hard edged musical trends was greeted as bands began using drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
The backlash following the terrible crimes at the hands of the pseudo-hippie acid cult, the Manson Family caused musicians to turn away from the drugs and attitudes of the previous decade. Acid rock began to take front stage.
The "we generation" of the 1960s (the decade of peace and love) unfortunately turned into the "me generation" of the 1970s (the decade of decadence). The drug of choice switched from LSD (a drug that dissolves the ego) to cocaine (a drug which boosts the ego, and leads to escapism).
The age of Psychedelia and the Summer of Love was over.
Nowadays, the psychedelic trends have carried through into bands such as Incubus and Radiohead, as well as the Mars Volta and the Presidents of the United States of America.
posted by Brian at 7:38 a.m.
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