acid rock

Thân thiện

A psychedelic poster advertises an acid rock concert.

Definition

Noun: A subgenre of rock music that emerged in the mid-to-late 1960s, characterized by lengthy instrumental improvisations, distorted guitar sounds, psychedelic lyrics, and an overall sound intended to replicate or enhance the experience of hallucinogenic drugs, particularly LSD.

Usage and Examples

The term "acid rock" is used to describe both the musical style and specific songs or bands from that era. * The concert featured several classic acid rock bands from the San Francisco scene. * This song, with its extended guitar solo and surreal lyrics, is a prime example of acid rock. * The festival's lineup moved from folk to acid rock as the night progressed.

Advanced Usage and Context

• Historical Context: "Acid rock" is strongly associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, particularly in the United States (e.g., San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district) and the United Kingdom. It is often used in historical or musical analysis.
  • The documentary explored the social conditions that gave rise to acid rock.
• Distinction from "Psychedelic Rock": While often used interchangeably, some distinctions exist. "Acid rock" may imply a heavier, more guitar-driven, and explicitly drug-referencing sound, whereas "psychedelic rock" can be a broader umbrella term.
  • While both are psychedelic, that band's sound is closer to pure acid rock than the more pop-oriented psychedelia of their peers.

Variants and Related Words

• Psychedelic Rock (n): The broader genre encompassing acid rock, often characterized by experimental recording techniques, exotic instrumentation, and lyrical exploration of the mind.
• Acid (n, slang): A common slang term for LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), the hallucinogenic drug from which "acid rock" takes its name.

Synonyms

• Psychedelic rock
• Hard psychedelia

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Psychedelic experience: The altered state of consciousness the music aims to evoke or accompany.
• Jam band: A term for bands that emphasize extended live improvisation, a key feature of acid rock, though used for later genres as well.
• Trip music: Informal term for music intended to accompany a drug-induced "trip."

Học thuật

Noun

1. a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience

Từ đồng nghĩa

• psychedelic rock