Eight Miles High: The Psychedelic Sixties

The 60s brought about many changes, especially in music. Ever since Elvis Presley swiveled his hips on live television, music has been changing and evolving constantly, but nothing changed music quite like the 60s. In the 60s, music evolved from puppy love songs into the mind blowing experience of psychedelic rock. This music was created using experimental sounds and deep, meaningful lyrics and was the soundtrack of the hippie movement. Even though psychedelic music is over 40 years old, it still heavily influences many musicians of today.

From the more mainstream sounds of Donovan or The Jefferson Airplane, to the underground acid test sounds of the Grateful Dead, the 60s psychedelic movement in music was all about creativity and individuality.You can find a quick rundown here Psychedelic music was a reflection of all that was going on in the world, the changes in appearances, the changes in the ways of thinking. It was the perfect type of music for the disassociated youth of the time who wanted to forget about the Vietnam war and just tune it, turn on, and drop out. Even 40 plus years after its birth, psychedelic music is a style of music that remains relevant and influential in the world of music today.

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