Psychedelic Rock

Psychedelic Rock is, according to the stereotype, a genre of rock in which the artists try to convey a hallucinatory state through music, or play while stoned. Stylistically it derives from the Blues Rock fusion of the early 60s, and came into prominence in the mid-60s in the US.

It branches out into, among others:

-Acid Rock, from the colloquial term 'acid' referring to LSD, was the fashion music in the acid trips of the Hippie age. It features long instrumental parts, few lyrics and lots of musical improvisation. Prominent acts include The Jimi Hendryx Experience, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Pink Floyd.

-Space rock, the music of the 'Star Wars' and the Space Race, heavily themed in spacial motifs andconcepts, included bands such as Pink Floyd, David Bowie, or Hawkind.

-Neo-Psychedelia, is a revival movement composed of the so-called 'Indie Bands' who have chosen a psychedelic approach to their keyboard-rich rock. Notable among those are The Flaming Lips, Muse, or Echo and the Bunnymen.