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Psychedelic rock facts for kids
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Liquid oil projections: a popular visual accompaniment for live psychedelic rock performances.
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| Cultural origins | Mid 1960s, United States and United Kingdom |
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Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music. It was very popular in the 1960s when it started, and still has many fans today. It was first made in San Francisco, but it also was made in other cities such as New York City, and in other countries including England.
Psychedelic rock songs sometimes have lyrics describing the effects of drugs, if any words at all. Songs were sometimes very long (10-15 minutes), and much of this time might be taken up by a solo, like a drum solo or a guitar solo. Some major groups that made psychedelic rock included: The Beatles, The Doors, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa and The Animals.
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Images for kids
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Producer Terry Melcher in the studio with the Byrds' Gene Clark and David Crosby, 1965
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"Swinging London", Carnaby Street, circa 1966.
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A poster for Jefferson Airplane's song "White Rabbit", the lyrics of which describe the surreal world depicted in Alice in Wonderland.
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The stage at the Woodstock Festival in 1969