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The following is a list of artists described as general purveyors of the
acid rock Acid rock is a loosely defined type of rock music that evolved out of the mid-1960s garage punk movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture. Named after lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), the style is generally defined by heavy, d ...
genre.
Acid rock Acid rock is a loosely defined type of rock music that evolved out of the mid-1960s garage punk movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture. Named after lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), the style is generally defined by heavy, d ...
is a loosely defined type of
rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ...
that evolved out of the mid-1960s
garage punk A garage is a covered structure built for the purpose of parking, storing, protecting, maintaining, and/or repairing vehicles. Specific applications include: *Garage (residential), a building or part of a building for storing one or more vehicle ...
movement and helped launch the
psychedelic subculture Psychedelia refers to the psychedelic subculture of the 1960s and the psychedelic experience. This includes psychedelic art, psychedelic music and style of dress during that era. This was primarily generated by people who used psychedelic ...
. The style is generally defined by heavy, distorted guitars, lyrics with drug references, and long improvised jams. Its distinctions from other genres can be tenuous, as much of the style overlaps with 1960s punk,
proto-metal Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a ...
, and early heavy, blues-based hard rock.


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Acid rock Acid rock is a loosely defined type of rock music that evolved out of the mid-1960s garage punk movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture. Named after lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), the style is generally defined by heavy, d ...
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List of psychedelic rock artists The following is a list of artists considered to be general purveyors of the psychedelic rock genre. 1960s–early 1970s 0–E *The 13th Floor Elevators * Aguaturbia * Daevid Allen *The Amboy Dukes * Andromeda * Apple Pie Motherhood Band *Syd B ...
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List of psychedelic folk artists The following is a list of psychedelic folk artists. Artists *The Accidental * Akron/Family * Animal Collective *Arborea * August Born *Bread, Love and Dreams *Vashti Bunyan * Nick Castro * Circulus *Circus Maximus *Comus *Current 93 * Buck Curra ...
* List of psychedelic pop artists *
List of neo-psychedelia artists This is a list of neo-psychedelia artists. Individuals are alphabetized by surname. A–M * Animal Collective * The Apples In Stereo * Apollo Sunshine *The Arcana * Arctic Monkeys * The Bevis Frond * Beck * Blind Melon * The Black Angels (band), ...


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Acid rock Acid rock is a loosely defined type of rock music that evolved out of the mid-1960s garage punk movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture. Named after lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), the style is generally defined by heavy, d ...