Psychedelic rock is a genre of popular music that brought change to the rock metal scene forever. This genre tries to replicate and enhance the mind altering experiences of psychedelic drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, and especially LSD. The emergence of psychedelic rock in the 1960s carried with it the counterculture revolution of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It emerged from the collision of drug scene, rock music and rebellious youth. The youth had a movement that focused on escape from authority, society and mainstream religion. Psychedelic rock relates to the listeners as the listeners are also expected to have some experience with drug use. Psychedelic rock basically seeks to replicate the experiences of listener to convey the insights gained by such drug use. It helped smoothen the transition from blues and folk rock to progressive rock and hard rock and ultimately developed heavy metal.
San Francisco was home to psychedelic drug pioneers like Owsley Stanley who established a
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Psychedelic tendencies altered the artwork, films, and music of this time period. Countless musicians consistently used or experimented with different drugs and this usage affected the popularity of their music. Most artists used drugs such as cannabis, LSD, and magic mushrooms to open up creative pathways for writing and some even used them while performing. Not only were the musicians trying drugs, but many of their fans were using while listening to their music to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. The Beatles music career has been intricately linked with drugs, from their early pre-fame days on Benzedrine, to the psychedelic era of LSD, and onto harder drugs as the 1960s ended. Many believed that the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was, “…hailed as serious art for its “concept” and its range of styles and