Holly George-Warren was a co-author of The Road to Woodstock and is known for her books, focusing on the music industry and iconic artists such as Janis Joplin. Some of Michael Lang’s sources include his memories and various interviews with his old employees, co-producers, and magazine interviews, which were arranged and done through Holly George-Warren. Based on the author’s primary sources and direct work on Woodstock, he was qualified to author this book’s topic. This qualification is also justified through co-producers in the book, crediting the vision of Woodstock to Michael Lang
In “The Beatles: The Changed Rock, Which Changed the Culture, Which Changed Us” by Jeff Greenfield, Greenfield argues that the rock ‘n’ roll was the driving force in creating a whole new counterculture across the world. The Beatles were one of the key players in creating this counterculture. They inspired a whole culture through their music, movies, political views, and life style. Greenfield argues that the Beatles showed people new possibilities on how they could live their lives. “It is expressed best by a scene from their movie Help!
Thompson’s exuberant drug use is another factor that marks the gonzo journalist as a liberal-minded person. Thompson didn’t only take an excessive amount of drugs to document his findings in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but he also was an avid user of drugs and alcohol in everyday life. He never openly promoted drug use but when asked about drug use he said, “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.” It is safe to assume that most conservative thinkers do not condone drug use like Thompson did. Thompson held a perceptive open-mindedness for life’s pleasures, one that most conservative thinkers do not posses.
The hippie movement is arguably one of the most famous culture movements from the twentieth century, made widely famous in pop-culture involving romanticized images of overly friendly people clothed in bell-bottom pants and flower-print button down shirts. The romanticization of this movement allowed for a widely accepted and skewed view of the true events that happened during this time. The reality is much darker than publicized to the ignorant generations that followed. It can be maintained by many that personal experience and firsthand knowledge provides the most accurate depiction of the true happenings of the time period. Through vivid imagery and impersonal diction, Joan Didion offers a critical unveiling the mayhem that she witnessed during her various firsthand immersions in the developing culture of the 1960s.
Counterculture is “the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society. ”1 This small sect of society rejected the “norms” decided on by the larger majority and in doing so, counterculture created a safe haven for those looking to create their own individuality. Carlin’s switch from his “establishment job”3 to his work in counterculture provided the perfect avenue for his message to be delivered widespread. A 1972 album of Carlin’s won a Grammy award after “going gold”3 and his work has been nominated ten times in total for a Grammy, with Carlin accumulating four wins in total.
According to Jeffery S. Nevid PhD through the utilization of the humanistic perspective “the 1960’s and 1970’s was a time when many people searched inward to find direction and meaning in their lives”(431). Further more, the humanistic view provides clues as to why people gravitated towards Janis Joplin, and what she represent to them. In uniquely form, there was a definite relationship between the counterculture and the emotions that were elicited from it.
From the psychedelic music of the Grateful Dead and the rise of the feminist movement, to sex trafficking rings and babies tripping on acid, the 1960s were a time of dramatic change and social unrest. Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan Didion's collection of personal essays published in 1968, investigates the multifaceted cultural landscape of the 1960s. The collection of essays is primarily set in California and serves as the focal point for the critique and analysis of the broader social and political shifts taking place in the United States. Didion provides a viewpoint that conveys the realities and complexities that have shaped society. From the 1960s until the mid-1970s, the counterculture movement saw an upheaval in identity, family dynamics,
There was rock, folk music, and many more. But, in the late sixties Rock n Roll, commonly reckoned as the golden age of rock and roll when it attained a maturity unimaginable for the delinquent rebellion of the fifties, there are numerous references to the Vietnam War. The criticism of the war is submerged in or displaced by the politics of sexuality, lifestyle, and drugs. Rock music of that time period celebrated anti-materialism, spiritual awakening and social disengagement (James pg 133). Like the social movement it made possible, hippie music was ideologically and economically assimilable.
The decade produced folk music, soul music, rock ‘n’ roll and pop. “Folk musicians addressed contemporary issues facing college students, notably civil rights, and, later, the Vietnam War” (Layman 37-38). Folk
There is something wondrous about Elton John, and something monstrous. The preeminent popular musician of the Seventies seems out of time, untouched by the decade 's confusion. Yet he is ravenously contemporary. Although he partakes of none of the defiant irony and isolation that sustains Dylan and Randy Newman and Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, there is no nostalgia about the man either, no namby-pamby religionism or pastoralism, no nuke-fam posturing to comfort the young marrieds; he is not spacey like David Bowie or stuck in a mold like the Stones and the Who and Led Zep. He is just Elton John, moving with the world as only a cynosure can; the most eloquent thing to be said about him is that he is a Rock Star.
The band’s original goal was to facilitate unity outside of the norm through the use of LSD, which is much of why LSD is so important to the culture surrounding the Grateful Dead (Olsson 119). It was more than just partying and fun - it was about breaking away and being truly free from the hardships of our world. As also put in the book Republic of Rock, “attendees at the Acid Tests wanted to have fun, but their pleasures were linked to trying to understand the American ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness within the setting of Cold War American power, abundance, and, more ominously, the ever-growing shadow of the escalating war in Vietnam” (Kramer 35). LSD represented a true level of freedom from authority that would not be possible without the psychosis and the hyper-awareness that the drug induced. However, this open mindset directly contradicted the ideas of the American government, who criminalized LSD and alienated hippie culture.
In the reading for today, Waksman discusses the relevance of Jimmy Hendrix to the Black Arts Movement and the importance of Hendrix being an African-American performer at a time when race relations were still highly tense within the United States. Waksman touches upon the interesting point of whether viewing Hendrix as an essential part of the Black Arts Movement is really appropriate. On the one hand, acknowledging and celebrating the fact that many of the most important musical artists from the birth of popular music onwards were African-American prevents the arts from being seen as a purely white domain, rightfully demonstrating to the world that black people were equally as capable and talented. Conversely however, Waksman notes the inadequacies of grouping all African-American musicians together under the banner of a single movement. Referring to Hendrix as a
The music of the 1960 was the best of all time! The 1960s were filled with many mixed emotions. Personally, I enjoy the music that came from the 1960s. There were many new genres of rock music invented. The social, political, and historical events of the 1960s had torn and built up the people, here 's how.
Cultural Impact of Rock and Roll Amidst the 1960’s Jimi Hendrix formerly stated, “Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” A generation which was earnestly devoted to peace, protest, and revolution, the counterculture amongst the 1960’s yearned for change. Rock and roll was far beyond just a genre of music; it influenced lifestyles, protests, and attitudes, thus, kindling an awakening in the youth of American culture. The distinction between parental and youth culture was a persistent root of concern, considering that teens throughout the world found a sense of belonging in this style of music.
Psychedelic drugs are a type of psychoactive drug which causes hallucinations and alters a person’s perceptions of reality. Some examples include LSD, ayahuasca, DXM, ecstasy, and LSD. It is most common for psychedelic drugs to be taken orally, but it is also possible for some of them to be taken via injections or snorted. These types of drugs have been used throughout history for a number of reasons. Along with being used for religious rituals, they have been used for medical purposes as well.
