Acid Rock

Acid Rock burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, primarily in California, when musicians decided that making music should feel somewhat like an extravagant acid trip, without the pesky need for tickets. Characterised by heavy use of distortion, long instrumental solos, and lyrics that increasingly resemble a creative writing class gone rogue, it embraces that beautiful chaos of mind expansion. It’s a genre where every track could either lead you to enlightenment or make you wish you hadn’t left your glasses at home, depending on your viewpoint.