Psychedelic pop (or acid pop[3]) is pop music that contains musical characteristics associated with psychedelic music.[1] Developing in the late 1960s, elements included "trippy" features such as fuzz guitars, tape manipulation, backwards recording, sitars, and Beach Boys-style harmonies, wedded to melodic songs with tight song structures.[1] The style lasted into the early 1970s.[1] It has seen revivals in subsequent decades by neo-psychedelic artists.[2]
According to AllMusic, psychedelic pop was not too "freaky", but also not very "bubblegum" either.[1] It appropriated the effects associated with straight psychedelic music, applying their innovations to concise pop songs.[1] The music was occasionally confined to the studio, but there existed more organic exceptions whose psychedelia was bright and melodic.[1] AllMusic adds: "What's [strange] is that some psychedelic pop is more interesting than average psychedelia, since it had weird, occasionally awkward blends of psychedelia and pop conventions – the Neon Philharmonic's 1969 album The Moth Confesses is a prime example of this."[1]
Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys – The album came as an indirect result of bandleader Brian Wilson's experimentation with psychedelic drugs. Music journalist Mike McPadden credits it with sparking a psychedelic pop revolution. He says that while psychedelic rock had existed before Pet Sounds, mainly among garage bands like the 13th Floor Elevators, Pet Sounds inspired mainstream pop acts to take part in the psychedelic culture.[3][nb 1]
Revolver by the Beatles – According to AllMusic, the album ensured that psychedelia emerged from its underground roots and presented in the mainstream as psychedelic pop.[1] Biographer Ian MacDonald wrote that the album "had initiated a second pop revolution – one which, while galvanising their existing rivals and inspiring many new ones, left all of them far behind".[4]
"Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys – Proclaimed by journalist Barney Hoskyns as the "ultimate psychedelic pop record" from Los Angeles in its time.[5]Popmatters added: "Its influence on the ensuing psychedelic and progressive rock movements can’t be overstated ... [it] changed the way a pop record could be made, the way a pop record could sound, and the lyrics a pop record could have."[6]
Evolution was a transitional album between The Hollies' conventional pop sound and what the Oxford 'Encyclopedia of Popular Music' described as the "full-blown psychedelic glory of Butterfly."[8]
Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies – AllMusic's Bruce Eder characterizes the album as "some of the most powerful psychedelic pop/rock ever heard out of England".[10] According to Record Bin's Joshua Packard, the album was a "psychedelic pop spectacle". "Care of Cell 44", its opening track, "presents the band as bearers of a new kind of psychedelia, one that relied less on psychotropics and more on the natural abilities of the band. ... [the album] has gained a well-deserved reputation for being one of the greatest pop records of the '60s."[11]
By the end of the 1960s, psychedelic folk and rock were in retreat. Many surviving acts moved away from psychedelia into either more back-to-basics "roots rock", traditional-based, pastoral or whimsical folk, the wider experimentation of progressive rock, or riff-laden heavy rock.[12][verification needed] Psychedelic influences lasted a little longer in pop music, stretching into the early 1970s.[1]
Psychedelic pop became a component of the neo-psychedelic style. There were occasional mainstream acts that dabbled in the genre, including Prince's mid-1980s work and some of Lenny Kravitz's 1990s output, but it has mainly been the domain of alternative and indie rock bands.[2]
J. Kitts and B. Tolinski, eds, Guitar World Presents Pink Floyd (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2002), ISBN0-634-03286-0, p. 6.
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psychedelic rock psychedelic soul Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Notable works 1966 1969 3 Decline and revivals 4 List of artists 5 Notes 6 References 7 BibliographyCharacteristics EditFurther information Psychedelic music According to AllMusic psychedelic pop was not too freaky but also not very bubblegum either 1 It appropriated the effects associated with straight psychedelic music applying their innovations to concise pop songs 1 The music was occasionally confined to the studio but there existed more organic exceptions whose psychedelia was bright and melodic 1 AllMusic adds What s strange is that some psychedelic pop is more interesting than average psychedelia since it had weird occasionally awkward blends of psychedelia and pop conventions the Neon Philharmonic s 1969 album The Moth Confesses is a prime example of this 1 Notable works 1966 1969 EditSee also Psychedelic rock 1966 Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys The album came as an indirect result of bandleader Brian Wilson s experimentation with psychedelic drugs Music journalist Mike McPadden credits it with sparking a psychedelic pop revolution He says that while psychedelic rock had existed before Pet Sounds mainly among garage bands like the 13th Floor Elevators Pet Sounds inspired mainstream pop acts to take part in the psychedelic culture 3 nb 1 Revolver by the Beatles According to AllMusic the album ensured that psychedelia emerged from its underground roots and presented in the mainstream as psychedelic pop 1 Biographer Ian MacDonald wrote that the album had initiated a second pop revolution one which while galvanising their existing rivals and inspiring many new ones left all of them far behind 4 Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys Proclaimed by journalist Barney Hoskyns as the ultimate psychedelic pop record from Los Angeles in its time 5 Popmatters added Its influence on the ensuing psychedelic and progressive rock movements can t be overstated it changed the way a pop record could be made the way a pop record could sound and the lyrics a pop record could have 6 1967 Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever by the Beatles the double A sided single is described by AllMusic as a prototype for psychedelic pop 7 Evolution was a transitional album between The Hollies conventional pop sound and what the Oxford Encyclopedia of Popular Music described as the full blown psychedelic glory of Butterfly 8 Arnold Layne and See Emily Play by Pink Floyd Two singles written by Syd Barrett that helped set the pattern for pop psychedelia in Britain 9 1968 Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies AllMusic s Bruce Eder characterizes the album as some of the most powerful psychedelic pop rock ever heard out of England 10 According to Record Bin s Joshua Packard the album was a psychedelic pop spectacle Care of Cell 44 its opening track presents the band as bearers of a new kind of psychedelia one that relied less on psychotropics and more on the natural abilities of the band the album has gained a well deserved reputation for being one of the greatest pop records of the 60s 11 Decline and revivals EditSee also Neo psychedelia By the end of the 1960s psychedelic folk and rock were in retreat Many surviving acts moved away from psychedelia into either more back to basics roots rock traditional based pastoral or whimsical folk the wider experimentation of progressive rock or riff laden heavy rock 12 verification needed Psychedelic influences lasted a little longer in pop music stretching into the early 1970s 1 Psychedelic pop became a component of the neo psychedelic style There were occasional mainstream acts that dabbled in the genre including Prince s mid 1980s work and some of Lenny Kravitz s 1990s output but it has mainly been the domain of alternative and indie rock bands 2 List of artists EditMain article List of psychedelic pop artistsNotes Edit As albums that followed in the wake of Pet Sounds McPadden cites Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band the Beatles 1967 Triangle the Beau Brummels 1967 The Magic Garden the 5th Dimension 1967 Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools the Cowsills 1968 Head the Monkees 1968 The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands The Turtles 1968 Odessa The Bee Gees 1969 The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette The Four Seasons 1969 Odessey and Oracle The Zombies 1969 and Intercourse The Tokens 1971 3 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k Anon n d Psychedelic Pop AllMusic a b c Neo Psychedelia AllMusic n d a b c McPadden Mike May 13 2016 The Beach Boys Pet Sounds and 50 Years of Acid Pop Copycats The Kind Archived from the original on November 9 2016 Retrieved June 18 2016 MacDonald 2005 p 192 sfn error no target CITEREFMacDonald2005 help Hoskyns 2009 p 128 sfn error no target CITEREFHoskyns2009 help Interrante Scott May 20 2015 The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs Popmatters British Psychedelia Allmusic Archived from the original on January 1 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 07 Evolution Hollies album in Oxford Encyclopedia of Popular Music Edited by Colin Larkin 2009 https www oxfordreference com view 10 1093 oi authority 20110803095941837 Kitts amp Tolinski 2002 p 6 sfn error no target CITEREFKittsTolinski2002 help Eder Bruce Odessey and Oracle Allmusic Packard Joshua October 31 2015 Record Bin The psychedelic pop spectacle of The Zombies Odessey and Oracle Record Bin Bogdanov Woodstra amp Erlewine 2002 pp 1322 1323 Bibliography EditBogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Erlewine Stephen Thomas eds 2002 All Music Guide to Rock The Definitive Guide to Rock Pop and Soul Backbeat Books ISBN 978 0 87930 653 3 J Kitts and B Tolinski eds Guitar World Presents Pink Floyd Milwaukee WI Hal Leonard 2002 ISBN 0 634 03286 0 p 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Psychedelic pop amp oldid 1104071826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
