Psychedelic Rock and Progressive Rock Psychedelic rock

Instrumentation Electric guitar Exotic instruments (tabla, sitar) Keyboard/organ/harpsichord/Mellotron Drums Bass guitar Vocals Synthesizers Characteristics Multiple guitar effetcs, such as wah and fuzz. Elaborate studio effects panning, phasing, delay loops and more. Extended solos or jams. Very complex song structures, often incorporating key and time signature changes. Origins During the 1950s, musicians began making music became about taking drugs, and experimentation. The tradition of jazz musicians using drugs crossed over in the 60s to more and folk and rock artists. Two of most successful and influential acts of this era were Bob Dylan and The Beatles. Acts such as The Byrds emerged from the californian folk scene, whilst the Yardbirds emerged from the British blues scene, however both were seen as huge influences for the genre. Its influences came from drugs, blues, folk, jazz and rock. Artists (US) The most commercially successful psychedelic rock bands were The Doors, Frank Zappa (and his band The Mothers of Invention), who came out of San Francisco. The Beach Boys concept album Pet Sounds spurred the psychedelic movement forwards in the US, with their meaningful lyrics, use of unusual instruments and arty experimentation. New York also produced psychedelic rock bands such as The Fugs and The Godz. Artists (UK) The largest outbreak of psychedelic bands came in 1966, with bands such as Pink Floyd and Cream, who were influenced by the British Blues scene, folk scene and jazz. The Who also produced several psychedelic influences, which came through on songs such as I Can See For Miles.

The Small Faces were another British band to emerge during this period. The psychedelic bands of this period became a part of the British Invasion into the American charts. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Purple Haze The Doors Riders On The Storm Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Cream Sunshine Of Your Love

Progressive rock
Background Prog-rock was a unique sub-genre of rock in the 60s and 70s, with some bands still making music at present. It originated in the United Kingdom, but was also developed in Germany, Italy and France. Its most popular years were the 70s with groups such as Kansas and Rush around.

Instrumentation Standard rock instruments drums, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard. Prog-rock bands expanded their sound by using traditional jazz and folk instruments such as, flute, saxaphone, timpani and violins. Other instruments used through the genre included Moog synthesizers, Hammond-organs and the Mellotron. Characteristics Prog-rock generally avoided the use of standard verse-chorus-verse format. Bands extended sections, adding in solos and musical interludes. They also liked to heighten dynamics by exaggerating contrast between sections. Classical forms were also part of the prog-rock genre; sometimes entire classical suites would be used. Improvised solos influenced by jazz and psychedelic rock, plus these other characteristics meant that some songs were longer than 20 minutes. Complex time signatures were also a common theme in prog-rock, such as 5/8 and 7/8. As with psychedelic rock, key, tempo and time signature changes were also common in songs. Major bands In the 60s, progressive rock emerged, producing bands such as Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes and Genesis. In 1969, Yes released their self-titled debut album which included renditions of one of The Beatles songs and on of The Byrds songs.

Rush produced a string of string of hit albums in the mid-70s, such as their self-titled debut album. ELP released their debut album in 1970, which was also self-titled. Yes Beyond and Before Rush The Spirit of Radio Emerson, Lake and Palmer Lucky Man