Societies Impact on Music, and Musics Influence on Society.
Music was a powerful force in America in the 1960's. Not only was it .
an expression of many people's feelings but it also unified people in a way that no other.
form of expression could. The sixties were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of.
great social change which included many drugs, race relations, and free minds.
With the popularization of psychedelics during the sixties the music had to change.
to accomidate the times. The creation of acid rock and more mellow psychedelic rock.
came into play. This type of rock was created in the San Fransisco area and spread.
through the nation quickly. Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead were two of the.
most popular at the time. The Beatles began it when they turned to acid rock. This.
attracted the teens to their music which in turn made drugs more common. The main.
pshychedelic drugs of the times were LSD, Marijuana, and Mushrooms. LSD was.
introduced in the early 1940's by Swiss Chemist Albert Hofmann. It was sought after.
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until later during the sixties. It made people look at things in a different way which was.
the whole idea of the sixties. The young people of the time wanted change now and in.
the future. These types of drugs helped people to think different and gave them a.
different angle to view life. Despite the fact that they were illegal people were still .
willing to try these subtances. These drugs have even been popular in recent history, and.
every since the 1960's, have become a common part of our society as a whole. The music.
affected the people that listened to it while the people affected the style of music played.
It was quite interesting how a song could change so many people.
People believed they could make America more generous and compassionate in a.
nonviolent way, and you began to know how incredible that belief was with the music.
The song "Blowing in the Wind" by Bob Dylan is one of the best examples and one of my.