The importance of music in the 60s
The music was a cultural manifestation against authority and materialism. Has consistently been influenced by the trends of its time; reflecting the politics, economics, and life styles which exist. The music had a powerful impact on everyone's life.
In the early 1960s a band by the name of the Byrds and guys like Dylan changed the way many people looked at music. These bands started an underground wave that flowed throughout the 60s, this became known as the "Psychedelic Era". This era introduced drugs to be an important aspect involved in the creation of the music, and was used by the listeners to enhance their experience. Bands such as the Byrds and Grateful Dead started experimenting with such drugs as LSD, maurijana, and acid. They believed that drugs could help them create music that would blow the music of the 50s away, and it did.
However drug is still evident even today through modern music. Many people lost their lives during that "Psychedelic Era". These tragedies were captured in the music of the 60s, to serve forever as a reminder to other generations.Music got tied up to ideas and thoughts regarding sexual revolution, equal rights, feminism and environmentalism.
The period had an enormous influence and impact on the way we express ourselves in the modern era. Music has always been both a barometer measuring and responding to society’s problems and possibilities. There were a number of intense influences that combined to produce the music including increased government control over people’s lives coupled with the fact that many people’s lives were getting worse. The music was often associated with rebellion, particularly among the youth population. In many ways the 60s are considered the golden age of the protest movement and the protest songs. It truly was a decade of social activism.
In the early 1960s a band by the name of the Byrds and guys like Dylan changed the way many people looked at music. These bands started an underground wave that flowed throughout the 60s, this became known as the "Psychedelic Era". This era introduced drugs to be an important aspect involved in the creation of the music, and was used by the listeners to enhance their experience. Bands such as the Byrds and Grateful Dead started experimenting with such drugs as LSD, maurijana, and acid. They believed that drugs could help them create music that would blow the music of the 50s away, and it did.
However drug is still evident even today through modern music. Many people lost their lives during that "Psychedelic Era". These tragedies were captured in the music of the 60s, to serve forever as a reminder to other generations.Music got tied up to ideas and thoughts regarding sexual revolution, equal rights, feminism and environmentalism.
The period had an enormous influence and impact on the way we express ourselves in the modern era. Music has always been both a barometer measuring and responding to society’s problems and possibilities. There were a number of intense influences that combined to produce the music including increased government control over people’s lives coupled with the fact that many people’s lives were getting worse. The music was often associated with rebellion, particularly among the youth population. In many ways the 60s are considered the golden age of the protest movement and the protest songs. It truly was a decade of social activism.
Bands in the early 1960S:
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