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The Record - Liberal politics, Nostalgia & Rock 'n' Roll The song’s lyrics reveal a roadmap to psychedelia. The songwriter asserts it wasn’t meant to be taken so seriously. Legend... The post The Moody Blues’ ‘Legend of a Mind’ Idealizes Timothy Leary and his Acid Dreams appeared first on The...
Andrew Goutman
The Record - Liberal politics, Nostalgia & Rock 'n' Roll Influenced by the Beach Boys, sunshine pop performers gave popular music a light touch in the ’60s. What Is Sunshine... The post Sunshine Pop a ’60s Soundtrack appeared first on The Record.
Andrew Goutman
The Record - Liberal politics, Nostalgia & Rock 'n' Roll Overcoming the Red Scare of the ’50s, folk music enjoyed a resurgence of goodwill in the ’60s. High school, mid-’60s.... The post Folk Music Shaped the ’60s Countercultural Revolution appeared first on The Record.
Andrew Goutman
The Record - Liberal politics, Nostalgia & Rock 'n' Roll George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Kool & the Gang took the reins from the great James... The post Feeling Funk, Y’all! Soul Music Gets a Facelift in the Seventies appeared first on The Record.
Andrew Goutman
The Record - Liberal politics, Nostalgia & Rock 'n' Roll Recreational drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: It was fun until it wasn’t. The songs endure. In the rock ‘n’... The post Rock Songs About Drugs appeared first on The Record.
Andrew Goutman
The Record - Liberal politics, Nostalgia & Rock 'n' Roll The rise and fall of ‘Telstar’ creator Joe Meek, who never saw a dime in royalties from his sixties megahit.... The post 1962 Instrumental Oddity ‘Telstar’ – It’s the Melody appeared first on The Record.