Rock branch
Acid rock
Rock › Psychedelic rock › Acid rock
- Emerged
- 1967
- Origin
- San Francisco, USA
- Subgenres
- None
The heavy end of psychedelia: raw distortion and endless jams. Blue Cheer is often named the first genuinely heavy band.
- Heaviness
- 5
- Speed
- 5
- Melody
- 6
Key acts
- Blue Cheer
- Iron Butterfly
- Grateful Dead