psychedelic-rock-bands

"One pill makes you larger, And one pill makes you small. And the ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all. Go ask Alice When she's ten feet tall."

"People are strange When you're a stranger Faces look ugly When you're alone Women seem wicked When you're unwanted Streets are uneven When you're down."

"The Doors were among the decade’s most incendiary groups musically, lyrically and visually."

"I'm a back door man The men don't know But the little girls understand."

"Now I'm gonna love you Till the heavens stop the rain I'm gonna love you Till the stars fall from the sky For you and I."

"When the music's over Turn out the lights."

"Before you slip into unconsciousness I'd like to have another kiss."

"When logic and proportion Have fallen sloppy dead, And the White Knight is talking backwards, And the Red Queen's off with her head, Remember what the dormouse said: Feed your head. Feed your head."

"One generation got old One generation got soul This generation go no destination to hold Pick up the cry"

"The Doors were firmly planted in a vague space between the end of “traditional” hard rock music and the birth of psychedelia."

"Meat Puppets were never your average punk band. [...] By the time they made Meat Puppets II, they really didn’t care about remaining within anyone else’s definition of punk rock. On [that album], they embraced their love of bluegrass, jazz, psychedelia, the Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and really whatever else piqued their interest. The result is an album that’s punk as fuck, regardless of how little it sounds like the Ramones."

"Spirit was more than just as good as Pink Floyd; they were in a category of their very own. The band was incredibly creative and had no qualms with experimenting with jazz, pop, and even proto-metal at times."

"San Franciscan band Jefferson Airplane soared as the soundtrack to America's late-sixties counterculture, with its psychedelia, pot, and anti-Vietnam War, anti-establishment protest. [...] That sound − a folk-garage acid mix − and indeed the band's whole persona [as well] − were infused with a potent cocktail of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, and amphetamines."

"The family tree of musicians and bands that sprouted from Deep Purple is truly amazing. The group, which spawned the likes of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, is one of the true pioneers of the hard rock and heavy metal sound."

"Although Deep Purple helped lay the foundation for the heavy metal, their consummate musicianship meant they also transcended the genre. Indeed, they began as a progressive rock group with their eyes, unusually, on the singles market. Yet they certainly rocked, as their shows from the earliest days conclusively proved."

"Let's go and take a starlit drive To where the shaping of our lives Had just begun...when we were young. When everything was coming right In our dreams of love and life And we could run...into the sun.Get in the car, We're taking a ride. We're looking for stars, We're looking for satellites Of love. Of love."

"I want to be like you. I want to fly, fly, fly. Want you to take me to All of your sky.Why don't you kneel me down? Why don't we try, try, try? 'Cause when we come around, That's when I fly."

"Here they come again: Whispers in my head. Same old sad refrain, Wished I'd never said What I said... yeah. Take me to the top, I need more not less. And don't ever tell me when to stop."

"Under blue moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms too late to beg you Or cancel it though I know it must be The killing time, Unwillingly mine.Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him."

"A sense of duty was my one intention And an ugly beauty was my own invention. Pride, a proud refusal. And I refuse to need your approval. Too many seekers, too few beacons, But through the fog we'll keep on beaming.Through the crying hours of your glitter years, All the living out of your tinsel tears. And the midnight trains I never made 'Cause I'd already played the game."

"She floats like a swan, Grace on the water. Lips like sugar. Lips like sugar. Just when you think you've caught her, She glides across the water. She calls for you tonight To share this moonlight.You'll flow down her river. She'll ask and you'll give herLips like sugar, Sugar kisses. Lips like sugar, Sugar kisses."

"Can we be like everyone, Pretending that there's nothing wrong? Remember when we walked upon Clouds that never rain?And I need it more than love And I love it more than life. And I want those stars above to shine this night."

"A longing for Some fresher feeling. Belonging. Or just forever kneeling. Where is the sense in stealing Without the grace to be it.Seven seas, Swimming them so well. Glad to see My face among them Kissing the tortoise shell."

"Conquering myself until I see another hurdle approaching. Say we can, say we will, Not just another drop in the ocean."

"Measure by measure, drop by drop And pound for pound, we're taking stock Of all the treasure still unlocked. The love you found must never stop."

"The sky is blue, My hands untied. A world that's true Through our clean eyes. Just look at you With burning lips. You're living proof At my fingertips."

"It was cheap at half the price, Took a shovel where a spoon would suffice. Now I can't see you. Now I can't see you.Regimental in my way, Detrimental at the end of the day. But you won't be told. No, you won't be told."

"An angel walked amongst us, Tried but couldn't love us. Something's wrong. Since you've gone you know There's nothing and no one To hang love on.So tell me how it feels, Tell me how it feels To touch the flame. Tell me who I am, Tell me who I really am. What's my name?"

"And I want more than I can get Just trying to, trying to, trying to forget.I'd walk to you through rings of fire And never let you know the way I feel. Under skin is where I hide The love that always gets me on my knees."

"I wish that you were here Down amongst the dust. I need someone to help me, You need someone to trust. There's something with these tears Turning me to rust. I need someone to help me, Yeah I need someone to touch.Give me one more try And I'll come flaking back to you. I wish that you were here, I wish that it was true."

"You said something will change. We were all dressed up, somewhere to go. No sign of rain, But something will change. You promised.You said nothing will change. We were almost near, almost far. Down came the rain, But nothing will change. You promised."

"We're taking advantage of, Breaking the back of love. We're taking advantage of, Breaking the back of love.Easier said than done you said, But it's more difficult to say. With eyes bigger than our bellies, We want to but we can't look away. What were you thinking of When you dreamt that up?"

"If I said I'd lost my way, Would you sympathise? Could you sympathise? I'm jumbled up, Maybe I'm losing my touch. I'm jumbled up, Maybe I'm losing my touch. But you know I didn't have it anyway."

"The man at the back has a question, His tongue's involved with solutions. But the monkey on my back Won't stop laughing.Over the wall, Hand in hand. Over the wall, Watch us fall."

"Must have forgotten something: How to forget how to be true. Covered myself in numb things. Don't touch me, and I won't touch you.Trying to remember something: Why am I here? And who are you? You must have meant something, Animals came in two by two."

"Now do you see how They're in the margins. Below and up above. I'll see now How life wins When all that's left is love."

"Can you hear it? The sound of something burning. Something changing On the merry-go-round tonight.The pictures on my wall Are about to swing and fall. Love it all, Love it all."

"Sign, sign, everywhere a sign / blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind / do this, don't do that / can't you read the sign."

"And the sign said, 'long-haired freaky people need not apply'."

"It's the time of the season When the love runs high. In this time, give it to me easy And let me try with pleasured handsTo take you in the sun to (promised lands) To show you every one. It's the time of the season for loving."

"She watches her flowers grow, While lovers come and go To give each other roses from her tree, But not a rose for Emily."

"Good morning to you, I hope you're feeling better, baby, Thinking of me while you are far away. Counting the days until they set you free again, Writing this letter hoping you're okay.Saved you the room you used to stay in every Sunday, The one that is warmed by sunshine every day. And we'll get to know each other for a second time, And then you can tell me 'bout your prison stay."

"A butcher yes that was my trade, But the king's shilling is now my fee. A butcher I may as well have stayed For the slaughter that I see.And the preacher in his pulpit Sermon: "Go and fight, do what is right" But he don't have to hear these guns And I'll bet he sleeps at night."

"Well let me tell you 'bout the way she looked, The way she'd acted, the color of her hair. Her voice was soft and cool, Her eyes were clear and bright, But she's not there."

"Well no one told me about her; The way she lied. Well no one told me about her, How many people cried.But it's too late to say you're sorry, How would I know why should I care? Please don't bother trying to find her, She's not there!"

"What's your name? (What’s your name?) Who's your daddy? (Who's your daddy?) (He rich?) Is he rich like me? Has he taken (Has he taken) Any time (Any time) (To show) To show you what you need to live?Tell it to me slowly (tell you what?) I really want to know. It's the time of the season for loving."

"Should I try to hide The way I feel inside My heart, for you? Would you say that you Would try to love me too? In your mind Could you ever be Really close to me?"

"And if she should tell you "come closer" And if she tempts you with her charms,Tell her no no no no no-no-no-no. No no no no no-no-no-no. No no no no no. Don't hurt me now for her love belongs to me."

"And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes"

"Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong Seldom turns out the way it does in the song. Once in a while you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right. Ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues."