The Jimi Hendrix Experience

that were popular around this time who ventured with LSD include Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Santana and many more. One of the most prominent users of LSD was Jerry Garcia, who was a member of the Grateful Dead. LSD had become embraced by San Francisco Hippies, where often they would get together and have light shows, film projectors and live music to accompany their mind expanding experiences. People would also give LSD to people without their consent or knowledge, like putting it in

Previously, we brought you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about The Animals. Now, we bring you part two, featuring eight more facts about the influential British Invasion band, whose short career left an indelible impact on the music industry. Number Eight: Their Name Came from a Friend of the Band. Unlike the stories the press told about how the band got their name, the name “The Animals” came from someone they hung out with whose nickname was “Animal.” When Burdon joined the band

the progression of psychedelic music, such as New York City, Detroit, Chicago, and even Austin, Texas. Psychedelic music was also becoming more prominent in the UK around 1966. Bands like Pink Floyd, Traffic, Soft Machine, Cream, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience (lead by an American, but initially produced and managed in Britain) were all incorporating more drug references and psychedelic elements. For example, The Rolling Stones incorporated many psychedelic hints into their hit singles "19th Nervous

found through jazz musicians and some minority’s. The drugs that were used were marijuana, heroine, and cocaine (Ragen 76). However, the FBI created LSD to help Vietnam veterans with PTSD. Ken Kesey then started using it and discovered this new experience from the drugs. The drugs created an enlightened vision of the world. Thus creating the LSD and hallucinogen craze. This phenomenon brought thousands of teenagers, “into San Francisco for a life based on LSD and the psychedelic thing,” (Wolfe 11)

The counter culture dismissed the norms of characterizing music as just entertainment. Not only was music used to express the counter culture but it also helped spread beliefs worldwide. Such performers as The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd and many more, ushered in new sounds, as well as new attitudes and philosophies for an accepting generation. This American counter culture was able to create such

Castles Made of Sand The song "Castles Made of Sand" was written by Jimi Hendrix in his album "Axis: Bold As Love," released in May of 1967. This song is basically composed of three narratives of life situations. The recurring theme throughout this song is slight variations of the line: "castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually." The overall message of this song seems to be that love, dreams, happiness and even life itself cannot be depended on to last. The first verse of the song

Predetermined stereotypes force people to view circumstances in a certain way. When there is an insufficient amount of information, these stereotypes tend to be more prominent in the way a situation is perceived. In the short story “Recitatif,” the author Toni Morrison completely neglects to inform the reader of the racial backgrounds of the two main characters, as well as the groups they associate themselves with. Throughout the short story, there are various events and actions that cause the reader

better idea of the overall impact of war. When individuals experience war, they lose their innocence and morality. This will be evident through “How to Tell a True War Story,” “The Wound,” and “Machine Gun.” The chapter, “How to Tell a True War Story,” shows how war can corrupt one’s innocent and moral mindset. One example is how Rat Kiley responds to Curt

The two album covers I chose to analyze are “Axis: Bold as Love” by the Jimi Hendrix Experience and “Based on a True Story” by Blake Shelton. These two album covers, like the albums themselves, are quite different. However, examining the effects of the design choices for each cover reveals that both address the same rhetorical elements to convey their message most effectively. The album choice was based primarily on finding two albums which differ substantially in both music and cover art. Additionally

side and Cage, with his uncontrollable, radical combinations of Avant Garde sounds on the other side. These ideas on audience construction and relations were also visible in rock music of the 1960’s, particularly in compositions of artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Milton Babbitt is well known today for his contributions to the pioneering of electronic music, which involved the use of set theory . As