1960s Psychedelic Hippie Culture and MusicWelcome to the 1960s Psychedelic Hippie Culture and Music site! This site looks at a whole lot of 1960s culture as well as reviewing the classic psychedelic, jazz-rock and blues inspired music of the 1960s and 1970s. You can also purchase these albums (and others) and a wide range of psychedelic hippie paraphernalia onsite!VIDEOS: Howard Stern on the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi- September 16, 2008 Here's an interesting view of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - by Howard Stern, the shock jock of American radio.For your information, if you don't know much about the Maharishi, he was a notorious figure in the 1960s. He was born in 1917 and died in February this year. He founded the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs. He became known in the West in part due to his interactions with The Beatles and other celebrities. So here are the videos and they are...http://psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/videos-howard-stern-on-maharishi-mahesh... Led Zeppelin - A One-Off Reunion Concert- September 15, 2008 Going Down Slow Like a Led Balloon - The Rise and Rise of Led Zeppelin by Robin PiggottThe news, just released, of a one off reunion concert in London, in November 2007, of arguably the Band that changed the face of Rock Music, will be something that will be talked about in generations to come.Led Zeppelin, fronted by Robert Plant; he of the cherub face and long blond curly locks strode into Rock and Blues History in 1968 with the release of their first album. On this piece of vinyl magic Jimmy.http://psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/led-zeppelin-one-off-reunion-concert.ht... ALBUM REVIEW: Santana - Supernatural- September 15, 2008 Santana Supernatural Rock Music CD Review by Clyde Lee DennisSupernatural is an album from Rock Superstar Santana, and is another great one by this talented musician. Supernatural grabs your attention right from the very first note with Yaleo and wont let go until the very last note of the very last song The Calling, which is another great track by the way.Rock music fans will recognize some of the well known contributors on the project including Dave Matthews and Eric Clapton plus a few other..http://psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/album-review-santana-supernatural.html OPINION: 10 Great Albums! Do you agree- September 6, 2008 10 Records That Changed the World by Phil StuttThere have been many good records, but most did not change the world of music. There have been some that did and here is my top 10. (Please feel free to argue and let me know your top 10. It is all subjective after all.) These either changed the direction of music or were the pinnacle of their genre. each record comes with a brief explanation which I will expand on later posts.1. Tutti Frutti (Little Richard)There are many early rock and roll...http://psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/opinion-10-great-albums-do-you-agree.ht... OPINION: The Ten Greatest Guitar Solos- September 3, 2008 The Ten Greatest Guitar Solos Ever by Ricky SharplesAs with everything else, everybody has an opinion as to who is the greatest guitar solo player and what was their greatest solo. All this is a matter of opinion of course but we can still learn from the opinions of musicians on what makes guitar solos great. Today I thought that I would run through some of the so-called great guitar solos and see what we can learn from such a list. I have decided not to number this list. I just want to bring...http://psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/opinion-ten-greatest-guitar-solos.html BOOK REVIEWS: Some recommended biographies- September 3, 2008 Some Recommended Songwriter Interviews and Biographies by Del BolandLately, I have enjoyed reading about some of my favorite songwriters. It is an attempt to understand their thinking and perhaps glean some of their methodologies, if such a thing exists. I was able to find a rather broad range of biographies in my local library. I will provide a brief description of a few books that I read recently and provide some additional comments.First of all, there is an excellent compilation by American..http://psychedelichippiemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-reviews-some-recommended.html |