MUSC 2150 Chapter 7: Chapter 7 Summary
27 Mar 2012
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June, july and august of 1967 is referred to as the summer of love: there is the release of san francisco (be sure to wear flowers in your hair) by the. Mamas & the papa, which obtained substantial radio play: the beatles released their concept album, sgt. The summer of love marks the breakthrough of psychedelia into mainstream pop culture, a genre which had largely been underground in london and san francisco in the 50-60s. The ideas of the underground made their way to the mainstream either because groups themselves were major psychedelic acts, or because major acts adopted psychedelic ideas. Psychedelic movement was concerned with exploring new ways people could experience the world. A counterculture developed with alternative approaches to life and culture, largely influenced by the civil rights and increasing resistance to the vietnam war. Drugs (lsd and marijuana) played a central role in providing the basis for the new worldview that the counterculture desired.
