1968
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“Incense and Peppermints” by the California-based Strawberry Alarm Clock will forever be associated with 1967 and The Summer of Love. It’s easy to understand why; it’s exotic, with a hypnotizing keyboard melody over a crunchy garage-rock melody and some great vocal harmonizing. Released at the beginning of 1967, it signaled that something different was coming. Read more
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One of the enjoyable developments in rock music in the late 1960s was the rise of bubblegum pop. What made this development even more interesting is how it blended with the burgeoning psych-rock scene as well. While the genre would produce its fair amount of cheese, some true gems can be found. One such jewel Read more
