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Acid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized with long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and musical improvisation. Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Grateful Dead as "acid rock" in his book about Ken Kesey and the Acid Tests, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. "Acid rock" also refers to the subset of psychedelic rock bands that were part of, or were influenced by, the San... full article at wikipedia

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musical album	artist	release date	release type
Phonography	R. Stevie Moore	Apr 26, 1976
Crown of Creation	Jefferson Airplane	Oct 1968	Album
Wheels of Fire	Cream	Jul 1968
Nuggets, Vol. 9: Acid Rock		1985	Compilation album
Jimi Hendrix	Jimi Hendrix	1972	Studio album
Experience	Jimi Hendrix	1971
More Experience	Jimi Hendrix	1972
Just Good Old Rock and Roll	The Electric Prunes	Jun 1969
Release of an Oath	The Electric Prunes	Nov 1968
Mass in F Minor	The Electric Prunes	Jan 1968
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