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Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that.
Lester Bangs

Meaning of "acid rock" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACID ROCK

From acid , alluding to its supposed inspiration by drug-induced states of consciousness.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACID ROCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACID ROCK

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Acid rock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACID ROCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

acid rock

Acid rock

Acid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized by long instrumental solos, few lyrics, and musical improvisation. Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, the Doors, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Ultimate Spinach, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Great Society, Deep Purple 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 Francisco Sound, and which played loud, "heavy" music featuring long improvised solos.

Definition of acid rock in the English dictionary

The definition of acid rock in the dictionary is a type of rock music characterized by electronically amplified bizarre instrumental effects.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACID ROCK

acid anhydride
acid drop
acid dye
acid freak
acid halide
Acid House
Acid House party
acid jazz
acid rain
acid reflux
acid salt
acid soil
acid test
acid value
acid-fast
acid-forming
acid-proof
acidanthera
acidemia
acidhead

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACID ROCK

brock
cap rock
cock rock
country rock
crock
Dad rock
desert rock
glam rock
hard rock
hybrid rock
jazz rock
like a shag on a rock
moon rock
prog rock
progressive rock
punk rock
reservoir rock
rock
shamrock
wall rock

Synonyms and antonyms of acid rock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acid rock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACID ROCK

Find out the translation of acid rock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acid rock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acid rock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

酸性岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido de roca
570 millions of speakers

English

acid rock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एसिड रॉक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصخور الحمضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кислотный рок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acid rock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাসিড শিলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roches acides
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asid rock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Acid Rock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アシッドロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산 바위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam batu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá axit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமில ராக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आम्ल रॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Asitli kaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acid rock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acid rocka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кислотний рок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acide
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

acid rock
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

suur rock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

syra vagga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syrerock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acid rock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACID ROCK»

The term «acid rock» is normally little used and occupies the 118.863 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACID ROCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acid rock

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QUOTES WITH «ACID ROCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acid rock.
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Lester Bangs
Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACID ROCK»

Discover the use of acid rock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acid rock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Acid Rock
The stage is set for murder, mayhem and deafening music.
Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, 2002
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The A-Z Encyclopedia of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Acid Jazz Music style combining rock, acid rock, soul, R&B, and jazz influences. Sometimes connected with the use of hallucinogens from where it got its name. Acid Lab Colloquial term for a place where LSD is made. Acid Party Colloquial ...
Thomas Nordegren, 2002
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The Doors FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Kings of ...
This volume also details every studio album and live recording, all the highs and lows of the Doors in concert (including the notorious 1969 Miami concert), Morrison's 40-day trial, and the death of the "Lizard King" in Paris in 1971, as ...
Rich Weidman, 2011
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Fertilizer Manual
The economically optimum acid: rock ratio is best determined by test methods and will depend on whether the commercial value is based on solubility in water, ammonium citrate, or other solvents. When water solubility is the criterion, both the ...
UN Industrial Development Organization, International Fertilizer Development Center, 1998
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Backward Modeling to Prioritize Sources of Acid Mine ...
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Problem Statement Acid rock drainage (ARD) is a naturally occurring phenomena which has been active in Colorado for thousands of years [18]. It affects over 1900km of Colorado's surface water and is the largest  ...
Heather O'Shea, 2007
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Pilot Study of Soil-based Covers for Acid Rock Drainage ...
The S-B cover system or an upgraded till cover system might be suitable for the installation at the PGP site, whereas a GCL cover system is not recommended.
Karin Renken, 2006
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Setting Priorities for Environmental Management: An ...
Of particular concern in Western Bolivia are those sources which generate very low-pH water (acid rock drainage or ARD). Acid rock drainage is a naturally occurring process which can be greatly exacerbated by mining due to the increased ...
Wendy S. Ayres, Kathleen A. Anderson, David Hanrahan, 1998
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The Effect and Economics of the Use of Permanganate ...
SECTION 5.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 5.1 SUMMARY OF THESIS Acid rock drainage is a serious environmental problem and various technologies have been developed to remediate the problem, of which, includes the ...
Vaughn Murray Moncrieff, 2006
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Mother of Rock: The Lillian Roxon Story
From Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia (1969) ACID ROCK/Originally, acid rock was music that tried to reproduce the distorted hearing of a person under the influence of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). The idea was to recreate for ...
Robert Milliken, 2010
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Rock and Roll: An Introduction
There was no specific musical feature, or set of features, that identified acid rock. (By contrast, consider the role of distortion in defining the sound of heavy metal, or the combination of horns and heavy bass in defining the sound of soul music.)  ...
Michael Campbell, James Brody, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACID ROCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acid rock is used in the context of the following news items.
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My Grateful Dead romance: My favorite polyphonic jam, one more …
It combines elements of bluegrass, jazz, acid rock and the experimental classical forms pioneered by Edgard Varèse and Stockhausen. «Salon, Jul 15»
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Wild, woolly bunch visits Dolores
The raucus-looking group describes its style as “hill-country mojo” combining blues-fused acid rock with backwoods bluegrass, with a nod ... «Cortez Journal, Jul 15»
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Trembling Bells new album out now ¦ stream in-full
The Glasgow prog-rock, folk, psychedelic acid rock (and so on) band have released their first album in 3 years with 'The Sovereign Self' and ... «Never Enough Notes, Jul 15»
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Reader's View: Don't pander to outrageous anti-PolyMet mine drivel
... Department of Natural Resources announced the PolyMet mine will not create acid rock drainage; the Environmental Protection Agency gave ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
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Euromax Announces Results of Annual General & Special Meeting …
The programme includes a detailed assessment of acid rock drainage and planning for mitigation of any associated risks. Social and ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
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Music genres get a dash of different
Combining elements of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock, and doom metal, stoner rock is a slow-to-mid tempo sound ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Grateful Dead: 50 things you need to know about the iconic band
Acid rock: One of the important things to come out of those Acid Tests for the Grateful Dead was a partnership with famed LSD manufacturer ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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Five incredible live acts to enhance your Glastonbury experience
Combining hip hop, acid rock and psychedelia, The Gaslamp Killer Experience is a jaw dropping meltdown of sound and visual wonderment ... «Skiddle.com, Jun 15»
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Sound Hot Ticket: Bright Whistles' 'White Bristles' album far from …
“White Bristles” then ventures through glitch-pop and into thick, sweaty acid rock. The song “Clock In” — a kinetic, angular piece that combines ... «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
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Southwest Terror Fest 2015 Lineup Announced Featuring Sleep …
Acid King is, sensibly, acid rock, while Brothers of the Sonic Cloth can be better characterized as heavy metal. Even stranger, Amigo the Devil is ... «mxdwn.com, Jun 15»

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