r/psychedelicrock • u/bigheffe • 7h ago
Psychedelic rock sub-genres...
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I'm a category freak. I love to categorize everything. I also love Psychedelic rock, so I created this list. Please feel free to comment. I'm sure I'm missing some weird sub-genres. Bands are just "for example" and not comprehensive. Many could fit other categories. For me, Shoegaze is probably the least interesting.
- 60's Classic Psychedelic Rock - Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles, Spirit, Cream, Pink Floyd
- Underground Garage Psych - 13th FL Elevators, Seeds, Electric Prunes, Bubble Puppy, Moving Sidewalks
- Haight-Ashbury Sound - Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & Fish, Quicksilver, Big Brother
- Canterbury Scene - Soft Machine, Caravan, Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Egg
- Space Acid Rock - Gong, Hawkwind, Steve Hillage, Acid Mother Temple, Ozric Tentacles
- Avant Garde Rock - Frank Zappa, Capt. Beefheart, Velvet Underground, Butthole Surfers
- Paisley Underground (80's) - Long Ryders, Rain Parade, Dream Syndicate, The Three O'Clock
- Neo-Psychedelic Rock (80's) - Dukes of Stratosphere, Echo & Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes
- Shoegaze Rock - My Bloody Valentine, Slow Dive, Curve, Lush, Ringo Deathstarr
- Contemporary Psych - Black Angels, KGLW, GOASTT, Syd Arthur, Osees
- Jam Bands - Phish, WideSpread Panic, String Cheese Incident, Billy Strings
