The Counter Culture Flashcards
What is the main theme of the counter culture
Young people questioning whether they want to live the life of their parents
What group is influential in the growth of the counter culture
The Beats
what authors are influential in beat culture?
Kerouac (The road), Alan Ginsberg (Howl)
When were the beat’s revived?
1960s
what is Beatitude?
goal to achieve a higher state of conciousness
What are the centers of hippie culture?
Grenwich Village, NY & Haight Ashbury in SF
what is an important concept in hippie culture
Homology of sensory stimulation. Different things can achieve the same goal (elevating your psyche)
What is a psychadelic?
Something that elevates your psyche (drugs, clothing, music etc)
How are posters different in hippie culture?
works of art. Try to get your brain going to create a psychedelic experience
What influences hippie clothing
colourful and patterned (paisley, tie dye), loose fitting a flowing. Gives a psychedelic experience while walking
Why are drugs important to hippies
Drugs open the doors of perception
What are the characteristics of music performances in hippie culture
colorful lights, loud. Songs are longer. Collective improv/jamming is common. Focus on albums/ experiences over singles
What band is an example of counter culture?
The grateful dead
What are the influences of the dead
folk rock
What differentiates the grateful dead
Process oriented, live band. Performances include long jam sessions, no two shows are the same
What is Acid rock?
more aggressive form of folk rock (less folk image) incorporates hippie culture with longer jams and explicit drug references
What is an example of Acid Rock?
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
When is white rabbit released?
1967
What do the lyrics of white rabbit reference
getting lost in a trip
what element ties together white rabbit?
increasing dynamics (metaphor for drug experience)
When does youth culture begin to get political?
after 1967
Why does youth culture begin to get political
They realize that focus on the self has no external effect. They arent changing the world.
What event causes youth political action
Vietnam. youth believe the war is pointless, and dont like the draft
What is the youth international party nicknamed
the Yippies
who are leaders in the youth political movement
Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman
What musical changes coincide with the move to youth politics
Louder music, cultural center moves east towards traditional political centers
What elements are characteristic of Jimi Hendrix
Loud, with control over heavy distortion. Technically virtuostic playing
What is an example of a Jimi Hendrix song?
Voodo Child (Slight Return)
When is Voodo Child released?
1967
what are the influences of Voodo Child?
Blues
When is Woodstock?
August 1969
How many people are estimated to have attended woodstock?
500K
What makes woodstock a success?
collective cooperation, self regulation
What concert is inspired by Woodstock
Altamont
When is Altamont
Dec 1969
Who headlines/organizes Altamont
The Rolling Stones
Who do the Rolling Stones hire to do security at Altamont
The Hells Angels
Why are the Hells Angles not a great security detail
Beat people with pool cues filled with lead rods, stab a man to death (who may have had a gun)
Why is Altamont a failure
Too crowded, hells angels beat people, stage is too small, no way out, man killed
What band defined the counter culture?
The Beatles
What events lead to the death of the counter culture?
Altamont, Kent State, breakup of the Beatles
What is Kent State
Political protest turned violent - 4 killed, 10 injured
What was the government response to Kent State
no response
Why were drugs seen as essential in the counter culture
they were seen to unlock the “doors of perception”
What is “Doors of Perception” a reference to?
Alduos Huxley essay
What was Timothy Leary’s advice?
Turn on, tune in, drop out
what were the drugs of choice of the counter culture?
LSD, pot
When was LSD invented?
1943
why was LSD valued by the counter culture?
Allowed one to see new possibilities, opening the mind to new knowledge and modes of understanding
what essential counter culture book was authored by Timothy Leary
The Psychedelic Experience
Why did drug use and easter spirituality become linked?
The Psychedelic Experience bases its guide to acid use on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
What group pioneered the introduction of easter philosophy to the counter culture?
The Beatles - studied under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
What are the two ways that music reflected a growing interest in higher conciousness
- Music used to enhance drug trips ( Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd). (Music is secondary)
- Understand that music is the trip ( Beatles, Doors), (music is primary)
What was the typical SF concert like in the 60s
LSD + Rock
What are two prominent bay area music venues?
the Fillmore & the Avalon Ballroom
by what point was the sf hippiie scene established?
Fall 1966
Why was hippie music not played on the radio
the songs were too long
what was the new free-form approach to FM radio
longer songs, played back to back, less talking in beetween. More room forDJ flexibility
What was the first successful rock radio station
KMPX - SF (Whiliie Donahue)
What was the fist major rock festival?
Monterey International Pop Festival
Who played the Monterey International Pop Festival?
Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Mamas and the Papas, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding
What town was Woodstock played in?
Bethel, New York
When was Woodstock
Aug 15-17 1969
What is the estimated attendance of woodstock?
> 400k
what is the slogan of woodstock
three days of peace and music
Who headlined woodstock
Grateful deead, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane,
