acid rock

noun

1. rock-'n'-roll music characterized by loud electronic distortions and strident lyrics that refer to drug-induced experiences.

acid rock

noun

1. a type of rock music characterized by electronically amplified bizarre instrumental effects

Other Word Forms

• acid rocker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of acid rock¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Word History and Origins

Origin of acid rock¹

C20: from _acid (sense 3), alluding to its supposed inspiration by drug-induced states of consciousness

Example Sentences

Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage.

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The siege included agents bombarding the compound around the clock with ear-shattering noises, according to Cook: “acid rock, bawling babies, bagpipes, sirens, dentists’ drills, the squeals of animals being slaughtered.”

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King was a founding member of Strawberry Alarm Clock, the acid rock band formed in King’s hometown of Los Angeles.

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It’s played out from the mines of Butte to Milltown, and from countless streams, degraded by siltation from logging and roading or acid rock drainage from mining, to their larger, vital downstream waters.

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Mr. Anderson left the station in early 1969 because he could not abide acid rock, he told Scott Benjamin for a profile on MusicRadio77.com.

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