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34-553: The Neon Philharmonic (formed 1967) was an American psychedelic pop band led by songwriter and conductor Tupper Saussy and singer Don Gant . They released their two albums ( The Moth Confesses and the eponymous The Neon Philharmonic ) in 1969, and they scored a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with " Morning Girl ", which featured the Nashville Symphony Orchestra , when it hit
68-463: A little longer in pop music, stretching into the early 1970s. Psychedelic pop became a component of the neo-psychedelic style. There were occasional mainstream acts that dabbled in the genre, including Prince 's mid-1980s work and some of Lenny Kravitz 's 1990s output, but it has mainly been the domain of alternative and indie rock bands. Animal Collective saw commercial success in the 2000s; their 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion featured
102-460: A reverb-heavy psychedelic pop sound that exerted a wide influence on music of the subsequent decade. Roots rock Roots rock is a genre of rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk , blues and country music . It is seen as responses to the perceived excesses of the dominant psychedelic and the developing progressive rock . Because roots music ( Americana ) is often used to mean folk and world musical forms, roots rock
136-717: A solo career. Country rock was a particularly popular style in the California music scene of the late 1960s, and was adopted by bands including C.C.R., Poco , and New Riders of the Purple Sage . Some folk-rockers followed the Byrds into the genre, among them the Beau Brummels and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band . A number of performers also enjoyed a renaissance by adopting country sounds, including:
170-494: Is a genre of pop music that contains musical characteristics associated with psychedelic music . Developing in the mid-to-late 1960s, elements included " trippy " features such as fuzz guitars , tape manipulation, backwards recording, sitars , and Beach Boys -style harmonies, wedded to melodic songs with tight song structures. The style lasted into the early 1970s. It has seen revivals in subsequent decades by neo-psychedelic artists. According to AllMusic , psychedelic pop
204-501: Is not to be confused with the German group The Neon Philharmonic Orchestra, which arranged many classical pieces in medleys in a similar style in the 1980s and 1990s, and covered Walter Murphy 's " A Fifth of Beethoven ". Three additional songs, "Better Times," "Jody," and "Letters Crossing", were recorded around the fall of 1970 and remained unreleased until the 2003 collection. Psychedelic pop Psychedelic pop (or acid pop )
238-667: Is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe any rock music that incorporates elements of this music. After a further decline, the 2000s saw a new interest in "roots" music. One proof of that is the specific Grammy Award given since 2015, notably to Jon Batiste in 2022. According to their website, that trophy is defined as: "This category recognizes excellence in Americana, bluegrass, blues or folk recordings in modern and/or traditional vocal and instrumental styles, as well as original material by artists who use traditional and/or modern roots elements, sounds and instrumental techniques as
272-586: The Allman Brothers Band , who developed a distinctive sound, largely derived from blues rock , but incorporating elements of boogie , soul, and country; combining hard rock instrumentation and rhythms with accented vocals and Duane Allman 's slide guitar. Of the acts that followed the Allmans into the emerging genre, the most successful was Lynyrd Skynyrd , who with songs like " Free Bird " (1973) and " Sweet Home Alabama " (1974) helped establish
306-493: The "Good ol' boy" image of the subgenre and the general shape of 1970s guitar rock. They were followed by many other bands, including the Atlanta Rhythm Section , ZZ Top , Black Oak Arkansas , Potliquor , Barefoot Jerry , Grinderswitch, Wet Willie , Blackfoot , Johnny Winter , Edgar Winter Group, Sea Level, and the more country-influenced The Marshall Tucker Band . After the loss of original members of
340-499: The 1990s, such as Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, The Wallflowers, and to a lesser extent, the BoDeans and Los Lobos, Heartland rock's commercial prosperity and general popularity began to fade away as early as the early 1990s. As rock music in general, and blue collar and white working class themes in particular, lost influence with younger audiences, heartland's artists turned to more personal works. Subsequently, however, American bands
374-685: The Allmans and Lynyrd Skynyrd, the genre began to fade in popularity in the late 1970s, but was sustained the 1980s with acts like the Outlaws, Georgia Satellites , the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan , Pointblank, .38 Special , and Molly Hatchet . Swamp rock originated in the mid-1960s as a fusion of rockabilly and soul music with swamp blues , country music and funk . The style also drew from beat music , country blues , Cajun music and New Orleans rhythm and blues . Part of
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#1732798128888408-622: The Asbury Jukes and Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers , it was partly a reaction to post-industrial urban decline in the East and Mid-West, often dwelling on issues of social disintegration and isolation, beside a form of good-time rock and roll revivalism. The genre reached its commercial, artistic, and influential peak in the mid-1980s, with Springsteen's Born in the USA (1984), topping
442-559: The Byrds , who were joined by Gram Parsons in 1968. Earlier in the year Parsons had already recorded Safe at Home with the International Submarine Band , which made extensive use of pedal steel guitar and is seen by some as the first true country-rock album. The result of Parsons tenure in the Byrds was Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968), generally considered one of the finest and most influential recordings in
476-682: The Everly Brothers , whose Roots album (1968) is usually considered some of their finest work; former teen idol Ricky Nelson (after dropping the "Y" from his name and letting his hair grow) who became the frontman for the Stone Canyon Band; Michael Nesmith who formed the First National Band after his departure from the Monkees ; and Neil Young who moved in and out of the genre throughout his career. One of
510-523: The Killers and the War on Drugs and English act Sam Fender firmly integrated the heartland rock genre into their respective musical styles. The term "roots rock" was coined during the mid-1980s. A number of key bands were defined as cow punk , punk rockers who played country music, including Jason & The Scorchers from Tennessee, Dash Rip Rock from Louisiana, and Drivin N Cryin from Georgia, but
544-503: The Neon Philharmonic 's 1969 album The Moth Confesses is a prime example of this." 1966 1967 1968 By the end of the 1960s, psychedelic folk and rock were in retreat. Many surviving acts moved away from psychedelia into either more back-to-basics " roots rock ", traditional-based, pastoral or whimsical folk, the wider experimentation of progressive rock , or riff-laden heavy rock. Psychedelic influences lasted
578-637: The Southern rock of the American South. Led by figures who had initially been identified with punk and new wave, it was most strongly influenced by acts such as Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Van Morrison, 1960s garage rock, and the Rolling Stones. Exemplified by the commercial success of singer songwriters Bruce Springsteen , Bob Seger , and Tom Petty , along with less widely known acts such as Southside Johnny and
612-553: The Top 40 in May of that year and rose to number 17 on Billboard and number 15 on the Cash Box chart. The band hit the chart again with "Heighdy-Ho Princess" in 1970. The group was produced by Saussy, Gant, and Bob McCluskey, and engineered by Ronald Gant, Don's brother. The group disbanded in 1975 after releasing numerous non-album singles. Although the first album stated "Borges Forever!",
646-458: The basis for their recordings." In 1966, as many rock artists moved towards expansive and experimental psychedelia , Bob Dylan spearheaded the back-to-basics roots revival when he went to Nashville to record the album Blonde on Blonde , using notable local musicians like Charlie McCoy . This, and the subsequent more clearly country-influenced albums, John Wesley Harding (1967) and Nashville Skyline (1969), have been seen as creating
680-556: The birthplace of rock and roll, after the decline of rockabilly in the late 1950s, it was not until the early 1970s that a distinctive regional style of rock music emerged. (This was despite some successful bands from the region, a major contribution to the evolution of soul music in the Stax-Volt records company and the existence of the Muscle Shoals and FAME Studios ). The founders of Southern rock are usually thought to be
714-650: The centre of the cow punk movement became Los Angeles, thanks to bands including the Long Ryders , Tex & the Horseheads , the Rave-Ups , Lone Justice , and Rank and File . Also part of this trend and enjoying some mainstream success were Gun Club , Chris Isaak , Violent Femmes , BoDeans , and Los Lobos . In addition the alternative country movement, producing such figures as Steve Earle , Lucinda Williams , and Uncle Tupelo , can be seen as part of
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#1732798128888748-507: The charts worldwide and spawning a series of top ten singles, together with the arrival of artists including John Cougar/Mellencamp , Steve Earle , and more gentle singer/songwriters such as Bruce Hornsby . It also impacted the United Kingdom in the 1980s through Dire Straits . It can also be heard as an influence on artists as diverse as Billy Joel and Kid Rock . Though various heartland rock acts had sustained success through
782-599: The earlier, wider rhythm and blues phase, which had begun to peter out in the mid-1960s leaving a nucleus of instrumentalists with a wide knowledge of blues forms and techniques, which they would carry into the pursuit of more purist blues interests. Blues Incorporated and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers were well known in the London Jazz and emerging R&B circuits, but the Bluesbreakers began to gain some national and international attention, particularly after
816-527: The early swamp rock scene were John Fogerty & C.C.R., Leon Russell , Dale Hawkins, Tony Joe White, and Delaney & Bonnie . The term heartland rock was first used in the early 1970s to describe Midwestern arena rock groups like Kansas , REO Speedwagon , and Styx , but came to be associated with a more socially concerned form of roots rock more directly influenced by folk , country , and rock and roll . It has been seen as an American Midwest and Rust Belt counterpart to West Coast country rock and
850-473: The few acts to successfully move from the country side towards rock were the bluegrass band The Dillards . The greatest commercial success for country rock came in the 1970s, with the Doobie Brothers mixing in elements of R&B , Emmylou Harris (a former backing singer for Parsons) becoming the "Queen of country-rock", and Linda Ronstadt creating a highly successful pop-orientated brand of
884-585: The genre of country folk , a route pursued by a number of, largely acoustic, folk musicians. Other acts that followed the back to basics trend in different ways were the Canadian/American group The Band and the California-based Creedence Clearwater Revival , both of which mixed basic rock and roll with folk, country, and blues, to be among the most successful and influential bands of the late 1960s. At
918-556: The genre. Members of Ronstadt's former backing band went on to form the Eagles (made up of members of the Burritos, Poco, and Stone Canyon Band), and emerged as one of the most successful rock acts of all time, producing albums that included Desperado (1973) and Hotel California (1976). Country rock began to fade in the late 1970s in the face of punk and new wave trends. Although the Southern states had been, as much as anywhere,
952-514: The genre. The Byrds continued for a brief period in the same vein, but Parsons left soon after the album was released to be joined by another ex-Byrds member Chris Hillman in forming the Flying Burrito Brothers . Over the next two years they recorded the albums The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969) and Burrito Deluxe (1970), which helped establish the respectability and parameters of the genre, before Parsons departed to pursue
986-455: The group disbanded. The Neon Philharmonic name was sold to producer David Kastle, who put out additional singles released by MCA Records and London Records . At least one Saussy song, "Making Out the Best I Can", was recorded by this group and engineered by Ronald Gant. Along with its flipside recording, "So Glad You're a Woman", written by Ray Williams and Ron Demmans (MCA-40158 (MC 4810), 1975),
1020-522: The group's concertmaster is really named Pierre Menard, and it is not a reference to the Jorge Luis Borges story Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote , Saussy was not conscious of the connection. The bulk of the group's output was released by Warner Bros./Seven Arts Records. In 1972, they moved to TRX Records and produced another single, "Annie Poor" / "Love Will Find a Way", after which
1054-523: The instrumentation was limited to synthesizers, guitar and drums. These later singles have no other connection to the original group. Shaun Cassidy , David 's younger brother, did a cover version of "Morning Girl, Later" (simply titled "Morning Girl") in 1976, which did not chart in the US, but did well in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The song was also covered by The Lettermen . The group
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1088-413: The release of Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton album (1966), considered one of the seminal British blues recordings. From 1966 to 1968, young Englishmen formed blues rock bands such as Cream, Fleetwood Mac , Keef Hartley Band, Ten Years After, and Free. In America, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat , and Johnny Winter performed at Woodstock Festival 1969. Dylan's lead was also followed by
1122-665: The same time the Grateful Dead , a band previously associated with the San Francisco sound and known for ferocious psychedelic improvisation, followed in the footsteps of Crosby, Stills & Nash to focus on Americana-styled songwriting for their 1970 albums Workingman's Dead and American Beauty . The same movement saw the beginning of the recording careers of Californian solo artists like Ry Cooder , Bonnie Raitt , and Lowell George . The blues boom overlapped, both chronologically and in terms of personnel, with
1156-513: Was not too "freaky", but also not very " bubblegum " either. It appropriated the effects associated with straight psychedelic music, applying their innovations to concise pop songs. The music was occasionally confined to the studio, but there existed more organic exceptions whose psychedelia was bright and melodic. AllMusic adds: "What's [strange] is that some psychedelic pop is more interesting than average psychedelia, since it had weird, occasionally awkward blends of psychedelia and pop conventions –
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