How to Use acid rock in a Sentence

acid rock

noun
  • Still, their esoteric acid rock was revered and adored by their huge and loyal fanbase, known as Deadheads.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Like the Jefferson Airplane, the Byrds and other bands, the Fish evolved from folk to folk-rock to acid rock.
    ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Like the Jefferson Airplane, the Byrds and other bands, the Fish evolved from folk to folk-rock to acid rock.
    Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • With bits of protest rock and political folk, acid rock and neo soul, McGuirk’s new (and old) music rises to meet our modern moment.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Their music — called acid rock at its inception — would pull in blues, jazz, country, folk and psychedelia in long improvisational jams at their concerts.
    CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Their music — called acid rock at its inception — would pull in blues, jazz, country, folk and psychedelia in long improvisational jams at their concerts.
    Andrew Dalton, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
  • As a formative member of the American counterculture in the 1960s and ‘70s, McDonald leaves a legacy of bridging contemporary political satire and brazen anti-war sentiments with the early sounds of acid rock.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

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