gimmekeef wrote on Nov 20
th, 2017 at 12:39pm:
Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Nov 20
th, 2017 at 11:20am:
...and in two of them the Rolling Stones were involved, but it's a fact that those three events are related to the beginning of the end of an era
I'm not sure I buy that 2-3 years of culture based primarily in San Francisco/LA/NYC and London can be called an era. Brian's death was but a footnote for most after Hendix/Joplin and others. Just me read anyway...I'm sure other have a totally different take. (although I did live through those times!)
Yes, it was an era and the era was (by far) the most important and most influential cultural phenomenon in the history of life, it was worldwide, just see how many psychedelic rock groups were formed all over the planet, even in socially retarded states and countries… well ask Joey, even Omaha was part of it (Hi Joey… LOL)
This cultural phenomenon transformed the behavior of the whole society, the way of life, the arts (Specially music and visual arts), the fashion, the way of thinking… the society was transformed all over the planet, all continents, even Africa and the middle east
As a phenomenon transforming the way of life it is only compared with the internet, but the internet was NOT a cultural phenomenon it was a technologic improvement.
It was an era, the age of Aquarius, too bad it ended.
Here in Mexico City it was huge, a lot of rock bands a lot of art, a lot of natural drugs but early in 1972, after the Avándaro Festival (The Mexican Woodstock) rock was forbidden by the government!!!