Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that.
When I grew up and went to school, all the cool kids were in Carhartts and Mudd boots, and they were listening to the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers and driving Volkswagens.
We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes.
I love heavy metal, Metallica. I'm into Jefferson Starship and acid rock.
Tame Impala and I love the psychedelia. To me, it sounds like Blind Faith and old bands from back in the freak days. It just hit a nerve to me. I was just really feeling that sound.
When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet.
The late sixties and early seventies were kind of a breeding ground for exciting new sounds because easy listening and folk were kind of taking over the airwaves. I think it was a natural next step to take that blissful, easy-going sound and strangle the life out of it.
I liked the Doors and that kind of music.
Those late '60s early '70s bands would take it really far out and get super-weird.
I guess Zeppelin is some happy stuff compared to us. It's pretty hippy, too.
The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.
I mean people have compared us to like the Grateful Dead and all these like psychedelic sixties bands.
Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do.
I thought, 'My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.'
