Groundbreaking psychedellic rock band?

In my opinion it would have to be the Doors without a doubt.

 

hendrix.

 

neither

 

Well who then, if you say nor hendrix nor the doors.

 

Maybe an actual psychedelic band. Jefferson Airplane, Cream,13th Floor Elevators
but Hendrix was a good answer as well. The Doors are ok, but I dont think of them as groundbreaking or anything.

 

I dont think the answer is one band.

 

Jefferson airplane was a great band but a groundbreaking one I dont know. And the doors are most definitely a psychedellic band and one of the greatest. They did mix it with a poetry type sound also but mainly psychedellic. They were trippin almost every time they played live, c'mon.

 

agreed with Arnstein but if i had to choose I would say Cream

 

beatles? they wernt just a psychedelic rock band but they definately had groundbreaking psychedelic songs.

 

Well, Beatles were the band that made psychedelic rock popular, but they werent a groundbreaking band

 

you're kidding me right?

 

Yes.

 

anyone heard of....pink floyd? i mean they are groundbreaking right?

 

They would have been if king krimson was'nt around. King Krimson pretty much had the whole psych-prog thing going.

 

Jesus christ man Beatles not beeing groundbraking... they influenced and will continue to influence millions till there is existing life !!
But my choice if definitely Led Zeppelin, even though they are not too wel known for there psychedellic stuff there is a lot, mostly only great Led fans will know !! Led has a lot of influence over Blues Traveler... that means a lot to me

 

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Cream wasn't even making psychedelic rock before Disraeli Gears in '67; Fresh Cream was a blues album. Hendrix didn't come around until '67, and the same goes for the Doors. And as far as Led Zeppelin goes... no. So the only answers here that really make sense are the Beatles and the 13th Floor Elevators. The Beatles were experimenting with psychedelia as early as '65, and Revolver contains clearly psychedelic songs. The Elevators released their full-blown psychedelic masterpiece in '66, so they too were ahead of most everyone else.

 

Donovan, fairytale (65) and sunshine superman (66)

 

I would have to go with Pink Floyd.

 

I would also say the Beatles, the 13th Floor Elevators and Donovan.