ll people’s minds. Bands like “Jefferson Airplane”, “The Beatles” and “The Who” all had songs crying out about peace and stopping the war. One of the most popular protests was the music festival called “Woodstock.” It had great importance in spreading the word of peace and rebellion. The music was very successful in bringing these common feelings to the young people during this time. Because of much of music’s message of rebellion and protest it often encouraged the use of drugs and free love. Some say, that if Rock were not around during this time period, a lot of the drug problems and immorality wouldn’t be so prevalent today. Then again, others say that if it hadn’t been around, a lot people would not have spoken their mind, therefore many more people may have been killed in Vietnam, and issues very important today may have never been brought to the attention of the people living in the United States. In either case, we can see by this short little history in America’s social ritual of music, that it has influenced our culture greatly (Palmer, 1995). ...
