I'd love to turn you on : classical and avant-garde music that inspired the counter-culture

"This superb collection, which also features music from Ravi Shankar, Bernard Herrmann, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Coltrane, is a valuable reminder that even the most celebrated rock/pop musicians didn't think it all up on their own".

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"The ambitious triple-CD box set I'd Love to Turn You On outlines some of the key inspirations of 1960s rock counter-culture beyond the genre's roots in blues and R&B, particularly in the realm of classical music and the avant-garde, as well as film scores, jazz, Indian ragas, and more. Pinpointing in detail how rock & roll moved beyond simple, repetitive two-minute pop songs into a form of greater sophistication, emotional complexity, and artistic expression, the set's track listing is subdivided into sections corresponding to the artists influenced by the composers and pieces in question ... It's obvious that there's far more ground that could be covered in a set like this, but what's included is undoubtedly important, and makes for an illuminating, informative listen. Any undergraduate who listens to this and studies the liner notes should be granted course credits".

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