the Holy Modal Rounders
USA
Formed: 1963
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Folk, Pop/Rock, Country
Styles: Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Traditional Folk
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The Holy Modal Rounders were almost the very definition of a cult act. This isn't a case of a group that would be described by such clichés as "if only they got more exposure, they would certainly reach a much wider audience." Their audience was small because their music was too strange, idiosyncratic, and at times downright dissonant for mainstream listeners to abide. What makes the Rounders unusual in this regard is that they owed primary allegiance to the world of acoustic folk -- not one that generates many difficult, arty, and abrasive pe...
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