Acid Devils

Published on January 11, 2006

11 January 2006 While 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims making hajj stone the devil (under heavy police supervision to prevent stampedes), NPR raises him right back up with an examination of “Backmasking” in acid rock songs and other music, as part of a special look at the spirituality of psychedelic drugs on the 100th birthday of LSD discoverer, Albert Hoffman.

11 January 2006

While 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims making hajj stone the devil (under heavy police supervision to prevent stampedes), NPR raises him right back up with an examination of “Backmasking” in acid rock songs and other music, as part of a special look at the spirituality of psychedelic drugs on the 100th birthday of LSD discoverer, Albert Hoffman.

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