Beautiful Rivers and Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun 1958-1974

by Shin Joong Hyun

Beautiful Rivers and Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun 1958-1974 cover art

This essential anthology chronicles the sprawling, fuzz-soaked output of the 'Godfather of Korean Rock'. Spanning the 1960s and 70s, the tracks showcase his ability to seamlessly blend heavy psychedelic guitar heroics with traditional Korean vocal melodies, leading an entire musical movement before being blacklisted by the authoritarian government. It restored his legacy as a global guitar icon.

Genres

  • Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

  1. Moon Watching
  2. Please Don't Bother Me Anymore
  3. The Man Who Must Leave
  4. The Sun
  5. I Don't Like
  6. Please Wait
  7. Spring Rain
  8. Tomorrow
  9. "J" Blues 72
  10. Pushing Through the Fog
  11. I've Got Nothing to Say
  12. Why That Person?
  13. Sunset
  14. Beautiful Rivers and Mountains