Paisley Underground is an early genre of alternative rock, based primarily in Los Angeles, California, which was at its most popular in the mid-1980s.
The term "Paisley Underground" is generally referenced to a comment made by Michael Quercio of the band The Three O'Clock during a radio interview.
Paisley Underground bands incorporated psychedelia, rich vocal harmonies and guitar interplay in a folk rock style that owed a particular debt to The B...
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