▁All Music ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁wave ▁of ▁art ▁rock ▁mus icians ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ' s ▁and ▁believed ▁that ▁for ▁rock ▁music ▁to ▁grow ▁artist ically , ▁they ▁should ▁incorpor ate ▁elements ▁of ▁European ▁and ▁classical ▁music ▁to ▁the ▁genre . ▁Many ▁British ▁groups ▁flow ered ▁in ▁the ▁album ' s ▁w ake ; ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁Music ▁in ▁American ▁Life ▁include ▁the ▁Mo ody ▁Blues , ▁the ▁St raw bs , ▁Gen esis , ▁and ▁" most ▁not ably ", ▁P ink ▁F loyd . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁Roger ▁W aters ▁later ▁stated ▁that ▁both ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ▁and ▁Pet ▁S ounds ▁" comple t ely ▁changed ▁everything ▁about ▁records " ▁for ▁him . ▁▁ ▁Another ▁waters hed ▁development ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁was ▁" Are ▁You ▁Exper ien ced ", ▁the ▁debut ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁rock ▁guitar ist ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁which ▁used ▁recording ▁studio ▁technology ▁as ▁an ▁impression ist ▁instrument , ▁with ▁backwards ▁drums , ▁harm onic ▁feedback ▁and ▁new ▁devices ▁like ▁the ▁Oct avia ▁guitar ▁effect , ▁designed ▁by ▁Roger ▁May er , ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁son ic ▁text ures ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁science - f iction ▁and ▁psych ed elia , ▁and ▁featuring ▁the ▁height ened ▁instrument al ▁virt u os ity ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁hall mark ▁of ▁Progress ive ▁Rock . ▁ ▁" F ew ▁debut ▁albums ▁have ▁alter ed ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁rock ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁Are ▁You ▁Exper ien