Roky Erickson, The Explosives - Halloween (Live 1979-1981)
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Artist: Roky Erickson, The ExplosivesEdition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Music Label: SteadyBoy Records
Soundtracks:
- Two Headed Dog
- Don't Shake Me Lucifer
- Bermuda
- The Wind And More
- Starry Eyes
- I Walked With A Zombie
- Stand For The Fire Demon
- Bloody Hammer
- Wait For You
- Wake Up To Rock & Roll
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Creature With The Atom Brain
- I Think Up Demons
- The Beast
- I've Just Seen A Face
- The Interpreter
- White Faces
- KLBJ Radio Ad
Free Music Notes for Halloween (Live 1979-1981)
Free Music Review: Great Live Cuts
Hit: 5 Stars
I only recently became a fun of Roky Erickson through the documentary You're Gonna Miss Me : A Film About Roky Erickson. This recording captures Roky at what qualifies as an artistic peak. The songs are savagely performed, and the recording quality is very good, at least for the first half. The others are a little more lo-fi, but nothing that will scare away true believers. The only thing negative I can say is that it is a little difficult to take the whole thing at once due to the similarity of the songs and performance style.
Since it seems most of Roky's recordings go out of print pretty easily, I would recommend picking this up soon.
Halloween (Live 1979-1981) Poster
Nobody had ever heard anything like Roky Erickson when he and his 13th Floor Elevators burst out of Austin, Texas onto the psychedelic scene in 1966 with their scary nugget, You're Gonna Miss Me. A decade later, the power-popping Explosives re-ignited the Austin flame, infusing tight Beatlesque rhythms with the passionate fury of their Elevator hero. By 1979, it was downright inevitable that they come together as a tight quartet. Since 2005, the Explosives have again powered Erickson's inspiring return to the stage. Halloween captures the live experience of Roky and The Explosives from their powerful first cycle, 1979-1981. Explosives drummer Freddie Steady Krc has handpicked the tracks, most unreleased, including the only performance of The Beatles' I've Just Seen a Face. The psychedelic package (cover by San Francisco poster artist Dennis Loren) includes previously unpublished photos plus a complete history of the band's performances from those three amazing years.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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