13th Floor Elevators Live In Texas
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13th floor elevators live in texas. The 13th floor elevators live in texas ben graham june 1st 2015 14 23 ben graham wonders if the tornados and storms battering austin s levitation festival are the work of time travellers heading to witness the return of true psychedelic pioneers the 13th floor elevators. The 13th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin texas united states formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson electric jug player tommy hall and guitarist stacy sutherland the band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label. Third eye of the storm. Led by wild eyed howler roky erickson and bolstered by both the fantastic imagery and amplified crock jug of tommy hall the elevators were among the first rock rollers to label themselves psychedelic and the term applied on all fronts.
The band aside from the drumming is really sloppy. The 13th floor elevators live at the houston music theatre is the first ever release of the complete performance of the band s legendary show from 18th february 1967 due for release by charly records on 16th june 2014. Sign of the 3 eyed men 10 cd limited edition box set compilation. 13th floor elevators live evolution lost coloured 3lp 2 disc digibook live evolution lost.
The 13th floor elevators live at the houston music theatre is the first ever release of the complete performance of the band s legendary show from 18th february 1967 presented in a deluxe 2cd mediabook. Psychedelic s leaders live treasure due for release on 16th june 2014. Not one of the best roky elevators live recordings but historically interesting. Hailing from austin texas the members of 13th floor elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic.
The sound quality is fair. In the mid 1960s the 13th floor elevators thundered out of texas with electrified fury lysergic vision and intricate iconography. Death in texas 2009. The 13th floor elevators debut album the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators was a landmark lp a pioneering moment in garage rock psychedelia punk history the texas band s second album 1967 s easter everywhere continued the group s streak the eight perfect minutes of slip inside the house manage to stretch out the sound without a whiff of self indulgence.
The band which formed in austin in 1965 was a very early pioneer of psychedelic rock indeed it. Roky is in great voice. The 13th floor elevators is equal parts rock and roll icon and rock and roll cautionary tale.