13th Floor Elevators Live In Texas

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.

13th floor elevators live in texas. In the mid 1960s the 13th floor elevators thundered out of texas with electrified fury lysergic vision and intricate iconography. The sound quality is fair. Not one of the best roky elevators live recordings but historically interesting. 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 band which formed in austin in 1965 was a very early pioneer of psychedelic rock indeed it. 13th floor elevators live evolution lost coloured 3lp 2 disc digibook live evolution lost. 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. Psychedelic s leaders live treasure due for release on 16th june 2014.

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. The 13th floor elevators live evolution lost 2cd edition. Third eye of the storm. 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.

Roky is in great voice. Hailing from austin texas the members of 13th floor elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. Death in texas 2009. Sign of the 3 eyed men 10 cd limited edition box set compilation.

The 13th floor elevators is equal parts rock and roll icon and rock and roll cautionary tale. The band aside from the drumming is really sloppy. Side two of the lp is comprised of two songs taken from a 13th floor elevators reunion concert at the liberty lunch on june 16th 1984.