I feel like so many people sleep on this album. On the surface you think lyrics are just cheesey horror movie tropes. But they hold up to deeper readings. Think of "I walked with a Zombie" as a comment on Roky's time in mental hospital....
Roky wasn’t really “struggling to cope with drugs…” He struggled to deal with mental illness and side effects of the powerful prescription medications his doctors prescribed, plus the after effects of multiple shock therapy treatments while imprisoned at the Rusk State Hospital in Rusk, TX.
Most people really know nothing when it comes to depression,anxiety and mental illness. Toss a few pills back w/ booze, do some of this and that on the road for 10 + yrs. and it becomes your existence instead of lifestyle. And support is only as good as the company you've chosen. Insanity and mania are held and shared by all....🍻
As a youth, I visited a couple of people at the Rusk State Hospital with my grandfather. THE scariest place I've ever been. Reminded me of the concentration camp films from Nazi Germany.
Roky did indeed have troubles with self-medicating his condition. By all accounts he had a thing for speed and alcohol, and of course there's the LSD consumption of the 60's.
I never heard of Roky Erickson before. But I found "It's a cold night for alligators" to be one of the best rock anthems I never heard of. I'm happy I discovered Roky's music, it's the best I've discovered in a long time!
I found out about Rocky Erickson when I was a kid and was watching a comedy show on tv that had musical segments in between, and they played Cold night for alligators. My mind was totally blown at 13 years old
That's the incredible Duane 'Bird' Aslaksen. He covered a lot of bases with his style & really complimented Roky's music. This record owes a lot, I think to his leads.
@@RavnerRavner Some of the guitar-like sounds are also Billy Miller on the electric autoharp, such as the opening intro to “Two-Headed Dog”. He played the instrument in a Texan psychedelic rock band called Cold Sun prior to this. Worth checking out their album “Dark Shadows”. They formed around the time of The 13th Floor Elevators’ breakup.
Such an incredible album (and so many great classic monster movie references!); Roky is just as worthy as Alice Cooper or Rob Zombie for kings of horror rock.
I just came across him and had never heard his music. I thought that this his music has to be a precursor to such artists as Rob Zombie. Wild. It's like a twisted offspring of CCR and Black Sabbath.
i play this loud on the lofisytem here...theres a load of christian college students down on the track below off to that same college drifting by.... taking the excuse to stop and chat amongst themselves in groups easy to see they listening deep to this stuff.... roky had the gifted ability of turning heads.... filling in those spots where organized religion fails.... many thanks for the upload
Don't shake me, don't shake me Lucifer Don't shake me, don't shake me Lucifer I been up all night, and no suicide clock the works Seemed to be, seemed to be, seemed to be no calm privacy Seemed to be, seemed to be, seemed to be no calm privacy Lucifer cried Don't shake me Lucifer You are all I receive Don't shake me, don't shake me Lucifer Don't shake me, don't shake me Lucifer I been up all night, and no suicide clock the works They're shakin 'em down left, they're friskin 'em up right They're shakin 'em down left, and they're friskin 'em up right Lucifer cried Don't shake me Lucifer With the devil's hell's fire Don't shake me, don't shake me Lucifer Don't shake me, don't shake me Lucifer I been up all night, and no suicide clock works Now the world was shakin, looking like it'd shake to bits Now the world was shakin, looking like it'd shake to bits Lucifer cried Don't shake me Lucifer I've had enough of it
New discovery of this fine album for me. Was watching a film called Scary Movie from 1991 about a guy who loses his mind inside a makeshift haunted house attraction and "I Walked With a Zombie" played during the end credits so had to look up this album. This album is an Absolute Stunner. "Click Your Fingers" and "Two Headed Dog" are massive standouts on this! Some rock music singers have definitely stolen Roky Erickson's vocal style, namely Jack White and the Guns & Roses singer for definite starters. Like @StoneMeadowOfDoom mentioned in his comment below, "Stone Cold Classic".
Don´t shake me Lucifer the best track from this awesome collection of great tunes. Erick always creative and ahead of times. Thanks for sharing this trasure. Long time have seek for it.
If I remember rightly, those symbols were on the label of the UK version as well as the sleeve, so they probably are the album title, BUT, how to pronounce them!? The UK sleeve is the one used here - the US release was called The Evil One' had a different cover, and had a different track listing, which was why I shot off and bought a copy when I got the chance.
Some say they like more the 60s elevators stuff…I like both or this more than the elevators actually. It’s not to compare. totally different kind of music. And with the knowing and acknowledge of his terrible experience at a very young age it’s interesting and painful to listen and watch him. Makes him a tragical kind of hero.
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