Roky Erickson-The Evil One

Texan Roky Erickson was in the band 13th Floor Elevators in the late 60’s. In 1968 he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and given electroshock therapy. Put inn a state hospital, he was released in 1972. In the late 70’s he put together a new band,The Aliens,and with Stu Cook,of C.C.R.,producing, and made this record, released in 1981.Definitely a rocking record,there are no ballads on here. With songs like “I Think Of Demons”,Bloody Hammer”,”Stand For The Fire Demon”, “Night Of The Vampire”,and “I Walked With A Zombie” it’s easy to see he is still a little disturbed,but the songs are all good and he has a good voice. Since then he has played with various Texas bands through the years reuniting the original 13th Floor Elevators in 2015. He died in 2019 of causes not announced.

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