Evil One, The (Plus One) - Roky Erickson & The Aliens

Advantages: Rocky on Top Form
Disadvantages: None Really

...Those wonderful people at Rykodisc deserve to be thanked for putting out these Roky Erickson CD's because they are great and thanks to TrustRoky a trust fund set up to protect his well being he will actually get the money for these releases, something that due to unscrupulous record company practices is a real rarity these days . This CD contains recordings of Roky on his own, other people and with his backing bands The Aliens and The Explosives respectively. The highlights of this record have to include "A Cold Night For Alligators" apparently inspired by the horror movie "Alligator People" this is a great piece of garage rock and would wet the palette of any 13th Floor Elevators fan. "Night Of The Vampire" during which Rocky's vocal sounds positively possessed here as he strains his way through the song, which is an epic piece... Read review

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Advantages: Good Intro To The Man
Disadvantages: Not His Best

...The word genus is over used but in the case of Rocky Erickson it is justified, the former lead singer of the seminal 13th Floor Elevators. He paid a heavy price for his exploration of the human psyche through drugs, ending up incarcerated in a asylum for the criminally insane for possession of marijuana. This did his sanity no good at all and he has spent a large part of his life fighting depression, however in recent interviews he seems to be well on the mend. His brother has set up a trust fund for him TrustRocky who have kindly remastered and re-issued a large number of Rocky releases of which this is one. Don't Slander Me was recorded in 1982 with his backing band The Aliens and the line up was:- Rocky Erickson - lead Vocals and Guitar Duane Aslaksen - lead Guitae Billy Miller - Electric Auto-Harp André Lewis - Keyboards Jack... Read review

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Advantages: A classic that has great bands
Disadvantages: None

...This has got to be the best soundtrack to a punk style comedy movie. You have such great groups that are on this soundtrack ranging from 45Grave (great choice) The Jetblack Berries S.S.Q. Roky Erickson The Tall Boys The Cramps as well as others that make this soundtrack work very well. There are some really great songs on here that really stand out Surfin Dead by The Cramps Party Time by 45Grave Burn The Flames These are the key songs from the movie and they really fit both the movie as well as the soundtrack. The Cramps sing about the dead while 45 Grave sing about Partytime. Roky Ericson sing about what instrument he sits at and what form of creature he is. This is a funny but good soundtrack if you are into this type of thing. I own this cd because I love the music and the movie. However, if you want to get the full effect of what... Read review

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