@@MetamorphosisYa Bill Miller's band Bleibalien - we dropped the Bleib( Bible) - hence Aliens....Austin was along time ago but still hittin' hard and out of the bizznezz -
0:19 - *You're Gonna Miss Me* (excerpt) 1:19 - _[interview]_ 4:14 - *It's a Cold Night for Alligators* 7:39 - _[interview]_ 9:50 - *Right Track Now* (acoustic) 12:25 - _[interview]_ 13:13 - *White Faces* 15:28 - _[interview]_ 15:49 - *Mr. Tambourine Man* (acoustic, excerpt) 16:43 - _[interview]_ 17:39 - *Creature With the Atom Brain* (acoustic) 21:06 - _[interview]_ 21:40 - *Two-Headed Dog* 25:22 - _[interview]_ 25:38 - *For You* (acoustic, excerpt) A great big thanks to the uploader for sharing this gem of a broadcast in remarkably great quality!
Cam shredding on guitar, Waller and Freddie layin it down. Lucky I got to see this band. Rocky's singing unparalleled. What a scream....we DO miss you!
Excellent interview with Roky, and him being the be-here-now artist that he is, playing what arrives in his world expressively, "Tambourine Man", "Creature With the Atom Brain", and of course, "2-Headed Dog". Roky's a major contributor to my theory that in every living being, including humans, there's a certain degree of The Wild.
wow man thanks for the info, i wondered who they were. they sure know how to play rock n roll and have a killer sound. i bet they could blow the roof off a place like that
I picked him and his old lady up once when they were hitch hiking down South 1st street in Austin in either 1977 or 78. After they were in the truck, he told me who he was, and then she pulled out a butcher knife, and said, "don't be worried about this". "We're just going down to the park to dig up some plants." It was weird, but nothing happened other than that. I had seen The 13th Floor Elevators at the Vulcan in 1967, so I recognized who he was after he told me. I think he did a stint in the Austin Sate Hospital during that time period. I'll just say he is eccentric.
Roky sounds normal in this interview here. I remember listening to an interview he did on the radio in the late 70’s and sounded out of his mind. Here is articulate and his thoughts are together.
@@brubeck1 I just found this dude while searching for Wednesday 13 “I walked with a Zombie” man this guy has an amazing voice reminds me kind of a Led Zeppelin and bands of that time but with a more raunchy unique twist I no-rules punk rock n roll attitude. Like I get the feeling that he loves what he does and he does what he loves, and that is what he’s there to do live and without overproduction and the fussing for pushing perfection in the spotlight which often imo removes some of the human element and the whole reason for watching, enjoying and feeling live music. I mean I could really feel him playing that acoustic guitar singing about being on the right track now. Something everyone can relate to in many ways. I myself am trying to get back on track again now.
There's always good music but as you probably know you got to look to find it, even past decades i keep finding stuff that is timeless and I never heard!
I had some friends move into a house that Roky had lived in years before, well they could not get the stove to work and when they pulled it away from the wall the vent was stuffed with peyote buttons, someone said that Roky thought he was an orange and put the peyote there
Janis loved the 13th Floor Elevators and they were pretty close. They actually rose from the same scene in Austin. Probably influenced each other. If I correctly remember they even jammed together before Janis Joplin's move to San Francisco and rise to stardom.
Wow, he used to be so much more articulate and expressive. Watching interviews of him from 2009 and onward you can tell that dementia has set in. He could barely string a sentence together in his later years.
Yeah, this documentary is literally the only existing interview footage of what the old Roky was like. Everything else, whether it was audio or video, Roky either sounded like he wasn’t mentally there, or like he was putting on an Andy Kaufman routine. It’s nice to catch a glimpse of what his personality would have been like in the 60’s. You can see how he made such a huge impression on people, he was beyond intelligent. By all accounts, it appears Roky only started going off the rails following forced electroshock therapy while he was on an acid trip. Before then, I never found any reported evidence of him being uncommunicative.
@@psychedelicpiper999 wow, thanks for putting the work in on that, man. Super interesting. Ive seen this, to be sure, but wasn't aware of the significance of it. And yeah, late 2022 and they still do electro-shock therapy but have outlawed the electric chair. Wild!
@@zippymufo9765 ECT destroyed both Roky and Peter Green (the original leader of Fleetwood Mac). Peter Green literally lost his ability to play guitar because of it. He had to relearn from scratch, and that’s why the bands he played with since always had somebody else playing lead for him. It also really messed up Lou Reed as a teenager, and caused his personality to completely shift. ECT is primitive junk science and ought to be outlawed. There’s so many better existing alternatives.
Seen this years ago ,love white faces ,creature of atom Brain -them open sus power chords ,don't know if he did coke with the interviewer as u hear snort ect
The horror stuff was Roky’s way of rebelling and shocking the uptight Texan religious establishment he grew up in, and coping with the trauma he endured in Rusk State Hospital. He was just having a lot of fun here, and that’s why he doesn’t come off serious. He delighted in shocking people.
@@psychedelicpiper999 i know he was into horror movies. i think he's a really good writer tho and he seems to use the imagery more expressively and as metaphor rather than something simply meant to shock. maybe its both
Just cut the shit and call it what it was. A CIA experiment. Likely the only one ever that some good came out of, but Midnight Climax was a hilarious one, and you should check it out if you haven't heard of it. It has a Wikipedia page.
Don't lump roky in with the laurel canyon scene. I respect that book. But most musicians are just that. Musicians. This one never got the fame and fortune at all.
Part of me thought that, too. But to be fair to Roky, a lot of Alice Cooper songs weren’t explicitly horror-themed. Especially not in 1969 and 1970. Alice Cooper was still a psychedelic rock band back then. The horror theme theatrics came much later, and even then, it was more in the stage show than in the actual lyrics of the music. Roky explicitly sang in his lyrics on every song on “The Evil One” about ghosts, demons, aliens, zombies, vampires, you name it. So it is fair to say Roky was the first, before The Misfits and bands like that.
Great great interview ! Roky is spot on and clean here- from 74-77 I played drums in the Alien band that backed him! Wild ride for sure!!
MULE!!!
We’re you in Bleibalien or Evil Hook Wildlife ET? And do you still play drums in Austin? Hahah
@@MetamorphosisYa Bill Miller's band Bleibalien - we dropped the Bleib( Bible) - hence Aliens....Austin was along time ago but still hittin' hard and out of the bizznezz -
@@40deluxe Hugh Patton?
@@MetamorphosisYa Still playin- Aliens only. SF Bay Area
What Roky Erickson describing ended up becoming Horror Punk!
that dude on lead guitar is sick
What is his name?
Guitarist is Cam King.
Freddie Krc is drummer and Walter. “Sonnie” Colllie is on bass and backing vocals.
0:19 - *You're Gonna Miss Me* (excerpt)
1:19 - _[interview]_
4:14 - *It's a Cold Night for Alligators*
7:39 - _[interview]_
9:50 - *Right Track Now* (acoustic)
12:25 - _[interview]_
13:13 - *White Faces*
15:28 - _[interview]_
15:49 - *Mr. Tambourine Man* (acoustic, excerpt)
16:43 - _[interview]_
17:39 - *Creature With the Atom Brain* (acoustic)
21:06 - _[interview]_
21:40 - *Two-Headed Dog*
25:22 - _[interview]_
25:38 - *For You* (acoustic, excerpt)
A great big thanks to the uploader for sharing this gem of a broadcast in remarkably great quality!
Thank you! Was hoping someone timestamped the songs in the comments! 🙌
Cam shredding on guitar, Waller and Freddie layin it down. Lucky I got to see this band. Rocky's singing unparalleled. What a scream....we DO miss you!
I REALLY love all this vital energy he puts into his singin ' and playin ' , that's the one and only , ROKY ...
Excellent interview with Roky, and him being the be-here-now artist that he is, playing what arrives in his world expressively, "Tambourine Man", "Creature With the Atom Brain", and of course, "2-Headed Dog". Roky's a major contributor to my theory that in every living being, including humans, there's a certain degree of The Wild.
It shows he is not only a great song writer and singer but a great guitarist too . Love him !!
I seen him in 2009 and more than happy I got to experience the show, my kids walk around with his shirts on keeping his name rocking
the live band sounds fucking unbelievable in this
Yes sir
The Explosives. Austin TX. band. Saw them many times.
wow man thanks for the info, i wondered who they were. they sure know how to play rock n roll and have a killer sound. i bet they could blow the roof off a place like that
@@warshipsatin8764
Could and Did.
Hell yeah. This is some of the best rock music ever.
Rocky with the Explosives - Incendiary! The definitive version of Cold Night for Alligators, as all Alligator-Persons will agree.
Ridiculously evil and pure. Love Roky. He really kept his fangs short.
What does that even mean
@@natedogg5708 It’s a reference to a lyric from Roky’s song “If You Have Ghosts”. The lyric is “I don’t want my fangs too long.”
I picked him and his old lady up once when they were hitch hiking down South 1st street in Austin in either 1977 or 78. After they were in the truck, he told me who he was, and then she pulled out a butcher knife, and said, "don't be worried about this". "We're just going down to the park to dig up some plants." It was weird, but nothing happened other than that. I had seen The 13th Floor Elevators at the Vulcan in 1967, so I recognized who he was after he told me. I think he did a stint in the Austin Sate Hospital during that time period. I'll just say he is eccentric.
Roky rules! 🤘✌️I feel sorry for folks that haven't realized 😂
wow I am speechless. I have found my youth.
Aldilà di tutto, Roky aveva un senso della melodia ,nella costruzione della canzone Rock,che molti si sognano..
...long live Roky....long live!!❤
Roky sounds normal in this interview here. I remember listening to an interview he did on the radio in the late 70’s and sounded out of his mind. Here is articulate and his thoughts are together.
Taking acid will do that to ya sometimes, it’s really hit or miss. Sometimes you’re fine, sometimes you’re… insane.
I could listen to rocky play dylan covers all day long
Discovered Roky and his music today listening to the band Ghost who covers his song "if you have ghosts". This dude is a rock gem!
check out wednesday 13 "burn the flames".
@@brubeck1 I just found this dude while searching for Wednesday 13 “I walked with a Zombie” man this guy has an amazing voice reminds me kind of a Led Zeppelin and bands of that time but with a more raunchy unique twist I no-rules punk rock n roll attitude. Like I get the feeling that he loves what he does and he does what he loves, and that is what he’s there to do live and without overproduction and the fussing for pushing perfection in the spotlight which often imo removes some of the human element and the whole reason for watching, enjoying and feeling live music. I mean I could really feel him playing that acoustic guitar singing about being on the right track now. Something everyone can relate to in many ways.
I myself am trying to get back on track again now.
Hail roky🤘🏻
Love this
This made my day. Really good form in 1980 (of all things)
Legendary dude
This is amazing. Deep love for Roky.
This interview......these clips ......are so good.
I miss you Roky.
nice version of" The creature with the Atom brain"
Love this footage
Thanks 💥💥💥💥💥
Greatest Documentary of all time!
I dunno man.. the one on your singer is pretty awesome!
Omg. Ty
I don’t know which is greater? This video or your channel. Love both of them. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent
He was the little brother of buddy Holly so much like him in sound
Thanks for sharing. Excellent interview! Love and miss Roky.
I'm sure our modern pop artists could bring the energy of Roky. Sad face emoji inserted.
There's always good music but as you probably know you got to look to find it, even past decades i keep finding stuff that is timeless and I never heard!
Rock n roll Sam Kinison
Respect
Groovy
My mom used to put my name on a tag inside the collar of my sweater in case I got lost. Roky has his name right on the front.
I had some friends move into a house that Roky had lived in years before, well they could not get the stove to work and when they pulled it away from the wall the vent was stuffed with peyote buttons, someone said that Roky thought he was an orange and put the peyote there
Reele Coole....Eye Dig )))))
🎸👽🎸
Sounds a bit like Joplin on the song "You're Gonna Miss Me"
Janis loved the 13th Floor Elevators and they were pretty close. They actually rose from the same scene in Austin. Probably influenced each other. If I correctly remember they even jammed together before Janis Joplin's move to San Francisco and rise to stardom.
Thank you for posting this
The old Grandfather clock going off at 8.45 is priceless
More bite than a Two-Headed Dog, dawg!!!!!!!
My hands also held cigarettes and drink like that when I'de been shnarfing.
Danm , writing you this letter sounds like a Donovan tune.
Janis was rokys big sister also both were very emotive
Interviewers a bit of a weirdo but thank God he got it done at least..
👍👍🎸🎸❤️❤️✌️✌️
13th floor elevators ! 😊
Wow, he used to be so much more articulate and expressive. Watching interviews of him from 2009 and onward you can tell that dementia has set in. He could barely string a sentence together in his later years.
Blame Texas mental institutions.
Yeah, this documentary is literally the only existing interview footage of what the old Roky was like. Everything else, whether it was audio or video, Roky either sounded like he wasn’t mentally there, or like he was putting on an Andy Kaufman routine. It’s nice to catch a glimpse of what his personality would have been like in the 60’s. You can see how he made such a huge impression on people, he was beyond intelligent. By all accounts, it appears Roky only started going off the rails following forced electroshock therapy while he was on an acid trip. Before then, I never found any reported evidence of him being uncommunicative.
@@psychedelicpiper999 wow, thanks for putting the work in on that, man. Super interesting. Ive seen this, to be sure, but wasn't aware of the significance of it. And yeah, late 2022 and they still do electro-shock therapy but have outlawed the electric chair. Wild!
@@briansmith9455 ECT is nothing like its depicted in movies. They put you under anesthesia before doing it, and it has been effective for many people.
@@zippymufo9765 ECT destroyed both Roky and Peter Green (the original leader of Fleetwood Mac). Peter Green literally lost his ability to play guitar because of it. He had to relearn from scratch, and that’s why the bands he played with since always had somebody else playing lead for him.
It also really messed up Lou Reed as a teenager, and caused his personality to completely shift.
ECT is primitive junk science and ought to be outlawed. There’s so many better existing alternatives.
I wonder why John Garcia was never included on the tribute albums. He woulda been perfect because they have similar pitch.
That's dude from kyuss?
Seen this years ago ,love white faces ,creature of atom Brain -them open sus power chords ,don't know if he did coke with the interviewer as u hear snort ect
Who is the amazing lead guitarist?
Cam King
name of the songs performed?
Roky cites Johnny Cash
Claims to be a demon etc etc but he's clearly not really trying to personify that he seems like a solid dudester
The horror stuff was Roky’s way of rebelling and shocking the uptight Texan religious establishment he grew up in, and coping with the trauma he endured in Rusk State Hospital. He was just having a lot of fun here, and that’s why he doesn’t come off serious. He delighted in shocking people.
@@psychedelicpiper999 i know he was into horror movies. i think he's a really good writer tho and he seems to use the imagery more expressively and as metaphor rather than something simply meant to shock. maybe its both
Another "Weird Scene from the Canyon". Read that book and find out how people like this guy were made. Too complicated and dark to explain here.
Just cut the shit and call it what it was. A CIA experiment. Likely the only one ever that some good came out of, but Midnight Climax was a hilarious one, and you should check it out if you haven't heard of it. It has a Wikipedia page.
Don't lump roky in with the laurel canyon scene. I respect that book. But most musicians are just that. Musicians. This one never got the fame and fortune at all.
Sorry, Roky. Alice Cooper already invented "horror rock" 10 years earlier
Part of me thought that, too. But to be fair to Roky, a lot of Alice Cooper songs weren’t explicitly horror-themed. Especially not in 1969 and 1970. Alice Cooper was still a psychedelic rock band back then.
The horror theme theatrics came much later, and even then, it was more in the stage show than in the actual lyrics of the music.
Roky explicitly sang in his lyrics on every song on “The Evil One” about ghosts, demons, aliens, zombies, vampires, you name it. So it is fair to say Roky was the first, before The Misfits and bands like that.
He was the little brother of buddy Holly so much like him in sound
He was the little brother of buddy Holly so much like him in sound