"Nobody had ever heard anything like
Roky Erickson when he and his
13th Floor Elevators burst out of Austin, Texas onto the psychedelic scene in 1966 with their scary nugget, "
You're Gonna Miss Me." A decade later, the power-popping
Explosives
re-ignited the Austin flame, infusing tight Beatlesque rhythms
with the passionate fury of their Elevator hero. By 1979, it was
downright inevitable that they come together as a tight quartet. Since
2005, the Explosives have again powered Erickson's inspiring return to
the stage.
Halloween captures the live experience of Roky and the Explosives from their powerful first cycle, 1979-1981. Explosives drummer
Freddie Steady Krc has handpicked the tracks, most unreleased, including the only performance of The Beatles' "
I've Just Seen a Face." The psychedelic package (cover by San Francisco poster artist,
Dennis Loren)
includes previously unpublished photos plus a complete history of the
band's performances from those three amazing years." ~Rush Evans
