Band 13th Floor Elevators

They were among the first bands to collectively hitch their wagon to lsd even coining the term psychedelic rock.

Band 13th floor elevators.

Biography the 13th floor elevators were formed by lyricist tommy hall a philosophy student at the university of texas in austin along with three members from the local group the lingsmen stacy sutherland benny thurman and john ike walton and teenage lead singer roky erickson whose prior band the spades received local success with their hit you re gonna miss me. Thru the rhythm 5. Kingdom of heaven 6. Hall was born in memphis tennessee to dr.

The 13th floor elevators were one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic music. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs particularly lsd to alter human consciousness for the better. The 13th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin texas united states formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson electric jug player tommy hall and guitarist stacy sutherland the band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label. I m gonna love you too 13.

Everybody needs somebody to love 12. Original lp mono mix version 1966. The 13th floor elevators you and i and me released 16 march 2020 1. The 13th floor elevators.

You don t know 7. By the psychedelic rock band 13th floor elevators. The elevators played a bracing fusion of garage rock and genre defying musical exploration powered by roky erickson s feral vocals and. I ve got levitation 14.

As noted by several users this is the original mono mix. But there was a visual side to roky and the boys beautifully captured in a new coffee table book 13th floor elevators a visual history. The elevators were the first band to refer to. Many have cited them as the first true psychedelic rock band and if they weren t they certainly predated most of the san francisco bands that gave the sound a global audience.

He was a founding member of the american psychedelic rock band the 13th floor elevators. You re gonna miss me 2. She lives in a time of her own 11. Hailing from austin texas the members of 13th floor elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic.

Before you accuse me 4. The music of the texas garage band 13th floor elevators needs little introduction to pkm readers.