Roky Erickson - Philosophy, Religion and Music

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Roky in an informal, unplugged b &w setting - thanks to YouTuber meatrobot for informing me that it was recorder on June 1, 1983, by Roky's mother Evelyn at her house in Austin, Tx.
Parts 2 and 3 are on here too.

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Can anybody write ... ( 8 months ago by aprvanov)

Can anybody write the lyrics for Nothing In Return (from Don't Slander Me album)? That's an awesome song!!!

Got to look the ... ( 7 months ago by unknown273423)

Got to look the Version of Reset. It
´s the bomb!!!

link me to roky!!!! ( 7 months ago by fetpipan77)

link me to roky!!!!

Array ( 7 months ago by Babyhowdy233)

fetpipan77,
Please send me a private email and I'll be very happy to give you the URL to this petition! Unfortunately YouTube won't allow me to post the URL on the message board here! Thanks! Let's get Roky where he belongs: THE RRHOF! :)

Brilliant! ( 6 months ago by hooverdog1957)

Brilliant!

This guitar sounds ... ( 5 months ago by TexasTexan2)

This guitar sounds just like Foo Fighters
especially at the beginning

A modern day Hamlet ( 5 months ago by austinitesince1979)

A modern day Hamlet

No.... the Foo ... ( 4 months ago by surfstyley)

No.... the Foo Fighters guitar sounds like Roky's

Roky wrote most of ... ( 4 months ago by aircooled73)

Roky wrote most of his songs down in his book "openers 2"

Hello Here's Walter ... ( 3 months ago by lehmonmusic)

Hello Here's Walter Monnen from Lehmon... Please do your best to make possible Roky Erickson nomination to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ! All the best

your not Roky ... ( 3 months ago by keyman112)

your not Roky Erickson.

the 13th floor ... ( 3 months ago by Bonzo321)

the 13th floor elevators should be known just like Cream and Hendrix and Roky in my opinion is up their with Dylan,Reed,and Lennon in song writing

You Don't Love Me ... ( 2 months ago by CthulhuWaitsDreaming)

You Don't Love Me Yet is such a great song. Thanks for sharing this!

i dont know what to ... ( 2 months ago by peachdaqri)

i dont know what to say... but its AMAZING!

Oh so sour guitar! ... ( 1 month ago by elstuko)

Oh so sour guitar! but who cares. This guy just wanted to play his songs, and he does it so well!

Roky, I love u man ... ( 4 weeks ago by paragkas)

Roky, I love u man ;) Come play for us in London, you can stay at my place ;-)

If you don't think ... ( 3 weeks ago by Marioag20)

If you don't think this man has rare talent, you're an idiot. Roky is amazing... Just listen!

This sucks ( 3 weeks ago by bearo657)

This sucks

His talent is ... ( 2 weeks ago by henkychif)

His talent is obvious. Anyone see any similarity to Kurt Cobain?

Bearo657, get your ... ( 2 weeks ago by Marioag20)

Bearo657, get your guitar and show me something equal. Nothing huh? Yeah, shut the fuck up. Roky is amazing.

I don't really have ... ( 2 weeks ago by bearo657)

I don't really have the time to play the guitar these days, since your wife's head is always in my lap bobbing up and down on my dick. She's pretty insatiable for the taste, she said yours tastes like shit from all the fags you've been cornholing.

I'm not married, ... ( 2 weeks ago by Marioag20)

I'm not married, dumbass. Don't be hurt cause Roky is better than you, you immature fuck.

Yeah, sorry about ... ( 2 weeks ago by bearo657)

Yeah, sorry about that, I see now I said it was your wife, I meant to say it was your mom. I can see why there was some confusion. Best wishes.

You seem to have ... ( 1 week ago by iamwar1)

You seem to have that backwards, my friend. I think you mean "Does anyone see any similarity in Kurt Cobain to Roky Erickson." And the answer in no.

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