Melissa

In his first comment, Arnold wrote: So many clichés, especially in the first part, that could have been avoided. I don't see clichés; otherwise, I would have written differently. Now I'm watching Ulysses, then I'll come back to see.

I believe I have described the work of Tommy Hall, Erickson, and their companions in the way I have chosen and always do. To cut to the chase, I will copy and paste what I have written: The psychotic hallucinations of Roky Erickson and Tommy Hall reach their peak in "Easter Everywhere," the second album by the 13th Floor Elevators. "Slip Inside This House," "Slide Machine," "Earthquake," "I've Got Levitation," "Nobody To Love," performed with the awareness of someone who has firsthand experienced the effects of LSD, consist of a visionary, paranoid soundscape—a raw and obsessive music, enhanced by a markedly altered mood. Erickson doesn't scream and howl like in the days of "You're Gonna Miss Me," but overall, I consider this album to be more coherent and cohesive than the first. The intricate rhythmic patterns combined with the alienating guitar riffs remind me quite a bit of the more refined guitar riffs in "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds and the exhilarating instrumental suites of Quicksilver........ This is the description; I’ve already said it, and one can also dissent.

@Arnold, I had a bit of a hard time understanding what you wrote; you could have been more concise and said the same things. Isn’t it said that conciseness is an art? I try to apply it to all the reviews I write because lengthy ones bore me. Of course, it’s not up to me to comment on the results. I talked about the historical context and explained what psychedelic means because I’m convinced that many don’t even know what it means. I wrote: The psychedelic movement found its most fertile ground in California, with the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, and the Doors... Seems sufficient to me; I don’t need to write a treatise on the history of psychedelia in its entirety, but rather review an album, that is, convey what it communicates. You wrote: An innovative, dark, visionary, unadorned, distorted, and raw style, far from the naive utopian flights of the Airplane... Well, I wrote that the songs are performed with the awareness of someone who has personally experienced the effects of LSD, composed of a visionary, paranoid sonic fabric, a raw and obsessive music, to which an extremely altered mood is added. I don’t see it as very different from what you mean. Even earlier, I wrote: The psychotic hallucinations of Roky Erickson and Tommy Hall reach their peak in "Easter Everywhere," which seems sufficient to me. But you are completely free to disagree; everyone judges according to the scent they catch.

Ole, I can understand that you don't like it; it's not music for everyone's taste. @azzo, I'm very happy you stopped by. I agree with you, it's hard to say which is the best. I also greet appestato mantrico and I'm going to bed.

Here I am again. @ArnoldLayne, if I write about the 13th Floor Elevators, shouldn't I talk about psychedelia? You say they're clichés; I think it's information for those who don't know the band. In the second part, what are the clichés? Help me understand. @newdayrising, I assume you're referring to "Bull Of The Woods," not the Live. I have "His Eye Is On The Pyramid," and there’s also "May The Circle Remain Unbroken," a nice piece with an ethereal, almost unreal atmosphere. The Live I have is "Live 'S.F.66"; it's a vinyl, and as far as I remember, the recording isn't good, and the jug is too prominent, obsessive. @madcat, I think it’s a nice work; if you want a rating, 4.5. @Hello also to Rooftrampler92 and Occulto Supersovrano and Opel. From Erickson solo, I have Don't Slander Me, that one's good too.

donjunio we wrote together. Yes, I noticed it, I made a surprise. Hello everyone.

Another greeting. @madcat, I mentioned the Byrds, but only for the song "Eight Miles High" and don’t expect them to be the same. There are only some affinities. @NathanAdler77, the electrified Jug is played by Tommy Hall, I also wanted to mention it at the beginning, but I skipped it due to my "habit" of wanting to summarize. It’s not as exasperating as on a live record I have on vinyl. @Lewis, the first one remains the first, almost everyone considers it the best, but this one also has its great songs. "I've Got Levitation" and "Slip Inside This House" above all. The latter was also covered by Primal Scream. @supersoul, all true, including the fact that the real engine of the group was Tommy Hall, his signature is on many tracks, both from the first and the second. The band was formed at his behest.

Hello everyone. @psychopompe, Stacy Sutherland wrote "Nobody To Love" but I believe she was also part of the group on the first album. "Slide Machine" on the other hand was written by John St. Powell, a renowned figure on the Texas scene. @Dr.Adder, thanks for the "Melissiana," I like it.

Regarding Clapton, I share the same opinion, but when it comes to Springsteen, I believe there were very few artists in the 70s who put on a show like he did with the E Street Band. Then, starting from "Born in the USA," and perhaps even before that, I stopped loving him; I told Massimo Cotto this in the office when he was presenting Stereonotte, but he didn’t seem to agree much. As for the dark underground fauna of the past mentioned by supersoul in comment 36, I want to say that right here where I live now, the son of a forest ranger who played guitar and loved Rory Gallagher had formed a small band in this little village of a few souls. I went to listen to them in a building owned by the mayor's son when they were rehearsing. They even managed to do a concert in a venue in a nearby town... in my opinion, as well as in the opinion of everyone who was present, it was a performance of great quality. I’ll close by mentioning among the losers also Sergio Endrigo; I forgot to mention him, but I consider him a great musician who, in his lifetime, received far less recognition than he deserved.

I downloaded the track "Mr Cool" that I found on "Sons Of The Dolls." It seems to me a good rock piece with great guitar embellishments. Speaking of the sons of dolls, I prefer David Johansen, of whom there is no review. Matter of taste. In any case, I reiterate that it’s an excellent choice to review these artists that no one knows, but who deserve their own space. My rating for the song is 4.