tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post8220024423343727668..comments2024-03-23T18:29:54.952-07:00Comments on ON THE FLIP-SIDE: Song of the Week: The 13th Floor Elevators - I Had To Tell YouOn The Flip-Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-48614034531558682542013-04-13T22:13:24.384-07:002013-04-13T22:13:24.384-07:00Something about this song just hits me. Not sure I...Something about this song just hits me. Not sure I've heard it before. As a new dad, it just hits me in a very new, soft and unknown place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-62690164642088001992013-04-06T23:05:14.974-07:002013-04-06T23:05:14.974-07:00.
.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-35246632515222278832013-04-06T17:47:10.082-07:002013-04-06T17:47:10.082-07:00I'm still here!I'm still here!Ivanna Suckyabludnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-67822662557832159692013-04-05T21:41:34.437-07:002013-04-05T21:41:34.437-07:00Be happyBe happyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-32427755327460907452013-04-05T14:42:23.344-07:002013-04-05T14:42:23.344-07:00It's like a guest registry.It's like a guest registry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-42202341090591975982013-04-05T14:36:47.050-07:002013-04-05T14:36:47.050-07:00I only discovered site recently. Keep it going, br...I only discovered site recently. Keep it going, brutha!Micahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-29133742947461351752008-12-09T09:29:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:29:00.000-08:00Jack Hayden is probably correct in his assessment....Jack Hayden is probably correct in his assessment. Most of their stuff is more aggressive. However, even that stuff is very hypnotic. Try to get your ears on Splash 1 and Reverberation from their first album. That might show a little more of the Elevators breadth of work and still hit that mark. A woman by the name of Clementine Hall wrote many of the lyrics. She was a poetry major (I think) at U. of Texas and married to the band's jug player. The lyrics are universally good and intriguing. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice words, Serene. It's nice to have you on board.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-76062629490879822572008-12-08T17:40:00.000-08:002008-12-08T17:40:00.000-08:00I’m excited about following your blog. Your write-...I’m excited about following your blog. Your write-up's are an enjoyable read. It's nice to have something to look forward to, especially for a Monday. Feel as though I enrolled in a course on the history of rock n’ roll although it is much more fun and no homework….or is there? I played a bit of catch-up today and I’m fairly sure that, of all the Song(s) of the Week, I Had to Tell You was the show-stopper. Let’s just say I was pleased that it was looping around and around again because, like you, I couldn’t get enough. <BR/><BR/>I’m no music buff so I won’t analyze it except to say his voice is oh-so soothing and he just carries the tune so nicely from beginning to end. I really appreciate that. I also dig the harp solo. I am curious about other 13th Floor Elevator songs but Jack said this one doesn’t represent and I probably wouldn’t go for the other stuff? What do you think? Either way, this one has officially been added to my PLAY list and I thank you.Serenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156685250713156494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-38655751812809289492008-11-04T07:57:00.000-08:002008-11-04T07:57:00.000-08:00Good to hear. Thanks.Good to hear. Thanks.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-20802966853175608102008-11-03T21:54:00.000-08:002008-11-03T21:54:00.000-08:00JBC-15 says.....(after writing a big old review an...JBC-15 says.....(after writing a big old review and having it rejected and then lost when I tried to post it..grrrr.)<BR/><BR/>I saw Roky Erickson on Halloween at the El Rey Theater and now I wish I could take back what I said earlier. <BR/><BR/>Roky was backed by an Austin-based group called The Black Angels and they performed not only Roky's solo stuff, but also six Elevators tunes: <BR/>"Splash One", "You're Gonna Miss Me", "Before You Accuse Me"(Bo Diddley cover), "Reverberation", "Don't Fall Down" and "Tried To Hide".<BR/><BR/>Great show. Roky needed the assistance of a lyric stand put was in good voice and played decent guitar. The Black Angels are a neo-psychedelic band that play drone rock similar to the Elevators or the late 80's band Spaceman 3. Similar to the band Arthur Lee had in his final years, the Angels were very complimentary backers for the old stuff.<BR/><BR/>The lead singer of the Angels also seemed to be coaching Roky through the set. They would confer after every song and the guy would more or less double Roky on lead vocals; he also played Farfisa organ and Tommy Hall's jug parts.<BR/><BR/>Roky was in great spirits throughout the show and it was satisfying to see him enjoying himself. He has thankfully grown back the beard and now resembles a hippy Santa Claus--very roly-poly.<BR/><BR/>Nothing from "Easter Everywhere", but maybe they are working their way up to that stuff.See him if you get the chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-20997167679898928952008-11-03T21:39:00.000-08:002008-11-03T21:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-31868722760172570942008-10-24T13:53:00.000-07:002008-10-24T13:53:00.000-07:00It's a tricky song to play. I never seem to get th...It's a tricky song to play. I never seem to get the right sense of vulnerability when I play it. <BR/><BR/>Re: the doc, it was quite uncomfortable to watch Roky be put on the spot and play the song at the end. I was so nervous for him. And then something funny happened, the tentativeness of his performance gave way to a real nice, simple song. He still has that vulnerability.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-23953107020677462482008-10-24T12:35:00.000-07:002008-10-24T12:35:00.000-07:00After listening to my old Elevator's albums for th...After listening to my old Elevator's albums for the first time in a long time, I rented 'You're Gonna Miss Me" and enjoyed it as much as you can enjoy such a tattered and melancholy story. (Though the ending was uplifting to a degree, so it avoided being a front to back downer like the Crumb documentary.) And I totally agree with you about "I Had to Tell You", definitely one of the most moving and elegantly simple songs of all time. I learned to sing and play this acoustically decades ago, and unlike most such songs that I learned, this one never disappeared into the ether of my cranium. <BR/><BR/>Nice writing, I enjoyed it and hope you continue updating. And thanks also for being the guy who introduced Skid to the Elevators so he could then introduced them to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-33126068877528493612008-10-16T10:57:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:57:00.000-07:00I'm going to see Mr. Erickson (or what's l...I'm going to see Mr. Erickson (or what's left of him) at the El Rey <BR/>> theater in L.A, on Halloween no less. It was one of those shows that <BR/>> I figured I had to see, lest I never get the opportunity again.<BR/>><BR/>> The excitement I feel about seeing him in person is slightly <BR/>> tempered by the fact that I don't think he plays any 13th Floor <BR/>> Elevators material with the exception of "Splash 1", which is a song <BR/>> he wrote long before he even formed the band. As far as I've heard, <BR/>> he doesn't even do "You're Gonna Miss Me"! I think maybe performing <BR/>> that stuff might be too much for his fragile mind state, considering <BR/>> how it may bring back bad memories. I do like his solo material, <BR/>> though it's not as great as 13th Floor stuff of course.<BR/>><BR/>> I dig the blog. Looks good, the writing is good--keep it up!<BR/>><BR/>> --<BR/>> J.B. Carpenter<BR/>>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com