You're Gonna Miss Me

Today we're gonna focus for a little bit on one of the best bands of the garage/psych era, the 13th Floor Elevators. Fronted by one the rock's foremost acid causalties, Roky Erickson, they lay their Texas home to waste with their mind-bending rock and roll in the mid- '60s.
These songs are from their 1966 debut, Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators.

"You're Gonna Miss Me" was their only legitimate national hit (i think this as well as some other early songs were regional hits in texas for them). This song was my introduction to these guys through its inclusion on Rhino's Nuggets Box Set. Check out the genius lyrics:
You're gonna wake up one morning as the sun greets the dawn.
You're gonna wake up one morning as the sun greets the dawn.
You're gonna look around in your mind, girl, you're gonna find that I'm Gone.

"Splash 1" is a little more on the mellow side, but a great song nonetheless. dig the reverb.

"Monkey Island" also features copius amount of reverb, as well as that mind altering warble that Roky loved so much.

I also have their next two albums, so next time, we may look at those albums, especially Easter Everywhere, from 1967. Unfortunately, i dont know too much about Roky's solo stuff, or post-breakdown material. so if anyone out there can point me in the right direction, it would be most appreciated. I'm gonna look around too, and see if I can give a more well rounded post next time on him.