Roky Erickson - Cold Night For Alligators: The king of mishaps spits out greatness

The Evil One - Roky Erickson - Taken from Bandcamp - One of my all-time favorite artworks!

I wasn't sure if I had to introduce our first pill of the day's mastermind, but a couple days ago while talking to a friend of mine, I casually mentioned Roky Erickson to exemplify how psychiatrists can actually turn an already troubled person into a totally insane individual. Her reply baffled me -Roky who?. Shit, it's Roky fucking Erickson. The main composer, eccentric extraordinaire, 13th Floor Elevators frontman. America's psychedelic music forefather, what some people might call a doggone legend. Well, shocked as I was, it made me realize that I had to do something to raise awareness of Mr. Erickson's Genius. 

Today's first pill is no less than Cold Night For Alligators, off of his absolutely amazing The Evil One, a compendium of top notch sci-fi themed, kick-ass Rock and Roll tunes. It's just that, good old R'n'R executed brilliantly. Guitar harmonies and solos, power chord riffs, Roky's signature squeaky singing and his somewhat cathartic, mysterious lyrics make this song a must for any music fan, horror fan or both! It's a darned shame he didn't achieve the reach he was aiming for with this innovative and inventive effort, but those fortunate enough to have been reached are left with what would be the greatest lost masterpiece of weirdo rock. 

Check out this fine ass piece of a tune right here, right now, in the embedded track below. Leave us a comment and share the word around, or don't, whatever!