While Hendrix headed over to the UK to develop his sound in late '66, back home in the US Texan mavericks the 13th Floor Elevatorswere at the forefront of the emerging counterculture scene. In fact, word has it that the band's jug player Tommy Hall coined the term Psychedelic, advocating the use of LSD on the sleevenotes for the band's 1966 debut, The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators - a landmark LP where this mind-warper can be found.
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While Hendrix headed over to the UK to develop his sound in late '66, back home in the US Texan mavericks the 13th Floor Elevatorswere at the fo… read more
While Hendrix headed over to the UK to develop his sound in late '66, back home in the US Texan mavericks the 13th Floor Elevatorswere at the forefront of the emerging countercultur… read more
Hailing from Austin, Texas, the members of 13th Floor Elevators were one of the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs (particularly LSD) to alter human consciousness for the better. The band rattled to the middle of the Hot 100 in 1966 with You're Gonna Miss Me, anchored by Roky Erickson's unforgettable yelping vocals, Stacy Sutherland's guitar, and Tommy Hall's electric jug runs. According to myth, Tommy's jug was tuned by the amount of marijuana stored in it. Th… read more
Hailing from Austin, Texas, the members of 13th Floor Elevators were one of the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously en… read more
Hailing from Austin, Texas, the members of 13th Floor Elevators were one of the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs (particularly LSD) to … read more