Roky Erickson - the right track (powell st. john)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • "Demon Angel" - A Day And Night With Roky Erickson
    from the back of the box:
    "A Rare glimpse into the mind and music of Roky Erickson, one of American Rock's most influential and inspirational singer-songwriters. Demon Angel contains live performance footage shot on Halloween night, 1984 in Austin, Texas. Roky performs his songs solo on electric and acoustic guitar and in duet with guitarist/producer Mike Alvarez. Exclusive interviews with Roky, his friends, family, and long-time supporter Bill Bentley give further insight into this fascinating artist."

Комментарии • 57

  • @TJamesBell
    @TJamesBell 16 лет назад +29

    This is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen on YTube. He just plays that song so effortlessly and beautifully, as if he'd been playing it his whole life, and in the back seat of a car no less, to an audience of probably two! Just sublime. It really seals the deal on just how crazy talented Roky really is. Even more so than the great documentary You're Gonna Miss Me even conveys, and that's saying alot.

  • @neilus
    @neilus 17 лет назад +15

    Man...i hope the guy who filmed this realises how lucky he was...im sure he does. this is absolutely stunning...particularly the line "tell me waht the trip you took/has done for you", you wil never hear a more poignant line anywhere. ever. Roky is a f´ing genius...god bless you Roky

  • @oliveannamay
    @oliveannamay 7 лет назад +26

    I swear I swear he's an actual angel I swear

  • @Rune88888
    @Rune88888 15 лет назад +6

    Roky is Great - This song is really a masterpiece. His voice is the greatest for acoustic music...

  • @searchingforcenter3102
    @searchingforcenter3102 10 лет назад +11

    He is so present. I've known this song as a teenager in the 80's on a mixed tape and I would have never guessed it was recorded in the backseat of a moving automobile. So cool someone had the sense to press record.

  • @Discfiend69
    @Discfiend69 16 лет назад +4

    So much of roky's music takes me to wonderful"FAR-OUT"places and then he can break your heart with stuff like this...
    A very special human being

  • @user-ns8jz7fd2i
    @user-ns8jz7fd2i 6 месяцев назад

    Rocky was the one and only!!!!

  • @tombeast17
    @tombeast17 14 лет назад +7

    So effortless...Roky has an amazing natural talent for music. His mind was pretty gone at this stage wandering into dark corners and yet he can still play something like this without effort and play with emotion. Legend!

  • @alexphilips6335
    @alexphilips6335 4 года назад +2

    Roky is my favorite musician ever, one of the reasons is because I can relate to him, he suffered a lot from his schizophrenia and at a time when the treatments were so poor, I’m lucky I live in a more modern era.

  • @billyshane3804
    @billyshane3804 10 месяцев назад

    Roky Erickson !!!

  • @Leticiafregoso
    @Leticiafregoso 17 лет назад +3

    This song gives me goosebumps.

  • @stanmenshic8993
    @stanmenshic8993 Год назад +1

    Totally Brilliant, a pure natural talent, that makes sonic dreams come true ;-D

  • @Shantipantie
    @Shantipantie 13 лет назад +4

    I want Roky Erickson to play music in my car!

  • @davestone4468
    @davestone4468 9 месяцев назад

    Roky stands alone!!!!

  • @emilybryyson9562
    @emilybryyson9562 11 лет назад +3

    I love this song! Love you Roky!!

  • @agooTV
    @agooTV 17 лет назад +2

    Oh thank you, thank you, I'm a Roky fan and this footage is the best stuff that I have seen on RUclips!!

  • @smichael90
    @smichael90 16 лет назад +4

    Wow, I cried. So fucking beautiful!

  • @malinas
    @malinas 16 лет назад +3

    that made me cry.
    I think roky and steven patrick morissey have had a lot depression in there life, but they still have become beautiful human beings.

  • @Tony6091
    @Tony6091 8 лет назад +4

    They did this to him. They couldn't just leave him alone. Though threw his struggles arose a mighty man, he was still broken and never was able to truly recover. I miss the 60s and am disappointed that the ocean line broke and washed away what could have been the end of western culture. Along with this type of music were also radical books that if combined would form such a drug fused all natural high that flips your insides out.

  • @9Eternus
    @9Eternus 5 лет назад +3

    Now the stars listen to him, didn't they always loved him?

  • @poddel
    @poddel 15 лет назад +1

    Well this is one of the great originals still left from the sixties, quite underrated in my opinion. like this tune a lot - and the video!

  • @albertducroq9141
    @albertducroq9141 4 года назад +1

    nothin' to ad , except , it's wonderfull

  • @tocadiscoshumano
    @tocadiscoshumano  17 лет назад +2

    in few days more stuffs from this amazing doc!!
    Kiitos agooTV!!!

  • @Frankgard1
    @Frankgard1 15 лет назад +2

    so beautiful! such a masterpiece

  • @JasonSpanhur
    @JasonSpanhur 10 месяцев назад

    Best thing ive ever seen him play on youtube. I wish there were alot more just him an his acoustic in random places videos like this one and creature with the atom brain.

  • @OldSteamer
    @OldSteamer 14 лет назад +2

    beautiful

  • @mathryders
    @mathryders 16 лет назад +1

    i love roky..

  • @batfrend
    @batfrend 13 лет назад +1

    i luv ROKY!!!

  • @agooTV
    @agooTV 17 лет назад +1

    I wish someone would post more stuff from this "Demon Angel" documentary, cause this stuff is great.

  • @Billykid514
    @Billykid514 17 лет назад +1

    GENIUS

  • @tishipop
    @tishipop 7 лет назад +1

    this is my forever life

  • @agooTV
    @agooTV 17 лет назад +1

    beautifull

  • @davestone4468
    @davestone4468 Год назад

    Seeing roky do these recordings he made it look easy but his gift of song an sound made everyone else wish they could do what he made seem easy. Atleast so many examples appreciated for the ones who truely loved an hated how the out come of one so talented unfolded for rokys rest of hos life an family an real friends

  • @djengocorason8300
    @djengocorason8300 11 лет назад +5

    he has heavy feelings..

  • @levandebegravd4440
    @levandebegravd4440 5 лет назад +1

    RIP!

  • @broken1394
    @broken1394 14 лет назад +3

    ROKY is coming to birmingham dec 2010 - I got my anticipations!!

    • @broken1394
      @broken1394 Год назад

      He cancelled, still have the ticket and revisit this song many times through the years. Rip Roky. 🔥

  • @diannadolly
    @diannadolly Год назад

    Beautiful voice

  • @godzilla1806
    @godzilla1806 4 года назад

    Thx for sharing....

  • @chloe4587
    @chloe4587 5 лет назад +1

    RIP

  • @davestone4468
    @davestone4468 Год назад

    Since having powell st johns own version now an seeing how mr erickson an the elevators did their version too good to be true. Always want the origenal version if possible. Imsgine if the Elevators had stayed in San Francisco?

  • @jeffersonscock8031
    @jeffersonscock8031 Год назад

    effortless

  • @kaycuz9402
    @kaycuz9402 3 года назад

    This video makes me cry

  • @r_p_radio
    @r_p_radio 4 года назад

    Genius

  • @davestone4468
    @davestone4468 Год назад

    Roky plays that with like no effort flawlessly. But his enunciations astound me as if he had voice lessons but sure he did from his mother an teacher who taught him too play an sing. I want to hear Evalyn Erickson sing Oh Holy Night on the 45 seen on the roky doc.since I live in southern indiana an talk like a hick wackadoodle. Here roky plays in bacj of a movung vegicle with a masters ease. So lucky I was turned obto them by lazy cowgirls 1984

  • @tishipop
    @tishipop 7 лет назад

    this is THE most important bard moment that has ever happened in the real life moments of bard...fuck it REAL MAGA #BardLife

  • @closetome
    @closetome 17 лет назад +1

    Can someone point me to a page where I can learn to finger pick like this?

  • @xtcalexxtc
    @xtcalexxtc 4 года назад

    This is amazing. Was it ever released?

  • @catharinethomas5797
    @catharinethomas5797 19 дней назад

    It's coming around again. Just wait. He's like a zephar on the right track now. Just wait....

  • @ched1077
    @ched1077 14 лет назад

    and another

  • @knashellberg7693
    @knashellberg7693 3 года назад

    Anyone know the chords for this one??

    • @linuskangas9791
      @linuskangas9791 7 месяцев назад

      I would say (C, B, Am, F, G) x3, (C, C,F,E,G,F,C) x1, and then maybe C,B, Dm, F, G in the transition there somewhere. Sorry if this is two years late lol!