I listened to "Creature With The Atom Brain," then a great acoustic and vocal version performed outdoor by Roky Erickson filmed in 1980:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PJ21m2PfhU)
And then...the first 13th Floor Elevators album.
Roky Erickson, man: His voice is beyond, his mind is beautiful, and his lyrics are illuminating, penetrating, scary, and always heartfelt.
Probably because of THAT voice. And that mind. And those lyrics.
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