Roky Erickson & The Explosives - Halloween: Live 1979-1981Upon completion of the Stu Cook produced Roky Erickson & The Aliens LP in the summer of 1979, Roky decided to return home to Austin from San Francisco He needed a band and The Explosives came highly recommended to Roky's manager, Craig Luckin Introductions were made and rehearsals began. Roky & The Explosives immediately hit it off, musically and personally. They played together in Texas and California from 1979 1981 logging in around 50 shows. 13th

Both of us have grown so much as writers and musicians since our first band together (Red Host)

Limited pressing of 500

[Miracle] is about the struggle between my self-destructive side and my problem-solving

Somewhere on the great continuum between Unwound’s Leaves Turn Inside You and Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through "The Secret Life Of Plants"

Originally released by Factory Records in 1990

After playing cello

Stewart and Spencer soon fell out with Smith over payments and left after a week

producer Josh Kaufman (Bob Weir

the album marked a transition for the band with lead vocalist Jackie Eka-Ete recording her last sessions with Plunky and Virtania Tillery taking over lead vocal duties

‘Hyper Super Mega’ speaks of immediacy

this album is considered one of their best with Allmusic claiming: “it is several steps ahead in terms of fresh musical ideas that wholly incorporate the band’s trademark humour within the otherwise serious and challenging sonic structures”

His latest incarnation often appears to take sonic cues from a distinctly British (usually Scottish