tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post3014333467712393425..comments2024-03-28T10:11:40.572-04:00Comments on VISUP: Slip Inside This House: The Nightmare Trip of the 13th Floor Elevators Part IReclusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-36735383385874854492020-04-01T21:07:46.270-04:002020-04-01T21:07:46.270-04:00Those lyrics for slip inside this house are posted...Those lyrics for slip inside this house are posted wrong all over the web. I had the original album and have listened to this song since 68 or so. The song is telling you how to find yourself, "Well, oh won't you try ascending," not BEDOIN tribes ascending. DUMB.... and it's, "subtleties of RHYTHM power, not river power... Back then that was buzz talk, moving from the egg into the flower, the power of nature's rhythms, etc. jeez... did the song mean ANYthing to this guy that botched these lyrics? <br /><br />there are other blunders, not written here, like "effort comfort station...("effor"), lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524995450064639627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-25756341189578909712019-02-10T21:07:48.308-05:002019-02-10T21:07:48.308-05:00With due respect, R.E. the 13th Floor Elevators ha...With due respect, R.E. the 13th Floor Elevators had a huge effect on San Fransisco and it's surrounding area. You must know from being in the record business at that time that musical success was often confined to regions, some times referred to as "break outs." Cleveland, Detroit territories and South Florida were where the Elevators were most heard. Little so elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-55985121153522300582015-01-16T21:33:16.355-05:002015-01-16T21:33:16.355-05:00Danny-
Thank you so very much for commenting on h...Danny-<br /><br />Thank you so very much for commenting on here and for your input into the Elevators' groundbreaking achievements. And of course "Easter Everywhere"::)<br /><br /><br />-Recluse Reclusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-64192404232576843962015-01-09T14:42:49.128-05:002015-01-09T14:42:49.128-05:00The Elevators were the next generation in a line o...The Elevators were the next generation in a line of Texas music icons such as Buddy Holly etc. Music in America during that time had a regional culture ie West Coast surf, Texas rock-a-billy, Detroit funk, and East Coast soul. Radio airplay was hard to come by in regions where the music did not fit the cultural standards of the audience that was used to hearing something more familiar therefor it was amazing that the Elevators were able to break into many nationwide markets where psychedelic music was new..The Elevators changed the standards of the West Coast for the decade to follow. Today, 50 years later, the Elevators' records and CD.s are available in record stores in Seatle, WA and worldwide but some of those albums that were easy to find and frequently played on the radio in the 1960's are nowhere to be found. Go figure !!! Yer Bud, Danny T, 13thFEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-4347503152701946112014-09-19T12:21:52.595-04:002014-09-19T12:21:52.595-04:00Anon-
Yeah, the Sir Douglas Quintet is a good exa...Anon-<br /><br />Yeah, the Sir Douglas Quintet is a good example of that (especially since I believe they covered a Powell St. John song or two). Unfortunately, for the sake of brevity, I wasn't able to consider the Austin as in depth as I would have liked.<br /><br /><br />-RecluseReclusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-38972236104587597442014-09-18T04:32:00.474-04:002014-09-18T04:32:00.474-04:00Don't forget The Sir Douglas Quintet as an exa...Don't forget The Sir Douglas Quintet as an example of the San Francisco-Texas music connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-14961832692988915142014-08-26T16:20:40.191-04:002014-08-26T16:20:40.191-04:00R.E.-
Sorry for taking so long to respond --thing...R.E.-<br /><br />Sorry for taking so long to respond --things are hectic around here.<br /><br />Texans on the whole definitely had an influence on the San Francisco scene, one that went beyond the actual musicians themselves. Probably the key figure was Chet Helms, who was earlier at the forefront of Austin's psychedelic scene. He hitchhiked to California in 1963 with Joplin and would go on to set up the Avalon Ballroom. He also claimed to have pioneered the use of the strobe light at concerts. I'll get him more in the fourth installment. <br /><br />As far as the Elevators were concerned, however, you're absolutely right: San Francisco audiences really didn't know what to make of them. Apparently the fact that they had a Top 40 single when they rolled into town didn't help their street cred either. But from what I've read, their shows were way to intense for San Francisco audiences during this time. <br /><br />Yeah, there's just something about that early psychedelic sound. I would definitely describe my listening to the "Nuggets" box set while I was still in high school as a game changer in terms of how I viewed music.<br /><br /><br />-RecluseReclusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-81119497243238458732014-08-17T10:40:29.987-04:002014-08-17T10:40:29.987-04:00Really. I was always fascinated by the band, firs...Really. I was always fascinated by the band, first hearing their record in 1968. Actually Texans were very influential on the San Francisco sound. Joplin et al. The Elevators were just too far out for the ordinary fan while probably being a little early with their extreme psychedelicism and being on an obscure label that was hard to get.<br /><br />They always excited me. Crazy stuff like hammering on boards. I was susceptible to stuff like that. The further out the better.R.E. Prindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176381004681168618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-32902839009214241142014-08-16T23:32:33.839-04:002014-08-16T23:32:33.839-04:00R.E.-
Yeah, the impression I had gotten was the ...R.E.-<br /><br /><br />Yeah, the impression I had gotten was the Elevators' influence on the San Francisco sound was pretty nonexistent (outside of some musicians who hailed from Texas), contrary to the claims made in "You're Gonna Miss Me." I'm going to touch on that briefly in a later installment. <br /><br />I haven't been able to turn up any evidence of human experimentation at UT during this period. The Elevators did, via the campus network, forge indirect ties with some members of the Millbrook clique eventually. I'll start to get to that in the next installment. <br /><br />Glad you're enjoying the series --I've found the Elevators to be an incredibly fascinating subject.<br /><br /><br />-RecluseReclusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-76521684572158774672014-08-12T23:57:37.533-04:002014-08-12T23:57:37.533-04:00Excellent background. However the Elevators had a...Excellent background. However the Elevators had absolutely no influence on the West Coast. I was in the record business at the time in Eugene Oregon and you couldn't give their records away.<br /><br />Also I'm betting that there was medical work going on. Both Stanford and UC Berkeley in the Bay Area were heavily involved in such research while acid was readily available through the campuses. Don't forget the military. Peyote, mescaline, acid and whatever were in heavy use in the bases around Southern California in the fifties. I mean, I've got a few stories.<br /><br />Excellent work. Congratulations.R.E. Prindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176381004681168618noreply@blogger.com