Never Say Goodbye

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Recorded between 1971 & 1985. Includes liner notes by John Darnielle. Liner Note Author: John Darnielle. Roky Erickson is often categorized with loony visionaries like Daniel Johnston, Syd Barrett and Brian Wilson. His aggressive songs come from a place of normalcy tempered by a fair amount of personal eccentricity (like Johnston) and (like Barrett and Wilson) enthusiastic experiments with hallucinogens. Recorded primarily during a stay at a Texas psychiatric center during the early '70s, NEVER SAY GOODBYE is an unadorned document of Erickson's genius. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Erickson's soulful singing adds a bittersweet edge to the optimism of songs such as "Save Me" and "Think Of As One." Religious imagery plays a major role in the Dylanesque rambling of "I Love The Blind Man;" the raw intensity of "Something Extra" presages the aggression of bands like Husker Du. Lines like "Sand does not blow breeze my soul" in "Never Say Goodbye" may induce some degree of head-scratching, but the heartfelt yearning of "Unforced Peace" and "I Love The Living You" makes the poor sound quality and bizarre non-sequiturs much more intriguing and accessible.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)