Roky Erickson: rock 'n' roll comeback By Michael Corcoran :: American-Statesman
"A rafter-shaking chant of 'Raw-Key! Raw-Key! Raw-Key! Raw-Key,' with an ocean of overhead hands clapping in rhythm. That's the sound of 5,000 delirious fans witnessing something they thought they'd never see and hear. Standing before them three weeks ago at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden was psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson, who just six years ago was in such a state of mental and physical dishevelment that it seemed unlikely he'd ever play another concert.
But when Erickson and his band opened the Hultsfred set with 'Cold Night For Alligators' — Erickson's voice confident and shimmering, his guitar-playing forceful and instinctive — it became sensationally apparent that this wasn't going to be a freak show, but a stunning resurrection. "
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