Don't Slander Me

by Roky Erickson

Don't Slander Me cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 March 1986
  • Label: Pink Dust
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:39
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded shortly after a tumultuous period marked by severe mental health struggles, this studio effort brilliantly captures the 13th Floor Elevators frontman's enduring brilliance. The album heavily leans on raw, energetic garage-rock and deeply impassioned roots-rock, providing a vital showcase for his idiosyncratic, psychedelic songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, male-vocals, guitars, distorted, lo-fi, unpolished

Tracklist

  1. Don't Slander Me (3:24)
  2. Haunt (2:52)
  3. Crazy Crazy Mama (2:00)
  4. Nothing In Return (2:45)
  5. Burn The Flames (6:05)
  6. Bermuda (3:07)
  7. You Drive Me Crazy (2:23)
  8. Can't Be Brought Down (5:03)
  9. Starry Eyes (3:05)
  10. The Damn Thing (4:55)

Credits

  • Roky Erickson - primary artist, composed by, lead vocals, guitar
  • Bill Miller - autoharp
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Paul Zahl - drums
  • Andre Lewis - keyboards
  • Mike Hinton - guitar
  • Martin Fierro - tenor saxophone
  • Bill Burgess - guitar

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