Been reading this biography of the Elevators, and it strikes me that from their origins as a psychedelic band to Roky Erickson becoming something of a metal singer singing about demons and aliens and vampires kind of mirrors the path taken by Spinal Tap in the mockumentary. But a quick Google search didn’t turn up any connection. Anybody out there know anything?
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2 Responses to “Is Spinal Tap Based On The 13th Floor Elevators?”
February 2nd, 2008 at 3:28 am
You are an idiot. Metal?! Roky?! Idiot.
February 2nd, 2008 at 8:40 am
I quote Wikipedia:
“When released from the state hospital, Erickson’s mental outlook had changed. In 1974, he formed a new band which he called Bleib Alien, Bleib being an anagram of Bible and/or German for Stay, and “Alien” being a pun on the German word “Allein” (“alone”) – the phrase in German therefore being “Remain alone”. His new band exchanged the psychedelic sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators for a more heavy metal sound that featured lyrics on old horror film and science fiction themes.”
I think that’s an accurate description.
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