I was fortunate enough to hear the original Elevators live twice when I was in high school. Later I heard other versions of the Elevators (with Roky) that were less inspiring and later still I heard Roky with one of his "solo" bands. Not always great live, but he sure wrote some fantastic songs and made some great records. The first two 13th Floor Elevator albums are like nothing that came before or since. It's a real shame the recording/production quality is not better.
