With the
Thirteenth Floor Elevators, they were one of the leading lights of the
Houston psychedelic scene in the sixties. Some have called it the longest lived underground band, of all time.
The Red Krayola continue to record, including
postrockers like
David Grubbs and
Jim O'Rourke in the collective. I never thought they were that difficult to listen to, but
God Bless The Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It is more accessible than
The Parable of Arable Land, which contains "
Transparent Radiation."
Actually, I was a little disappointed when I first heard the original "Transparent Radiation", since its pretty wedged into "Hurricane Fighter."