Editing Roky Erickson (section)

=== Creative decline and renewed interest ===
Roky performed with [[The Nervebreakers]] as his backup band at The Palladium in Dallas in July 1979. A recording was issued on the French label [[New Rose]] and was recently re-issued elsewhere. The Austin-based band the Explosives served as Roky's most frequent back-up band during the early [[Raul's (night club)|Raul's]] era, between 1978 and the early 1980s. Billed as Roky Erickson and the Explosives, they were regulars at Raul's, the Continental Club, and other Austin venues. It was this incarnation that contributed two live tracks to the first ''Live at Raul's'' LP, released in 1980, with other Raul's top bands: [[The Skunks]], Terminal Mind, The Next, Standing Waves, and The Explosives (without Roky Erickson). The Roky Erickson tracks ("Red Temple Prayer" and "Don't Shake Me Lucifer") were not included on the initial release for contractual reasons, but were included on a later release.<ref>interview with Fred Krc, June 17, 2015; Club Calendars of Raul's, Continental Club and Soap Creek Saloon, 1978—1982</ref>

In 1984 an observational documentary was produced in Austin for Swedish television, titled ''Demon Angel: A Day and Night with Roky Erickson''. It featured Erickson in plugged and unplugged performances, solo and with local musician/producer Mike Alvarez on additional guitar, in an underground creek beneath the Congress Street Bridge on Halloween. Alvarez later released the film on VHS,<ref>"[https://www.discogs.com/Roky-Erickson-Demon-Angel-A-Day-And-Night-With-Roky-Erickson/release/12776929 Demon Angel: A Day and Night With Roky Erickson]". Discogs. Retrieved May 14, 2021.</ref> updating it with interviews of some of Erickson's friends and relatives; it was toured to several cities including Pittsburgh, where the screening was followed by a set of Erickson covers by Alvarez and others, as well as a performance by the Mount McKinleys with guest vocalist Sumner Erickson (Roky's brother).<ref>Sula, Mike (January 5, 1995). "The Original Roky". In Pittsburgh Newsweekly.</ref> A soundtrack of the film also was issued on CD, receiving positive reviews.<ref>"[https://www.discogs.com/Roky-Erickson-Demon-Angel-A-Day-And-Night-With-Roky-Erickson/release/1071577 Demon Angel: A Day and Night With Roky Erickson]". Discogs. Retrieved May 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Lieck, Ken (April 23, 1999). "[https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1999-04-23/521834/ Texas Platters]". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Raggett, Ned. "[https://www.allmusic.com/album/demon-angel-a-day-night-with-roky-erickson-mw0000049589 Demon Angel: A Day and Night With Roky Erickson]". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.</ref>

Several live albums of his older material have been released since the mid-1980s, and in 1990 [[Sire Records]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]] released the tribute album ''[[Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye]]'', produced by [[Bill Bentley (producer)|Bill Bentley]]. It featured versions of Erickson's songs performed by [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]], [[R.E.M.]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Poi Dog Pondering]], [[Julian Cope]], [[Butthole Surfers]], [[Bongwater (band)|Bongwater]], [[John Wesley Harding (singer)|John Wesley Harding]], [[Doug Sahm]], and [[Primal Scream]]. According to the liner notes, the title of the album came from a remark Erickson made to a friend who asked him to define psychedelic music, to which Erickson reportedly replied "It's where the pyramid meets the eye, man", an apparent reference to the [[Eye of Providence]], which appears on the album cover.