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There are, understandably, slight differences in tone between the 1984 recordings and the new creations. On the older songs, Roky can sometimes be heard rocking out in a slightly old-fashioned, blues-tinged manner, like a kind of intelligent Primal Scream. The new recordings are generally bright, ultramelodic and more delicate. What unifies the album is touching sense of romanticism and vulnerability, underlined by Erickson's fervent but fragile voice.
The odd moment of haunted imagery ("I have died and died because of that familiar result I could allow," for instance reminds you that you're listening to a man who's travelled to Hades Central and back; but, mostly, this is an extraordinarily uplifting and life-affirming record.
This is the sound of a middle-aged man with a terrifying past behind him, still miraculously full of youthful optimism. An absolutely astonishing success.
--Dave Jennings, Melody Maker, Feb 95

Latest release from this rock 'n roll hero is All That May Do My Rhyme on Trance Syndicate Records. For more info, click on the Discography Icon below.

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