The Red Krayola was a psychedelic, avant-garde rock band from Houston, Texas, formed by art students at the University of St. Thomas (Texas) in 1966. The band was led by singer/guitarist and visual artist Mayo Thompson, along with drummer Rick Barthelme. Their work predated punk and the no wave scene in 1970s New York City. Thompson has continued using the name, in its legally-required permutation The Red Krayola, for his musical projects since. They make noise rock, psychedelia and occasionally folk/country songs and instrumentals in a DIY-punk fashion, an approach that presaged the lo-fi aesthetic of many 1990s US indie Read Full BioThe Red Krayola was a psychedelic, avant-garde rock band from Houston, Texas, formed by art students at the University of St. Thomas (Texas) in 1966. The band was led by singer/guitarist and visual artist Mayo Thompson, along with drummer Rick Barthelme. Their work predated punk and the no wave scene in 1970s New York City.
Thompson has continued using the name, in its legally-required permutation The Red Krayola, for his musical projects since.
They make noise rock, psychedelia and occasionally folk/country songs and instrumentals in a DIY-punk fashion, an approach that presaged the lo-fi aesthetic of many 1990s US indie rock groups. Negative reviews have come often during The Red Krayola's history. A critic once wrote, "It's a band that has no idea how to play its instruments. In fact, they don't even know what instruments are, or if the guitarist has the ability to remain conscious long enough to play whatever it is a 'note' might be." He added, "This is a band that was paid ten dollars to stop a performance in Berkeley. If Berkeley's not having it, you know you're in for rough sledding."
Thompson has continued using the name, in its legally-required permutation The Red Krayola, for his musical projects since.
They make noise rock, psychedelia and occasionally folk/country songs and instrumentals in a DIY-punk fashion, an approach that presaged the lo-fi aesthetic of many 1990s US indie rock groups. Negative reviews have come often during The Red Krayola's history. A critic once wrote, "It's a band that has no idea how to play its instruments. In fact, they don't even know what instruments are, or if the guitarist has the ability to remain conscious long enough to play whatever it is a 'note' might be." He added, "This is a band that was paid ten dollars to stop a performance in Berkeley. If Berkeley's not having it, you know you're in for rough sledding."
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The Red Krayola Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Red Krayola:
Born in Flames At a new life we took aim We set the vast…
Victory Garden Last night in your window sittin' I saw you Adolf, I…
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sonicstreamers
Brilliant--we use to do this stuff in the basement 1968, and these guys got it on record! A truly stoned piece to test your friends' cosmic tolerance.....
floydy opz
Now that's what I call music.
melektaus nicodemus
this is psychedelic music
the rest is the rest
jujubones
melektaus nicodemus dissociative music
Soulvigilante
One minute of Mayo Thompson plucking away at the headstock of his guitar still sounds better than 99.9995% of what comes out todayl
Christopher Von Arx
This sounds so weird its actually kinda funny. I love it. Play this at my wedding.
Tré Roland's Creations
1. Boards 0:00
2. Water Pours 6:27
3. 38 One-Second Pieces 11:07
4. Organ Buildup 14:30
5. Vocal 15:39
6. Free Guitar 22:10
7. One-Minute Imposition 28:35
8. Piano 29:44
9. Guitar 31:54
delphin bringsby
The twenty third one second piece is my favorite.
eon tou
I love the first track so much.
Peter Cook
A true Dada album.