I was initially worried that listening to the soundtrack to Keven McAlester’s documentary You’re Gonna Miss Me without having seen the movie might affect my enjoyment of this record, but to quote the age-old adage which McAlester echoes in the album’s liner notes, the music here speaks for itself; after going from never having heard of Roky Erickson (I’m ashamed to admit) to immediately recognizing the title track’s four opening chords from the opening scene of High Fidelity to completely falling in love with Erickson’s music in a matter of a mere thirty-seven minutes, I would have to agree with McAlester’s previous statement. You’re Gonna Miss Me highlights the best moments of Erickson’s sometimes crazed, sometimes heartbreaking psych-rock career, both as a member of The 13^th Floor Elevators and The Aliens as well as by himself in a way that not only highlights the best of Erickson’s recordings, but also illustrates Erickson’s influence on later recording artists – “Fire Engine” and “For You (I’d Do Anything)” both scream Guided By Voices circa Bee Thousand, and “Mine Mine Mind” sounds like a precursor to Doolittle-era Pixies. Though it’s not exactly wide in its scope of Erickson’s career, covering music from only a few out of the many albums Erickson has released for the past 30+ years, You’re Gonna Miss Me is a quality introduction to his most widely known songs for the mere neophyte.