Artist: Pete Donnelly
Album: When You Come Home
Bitrate: 237kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Self-released
Genre: Rock
Size: 80.90 megs
PlayTime: 0h 44min 33sec total
Rip Date: 2012-03-11
Store Date: 2012-01-15
Track List:
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01. So Far 2:57
02. 22nd St. 3:14
03. Original Wonder 3:11
04. When You Come Home 3:26
05. Careful 3:56
06. The Keeping 3:05
07. Saratoga 2:26
08. The Only One 3:48
09. Can't Talk at All 3:45
10. Far Away Angel 3:22
11. Tommy's Piano 0:50
12. If They Can't Get it Right 3:30
13. Break Through Silence 3:12
14. This Way the Back Door 3:51
Release Notes:
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Even those who are aware of Pete Donnellyæs myriad other musical projects may be
unaware that he has a solo career. In addition to being one of the founding
members of The Figgs (who are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and
who have also backed Graham Parker and Tommy Stinson), Donnelly is now a member
of Terry Adamsæ NRBQ as well as a some time member of Soul Asylum (subbing for
Tommy Stinson when busy with Guns æN Roses).
ItÆs also itÆs easy to see overlook his solo career up to this point because
heÆs only made one previous solo record, 1999Æs Another Day on You. IÆve been
fan of The Figgs ever since I saw them back Graham Parker on tour in 1996 and
heard their first two albums (1994Æs Lo-Fi at Society High and 1996Æs Banda
Macho) and despite this, I had no idea that Another Day on You even existed
until this blog post a few years ago. Apparently, it was cassette only and only
50(!) copies were ever released. Thankfully, this doesnÆt appear to be the case
for this also self-released album, which recently came out on CD as well as
digitally on outlets like iTunes as well.
Musically, this is a much more sophisticated affair. Donnelly, also a recording
engineer himself, recorded this album in upstate New York and it sounds great.
On first listen, it sounded a bit more MOR than the way these songs sound live,
but on repeated listens, the hooks and the lyrical depth have really sunk in.
Though there are light rÆnæb touches on a few of these songs (perhaps influenced
by his stint in NRBQ), this is ultimately a singer-songwriter album and a great
one at that. The one-two punch of the super-catchy and power-poppish ôThe Only
Oneö followed by ôCanÆt Talk at Allö (a song which has been getting heavy radio
airplay here in Philadelphia on WXPN and which is heavily inspired by Archie
Bell and the Drellsæ ôTighten Upö) is not the only highlight here. ôSaratogaö
finds Pete reminising about his hometown and ôTommyÆs Pianoö features the 30
seconds of Tom Ardolino, drummer of NRBQ, who passed away recently, playing his
piano.