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Artist | Peter Perrett
Title | How The West Was Won
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 42:56
Label | Domino Store | 2017
Catalog | WIGCD382 Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 245 kbps Size | 78.92 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. How The West Was Won 4:36
02. An Epic Story 3:23
03. Hard To Say No 3:27
04. Troika 3:42
05. Living In My Head 6:33
06. Man Of Extremes 2:45
07. Sweet Endeavour 3:26
08. C Voyeurger 5:48
09. Something In My Brain 4:53
10. Take Me Home 4:23
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As leader of The Only Ones in the late 70s, Peter Perrett was one of the
new wave's most enigmatic cult figures. His mix of then-current punk/new
wave sounds with traces of glam and flighty whimsy helped pave the way for
the more flexible alternative rock sounds of the 80s and 90s.
The tale of Perrett seemed destined for tragedy. After the glory of The
Only Ones, the singer descended into a years-long battle with drug
addiction that saw him surfacing for air regularly - even releasing a very
good album with his band The One in 2005 - but then going back under,
leaving fans to assume that they next time they heard his name, it would be
in an obit. Luckily for all involved, Perrett cleaned up in the mid-2010s
and got it together enough to record and release his first solo album.
Working with his sons (guitarist Jamie and bassist Peter, Jr.) and producer
Chris Kimsey, he's made an album that's not only a welcome return from a
prodigal son, but also one that compares very favorably with those made
during his time with The Only Ones. "How The West Was Won" is a witty,
gutsy album built out of classic guitar rock bones and shot through with
Perrett's hard-won wisdom and his offhanded, almost blase, vocals, which
sound almost exactly as they did in 1976, which is something of an
achievement considering his hard living over the years. He snake-charms his
way through melodies, tossing off casual asides and wringing emotion out of
a simple twist of phrase or chilling reminiscence.
The songs that hit hardest tell of years lost to drugs and the enduring
love he feels for his wife of many years, Zena, who stuck by him through
thin and thinner. His sons stuck by him, too, and Jamie proves to be the
album's backbone as his guitar twangs, slashes, and burns through solos and
riffs, providing all sorts of support for his old man. There are moments
where it's easy to forgot that it's not an Only Ones album spinning,
especially when they bust into a thrilling chorus like on "An Epic Story",
lock into a low-key swagger ('Man Of Extremes'), or melt hearts with
mascara-dripping ballads ('C Voyeurger').
It's a thrilling match of classic punk ballad style, brilliant singing, and
evocative songwriting that proves Perrett is really back this time, fully
invested and in total charge of his life and music for the first time in
years. "How The West Was Won" is not only a great album, it's also the
inspiring, and inspired, story of how Perrett won his own life back.
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