Re: (TV) only ones

["esgregory" <esgregory@qwest.net>]

damn straight..."woke up sticky" (tho at times suffering from an abundance
of minor chord looseness...particularly the mid-later trax on the disc) is
one of the best recs of the 90s & ranks with the only ones' best, esp. the
first 5 cuts...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip P. Obbard" <pobbard@yahoo.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) only ones


> Oh yeah. Great songwriting, great performances. I've picked up everything
> they've done recently, and it's almost all solid (although the 3rd LP is
> spotty). REMAINS, a posthumous compilation, also has some great studio
> material, although the sound on the CD is dodgy.
>
> Hands-down, the most essential Only Ones recording is THE PEEL SESSIONS.
After
> that, you might try SPECIAL VIEW (a US-only compilation of their first
single,
> and tracks from their first two LPs) or go straight for either their
eponymous
> debut or EVEN SERPENTS SHINE. The aforementioned IMMORTAL STORY is a nice
> compilation too, and makes SPECIAL VIEW unnecessary, but I find the last
1/3
> (with the later period, weak studio material getting replaced by even
weaker
> "rare" versions) hard to listen to.
>
> Peter Perrett did a solo album in 1996 called WOKE UP STICKY which is
easily
> one of my favorite records of the 1990s; it's arguably superior to the
Only
> Ones studio LPs, too.
>
> --Philip
>
> --- esgregory <esgregory@qwest.net> wrote:
> > completely overlooked band in my opinion....perrett's a fantastic
> > writer/singer, john perry may be a more trad guitarman than verlaine or
> > quine or lloyd but he built on ronson's sound/approach & spoke in his
own
> > voice...the production on those 3 records ("only ones", "even serpents
> > shine" & "baby's got a gun") can sound of its time, but certain songs
stand
> > as some of the best of that era (77-81) & perhaps any rock & roll
era...the
> > debut cam very close to making my top 20 list...
> > i believe all 3 are available on cd thru the sony rewind series....i've
> > picked em all up as brit imports for under 15 american dollars or you
could
> > buy "the immortal story", a 22 track comp available as a sony import,
> > running around 20 american dollars....they're relatively easy to find in
> > larger american cities...& if you ever come across the peel sessions,
grab
> > it...it's the only ones the way they likely sounded on a great live
eve...
>
>
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