Peter Blast
" A Plush Horse...with a Monkey On a String"
By Chris Rockson
Track Listing
Hurt
Dead Or Alive
If Only I Had A Crystal Ball
Butterflies & Damsels In Distres
Roller Coasters & Carousels
Lay Down Here
Chinese Dragonflies
Crashing Through Twilight
My Right Arm, Wrong Vain
The Last Word Number 2
A Silhouette In The Sun
On A Derailed Train
I Ain't Cursed
Peter Blast dazzles. Peter Blast shines. Peter Blast rocks...
in fact Peter Blast makes me sick! How can one person be so talented?
I tell ya,
it’s just unfair! He has a habit of writing some of the most catchy, beautiful
and dream-tastic music, with just enough rock to make it all roll.
This latest
release doesn’t deviate one bit from this winning formula and in fact,
improves
it slightly!! I love it!
He’s like a
fine Barolo, aged nicely and well-rounded as a performer. On this disc,
he
drafted in the assistance of some other equally talented friends,
Bob Lizik
[Brian Wilson Group] and Steve Conte [ New York Dolls] being two.
The show
gets itself on the road with the opening track ‘Hurt’, an upbeat rocker,
with
shades of the guitar styles of Wood and Richards thrown in for good measure.
This is a good sign, the production is right on the money, Blast’s own work!
Kudos!!
Next up is
the tribute to Johnny Thunders. Blast drafted in Steve Conte for this one,
‘Dead
Or Alive’ Thunders’ classic from 1978.
Adding
Conte into the fray is a masterstroke of genius, the guitar work of these
two
complement each other perfectly, and the use of the classic combination
of a
P90, screaming through a Fender Twin, manages to reproduce Johnny’s sound.
It’s
not a ‘Copy Cat’ though, this is a complete re-working of an old friends work.
It rocks! Get the volume up to eleven for this one!!
There is
extensive use of slide, acoustic and percussion throughout the collection
of
beautifully crafted songs on this disc, it’s a pure joy to listen to!
‘If Only I
Had A Crystal Ball’ is quite psychedelic in its approach and breaks up
the
action just long enough and then the moving ‘Butterflies & Damsels In Distress’
kicks in. Man, this cat can write a song! With its “Fly Away” choruses and
backwards e-bowed guitar work in the shadows, it’s a tear jerker for sure!
The next
three songs show what a diverse writing style Blast has, with the lovely
‘Roller
Coasters & Carousels’, ‘Lay Down Here’ and the wonderful
‘ Chinese Dragonflies’
with its beautiful guitar solo, and almost ‘Waltz-like’ timing.
Has Lou
Reed walked in on the action? The wonderful piece of work
known as ‘Crashing
Through Twilight’ could feature on any of Reeds’ later albums,
with its
massively overdriven, feed-back and louder than loud guitar blitz.
He’s testing
us…making sure he has your attention right before we’re treated to
the best song
on the CD, ‘My Right Arm, Wrong Vain’….
”The Gypsy Woman Got It All Wrong” goes
the lyric amongst a sea of acoustic
and low-key electric guitar work. ‘The Last
Word number 2’ steps up the action
one more time. This is a killer track which
will surely become a major crowd pleaser.
There is a buzz about this CD, Blast
has crafted something unique here….
”every dog gotta have it’s day” well surely
soon, Blast will get the recognition
he so rightly deserves!! Did I mention the
best track on the disc already?
Oh, no, I’ve had to change my mind again…’cos
there’s something better than
the last one and it’s captured the feeling beautifully..’A Silhouette In The Sun’ is a
most pleasing instrumental piece and
contains some gorgeous guitar work.
How do you get a sound like that? This guy
has got it all wrapped up
in a perfect package! Not only is he a killer
musician, he’s a lovely family guy too!
Blast seals
the deal with the inclusion of a coupla old ones, ‘On A Derailed Train’
and ‘I Ain’t Cursed’ which have both been featured here before, but still
don’t fail
you…they’re pure, guitar blasting rockers…
’He ain’t cursed, poisoned or
condemned y’know!’
Do yourselves a favour, get a copy of this CD right now, you know it makes sense!
Check out Peter Blast at :
www.peterblast.com
www.poptownrecords.com
www.myspace.com/peterblast
