Peter Laughner 1977-??-??
"Setting Son", liberated, bootleg
Set 1
Visions of Johanna
32-20 Blues
Ridin' on Ice (V1)
Ridin' on Ice (V2)
Ridin' on Ice (V3)
Ridin' on Ice (V4)
The Junk Man (V1)
The Junk Man (V2)
First Taste of Heartache
Extra Tracks:
30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Never Gonna Kill Myself Again
32-20 Blues
Ridin' on Ice (V1)
Ridin' on Ice (V2)
Ridin' on Ice (V3)
Ridin' on Ice (V4)
The Junk Man (V1)
The Junk Man (V2)
First Taste of Heartache
Extra Tracks:
30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Never Gonna Kill Myself Again
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Liner Notes
As Peter Laughner's life drew to a close, he was weary and increasingly isolated as he shed his wife, alienated friends, and consumed massive quantities of virtually everything. He visibly deteriorated, and his voice roughened considerably. BUT HE NEVER LOST HIS MUSE.
Peter's grave reads, 'Play On Beloved Son,' and we call this disc 'Setting Son' because he was physically fading but shining hard and bright, right to the moment he dipped below the horizon'.. Gathered here are some of the recordings he made, by himself in his room, near the end of his life.
We begin with two cuts Peter recorded in his room (as he'll tell you before he gets started!) after returning home from the 'Amicable Divorce' poetry reading he performed late in 1976 with his ex-wife Charlotte. It's 3:30 in the morning, and Peter pulls of a lovely, complete version of Dylan's classic, 'Visions of Johanna.' He then switches gears and, after a fascinating intro rap about the handgun for which the song is named, performs a Robert Johnson tune, '3320 Blues,' on perhaps the finest recording available of his raw, exceptionally authentic slide guitar technique.
Up next, recording dates uncertain, are three songs we pulled from a cassette marked, in Pete's distinctive handwriting, as containing 'new songs.'
There are four versions of 'Ridin' on Ice,' which one can easily guess were taped under the influence of one of his favorite diversions, methamphetamine. Peter is writing the song as he's playing it; each of the four versions contains alternate lyrics as he tries different word combinations. It's a great song and you'll be riveted by all four takes.
The same thing happens on two versions of 'Junkman,' which could alternatively be called 'My Sister Sold Her Heart To The Junkman.' The lyrics are improvised and confessional. The first version clocks in at 6:30; the second, performed immediately after the first, stretches to over ten minutes.
By the time he plays the last of the new tunes, 'First Heartache,' addressed to a lover he seems to be shedding, he's getting tired'. And increasingly brilliant.
We finish off with two recordings that may be the Rosetta stones of two of the most famous underground rock & roll songs ever written ' the chilling '30 Seconds Over Tokyo' and the prototypically ironic 'Never Gonna Kill Myself Again.' The songs are being played for Pete by one of his co-writers (Richard Clark'''') '30 Seconds' will raise the hair on your arms' 'Kill Myself' will finish you off.
As Peter Laughner's life drew to a close, he was weary and increasingly isolated as he shed his wife, alienated friends, and consumed massive quantities of virtually everything. He visibly deteriorated, and his voice roughened considerably. BUT HE NEVER LOST HIS MUSE.
Peter's grave reads, 'Play On Beloved Son,' and we call this disc 'Setting Son' because he was physically fading but shining hard and bright, right to the moment he dipped below the horizon'.. Gathered here are some of the recordings he made, by himself in his room, near the end of his life.
We begin with two cuts Peter recorded in his room (as he'll tell you before he gets started!) after returning home from the 'Amicable Divorce' poetry reading he performed late in 1976 with his ex-wife Charlotte. It's 3:30 in the morning, and Peter pulls of a lovely, complete version of Dylan's classic, 'Visions of Johanna.' He then switches gears and, after a fascinating intro rap about the handgun for which the song is named, performs a Robert Johnson tune, '3320 Blues,' on perhaps the finest recording available of his raw, exceptionally authentic slide guitar technique.
Up next, recording dates uncertain, are three songs we pulled from a cassette marked, in Pete's distinctive handwriting, as containing 'new songs.'
There are four versions of 'Ridin' on Ice,' which one can easily guess were taped under the influence of one of his favorite diversions, methamphetamine. Peter is writing the song as he's playing it; each of the four versions contains alternate lyrics as he tries different word combinations. It's a great song and you'll be riveted by all four takes.
The same thing happens on two versions of 'Junkman,' which could alternatively be called 'My Sister Sold Her Heart To The Junkman.' The lyrics are improvised and confessional. The first version clocks in at 6:30; the second, performed immediately after the first, stretches to over ten minutes.
By the time he plays the last of the new tunes, 'First Heartache,' addressed to a lover he seems to be shedding, he's getting tired'. And increasingly brilliant.
We finish off with two recordings that may be the Rosetta stones of two of the most famous underground rock & roll songs ever written ' the chilling '30 Seconds Over Tokyo' and the prototypically ironic 'Never Gonna Kill Myself Again.' The songs are being played for Pete by one of his co-writers (Richard Clark'''') '30 Seconds' will raise the hair on your arms' 'Kill Myself' will finish you off.
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