SHERIFF PERKINS
/THEE MYSTERIOUS ASTHMATIC AVENGER
Two Headed One Man band
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Rock'n Roll Killed - La Choucroute MAA - Ladykiller
SIDE B :
Bottle Of Whiskey - Les Leçons de Yodel MAA - Jesus
Thee Mysterious Asthmatic Avenger sang in the microphone and he picketh the banjo and he kicketh the big drum and he playeth the hi-hat and Sheriff Perkins playeth the guitar, and Sheriff Perkins sang in the microphone and he kicketh the big drum and he kicketh the small drum and he picketh the guitar and he injureth his back and Thee Mysterious Asthmatic Avenger playeth the banjo again, and they saith that it was swell.
Thee M.A.A. : http://www.myspace.com/theemaa
Sheriff Perkins : http://www.sheriffperkins.com
Sheriff vs. Avenger : http://www.sheriffavenger.com
SHERIFF PERKINS
ONE MAN BAND
Gruesome Death Awaits Us All
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SIDE A : Meet The Sheriff Goddamn Hungry Commie Cowboy Just Me In You Ladykiller Bottle Of Whiskey |
SIDE B : Gruesome Death Awaits Us All Boobies Goo Goo Cluster Just One Date Where It Hurts Get Nekkid |
- But, it's Rock'n'Roll !...
- Shut up and dance!
Website : www.sheriffperkins.com
SHERIFF PERKINS
ONE MAN BAND
The Naked Truth With No Bra On
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SIDE B : Nookie - Hear You Come
Hands-and-feet-played and home-recorded.
Don't do it yourself, the Sheriff takes care of that.
Since Hasil Adkins, a great tradition of One-Man-Band has spread out, with notably Bloodshot Bill, Rev. Beatman and Petit Voodoo.
Sheriff Perkins makes no exception, yet he's more into Garage-Psycho. And that works perfectly, particularly on the terrific Nookie (to be discovered on the Sheriff's MySpace page).
Deep and cold vocals, a good binary rythm, an extremely fuzzy guitar and 4 hormons-and-sweat-saturated compositions. This EP bears no superfluity and no cheating : the naked truth, nothing but the truth, I swear to you. Sheriff Perkins brings us back at the very roots of a primitive, wild and chainsaw-chiselled rock'n'roll.
A 45 rpm bomb of overdriven speed by a savagely fucked-up parisian! The wild 50's & 60's is fully applicated to the vocals, the guitar and the drums, like Hazil Adkins and the Sonics were fighting each others with Carl Perkins and the Cramps as referees. What surprises most about that one-man-band is the fact that the melting-pot worrks at every level, the sound is perfect with controlled extremism (although, that kind of processing is never won yet !), the compositions sound like old-time standards and the Sheriff's haunted vocals will attract the Johnny Cash lovers as well as the Lux Interior fans.
Dig It #39
Sheriff Perkins is a genuinely rock'n'roll one-man-band, a recently growing trend after years of more blues-oriented one-man-bands. Rock'n'roll is filthy, dirty and muddy here, like the man had to travel across a god-forgotten swamp before settling his stuff in studio. Overdrive, reverberation and saturation, forget lo-fi, we're talking no-fi here. Sounds like we're in a southern honky-tonk, where the local hot-shot tries to get himself listened to amidst the saturday night traditionnal general fist-fight. And the fucker get himself heard... before going kicking some ass too ?
442e Rue #70
What we first notice in Sheriff Perkins' Website, it's the homogeneity of the project. A one-man-band with effective graphics, a vintage inspiration and leanings towards auto derision and energy. The cover art of "The naked truth with no bra on", 4-track on vinyl, sets the tone. A pretty cowgirl with a generous breast welcomes the psychobilly fan with a broad grin. So that's what it's all about, a blend of garage music and rock from the '50s, perpetually in keeping with the style of the day and never going to die. Here is a passionate one-man-band, happy to propose what he calls an effective and extremely mobile setup; which may talk to you about Motörhead and Reverend Horton Heat but also certainly dirty stories from his lyrics. This law-enforcer is a wonderful discovery, let us give thanks to the Lords for having made Myspace and given Sheriff Perkins the right to be established among us.