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Perry Farrell is a man of many faces. From Jane's Addiction through Porno For Pyros, the groundbreaking live music event Lollapalooza, and various solo and artistic projects, Farrell has not always been an easy one to pin down.
At times unfocused creatively and struggling throughout the years to cut an identity of his own, Farrell's latest incarnation as urban rock hipster might be just the ticket to stabilize and focus his image once again, while putting the memories of bands gone past away for good. And at nearly 50 years old (how did that happen') this smooth, melodic, and ultimately mainstream collection entitled Ultra Payloaded comes not a moment too soon.Coming with his new project Satellite Party and enlisting the likes of old friend Flea and new friends Peter Hook (of Joy Division / New Order fame) and Fergie for some tracks, Farrell has crafted a fun and funky album that is both unexpected and well suited to his talents. Lead off single Wish Upon A Dog Star featuring Hook's unmistakable bass work is infectious from the first note out, and the New Order like bridge is sure to make more then a few think 'I remember.that'.
Only you don't, however familiar. Because this is all new, yet Farrell and company sound as if they have been playing together for twenty years rather then the actual two or three since this groups inception.Which makes sense given the easy groove and flow found throughout the album. Seemingly calling on every phase of his music making career, Farrell front loads the album with catchy dance rock hooks that follow in the same vein as Wish Upon A Dog Star, but eventually eases into the kind of eclectic pop that that was the specialty of Porno and the furious, sometimes dreamy kind of hard rock that made up some of Janes's best work.
'Mmm, you were my secret lover / So I took you undercover' Farrell croons to begin the funk driven rocker Hard Life Easy, and if that sounds a bit cheeky, well it is. And like much of this album it sounds like it came straight from some late '80's 'Now That's What I Call Music, Alternative Edition' compilation. But this is what Perry does best and recalling this place in his musical history suits him just right.Lyrically Farrell is where he has always been, and after the dance club like start of the album his vision comes through on the beautiful acoustic number Awesome that sees Perry professing his love behind full strings and with soaring vocals. 'They say the world is always turning / In suspended animation I keep yearning for you' go the heartfelt lyrics, followed by the equally engaging Mr Sunshine that sees our guy proclaiming 'We fell in love overnight / Good morning Mr. Sunshine / You brighten up my day'. Not exactly I Been Caught Stealing.
But Farrell isn't exactly 25 anymore, either.For Jane's fans their is the punked up fervor of Insanity Rains with its spat out lyrics and heavy, grinding riffs, and cool funk of The Solutionists that finds Perry and crew floating along on a wave of synths and floaty bass and guitar. So nothing is real different here, except that Farrell has managed to craft an album sure to please all his fans (and non fans, for that matter) from every phase of his sometimes frustrating career of making music and art.
And on Ultra Payloaded the music and art come together in perfect unison. Which is a nice sound coming from this artist. Perhaps especially from this artist.Ultra Payloaded has a very retro sound to it. Not like the hip and obvious retro sounds coming from some bands today, but rather if you told someone who didn't know any better this album came from 1987 and was considered one of the better albums of the decade they would readily believe you. Its a richly textured, layered, and almost earnest stab at everything this artist ever attempted to do before, all rolled up nice on one album. And for the most part Farrell pulls it off without a hitch.
Been caught stealin' Sure, mostly from himself. Good thing for the rest of us.
Perry Farrell (born Perry Bernstein on 29 March 1959) is a musician who is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction in 1991; it has since evolved into an annual festival. Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William Morris Agency and C3.
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Farrell has also led the alternative rock groups Porno For Pyros and Satellite Party. Peretz ( פרץ) is his name, as well as his DJ moniker DJ Peretz. Contents Personal lifeFarrell was born in Queens, to a family. He spent his grade school years in Woodmere, Long Island and moved to Miami, during his teens. His father was a jeweler; his mother was an artist who committed when Farrell was three, an event later noted in the Jane's Addiction song 'Then She Did'.
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His early musical influences included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Sly Stone and James Brown. Soon after, he discovered David Bowie, Iggy Pop. Following graduation from high school, Farrell moved to in the early 1980s to live as a surfer, lived in his car and made money working construction and waiting tables. Farrell has been sighted at premier surfing destinations throughout the world, most notably Bali, in 2001.In 2002, Farrell married Etty Lau Farrell, a professional dancer who has performed in all the Jane's Addiction shows since the 1997 Relapse tour. The couple now have two sons together, Hezron Wolfgang and Izzadore Bravo. In a video interview with Blender Online, Farrell says of his wife, 'Etty and I have been working together since 1997. The very first time I saw her come in and shake her.
Ponytail, I hired her and I fell in love with her on the spot. We travel together and we have a collective memory. So in another words, I don't remember anything and she just reminds me of everything. So we share this memory bank. And it ain't a bad thing waking up with a hot chick in your bed everyday.' Music career Psi ComHe became the frontman for the gothic rock band Psi Com in Los Angeles, and traveled in a larger community of area musicians including the bands, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone, and The Minutemen.
Psi Com broke up around 1985 and Farrell met Eric Avery through mutual friends. The two began jam sessions which would become the initial foundation for Jane's Addiction. It was during this period that Peretz chose the pseudonym Perry Farrell for himself as a play on the word 'peripheral'. Jane's Addiction (1985 – 1991)Jane's Addiction made its name in mid-1980s LA by building up a rabid fan base with legendary, high-energy shows in small LA rock clubs, driven by Farrell's high-pitched singing, manic dancing and drug-fueled general showmanship. Jane's Addiction, prior to their first break-up released three albums Jane's Addiction, Nothing's Shocking and Ritual De Lo Habitual with the latter being their most critically acclaimed. A B-sides album from the Ritual sessions, titled Live and Rare was released in.In 1993 Perry Farrell and his wife released a film called Gift that features Jane's Addiction.
Gift was released by Warner Brothers.Porno for Pyros (1992 – 1998)Following the break-up of Jane's Addiction, Farrell formed Porno for Pyros with former bandmate as well as newcomers Peter DiStefano on guitar and Martyn LeNoble on bass. Together they released two albums, Porno for Pyros and Good God's UrgeJane's Addiction also reformed for a brief reunion tour with Flea replacing Avery on bass. The 1997 'Relapse Tour' was supported with the release of Kettle Whistle, a rarities album featuring four newly recorded songs.Jane's Addiction's 'Strays' era (2001 – 2004)Farrell is sometimes credited with changing the fortunes of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Following the festival's disastrous first year in 1999, the event was not held in 2000.
In 2001, a decision was made to organize the festival again, but just a few months before the festival was set to occur, there was still no headlining group. Farrell, who was friends with the festival's organizers, decided to reunite Jane's Addiction for the 2001 event, which helped draw large crowds and allowed the festival to yield a profit (which was not the case in 1999).
This also started a Coachella tradition of reuniting at least one major artist each year. To date, Farrell is the only performer that has played every Coachella.Farrell again toured with Jane's Addiction in 2001 and 2003. In 2003, Jane's Addiction released an album Strays.
It quickly became one of their best selling records in the world and was certified gold in the and silver in the. They toured extensively in North America and Europe, brought back Lollapalooza for the first time since 1997. As well as performing at the Big Day Out festivals in.
Internal struggles saw the band split up again in early 2004. A 'Best Of' release following the break up of this incarnation of the band was released in 2006, titled Up From the Catacombs.Satellite Party (2004 - 2008)Farrell recently formed a new band–theatrical entity entitled The Satellite Party.
Satellite Party is a concept album and is the story of about a fictional band of musicians called The Solutionists who are trying to change the world. Farrell conceived the project with his wife Etty Lau Farrell. Etty sings and plays her part on the record as well as the live stage shows.