The Grouchy Gaijin's Thoughts on Music and Such

The other day I got an e-mail from Bongo Boy records asking me to review another one of their singles.  The last one I  reviewed was Come On Come On by the Easy Outs which I liked a lot.

This time they asked me to give a listen to a track by Jana Peri. This should  be interesting I thought since I think the last stuff of her's that I heard was totalcrap.  See the review of Catching Flies with Vinegar under albums that suck.

I should make clear that this single is in no way connected with that album. Different song writer, different record company, its different all the way around.  I like this song.

The name of this track is Ballerina of the Bowery and tells the story of a staunch individualist.

The first thing that came to mind when I heard the opening drum beat was Bo Diddley.  Then I heard the guitar and I had to smile.  I'm a fan of Bo Diddley; he was really one of if not the first bad ass rock and roller.

Jana's vocals come in after four bars and what pleasant surprise they are.  She sounds good.  She can sing well.  Her voice alternates from gritty on the verse to smooth on the chorus.  I like it.  The backing vocals by Jacob Callis definitely add to the song.  His voice is suited to this kind of tune.

The only thing this song is missing, in my opinion, is a killer slide solo, but I'm a sucker for slide guitar.

This song gets 3.5 Scowls out of 5 on the Grouch scale.  I dig the beat, like the guitar and the voices sound good.

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