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Album Review

Through the new wave era, Blue Peter was around to prove that Canadians were just as capable as anyone of serving up muscular electro-pop. All Through the Night is a sampling of the band's six studio albums, released between 1979 and 1983, and presents a good overview of a band that never really got the wide attention that they deserved outside of one big hit single, "Don't Walk Past." The music is very reminiscent of many of the other acts of the era, including A Flock of Seagulls, Japan, Oingo Boingo, and more, but Paul Humphrey's Bryan Ferry-esque vocals always bring the proceedings a bit more sophistication than many other bands of the era could muster. He sang with a few other projects following the band's end, guitarist Chris Wardman eventually made a name for himself as a producer, and keyboardist Jason Sniderman later became a bigwig at Canadian record retail giant, Sam the Record Man. Maybe this all sounds a tad dated now, but it was good fun at the time.

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the essence of 1984

If you are looking for the perfect nostalgic return to the mid80s style of new wave, alt rock music, you've come to the right location if you get a copy of Blue Peter's "All through the Night". Blue Peter was one of those Toronto bands in the early 80s that really caught fire with local fans. They were able to capture in their sound a lot of idiomatic qualities of many of the new and established British new wave bands while at the same time integrating much of the Canadian indie sounds that were starting to catch fire at the time. Right off the top though, one thing I find a little unfair as I listen to this recording of "All Through the Night" is the comparisons made by reviewers of Paul Humphrey's voice to that of Bryan Ferry. So if a dynamic baritone vocalist like Humphrey adds a little vibrato, falsetto here and there, some intelligent musical phrasing and stresses on his song lyrics that resonate with his natural voice, suddenly he is being a Bryan Ferry clone, or sounds like David Sylvian of Japan, or like David Bowie. This has been an ongoing injustice by reviewers for many years now in rock music reviews, and certainly not in Humphry's case alone. But staying with this artist in particular, Humphrey to my ears sounds like a Canadian artist and his delivery of lyrics is quite distinctly his own. Some of the vowels have "English" consonance to them but this is probably a conscious effort on Paul's part to make the lyrics stand out more clearly and with appropriate tone and effect. Many singers use this technique to create a clearer lyrical delivery. And in the case of Blue Peter, Chris Wardmen's lyrics really deserve this. Humphrey's is one of the few singers I know who can pour out expression and energy in his singing, in the studio AND live, and still deliver the lyrics with complete clarity to my ears. So no more comparisons. Humphrey stands out as a distinct vocalist for the great new wave age of 80s music. Having vented my spleen about that, as mentioned above, the remarkable talents of Chris Wardman and fellow Blue Peter alumnis are inextricably part of the whole sound this band generates. Wardman shows great lyrical versatility. The wide range of scenarios, topics, emotions are complimented with brilliantly performed guitar textures and riffs. Sniderman's keys on the "Falling" album also get much praise and stand the test of time very well. There is no weak link in the musicianship of all involved in fact. On the contrary there are loads of moments where you're rewinding to check out something cool in the mix. The last point for me concerns at least one small connection to this group. I was among many of the Toronto fans of this group back in '83-'84 who caught the Police Picnic and saw some of the gigs Blue Peter did in Toronto. Imagine my surprise when I was singing/playing piano at a dinner club in the Beaches area of Toronto one night and in walks Paul Humphrey for dinner. I happened to have a few Blue Peter tunes ready to go and decided to trot out "Red Filters" from their "Falling" album. (Wish that one made it to "All through the Night, oh well!) Paul sent on a thumbs up for that and I had a chance to say hello that night and a few other subsequent visits. Alas, thats as close as I got to an invite to play with the group! If anyone picks up this cd though, rest assured, its full of great tunes and for this reviewer, Blue Peter is one of those bands that really defines much of the best sounds of new wave in the early 80s, Personally, it was the essence of 1984 alternative pop/rock music. by FitzRob

Blue Peter--A great band, great tunes!

This band was one of the best in the 80's and great in concert. They deserved more attention than they received but they have many loyal fans still. This is a great album.

Awesome Album

Wow I can't stop listening to this album. It's a must have for all the 80's new wave devotee's.

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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, New Wave
  • Released: 1997
  • ℗ 1997 1064682 Ontario Limited under exclusive license to Universal Music Canada Inc.

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