Lost 80s: Way of the West

nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:29:24 -0700

I've been saving up my Way of the West singles for eventual ripping; they were another English band who were a minor staple on the WHFS of the original new wave era, usually represented by their song "Don't Say That's Just For White Boys." I always thought of them as like the Police, but better: Pete Carney's vocal melodies were similar to Sting's, and the guitarist (don't know which one is on which records) plays lots of weird unresolved chords like Andy Summers, but Way of the West got a better groove going. They put out a total of five singles, but never released an album; I thought to put together a makeshift album from the records I accumulated (and mp3's of the one I never got, "See You Shake"). Once again someone has saved me the trouble, only this time it's from the artists themselves, or one of them at least. Pete Carney, now Pete Kearney, has put together a Way of the West website which includes streams of all the songs, plus unreleased tracks! He's preparing them for digital release on iTunes, which will fill in a big hole in the classic 80s reissue universe. Here's a leech of "Don't Say That's Just For White Boys"; I hope it stirs up long-forgotten memories.

Way of the West - Don't Say That's Just For White Boys

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Lost 80s: Way of the West