Peter Parcek (from the album Most of the Time

Peter Parcek (from the album Most of the Time

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Peter Parcek (from the album Most of the Time on Lightnin Records) (by Danny McCloskey)

A heartbeat thump escorts dreamy melodies into the sonic moods that wrap around Peter Parcek when he opens the door into his mind, relating his daily actions in his version of Bob Dylan’s “Most of the Time”, the title track from his recent release. The easy sway is a template for Most of the Time. Rather than creating Blues songs, Peter Parcek infuses his brand of The Blues into every note of the album. A Blues current courses underneath the questions of the heart that are the subject of “Stranger Blues” as John Hiatt’s “Mississippi Phone Booth” receives a slow, swampy groove while an assured rhythm propels “Three Feet in Back of My Head”.
 
The Blues of Mississippi shows its lineage in the songs of Most of the Time. Lazy in its rhythms, and forthright in its musical attack, the center-point of the extremes leads directly back to the guitar work, and vocal delivery, of Peter Parcek. Distorted guitar leads play tag when the album walks on a sluggish groove as it heads down the crossroads with “Highway 61” while a rhythmic rattle fills the air surrounding the “Grandma’s Hands” cover of a Bill Withers tune, keeping the rumble front and center for Mose Allison’s “I Don’t Worry About a Thing”. 
 
Joining in for the studio work of Most of the Time, the album welcomes in Top Shelf Blues talent for contributions, including Duke Robillard, Luther Dickinson, Mickey Raphael, Danielle Miraglia, and a host of other players. Blues gets another tune for its catalog of forward-thinking moves for the genre when Most of the Time plays “Twistified”. Horns accent the cut as well as other songs on the album, marking the first time the use of a horn section graced any of Peter’s albums. A mixture of originals and interpretations, Most of the Time showcases the Blues in all its varied forms. A low groove courses underneath “How Many Times” while a persistent stomp defines the beat for “Poor Boy” as a bump in the night creates bad dreams for “When I’m Dead and Gone”. Peter Parcek struts on an uptown Saturday night groove for the instrumental “Just Play Rhythm, Baby” and follows a second line beat to deliver “Cold in Hand”. (by Danny McCloskey)
 
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