Produced by Mike Roe Mike played additional guitars on 'Live', 'Guitars', and 'LADA'. He also did some bgv's. 'No Fear in Love' is a roots/pop record with infectious melodies, which may drive you mad. Songs like LADA, Guns, and No Fear in Love demonstrate Perrys' gift of writing memorable four-chord pop that you can do nothing but sing along to. Ransom and Where Can I Hide From You will move your soul. The instrumentation, provided by a band of Swedes, Americans, and a Canadian, (Perry) is acoustic based and remains fairly organic. The pennywhistles and accordion give some of the songs a Celtic flavor. If you like memorable organic pop with great harmonies, reminiscent of the BareNaked Ladies, Elvis Costello, and early R.E.M., this is the record for you! Here's an review that appeared in Cross Rhythms Magazine in England. Reviewed by Sammy Horner It is odd that most of what we call Christian pop music is rarely heard on the radio and is rarely memorable. Sure, there are reasons why Christian music is overlooked by secular media shows, however one secular singer once told me that the problem he found with Christian music was that most of the tunes wouldn't stick in your mind after one three minute radio play...with that in mind I must send him a copy of Perry and the Poorboys album. Here we have what has to be close to the most perfect pop album in Christendom, or anywhere else for that matter. After one play you will be humming along with some of the most addictive tunes ever committed to DAT. 'LADA' is an annoyingly wonderful song about worship in heaven with a hook line that even the tone deaf will be forced to sing, and Perry Springham's voice strains out the lyrics with all the passion and feeling of a man who's got just one shot at bringing some truth to those people who gotta hear it. For perfect, passionate, purifying pop, pop out and purchase Perry and the Poorboys. Guns I can always have some fun Everyone's always giving me guns Pull back the hammer I look around Spot some careless woman on the ground My finger points at her in shame Another in dirt writes my name I squeeze the trigger now I'm done Everyone's always giving me guns We can always have some fun Everyone's always giving me guns And you know he's on the run Everyone's always giving me guns Shy I'm not, I'd shoot you in a minute Better not turn your back on me I'm loaded up, I'm ready I hold the gun up to your head Another points back at me instead I raise my hands up to the sky It feels so good, I don't know why We can always have some fun Everyone's always giving me guns And you know he's on the run Everyone's always giving me guns 1990 Perry Springman LADA Oh look at me Tears so happy fall Laughing down our faces Shining on us all Shadows from the candles play Songs from Heaven we have made And again we hear an angel Singing in the well... 'Ladadada .......' The body it flies Spirit He remains If we cannot return We will see you again We will welcome the day Leave this ship and sail away And stand together in Heaven Before our God and sing 'Ladadada........' Shadows from the candles play Songs from Heaven we have made And again we hear an Angel Singing in the well 'Ladadada........' 1990 Perry Springman Live Like You Mean It (Lee Valley, SD) Get up in the morning say 'God I think I'm ready to go Anywhere you want me to And talk to people I don't even know' If my friends all think I'm crazy I guess I have no friends at all And when I tell them what Jesus said It's like talking to a stone wall Sitting in my history class Can't believe what we're talking about Some monk a long time ago Watching gladiators screams: 'Are there none devout?' Then he jumped into the arena All the thumbs turned down for more I can't help but wonder what I will be remembered for Live like you mean it... I often think about a friend who lives on the poor side of L.A. And two people sleep on his porch Because they have no other place to stay Miss social worker thinks he's a sucker To give them such a bed I know Jesus is glad to have a place To lay his head Live like you mea
