The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World

Peter Jefferies

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1995)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ajax
• ASIN: B000005NGC
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #353,152 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chain or Reaction

2. Domesticia

3. On an Unknown Beach

4. Guided Tour of a Well Known Street

5. House of Weariness

6. Cold View

7. Likewise

8. Fate of the Human Carbine

9. Catapult

10. Last Great Challenge in a Dull World

11. While I've Been Waiting

12. Neither Do I

13. Other Side of Reason

14. Listening In

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Atypical Lo-fi Record, February 25, 2003

By	"metzmusic" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

Fans of Guided By Voices, Sebadoh, Shrimper and Pere Ubu will dig this record. It's sort of like Peter Laughner in a NYC 4-track basement sort of way. Definitely interesting. Reminds me of Eric's Trip meets Velvet Underground as well. What he lacks as a vocalist, he makes up as a songwriter.

Tracks 1-7, 10-14 are 1990 cassette
8,9 are from a 7" single from 1990

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it while you can!, March 1, 2007

By	Tom Markham (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This album - unlike most of Peter's impressive career - is a bit hit-and-miss. There's experimenting going on, but three tracks are outstanding. Catapult is classic Jefferies, with a lurching, drum-driven rhythm. The Other Side of Reason is a nasty little number that crosses Lou Reed with a homeless drunk. But the real centerpiece is The Fate of the Human Carbine, recorded with Robbie Muir. A surreal ballad that ranks as one of New Zealand's great songs.