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The Only Ones
The Only Ones were a British rock and roll band in the
late 1970s who were associated with punk rock, yet straddled
the musical territory in between punk, power pop and hard rock,
with noticeable influences from psychedelia. Their musical
proficiency distinguished them from most of their peers, although their
dominant drug-related lyrical themes, on songs such as "Another Girl,
Another Planet" and "The Beast", fit in with the zeitgeist of the
era. Drug addiction, particularly heroin use, derailed their
career, and singer/guitarist/songwriter Peter Perrett has only
sporadically been heard from since. They have been very influential
on the indie rock and alternative rock scenes ever since, on
bands such as The Replacements and Nirvana, and more recently
The Libertines.
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Early Punk Bands | List of musicians in the first wave of punk music | List of power pop musicians | New Wave Music | The first wave of punk music
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