Martin Luther Lennon - Music For A World Without Limitations (1996) (Full Album HQ)

Martin Luther Lennon's debut album. Released by Not Lame Records. No Copyright Intended.
Genres: Power Pop, Rock
--Tracklist--
1. Kill Kill Kill - 0:00
2. Nobody I Know - 1:38
3. Tabernacle O' Clay - 5:23
4. Brenda Revisited - 8:05
5. Gun Heaven - 11:16
6. Hologram Sam - 13:29
7. Happygirl - 17:08
8. No Waiting - 20:48
9. Dr. Nu - 22:42
10. I'm Just An Elephant - 24:56
11. No Junkies In West Hills - 28:16
12. Wonderful Us - 31:41
--Personnel--
Anthony Perkins/Martin Luther Lennon - Bass, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vox Organ
Jim Horan - Art Coordinator
Adam Marsland - Guitar, Vox Organ
Celeste Moreno - Cover Design
Steve Refling - Engineer, Guitar, Producer
Robbie Rist - Drums
Carol Sheridan - Photography
Bob Stone - Mastering
--Biography--
Martin Luther Lennon (MLL) is the stage name of Los Angeles-based power pop singer/songwriter Tony Perkins. (He obviously couldn't use his real name without getting confused with the guy who played Norman Bates, so he took his stage handle from an interview with Paul McCartney where the ex-Beatle decried John Lennon's near-canonization after his murder; neither McCartney nor Perkins mean for the name to be insulting.) Born in the San Fernando Valley, Perkins adopted the moniker in the late '80s, also using it as an umbrella name for whatever band he was playing with, like in the early days of Alice Cooper.
Not Lame signed Perkins in 1996. Later that year, the first proper Martin Luther Lennon album was released. Music for a World Without Limitations featured Perkins on bass, backed by Steve Refling and Robbie Rist on guitar and drums, with occasional guitar and vocals from Cockeyed Ghost leader Adam Marsland. The same lineup featured on 1999's Escape to Paradox Island.
Martin Luther Lennon's Music For a World Without Limitations builds a solid pop foundation on vaguely punk-influenced soundscapes and song structures, but then Lennon's obtuse lyrics and pop sense take the album to a level beyond comparison. Outrageously strong for a debut, the album has few weak moments. Martin Luther Lennon laid out the blueprint for their signature sound right away here -- the album is highlighted by the twin peaks of Lennon's quirky, paranoid vocals and guitarist Steve Rifling's ticking bursts of guitar. The hooks and guitars are razor-sharp, and although the production is thin, it fits the music well. Highlights include the new-wavey "Brenda Revisited" and the pure pop bliss of "Happygirl." An album that lives up to its title, Martin Luther Lennon clearly don't allow themselves to be set back by the limitations of the power pop world.