“Peace, Love And Flowers”
by Fast Planet
1994 song
The final song on Fast Planet’s 1994 CD Down The Nile is "Peace, Love And Flowers" and it follows an oft-observed Sky Saxon convention. The final songs on several Sky albums had a different feel than the rest of the album, a truism going back to The Seeds’ very first album, The Seeds, and the hammy "Fallin' In Love" that contrasted with the snot-punk of the LP’s other tracks. "Peace, Love And Flowers" is, similarly, a big soft mid-1990s piece of alternative rock-pop. The drummer is different here: Greg Psomas of the band DDT, who would die of a heroin overdose before Fast Planet could release Down The Nile.
The music on "Peace, Love And Flowers" is pretty but somewhat repetitive. In the plus column, a sitar shows up from time to time to add strength to the guitar solos. Psomas’ drums are interesting as he adds several unusual fills throughout. The song fades very abruptly at the end, which is probably just as it should be. Where else could a simple song like this go?
"Peace, Love And Flowers" is an elegiac way to end this most adventurous and satisfying of Sky Saxon albums.
