Born near Northampton, England, and raised in nearby
Wellingborough, Peter Murphy came to
fame as the vocalist of the goth rock band Bauhaus
from 1978 to 1983. Although the band gained a cult following and influenced
many later musicians, Bauhaus did not achieve commercial success in its first
life span; reunion tours in 1998 and again from 2005 to 2008 were more
successful. As a solo artist, Murphy released nine studio albums between 1988
and 2014. In 2015 he released a remix album and a live album. Since 1992, Murphy
has lived with his Turkish wife in Istanbul, Turkey.
Murphy brought his "Stripped" tour to le Poisson Rouge tonight and, unlike
the more flamboyant Bauhaus tours, for a
fair part of the show he sat on a stool between bassist/violinist Emilio Zef China and guitarist John Andrews. Occasionally Murphy
played an acoustic guitar as well. Drawing mostly from his solo albums with
just a couple of Bauhaus covers, his baritone voice embodied a dark, mysterious
tone. As promised, the songs were stripped of many musical layers and in certain
cases were reworked thoroughly. The songs were no longer rock, in favor of
acoustic interpretations where dynamics were nuanced and moods were paler. The jangly
folk approach was mellow and melodic, enchanting die-hard fans, but perhaps not
winning him new fans.
Visit Peter Murphy at www.petermurphy.info.
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