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.