This is a tale with a happy ending. When Marshall Crenshaw released his third LP ??Downtown?? in 1985, it was a huge disappointment to me, one of his most loyal fans. I tried to like it, I really did. It was even produced by T-Bone Burnett. No go. It remains IMHO his worst release ever. One of the songs on it was the tepid ??Blues Is King?? (which you can find in comments). There are a couple o...
Ok, I was gone a week. But it wasn't a week without MOG. Every day seemed to bring a new exchange of e-mails, as the techies at MOG worked on the problem of the impossible upload. They tried things, I tried things, they moaned, I cried, I bitched - and THEY MADE IT WORK! So, if you were unable to upload tracks or pictures, try again.The problem was apparently the fact that MOG was not working c...
I bought this Marshall Crenshaw boot off of Ebay. It annoyed me because several of the tracks, including this one, were present on the CD at too slow a speed. I fixed this with a sound editing program, though.My theme here: Christmas music sucks unless it is also GOOD music, worth listening to all year long. And this one always makes me smile. Loving Marshall Crenshaw helps, too.
In honor of the work week (blearrrrgh) getting started, here's a song from Marshall Crenshaw's GREAT CD "Field Day". The first time I saw Marshall Live, in L.A., he opened with this song. What a thrill!
I would imagine most people who love pop music are particularly attracted by the vocals - lots of harmony and great lead vocalists. I know that's one of the big draws for me, which is generally why I'm left cold by instrumentals. There is usually no quicker way for a new track to get deleted from the iPod as for me to discover that it has no vocals. I usually need that human connection. But the...
Somewhat under the radar this week, Marshall Crenshaw released his first complete album of new material since 2003's What's in the Bag? Still listening, but my first impressions are good. Strong songs, great guitars, and kind of a mature power pop vibe. This track is a standout so far. Good to have him back.
[NOTE: This post really has nothing to do with Marshall Crenshaw, but I thought this song of his would make a suitable title for it. And it's really good, too.]I don't generally like going to live shows. I get claustrophobic in crowds, I always get the feeling I'm blocking someone's way, the music never sounds as good as the record, they're almost always far too loud, etc., etc. There have ...
Marshall Crenshaw's new album "Jaggedland" is out this month. Marshall brought along a number of talented artists like Jim Keltner and Mike Viola to play on the album. This song, "Live And Learn", was co-written with Matt Bair and Dan Bern.
On Friday night, at around 12:30AM, I had a very strange experience. My favorite musician at age seven (Marshall Crenshaw) and my favorite musician for the past 10 years now (Mike Viola) did a few songs together on stage. They started out with the Crenshaw standard "Someday, Someway," and while that is probably not my favorite song of his, it's perfect in every way. The moment was amazing. And ...
Originally posted on September 18th, 2006Rachael and I first heard Marshall Crenshaw’s music on our 5th anniversary. We were hanging around Spokane, and we went into a local record shop that was playing his greatest hits CD. We were just browsing around and Rachael liked what she was hearing enough to ask who it was. We bought a copy of the CD that day.In my opinion, the first 8 songs of this c.
I first heard of Marshall in the 80's when he had a hit with "Someday, Someway." I picked up his Greatest Hits CD a few years ago and this song just popped out at me with its awesome hook.
The moving vans have finally awoken from hibernation this weekend, and folks are cramming their possessions into vans and humping them across town, only to get the sofa stuck on the third-floor landing. Whenever I see a couple getting ready for a move, I think of this song, luxuriating in its jangly layerosity and deceptive simplicity.
everything you need to know aboutcrafting amazing pop music is on this cd.damn.allmusic review:Co-compiler Gary Stewart and project assistant David Gorman waste no time at all before addressing the question that has plagued rock critics and fans since 1981: "how can we rationalize the continued underappreciation of Marshall Crenshaw?" It's not just that Crenshaw is a cult favorite and critics' ...
In honor of it's winning a Grammy nomination, here's Marshall Crenshaw's demo of the song from the underrated movie "Walk Hard." This version is from the DVD.I know everyone talked about the Johnny Cash comparisons, but I hear Roy Orbison here too. It's also a kick to hear Crenshaw trying on a new vocal mannerism. The reason songs like this are successful is not just because they're funny b...
