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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: I finally got Marshall Crenshaw's debut album. |
| Date | Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:26:01 -0400 |
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Its a classic. He calls that and Field Day his "young" albums; they have a
sort of youthful freshness (despite their retro sound) that is difficult to
simulate. To this day (and I've seen him a good 50 times, since the tour
for the first) Crenshaw can be counted on to perform a song or 3 from his
first album; the only one you can say that about.
I remember at about that time ('82, '83) reading an article where the
author made the Buddy Holly comparison but noted that there was a comparison
in how they play guitar.
Play Holly's "Everyday' and Crenshaw's "Cynical Girl" back to back.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Rundman" <rundman@msn.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: I finally got Marshall Crenshaw's debut album.
> Hey folks,
>
> Thought I should share a musical discovery that I should have encountered
> years and years ago....the Warner Reissue of Marshall Crenshaw's debut
> album.
>
> The first MC album I ever got was Good Evening back in '89 and I totally
> loved it. From there I worked my way back through most of his '80s
catalog,
> and enjoyed it all, with highlights like Downtown. And I picked up a 90s
> album called Miracle of Science that's probably the best of all. But after
> all that, I never got his debut.
>
> Well, a couple days ago I saw his debut in a used CD store...it's the
recent
> Warner reissue with tons of bonus and live tracks.
>
> This album really is amazingly energetic and fun and melodic and
uplifting,
> and it's no surprise Rolling Stone gave 4.5 stars when it came out. It
> really has a retro feel to it....a lot of Buddy Holly or something. Lots
of
> cool '50s era strat guitar parts, but there's a definite New Wave vibe
> lurking in there too. His voice sounds great...very very youthful.
>
> I've always heard that this is a essential power pop release, so if any of
> you are like me and haven't bought it yet, I'd recommend it highly. And
get
> the reissue so you can hear his awesome home demos of songs like the
> gorgeous "Starlit Summer Sky."
>
> Rock on.
>
> Jonathan Rundman
> http://www.jonathanrundman.com
>
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