Members BillyGrahamCracker Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 I just noticed that Marshall Crenshaw is playing here tonight. Tonight's going to be one of those VERY rare nights where I have neither a wife nor a child, as they each have other appointments to keep. So I had figured I would actually get some recording done at home. So, if you've seen him live, either talk me into staying home and pretending to be Brian Wilson or going out on the town and seeing Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exploradorable Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Is he still around? Should be a relatively sane experience. No mosh pit. Good hooky power pop. Saw him live on TV a long time ago. Austin City Limits or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thelonius Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 I love Marshall...but I'd also like to hear the fruits of your labor. I'm doing the Brian Wilson as well tonight. Hope to get something no matter how crappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyGrahamCracker Posted October 21, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yeah. I think I'll just grab some High Life, hook up the keyboard, and do a little work. Plus, I'm tempted to go see My Morning Jacket tomorrow night, and there's no way I could go to shows two nights in a row without feeling guilty about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exploradorable Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Was Marshall Crawdead's big hit "Someday. Someway." ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyGrahamCracker Posted October 21, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by exploradorable Was Marshall Crawdead's big hit "Someday. Someway." ???? Yep. I first got into him when I was ten or eleven when he played Buddy Holly in La Bamba and appeared on this killer Buddy Holly tribute concert which my dad still has on video (John Fogerty, Brian Setzer, Joe Ely, Crenshaw, Carl Perkins, etc. all played on it, and Kris Kristoferson was the host). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dougsthang Posted October 21, 2005 Members Share Posted October 21, 2005 Man, I'd go check him out. When I think of the tons of shows I've seen his is one that comes into mind. I saw him in the late 80's at the Park West in Chicago. His brother was on drums. I remember he had this cluster of amps (VOX AC-30's and a couple of Fender's). He blew me away with his guitar playing. Not so much his soloing, which there was very little, but more his overall command of the axe. He would never play the same chord twice. Each pass through a verse he would play inversions of the previous chord pass. The guy was all over the neck chordally all will singing like a bird. Truely impressive. When people ask me what guy blew you away that you didn't expect and that show of Marshall's always comes to mind. What was also cool is that most of his "solos" were based within chordal movement. So even though it was a trio the music always sounded full. Not many know he got his start on Broadway. He played the part of John Lennon in the original "Beatlemania" I can truely say, go check him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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