Marshall Crenshaw - 1982-05-15 - Capitol Theatre, NJ (FM)

Marshall Crenshaw

1982-05-15

Capitol Theatre

Passaic NJ

King Biscuit Flower Hour

FM Broadcast

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I'll Do Anything

02. There She Goes Again

03. Move It

04. Mary Anne

05. Rockin' Around In NYC

06. Something's Gonna Happen

07. Someday, Someway

08. Gotta Lotta Lovin'

09. Brand New Lover

10. Soldier Of Love

11. She Can't Dance

Marshall Crenshaw - 1982-05-15 - Capitol Theatre, NJ (FM)

In April 1982, Marshall Crenshaw released his self-titled debut album. I bought it on the advice of a buddy, who had heard about Crenshaw on WBCN-FM, while attending college up in Massachusetts. The disc went on my turntable and rarely came off! Why Marshall Crenshaw never took rock by storm is beyond me. The album has everything – catchy tunes, great hooks, excellent vocals, Beatle and Buddy Holly influences (FYI - Crenshaw played John Lennon in an off-Broadway production of Beatlemania and portrayed Buddy Holly in the movie, La Bamba). Songs such as Cynical Girl, Someday Someway, and Rocking Around in NYC get in your head, grab you and never let go. Yet, while he received critical acclaim, super stardom never followed. By the way, Crenshaw’s 2nd album, Field Day, released about a year later, is just as good and includes the near perfect (at least I think so) Whenever Your On My Mind. As you can probably guess, I’m a huge fan, and finally got to see him live in October 1996 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken (which is a story for another post). This FM Broadcast captures the vastly under rated and under appreciated Mr. Crenshaw at the Capitol Theater in Passaic NJ on May 15, 1982, 39 years ago today.