ALBUMS: Marshall Crenshaw (1982); Field Day (1983)
MVC Rating: Crenshaw 4.0/$$$; Field Day 4.0/$$$
I don’t want to say Buddy Holly-lite. Because I’ll bet that’s been done before in a description of Marshall Crenshaw.
So I won’t say it and instead say Buddy Holly-light. Because there is some pure holy Buddy Holly in there. Light not lite.
Had Buddy survived the plane crash, he likely would have progressed far ahead of Crenshaw right now. I say that because Buddy Holly was an incredible hit song writer whose songs have held up for decades. For goodness sakes, the Beatles themselves named their band in homage of Buddy Holly andthe Crickets.
Crenshaw’s good. He has a nice soothing sound, catchy songs about girls and, well girls.
Crenshaw is a singer-songwriter who creates song that are imminently fun and fast. Great to listen to at a dinner party out on the porch on warm spring day. Twangy guitars, strong vocals and great songs. It often all starts with song craft. If the songs sometimes may sound tossed off, that’s part of the point.
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease.