@nicks25 and @dayglow: Another big Marshall Crenshaw fan here! Have either of you seen him live? I saw him in ’82 in one of the big NYC clubs, when his brother was still drumming for him, and Graham Maby (Joe Jackson) was playing 6-string bass and singing harmony (Marshall, Robert, and Grahams 3-parts were perfect, not easy to do live. C, S, & N couldn’t do it). Fantastic! I then saw him a few years later at The Playboy Club on Sunset Blvd. in L.A., just a trio. Still good, but I liked the 5-pc version better.
If you haven’t heard it, Marshall’s album entitled #447 (Razor & Tie Records) is also fantastic (actually, all his albums are, right? ;-). He sings all the parts and plays all the instruments, and he’s an excellent drummer. Unfortunately released on CD only; hopefully someone like VMP will reissue it on LP.
