Marshall Crenshaw - This Is Easy: The Best of Marshall Crenshaw
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Free Music Notes for This Is Easy: The Best of Marshall Crenshaw
Free Music Review: This Is Easy; Just Buy It!
Hit: 5 Stars
Though I think it should have been a 2-CD retrospective instead of one disc (though its crammed to the 80 minute limit) its a excellent starter CD for new fans. For a old fan like me its missing some great tracks like "Lesson Number One", "The Distance Between", "They Will Never Know", "Valerie", "Fantastic Planet Of Love" and "Walkin' Around". On the plus side this CD finally has the reissue of Marshall's first single "Somethings Gonna Happen", a great track that didn't make his first Warner Brothers album. The liner notes are a must read not only for new fans but old ones too, a lot of fun. Rhino did a class job compliling this CD but I want more tracks! For new fans its the best place to start along with his classic first album and "Field Day".
Free Music Review: 22 great songs
Hit: 5 Stars
Crenshaw's been writing and recording great pop/rock music for so long and has gotten so little press and radio airplay that when you hear the songs on this compilation, if you're hearing them for the first time, you'll feel that you've been let in on this cool secret music club. His songs are kind of a combination of rockabilly, Beatles, soul, and jangle, and every tune on this compilation is over too soon. Even if you already have his CDs or albums, this CD collects his best songs and adds a couple you might not have (Something's Gonna Happen, You're My Favorite Waste of Time). The remastering sounds great, the programming is chronological (though it doesn't really matter because these songs are pretty timeless), and Crenshaw's contributions to the liner notes are fun to read.
Free Music Review: sterling collection from one of pop music's best songwriters
Hit: 5 Stars
It's criminal that Crenshaw is virtually unknown to most pop music fans. His lack of radio airplay belies his prolific ability to craft hook laden pop songs. He delivers simple, straightforward pop music invested with remarkable melodic ingenuity; his material is timeless, fresh, witty and utterly infectious.This is one of the rare examples of a greatest hits album that actually captures the artist's best work and accurately reflects his growth as a songwriter and musician. From the straightforward power pop arrangements of "Someday, Someway" and "There She Goes Again" from his debut album to the vibrant "Better Back Off" Crensahw displays remarkable verbal facility and pure pop craftsmanship that withstands play after play.
Free Music Review: Somebody, please re release "Life's Too Good"
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this collection. It's great to hear songs like Vague Memory and This is Easy again. Marshall Crenshaw has been remarkably consistent in his career, but people tend to think after his first album he went into a hole. Not so. What's a shame is that some of his greatest records are simply unavaiable now. Especially his one MCA release, "Life's Too Good." On this set, only the opening cut, "Better Back Off" is included. My God, one of the greatest pop songs ever, "Walking Around" is now out of touch. And what about "Fantastic Planet of Love." This album is also his best-sounding record; it rocks, with Kenny Aronoff on drums. Hey Rhino, get that back catalogue out there!Free Music Review: Essential Pop Music
Hit: 5 Stars
Alright, here's the deal. I had had this song rattling around in my head for years called "Calling out for Love (At Crying Time)". It was by Marshall Crenshaw, and I knew that he was underrated. So I buy this disk on a friend's recommendation, and I cried when I finished it. This is some of the most beautiful, nuanced, and intricate pop music you'll ever hear. Not a wasted note,not a wasted breath. Check out the glorious harmonies on "Mary Ann", or the cool, subtle changes in "Whenever You're on My Mind".Just buy this album. If there was any justice, Marshall Crenshaw would be ruling the charts and Madonna would still be an unknown in a bad dress.