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 Don't waste your money Oct 19, 2009
I own every other Crenshaw CD. This one is depressing and the songs are really odd. I was going to go see him when he was in town but decided not to assuming he was going to play this stuff.
 Great guitar roots type rock. Sep 17, 2009
Marshall got it going on with this CD he is true to roots rock of Buddy Holly and Roy Orbinson and others it is awesome!!!
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Great Melodies! Aug 02, 2009
Maybe my favorite CD this year. The whole CD is solid, but I think "Sunday Blues", "Jaggedland", "Right on Time", "Passing Through", "Never Coming Down", and "Live and Learn" are my favorites. There's something about "Sunday Blues" - what a great melody - it's been in my head for days. I hope to see him in concert this year - would love to hear these songs live.
Unbelievably good album! Jul 27, 2009
Great album, most are outstanding songs! Only 1 we skip. Wake up and fall asleep with melodies in our heads. Saw him in Santa Barbara and he was amazing, playing a lot of old favorites plus a few from this new album. The Long Hard Road is our favorite, playing it over and over for 1.5 hours while we exercise. Some that we thought were just ok at first are among the best after a few times listening. Thanks, Marshall, for enriching our lives again.
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The Poetry of the Turnpike Jul 24, 2009
Marshall Crenshaw once said that he writes a lot of his songs in his car. That makes sense--the groove-laden rhythm of his songs, along with his catchy melodies and lyrics, capture the poetry of the turnpike wonderfully.
His new release, Jaggedland, while not ostensibly a 'car' album, definitely shows off that side of his personality. We have the rhythmic, self-performed "Gasoline Baby," the languorous grooves of "Just Snap Your Fingers" and "Stormy River," and the catchy-but-experimental instrumental "Jaggedland," which suggests that frustrating start-and-stop we get during rush hour in any metro area.
The tunes are up to the usual standard--bright, crystalline power-pop with solid hooks, occasional country touches, and simple, evocative lyrics that deal mostly with the human condition, especially interactions with the opposite sex ("Call my name and I just stare a hole through you").
The surprise for me, here, was in the vocals--while Crenshaw can still do the bright, clear tones we've become accustomed to, on this album he chooses to sing to the song--the opening track, "Right On Time," serves as a stellar example of this--he starts off quiet, low but melodic, giving the song more gravity than it might have otherwise. Of course, when he does kick in that brightness it makes the tune that much more special. He's becoming an interpreter of his own material, and that's a very good thing.
Overall, while Jaggedland doesn't scale the heights of earlier albums like Marshall Crenshaw or Life's Too Short, it's a rewarding effort from one of the best practitioners of guitar pop of the last 30 years. Well done, Mr. Crenshaw.
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