Craig Marshall
Popular Crimes
© 2002 Craig Marshall (713986010627)
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Melodic pop with hooky arrangements, lots of guitars, and plenty of harmonies.
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Longtime frontman for The Lucky Strikes,
Craig Marshall is now also pursiung a solo career focusing on writing and playing catchy guitar pop. The news is already spreading with an invitaion to showcase at last Spring's International Pop Overthrow in Chicago. His radio friendly cd, 'Popular Crimes' was produced by fellow Austin popster Darin Murphy and features an impressive guest list including Tony Scalzo, Ron Flynt, and Jon Sanchez.
"...all down the line the songs continue their parade of strong pop-rock." says the Austin Chronicle.
Craig Marshall has just released his first solo record, 'Popular Crimes'. Alt/Pop in style, this effort was produced by Darin Murphy with cast of players including Murphy (on drums), Jon Notarthomas, Tony Scalzo, Jon Sanchez, Ron Flynt, and George Reiff among others. In stores now.
PRODUCED BY: DARIN MURPHY
MIXED BY: LARS GORANSSON
ALL SONGS BY: C. MARSHALL (c) 2001/BMI craigm@io.com
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From The Austin Chronicle by Ken Lieck
Popular Crimes (Big Ticket)
So where's the crime in being popular? Craig Marshall seems to be out to prove there isn't one. Though the longtime local singer describes this album as "alt-pop," there's very little alt and plenty of pop here, starting with the first track, "Desperately." Even without the prominent harmony vocals of Tony Scalzo, the number could pass for a Fastball tune. And so it continues; "Knock Me Down" has a sweet Burt Bacharach feel to it, and all down the line the songs continue their parade of strong pop-rock. Sure, there's a cliché or two, but love songs and such are part of the game, aren't they? Marshall's head crooner for the Lucky Strikes, and thus has no problem fronting these less-demanding songs vocally. He solidifies the effort with an assembly of fine local musicians like Ron Flynt, Darin Murphy, Jon Sanchez, and more.
A fine solo debut. Officers, release this man!
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buy it!!
author: clankAnything by this guy---buy it, he's brilliant!!!
Can't Miss
author: Bob in NJNice to put on a CD without having to skip tracks!!
Extraordinary only begins to describe this cd
author: Melanie ThompsonPopular Crimes is so tight, it should win a grammy. I visited www.craigmarshall.com and discovered that Craig is very experienced, especially for someone so young. He was in a band in the mid-90s called The Strikes, which received critical acclaim for their albums and tours.
Buy this album!
author: DebsThank goodness for Craig Marshall - he proves it's still possible to write good songs, with great lyrics and hooky melodies. The whole album is so strong that it's actually difficult to choose a standout track. This is upbeat, catchy power-pop ... if you like The Beatles, Crowded House, Squeeze etc, you're bound to enjoy this.
Beautiful
author: CaseyThe cd is so great and beautiful. the tunes are so catchy and just the right uppity beat that makes you smile while you listen to it. Yay for craig