ELLIOTT MURPHY
''AQUASHOW''
1973
37:09
1 - Last Of The Rock Stars 3:40
2 - How's The Family 4:19
3 - Hangin' Out 4:17
4 - Hometown 4:30
5 - Graveyard Scrapbook 2:55
6 - Poise 'n Pen 2:35
7 - Marilyn 4:15
8 - White Middle Class Blues 2:59
9 - Like A Great Gatsby 3:12
10 - Don't Go Away 4:01
ELLIOTT MURPHY - VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, HARMONICA, PIANO ON 6, BACKING VOCALS
MATTHEW MURPHY - BASS, BACKING VOCALS
GENE PARSONS - DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
RICK MAROTTA - DRUMS ON 2
TEDDY IRWIN - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
FRANK OWENS - PIANO, ORGAN
PAT REBILLOT - PIANO & ORGAN ON 4, ELECTRIC PIANO ON 7, 9
LINDA NOVEMBER - BACKING VOCALS
DENNIS FERRANTE - BACKING VOCALS
JIM MASON - BACKING VOCALS
EDDIE MOTTAU - BACKING VOCALS
DICK WAGNER - BACKING VOCALS
MAERETHA STEWART - BACKING VOCALS
TASHA THOMAS - BACKING VOCALS
REVIEW
Brett Hartenbach
With all the praise accorded every other artist anointed with the "new Dylan" tag, Elliott Murphy burst onto the scene in 1973 wearing the mantle proudly. His debut, Aquashow, came on like the son of Blonde on Blonde, but with the streetwise poetic bent of Lou Reed. And, as is the case with most 24-year-olds armed with pen, paper, guitar, and harmonica, he has plenty to say. There is the tendency to wield a heavy hand when it comes to his takes on love, fame, growing up, and the underbelly of middle-class life, but Murphy, whose insights cut deeper than the majority of writers his age, is successful more often than not. If the irony of "How's the Family" or the overstated "Marilyn Monroe died for our sins" are a bit much, tracks such as "Hangin' Out," "Scrapbook Graveyard," and "Last of the Rock Stars" more than make up for it, painting a vivid picture of disenfranchised youth -- searching yet self-destructive. Still, as good as Murphy can be lyrically, it's the music that first draws you in. From his own electric guitar, and a rhythm section made up of brother Matthew Murphy and Byrd Gene Parsons, to Highway 61 Revisited pianist Frank Owens' organ and piano, Murphy creates some of the most convincing Dylan-esque folk-rock to come along since 1966. In and out of print over the years, Aquashow remains a minor classic, thanks to a keen eye, intelligence, and a sparse, straightforward sound that stays clear of trends.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
More then thirty-five years have passed since the release of Elliott Murphy's ground-breaking first album Aquashow in 1973 (recently declared an Album Classic by the UK's prestigious UNCUT magazine) and since that time Elliott Murphy, singer-songwriter, rock troubadour, indefatigable road warrior (over 100 shows a year!) and prolific author of fiction has once again proven his dedication to his music and his commitment to his growing legion of fans with the release of his new CD Notes From the Underground featuring eleven new Elliott Murphy songs (five of which are co-written with long-time guitarist Olivier Durand. The album is already being hailed as his best in a decade (All Music Guide).
Aside from Elliott’s French guitarist extraordinaire Olivier Durand Notes From the Underground features keyboardist Kenny Margolis (Willie Deville, Cracker) and Murphy's touring band of drummer Alan Fatras and bassist Laurent Pardo as well as Elliott's son Gaspard on guitar on featured track "Frankenstein's Daughter".
Born to a show business family in New York, Elliott began his career by winning the New York State Battle of the Bands in 1966 followed by a troubadour like odyssey in Europe where he played on the streets in Amsterdam, Paris and Rome including a bit part in Federico Fellini's film Roma. Returning to the US he quickly secured a recording contract and following the critical success of Aquashow came in quick succession Lost Generation (Produced by Doors producer Paul Rothschild), Night Lights (featuring Billy Joel), Just A Story From America (featuring Phil Collins and Mick Taylor) and many others albums. Highlights from recent albums include an extraordinary duet with Bruce Springsteen ("Selling The Gold") who often invites Elliott on stage with him during his European tours.
Murphy is also a published author of various collections of short stories, the most recently being Café Notes (Hachette) and two novels Cold And Electric and the neo-western Poetic Justice (Hachette.) A new novel Tramps is expected in 2009.
Elliott lives in Paris, France.
OFFICIAL SITE
''AQUASHOW''
1973
37:09
1 - Last Of The Rock Stars 3:40
2 - How's The Family 4:19
3 - Hangin' Out 4:17
4 - Hometown 4:30
5 - Graveyard Scrapbook 2:55
6 - Poise 'n Pen 2:35
7 - Marilyn 4:15
8 - White Middle Class Blues 2:59
9 - Like A Great Gatsby 3:12
10 - Don't Go Away 4:01
ELLIOTT MURPHY - VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, HARMONICA, PIANO ON 6, BACKING VOCALS
MATTHEW MURPHY - BASS, BACKING VOCALS
GENE PARSONS - DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
RICK MAROTTA - DRUMS ON 2
TEDDY IRWIN - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
FRANK OWENS - PIANO, ORGAN
PAT REBILLOT - PIANO & ORGAN ON 4, ELECTRIC PIANO ON 7, 9
LINDA NOVEMBER - BACKING VOCALS
DENNIS FERRANTE - BACKING VOCALS
JIM MASON - BACKING VOCALS
EDDIE MOTTAU - BACKING VOCALS
DICK WAGNER - BACKING VOCALS
MAERETHA STEWART - BACKING VOCALS
TASHA THOMAS - BACKING VOCALS
REVIEW
Brett Hartenbach
With all the praise accorded every other artist anointed with the "new Dylan" tag, Elliott Murphy burst onto the scene in 1973 wearing the mantle proudly. His debut, Aquashow, came on like the son of Blonde on Blonde, but with the streetwise poetic bent of Lou Reed. And, as is the case with most 24-year-olds armed with pen, paper, guitar, and harmonica, he has plenty to say. There is the tendency to wield a heavy hand when it comes to his takes on love, fame, growing up, and the underbelly of middle-class life, but Murphy, whose insights cut deeper than the majority of writers his age, is successful more often than not. If the irony of "How's the Family" or the overstated "Marilyn Monroe died for our sins" are a bit much, tracks such as "Hangin' Out," "Scrapbook Graveyard," and "Last of the Rock Stars" more than make up for it, painting a vivid picture of disenfranchised youth -- searching yet self-destructive. Still, as good as Murphy can be lyrically, it's the music that first draws you in. From his own electric guitar, and a rhythm section made up of brother Matthew Murphy and Byrd Gene Parsons, to Highway 61 Revisited pianist Frank Owens' organ and piano, Murphy creates some of the most convincing Dylan-esque folk-rock to come along since 1966. In and out of print over the years, Aquashow remains a minor classic, thanks to a keen eye, intelligence, and a sparse, straightforward sound that stays clear of trends.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
More then thirty-five years have passed since the release of Elliott Murphy's ground-breaking first album Aquashow in 1973 (recently declared an Album Classic by the UK's prestigious UNCUT magazine) and since that time Elliott Murphy, singer-songwriter, rock troubadour, indefatigable road warrior (over 100 shows a year!) and prolific author of fiction has once again proven his dedication to his music and his commitment to his growing legion of fans with the release of his new CD Notes From the Underground featuring eleven new Elliott Murphy songs (five of which are co-written with long-time guitarist Olivier Durand. The album is already being hailed as his best in a decade (All Music Guide).
Aside from Elliott’s French guitarist extraordinaire Olivier Durand Notes From the Underground features keyboardist Kenny Margolis (Willie Deville, Cracker) and Murphy's touring band of drummer Alan Fatras and bassist Laurent Pardo as well as Elliott's son Gaspard on guitar on featured track "Frankenstein's Daughter".
Born to a show business family in New York, Elliott began his career by winning the New York State Battle of the Bands in 1966 followed by a troubadour like odyssey in Europe where he played on the streets in Amsterdam, Paris and Rome including a bit part in Federico Fellini's film Roma. Returning to the US he quickly secured a recording contract and following the critical success of Aquashow came in quick succession Lost Generation (Produced by Doors producer Paul Rothschild), Night Lights (featuring Billy Joel), Just A Story From America (featuring Phil Collins and Mick Taylor) and many others albums. Highlights from recent albums include an extraordinary duet with Bruce Springsteen ("Selling The Gold") who often invites Elliott on stage with him during his European tours.
Murphy is also a published author of various collections of short stories, the most recently being Café Notes (Hachette) and two novels Cold And Electric and the neo-western Poetic Justice (Hachette.) A new novel Tramps is expected in 2009.
Elliott lives in Paris, France.
OFFICIAL SITE
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