Saturday, May 23, 2020

The 1980 Listening Post - Elliott Murphy - Affairs

Elliott Murphy - Affairs

#27
1980 Housekeeping
Elliott Murphy
Affairs
Genre: Singer Songwriter
3.25 out of 5


Highlights:
Euro-Tour


Why does this remind me of Southside Johnny?
Oh, cuz Elliott is from that singer/storyteller world. He’s put out a ton of stuff over the years but Ive never heard of him. I’m sure this is a failing of mine.
His songs are all perfectly mediocre. Nothing inherently terrible. But, in the grand scheme of things, there’s a reason I’ve never heard of him. 
He’s part Springsteen, part Lou Reed, part Dylan, part Violent Femmes but never as good as any of them.


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