Murphy, Elliott
Milwaukee
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1986 Original. “……Murphy Likes To Write In The Third Person, As If His Songs Are Musical Short Stories, But That Gives Him A Frame For Autobiography, And Songs Like "People Don't Listen," "Out For The Killing," And "Niagara Falls" Paint A Portrait Of A Man Who May Have Been On The Road Too Long, And Who Certainly Has Drunk Too Much Liquor While Paying Too Little Attention To His Relationships. The Relationship Issue Is Engaged Again On The Second Side In Songs Like "Runnin' Around" And "Clean It Up," The Latter Finding The Narrator, Alone, Encountering Husbands And Wives, And Wondering How He Lost "A Love So True." It All Comes To A Head In The Final Track, "Going Through Something (Don't Know What It Is)," In Which The Singer Follows The Title In The Chorus With The Words: "I Don't Feel Like An Adult, I Don't Look Like A Kid/Caught In The Grip Of A Rock & Roll Dream/Like 20 Years Of Loving Someone You've Never Seen." Murphy And His Band Present Tight Rock And Folk-Rock Arrangements Of The Songs, Which Are Typically Catchy And Well Sung…...” William Ruhlmann, AMG.