When Elliott Murphy released his memorable debut album, Aquashow, in 1973, he seemed to be on a fast track to the big time. It didn’t quite work out that way, thanks to bad record company deals and other assorted hard […]
When Elliott Murphy released his memorable debut album, Aquashow, in 1973, he seemed to be on a fast track to the big time. It didn’t quite work out that way, thanks to bad record company deals and other assorted hard […]
It’s not easy for Elliott Murphy to pick the best concert he has ever seen. “I was born in 1949 and started playing guitar and getting into music when I was 12, so that makes over 50 years of historic […]
Elliott Murphy caused quite a stir with Aquashow, his 1973 debut album. Rolling Stone, for example, devoted considerably more space to its review of the record than to a critique of Springsteen’s first album in the same issue, with writer […]
Packed with blistering anthems and effusive ballads, Elliott Murphys 29th album ranks among his best, but you may have to play it several times to realize that. Nothing here seems likely to grab listeners as quickly as, say, 2002s hook-laden […]
Elliott Murphy’s early LPs have for years been high on his fans’ can’t-wait-for-the-CD lists. Now, finally and suddenly, several labels have reissued three of his first four albums, plus five discs of demos and outtakes from the same period. The […]
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