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This Is Easy: The Best Of Marshall Crenshaw,Marshall Crenshaw

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Marshall Crenshaw
Released 2000

You're My Favorite Waste Of Time
02:38
672 plays

Our Town
04:01
588 plays

For Her Love
03:01
495 plays

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- 1
- Something's Gonna Happen
- 02:17
- 330 plays

- 2
- Someday, Someway
- 02:49
- 2,803 plays

- 3
- There She Goes Again
- 02:37
- 1,033 plays

- 3
- Cynical Girl
- 02:35
- 1,143 plays

- 4
- Mary Anne
- 02:52
- 1,105 plays

- 6
- You're My Favorite Waste Of Time
- 02:38
- 672 plays

- 6
- Monday Morning Rock
- 03:09
- 485 plays

- 7
- Whenever You're On My Mind
- 03:18
- 2,288 plays

- 8
- Our Town
- 04:01
- 588 plays

- 9
- For Her Love
- 03:01
- 495 plays

- 11
- I'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)
- 03:21
- 453 plays

- 11
- Little Wild One (No. 5)
- 03:51
- 467 plays

- 12
- Blues Is King
- 03:48
- 353 plays

- 14
- Like A Vague Memory
- 04:04
- 265 plays

- 15
- Calling Out For Love (At Crying Time)
- 04:32
- 367 plays

- 15
- This Is Easy
- 03:49
- 389 plays

- 17
- Somebody Crying
- 03:23
- 375 plays

- 17
- You Should've Been There
- 03:36
- 341 plays

- 19
- Someplace Where Love Can't Find Me
- 04:01
- 369 plays

- 20
- Better Back Off
- 04:26
- 172 plays

- 21
- What Do You Dream Of?
- 03:28
- 204 plays

- 22
- Starless Summer Sky
- 03:24
- 205 plays

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album review

Co-compiler Gary Stewart and project assistant David Gorman waste no time at all before addressing the question that has plagued rock critics and fans since 1981: "how can we rationalize the continued underappreciation of Marshall Crenshaw?" It's not just that Crenshaw is a cult favorite and critics' pet; he's also steeped in rock & roll traditions that date back to Buddy Holly and Gene Vincent, and his records are such ear candy that you'd figure they would attract a big audience. Instead, only three of Crenshaw's previous ten albums have even reached the charts, along with just one single; Stewart and Gorman hope this compilation will "set things right." If only it could. Running from 1981 to 1996, the 22-track collection gathers four tracks each from Crenshaw's first three albums, as well as his first indie single "Something's Gonna Happen," the exceptional B-side "You're My Favorite Waste of Time," and assorted tracks from four subsequent albums. Crenshaw doesn't so much write songs as he makes records, at least as interested in guitar textures and what echo is placed on his vocal as what he's singing about. For all the surface pleasure his work provides, the only depth it reveals is one of craft; one is more impressed than really involved. And yet, it would be hard for a rock & roll fan not to enjoy this record, which cherry-picks Crenshaw's albums, diminishing, for example, the inappropriately bombastic production Steve Lillywhite brought to Field Day. The tracks are all pop gems, and they do, as Stewart and Gorman claim, induce the fantasy of a world in which classic, 1965-vintage pop/rock was still on top 20 years later. It's a nice dream for rock & roll fans; with this album they can close their eyes and, for 75 minutes, pretend it's true. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide