Artist: Elliott Murphy
Genre(s):
Pop
Rock
Blues
Other
Discography:
Coming Home Again
Year: 2007
Tracks: 13
Never Say Never
Year: 2005
Tracks: 14
Murphy Get Muddy
Year: 2005
Tracks: 14
Just a Story from America
Year: 2005
Tracks: 9
Tour Highlights
Year: 2003
Tracks: 12
Strings of the Storm (CD2)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Strings of the Storm (CD1)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Murph the Surf
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Lost Generation
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Soul Surfing
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
Live at Rockodrom CD2
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Live at Rockodrom CD1
Year: 2002
Tracks: 11
Rainy season
Year: 2000
Tracks: 10
Selling the Gold
Year: 1996
Tracks: 11
Party Girls and Broken Poets
Year: 1994
Tracks: 12
Aquashow
Year: 1990
Tracks: 10
Affairs
Year: 1989
Tracks: 11
Milwaukee
Year: 1986
Tracks: 10
Night Lights
Year: 1976
Tracks: 9
The Best Of
Year:
Tracks: 12
A poetic lyricism is marry to hard-edged arrangements by Long Island-born, Paris-based singer/songwriter Elliott Spud. Although none of his songs make reached the Tiptop 40, Murphy's influence is reflected through the music of Sir David Bruce Springsteen, Lou John Reed, the Velvet Subway, and Talk Heads. Guests on Murphy's albums substantiate included Ted Shawn Colvin, Phil Tom Collins, Billy goat Joel, Sonny boy Landreth, David Bruce Springsteen, and members of the Violent Femmes, the Smithereens, Talking Heads, and the Velvet Underground. During Springsteen's 1996 European spell, White potato was fifty-fifty invited on the stage in Paris to sing an acoustic duo translation of his tune "Gem Lay."
Potato grew up in an upper-middle-class phratry. His forefather owned Cobalt blue Show, a body of water ballet arena on the evidence of the World's Funfair in 1939 and 1964. During Murphy's puerility, the sphere was the internet land site of big isthmus concerts by such jazz musicians as Duke Edward Kennedy Ellington and Count Basie.
Acquiring his first guitar at the eld of 12, Potato right away advanced on the musical tool. Inside a year, he was playing in his first gear paraphernalia band. In 1966, Murphy's band the Rapsillions placed number one in a New York statewide Conflict of the Bands.
Together with his chum Matthew, Irish potato fatigued the tardily '60s in EC, playing his master tunes in underpass stations of the Cross and street corners. He similarly had a bite office in Federico Fellini's 1972 film Capital of Italy. Returning to the United States in 1973, Tater formed a band, Elliott Murphy's Aquashow. Playing frequently at New York hot musca volitans, including Max's Kansas Metropolis and the John Mercer Liberal arts Snapper, Tater and the group became associated with the art rock candy scene that included Patti John Smith and the Freshly York Dolls. Although their 1975 debut album, Aquashow, was critically acclaimed, it failed to break through and through commercially. Murphy's subsequent seventies recordings -- Doomed Generation, Night Lights, and Just a Narrative from America -- sold ailing. In 1980, Murphy launched his have disk book label, Concubine, with a six-song EP, Personal business. The next year, he released a folk-rock album, Murph the Channel-surf. Murphy's album Party Girls & Broken Poets, released in 1984, was nominative for a Fresh York Euphony Honour as Album of the Year.
Murphy has consistently worked with groundbreaking producers. Milwaukee, released in 1986, was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, piece Change Will Come, released in 1987, was produced by Henry James Nut of the Smithereens. A live record album, Hot Point, released in 1989, featured lead guitar by Chris Spedding.
Despite the nation of the art sound of his albums, Spud continued to prospect commercial opposition in the United States. In European Union, still, it was a much different scenario. Murphy's concerts were packed by enthusiastic audiences spell his albums sold well. In 1990, Potato emigrated to Paris, where he continues to live with his wife, Francoise, and his word, Gaspard.
In brief after moving to Genus Paris, Irish potato released a 24-song album, 12, that was sawn-off and rechristened Unreal City upon release in the United States. In 1995, Irish potato assembled a fresh ring that featured drummer Andy Newmark (Roxy Music, Eric Clapton), acoustic and electric car bassist Cuch Merchan (Eurythmy), and percussionist Luis Jardim (Rolling Stones). Recorded at ICP Studios in Belgian capital, Kingdom of Belgium, the album included a duo with Bruce Springsteen on Murphy's tune "Everything I Do (Leads Me Back to You)." In 1998, Tater returned with the record album Beauregard. Terre Commune was issued in 2001. Psyche Surfriding arrived in 2003, followed by the Ne'er Say Never: The C. H. Best of 1995-2005 compiling in 2005. Irish potato released Spud Gets Muddy the next year and Sexual climax Base Once again in too soon 2007.
In plus to his vocation as a musician, Tater has been active as a writer, composing the lining notes for the Velvet Underground's 1969 Inhabit and the Violent Femmes' Add together It Up (1981-1993). Murphy's articles nourish been published by Spin and Rolling Stone magazines, and sustain included characteristic stories on Tom turkey Waits and Keith I. A. Richards. Tater has besides published a novel, Cold and Electric automobile, and iI collections of his myopic stories.
Ray Lynch
