Marshall Crenshaw, Graham Maby, and Robert Crenshaw Part 1.mp4

Marshall Crenshaw Graham Maby, and Robert Crenshaw Aug 14th 1987 'In Person" at The Palace in Hollywood, CA. This is Easy and Steel Strings.

[@SteveGuion]

Excellent video! Thanks for posting. I saw you guys on this tour at First Ave in Mpls. It was a perfect show.

[@TByronK]

I saw Marshall several times in the 80’s, I met the band once at After Sundown in Blacksburg VA in 1984, you were gracious to me, a star struck 18 year old @ I have always loved the music, a soundtrack and anthem for my early years. -B.

[@robdisner]

Great-looking and sounding footage. Saw you guys in Detroit around this time. This Oak Park High alum digs it!

[@crackuhpleez]

Robert is such a straight up good drummer and he throws out some great backup vocals! Thanks for the great music Robert!

[@rickybobbyc]

Thank you.

[@powerpopaholic876]

Aww yeah. Sibling similarity always sounds so good together on great voices

[@markbrooks4471]

Boy, was I surprised when they dropped that Peter Case tune. Although he is a superb pop songwriter, Marshall excels when he's playing a well picked cover by one of his contemporaries. Ben Vaughn's Brenda Lee a case in point, found on the brilliant Downtown LP.

[@NezAppaz]

Come on Marshall you know the rules, if you're going to bring gum to a show make sure you bring enough for everybody

[@2refinish]

"This Is Easy" isn't an easy song to sing and play--I've tried. So high, vocally, and deceptively complicated rhythm. Robert, thank you so much for posting this. Saw you all in 1983 during the Field Day tour. What a great album that was!

[@racketman2u]

It's even harder to sing it and chew gum at the same time!

[@powerpopaholic876]

But this guitar playing...! Alternating between Fills/runs, chords, arpeggios, arpeggios and octaves with suspensions, stuff over open strings.. all within the same song. That’s how to fill out a song with one guitar. There’s different, but there’s nothing really better than this, especially LIVE! A treat. 😄😄👍👍

[@JamesLadouceur-i2r]

Sounds like a revival tour is on the way 😎

[@markjamesmeli2520]

One of the best POWER TRIOS ever.

[@burpo]

Man, oh man, oh man, oh man... So, so so very good... even better when compared to what's on the airwaves today. Love this stuff. And what a great rhythm section.

[@stephandahlgren7463]

Robert, A thank you from Sweden. I was at Bottom Line in NY in 1994 the day before the World Cup kicked off. Marsh was playing a solo concert. I flagged down a random guy after the concert asking to paparazzi a pic with me and M in case he would walk by. That random guy was you. You brought me backstage and you guys did conversation with a tounge tied northener. Got a great pic too. Btw Mary Jean and 9 others is a masterpiece not least because of the drive in the percussion. Thanks again

[@AnaRamos-bm9ck]

Nunca tinha ouvido falar desse cara. Assim que ouvi pela primeira vez passei a ter bons gostos. Adoro as músicas dele

[@toddl6233]

Hello Robert!! This is one of the best albums I ever had!

[@vonhorn29]

Thanks a million for posting this, Robert. Have always loved how hard you hit the drums...big fan here. Anyway, this made my month.

[@davidmedsker3201]

Excellent, thank you for posting this. Wishing your brother a happy birthday today. :)

[@obtuse72]

I own a copy of "Mary Jean & 9 Others" on vinyl...and it holds the distinction of being the last vinyl album that I ever purchased. After that it was all CD's.

[@rocketjohn718]

I was inspired to fact-check a tidbit I'd heard earlier this weekend: That Marshall Crenshaw, did time in Beatlemania. Yup, tis true, he played John Lennon. Here a couple of my faves of his, with his brother on drums and Joe Jackson's bass player...

[@Jerico311]

Thanks so much for posting this! It's so late, but I don't want to stop listening. :)

[@amkirsch2000]

This Is Easy is so beautiful.

[@jeffshoemaker2462]

This band NEVER had an off night. Top shelf as usual Robert.

[@terrypartain7513]

You all have kept me out of the other side. Thank you so much for your intelligent and incredible music.

[@thomasharkins4779]

Funny, I always felt that a number of your live performances were better than the recordings. This is no exception.

[@powerpopaholic876]

Aww yeah! And that guitar...!

[@willietalk5579]

This is my favorite MC song. I wish he did it in concert. I've seen him three times in the past five years and he doesn't perform it.

[@MarsNeedsGuitars1]

Thank you Robert Crenshaw, this is an amazing upload! Just wish there was more.

[@aroxon]

Saw you guys for the first time on this tour/album..amazing 3 piece! You guys jam like Cream lol

[@robyoung8093]

why isn't MC and the group bigger - sure he wrote some great pop and I mean GREAT pop, but this is over the top!

[@troyalexander8228]

Thank you for this upload Robert! You and your brother are absolute powerhouse forces of talent. Do you still keep in touch with Chris Donato? I know that’s not him in the vid. I think you guys played with Chris at least until 1985. I’ve been trying to look up things on the net about Chris, but have found nothing.

[@odaydrums]

Robert what are you doing now? I almost got to open for your brother when he sang for the Smithereens ...alas cancelled