Re: Jim Carroll

Surely the Jim Carroll Band had their own TP entry at some time? The only place I find any mention of him on this site is in the entry for Truly, and while I don't dispute Ira's assessment of his talent (or lack thereof) there, I'm fairly surprised to find out he hasn't got his own entry.

For the record, I kind of liked "Nothing Is True" and "City Drops Into the Night" (and the music for "Three Sisters," though the words were beyond dopey).

The Basketball Diaries was a funny book, but the movie stank.

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> The Basketball Diaries was a funny book, but the movie stank.

you bagging on leo and marky mark? eh, i kinda liked that flick...

but hey, even the stinka babies have their own tp entry...

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Hmm. Though it suffers a bit from similar sounding songs throughout (which may have as much to do with Carroll's vocal limitations as anything else) Catholic Boy is a solid record. Day And Night is an overlooked track and despite its morose lyrics, People Who Died is an undeniable classic of sorts.

<you bagging on leo and marky mark? eh, i kinda liked that flick...>

Actually, I liked Marky Mark quite a bit in it - he was the best part. I just thought the whole thing was kind of odd - it never could quite make up its mind if it was happening in 1964 or 1992.

I don't have TP book #1, but I've got the other volumes - no Carroll. Amazing.

Agree about the awesomeness of "People Who Died" and "Basketball Diaries" (the book, never saw the flick).
He did some excellent spoken-work recordings, too, I believe on John Giorno's compilations.

A little off topic, but the Drive-by Truckers do a killer cover of "People Who Died." It's usually the last song they play in the evening. Patterson Hood says its one of the first songs he and Cooley learned to play, stretching back into the 80's sometime. Weirdly enough they also covered "Keep On Smilin'" by Wet Willie and "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" by Van Halen at their New Year's Eve show.

I liked the movie version, too. Leo's best role? Scott Kalvert did well with the material; many directors making the step from videos to film bring too much of that genre with them, imo.

Catholic Boy was a sacramental LP in HS (can't remember why at this point, other than it was quite unique in its day). This lead to reading Basketball Diaries. When we had to recite a poet in English class (most chose Yeats, etc.), I recited Jim Carroll. Man, the teacher was bumming. But I recommend Forced Entries (the sequel book to Basketball Diaries).



Post Edited (09-18-12 16:02)

my call way back when, since reconsidered, never rectified.