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Beauregard

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Wow! Beauregard is the ultimate singer/songwriter CD. The lyrics, off course included, are just amazing, and Elliott sings in a style that you;ll never forget. If you're a little short on cash, don't buy this CD, for it's 100% sure you'll want to have the other 15 Elliott Murphy albums as well. And guess what? They are just as great. Buy it, and you'll know what I mean.

As an American Overseas, I had to move to Germany to find out what a great artist Eliott Murphy is, This brillant album with its clever intelligent texts shows just a little side of the gem known as Elliott. At every concert he never failed to greet us personally, and at one concert sang for us just alone at an almost cancelled gig. He even put us on the VIP list of a Garland Jeffries concert where he was playing so we could see him. I recommend strongly any LP or CD of Elliotts especially "Party girls and broken poets" He worked with Bruce Springsteen on his album "Selling the Gold" and I hope that Elliotts work won't go unnoticed in the end !! My personal favorite on Beauregard is "O Wyoming" because I am from there. at any rate, any song is a 100% garantee for pure enjoyment !

Elliott Murphy is probably the best kept secret in the music business today. His music is haunting his words are wonderful. There are three outstanding songs ST ELMO'S HOTEL, ALL THESE DAYS and SMALL ROOM on the album which are worth the price of the CD. Combine David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, and Neil Young and roll them around in Gilbert Becaud, Seamus Heaney and you have a poet/musician who continues to bring his keen observations to his audience. Run out and buy it.

This is great stuff. Fans of Cliff Eberhardt, Greg Brown, or even Tom Waits should take note. Never boring, always good writing all the way through.

Beauregard is an amazing CD. Elliott Murphy is a legendary singer/songwriter.