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Very Best Of Moon Martin

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The story goes something like this. Moon Martin was working with Linda Ronstadt's back up band in the early seventies. The band wanted to stay together and go out on their own. Moon Martin decieded not to join them and he went on as a solo song writter and recording artist on his own. Oh yeah, the other players from the Ronstadt Band became- The Eagles.
I'm glad Moon didn't join the Eagles because I would have never heard these great songs. Moon Martin ia usually known (if at all) for writting Robert Palmers hit "Bad Case Of Loving You" and Willie "Mink" DeVille's "Cadallac Walk". Buy this CD and you can hear the original versions.
I first became aware of him when he opened for ROCKPILE at the Ritz Club in NYC in the early 80's. Moon recorded four albums for Capitol Records in the late seventies early eighties. This is a compilation of those four albums. Moon' albums always sound more like professional song demos than finished projects. At first you may think this sounds a little strange, but as time passes you realize that the simplicity of these arrangements make you really appreciate the great writting. There are no blazing guitar or keyboard solos-just simple songs with catchy great lyrics and catchy melodies that you can't get out of your head.
In the late 80s and 90s Moon has had a number of CDs issued in Europe. If you like this Best of CD- search for these other import CD releases. They are all just as good.

There's something about artists who just skirt the edges of mainstream popularity that draws me. Those who are nearly perfect at what they do, but what they do doesn't really fit into the preferences of the masses. Moon Martin is on my short list of pop/rock/blues musicians that influenced the genres but never broke into the big time themselves or only had brief forays into the white hot spotlight. Some others on that list are Nick Lowe, J.J. Cale, Steve Morse, Chuck Lavell, Paul Barrere.

The only thing that could make this a better album would be adding Bootleg Woman.

I had an album of his back in the late 1970's if I recall right and loved his style of pop-rock! I think Rolene got some airplay on the radio but otherwise you probably never heard of Moon Martin! This is supposely his best...I would say every song is worth a listen and really grows on you! Right now I've got Hot House Baby stuck in my mind and can't get it out!...lol. Very catchy tunes! Very recommended!

Ask yourself - who stands the exacting test of time as far as pop music goes: Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, or Moon Martin?
While two of them are mega-millionaires, world-wide celebrity superstars, one would elicit a who's that? from across the globe, yet Moon Martin's music has proven timeless, the very essence of American rock/country-influenced power pop.
Moon is singer, songwriter, and vastly under-rated guitarist on these tunes, and the goal seems to be riffs, hooks, moods, and simple passion - making him the opposite of over-blown schlockmeisters like Petty, Springsteen, Dylan, U2, Fountains of Wayne.

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