{"id":9877,"date":"2025-05-31T00:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/?page_id=9877"},"modified":"2025-05-31T00:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:10:58","slug":"review-of-i-write-your-name-college-music-journal-1984","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/music-reviews\/review-of-i-write-your-name-college-music-journal-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of\u00a0I Write Your Name – College Music Journal 1984"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Review of I Write Your Name<\/em>
CMJ New Music Report<\/a>
<\/strong>30 January 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A somewhat less obtuse effort from Carroll with music that more tersely highlights his lyrics and brings his oft-fragmented images more clearly into focus. Included are a good dose of strong rockers, heady yet ethereal ballads and a fine cover of Lou Reed’s classic “Sweet Jane.” Don’t be scared off by Carroll’s “image.” He’s a brilliant poet and troubador with a razor-sharp rock edge-and his music deserves to be heard. Top tracks: “Luxuries,” “Hold Back The Dreams” and “Low Rider.”
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\u00a9<\/strong> 2000 College Media, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original review was found at http:\/\/www.cmj.com\/Reviews\/review.phtml?artistName=JIM+CARROLL+BAND&recordingName=I+Write+Your+Name&reviewerName=<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Review of I Write Your Name CMJ New Music Report30 January 1984 A somewhat less obtuse effort from Carroll with music that more tersely highlights his lyrics and brings his oft-fragmented images more clearly into focus. Included are a good dose of strong rockers, heady yet ethereal ballads and a fine cover of Lou Reed’s … Continue reading Review of\u00a0I Write Your Name – College Music Journal 1984<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3987,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-9877","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9VlUH-2zj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3987,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/music-reviews\/","url_meta":{"origin":9877,"position":0},"title":"Audio Reviews","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some reviews of \"audio recordings.\" So far the reviews are of albums by the Jim Carroll Band and solo albums by Jim Carroll\u00a0. 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