The Jim Carroll Band — Catholic Boy

Author: tracysigler | Posted: February 4th, 2006 | | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

The Jim Carroll Band -- Catholic Boy

  • Artist: The Jim Carroll Band
  • Title: Catholic Boy
  • Year: 1980
  • Format: Vinyl 12 in.
  • Rating (1-10): 6
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 1982 ? – Unknown origin.
  • Keeper: Yes

Something about Jim Carroll just depresses me. He paints a pretty miserable picture of the 1970s. I remember hearing “People Who Died” on the radio as a teenager and really liking it. It seemed almost punk, but smarter or something. I also really like the track “It’s Too Late”, another of the more rocking cuts. I didn’t get the record right away, but eventually picked it up. I’ve also read his book “Basketball Diaries” and I don’t remember that being too uplifting either. Am I fan? Not so much I guess, but I’ll keep “Catholic Boy” in the collection.


One Comment on “The Jim Carroll Band — Catholic Boy”

  1. 1 MASS MoCA said at 1:30 pm on August 3rd, 2006:

    If you or your readers are interested in hearing more from Jim Carroll, he is doing a spoken word show at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), Saturday, August 19 at 8 PM. You can find out more at http://www.massmoca.org/performing_arts/performing_arts.html.

    Thanks!

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