But Marshall came back in 1991 with Life's Too Short, on the fledgeling label, Paradox Records (a short-lived MCA subsidiary). However, after lackluster sales of Good Evening, he was dropped by Warners. Nonetheless the album was still very good due to his superior songwriting skills and cover interpretations. By the time of Good Evening, Marshall was being pressured by his record company, Warner Brothers, to be more 'commercial', resulting in some changes in the production and style, and the inclusion of more covers. In the late 'eighties, Marshall released two more very fine albums ( Mary Jean and 9 Others, 1987 Good Evening, 1989) to increasingly disappointing responses by the public. Here's more from the great, vastly under-appreciated Marshall Crenshaw, from a few years later. Here is a show from 2000, where we can hear a definitely older, somewhat mellower, and probably wiser version of Marshall Crenshaw, but he still had the goods, and delivers a high quality show that features new songs from the #447 album as well as a mix of songs (and covers) from throughout his career. But Marshall kept on going making quality music throughout his career. I have to admit that, although I had bought all of Marshall's albums up through Life's Too Short, that I never even heard of or knew about these releases at the time.
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With them Marshall released a series of albums, including Miracle of Science (1996) and #447 (1999), as well as a couple Live albums (1994 & 2001), none of which received much media attention or public interest. Following the lackluster response (once again) to his wonderful 1991 album, Life's Too Short, Marshall was again left without a recording contract ( Life's Too Short would be his last major label release), but after a couple years signed with the small independent label, Razor & Tie. Here's one more look at the music of master power popster Marshall Crenshaw, from his more recent years.