The Jim Carroll Band (Five Albums]
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James Dennis "Jim" Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an author, poet,
autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work
The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring
Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.
Carroll was of Irish descent and attended Roman Catholic grammar schools from 1955 to 1963.
In fall 1963, he entered public school, but was soon awarded a scholarship to the elite
private school Trinity School (New York). He entered Trinity High School in 1964.
Apart from being interested in writing, Carroll was an all-star basketball player throughout
his grade school and high school career. He entered the "Biddy League" at age 13 and
participated in the National High School All Star Game in 1966. During this time, Carroll
was living a double life as a heroin addict who prostituted himself to afford his habit, but
was also writing poems and attending poetry workshops at St. Mark's Poetry Project.
He attended Wagner College and Columbia University.
Carroll attracted the attention of the local literati and published his first book Organic
Trains at age 17. Several of his poems have been published in such magazines as Paris Review
and Poetry. In 1970, his second collection of poems, 4 Ups and 1 Down was published, and he
started working for Andy Warhol. At first, he was writing film dialogue and inventing
character names; later on, Carroll worked as the co-manager of Warhol's Theater.
Also in 1978, Carroll formed The Jim Carroll Band, a New Wave/punk rock group, with
encouragement from Patti Smith. The band was formerly called Amsterdam, based in the San
Francisco Bay Area. The musicians were Steve Linsley (bass), Wayne Woods (drums), Brian
Linsley and Terrell Winn (guitars).
Catholic Boy (1980) is an album by The Jim Carroll Band. Carroll was notable for publishing
a memoir, The Basketball Diaries, and poetry collections including Living at the Movies. It
spawned two FM hits, "It's Too Late," in this case, "to fall in love with Sharon Tate," but
more that it is too late to understand the attitudes of beautiful, rich and bored women.
"People Who Died," is about friends of the singers who died before their time. The front
cover photograph was taken by Annie Leibovitz.
1."Wicked Gravity" (Jim Carroll) – 4:56
2."Three Sisters" (Carroll, Terrell Winn) – 3:19
3."Day and Night" (Carroll, Allen Lanier) – 2:22
4."Nothing Is True" (Carroll, Brian Linsley) – 3:29
5."People Who Died" (Carroll, Brian Linsley,Stephen Linsley, Terrell Winn,Wayne Woods) –
4:59
6."City Drops into the Night" (Carroll, Stephen Linsley, Brian Linsley) – 7:23
7."Crow" (Carroll, Terrell Winn) – 3:02
8."It's Too Late" (Carroll, Wayne Woods) – 3:04
9."I Want the Angel" (Carroll, Brian Linsley) – 2:49
10."Catholic Boy" (Carroll) – 3:03
Jim Carroll – vocals
Brian Linsley – guitar
Stephen Linsley – bass
Terrell Winn – guitar
Wayne Woods – drums
Allen Lanier – keyboards on "Day and Night" & "I Want the Angel"
Bobby Keys – saxophone on "City Drops into the Night"
Amy Katner – vocal on "Day and Night"
Sally, Hilary, Neon, Janet – backing vocals on "People Who Died"
Jim Carroll's Dry Dreams (1981) is in a style similar to that of his debut release. Despite
the expanded instrumentation suggested by the personnel list on the album cover, the music
here is still generally new wave-oriented, stripped down, and often propelled by an itchy
beat. As one might expect from the author of The Basketball Diaries, Carroll's lyrics are
wonderfully evocative and literate, to be favorably counted among rock music's best.
Parallels to Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Patti Smith (this last pointed up by including guest
guitarist/co-songwriter Lenny Kaye on the final track) are especially noticeable. Songs here
are generally fine, if perhaps not quite as punchily memorable as those on his prior album.
A few interesting alleyways are explored here, including the more traditionally tuneful and
more fully scored "Rooms" and the multisectional "Barricades," which alternates slower Bob
Dylan-derived music with faster, rocking material. This sturdy disc is well worth hearing.
Tracks
1 Work Not Play
2 Dry Dreams
3 Them
4 Jealous Twin
5 Lorraine
6 Jody
7 Barricades
8 Evangeline
9 Rooms
10 Still Life
Randy Brecker Trumpet
Tom Canning Piano
Jim Carroll Vocals
Sammy Figueroa Percussion
Lenny Kaye Guitar
Allen Lanier Keyboards
Steve Linsley Bass
Earl McGrath Producer
Gene Paul Engineer
Paul Sanchez Guitar
Walter Steding Violin
Jon Tiven Guitar
Wayne Woods Drums
Much of I Write Your Name (1983), Jim Carroll Band's last studio release shows some
refinement of the no-nonsense new wave stylings of the group's first two albums. Most of the
songs here are up-tempo numbers; a few (specifically "Freddy's Store" and "[No More]
Luxuries") show a mild Pretenders influence. "Voices" is a bit more dance-like in feel,
driven by energetic congas and rhythmic synthesizer textures. "Low Rider" is a bit slower
and exhibits modest power pop touches. Unusual here are the bleak, brooding "Hold Back the
Dream" and "Black Romance" and the hauntingly expressive, piano-dominated quasi-cocktail
number "Dance the Night Away" (which echoes Tom Waits' work in this idiom). Backing vocals
are utilized more often and show variety in employment, being by turns soaring ("Love
Crimes"), punky and shouted ("[No More] Luxuries"), and warmly full ("Dance the Night
Away"). As always, lyrics here are excellent. There is also a faithful, stripped-down cover
of the Velvet Underground anthem "Sweet Jane." The sound is occasionally distorted or mildly
claustrophobic, but is otherwise good. This capable album makes an intriguing listen.
1 Love Crimes Carroll, Kaye 3:23
2 (No More) Luxuries Carroll, Sanchez 3:58
3 Voices Carroll, Wynn 2:54
4 Sweet Jane Reed 4:06
5 Hold Back the Dream Carroll, Marnell 3:35
6 Freddy's Store Carroll, Sanchez 5:40
7 Black Romance Carroll 3:08
8 I Write Your Name Carroll, Woods 3:28
9 Low Rider Carroll, Linsley 4:23
10 Dance the Night Away Carroll, Lanier 3:25
Sarah Birdseye Vocals (bckgr)
Valerie Black Vocals (bckgr)
Valerie Block Vocals (bckgr)
Michael Caravello Percussion, Conga
Jim Carroll Band Performer
Jim Carroll Vocals
Suzanne DelRegno Vocals (bckgr)
Lenny Kaye Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Kinny Landrum Keyboards
Will Lee Bass, Guitar (Bass)
Steve Linsley Bass, Guitar (Bass)
Brian Marnell Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Earl McGrath Producer
Dan Nash Engineer
Gene Paul Engineer
Gwynne Rivers Vocals (bckgr)
Paul Sanchez Guitar
Anne Waldman Vocals (bckgr)
Wayne Woods Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Not a rock & roll album like his three early-'80s releases with the Jim Carroll Band, 1991's
Praying Mantis is a spoken word disc recorded live at St. Marks Church in the Bowery. Taking
poems and monologues from his collections Living at the Movies (1973), The Book of Nods
(1986), and Forced Entries (1987), as well as some new material and a 14-minute improvised
monologue/prose poem/rant called "The Loss of American Innocence," Praying Mantis is like a
greatest poetry hits collection. Those who aren't fans of Carroll's Rimbaud/Verlaine-derived
poetry will not have their minds changed (indeed, his harsh Noo Yawk accent sometimes
obscures the language's power), but it's pretty essential for fans.
1 Fragment: Little N.Y. Ode Carroll 0:23
2 A Day at the Races [live] Carroll 4:23
3 Times Square's Cage [live] Carroll 2:05
4 A Child Growing Up with the Sun [live] Carroll 1:53
5 Tiny Tortures [live] Carroll 11:25
6 To the National Endowment of the Arts [live] Carroll 1:48
7 Terrorist Trousers [live] Carroll 2:37
8 Monologue: The Loss of American Innocence [live] Carroll 13:44
9 For Elizabeth [live] Carroll 2:33
10 Sampling Nietzsche [live] Carroll 0:32
11 Just Visiting [live] Carroll 5:52
12 Praying Mantis Carroll 1:23
Pools of Mercury (1998) defines Carroll's raw personal caliber once more throughout his
expressive integrity to hit his own personal relevance. His words create a desire — a desire
to find a solution, to think about controversy, and to take on the questionable visions
chucked out by society's negative realms. He dips into the creases of desperation and
frustration, molding a marriage of poetic words with musical traits. "Train Surfing" and
"Things That Fly" from Fear of Dreaming naturally rise above string accompaniment. "Falling
Down Laughing" swirls with lingering guitar loops and twitching bass and Carroll's nasal New
York drawl is the attraction, and the one-time proclaimed "Dylan of the '80s" has magically
done it again. Carroll's perseverance as a writer, poet, and musician exudes an honest
proletarian approach among social conformists and followers. He continues to trudge on Pools
of Mercury, his effort to cleanse himself once more through his words.
1 Train Surfing Carroll, Sanko, Vilardi 1:45
2 Falling Down Laughing Carroll, Roth 3:57
3 Zeno's Law of High-Heeled Shoes Carroll, Sanko, Torn 1:53
4 Desert Town Avakian, Carroll, Sanko 3:46
5 It Goes Carroll, Minette, Sanko 1:20
6 My Ruins Carroll, Sanko 1:46
7 Pools of Mercury Avakian, Carroll, Sanko, Sanko 4:34
8 Things That Fly Carroll, Sanko 1:56
9 I Am Not Kurt Schwitters Carroll, Sanko, Torn 3:23
10 Hairshirt Fracture Carroll, Roth 4:27
11 Female as Thunder Carroll, Kaye 1:30
12 Cinco de Mayo Carroll, Minette, Sanko 1:38
13 Message Left on a Phone Machine Carroll, Minette, Sanko ... 3:39
14 The Beast Within Carroll, Kaye, Sanko 4:01
15 8 Fragments for Kurt Cobain Avakian, Carroll, Sanko 6:22
Tristan Avakian Bass, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Lenny Kaye Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Gordon Minette Piano, Trumpet
Anton Sanko Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, String
Arrangements, Lap Steel Guitar, Processing
Erik Sanko Bass
David Torn Dobro, Guitar, Koto, Loops
Frank Vilardi Percussion, Drums
Runaway is a 2000 EP album by author and punk musician Jim Carroll.
1."Runaway" (Del Shannon)
2."Hairshirt Fracture" (Carroll, Robert Roth)
3."I Want the Angel" (Carroll, Brian Linsley)
4."It's Too Late" (Carroll, Wayne Woods)
5."Falling Down Laughing" (Carroll, Robert Roth)
Tracks 3-5 recorded live at Crocodile Cafe, Seattle in November 1998
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