Adam Marshall - The Last Marshall

While recorded on a small budget, “The Last Marshall” is a well produced album full of confident performances from an up and coming artist.

Oftentimes artists find inspiration to write from their daily experiences. For Adam Marshall daily life consisted of sand and salutations. Adam was an active duty Marine fighting in the Middle East. Every song on “The Last Marshall” was written while Adam was stationed in Iraq.

Vocally similar to Charlie Robison; Adam’s brand of country music falls somewhere in between the music produced by Chris LeDoux and Tim McGraw. While lyrically strong throughout the 10 track album, one song truly stands out head and shoulders above what the other 8 songs say. “Come Home As Fast As You Can” is so good that it is included on the CD twice, once with presidential speeches tacked on at the end. “Original Cowboy” features a rocking melody wrapped around a lyric that proclaims what Adam’s all about. “Cowboy Hat” finds Adam singing about the every day man who finds the woman of his dreams wearing a cowboy hat. “The Last Marshall” is a strong song about a man who professes to love a woman as much as possible, even if he’s the last Marshall. “Memories Of You” is a tough lyrical song that mines traditional country themes.

With 9 strong songs, “The Last Marshall” is a promising debut release from a young man who’s both vocally and lyrically talented (the music is written by Kevin McCarthy). With a bit more seasoning, I have no doubts that Adam can become a star.