Jim Carroll Band “Catholic Boy” greatest hits or those wacky flag-wavin’ nationalist

or those wacky flag-wavin’ nationalist buddies of yours

" says Tom May

After the Party came to life thanks largely to an introspective yet outward-looking lyrical sensibility on the part of Barnett and May

punctuated by years of hard touring

this 15-track full-length snarls with gritty punk ferocity all the while shining with serious pop appeal

Jim Carroll Band “Catholic Boy” greatest hits or those wacky flag-wavin’ nationalistCatholic Boy (1980) is the debut album by The Jim Carroll Band, led by Jim Carroll, who is notable for publishing the 1978 memoir The Basketball Diaries, and poetry collections including Living at the Movies. They were able to secure a recording contract with Atlantic Records with the support of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards. The album included arguably the group's most famous song, "People Who Died", which is a catalogue of young people Carroll