Audio CD review:
Steve Earle - Early Tracks

Steve Earle - Early Tracks

Band: Steve Earle Title: Early Tracks Rating: Release Date: 20 January, 1998 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Nothin' But You 2: If You Need A Fool 3: Continental Trailways Blues 4: Open Up Your Door 5: Breakdown Lane 6: Squeeze Me In 7: Annie, Is Tonight The Night 8: My Baby Worships Me 9: Cadillac 10: Devil's Right Hand 11: What'll You Do About Me? 12: Cry Myself To Sleep 13: A Little Bit In Love 14: The Crush

Editoral Review In fact, there's very little here to predict the eye for detail that would soon emerge. This collection of the songs Steve Earle recorded before his full-length debut, Guitar Town, in 1986 is interesting only as a historical document. Most of the 14 songs here are rockabilly-like numbers that sound downright generic due to cliched lyrics and tepid playing. Even on songs he'd later rerecord more successfully--most notably "The Devil's Right Hand"--the insights are muted by how far Earle has to go as a singer. This portrait of the artist as a young man is more like a sketch, and none too revealing. --David Cantwell .. You can see a complete list of all Steve Earle discography, or go back to the Steve Earle tabs