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Steve Earle - Together at the Bluebird Cafe Audio CD

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Steve Earle Band: Steve Earle
Title: Together at the Bluebird Cafe
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Release Date: 2006-03-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Baby Took a Limo to Memphis 2: My Old Friend the Blues 3: [Introduction to Katie Belle] - Townes Van Zandt 4: Katie Belle 5: Cape 6: [Introduction to Valentine's Day] - Steve Earle 7: Valentine's Day 8: Ain't Leavin' Your Love 9: Randall Knife 10: Tom Ames' Prayer 11: Interfaith Dental Clinic - Townes Van Zandt 12: Song For 13: Dublin Blues 14: I Ain't Ever Satisfied 15: Pancho and Lefty 16: Immigrant Eyes 17: Sirocco's Pizza - Steve Earle 18: Mercenary Song 19: Tecumseh Valley 20: Copperhead Road

My favorite live album!
I bought this years ago when it first came out, having just gotten into Townes' music and, although I knew who the other two were, I wasn't as familiar with their songs. I don't ever leave reviews or anything but felt compelled to for this album. At the time, I found Earle and Clark's music a lot easier to admire than to love; simply put, this record changed all of that. There is a warmth and humor in this set that is rarely heard in any other their respective solo work. As the other reviews have said, it really is just like listening to a few friends trade songs on a back porch somewhere, with each other helping out now and then with a little extra guitar (mostly provided by Earle). It just so happens that these three happen to be some of the greatest songwriters the South has ever produced. I think that anyone who's even a casual fan of either one or all of the performers will find a lot to love here.


The best of the best
This magical album presents each artist at their stripped-down best: taking turns doing their own songs with just voice and guitar, in the Bluebird Cafe's fine Songwriters in the Round tradition. Steve Earle has managed to build a pretty good audience over the years; Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt should be household names in certain parts of the country but remain sadly unknown to the bulk of us. The songs are exceptional, the performances heartfelt, the wit in good doses. Townes seemed to be having an especially good night, considering the depth of his alcoholism and depression; his material is probably the most rewarding. If you enjoy the sound of just a man's voice and his guitar, this is a must-have.


Rarities...an absolute gem
They got together to perform this benefit for a Dental Clinic! Townes even comments that he can't get dental (or any) insurance. Great album, bringing together three of the great songwriter-poets of our time, who along with Blaze Foley constitute a world unto themselves. All three are tight and brilliant, but the most heart rendering songs in this collection belong to Guy. The man is a treasure - he plays one of those guitars that he made himself (yes!!), it sounds beautiful. . the same care and thoughtfulness is present in the songs. . buy this. . . today!!
Oh. . one correction to the other review on this page: Lucinda Williams' Drunken Angel isn't about Townes, but about Blaze Foley. .


Great company for lonely nights
Hearing him do "Pancho and Lefty" in that rusty old voice made me weep, and his monologue about having a gold tooth extracted as a gambling debt made me laugh till I wept. Townes Van Zandt's performance on this album made me appreciate his earlier recordings all the more, but he was still my favorite of the three. It means even more now, knowing that this was very likely one of his last public appearances.

Anyone expecting perfection here will be disappointed. But it's the roughness of this performance that makes it so damned endearing.


3 Brilliant Songwriters in a Relaxed Setting
Earle, Van Zandt and Clark are arguably among the best songwriters this country has to offer (Texas branch) and on this disk they share their songs with each other in round-robin fashion before a very small audience. Did you ever wonder what would happen if three of America's best songwriters got together to share songs and stories? This disk answers the question. Stripped of studio arrangements, the three performers proudly display their wares for what they are - classic songs that ought to last long after the songwriters are dead and gone.
All three performers are (were, actually - Van Zandt died a few years back) great friends, with tremendous mutual respect for each other, so the camaraderie and friendship heard here is a rare and special thing. It must have been quite a special evening at the Bluebird Café that night. If you're a fan of any one of these three performers, then this disk is well worth your attention, since I can guarantee that you will soon become a big fan of the other two as well. A- - Tom Ryan.


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