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Steve Earle - Live From Austin TX Audio CD

A fair review of the Steve Earle "Live From Austin TX" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Steve Earle reviews here, or go back to the Steve Earle tabs.

Steve Earle Band: Steve Earle
Title: Live From Austin TX
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Release Date: 2004-11-02
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sweet Little 2: Goodbye's All We Got Left 3: Guitar Town 4: Hillbilly Highway 5: Good Ol Boy ( Getting Tough ) 6: My Old Friend The Blues 7: Think It Over 8: Little Rock 'N' Roller 9: State Trooper 10: Nowhere Road 11: The Week Of Living Dangerously 12: Angry Young Man 13: Fearless Heart 14: I Love You Too Much 15: San Antonio Girl 16: The Devil's Right Hand 17: Down The Road

Great Show from a Great Performer
The band is superb, and this disc is definitely a good choice for repeat viewing. This entertaining set offers a glimpse of the brilliant Steve Earle in his early years, and shows him at his energetic best. I highly recommend the ACL series for all fans.


If it's Worth Doing, it's Worth Doing Right...
. . but that's not the case here. Steve Earle and the band put on a great show, and fortunately it was recorded, but the sound lacks low end. I suspect the problem is the mastering, and not the recording itself since everything else seems right. This was my first Austin City Limits disc, and it will be my last. There's no excuse for this.


Young Steve
He left the top and came back to the top. This shows that Steve Earle was at the top of his game before all the self imposed destruction. If you are a fan then you should own this. I am not usally fond of live cds/albums but this is one of the few exceptions.


Powerful live view of Earle's landmark early work
But that's exactly what this CD and DVD provide with their looks at Earle's 1986 Austin City Limits appearance, expanded from the 30 minute television edit to the full hour performance. One rarely gets the opportunity to re-approach a classic album such as Earle's "Guitar Town" with fresh ears. Riding the crest of his landmark debut, and with half of his follow-up, "Exit 0," in his hip-pocket, Earle lights up the stage with a giddy passion fueled by his incredible initial cache of material.

Listeners who've worn out their original vinyl will be renewed by the sparkle Earle brings to the stage. Dressed in a white t-shirt and jeans, he looks the role of the dreamers who populate his songs, cruising their pickups and homemade muscle cars through small-town America. This first blush of performing bravado winds the clock back on an album that's become an Americana staple: Earle performs everything from "Guitar Town" save "Someday," and works through half of its follow-up. His band translates the songs to stage with few changes, roughing up a few of the album's tidy edges with live vitality.

Whether unwinding the freedom of "Guitar Town" or wallowing in the emotional scars of "Little Rock & Roller," Earle can't help beam with the pride he has in his songs. The closing "I Love You Too Much" and encore of "San Antonio Girl" find the singer wringing every last drop of enjoyment out of his time on stage. Save for a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "State Trooper" Earle "made all these songs up," and a more compelling collection of vignettes and characters would be hard to find.


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