Audio CD review:
Steve Earle - Live at Montreux 2005

Steve Earle - Live at Montreux 2005

Band: Steve Earle Title: Live at Montreux 2005 Rating: Release Date: 2006-07-11 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Jerusalem 2: What’s a Simple Man to Do 3: The Devil’s Right Hand 4: Warrior 5: Rich Man’s War 6: South Nashville Blues 7: CCKMP 8: Dixieland 9: Ellis Unit One 10: Condi Condi 11: The Mountain 12: The Revolution Starts Now 13: Copperhead Road 14: Christmas in Washington

Subliminal performance Subliminal footage and audio capturing,I give it only 4 stars beacause I don't like the version of The Devil's Right Hand he plays here,although he plays it mostly like this live. This is one beautiful taped gig by THE man himself. The audio CD, Steve Earle With Friends contains in my opinion the best version and got me hooked on to the genious songwriter. Enjoy!. Scratching my head I must be missing something here. I recently have heard a few things about this singer-songwriter and thought I'd check out a few of his CD's including this one. I have been heavy into music since the early '60's and am a big fan of Dylan, Lennon, etc. but I simply don't see the fuss over this guy. He sounds like some local coffee shop singer who sometimes has some interesting lyrics but the music isn't very inventive at all. It has a total lack of melody and the guitar playing is simple. Sorry I wouldn't recommend this to anyone I know. Steve Earle Stripped Back and Real A powerful performance and in between songs he lets the audience know how he feels about the state of the world and America in particular from a fairly unbiased view point. This DVD captures Steve Earles performance at Montreux solo playing just guitar or mandolin. He talks about what his inspiration is behind a lot of songs and gives a meaningful and real performance. This is a must have for anyone who likes good music. Excellent solo acoustic versions of Classic Steve Earle Only thing better than this would be to have the DVD of he and Lucinda Williams at the Folk Fest that year. This reminds me of the show I saw in Newport Folk Fest in 2004 or was it 2003? Anyway, I was blown away by the Newport show and to see Steve unplugged. This one is essential for Steve Earle fans. If you are new to Steve Earle there is a great double CD of his greatest hits out already. Otherwise pick through his many studio releases before buying this one. . You can see a complete list of all Steve Earle discography, or go back to the Steve Earle tabs