Audio CD review:
Townes Van Zandt - High, Low And In Between/Late Great

Townes Van Zandt - High, Low And In Between/Late Great

Band: Townes Van Zandt Title: High, Low And In Between/Late Great Rating: Release Date: 01 October, 1996 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Two Hands 2: You Are Not Needed Now 3: Greensboro Woman 4: Highway Kind 5: Standin' 6: No Deal 7: To Live Is To Fly 8: When He Offers His Hand 9: Mr. Gold And Mr. Mud 10: Blue Ridge Mountains 11: High, Low And In Between 12: No Lonesome Tune 13: Sad Cinderella 14: German Mustard 15: Don't Let The Sunshine Fool Ya' 16: Honky Tonkin' 17: Snow Don't Fall 18: Fraulein 19: Poncho & Lefty 20: If I Needed You 21: Silver Ships Of Andilar 22: Heavenly Houseboat Blues

Editoral Review The first is often overlooked, but it has many songs of dark, marvelous realism, true and accurate as arrows. Packaged as two albums on one disc, these are among the best of Van Zandt's erratic studio recordings. Kevin Eggers's production is never heavy or busy: he mostly lets the songs breathe beside piano and guitar. And the poetic heights of the title track and "The Highway Kind" are remarkable by any standard. Late Great is important for a little known Guy Clark song "Don't Let the Sunshine Fool You," as well as an orchestrated "Pancho and Lefty" and the sweetly simple "Heavenly Houseboat Blues. " Both records show Townes's belief in the abracadabra of words, that their magic is as primary to being human as love and death and kindness and cruelty--those intense qualities that distinguish his work. --Roy Kasten .. You can see a complete list of all Townes Van Zandt discography, or go back to the Townes Van Zandt tabs