Audio CD review:
Townes Van Zandt - High, Low and in Between

Townes Van Zandt - High, Low and in Between

Band: Townes Van Zandt Title: High, Low and in Between Rating: Release Date: 04 October, 1994 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Dollar Bill Blues (VanZandt) 2: Rex's Blues 3: Pueblo Waltz 4: Brother Flower 5: Snake Song 6: Loretta 7: No Place to Fall 8: Flyin' Shoes 9: Who Do You Love 10: When She Don't Need Me

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