Audio CD review:
Townes Van Zandt - Texas Troubadour

Townes Van Zandt - Texas Troubadour

Band: Townes Van Zandt Title: Texas Troubadour Rating: Release Date: 26 November, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: For the Sake of the Song 2: Tecumseh Valley 3: Many a Fine Lady 4: Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria 5: Waiting Around to Die 6: I'll Be Here in the Morning 7: Sad Cinderella 8: Velvet Voices 9: All Your Young Servants 10: Talkin' Karate Blues 11: Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls 12: Be Here to Love Me 13: Kathleen 14: She Came and She Touched Me 15: Like a Summer Thursday 16: Our Mother the Mountain 17: Second Lover's Song 18: St. John the Gambler 19: Tecumseh 20: Snake Mountain Blues 21: My Proud Mountains 22: Why She's Acting This Way 23: For the Sake of the Song 24: Columbine 25: Waiting Around to Die 26: Don't Take It Too Bad 27: Colorado Girl 28: Lungs 29: I'll Be Here in the Morning 30: Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel 31: (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria 32: None But the Rain 33: F.F.V. 34: Delta Momma Blues 35: Only Him or Me 36: Turnstyled, Junkpiled 37: Tower Song 38: Come Tomorrow 39: Brand New Companion 40: Where I Lead Me 41: Rake 42: Nothin' 43: Two Hands 44: You Are Not Needed Now 45: Greensboro Woman 46: Highway Kind 47: Standin' 48: No Deal 49: To Live Is to Fly 50: When He Offers His Hand 51: Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold 52: Blue Ridge Mountains 53: High, Low and in Between 54: No Lonesome Tune 55: Sad Cinderella 56: German Mustard [A Clapalong] 57: Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya' 58: Honky Tonkin' 59: Snow Don't Fall 60: Fraulein 61: Pancho and Lefty 62: If I Needed You 63: Silver Ships of Andilar 64: Heavenly Houseboat Blues 65: Loretta 66: No Place to Fall 67: Flyin' Shoes 68: Who Do You Love 69: When She Don't Need Me 70: Dollar Bill Blues 71: Rex's Blues 72: Pueblo Waltz 73: Brother Flower 74: Snake Song 75: Two Girls [Live] 76: Fraternity Blues [Live] 77: White Freight Liner Blues [Live] 78: Talking Thuderbird Blues [Live] 79: Nine Pound Hammer [Live] 80: Chauffeur's Blues [Live] 81: Cocaine Blues [Live] 82: Only Him or Me [Live]

Customer Reviews Phenomenal (and still available at Amazon.uk!) This is the best set to get as it includes 8 studio recordings on 4 CD's along with part of a show he did in Texas. Townes Van Zandt is a wonderful songwriter, singer and guitar player. Be sure to check amazon. co. uk and search as it is out of print in the United States. Superb songwriting I downloaded it out of curiosity and loved it. One day, I was searching for an MP3 of an old Willie Nelson song my dad used to play, Pancho and Lefty, when I came across the version by Townes Van Zandt, who wrote it. Much rawer, much more emotive, much more poetic than Nelson's recording. I searched for more Van Zandt songs and slowly dug my way into a catalogue that is incredible. I looked on Amazon to see which records to buy and found this, Texas Troubadour, which compiles seven studio albums and a live set -- all for price that comes out to something like seven bucks a record. I bought it and have been listening to it almost weekly for more than a year. All I can say about Townes Van Zandt is that if you appreciate great songwriting, you'll appreciate this collection. He didn't have the most radio-friendly sound; Willie Nelson and others who've covered his songs have met that challenge. But nothing beats the emotional connections of a songwriter singing and guitaring his own work. Think Bob Dylan or Neil Young or Johnny Cash or even someone like John Frusciante -- great songwriters with rough but unique voices and instantly recognizable guitar playing. Some of my favorite songs by Zandt at this moment are "Rake," "You Are Not Needed Now," "Flyin' Shoes," "Waitin' Around to Die," "Highway Kind," "Snow Don't Fall," and "Lungs. " I wish I would've had the chance to know and see Van Zandt play live when he was around. At least we have his records. Do yourself a favor and buy them!. The Poet of our times Beautifully illustrated with informative liner notes. An EXCELLENT introduction to Townes who, in my humble opinion, deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. My greatest thrill was discovering that Townes first efforts were produced by Jack Clement. My advice. . . . . . . . buy this after you've read all the opinions and discover the joy and masterful poetry of the Texas Troubador, who we all deeply miss. . You can see a complete list of all Townes Van Zandt discography, or go back to the Townes Van Zandt tabs