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Steve Rocks!,
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This review is from: Steve Earle - Live From Austin TX [1986] [DVD] (DVD)
This is a recording of Steve's appearance on a U.S. tv show from 1986 and features he and his band The Dukes playing songs from his first two LP's.It is absolutely superb and captures them at a real peak of live performance.Classic versions of old Earle faves like Guitar Town,My Old Friend The Blues and Angry Young Man and just an all round glorious lesson in Country/Americana/Roots Rock (whatever you wanna call it!) at it's magnificent best.If you're a fan you'll love it , if not you soon will be.......
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4.4 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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GUITAR TOWN vintage era Earle!!! 10 stars!!!,
By Richardson "Clarence" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Steve Earle - Live From Austin TX [1986] [DVD] (DVD)
okay....if you are a fan of Steve Earle...it may have started with GUITAR TOWN...the amazing major label debut which featured more classic tunes than most songwriters put out in a lifetime...well, they are ALL on this stunning DVD. Filmed for Austin City Limits (so the quality is broadcast)...in 1986....and featuring 17 tracks delivered with passion ...you simply can't go wrong. I actually couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this at the record store today....and am watching it for a second time as I write this review.
I think Earle has gone from strength to strength over his career and is relevant now...but that said....this is the stuff that his fans fell in love with and its so wonderfully captured and presented that it almost too beautiful to believe that we have this gift of an amazing songwriter at his first blossom! 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Steve sings and the band plays the songs,
By Ronald Stern - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Steve Earle - Live From Austin TX [1986] [DVD] (DVD)
I'm a fan of the early Steve Earle, which this disk certainly is, but I played it once and will sell it. I see it as a mostly uninspired set where the band plays and Steve sings, both without much inspiration. There is just nothing exciting about it and the performance just about totally lacks spontaneity. They had a set list and they played it as they had rehearsed it with lots of competence but no inspiration that was evident to me. I was really disappointed as I bought it after reading the otherwise excellent reviews. I suggest renting it first; maybe you'll agree with the other reviewers but maybe not.
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Powerful live view of Earle's landmark early work,
By hyperbolium - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Steve Earle - Live From Austin TX [1986] [DVD] (DVD)
One rarely gets the opportunity to re-approach a classic album such as Earle's "Guitar Town" with fresh ears. 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. 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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