Music CD - Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark: Together at the Bluebird Cafe

	Music CD: Together at the Bluebird Cafe Artist: Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark List Price: $21.99 Our Price: $8.99 Your Save: $ 13.00 ( 59% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Snapper Classics
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Tracks: 1. Baby Took a Limo to Memphis 2. My Old Friend the Blues 3. [Introduction to Katie Belle] - Townes Van Zandt 4. Katie Belle 5. Cape 6. [Introduction to Valentine's Day] - Steve Earle 7. Valentine's Day 8. Ain't Leavin' Your Love 9. Randall Knife 10. Tom Ames' Prayer 11. Interfaith Dental Clinic - Townes Van Zandt 12. Song For 13. Dublin Blues 14. I Ain't Ever Satisfied 15. Pancho and Lefty 16. Immigrant Eyes 17. Sirocco's Pizza - Steve Earle 18. Mercenary Song 19. Tecumseh Valley 20. Copperhead Road
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0636551616126 Format: Import Label: Snapper Classics Manufacturer: Snapper Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Snapper Classics Release Date: 2006-03-13 Studio: Snapper Classics
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: The best of the best Comment: Steve Earle has managed to build a pretty good audience over the years; Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt should be household names in certain parts of the country but remain sadly unknown to the bulk of us. This magical album presents each artist at their stripped-down best: taking turns doing their own songs with just voice and guitar, in the Bluebird Cafe's fine Songwriters in the Round tradition. The songs are exceptional, the performances heartfelt, the wit in good doses. Townes seemed to be having an especially good night, considering the depth of his alcoholism and depression; his material is probably the most rewarding. If you enjoy the sound of just a man's voice and his guitar, this is a must-have. Customer Rating: Summary: Rarities...an absolute gem Comment: Great album, bringing together three of the great songwriter-poets of our time, who along with Blaze Foley constitute a world unto themselves. They got together to perform this benefit for a Dental Clinic! Townes even comments that he can't get dental (or any) insurance. All three are tight and brilliant, but the most heart rendering songs in this collection belong to Guy. The man is a treasure - he plays one of those guitars that he made himself (yes!!), it sounds beautiful..the same care and thoughtfulness is present in the songs..buy this...today!! Oh..one correction to the other review on this page: Lucinda Williams' Drunken Angel isn't about Townes, but about Blaze Foley. Customer Rating: Summary: Great company for lonely nights Comment: Townes Van Zandt's performance on this album made me appreciate his earlier recordings all the more, but he was still my favorite of the three. Hearing him do "Pancho and Lefty" in that rusty old voice made me weep, and his monologue about having a gold tooth extracted as a gambling debt made me laugh till I wept. It means even more now, knowing that this was very likely one of his last public appearances. Anyone expecting perfection here will be disappointed. But it's the roughness of this performance that makes it so damned endearing. Customer Rating: Summary: 3 Brilliant Songwriters in a Relaxed Setting Comment: Did you ever wonder what would happen if three of America's best songwriters got together to share songs and stories? This disk answers the question. Earle, Van Zandt and Clark are arguably among the best songwriters this country has to offer (Texas branch) and on this disk they share their songs with each other in round-robin fashion before a very small audience. Stripped of studio arrangements, the three performers proudly display their wares for what they are - classic songs that ought to last long after the songwriters are dead and gone. All three performers are (were, actually - Van Zandt died a few years back) great friends, with tremendous mutual respect for each other, so the camaraderie and friendship heard here is a rare and special thing. It must have been quite a special evening at the Bluebird Café that night. If you're a fan of any one of these three performers, then this disk is well worth your attention, since I can guarantee that you will soon become a big fan of the other two as well. A- - Tom Ryan Customer Rating: Summary: Hello, Is Anybody Out There? Comment: I find it hard to believe that no one has reviewed this beautiful album. So I'll give it a go. If you're a fan of one or all of these artists, you'll love this album. The intimacy of the live performance in what sounds like a very small cafe is perfect. These guys write personal songs. Songs that are sometimes very, very close to the heart. Guy Clark, for some reason, is an unknown treasure. His songs have no peer. Steve Earle is a rebel with a cause. And Townes Van Zandt is the drunken angel and poet that Lucinda Williams sang about. My advice: listen and learn. And thanks to the reviewer above regarding my Drunken Angel comments. I stand corrected. But Townes was a bit of a drunken angel himself, I would say. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Full Artist - Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark. The holy trinity of modern country songwriters on one stage for one historic night. Features 20 remastered tracks packaged in a digipak. Snapper Classics. 2004.