Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
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Artist: Townes Van Zandt
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-02-05
Music Label: Snapper UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Announcement
  2. Pancho & Lefty
  3. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold
  4. Don't You Take It Too Bad
  5. Two Girls
  6. Fraternity Blues
  7. If I Needed You
  8. Brand New Companion
  9. White Freight Liner Blues
  10. To Live Is to Fly
  11. She Came and She Touched Me
  12. Talking Thunderbird Blues
  13. Rex's Blues
  14. Nine Pound Hammer
Music CD 2
  1. For the Sake of the Song
  2. Chauffeur's Blues
  3. No Place to Fall
  4. Loretta
  5. Kathleen
  6. Why She's Acting This Way
  7. Cocaine Blues
  8. Who Do You Love?
  9. Tower Song
  10. Waiting 'Round to Die
  11. Tecumseh Valley
  12. Lungs
  13. Only Him or Me

Music reviews of Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

Music Review: Man, I never heard it that quiet in here before
Rating: 5 Stars

This is probably the only review I'll ever write.

I stumbled upon Townes through the Big Lebowski. We watched that movie ad nauseam my Junior year of college, and I found the closing track, "Dead Flowers", to be profoundly haunting. I bought this album sight unseen, and it was the greatest purchase I've ever made.

As a direct result of buying this album, I bought an acoustic guitar and learned to play most of these songs. I've shared it with those closest to me, and I went out of my way to visit Wrecks Bell at his (former) bar in Galveston.

Townes had an ability to put words together that was truly unique - no one has ever spoken to me like he has, before or since. This album captures him at his best: in a small, enthusiastic live acoustic setting. Just him, his guitar, and a crowd of maybe 40 listeners. I would kill to have been there.

This album has touched my life.

Description of Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

Culled from Van Zandt's Years of Independently Released Country-folk Records, the Austere Collection of Songs Here Serves, in Effect, as a Greatest-hits Package, Albeit with Glitches, Errant Noises, Goofy Jokes and Witty Anecdotes. Van Zandt's Dry, Narrative Wit was the Source of Influence for Such Singer-songwriters as Lyle Lovett, but One Would Be Hard-pressed to Find a More Simple, Prettier Love Song Than "if I Needed You" (A Hit for Emmylou Harris) Or a More Riveting Ballad Than "Kathleen", Both Sung with Focused Precision. The Old Quarter Falls as Silent as a Church. "Brand New Companion" Shows off Van Zandt's Blues-picking Expertise. "Talking Thunderbird Blues" Demonstrates his Wit. One of his Best Creations, "For the Sake of the Song", Shows off his Poetic Strength. This is the Place to Start If You Are Just Entering the Parched, Spare Domain of Townes Van Zandt. By Album's End, You Will Be Thirsty for More.

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