Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
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Artist: Townes Van ZandtEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Live, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-02-05
Music Label: Snapper UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Announcement
- Pancho & Lefty
- Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold
- Don't You Take It Too Bad
- Two Girls
- Fraternity Blues
- If I Needed You
- Brand New Companion
- White Freight Liner Blues
- To Live Is to Fly
- She Came and She Touched Me
- Talking Thunderbird Blues
- Rex's Blues
- Nine Pound Hammer
- For the Sake of the Song
- Chauffeur's Blues
- No Place to Fall
- Loretta
- Kathleen
- Why She's Acting This Way
- Cocaine Blues
- Who Do You Love?
- Tower Song
- Waiting 'Round to Die
- Tecumseh Valley
- Lungs
- Only Him or Me
Music reviews of Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Music Review: Timeless Piece of Music History
Rating: 5 Stars
Townes Van Zandt Live at the Old Quarter came to mind immediately when I saw Amazon's "Greatest One Hundred Albums of All Time," and noticed it's complete absence from the list. I own most of Amazon's top 15 albums and quite a few of the rest, and Live at the Old Quarter's no-show is more about Amazon's attempt to generate sales than to honestly rate live albums by those who know and love great music. This album has most likely caused more people to pick up a guitar or learn to fingerpick than any other. Townes' ability to connect with his audience comes across so well on this album. I have heard more Townes' shows than I can accurately count, and as hard as it may be to believe, many, particularly in the mid 80s around the time of the release of No Deeper Blue, were even better. After that time, a backslide into alcohol and substance abuse diminished his voice and instrumental skills, but he was still able to summon up his powers on ocassion, as was demonstrated by his powerful live endpiece Live at Union Chapel. For all the devotees of Live at the Old Quarter, we can only hope the tapes were rolling in the mid 80s, and that Townes' manager and wife can end their differences and work to make sure these sounds are not lost forever.
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.General CDs
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