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Steve Earle's tribute to his hero. I haven't heard it yet, but I'm confident it's good based on the subject.

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Steve Earle has been telling some pretty great Townes stories on his radio show. Thanks!

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Is this an album or a song? It looks like the big hand is near the 8, so it's time for another Earle album...


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I was hoping this was going to be originals in the style of Townes rather than a cover album. Still, I'll check it out.


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Radcliffe Wrote:
Is this an album or a song? It looks like the big hand is near the 8, so it's time for another Earle album...


It's an album. An absolutely unnecessary one, as tribute albums tend to be, but I don't blame him for doing it. Original songs would've been a better approach.


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why is it unnecessary? and have you heard it before making that bold claim?

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Radcliffe Wrote:
It looks like the big hand is near the 8, so it's time for another Earle album...


:lol:

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jewels santana Wrote:
why is it unnecessary? and have you heard it before making that bold claim?


It's unnecessary because if you want to hear Townes Van Zandt's music, listen to his records. And I have heard it now, and my opinion is the same. I'm a big Steve Earle fan, and I appreciate Townes' influence on him. But like most tribute albums, they just make me want to hear the originals, and rarely get played more than once.


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imagine every cover as the exit music to The Wire or The Sopranos

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this is great.

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Article from today's NY Times about all of this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/arts/ ... gewanted=1

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I like it but am not really moved by it.


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