This was a dark time for him. I was a Steve Earle fanatic (still am, really), and I remember rooting for him hard around this time. I loved 'The Hard Way' and thought this live set kicked everything else in his catalog up to that album's loud, brash standard. Still, darkness was hovering. His voice is indeed shredded, and you can feel everything around him about to collapse. The fact that it did soon after was no surprise.
'Train A-Comin' but, much more explicitly, its follow-up, 'I Feel Alright,' kick-started one of the greatest second acts in the country/rock/roots/whatever world. But I still return occasionally to 'Aviator,' if only as a warning that we're never too far from a fall if we're not careful.
Thanks for the reminder of this rough diamond of a live record.
Saw Steve perform in a relatively small venue last year. The Sellersville Theater is a special place to see an artist like this perform. Steve did not dissapoint. Anyone who lets him perform near them and doesnt go really screwed the pooch, imo
Great record!!
This was a dark time for him. I was a Steve Earle fanatic (still am, really), and I remember rooting for him hard around this time. I loved 'The Hard Way' and thought this live set kicked everything else in his catalog up to that album's loud, brash standard. Still, darkness was hovering. His voice is indeed shredded, and you can feel everything around him about to collapse. The fact that it did soon after was no surprise.
'Train A-Comin' but, much more explicitly, its follow-up, 'I Feel Alright,' kick-started one of the greatest second acts in the country/rock/roots/whatever world. But I still return occasionally to 'Aviator,' if only as a warning that we're never too far from a fall if we're not careful.
Thanks for the reminder of this rough diamond of a live record.
He's such an incredible songwriter and performer.
Saw Steve perform in a relatively small venue last year. The Sellersville Theater is a special place to see an artist like this perform. Steve did not dissapoint. Anyone who lets him perform near them and doesnt go really screwed the pooch, imo