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| Artist: Steve Earle
Label: New West
Category: Music
List Price: £13.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 10486
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 6128
UPC: 607396612826
EAN: 0607396612826
ASIN: B000UC1Q9C
Release Date: October 1, 2007
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 Takin' The Reformed Roots-Rock Rebel to New York City October 4, 2007
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy. In the case of Steve Earle, you could amend that to say: You can take the reformed roots-rock rebel out of Nashville, and you can relocate him to the folk mecca of New York City's Greenwich Village. ." Matthew Fiander
What was it that moved the rock rebel to move to NYC from Nashville? Whatever it was, it spurred Steve Earle on to writing some brilliant songs and putting them to the test with this new CD. With this new CD we are now aware of his move to the big city and the big time. This CD has a feel of sleek city music that is bare and brilliant. Just Earle and his guitar and the drums.
There are 12 tunes, which tells the tale of the move from Nashville and Steve Earle's new life in NYC
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'Tennessee Blues' Earle talks about leaving Guitar Town. Although we know when he sings 'Goodbye, Guitar Town' he is not going back.
'Down Here Below'- this is a great song, full of lyrical poetry
'Satellite Radio'- a wonderful take on the new gig Earle has - that's right on satellite radio- a tune full of staccato music.
'City of Immigrants' musical take on the social and cultural diversity of NYC-this could be a hit song for Earle.
'Sparkle and Shine' Earle has written about his wife, Allison Moorer and how she sparkles and shines.
'Come Home To Me' a plaintiff wail of a man for his woman- lovely tune.
'Jericho Road'-= Joshua fit the battle- still walk in down the Jericho Road, the tough road of life.
'Oxycontin Blues' a family tale of a father and loss of his job and turn to alcohol and the son's turn to pills to relieve stress- poignant tale of today.
'Red Is The Color' Red sky the color of night- hard workin song of life.
'Steve;'s Hammer for Pete'- song of protest for Pete Seeger- will there ever come a day when he can lay this hammer down?
'Days Aren;t Long Enough' sung with Allison Moorer, a lovely ballad that seems just right.,
'Way Down In the Hole' "Walk with Jesus he is gonna save your soul, gonna keep the Devil down in the Hole"- one of Tom Waits great tunes.
Let the tunes tell the tale of this great CD.
'in a city of immigrants
I don't need to go travelin'
Open my door and the world walks in
Livin' in a city of immigrants
Livin' in a city that never sleeps
My heart keepin' time to a thousand beats
Singin' in languages I don't speak
Livin' in a city of immigrants
City of black
City of white
City of light
City of innocents
City of sweat
City of tears
City of prayers
City of immigrants " Steve Earle
Highly Recommended. prisrob 09-29-07
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