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Thread: Album Club, November 2015: Steve Earle - 'The Low Highway'

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    Default Album Club, November 2015: Steve Earle - 'The Low Highway'

    (Reposted due to an administrative cock-up.)

    The Album Club choice for November comes courtesy of John (johnb) with another piece of Americana: Steve Earle (& The Dukes & Duchesses) - 'The Low Highway'. As always, please listen to the album in its entirety befor you vote.



    Steve Earle & The Dukes (& the Duchesses) - 'The Low Highway' (2013)



    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Low_Highway

    I bought Steve Earle's first LP ‘Guitar Town’ in Reckless Record on Islington Green in 1986 - 15 great LPs and nearly 30 years later, he produces ‘Low Highway’.

    In my opinion he's one of America's greatest living songwriters and he has a great backing band at present.

    This LP has a loose narrative of post Katrina New Orleans and American society post the 2008 economic crash, and whilst many of the songs are from the angle of the downtrodden there is an uplifting seam of hope running through the whole thing. Anyway enough of that...good songs, good narrative, and great musicians (good politics!!)


    https://open.spotify.com/album/3tz2w2Ff4sHQIVRH8CoDd1

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    Shame overload. just finished listening via amazon prime. Its a decent effert from Steve, a man never far from controversy in his life. This is a bit different from the ones i had of his from the 90's. The title trsck especially is very good as is loves gonna blow my way. Overall a 7 from me
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    Quote Originally Posted by Album Club View Post
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    Ah ha ! I thought I'd posted here , can't remember now what I said , obviously some drivel

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    Not really my taste in music. Only one track was ok, 'loves gonna blow my way' so 5 / 10.
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    I'm a fan of Steve Earle and Americana generally and whilst not my most favourite of his stuff I'll give this a steady 7.

    Really enjoyed his recent live shows.
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    just ok for me, wouldn't play it again so a 6.

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    Glad to see that this one is up there with my previous choices (Dan le Sac v Scroobius Pip, and Dexys)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bazil View Post
    Ah ha ! I thought I'd posted here , can't remember now what I said , obviously some drivel
    What you said was:
    Quote Originally Posted by Bazil
    Pretty good this , never heard one of his albums for some reason.
    You didn't vote.
    Last edited by Barry; 12-11-2015 at 01:53.
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    Excellent - I have a couple of Steve Earle recordings (can't tell you what they are; I would have to dig them out to let you know the titles), but his easy style of country/bluegrass Americana goes down well with me

    8/10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    What you said was :

    Pretty good this , never heard one of his albums for some reason.
    You've got a good memory

    Having a couple more listens before voting

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