Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
by: Townes Van Zandt
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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.
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.
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Rating: - Haunting
We sift through piles of rocks to find a diamond, this my friend, is what we are looking. This makes it easier.
Townes' body of work will be a timeless treasure, comparable to any form of art through the ages.This is the apex of his work.We get to go back in time and sit in The Old Quarter and not just hear but feel Townes.Here he personifies purity, here he shows us how it can be, here he shows us what cool really is.We all got holes to fill, This record fills a big one.
Rating: - Man, I never heard it that quiet in here before
This is probably the only review I'll ever write.
I stumbled upon Townes through the Big Lebowski.We watched that movie ad nauseam my Junior year of college, and I found the closing track, "Dead Flowers", to be profoundly haunting.I bought this album sight unseen, and it was the greatest purchase I've ever made.
As a direct result of buying this album, I bought an acoustic guitar and learned to play most of these songs.I've shared it with those closest to me, and ... Read More
Rating: - Extraordinary clarity and power from a increasingly forgotten singer
Townes Van Zandt was not a singer that I had heard of, until just recently.He was another Texas singer, whose drinking and drugging kept his career from taking off and killed him in his early 50s.Another familiar sad story, increased in his case by mental trouble (maniac depression).
Except for one thing.My goodness, the man could sing and write songs!This album is absolutely extraordinary.It consists of almost nothing but Van Zandt's voice, singing over a very muted guitar. ... Read More
Rating: - TVZ
Townes Van Zandt takes a back seat to no one.This work just reinforces that fact.
Rating: - Better than Dylan?
Next to Cash's Live at Folsom, this is the best country/folk/Americana live album ever made. I personally have always considered Bob Dylan far and away the premier songwriter of his time and I was put off by Steve Earle's oft quoted statement that TVZ is the best songwriter in the world (and he will stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in his cowboy boots and say that).
Ahhhh, this album shows Earle to be very close to being right. Townes' songs are PERFECTLY written, every word and phrase ... Read More
- HauntingWe sift through piles of rocks to find a diamond, this my friend, is what we are looking. This makes it easier.
Townes' body of work will be a timeless treasure, comparable to any form of art through the ages.This is the apex of his work.We get to go back in time and sit in The Old Quarter and not just hear but feel Townes.Here he personifies purity, here he shows us how it can be, here he shows us what cool really is.We all got holes to fill, This record fills a big one.
- Man, I never heard it that quiet in here beforeThis is probably the only review I'll ever write.
I stumbled upon Townes through the Big Lebowski.We watched that movie ad nauseam my Junior year of college, and I found the closing track, "Dead Flowers", to be profoundly haunting.I bought this album sight unseen, and it was the greatest purchase I've ever made.
As a direct result of buying this album, I bought an acoustic guitar and learned to play most of these songs.I've shared it with those closest to me, and ... Read More
- Extraordinary clarity and power from a increasingly forgotten singerTownes Van Zandt was not a singer that I had heard of, until just recently.He was another Texas singer, whose drinking and drugging kept his career from taking off and killed him in his early 50s.Another familiar sad story, increased in his case by mental trouble (maniac depression).
Except for one thing.My goodness, the man could sing and write songs!This album is absolutely extraordinary.It consists of almost nothing but Van Zandt's voice, singing over a very muted guitar. ... Read More
- TVZTownes Van Zandt takes a back seat to no one.This work just reinforces that fact.
- Better than Dylan?Next to Cash's Live at Folsom, this is the best country/folk/Americana live album ever made. I personally have always considered Bob Dylan far and away the premier songwriter of his time and I was put off by Steve Earle's oft quoted statement that TVZ is the best songwriter in the world (and he will stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in his cowboy boots and say that).
Ahhhh, this album shows Earle to be very close to being right. Townes' songs are PERFECTLY written, every word and phrase ... Read More
