Washington Square Serenade (DIG)
by: Steve Earle
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The title and opening songs of Washington Square Serenade are as much a celebration of New York City--Steve Earle's newly adopted home--as his breakthrough Guitar Town was an evocation of his previous home in Nashville. In fact, the opening "Tennessee Blues," with its acoustic guitar over a digital rhythm loop, bids "goodbye to Guitar Town," as he leaves with "a redhead by my side." That would be wife Allison Moorer, who harmonizes beautifully with her husband on "Days Aren't Long Enough," written by the two; provides background vocals elsewhere; and plainly inspires "Sparkle and Shine" and the bittersweet "Come Home to Me," two of the album's loveliest songs. The result is a new chapter in Earle's career, an album unlike any he's previously recorded, produced by John King of the Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys). While the raw, raging blues of "Red Is the Color" ranks with Earle's most powerful music, "Satellite Radio" could well be the slightest (as well as perhaps a plug for Earle's own radio show), but the artist's willingness to take chances attests to a restless creativity that refuses to be corralled. Other noteworthy tracks include the Brazilian-tinged "City of Immigrants," the tribute to Pete Seeger on "Steve's Hammer," and the closing rendition of Tom Waits's "Down in the Hole," which will serve as the theme music for Season 5 of The Wire. --Don McLeese
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Product Description:
After an extremely rare three year break from recording, Grammy® Award winner Steve Earle is back, with Washington Square Serenade. The album represents a number offirstsfor Steve: his first record for New West Records, his first album produced in New York City (now his home), and his first produced by John King of The Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys) at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. The deluxe CD/DVD version will be available with bonus packaging art plus an exclusive documentary DVD about the inspiration behind the album. The bonus DVD includes 3 acoustic performances, interviews and a walking tour of Greenwich Village with Steve and noted journalist Mark Jacobson.The album will also be available as a Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl record.
Album Description:
After an extremely rare three year break from recording, Grammy® Award winner Steve Earle is back, with Washington Square Serenade. The album represents a number of firsts for Steve: his first record for New West Records, his first album produced in New York City (now his home), and his first produced by John King of The Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys) at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. The deluxe CD/DVD version will be available with bonus packaging art plus an exclusive documentary DVD about the inspiration behind the album.
The title and opening songs of Washington Square Serenade are as much a celebration of New York City--Steve Earle's newly adopted home--as his breakthrough Guitar Town was an evocation of his previous home in Nashville. In fact, the opening "Tennessee Blues," with its acoustic guitar over a digital rhythm loop, bids "goodbye to Guitar Town," as he leaves with "a redhead by my side." That would be wife Allison Moorer, who harmonizes beautifully with her husband on "Days Aren't Long Enough," written by the two; provides background vocals elsewhere; and plainly inspires "Sparkle and Shine" and the bittersweet "Come Home to Me," two of the album's loveliest songs. The result is a new chapter in Earle's career, an album unlike any he's previously recorded, produced by John King of the Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys). While the raw, raging blues of "Red Is the Color" ranks with Earle's most powerful music, "Satellite Radio" could well be the slightest (as well as perhaps a plug for Earle's own radio show), but the artist's willingness to take chances attests to a restless creativity that refuses to be corralled. Other noteworthy tracks include the Brazilian-tinged "City of Immigrants," the tribute to Pete Seeger on "Steve's Hammer," and the closing rendition of Tom Waits's "Down in the Hole," which will serve as the theme music for Season 5 of The Wire. --Don McLeese
More from Steve Earle
 Guitar Town |  Train a Comin' |  Copperhead Road |
Product Description:
After an extremely rare three year break from recording, Grammy® Award winner Steve Earle is back, with Washington Square Serenade. The album represents a number offirstsfor Steve: his first record for New West Records, his first album produced in New York City (now his home), and his first produced by John King of The Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys) at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. The deluxe CD/DVD version will be available with bonus packaging art plus an exclusive documentary DVD about the inspiration behind the album. The bonus DVD includes 3 acoustic performances, interviews and a walking tour of Greenwich Village with Steve and noted journalist Mark Jacobson.The album will also be available as a Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl record.
Album Description:
After an extremely rare three year break from recording, Grammy® Award winner Steve Earle is back, with Washington Square Serenade. The album represents a number of firsts for Steve: his first record for New West Records, his first album produced in New York City (now his home), and his first produced by John King of The Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys) at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. The deluxe CD/DVD version will be available with bonus packaging art plus an exclusive documentary DVD about the inspiration behind the album.
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- Washington Square Serenade
First time I've heard Steve Earle. All I have to say is from the first cut to the last, I liked it all. Some simple clean catchy tunes and others more complex and deep. I wish I had heard him earlier. Excellent! I'll have to check out some of his other work.
Rating: - Driving Acoustic Finger-Picked Ballads that Rock !!!
Will this be Steve Earle's over-looked forgotten masterpiece?
It took me a while but I finally got on to Washington Square Serenade....
This is top notch Steve Earle like none before... a must have !!
I wanted it to be soo good when it came out then was turned off by Satellite Radio
and City Of Immigrants, both of which were heavily played on the radio...
Take out those 2 songs and you have a perfect album...
Some have said WSS comes off as Steve talking ... Read More
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- Our First Steve Earl Album
This is a great Steve Earl album.If you like his work, you will love this one.
Rating: 
- Go WEST, young man.WEST.Not East.Before it's too late.
The more I listen to this, the more it irritates me.I'm sorry.I tried.
Okay, so Steve is giving Nashville the finger.I get it.I'm not sure New York, which I suspect might be one of the most overrated cities in the world, is doing good things for him, though, musically.
The highs: "Jericho Road," "Sparkle and Shine," and "Oxycontin Blues" (which reminds me a little of "Copperhead Road"), which have nothing specifically to do with New York and are most like Earle's ... Read More
Rating: - The Road Less Travled
Not all Steve Earle fans will appreciate this record. Like most great artists, Earle is constantly in motion, and there is a tendency for the listener to wish for him to stay put in some of the brilliant places he has occupied in the past. It does not work that way.
I have the advantage of having seen Earle do a number of these tunes live earlier in the year. While they represent a different direction than his earlier work, they easily hold their own. Earle continues to grow as an artist ... Read More
- Washington Square SerenadeFirst time I've heard Steve Earle. All I have to say is from the first cut to the last, I liked it all. Some simple clean catchy tunes and others more complex and deep. I wish I had heard him earlier. Excellent! I'll have to check out some of his other work.
- Driving Acoustic Finger-Picked Ballads that Rock !!!Will this be Steve Earle's over-looked forgotten masterpiece?
It took me a while but I finally got on to Washington Square Serenade....
This is top notch Steve Earle like none before... a must have !!
I wanted it to be soo good when it came out then was turned off by Satellite Radio
and City Of Immigrants, both of which were heavily played on the radio...
Take out those 2 songs and you have a perfect album...
Some have said WSS comes off as Steve talking ... Read More
- Our First Steve Earl AlbumThis is a great Steve Earl album.If you like his work, you will love this one.
- Go WEST, young man.WEST.Not East.Before it's too late.The more I listen to this, the more it irritates me.I'm sorry.I tried.
Okay, so Steve is giving Nashville the finger.I get it.I'm not sure New York, which I suspect might be one of the most overrated cities in the world, is doing good things for him, though, musically.
The highs: "Jericho Road," "Sparkle and Shine," and "Oxycontin Blues" (which reminds me a little of "Copperhead Road"), which have nothing specifically to do with New York and are most like Earle's ... Read More
- The Road Less TravledNot all Steve Earle fans will appreciate this record. Like most great artists, Earle is constantly in motion, and there is a tendency for the listener to wish for him to stay put in some of the brilliant places he has occupied in the past. It does not work that way.
I have the advantage of having seen Earle do a number of these tunes live earlier in the year. While they represent a different direction than his earlier work, they easily hold their own. Earle continues to grow as an artist ... Read More
