Week 11: 25 Best Live Records of All Time
The interest in this continuing series is tepid at best, and not nearly as fun as the 50 Records That Changed Music, but I'm going to keep going until they're all posted. Pity clicks are welcome. This week's selection, drum roll please, is...
15) Live At The Old Quarter--Townes Van Zandt: It was apparently very hot and humid in the club and the air conditioning was non-existent. It sounds hot. It sounds oppressive. Townes was never Mr. Energy to begin with. And once he established his core repertoire, he spent the rest of his career croaking it out along with lots of cover tunes. I still can’t figure out what he’s talking about half the time, but I know the stories don’t end well. That’s the thing about singing about losers: they always lose.
Another one that I haven't heard, but Townes was a legend in the alt-country domain, covered by many who were, and are, much more famous than Townes. His battle with booze ended in 1997 at the rather young age of 52 (ironically 44 years after, to the day, of the death of Hank Williams, his biggest influence), but he left behind quite a legacy.
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You will probably be mildly surprise at the rest of this list.
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Originally Posted by BradH
This reviewer is doing what I suspected from the start. He's picking his fave artists (heavy on the solo acts because, dude, no one wants to be accused of "rockism"), oh and these artists really mean it man!
There's only one that is mildly obscure, while there are number of big name bands, as you would expect. These are his favorites, no matter how we feel about 'em, and I would agree that a few of the choices are are head-scratchers.
Swish - no, this isn't my list
As I mentioned to Brad, there are quite a few coming up...
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Originally Posted by 3-LockBox
I think the creator of this list is trying ohhh sooo hard to be hip and pick obscure stuff - I'd be shocked if the reviewer has actually listened to the albums he/she has picked more than once, if at all.
...that will make your eat your words. Well, let's say they'll make you back off and give him a little respect. He appears to be a fairly knowledgeable guy, although I do agree he stretched a little bit here and there. Like I said, keep an eye out for the remainder of the list. I doubt you'll find any of them obscure, although one is a little bit off the beaten path.
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