Steve Earle - Live from Austin, TX
by Gary Menotti
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Actor: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Kelley Looney, Steve Earle, Will RigbyDirector: Gary Menotti
Brand: RED Distribution
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 65 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New West Records
Movie Reviews of Steve Earle - Live from Austin, TX
Movie Review: Two-pack habit and a motel tan...
Summary: 5 Stars
There was a time when I thought Steve Earle hung the moon.
Back in the dark ages, I had a 90-minute Maxell mix tape I made (from vinyl, no less) comprised of the best of his first four albums that I listened to incessantly. Equal parts early 70's Rolling Stones, late 70's Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash, those four albums, with and without The Dukes, were nothing short of triumphant - scary good - and packed to the gills with tales of steel belts hummin' on the asphalt, two-pack habits, and motel tans, layered with a liberal coating of twang and unvarnished bliss. Earle seemed poised to take over Nashville, if not the world.
Maybe it was the six failed marriages, the crack addiction, or sudden career shift to yardbird, but Earle lost his way, marking a brief near-return to the glory days with the "Train A Comin'" and "I Feel Alright" albums before apparently deciding that making some sort of grand political statement was more important than writing a really good song. Regrettably, I gave up on him years ago.
This DVD is the fleshed-out version of Earle's first ever appearance on "Austin City Limits," originally edited down to 30 minutes for television broadcast, and it showcases a guy giddy with the thrill of using guitar, drums, and amps to make a beautiful noise without worrying about the global implications of making rock and roll music. And at the risk of causing some people heartburn, make no mistake about it; this is rock and roll, not country (or at least not your daddy's country). The spark in Earle's eye, like the Great Wall of China, was probably visible from space that night, as he leads the Dukes (Ron Kling, Ken Moore, Bucky Baxter, Harry Stinson, and Mike McAdam) through a 17-song set drawing from his first two albums ("Guitar Town" and "Exit 0") with just a taste of the yet-to-be-released "Copperhead Road" in "The Devil's Right Hand."
There's nothing fancy here, performancewise and from a technical standpoint, from Earle's white t-shirt and jeans to the timeless, unforgettable, and life-affirming tales he pours out from a seemingly bottomless well to an utter lack of bonus features on the disc itself. Although the performance (and lightning in a jar) captured here is nearly 20 years old, it still beats (hands down) anything that's come out of Nashville since, including Earle's last several albums. Let the hate mail start rolling...
Summary of Steve Earle - Live from Austin, TX
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