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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 21:34:31 GMT -5
I'll probably be the only poster in this but heck with it lol :)
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1. I Ain't Ever Satisfied
2. Copperhead Road
3. My Old Friend The Blues
4. The Tennessee Kid
5. Billy Austin
6. Goodbye
7. Taneytown
8. CCKMP
9. Down The Road
10. Esmerelda's Hollywood
11. Nowhere Road
12. Feel Alright
13. The Devil's Right Hand
14. Tom Ame's Prayer
15. West Nashville Boogie
Bottom
1. Valentines Day
2. Anything off of "Jerusalem" and "The Revolution Starts Now"
Top Albums:
1. Guitar Town
2. The Hard Way
3. Train A Comin'
4. Feel Alright
5. Terraplane
6. El Corazon
7. Exit 0
8. Copperhead Road
9. The Low Highway
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bjer127
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Post by bjer127 on May 28, 2015 8:19:27 GMT -5
Love me some Steve Earle. I wonder what path his career would have taken if he didn't get wrapped up in drugs/jail in the early 90s. I tend to lean more towards his 80's material than his 90's stuff, and now he seems a little weird to me, but I appreciate his musical genius. I considered "Guitar Town" one of my 10 essential albums in a previous thread on here, and I consider 1986 as a breakthrough year in country (coincendentally the year I was born also :)
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Guitar Town
Continental Trailway Blues
My Old Friend The Blues
Someday
State Trooper (live version from Live in Austin, TX album)
Sweet Little '66
Week of Living Dangerously
It's All Up To You
San Antonio Girl
Copperhead Road
Snake Oil
I Feel Alright
Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold (with Justin Townes Earle)
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Most of his late 90's albums and current stuff. Can't get into it
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Post by Andy on May 28, 2015 8:21:12 GMT -5
You're not alone, zack. Outside of a handful of big-name country legends, Steve is among my very favorite artists. Confession: I still haven't gotten around to listening to Exit 0 or The Hard Way yet (I know), and there are a couple I haven't yet listened to enough to fully digest (e.g. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive) so nothing from those albums on my list.
It's too hard to rank things strictly, so my faves are in alphabetical order, although I will say "Someday" is probably my favorite Steve Earle song, and one of my favorite songs period.
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Ben McCullough
Christmas in Washington
Comin' Around
Ft. Worth Blues
Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)
Goodbye
Hardcore Troubadour
Hometown Blues
I Feel Alright
Little Rock 'N' Roller
My Old Friend The Blues
NYC
Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)
Someday
Steve's Hammer (For Pete)
Taneytown
Telephone Road
The Low Highway
Tom Ames' Prayer
You're Still Standing There
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 8:46:04 GMT -5
You're not alone, zack. Outside of a handful of big-name country legends, Steve is among my very favorite artists. Confession: I still haven't gotten around to listening to Exit 0 or The Hard Way yet (I know), and there are a couple I haven't yet listened to enough to fully digest (e.g. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive) so nothing from those albums on my list. It's too hard to rank things strictly, so my faves are in alphabetical order, although I will say "Someday" is probably my favorite Steve Earle song, and one of my favorite songs period. TopBen McCullough Christmas in Washington Comin' Around Ft. Worth Blues Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough) Goodbye Hardcore Troubadour Hometown Blues I Feel Alright Little Rock 'N' Roller My Old Friend The Blues NYC Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song) Someday Steve's Hammer (For Pete) Taneytown Telephone Road The Low Highway Tom Ames' Prayer You're Still Standing There Oh jeez I totally forgot about "Someday". I would probably place that at No. 3. "Exit 0" is probably the most that Earle ever went mainstream but its still not bad. "The Hard Way" is definitely an acquired taste. Its definitely his darkest and most rocking record. Personally I feel its very underrated, and actually forgot another highlight on my list from that album with "Have Mercy". You're not alone with not hearing all his records. I haven't heard most of his 2000's stuff and the only 2010's albums I've heard are "The Low Highway" and "Terraplane". |
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bjer127
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Post by bjer127 on May 28, 2015 8:52:23 GMT -5
You're not alone, zack. Outside of a handful of big-name country legends, Steve is among my very favorite artists. Confession: I still haven't gotten around to listening to Exit 0 or The Hard Way yet (I know), and there are a couple I haven't yet listened to enough to fully digest (e.g. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive) so nothing from those albums on my list. It's too hard to rank things strictly, so my faves are in alphabetical order, although I will say "Someday" is probably my favorite Steve Earle song, and one of my favorite songs period. TopBen McCullough Christmas in Washington Comin' Around Ft. Worth Blues Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough) Goodbye Hardcore Troubadour Hometown Blues I Feel Alright Little Rock 'N' Roller My Old Friend The Blues NYC Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song) Someday Steve's Hammer (For Pete) Taneytown Telephone Road The Low Highway Tom Ames' Prayer You're Still Standing There You should probably go get Exit 0 today LOL. Sometimes I can't decide if I like that album or Guitar Town better. I remember reading that Exit O was hyped up quite a bit, and that the CMAs, ACMs etc were persuading him to drop the Dukes band from the album title, so that he could be nominated for Male Vocalist and all the other awards (I guess back then they didnt have category for a band). As a big middle finger, he put the bands name in big print on the album cover LOL. Both his first 2 albums are solid top to bottom, so many good songs. |
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on May 28, 2015 9:28:42 GMT -5
I was a pretty big fan of Steve back in the day. But like bjer127 mentioned I cant deal with his newer stuff. His voice has deteriorated to the point of unbearable to me & wraps his politics into his music more than I'm comfortable with these days. And Andy you are missing two of his best albums with Exit 0 (my fav) and The Other Kind. Top 1. I Feel Alright (not to sound corny or over dramatic , but this song kinda saved my life) 2. Sweet Little 66 3. Angry Young Man 4. Hillbilly Highway (one of the few half impressive guitar runs I can play) 5. I Ain't Ever Satisfied 6. Snake Oil 7. Continental Trailways Blues 8. The Other Kind 9. Guitar Town 10. The Rain Came Down 11. Someday 12. Dead Flowers 13. I Ain't Ever Satisfied 14. Nowhere Road 15. The Week of Living Dangerously 16. Copperhead Road 17. Esmeralda's Hollywood 18. Justice in Ontario 19. Once You Love 20. Billy Austin 21. Cadillac 22. Its All Up To You 23. West Nashville Boogie 24. Shes About A Mover 25. Sometimes She Forgets Bottom Pretty much everything after the "I Feel Alright" album. |
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Post by onebuffalo on May 28, 2015 10:09:50 GMT -5
I heard Hillbilly Highway at work last week. I prefer Steve Earle's Six Days On The Road over Sawyer Brown's. I could wear out The Essential Steve Earle until the cows come home. Country rock at its finest.
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