Steve Earle - El Corazon
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Free Music Review: Steve Earle IS Alt-Country
Hit: 5 Stars
Alt-Country bands like Uncle Tupelo and Whiskeytown have gotten a lot of attention, but I can't think of any artist who defines the genre like Steve Earle. Unlike most alt-country bands, which often have one distinctive sound, every latter-day Steve Earle album is like a virtual tour through the varied American genres that feed into the now-trendy "alt-country" label: pile-driving rock, classic country-rock, Americana, traditional country and folk, and touches of bluegrass to keep things interesting. From one track to the next, Steve Earle hops from genre to genre, and does justice to each one. His work is, quite simply, a melting pot of great American music, both reverent and innovative at the same time.Free Music Review: Best of the Post-MCA Releases
Hit: 5 Stars
You may notice a distinct difference between Steve Earle in the late 80's/early 90's and his newer releases. For fans of Earle who haven't bought any of his later stuff, "El Corazon" is your best bet. I believe that no matter if he writes country or grunge or whatever, his storytelling is superb. His voice is shot but his poetic/artistic/songwriting is first rate. There's racial injustice in "Taneytown." Small town boy gone wild in "Telephone Road." Heartbroken and love-weary in "Poison Lovers." Unrepentant in "Here I Am." I played this every day for the first year I owned it. It's not Guitar Town, but it's better than "The Hard Way" or "Copperhead Road." I promise you that you will love it. This is a must have.Free Music Review: You Know The Rest
Hit: 5 Stars
I have to say that Steve Earle ranks right up there with Bob Dylan and Tom Petty as one of America's best songwriters, although he tends to be a bit darker than the others. I know that Steve Earle approached writing and recording "Transcendental Blues" in hopes of it being his "Sgt. Pepper's," but I believe that he already had it with "El Corazon." This CD is a musical masterpiece. Steve Earle sings and plays with more honesty, depth, heart, and soul than anyone in the industry. You have to respect and appreciate him for that.
One more thing about Steve Earle, I thought of a decent new name for his band. How about Steve Earle & The Lonesome Highway Blues Band? Somehow it seems fitting for the man.
Free Music Review: My Best Mistake
Hit: 5 Stars
I was looking to purchase a CD by the former guitarist of Roomful of Blues, whose name is similar to Steve Earle. I ordered the CD and when it was delivered to my house I thought "What the Heck is This!" I thought I might as well listen to this since I now own it. It was love at first sound. Every song was completely different from the next. It's almost like a compilation album only there is just one artist. Steve Earle's El Corazon CD mixes a rich array of rock, blues, folk and country. I guess the only disappointment was "Where's the Jazz?" Then again I am grateful he left out rap. If you like more than one style of music I strongly recommend buying this keepsake.Free Music Review: Steve's best of all his records since GUITAR TOWN!
Hit: 5 Stars
EL CORAZON is one of the best of any kind of albums of the '90s, and Earle's best with the possible exception of his first: GUITAR TOWN (1986).
I remember the first time I listened to it, the exhilaration of the diversity of styles, all done raggedly yet perfectly with overbrimming heart.
And I remember waiting for the inferior track that never came!
I can't resist cranking it every time I listen to "Taneytown," "Telephone Road," "NYC," and "Here I Am."