Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
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Canadian Music Store Music CD CoverArtist: Townes Van ZandtEdition: Music CD Format: Import, Live, Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2007-02-05 Music Label: Snapper UK Soundtracks: Music CD 1
Free Music Notes for Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, TexasFree Music Review: Timeless Piece of Music HistoryTownes Van Zandt Live at the Old Quarter came to mind immediately when I saw Amazon's "Greatest One Hundred Albums of All Time," and noticed it's complete absence from the list. I own most of Amazon's top 15 albums and quite a few of the rest, and Live at the Old Quarter's no-show is more about Amazon's attempt to generate sales than to honestly rate live albums by those who know and love great music. This album has most likely caused more people to pick up a guitar or learn to fingerpick than any other. Townes' ability to connect with his audience comes across so well on this album. I have heard more Townes' shows than I can accurately count, and as hard as it may be to believe, many, particularly in the mid 80s around the time of the release of No Deeper Blue, were even better. After that time, a backslide into alcohol and substance abuse diminished his voice and instrumental skills, but he was still able to summon up his powers on ocassion, as was demonstrated by his powerful live endpiece Live at Union Chapel. For all the devotees of Live at the Old Quarter, we can only hope the tapes were rolling in the mid 80s, and that Townes' manager and wife can end their differences and work to make sure these sounds are not lost forever.
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