Artist ....... townes van zandt
Album ........ roadsongs
Genre ........ folk
Source ....... cdda
Label ........ Normal
Catalog Nr. .. Normal 195 CD
Release Date . apr-27-2013
Tracks ....... 18
Length ....... 68:45 min
Quality ...... VBRkbps 44.1kHz
Mode ......... joint-stereo
Encoder ...... lame
Size ......... 108,5 MB
Link ......... http://www.townesvanzandt.com/
Rls Notes
The liner notes of Roadsongs alone are worth
the price of admission, or sticker price, as
the case may be. The music is simply the
cherry on top. Townes Van Zandt recorded the
tracks heard here on his travels over the
course of a few years. His band came and
went, but that didn't seem to matter. It's
always a curious matter when a songwriter as
amazing and noted as Van Zandt chooses to tip
his 24-gallon hat to his own musical heroes.
That's what Roadsongs is, a nod to other
songwriters. Lightnin' Hopkins scores four
tunes, Bob Dylan two. A couple of
traditionals make the cut, as well as pieces
by Bruce Springsteen, Joe Ely, and Mick
Jagger and Keith Richards. It's an
interesting array of talent, brought together
by Van Zandt in all of his good-old-boy
glory. A snapshot of a true American
troubadour doing what he does best: singing
about heartbreak in some joint somewhere to
folks who know about such things. Van Zandt
was quoted once as saying "The world's got
enough blues that nobody needs to hear."
Thank goodness he kept on singing anyway.
Reissue with 3 bonus tracks.
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# track length
01 ira hayes 03:45
02 dead flowers 04:47
03 automobile blues 05:24
04 the coo coo 04:42
05 fraulein 03:10
06 hello central 04:10
07 indian cowboy 02:43
08 racing in the streets 03:03
09 my starter won't start this morning 03:21
10 texas river song 02:32
11 wabash cannonball 03:31
12 short-haired woman blues 03:39
13 man gave names to all the animals 04:27
14 little willie the gambler 03:45
15 cocaine 04:05
Bonus tracks
16 you win again 03:19
17 high, low + in between 05:01
18 when he offers his hand 03:21