Townes Van Zandt - Texas Troubadour (2002)
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Folk
Label: Charly
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For the Sake of the Song (4:45)
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Tecumseh Valley (2:41)
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Many a Fine Lady (3:51)
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Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria (3:39)
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Waiting Around to Die (2:23)
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I'll Be Here in the Morning (2:44)
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Sad Cinderella (4:40)
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The Velvet Voices (3:13)
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All Your Young Servants (2:57)
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Talkin' Karate Blues (3:05)
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Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls (2:36)
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Be Here to Love Me (2:36)
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Kathleen (2:45)
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She Came and She Touched Me (4:01)
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Like a Summer Thursday (3:02)
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Our Mother the Mountain (4:20)
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Second Lover's Song (2:14)
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St. John the Gambler (3:03)
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Tecumseh (4:53)
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Snake Mountain Blues (2:37)
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My Proud Mountains (5:02)
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Why She's Acting This Way (5:23)
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For the Sake of the Song (5:18)
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Columbine (2:30)
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Waiting Around to Die (2:41)
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Don't Take It Too Bad (2:50)
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Colorado Girl (3:15)
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Lungs (2:25)
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I'll Be Here in the Morning (2:57)
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Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel (5:17)
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(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria (4:41)
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None But the Rain (2:23)
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F.F.V. (3:32)
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Delta Momma Blues (3:56)
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Only Him Or Me (2:27)
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Turnstyled, Junkpiled (3:20)
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Tower Song (4:07)
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Come Tomorrow (2:54)
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Brand New Companion (4:41)
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Where I Lead Me (2:47)
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Rake (4:01)
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Nothin' (2:46)
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Two Hands (2:34)
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You Are Not Needed Now (4:15)
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Greensboro Woman (2:21)
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Highway Kind (2:15)
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Standin' (3:23)
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No Deal (3:13)
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To Live Is to Fly (3:15)
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When He Offers His Hand (3:00)
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Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold (2:22)
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Blue Ridge Mountains (2:10)
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High, Low and in Between (3:13)
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No Lonesome Tune (4:20)
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Sad Cinderella (4:15)
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German Mustard (A Clapalong) (2:55)
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Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya' (2:26)
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Honky Tonkin' (3:43)
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Snow Don't Fall (2:42)
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Fraulein (2:43)
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Pancho and Lefty (3:40)
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If I Needed You (3:44)
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Silver Ships of Andilar (5:08)
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Heavenly Houseboat Blues (2:40)
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Loretta (3:51)
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No Place to Fall (3:31)
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Flyin' Shoes (4:25)
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Who Do You Love (4:01)
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When She Don't Need Me (3:13)
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Dollar Bill Blues (3:01)
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Rex's Blues (2:31)
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Pueblo Waltz (3:01)
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Brother Flower (2:56)
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Snake Song (2:36)
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Two Girls [Live] (3:46)
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Fraternity Blues [Live] (3:07)
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White Freight Liner Blues [Live] (3:11)
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Talking Thuderbird Blues [Live] (2:33)
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Nine Pound Hammer [Live] (3:08)
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Chauffeur's Blues [Live] (4:33)
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Cocaine Blues [Live] (3:30)
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Only Him Or Me [Live] (2:42)
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geplaatst: 5 maart 2024, 19:50 uur
quote ter inleiding
"Townes Van Zandt's untimely death in 1997 at the age of 52 robbed the world of a troubled genius and one of America's finest songwriters. Already an established bona fide cult figure, his reputation grows by the day. Most of his original output was recorded for the Poppy and Tomato labels during his creative peak between 1968 and 1978"
"Texas Troubadour" (een zeer passende titel) betreft een fantastische 4-cd box van het werk van de maestro storyteller, singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt. de man was een songwriter van de buitencategorie. deze box omvat zijn eerste 7 albums plus 4 studio outtakes en 8 live opgenomen nummers. zoals Poles Apart ooit eerder in 2008 opmerkte, "Niets maar dan ook niets op aan te merken", hetgeen ik volledig onderschrijf. deze uitgave op het Charly label is een soort van heilige graal met 4 en 1/2 uur geweldige muziek (en teksten) voor de liefhebber.
(deel) citaat uit de uitgebreide liner notes:
quote
"The state of Texas has always displayed a sense of individuality especially in terms of its music. From the Western Swing of of Bob Wills in the 30's to the Outlaw Movement of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings in the 70's, Texas music has always shown individuality and originality. One such musical son of Texas was Townes Van Zandt. His brand of sensitive country-folk-rock has won him a cult following and an appreciation of his considerable song-writing talents from leading lights in both country and folk music. It also precipitated him into a world that had all the makings of a tragic ending, which he duly fulfilled"
"After returning from a Euopean tour which took gig in London's Charing Cross Road, Townes returned to Tennessee and was recording some demos in a Memphis studio when he fell over and injured himself. Loath to consult the medical profession, he was eventually persuaded by friends to see a doctor, and a broken hipbone was diagnosed. After entering hospital for the requisite remedial surgery, he returned home to the family in Smyrna in the early evening. He died in his bed a few hours later of heart failure.
Van Zandt was aware that his lot in life was to be a cult hero, and confessed to Gilmour that he was afraid he was going to be like Hank Williams, and people were only going to know who he was after he was dead. His premonitions were not without grounds, but even he could not envisaged that his passing on New Years Day 1997 would so exactly mirror, 44 years on from the day, Hank Williams' premature exit from this world"
unquote
later volgden nog 2 reguliere albums op het Sugar Hill label, t.w. "At My Window" (1987) en "No Deeper Well" (1995). "Texas Rain" uit 2011 beschouw ik als een heruitgave van eerder uitgebrachte songs.
de rest is geschiedenis.
"Townes Van Zandt's untimely death in 1997 at the age of 52 robbed the world of a troubled genius and one of America's finest songwriters. Already an established bona fide cult figure, his reputation grows by the day. Most of his original output was recorded for the Poppy and Tomato labels during his creative peak between 1968 and 1978"
"Texas Troubadour" (een zeer passende titel) betreft een fantastische 4-cd box van het werk van de maestro storyteller, singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt. de man was een songwriter van de buitencategorie. deze box omvat zijn eerste 7 albums plus 4 studio outtakes en 8 live opgenomen nummers. zoals Poles Apart ooit eerder in 2008 opmerkte, "Niets maar dan ook niets op aan te merken", hetgeen ik volledig onderschrijf. deze uitgave op het Charly label is een soort van heilige graal met 4 en 1/2 uur geweldige muziek (en teksten) voor de liefhebber.
(deel) citaat uit de uitgebreide liner notes:
quote
"The state of Texas has always displayed a sense of individuality especially in terms of its music. From the Western Swing of of Bob Wills in the 30's to the Outlaw Movement of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings in the 70's, Texas music has always shown individuality and originality. One such musical son of Texas was Townes Van Zandt. His brand of sensitive country-folk-rock has won him a cult following and an appreciation of his considerable song-writing talents from leading lights in both country and folk music. It also precipitated him into a world that had all the makings of a tragic ending, which he duly fulfilled"
"After returning from a Euopean tour which took gig in London's Charing Cross Road, Townes returned to Tennessee and was recording some demos in a Memphis studio when he fell over and injured himself. Loath to consult the medical profession, he was eventually persuaded by friends to see a doctor, and a broken hipbone was diagnosed. After entering hospital for the requisite remedial surgery, he returned home to the family in Smyrna in the early evening. He died in his bed a few hours later of heart failure.
Van Zandt was aware that his lot in life was to be a cult hero, and confessed to Gilmour that he was afraid he was going to be like Hank Williams, and people were only going to know who he was after he was dead. His premonitions were not without grounds, but even he could not envisaged that his passing on New Years Day 1997 would so exactly mirror, 44 years on from the day, Hank Williams' premature exit from this world"
unquote
later volgden nog 2 reguliere albums op het Sugar Hill label, t.w. "At My Window" (1987) en "No Deeper Well" (1995). "Texas Rain" uit 2011 beschouw ik als een heruitgave van eerder uitgebrachte songs.
de rest is geschiedenis.
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