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Tracklist
Disc 1
- A1Announcement0:45
- A2Pancho & Lefty4:08
- A3Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold3:41
- A4Don’t You Take It Too Bad2:58
- A5Two Girls3:52
- A6Fraternity Blues3:08
- A7If I Needed You3:19
- B1Brand New Companion4:20
- B2White Freight Liner Blues3:26
- B3To Live Is to Fly3:21
- B4She Came and She Touched Me4:10
- B5Talking Thunderbird Blues2:33
- B6Rex’s Blues3:05
- B7Nine Pound Hammer3:06
Disc 2
- C1For the Sake of the Song4:48
- C2Chauffeur’s Blues4:33
- C3No Place to Fall3:09
- C4Loretta2:26
- C5Kathleen2:55
- C6Why She’s Acting This Way5:43
- D1Cocaine Blues3:21
- D2Who Do You Love3:45
- D3Tower Song3:48
- D4Waiting ’Round to Die2:35
- D5Tecumseh Valley4:30
- D6Lungs2:34
- D7Only Him or Me2:42
Reviews
Rated 10/10
I heard and enjoyed four of Townes’ studio albums before I got my hands on this live recording, and when I first heard it, I just happened to have the perfect listening conditions. I waited until late at night, poured myself a whiskey, and sat in the dim light of my living room with my wife. We listened to this without talking and just felt the raw power of this live performance. And I love how he injects levity into his performance with his affable personality and his jokes. I’m not sure how big the Old Quarter is, but it strikes me as a very small venue, making this an intimate recording. Just a man and his guitar, singing his own songs and covering the songs of his heroes.
Rated 8/10
Pretty much a greatest hits album, which isn't a new statement, with banter between tracks and a great flow between each song that removes the common "these songs don't work in a compilation" problem. TvZ doesn't miss a beat across the hour and a half he's playing.
It's always a treat to come back to this album, especially since I have it on vinyl. Pour a drink, put it on, turn the knob, and sit back and enjoy the sounds of coughs, whispers, guitar picking, camaraderie and emotion that van Zandt brings.