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Steve Earle was on a roll in the mid-1980s; crashing onto a dilapidated country scene with his rock-influenced vitality, he turned out three classic albums in three years. His third, COPPERHEAD ROAD, is possibly the most accomplished. Here Earle streamlines his roughneck country-rock sound for maximum impact, and hones his sociopolitical songwriting to balance perfectly with his more personal offerings. The title tune, a tale about a Vietnam-vet drug-runner, was a surprise crossover hit, widening Earle's pop profile. "Devil's Right Hand," another Earle signature tune, is as powerful an anti-gun song as you're likely to hear.
Earle was growing musically as well; he's backed by Irish folk-punks the Pogues on "Johnny Come Lately," and by bluegrass supergroup Telluride on "Nothing But a Child," hinting at the eclecticism of his later releases. With COPPERHEAD ROAD definitively proving his consistency, Earle permanently ascended into the upper echelon of American singer/songwriters, leaving the early "country Springsteen" claims behind forever.Rolling Stone (p.86) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Tony Brown's bright heartland-rock production provides a stark contrast to Earle's gritty lyrics....[Earle's] passionate, solo-acoustic delivery of Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' is sublime."
Q (Magazine) (p.121) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he title track and 'The Devil's Right Hand' remain Earle staples..."
Mojo (Publisher) (6/00, p.43) - "...The best of his early albums, characterized by the rock hard 'Devil's Right Hand' and 'Snake Oil'..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Its real strength still lies in the performances of Earle and his band, matching superbly rough-edged musicianship with heartfelt emotion in a way which brings to mind the very different but equally committed matching of Neil Young and Crazy Horse." Steve Earle Copperhead Road Songs Copperhead Road Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   good stuff
copperhead road is a classic for the ages that is if you knew any thing about nam
Submitted by BILL76ZZ (glasgow ky) 
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80's production with alltime quality
this record can make a rock fan listen to country and folk, and a country and folk fan like me accept the hard edged springsteen sound, which normally makes me jump back because of its oversimplicity and tendency to be too bombastic. steve earle manages to bring nuance and brilliance to the otherwise straight and one minded rockmusic of the eighties. and he mixes a wide variety of styles and makes them sound as a whole and something particular his own. not to mention his strong voice, awesome real life lyrics, and despite the moronic woodman's drumsound for which the eighties are so known, his exciting instrumentation and a sound that gets you by the throat.
Submitted by altena (wageningen netherlands)
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evidently whoever critiqued this cd doesnt really know what good music is !!!! keep goin steve, rock on brother !!!!!!never say die, hooyaw!!!!! rockin rebel
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One hit wonder
I love the title track "copperhead Road", but the rest of the songs leaves me wanting.
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Purchase Copperhead Road CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Steve Earle I Feel Alright CD (1996)
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I FEEL ALRIGHT is country-rocker Steve Earle's first album of new material following a well-documented five-year residency on the wrong side of the Nashville tracks. Like TRAIN A COMIN', the acoustic set of folk and pop covers with which he made his quiet return a year earlier, this full-band record offers no apologies. It does offer a rocking reclamation of all the blues, folk and country Springsteenisms and Dylanisms that made Earle's return worth waiting for.
One of its highlights is a searing, acoustic blues number, "CCKMP," on which Earle declares himself free of most of his former demons. The title stands for "cocaine cannot kill my pain"; the incredibly dark punch line dryly notes that heroin still can. Earle's voice is a blurry twang in which all those demons seem to have left a residue. When on the rollicking opening cut he announces that, "I've been to hell and now I'm back again/I feel alright," you know he means it, but you don't know if he's strong enough to hold on. Which, ironically, is the source of I FEEL ALRIGHT's power. These are songs that seek, in folk and rock and blues, the kind of redemption ...
| | Steve Earle Train A Comin' CD (1995)
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TRAIN A COMIN' was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
When you need a break from THE MOUNTAIN (Earle's 1999 release with the Del McCoury Band), you could flip on his earlier all-acoustic TRAIN A COMIN'. Released in 1995, after the Texas-born songwriter's bout with heroin addiction and jail time, this was Earle's "comeback album." Not only is it an unfiltered pleasure to hear Earle in such pared-down environs, but the band itself is a killer outfit. Peter Rowan, Norman Blake, and the late Roy Huskey don't make "guest appearances" with the band-they are the band. And they're allowed to do what they do best. Blake is even given a solo spot, the guitar instrumental "Northern Winds."
Earle draws on material written over the last 20 years, but there's never a sense that he's culling from his notebook material that he was smart enough not ...
| | Steve Earle El Corazon CD (1997)
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All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
EL CORAZON was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Steve Earle was a country-rock renegade when Uncle Tupelo were still in short pants and NO DEPRESSION was an inscription on a Prozac bottle. EL CORAZON stands as a milestone in the long, checkered career of an artist who's been to hell and back without losing an ounce of his songwriting talent. This uniformly excellent batch of tunes alternates between gentle acoustic ballads and hard-rocking numbers that could give those grunge boys a run for their money. (In fact, Seattle's Supersuckers guest on one track.)
On the opener, "Christmas in Washington," Earle invokes the spirit of bygone heroes like Woody Guthrie and Martin Luther King in service of an unpretentious folk ballad of socio-political discontent. He shows off his storytelling chops on the rocking "Taneytown," supported by the breathy harmonies of Emmylou Harris. The elegiac "Ft. Worth Blues" pays tribute to Earle's ...
| | Steve Earle Exit O CD (1987)
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This is the 1987 follow-up to Steve Earle & The Dukes' debut, GUITAR TOWN. Like its predecessor, EXIT O mixes toughness with tang, grit with passion, and social consciousness with rowdy fun. The Dukes were the perfect compliment to Earle's songs, as they were able to roar as well as weep. "The Rain Came Down" is a mid-tempo ballad that's suffused with the gorgeous wash of Ken Moore's organ playing on the choruses. The ensemble can also convincingly tackle a roadhouse rocker like "The Week ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance ...
| | Freddy Fender Greatest Hits CD (1998)
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| | Harry Tuft Across The Blue Mountains CD (1976)
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| | Pine Tree String Band Country Moutain Favorites CD (2003)
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| | Very Best Of Bobby Womack: Check It Out CD (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Lo Mejor Del Urban Latino CD (2005)
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| | George Garzone One Two Three Four CD (2007)
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| | Kimberly Praay Falling Down To Get Up CD (2008)
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A former elementary school teacher, Kimberly Praay gave up a job she loved to pursue a greater love.“The kids were fabulous and I loved teaching but I always felt my true calling was writing and singing.”Growing up in a musical family, singing was part of her everyday life. From singing a cappella around the piano to performing concerts in local churches, the songs Kimberly and her family sang became the foundation for her writing.Kimberly’s honest and relatable lyrics are only matched by the soothing voice that delivers them. Her songs are about life, faith and love. “I’ve been inspired by a number of great artists. As a child I often listened to Patsy Cline and Keith Green, memorizing all of the lyrics. As I started writing, I spent a lot of time listening to Susan Ashton and Over The Rhine.”Kimberly has been writing and playing for over 14 years. So, if the talented and expressive singer’s melodies sound familiar, it’s because a number of her songs have been placed on television and in movies. The last decade has brought new styles, songs and musicians but Kimberly has come full circle with her new CD, Falling Down To Get Up. Recorded and Produced ...
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