Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
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For the Sake of the Song | Townes Van Zandt | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Columbine | Townes Van Zandt | 2:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Waitin' 'Round to Die | Townes Van Zandt | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't You Take It Too Bad | Townes Van Zandt | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Colorado Girl | Townes Van Zandt | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lungs | Townes Van Zandt | 2:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'll Be Here In the Morning | Townes Van Zandt | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fare the Well, Miss Carousel | Townes Van Zandt | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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(Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria | Townes Van Zandt | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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None But the Rain | Townes Van Zandt | 2:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
On his third album, Townes Van Zandt recut three crucial tracks from his debut album, "For The Sake Of The Song," "Waiting Around To Die," and "I'll Be Here In The Morning." It was some indication of the obscurity in which he remained enveloped, but no indication of the quality of his work. (Actually, Van Zandt rerecorded songs from his first album on his later ones because he disliked the earlier recordings.) As usual, his closely observed lyrics touched on desperate themes, notably in tbe mining ballad "Lungs," but they were still highly poetic, especially the album-closing "None But The Rain," which reflected on a failed relationship. Van Zandt's finger-picking was augmented by spare arrangements, usually featuring one added instrument for color, such as a fiddle or flute. (Originally released by Poppy Records in 1969, Townes Van Zandt was reissued by Tomato Records in 1989.)
Customer Reviews
Must Have for Even for the Casual TVZ Fan (If there exists such a creature)
This was Townes' third album, coming after "For the Sake of the Song" and "Our Mother the Mountain". Townes and others believed the first album to be over produced so you see most of the songs from that album rerecorded and reissued on subsequent albums. I will not take the time to critique each song but, as I sit here looking at the songlist, I am marveling at the fact that THEY ARE ALL GREAT SONGS - not a throw-away in the bunch. In fact, on Steve Earl's recently released cover album of TVZ songs, 4 of the 15 songs on that album are from this album - "Don't You Take it Too Bad", "Colorado Girl", "Lungs", and "(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria". As much as I love Steve and I love his TVZ cover album ("Townes"), I am particularly enamored with Van Zandt's singing and I feel no one has ever improved on his own performances of his own songs. In fact, I like his performances so much that some of my favorite songs are Townes' versions of other peoples work (none on this album) like the Stones' "Dead Flowers", Bo Didley's "Who Do You Love", Springsteen's "Racin' in the Streets". I'm sorry for digressing so let me end by saying that this is a classic album, every song is a stunner, and there are 2-3 songs here - "Columbine", I'll Be Here in the Morning", "None But the Rain" that you will be hard pressed to find on any other albums - live or otherwise.
One of the best!
Every now and then a singer/songwriter appears who, at first listen, can’t sing a lick, but if you give them a chance and listen to them a few times you realize how truly great their music really is. Next you realize that, although other people can sing their songs really well, only the composer can perform the song in the way it was intended so that we listeners can truly appreciate it. Examples that come to mind are Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, John Prine and Guy Clark. I added Townes Van Zandt to this list after watching the documentary film ‘Heartworn Highways’ that also featured Guy Clark, Steve Earle and David Allan Coe. After watching his performance of “Waitin’ ‘Round to Die” I was hooked.
Unfortunately, Townes’ genius came with a big price tag that led to lifelong struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, ending with his death in 1997. The quality of his work deteriorated over the decades so one has to go back to what he produced in the 60s and 70s to see what he’s really capable of.
Townes Van Zant
One of the better townes albums. He is an inspiration. Get this album now.
Biography
Born: March 7, 1944 in Fort Worth, TX
Genre: Country
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s
Top Albums and Songs By Townes Van Zandt
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Dead Flowers | Road Songs | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'll Be Here In the Morning | Townes Van Zandt | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Waitin' 'Round to Die | Townes Van Zandt | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pancho and Lefty | Be Here to Love Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Colorado Girl | Townes Van Zandt | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lungs | Townes Van Zandt | 2:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fare the Well, Miss Carousel | Townes Van Zandt | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't You Take It Too Bad | Townes Van Zandt | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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(Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria | Townes Van Zandt | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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None But the Rain | Townes Van Zandt | 2:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Country, Music, Honky Tonk, Blues
- Released: 1969
- ℗ 2007 Fat Possum Records, LLC
