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Heartworn Highways
Various Artists
Heartworn Highways
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Soundtracks
 
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'Heartworn Highways' is your seat at that dinner table, listening in as these troubadours pour earnest confessions through strings and voice. In particular, Guy Clark's naked performances dominate the collection, his plain...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Heartworn Highways
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: HACKTONE RECORDS
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 3/14/2006
Album Type: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Soundtracks
Styles: Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 826663745726

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'Heartworn Highways' is your seat at that dinner table, listening in as these troubadours pour earnest confessions through strings and voice. In particular, Guy Clark's naked performances dominate the collection, his plaintive heartache searing through 'LA Freeway' and landing right in your lap on the classic 'Desperadoes Waiting for a Train,' in a stripped-bare version that drills straight to the well of tears at the song's core. Equally moving is the bleak, dusty balladry of Townes Van Zandt on 'Waiting Around To Die,' performed in his wood-paneled kitchen for an audience of two his girlfriend and his blacksmith neighbor. 'It's the first song I ever wrote, by the way,' Van Zandt explains before launching into the haunting tune, which eventually leads his neighbor to tears. Featuring the very first recordings of Steve Earle, John Hiatt, and Rodney Crowell, and stirring whiskey-soaked performances by Clark, Van Zandt, Steve Young, David Allan Coe, and others, 'Heartworn Highways' raises the spirit of true roots music, representing a slice of Americana musical history and a generous tip of the ol' cowboy hat to its pioneers.

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CD Reviews

Old School - Texas Style
B. Lane | New York, New York USA | 04/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"you can almost smell the whiskey, beer and dust when these great Texas neo-traditionalists spin tales of love, heart-ache and BBQ!



These are the second generation outlaws (after Willie, Waylon, et al) that sent Nashville a select digit by writing fine song instead of the glossy turds thay were (still) producing."
Never seen the movie? Not a problem!
David Mandau | Takoma Park, MD | 04/04/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I personally have never seen Heartworn Highways (though that's gonna change soon), but that hasn't stopped me from playing this CD over and over again. If you like your music honest and direct, live and real, then this album is for you. This fascinating look at Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, John Hiatt, and DAC in their youthful prime is not to be missed.



Essential."
Scraggy country
J. Skrzynski | 07/17/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"The intimate feeling of this recording makes for a unique experience. The soft ballads, thumping harmonies and silly between-song banter all fuse into a wonderful downhome jam session, except it's not your home. You just get to pretend it is. Some of the songs get a little cheesy, but others, like Blueberry Wine, are light-hearted sing alongs perfect for a summer day."