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Steve Earle Album: “Live at Montreux 2005”
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Live at Montreux 2005 |
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Release Date:2006-07-03
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Country, Rock, Beatles Legacy
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Label:Eagle
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:5034504133327
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Review - :
{$Steve Earle} delivers a solo acoustic set on this live disc, recorded during an appearance at the 2005 {~Montreux Jazz Festival} in Switzerland. There are already a handful of {$Steve Earle} live albums on the market (most notably 2003's {^Just an American Boy}), and {^Live at Montreux 2005} doesn't add much to his repertoire; while {$Earle} is a captivating live performer on a good night, he works best with a band behind him, and the "one guy with his guitar" format of this recording doesn't show the man to his best advantage. {$Earle} doesn't do himself any favors in this regard with his set list, playing several songs that don't fare especially well with only an acoustic guitar to prop them up, in particular {&"Condi Condi,"} {&"What's a Simple Man to Do,"} and {&"The Revolution Starts Now."} Perhaps aware that he was performing for an audience not fluent in English, {$Earle} holds back on the between-song stories that add so much to the flavor of his live shows (or perhaps they were just edited out for CD release), and though {$Earle} is in good voice on these songs, he doesn't seem to hit fifth gear on this set -- this doesn't catch fire the way a good {$Steve Earle} show does. Still, the man is one of America's best living songwriters, and the high points here not only show how great his work can be but the care and intelligence with which {$Earle} can tell his stories, and hearing him sing {&"Ellis Unit One,"} {&"The Devil's Right Hand,"} and {& "Jerusalem"} is a treat. Royal fans will enjoy {^Live at Montreux 2005}, but other folks interested in a {$Steve Earle} live set would do better to try {^Just an American Boy} instead. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
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