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Article: Townes Van Zandt: Rear View Mirror, Vol. 2.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
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- June 22, 2005
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Varese Vintage 608
Another long look in the rear-view mirror collection of live recordings from ill-fated singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt that is as highly recommended as its acclaimed 1997 predecessor. Also compiled by the Texas troubadour shortly before his sudden death, this project draws from a variety of concerts at clubs, cafes and coffeehouses between 1976 and 1979, often offering in-the-moment, unvarnished interpretations of material he had already recorded in the studio.
Eight solo tracks reveal a musician at the top of his game with nary a wasted word, thought or chord. Townes is especially brilliant when he slyly reshapes his oxen Woody ...