Search - Townes Van Zandt :: Live at Mccabe's

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 8/13/2023...

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Feels Like Voyeurism, In A Bad Way

rainbowcrow | 03/26/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"TVZ was a gifted and troubled soul; and you definitely hear both in this recording. Sadly, I found there was too much of the latter for me to enjoy this. When you hear this performance, it becomes obvious that this was a human being completely swamped by his pain. On this recording, it is obvious he had lost the battle to hold things together, and that robs him of his dignity. Ultimately, maybe one needs to hear this too to see where the stories he tells actually end in the real world. I am not sure. All I know is that this is too much for me."

Solid (but not outstanding) late-era Townes concert

rainbowcrow | 02/18/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Normal records, who brought us the stellar Townes Van Zandt concert record "Abnormal," follows up that record with this recording of 1995 performance at McCabe's guitar store in Santa Monica. The record is solid, and recording quality is quite satisfactory - but that said, Townes isn't having his very best outing. To be plain, this record is really not one the highlights of the TVZ catalog. Serious Townes fans will probably want this one in their collection, but first-time buyers would do better to go with one of the studio recordings (e.g. Flying Shoes, Our Mother the Mountain, At My Window), with Abnormal for a late live record, or with Live at the Old Quarter for an early one.The song selection (and delivery) are typical of the concerts from this period: 1. The Hole
2. Pueblo Waltz
3. Pancho & Lefty
4. Short Haired Woman Blues
5. Shrimp Song
6. Snowin' On Raton
7. Katie Belle
8. Dollar Bill Blues
9. A Song For
10. Banks of The Ohio
11. Wabush Cannonball
12. MarieTownes tells his usual reportaire of jokes, and Kelly Joe Phelps accompanies him on Dobro for tracks 10 and 11."