Townes Van Zandt was one of that rare breed of singer/songwriter/poet/performer who transcends genre, style and time. His songs have an honesty about them that's impossible to fake. With his eye for the telling detail and a poet's way with words he wove tiny vignettes of everyday people living everyday lives.As often as not his characters have been beaten down by forces they cannot see or comp...
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|\|I like the MOG for so many reasons. Not the least of which is reading a post that starts like "This":http://mog.com/i12bentwhen I read that first paragraph: "Unlike my main obsessions - Van Morrison and Nick Drake and various American folkies and songwriters, such as Townes Van Zandt ....Well, I had to post this track.
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Hi again and again and again.To those of you into Townes Van Zandt.......check out the danish band Rhonda Harris and their latest album consisting of Townes Van Zandt covers. This is an amazing album. It's called "Tell The World We Tried" and it sounds so so so good.I think you can get this album and the rest of the Rhonda Harris catalogue at emusic.Rhonda Harris at myspace:http://www.myspace.c...
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Watched the Townes Van Zandt documentary "Be Here To Love Me" tonight.The story is nothing new, always the same in fact: the genius, the drinking, the drugs, the demise. But the movie is a beautiful tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of the late 20th century.It's amazing, listening to his songs: they are so good, they seem effortless. Musical storytelling is a true gift, that much is cl...
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One of the great songwriters of all time is the late Townes Van Zandt. He's been covered by such legends as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and continues to be an influence on artists ranging from Jolie Holland and Red House Painters/ Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek to Deadboy and the Elephantmen leader Dax Riggs. Steve Earle once said of him, "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the ...
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last night i watched the movie "be here to love me" about the life of critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, townes van zandt. while i drank my stolen beer (courtesy of a witty plot i devised involving sir pizza and several togo cups) i found myself almost at the verge of tears hearing these songs as if for the first time. many of these songs are ones that i have been familiar with. in fact an...
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...and today is no exception. This is from a posthumously released album that collects Van Zandt's earliest studio recordings. And it is just a good song for a blue Friday.UPDATE: I have replaced the Rhapsody file with the mp3.
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Some "live clips of mashed up":http://www.searchles.com/channels/show/4629 Townes playing some of the great ones. Not sure where he was playing (relying on youtube for the info). Even though he's remembered as a great songwriter I love his cover of the Stones' Dead Flowers
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I just saw, "be here to love me" the Townes Van Zandt documentary. If I have ever been more depressed by a film in my life, I can't think of it.
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I just watched the Townes documentary in SF with a bunch of friends, "be here to love me" - it was so sad. Two of my best friends cried all the way through because he reminds us of a friend of ours, a great songwriter/alcoholic.The first song I wrote after hearing Townes for the first time was "I Wanna Die" - I guess Townes set me free to write more hopeless songs, because I could feel how hea...
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Friday January 5th, 2007- Townes Van Zandt TributeWe will celebrate the life and songs of arguably the best songwriter in the world, certainly one that affected countless modern performers as his songs have been covered by many, including Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Cowboy Junkies, Richard Buckner, Merle Haggard, Emily Lou Harris, Lyle Lovett and countless others.Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944...
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Fans of Americana should run to their netflix account and find this movie. A documentary shot in the 70's features great music from some of todays Alt Country heroes Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and Townes to name a few. Highlights include an unrehearsed Christmas Eve sing along at Guy and Susanas house.Here's a clip featuring Townes.
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I just recently came across this fantastic 1985 recording of Townes Van Zandt on a Tennessee NPR station and I nearly flipped when I heard him start playing Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" right in the middle of his "Colorado Girl."It's stunning - a perfect recording and just an absolutely flawless performance. And it's extra huge to my ears, because this is the first prime Dylan song I've
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i just finished the movie townes van zandt: be here to love me. what an absolutely depressing film! i think it was beautifully shot, and i'm happy to have been introduced to his lovely music, but i sort of never want to take another drink again! had i made this film, i would have either a) focused solely on his music career or b) dug deeper into his personal life. i'm left with so many unan...
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