Songs of Townes Van Zandt

Name: Songs of Townes Van Zandt
Brand: Myproudmountain / Cargo
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By Scott Kelly

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Reissue: 1st January 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Townes Van Zandt. This is a Townes tribute by Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till (of Neurosis), and Wino (Obsessed, St. Vitus). A special three-way split CD in tribute to late American folk music hero Townes Van Zandt, bearing contributions from SCOTT KELLY (Neurosis, Shrinebuilder, Tribes of Neurot, solo artist, etc.), STEVE VON TILL (Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Harvestman, solo artist, etc.) and SCOTT "WINO" WEINRICH (Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, The Hidden Hand, Shrinebuilder, solo artist, etc.). Townes Van Zandt never achieved significant fame during his lifetime. Although highly respected by his peers and other songwriters, the mood and atmosphere of his music, coupled with his sometimes dark and sarcastic nature, didn't fit with the commercial country-industry of Nashville. Van Zandt's songs did, however, reach popularity in his day, through artists such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Emmylou Harris. Within his circle of outsider singer-songwriters, he was adored, though ultimately it would be depression and alcoholism that would overshadow his life. Townes' friend, singer Steve Earle, has been quoted as saying, "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." So now Steve Von Till, Scott Kelly, and Wino stand and pay tribute, each focusing on the essence of Van Zandt's music and lyrics in his own personal way. The result is a great homage, whose intensity lies in fragility and elementary human truths.

Product details

Release Date:: 2012-07-06
Number of Discs:: 1
Publication Date:: 2012-07-06
Publisher:: Myproudmountain / Cargo
Weight:: 200 g
Height:: 0.5 cm
Width:: 31 cm
Thickness:: 31 cm

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