“If I can get me out of the way, I can do anything”
– Steve Earle“I don’t really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.”
~Steve EarleAll we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It’s part of learning the craft.
~Steve Earle
One of Alldylan’s Greatest heroes
Fort Worth Blues:
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May God bless and keep you always May you grow up to be righteous May your hands always be busy – Forever Young by Bob Dylan |
Continue reading Today: Bob Dylan recorded Forever Young in 1973 40 years ago
I hear it sometimes on the radio or a record player and I see that it’s badly mixed and it doesn’t sound very good, but what can you do? I’ve got, on Columbia Records alone, 21 or 22 albums out. So every time you make an album, you want it to be new, good and different, but personally, when you look back on them for me all my albums are, are just measuring points for wherever I was at a certain period of time. I went into the studio, recorded the songs as good as I could, and left. Basically, realistically, I’m a live performer and want to play onstage for the people and not make records that may sound really good.
~Bob Dylan (Lynn Allen interview, Dec 1978)
A list of “Dylan album” posts @ alldylan.com:
-Egil
“I don’t really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.” – Steve Earle
One of JV’s Greatest heroes
Steve Earle (born January 17, 1955) is known for his rock, folk and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.
| Birth name | Stephen Fain Earle |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1955 (age 58) Hampton, Virginia United States |
| Origin | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Country-rock, Texas country, folk,Americana, heartland rock, alt-country,roots rock |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, writer, actor |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo,bouzouki, bass guitar |
| Labels | Uni. MCA Nashville, New West, E² Records, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Del McCoury Band |
| Website | www.steveearle.com |
Me and Egil have seen Steve Earle in concert several times and have followed him since his magnificent debut. We love the man.
He is always exciting to follow, as a musician, as a writer or as an actor. He has integrity. We’re always looking forward to his new albums and hope he will return to our shores as soon as possible.
Happy birthday Steve Earle!
Allmusic:
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
In the strictest sense, Steve Earle isn’t a country artist; he’s a roots rocker. Earle emerged in the mid-’80s, after Bruce Springsteen had popularized populist rock & roll and Dwight Yoakam had kick-started the neo-traditionalist movement in country music. At first, Earle appeared to be more indebted to the rock side than country, as he played a stripped-down, neo-rockabilly style that occasionally verged on outlaw country. However, his unwillingness to conform to the rules of Nashville or rock & roll meant that he never broke through into either genre’s mainstream. Instead, he cultivated a dedicated cult following, drawing from both the country and rock audiences. Toward the early ’90s, his career was thrown off track by personal problems and substance abuse, but he re-emerged stronger and healthier several years later…(READ MORE)
One of his best – Goodbye:
Photo: Senor McGuire
Last year for his birthday we picked our favourite songs by Steve Earle.
Here is Egil’s list (follow link to read post)
Egil picked 20 songs:
Here is Hallgeir’s list (follow the link to see videos)
I picked 10 songs:
For the album of today I have picked I Feel Allright from 1996:
Other January 17:
German single cover
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.–
“So, I don’t know. I think so. It’s all in the heart, whatever keeps you that way. Keeps you forever young. Forever young doesn’t necessarily mean that you don’t grow old, but you just have some contact with what put you where you are. You know, keep some type of contact. Anyway…”
~Bob Dylan (to Marc Rowland in Sept. 1978)“This song should be sung every morning by every child in every school in every country”
~Allen Ginsberg
…….Though there was enough material to fill an album, Dylan decided to hold one more session. On the 14th, The Band was called back to record two songs. The first was another arrangement of “Forever Young,” this time with Helm on mandolin and Danko on fiddle. This new version of “Forever Young” would create the second of two master takes for the song, and both of them would be included on the album.
The second song recorded on the 14th was “Dirge” (or “Dirge For Martha” as it was marked on the tape box). “Bob went out and played the piano while we were mixing [the album]. All of a sudden, he came in and said, ‘I’d like to try ‘Dirge’ on the piano.’…We put up a tape and he said to Robbie, ‘Maybe you could play guitar on this.’ They did it once, Bob playing piano and singing, and Robbie playing acoustic guitar. The second time was the take.”
from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid
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Village Recorder
Santa Monica, California
14 November 1973
6th and last Planet Waves session
Engineer: Rob Fraboni
Songs:
I hate myself for lovin’ you and the weakness that it showed
You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
The stage was set, the lights went out all around the old hotel
I hate myself for lovin’ you and I’m glad the curtain fell
