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In his liner notes to Sidetracks, Steve Earle writes the following: "With the exception of the instrumentals...these (songs) are not outtakes. They are, rather, stray tracks, recorded at different times for different reasons that I am very proud of and are either unreleased or underexposed." In other words, Earle would appreciate it if you didn't call this another odds-and-sods collection and, given the consistent strength of his post-recovery body of work, he has every right to feel that way about this material. Sidetracks doesn't hold together with the cohesion of albums like I Feel Alright or The Mountain, but nothing here sounds like a leftover or something salvaged from the reject bin, either; these are solid and committed performances of good to very good songs, and they do indeed deserve wider circulation. Sidetracks also serves as a nice showcase for Steve Earle the Interpretive Singer. Since only six of the 13 tracks were written by Earle and two of those are instrumentals, for the most part you get to hear Earle try his hand at other people's songs, and for the most part he sounds great, bringing his own feisty stamp to tunes as diverse as the Flying Burrito Brothers' ode to draft dodging, "My Uncle," the reggae chestnut "Johnny Too Bad" (with Earle sounding like the first rude boy from Texas), the Chambers Brothers' psych-soul protest anthem, "Time Has Come Today" (featuring guest vocals from Sheryl Crow and ghostly samples from Abbie Hoffman; it was recorded for the soundtrack to Steal This Movie), and Nirvana's angst-fest "Breed" (actually the most faithful cover on this disc). Beyond a couple of minor quibbles (as much as one might enjoy "Creepy Jackalope Eye," the real keeper from Earle's EP with the Supersuckers was his high-attitude version of "Before They Make Me Run," which didn't make the cut here), Sidetracks is an impressive collection that makes clear Steve Earle's leftovers make for a better album than most songwriters could construct from their top-shelf work -- and that he can get over as a singer and not just as a songwriter performing his own work.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Kenny Vaughan, Guitar, Vocals - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ken Coomer, Drums, Percussion - Joey Spampinato, Vocals, Bass - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Ray Kennedy, Solo Guitar, Recorded by - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonium, MainArtist - BRAD JONES, Upright Bass - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - Will Rigby, Drums, Percussion - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Bouzouki, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Jerry Douglas, Guitar - Brady Blade, Drums - Patrick Earle, Snare Drums, Percussion, AssistantEngineer - Charlie Chadwick, Cello, Upright Bass - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1998 Double Divide, Inc./Warner Records Inc.
Scott Miller, Guitar - Winston Bailey, Writer - Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Organ, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Gerry Parchment, Engineer - Derrick Leapold Crooks, Writer - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - Roy Beckford, Writer - Delroy George Wilson, Writer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - RNT, Additional Vocals - Jeff Bills, Drums - C. Fax, Additional Vocals - Mic Harrison, Guitar - Paxton Sellers, Bass
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Ray Kennedy, AdditionalEngineer - Noel Bridgeman, Drums - James Blennerhassett, Upright Bass - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Mandolin, Writer, MainArtist - Ciaran Byrne, Recorded by - Keith McDonnell, AssistantEngineer - Bill Wright, Bouzouki - Jim Murray, Guitar - Sharon Shannon, Accordion, Writer - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - Liz Kane, Fiddle - Yvonne Kane, Fiddle - Mary Shannon, Banjo - Joyce Redmond, Bodhrán
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - David Steele, Guitar - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Kurt Cobain, Writer - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - Kelley Looney, Bass - Will Rigby, Drums - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Willie Chambers, Writer - Joseph Chambers, Writer - Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Michael Smotherman, Choir - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Choir, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Sheryl Crow, Vocals - Greg Morrow, Drums, Percussion - Brian Scheuble, Engineer - Garry Tallent, Bass - Doug Lancio, Guitarra - Geoff Walcha, Engineer - Patrick Earle, Choir, Loops, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - Abbie Hoffman, Vocals - Ceasar Ramirez, Engineer - Donna Gay, Engineer - Jonathan Norris, Choir - Logan "Les Honky" Rogers, Choir
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonium, MainArtist - THE FAIRFIELD FOUR, Background Vocals - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist - David Fisher, AssistantEngineer - Eddie Spaghetti, Vocals, Bass - The Supersuckers, Writer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - Dancing Eagle, Drums - Jon Dunleavy, Recorded by - Dan "Thunder" Bolton, Slide Guitar - Danny Bland, Background Vocals - Rontrose Heathman, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Background Vocals
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1997 Sub Pop Records
Tim O'Brien, Mandolin, Vocals - Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Dennis Crouch, Upright Bass - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrell Scott, Banjo, Vocals - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - Lowell T George, Writer - Casey Driessen, Fiddle
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Tim O'Brien, Bouzouki - Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Dennis Crouch, Upright Bass - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Mandolin, Writer, MainArtist - Darrell Scott, Banjo - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - Casey Driessen, Fiddle
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Chris Hillman, Writer - Tim O'Brien, Mandolin, Vocals - Gram Parsons, Writer - Dennis Crouch, Upright Bass - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Darrell Scott, Banjo, Vocals - Patrick Earle, Recorded by - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer - Matt Svobodny, Recorded by - Casey Driessen, Fiddle
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Ray Kennedy, Recorded by - Michael Smotherman, Organ - Bob Dylan, Composer, Writer - Hank Williams, Masterer - Steve Earle, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Greg Morrow, Drums, Percussion - Garry Tallent, Bass - Doug Lancio, Guitar - Patrick Earle, AssistantEngineer - THE TWANGTRUST, Producer, Mixer
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Album review
In his liner notes to Sidetracks, Steve Earle writes the following: "With the exception of the instrumentals...these (songs) are not outtakes. They are, rather, stray tracks, recorded at different times for different reasons that I am very proud of and are either unreleased or underexposed." In other words, Earle would appreciate it if you didn't call this another odds-and-sods collection and, given the consistent strength of his post-recovery body of work, he has every right to feel that way about this material. Sidetracks doesn't hold together with the cohesion of albums like I Feel Alright or The Mountain, but nothing here sounds like a leftover or something salvaged from the reject bin, either; these are solid and committed performances of good to very good songs, and they do indeed deserve wider circulation. Sidetracks also serves as a nice showcase for Steve Earle the Interpretive Singer. Since only six of the 13 tracks were written by Earle and two of those are instrumentals, for the most part you get to hear Earle try his hand at other people's songs, and for the most part he sounds great, bringing his own feisty stamp to tunes as diverse as the Flying Burrito Brothers' ode to draft dodging, "My Uncle," the reggae chestnut "Johnny Too Bad" (with Earle sounding like the first rude boy from Texas), the Chambers Brothers' psych-soul protest anthem, "Time Has Come Today" (featuring guest vocals from Sheryl Crow and ghostly samples from Abbie Hoffman; it was recorded for the soundtrack to Steal This Movie), and Nirvana's angst-fest "Breed" (actually the most faithful cover on this disc). Beyond a couple of minor quibbles (as much as one might enjoy "Creepy Jackalope Eye," the real keeper from Earle's EP with the Supersuckers was his high-attitude version of "Before They Make Me Run," which didn't make the cut here), Sidetracks is an impressive collection that makes clear Steve Earle's leftovers make for a better album than most songwriters could construct from their top-shelf work -- and that he can get over as a singer and not just as a songwriter performing his own work.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:43
- Main artists: Steve Earle
- Composer: Bob Dylan
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Country
© 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Steve Earle under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
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