Steve Earle - Live at Montreux [DVD]

Those who have seen Steve Earle live know that his performances are more than mere concerts. Sure, you'll get the concert part, and more than you expected there. Earle is one of those rare artists who sounds just as good - if not better - on the stage. Whether he's backed by a full band or strapped with nothing more than a guitar and harmonica, he's at ease and in command on the stage, switching instruments or tuning up while entertaining the audience with banter. And since Earle is first and foremost a folk singer, he can always strip away the layers of instrumentation and actually improve a song in the process.

Live in Montreux 2005 captures the legend at his best: alone, on a disserted stage, with nothing but a guitar, harmonica, and an arsenal of picks lined up on his microphone stand. Taken from footage from the 2005 Montreux Jazz Festival, this DVD captures Earle retracing his career in the space of fourteen songs, from the early success of Copperhead Road to his post-drug addiction comeback days to his recent albums, which are increasingly political and, of course, polemical. ~ Full review at Pop Matters

Track Listing :

• Jerusalem
• What's a Simple Man to Do
• The Devil's Right Hand
• Warrior
• Rich Man's War
• South Nashville Blues
• CCKMP
• Dixieland
• Ellis Unit One
• Condi Condi
• The Mountain
  The Revolution Starts Now
• Copperhead Road
• Christmas in Washington