Live From Austin TX

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Enregistré le 22 août 2001, « Live From Austin, TX » immortalizes the most recent of Robert Earl Keen's five appearances on Austin City Limits - a remarkable performance that highlights the full power of his art and compositions. Keen has long been regarded as one of the leaders of a new generation of Texas singer-songwriters, an artist whose quirky rebellion - like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Willie Nelson before him - has always clashed with the mainstream of country music, which precisely explains his originality. This 17-track concert revisits his signature songs, such as « Shades of Gray », « I''m Goin'' to Town », « The Road Goes On Forever », « Merry Christmas From the Family », « Snowin'' on Raton », and « Feelin'' Good Again », illustrating the full range of emotions that make Keen an essential artist: a cynical humor, raw melancholy, and characters of rare accuracy. Keen describes his writing process as a thought in images - snapshots drawn from his memory or observations - followed by a moment spent with his guitar to describe what he sees until a story takes shape. This intimacy is intensely felt on stage. This 2-disc set is now available on vinyl for the very first time.