ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 14, 2002 By Steve Newton In the liner notes to Jerusalem, Steve Earle refers to the likes of activists Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Abbie Hoffman as Americans who insisted on asking “the hardest questions in our darkest hours”. With the terrifying possibility of another Gulf … Continue reading Album review: Steve Earle, Jerusalem (2002)
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Album review: Steve Earle, Sidetracks (2002)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 18, 2002 By Steve Newton It’s a testament to the unremitting quality of Steve Earle’s music that this collection of—not outtakes, but, as he calls them, previously unreleased “stray tracks” is just as worthy as any of his previous CDs. Sidetracks also demonstrates the impressive range of … Continue reading Album review: Steve Earle, Sidetracks (2002)