ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 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 War around the … Continue reading Album review: Steve Earle, Jerusalem (2002)
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Album review: Steve Earle, Sidetracks (2002)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 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 Earle’s material, showing … Continue reading Album review: Steve Earle, Sidetracks (2002)