#22 Steve Earle - Guitar Town

Steve Earle dreamed of being like his idol Townes Van Zandt. The boys discuss cookie-cutter country production tropes, the 1980s as a nadir of country music popularity, and why very experienced songwriters sometimes miss their mark.Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6hzwy2AStVRSfT3b6lZnXH?si=fee59610a8e24e5aListen to Guitar Town here:https://open.spotify.com/album/3bEnaGjQRqfoqNkAQtO1Uy?si=kSYtsUbsTs6_xV8Cjz32UA&dl_branch=1Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Femi Kuti - Femi Kuti

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