Product Details

• Actors: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Steve Earle, Kelley Looney, Will Rigby
• Directors: Gary Menotti
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New West Records
• DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00064VQYE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,546 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Red Distribution Release Date: 11/02/2004

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GUITAR TOWN vintage era Earle!!! 10 stars!!!, November 1, 2004

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Richardson "Clarence" (Sunny California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steve Earle - Live from Austin, TX (DVD)

okay....if you are a fan of Steve Earle...it may have started with GUITAR TOWN...the amazing major label debut which featured more classic tunes than most songwriters put out in a lifetime...well, they are ALL on this stunning DVD. Filmed for Austin City Limits (so the quality is broadcast)...in 1986....and featuring 17 tracks delivered with passion ...you simply can't go wrong. I actually couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this at the record store today....and am watching it for a second time as I write this review.
I think Earle has gone from strength to strength over his career and is relevant now...but that said....this is the stuff that his fans fell in love with and its so wonderfully captured and presented that it almost too beautiful to believe that we have this gift of an amazing songwriter at his first blossom!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Steve sings and the band plays the songs, August 22, 2005

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Ronald Stern (Granby, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steve Earle - Live from Austin, TX (DVD)

I'm a fan of the early Steve Earle, which this disk certainly is, but I played it once and will sell it. I see it as a mostly uninspired set where the band plays and Steve sings, both without much inspiration. There is just nothing exciting about it and the performance just about totally lacks spontaneity. They had a set list and they played it as they had rehearsed it with lots of competence but no inspiration that was evident to me. I was really disappointed as I bought it after reading the otherwise excellent reviews. I suggest renting it first; maybe you'll agree with the other reviewers but maybe not.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful live view of Earle's landmark early work, March 22, 2005

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steve Earle - Live from Austin, TX (DVD)

One rarely gets the opportunity to re-approach a classic album such as Earle's "Guitar Town" with fresh ears. But that's exactly what this CD and DVD provide with their looks at Earle's 1986 Austin City Limits appearance, expanded from the 30 minute television edit to the full hour performance. Riding the crest of his landmark debut, and with half of his follow-up, "Exit 0," in his hip-pocket, Earle lights up the stage with a giddy passion fueled by his incredible initial cache of material.

Listeners who've worn out their original vinyl will be renewed by the sparkle Earle brings to the stage. Dressed in a white t-shirt and jeans, he looks the role of the dreamers who populate his songs, cruising their pickups and homemade muscle cars through small-town America. This first blush of performing bravado winds the clock back on an album that's become an Americana staple: Earle performs everything from "Guitar Town" save "Someday," and works through half of its follow-up. His band translates the songs to stage with few changes, roughing up a few of the album's tidy edges with live vitality.

Whether unwinding the freedom of "Guitar Town" or wallowing in the emotional scars of "Little Rock & Roller," Earle can't help beam with the pride he has in his songs. The closing "I Love You Too Much" and encore of "San Antonio Girl" find the singer wringing every last drop of enjoyment out of his time on stage. Save for a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "State Trooper" Earle "made all these songs up," and a more compelling collection of vignettes and characters would be hard to find.