Transcendental Blues

by Steve Earle

Overview

Steve Earle is a rebel. Not in the Hollywood/James Dean/Easy Rider/rebel-against-society sense, but rather in a real and personal way. Throughout his life and career he has rebelled against the very industry that surrounded him and did not find the freedom he sought until he started his own label, E-Squared. He rebelled against his common sense and his health in search of true American artistry and did not find the freedom he sought until he hit the bottom of addiction, and he continues to rebel against mainstream American culture and politics with his attitudes and songs; Transcendental Blues is no exception. Transcendental Blues walks the line between Steve Earle the country-rock rebel who gave the world Copperhead Road and Guitar Town and Steve Earle the traditionalist who opened a new chapter in bluegrass with his last release, The Mountain. This album rocks with songs like "Everyone's in Love with You" and "All My Life." It soothes with "The Boy Who Never Cried" and "Lonelier Than This," and it two-steps with new country like "The Galway Girl" and "Until the Day I Die." Fans of alternative country music sing the praises of artists like Charlie Robison, Jack Ingram, and Robert Earl Keen, Jr., but Earle proves again and again that he is the original alternative to the glossy side of Nashville. Earle cut the path that all his followers thankfully hike along, avoiding the weeds and branches that made him what he is today. ~ Michael Cusanelli

Product Details

Release Date:	02/02/2024
Label:	Music On Cd
UPC:	8718627236277
Rank:	38643

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Earle   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica,Harmonium,Mini Moog,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Guitar (Resonator),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Tom Littlefield   Vocals
David Steel   Bouzouki,Resonator,Guitar (Electric)
David Steele   Mandola,Bouzouki,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Resonator),Guitar (12 String Electric)
Bill Wright   Bouzouki
Liz Kane   Fiddle
Yvonne Kane   Fiddle
Dan Metz   Bass
Jim Murray   Guitar,Gut String Guitar,Gut String Guitar
Joyce Redmond   Bodhran
Ron Vance   Drums
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola,Conductor,String Conductor
Dennis Crouch   Bass (Upright)
James Blennerhassett   Double Bass,Bass (Upright)
David Davidson   Violin
Stacey Earle   Vocals
Doug Lancio   Guitar (Electric)
John Catchings   Cello
Patrick Earle   Drums,Percussion
Kelly Looney   Bass
Ray Kennedy   Bass,Guitar (Electric)
Casey Driessen   Fiddle
Noel Bridgeman   Drums
Mary Shannon   Banjo
David Angell   Violin
Darrell Scott   Banjo,Vocals
Tim O'Brien   Vocals,Mandolin
Will Rigby   Drums,Percussion
Sharon Shannon   Accordion
Benmont Tench   Organ,Piano
Ronnie Vance   Drums
Dan Gillis   Tin Whistle

Technical Credits

Tony Fitzpatrick   Cover Art,Illustrations
Michael Wilson   Photography
Steve Earle   Composer,Liner Notes
Hank Williams   Mastering
Kristin Wilkinson   String Arrangements
Twangtrust   Mixing,Producer
Patrick Earle   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ray Kennedy   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Keith McDonnell   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Bernard Herrmann   Composer
Ciaran Byrne   Engineer,Recording
Paul Smith   Engineer,Recording
Brad Talbott   Design,Art Direction