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Summary: Do not Hesitate...Buy this DVD.
Review: HOLY CR*P This is a GOOD Film!!!!!!
Magic.....
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Summary: AMAZING
Review: I am a songwriter based in Nashville and I'm so glad to see that this movie has made it to DVD. These guys, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, etc., are the ones who made me want to become a writer in the first place and it's so great to see them so young and hopeful, like they might be able to do something new and inpired, heartfelt and intelligent. The most moving scenes, for me, are the ones with Townes Van Zandt. He had such a sparkle in eyes back then in '75.The songs are wonderful and the performances are rough and real, like country music was for a time. Check it out!
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I am a songwriter based in Nashville and I'm so glad to see that this movie has made it to DVD. These guys, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, etc., are the ones who made me want to become a writer in the first place and it's so great to see them so young and hopeful, like they might be able to do something new and inpired, heartfelt and intelligent. The most moving scenes, for me, are the ones with Townes Van Zandt. He had such a sparkle in eyes back then in '75. The songs are wonderful and the performances are rough and real, like country music was for a time. Check it out!
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Summary: This one is for the fans
Review: I found the music of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle when I was 20 years old. By that time, Townes was dead, Steve had used 8 of his apparent 9 lives, and Guy was...well, Guy was still Guy. When I discovered these poets, I had the luxury to took look at their life's work, like knowing the end of the movie before you watch it. Heartworn Highways is a piece of americana music history, that offers you the chance to see these guys before they were anything bigger than wannabe musicians like so many of us are. If you are into americana music, you have to buy this right now. You can not pass on this one.
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Summary: This one is for the fans
Review: I found the music of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle when I was 20 years old. By that time, Townes was dead, Steve had used 8 of his apparent 9 lives, and Guy was...well, Guy was still Guy. When I discovered these poets, I had the luxury to took look at their life's work, like knowing the end of the movie before you watch it. Heartworn Highways is a piece of americana music history, that offers you the chance to see these guys before they were anything bigger than wannabe musicians like so many of us are. If you are into americana music, you have to buy this right now. You can not pass on this one.
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Summary: A brilliant little slice of music history
Review: I thank James Szalapski from the bottom of my heart for having the foresight to make this film when many of the principals were young, handsome, and not particularly well known. I admit that I am not much of a country music fan, and I bought it principally to see Townes Van Zandt sing "Poncho and Lefty" (which appears in the special features) and it didn't disappoint. The footage of him clowning around and later performing "Waitin' 'Round to Die" is also fantastic, though brief. The film is compelling as a whole, with many fine performances, and sensitive camera work which enhances the narrative; but it was worth buying just for the glimpse of Townes Van Zandt's incredibly charismatic persona as a young artist.
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Summary: inspiring
Review: if you have any interest in the Teaxs troubadours (Townes and Guy,especially), you should get this. It is truly a gift to see such amazingly honest and well composed songs being played at someone's kitchen table, in someone's living room, or during a crowded Christmas party. It's very authentic music, simply and ably played. I bought it for Townes, but immediately became a Guy Clark fan. The extras are wonderful. I've watched this a dozen times or so, and I still feel good about it. It's really a film about a community of friends who are about genuine songwriting. Though some have more screentime, no-one really dominates and each are receptive to other's music.
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Summary: AMAZING
Review: Really incredible, I can't believe this film is not a household name. I was moved to tears by the scene with Townes Van Sant singing Waiting Round to Die. Beautifully shot.
A must have for any music lover
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Summary: Excellent: from a music perspective.
Review: Shows snippits of the 'life and times' in Nashville's singer-songwriter scene in late 1975. Watch it for amazing live performances from legends like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Young, Rodney Crowell. It is well worth the price for the rare footage and performances.
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Summary: A time and place
Review: This film is not a great documentary from a film standpoint but it is from the music standpoint. It captures a group of songwriters who were living in Nashville in 1975 during a period of amazing creativity. Most never became famous except to that small group of music afficionados around the world (my copy is Swedish!) who appreciate a songs lyrics. It is a joy to see a young Townes Van Zandt singing "Pancho and Lefty" and "Waiting Around to Die." Other gems are Guy Clark's "Desparadoes Waiting for a Train" and the underrated Steve Young doing a stirring rendition of "Alabama Highways." Rodney Crowell's work is fun to see and the final scene includes a teen-looking Steve Earle sitting at the feet of his elders. The documentary does capture a time a place and a sense of community. However it never gives us any context. We learn little of the people and the place other than some vignettes that usually work. But I wanted to know more about the songwriter world, the open-mics, etc. However, the music stands up and thank God it was saved. There are some good performances in the extras as well which have been thankfully saved.
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