Step Right Up [Live]

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John Howie's burly baritone will shake your walls as he leads his Chapel Hill, North Carolina, mates through this appealing live collection of hard-core honky-tonk. While they add a tinge of Scorcheresque energy to the proceedings, the Pistols play straight-up country, complete with whining steel and fiddle. Guitarist Steve Howell (formerly of the Backsliders) and guest steel player John Neff know exactly when to step in with fluid twang (Howell) and aching cries (Neff). The sterling covers of honky-tonk heroes Jones, Tubb, Owens, and Young tell only half the story; Howie's booze-and-tears originals fit in surprisingly well with the tough competition. --Marc Greilsamer

Step Right Up,Two Dollar Pistols,Yep Roc Records,Alternative Country,Alternative Country-Rock,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: Great Artist, Great Album I would've given less than 1 star if I could. No selling out for Charlie. I like the damn thing Are you sure Hank done it this way???

Step Right Up Charlie Robison Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Life of the Party Good Times Bandera Live Unleashed Live ASIN: B00005AWMU Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. Right Man For The Job
2. The Preacher
3. I Want You Bad
4. Desperate Times
5. The Wedding Song
6. Sweet Inspiration
7. John O'Reilly
8. Tonight
9. One In A Million
10. Comes To Me Naturally
11. Rain
12. Life Of The Party

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On the swaggering kickoff track to his third album, Charlie Robison insists that he's the "right man for the job," and the rest of the album bolsters his claim. In this case, the job for the honky-tonk Texan is to return some creative daring, roadhouse energy, and edgy humor to the contemporary country mainstream, where male artistry in particular has been suffering from the cookie-cutter blands. Highlights range from a rollicking remake of NRBQ's "I Want You Bad" to a sardonic duet on "The Wedding Song" with the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines (whose bandmate Emily Robison is Charlie's wife). Not quite as rebellious as the previous Life of the Party, Step Right Up is more radio-friendly, giving Robison a better chance of balancing alt-country credibility and commercial country hits than any artist this side of Dwight Yoakam. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Great Artist, Great Album.......2005-02-18

Charlie Robison is the definition of country music the way it should be. He isn't commercialized, poppy, or a "wanna-be-Buffet". Charlie, along with brother Bruce Robison and Cory Morrow are practically the only country musicians i listen to nowadays. Some of his best songs on this disc would be "The Preacher", "The Wedding Song", "John O'Reilly", and "Tonight". Buy this cd!!!!!!!!

I would've given less than 1 star if I could........2004-03-01

This is an awful album. Proving that talent doesn't necessarily run in the family, Charlie demonstrates on this disc that he isn't in the same league as a singer or songwriter as his brother, Bruce Robison.

If Charlie hadn't married into the Dixie Chicks, he would still be mired in well-deserved obscurity, playing frat parties in Texas.

No selling out for Charlie........2004-01-08

You read reviews saying Charlie sold out with this release; I beg to differ. Mainstream radio wouldn't play this if their life depended on it! While he explores a couple of different avenues on two songs, this is far from selling out. You rarely hear the kind of rough and rumble, kick-ass style of country twang displayed here anymore. Some folks keep comparing this to his previous disc, and that's too bad for them, cause I can't see what the problem is here. Fickleness keeps some people from enjoying damn fine music. In this case, it's fine Texas music.

I like the damn thing.......2002-03-15

This is a good disk. The life of the party is a good disk too. I enjoy this one better than Life of the party. I know alot of poeple don't but that is me. I enjoyed "tonight" and the wedding song cracks me up. I understand this a step toward mainstream but I think he has been crass enough to keep himslef off the Clear channel network. Those guys wouldn't DARE take a chance of offending anyone anywhere.
Back to the point. I like Life Of the Party. I like this one too.

Are you sure Hank done it this way???.......2002-02-24

This album is a major disappointment for a myriad of reasons: It's not Charlie's "break out," and it certainly doesn't represent his growth as an artist. On "Step Right Up" Charlie precedes to give away his very best qualities in favor of pursuing a mainstream country sound. This is OK, I guess, if you like more a more mainstream Nashville sound, but the overwhelming majority of the folks who know and love Charlie's music HATE this sort of stuff. I don't own any mainstream country, and I rather be forced to run around naked in the 4th circle of hell than have to listen to posers like Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks. Every single Charlie fan I know feels the same way--but hey, I do live in a small town, so what do we know. My point is, if Charlie wants to gain more exposure, he'd better do it by being himself and sticking to what he's truly gifted at, and not dumbing down his music for mass appeal.

FURTHERMORE, the fella below who says Charlie is "Better than Steve Earle" must be on glue. That's like than saying Oasis are better than the Beatles, or that Lenny Kravitz is better than Hendrix. BEWARE: Mark Probably doesn't listen to much music that he doesn't hear on his radio first, and probably pats himself on the back for discovering an artist as "edgy" as Charlie. Whatever, dude-Charlie is great and all, but if you knew at all what you were talking about, you'd recognize Steve Earle's obvious influence on Charlie's voice (not to mention his songwriting). And don't go bashing NPR, either, because Charlie's gotten more play there than on any of the 5 corporate controlled stations you've got programmed into your car, that's FOR SURE. Don't want your money "wasted" on NPR? Well, Steve Earle and I don't want our money spent on State subsidized killing, either. But I digress...

Charlie has made a mistake. Buy "Life of the Party" instead, and wait for this phase to pass, and for the Nashvirus to work its way out of his system. Charlie doesn't seem too proud of this record, either: just tonight he appeared on the Grand `Ol Opry (for the first time!) and played "My Hometown" (self-censored, none-the-less), and Bob Wills' "Stay All Night." Hmmmmm...

Waylon is no longer with us. There is a huge gap in Country's vast, colorful, flowing fabric that must be filled. Hopefully, artists like Charlie, his Brother Bruce, along with Jack Ingram, Todd Snider, Hank III, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams and others can carry on this great creative tradition. Charlie is certainly capable--but this album turns away, in pursuit of soft-rock mass appeal. This ain't how `Ol Waylon said it ought to be. We can only wait and see if his next effort is true.

Average customer rating: I like Todd Just Brilliant Todd's second effort fell a little short... What could have been. Opening act for John Prine

Step Right Up Todd Snider Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Viva Satellite Songs for the Daily Planet Happy to Be Here New Connection Peace, Love and Anarchy ASIN: B000002OZQ Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

1. Elmo And Henry
2. I Believe You
3. Side Show Blues
4. Enough
5. T.V. Guide
6. Hey Hey
7. Moon Dawg's Tavern
8. Prison Walls
9. Horseshoe Lake
10. It All Adds Up
11. Tension
12. Late Last Night
13. 24 Hours A Day
14. Better Than Ever Part 2

Customer Reviews:

I like Todd.......2006-07-06

but I'm baffled by this CD. The first track listed is "Elmo and Henry", but track 1 is just some short, faint instrumental. The lyrics to "Elmo and Henry" are in the CD liner, but no such song on the CD. Also, the liner contains lyrics to two songs titled "Dance, Dance, Dance" and "Promises to Keep", but again, no such songs on the CD. What is on the CD are some pretty cool songs by a talented wordsmith and musician. I highly recommend it! Just can't make sense of what's in the liner and what is and isn't on the actual CD.

Just Brilliant.......2006-02-06

Ever since I first saw Todd Snider at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha, NE back in 1999, I have been a huge fan. I was lucky enough to actually meet and hang out with Todd and all the Wrecks...what wonderful and talented guys. I love Todd's style of writing and the heartfelt lyrics are just brilliant. Everyone I turn on to Todd just raves. This CD happens to be my personal fave...along with Viva Satellite and Songs for the Daily Planet. At least one of his CDs is always in my CD player and always will be.

Todd's second effort fell a little short..........2003-06-10

of his classic debut CD, "Songs From The Daily Planet." The outstanding numbers here are "Tension" and "Horseshoe Lake" and there are a few other pretty good ones, but his recent three releases on the "Oh Boy" label are more successful overall than "Step Right Up" was. If there are any Snider "completist" collectors out there, and I know there must be, I'd get this one just ahead of "Viva Satellite" which I rank as his least interesting CD, although some disagree about that. One thing in favor of "Step Right Up" is that it does feature The Nervous Wrecks, his original band, who got left out when Todd lost his MCA deal following "Viva Satellite."

What could have been........2003-04-30

This CD is a very good example of just how good songs can be made mediocre by bad studio work. Having heard all of these songs in a live setting, I know just how good they can be. "Late Last Night" and "Side Show Blues" straight up rock. The simultaneously driving and haunting "Hey Hey" and "Moon Dawg's Tavern" are remarkable. And "Better Than Ever Blues Part 2" is the sort of song that you want to listen to during a good night of soul-searching while you are suffering through the rough times. So why three stars? I'm glad you asked.

Snider seems to be a pretty lazy musician in the studio. His arrangements are not that great and and his singing, to be quite frank, sounds like somebody who is just going through the motions. Most the songs on this album are decent, but they could have been fantastic. Instead, this album throws enticing shadows that flit away just when you think they are resolving into something you really want to see clearly. Overall, it is a good effort. But it should have been so much more.

Opening act for John Prine.......2001-12-20

Heyla! I first heart Todd Snider as an opening act for a John Prine concert, and he was fantastic! No light show, just Todd and his instruments (he plays more than one, naturally) Later I found that John's encore song ("Double-wide Blues") was written by Todd Snyder, and already on, a Todd Snider CD. Todd Snider has an enormous following, although most people do not know it is his work behind the songs others sing. Much like John Prine himself, he is an unsung (no pun intended!) talent.
I recently over-heard my daughter singing a song of his ("B Double-r Double-E run, beerrun!") and was very amused when she was shocked to find that her cutting edge music was already known to her old Mum, her husband was just as surprised, as these songs are now circulating around world-wide military bases.
I can highly recommend all of his albums, as once you hear one a few times, they grow on you ... his insights, and often rather dark humor can be more deeply appreciated by anyone aged 25 - 55, although he has appeal to all ages, as his wit crosses generations.
I am honored to write this, this is amazing music! Songs that you find yourself humming hours later. Country/rock/pop crossover music, a little for everyone. basically, it's all good. Please see his other albums, give a listen, and don't judge a CD by it's cover; he is far better than his covers would lead you to believe.

Average customer rating: Step right OFF!!

Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits Various Artists Manufacturer: Manifesto Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000294TEC Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Mockin' Bird - Tindersticks
2. Old Shoes - Drugstore
3. Better Off Without A Wife - Pete Shelley
4. Red Shoes By The Drugstore - The Wedding Present
5. Step Right Up - Violent Femmes
6. Downtown - Alex Chilton
7. Heart Of Saturday Night - Jonathan Richman
8. You Can't Unring A Bell - These Immortal Souls
9. Pasties And A G-String - Jeffrey Lee Pierce
10. Invitation To The Blues - Giant Sand
11. Ol' 55 - Dave Alvin
12. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Magnapop
13. Romeo Is Bleeding - MC 900 Ft. Jesus
14. Ruby's Arms - Frente!
15. Martha - Tim Buckley

Product Description

1. Tindersticks - Mockin' Bird
2. Drugstore - Old Shoes
3. Pete Shelley - Better Off Without A Wife
4. The Wedding Present - Red Shoes By The Drugstore
5. Violent Femmes - Step Right Up
6. Alex Chilton - Downtown
7. Jonathan Richman - Heart Of Saturday Night 9. Jeffrey Lee Pierce - Pasties And A G-String
10. Giant Sand - Invitation To The Blues
11. Dave Alvin - Ol' 55
12. Magnapop - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
13. MC 900 Ft. Jesus - Romeo Is Bleeding
14. Frente! - Ruby's Arms
15. Tim Buckley - Martha

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Step right OFF!!.......2004-09-30

I'm a completist by nature and WAITS-stuff is my WEAKNESS (that AND any post-Ginger SPICE GIRL junk). That being said, I bought this expecting something interesting. And that I got, IN SPADES!!!! Give me 3RD BASE's sample of "Way Down in the Hole" while Prime Minister Pete Nice SCATS (on "The Cactus Album") over THIS trash!!! The only halfway-enjoyable track is the VIOLENT FEMMES' "Step Right Up," but even THAT should've quit while it was ahead!! No need to fill out the full 5+ minutes, ya' 'Sconies!!

I love WAITS, but this one is not one I could recommend. Pick up a HOLLY COLE album if you want interesting TOM WAITS cover versions. Plus, she ain't too hard on the eyes, if you know what I'm layin' down.

Average customer rating: Lover's of Tom Waits, Many! gets better with a little time Unusual, but great A disservice to one of America's greatest songwriters. a very terrible disc

Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits Various Artists Manufacturer: Manifesto Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet] Temptation One From The Heart (1982 Film) Big Time ASIN: B000002NVK Release Date: 1995-11-07

Tracks:

1. Old Shoes - Drugstore
2. Mockin' Bird - Tindersticks
3. Better Off Without A Wife - Pete Shelley
4. Red Shoes By The Drugstore - The Wedding Present
5. Step Right Up - Violent Femmes
6. Downtown - Alex Chilton
7. Big Joe And Phantom 309 - Archers Of Loaf
8. You Can't Unring A Bell - These Immortal Souls
9. Pasties And A G-String - Jeffrey Lee Pierce
10. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Magnapop
11. Ol' 55 - Dave Alvin
12. Jersey Girl - Pale Saints
13. Martha - Tim Buckley
14. Ruby's Arms - Frente!
15. I Hope They Don't Fall In Love With You - 10,000 Maniacs

Album Description

This tribute released in 1995 was named Tribute Album of the Year by Tower's Pulse Magazine. It contains recordings by platinum-sellers Violent Femmes and 10,000 Maniacs, and indie-rock favorites The Wedding Present and Tindersticks. Includes the last recording by the late Jeffrey Lee Pierce of The Gun Club. 14 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Lover's of Tom Waits, Many!.......2005-10-18

For those that have not liked this CD, that's just fine, in the Tom Waits tradition, you don't need to. Every Tom Waits offering, whether by himeself, or by others that love his diversity of work, never, yes, never, has indifferent devotees, or even middle of the road critics. One usually either loves his work or they do not. Yet, and this is unique with criticisms of artists, one may love and hate pieces on the same CD of Tom Waits. This, I believe, is why he is an Artist, one of his own making, and not either by you and me, the buying public, or the music industry. This, I believe, takes courage, and is one of the reasons that his work endures when most others only enjoy the popularity that the industry, the owners of most musicians and artists, will give them. I applaud Tom Waits for being who and what he chooses, not what I, you, or the business world might want him to be. This is why these artists offering of Tom's art is worthwhile. They offer his work in their interpretation. If you don't like all of it, big deal. You belong to a big club, those that love Tom Waits' art, but sometimes do not.

I don't know if you have had the opportunity to listen to the compilation CD of Tom Waits' music performed by others, called, 'STEP RIGHT UP'; however, if you have not as of yet, please, in my never humble opinion, it's more than worth it, and I'm sure that Tom, a tad familar here, loves their interpretations. His music and lyrics, and lyricism spans the expanse of about every genre, and always theatrical, in my perspective. One of the greatest Tom Waits stories, as related to me by a person that was at this Artist's event, is, after he had performed to an intimate gathering of two-hundred or so at a New York City bar, the audience lit their 'bic's' for an encore, to which Tom came out, book in hand, sat in an overstuffed reading chair, lit his cigar, sat in the chair, only light on, the reading lamp hanging over his one shoulder, opened the book, and proceded to read, not aloud, but to himself. He had already finished his performance. I love his quirkly, performance art, light and dark artistry. Consider the list of Artists: Tindersticks, Drugstore, Pete Shelley, The Wedding Present, Violent Femmes, Alex Chilton, Johnathan Richman, a favorite of mine, slowly sneaking up behind Tom, for me. The other Artists are: These Immortal Souls, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Giant Sand, Dave Alvin, Magnapop, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, more than a cool name, Frente! and, certainly not the least, Tim Buckley.

This might well be a listen to many times, over and over again, CD, for obviously different reasons than Tom's nearly incomparable, uncomparable 'Mule Variations', which I know that you, at one time, if not still, had, have, should - in my, well you know -, held this CD with the greatest affection. 'Chocolate Jesus', from the 'Mule Variations', sadly is not included in this compilation CD by other Artists. 'Chocolate Jesus' is my favorite of Tom's songs, that, and 'Georgia Lee', a heart wrenching, beautifully honest psalmist sort of tune. This, too, is not included on the compilation CD. I recall the first time that I actually listened to this one, 'Georgia Lee', truly heard the lyrics: I was in the process of closing my beloved, now in repose, Bookshoppe, and the line about sweet Georgia Lee under the leaves under the tree, with the refrain, 'Why wasn't God listening', hit me. I had to sit, for a moment, and to take in the honesty that I had not yet come. This man is an Artist, I believe, and I give thanks.

'Ruby's Arms', performed by Frente! has the force of 'Georgia Lee' when sung by Tom himself. 'Martha', performed by Tim Buckley, has that charm of story telling that Tom is loved for, almost, if not as much, yet for the same reasons, because Tim Buckley, as with the other Artists on this CD love to give credit to where credit is due, giving their full interpretative aritistry and skill to the moment, and allowing the listener to say, 'Wow, Tom Waits, is more than cool.' The Violent Femmes kick it too, though I am not a great fan, nor have I been, of them. Magnapop scratches the chalk board with the offering of a Tom Waits disonance tune, 'Christmas Card from a hooker in Mineapolis', the title alone would keep most music industry from producing it with a new artist.

Tom Waits music, lyrics, performance art, lyricism both endears him to many, but it is also what insults and or offends others. What I like about him as an Artist, is that he doesn't ask that you approve or even like his Art. He offers it. If we like it, good. If not, sobeit. This is not an easy, especially economically speaking, commitment to make to one's Art. This I respect. I love this sort of an Artist.

I love Tom Waits musicianship, and positively his lyricism, and his poetic lyrics themselves. It is this sort of artistry that causes me to sit in my overstuffed chair, open a book, and know God. As sentimental as this might sound, my fifth and sixth grader Church School class gives me this same sense of knowing, that this one, me, that says - I say - that I do not know if I even believe in God, knows. Somehow I smile and smirk at the same time thanks to these brilliant artists, yes, both Tom as well as my class. One thing that places him over against many of his peers, though, is his willingness to laugh at himself, even poking fun through his own lyrics. I also like that he's not afraid to admit his, what I consider in the vein of The Psalmists's phrasing and willingness to be brilliantly, as well as painfully - this might only be my interpretation - honest with the antimonies of life. I smile and smirk.

Timothy


'If there is to be any peace it will come through being not having.' + Henry Miller 'Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.' + Martin Luther King Jr. 'The search for Truth is the search for God.' + Gandhi

gets better with a little time.......2002-08-22

Tom himself is weird, so it's actually appropriate that some of these covers sound a little strange at first. After listening to this album a few times, though, it starts to make sense. In fact, if you keep listening, it begins to make a lot of sense. I actually listened to it so much that my roommate banned it when he was in the room, which illustrates both aspects of this album: it is a little weird, but quite addictive if you take the time to listen carefully.
Tom is always playing around with new or different versions of his own music, so it seems appropriate for other musicians and bands to play around with his music, too. This album covers the whole range of Tom's styles: some of the songs are simply and sentimentally beautiful, i.e., Dave Alvin's rendition of old 55 or Tim Buckley singing Martha (this song alone is worth the price of the entire album), while others are just plain creepy, like the Archers of Loaf's Big Joe and Phantom 309; and the best are somewhere in between: I'm thinking most specifically of Jersey Girl as played by Pale Saints, one of my all-time favorites, cover or otherwise.
A few songs don't quite measure up, such as Downtown by Alex Chilton, but as a whole, the range of artists and approaches illuminates Tom's strengths as a songwriter: even if not every song is a gem, the songcraft of his music still shows through. And when someone gets it right, it's an almost transcendent experience, as in the case of Tim Buckley's Martha, or Frente!'s cover of Ruby's Arms, or Pale Saints' Jersey Girl.
In short, it is a slightly uneven album, but the best is so good it just doesn't matter. If you buy this album, let it air out, so to speak, before you make any hasty judgments. It's well worth the wait.

Unusual, but great.......2001-08-25

Ever since '96 this has been one of my favourite CDs. Yes, I am a devout Tom Waits fan and I understand it may hurt to hear his songs that distorted. But I have never heard a sadder "Ruby's Arms" (Frente!), a more chilling "Jersey Girl" (Pale Saints) or a faster "Old Shoes" (Drugstore).

A disservice to one of America's greatest songwriters........2000-12-25

I'm kind in giving this disc three full stars. I don't expect exact renditions of an original song when it's being covered. I do expect a little life in the arrangements and a little heart in the playing. The Violent Femmes version of "Step Right Up" is pretty bad, but worsened by the liner notes they dared include. Tindersticks reworking of "Mockingbird" is an admirable attempt, but the song falls flat.

On the other hand, I don't know who Frente! is, but these folks really do justice to "Ruby's Arms". Pete Shelley's remake of "Better off Without a Wife" is a radical departure from the original Waits, but it hits the spot! There's a couple other cuts on the disc that are good, but sadly most of the bands are as flat as their efforts on this dics.

a very terrible disc.......2000-10-06

If you think Mr. Rod Stewart messed up "Downtown Train" and "Hang On, St. Christopher", the terrible covers in this collection should make Old Rod look like a talented prince. In this terrible anti-tribute, classic songs from Waits' early career are mocked and destroyed. The songs are covered without sincerity and in many cases, without any talents. If you're looking for covers of Tom Waits songs, may I suggest Temptations by Holly Cole or the 2000 tribute called New Coat of Paint. In these tributes, musicians such as Neko Case(an exceptionally good cover of "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"), Carla Bozulich, Floyd Dixon, Eleni Mandell and Holly Cole not only gave a new spin to Waits' songs, in many cases, they gave a whole new dimension to the familiar tunes. As for "Step Right Up", plainly put, it sucks.

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Step Right Up Two Dollar Pistols Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Alt Country & Americana | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: On Down the Track You Ruined Everything Hands Up! Two Dollar Pistols with Tift Merritt Bramble Rose ASIN: B00000BW2D Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

1. Heartaches And Hangovers
2. Lonely Avenue
3. Hello Trouble
4. You're Still On My Mind
5. 'Til You Did Wrong By Me
6. Honky Tonkitis
7. Me, Myself, And Wine
8. Serious Heart Condition
9. A Wound Time Can't Erase
10. How It Feels To Die
11. Bring The Heartbreak
12. Thanks A Lot
13. Wine Me Up

Amazon.com

John Howie's burly baritone will shake your walls as he leads his Chapel Hill, North Carolina, mates through this appealing live collection of hard-core honky-tonk. While they add a tinge of Scorcheresque energy to the proceedings, the Pistols play straight-up country, complete with whining steel and fiddle. Guitarist Steve Howell (formerly of the Backsliders) and guest steel player John Neff know exactly when to step in with fluid twang (Howell) and aching cries (Neff). The sterling covers of honky-tonk heroes Jones, Tubb, Owens, and Young tell only half the story; Howie's booze-and-tears originals fit in surprisingly well with the tough competition. --Marc Greilsamer

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Step Right Up Solar Circus Manufacturer: Relix ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Twilight Dance Daybreak Living on Edge of Change ASIN: B000000SU1 Release Date: 1992-09-22

Tracks:

1. Stems & Seeds
2. Spin Song
3. Tabla Rasa
4. She Don't Mind
5. Jah Is Close
6. Gates Of Heaven
7. So Many Times
8. Step Right Up
9. Into Tomorrow
10. Just A Mystery
11. Laced In Silver

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Step Right Up Cactus Choir Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005B1N Release Date: 1997-12-09

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Step Right Up Mainstream ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000009GIS

Tracks:

1. Step Right Up
2. Step Right Up(Perfecto Mix)
3. Quiet Sun
4. Optimism

Album Description

1998 single for the Nude label (Suede) by indie rock outfit.Ex-Cult guitarist Billy Duffy produced. It's backed with'Step Right Up' (Perfecto Mix), 'Quiet Sun' and 'Optimism'.Slimline jewel case.

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Step Right Up Solar Circus Manufacturer: Red Distribution, in ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E748 Release Date: 1992-09-22

Tracks:

1. Stems & Seeds
2. Spin Song
3. Tabla Rasa
4. She Don't Mind
5. Jah Is Close
6. Gates of Heaven
7. So Many Times
8. Step Right Up
9. Into Tomorrow
10. Just a Mystery
11. Laced in Silver

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Step Right Up! Manufacturer: Rootavega ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAD6UE Release Date: 2003-11-25

Music Album:

1. T. Texas Tyler
2. Teardrops & Diamonds
3. That's All Right Mama [Import]
4. That Christmas Feeling [Import]
5. The Resentments
6. The Ring
7. The Very Best of Sue Thompson [Original recording remastered]
8. Too Old to Change/Jerry Jeff
9. Top Tunes Karaoke CDG Gal Country FunPack TTFP-21&22 v2 Tammy Cochran, Lee Ann Womack and LeAnn Rimes [Enhanced] [Karaoke]
10. Trucker's Christmas

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