Americana fans you have a treat in store.December 24, 2009 Michael N. Edwards(Moore, SC USA) This is one of those little films that most people will probably overlook as they thumb through the various products and never know what they have missed but the performances by the various artists are a treat and a time capsule. Appearances by Townes Van Zant, Guy Clark, and a very young Steve Earle are "candy" for americana music fans.
DVD extras give me enough songs I likeJuly 1, 2009 Bruce P. Barten(Saint Paul, MN United States) There are people in the movie I had never seen before. The big thrill for me is getting to see Townes Van Zandt when he was so young, and a medley of his hit was all he had to be proud of. "Pancho and Lefty" sounded great with just his guitar, and his insight that the song was about two Mexican bandits he saw in a TV show two weeks after he wrote the song fits in to the kind of time sequences I associate with his music. It is difficult to realize what like was life when certain things never existed. Then suddenly, there is this.
Love it, mostly for Townes Van ZandtMarch 20, 2009 Hollythedylanfan(Wonderland) This DVD is worth it just to see the scenes with Townes. What a fantastic musician he was. The other guys are great, but I really wish the camera would have stayed on Townes most of the time. He could have taught the others how to become a legend. Rest in peace, TVZ.
Helped Me Know I Had Some Catching Up To DoFebruary 19, 2009 Daniel C. Alward(FRANKLIN, PA USA) If you don't already have music by Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Steve Young and young Steve Earle in your collection, watching this movie might end up costing you a lot of money. It sure made me complete my Townes Van Zandt collection in a hurry. Already picked up the soundtrack CD. Guy Clark is next. This film, with its extensive extra performances, was an enlightened look at some great singer-songwriters who happened to be wearing cowboy hats.
So many saints are hereNovember 27, 2008 Wayne A. Cristaudo(Hong Kong) If we lived in the Middle Ages - just about everyone playing on this dvd would be a saint. I doubt if anyone would deny that Townes van Zandt is the energy around which all these other marvels gravitate - at least there is something absolutely spellbinding about him here, swaggeringly young, handsome, and drunk as he is. But Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Steve Young, Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt (on the outtakes) and many others are all here in one great big whoop of life. After watching this you will immediately want to go off and write songs. These guys inspire simply by loving what they do, and the film makers saw it and conveyed it so that 30 years later anyone with eyes can see there magic was happening.
