Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas (live album)
by Townes Van Zandt

Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas by Townes Van Zandt
(Live album)
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 2,600th   
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 98 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (45th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (472nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,600th)

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Townes Van Zandt bestography

Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas is ranked 3rd best out of 33 albums by Townes Van Zandt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Townes Van Zandt is Townes Van Zandt which is ranked number 731 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,372.

Townes Van Zandt album bestography « Higher ranked (2,295th)
Our Mother The Mountain
This album (2,600th)
Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Lower ranked (4,369th) »
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

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Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas rankings

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Overall rank: 2,600th | 1970s rank: 472nd | 1977 rank: 45th

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80/100 (from 98 votes)
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From 01/07/2020 05:23 | #246501
This was my introduction to Townes, and have always preferred the live versions to the studio. Which for a a stripped down emotional storyteller artist makes sense.
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arguably the best LP released in 1977.
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From 05/24/2015 16:41 | #142337
Great Live album by a great artist. Excellente! MEZ
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Townes is my favorite songwriter, and his studio albums are very inconsistent in terms of production, so this is the album I usually turn to. The bare bones guitar/vocals setup is perfect for his songs, and most of his best songs are featured on this set. And there's just a wonderful feeling of intimacy created by the audience noise and the stupid jokes Townes makes between songs. Maybe the best singer-songwriter album ever recorded!
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From 03/16/2008 13:44 | #542
The most intimate live album I've ever heard. It pulls you right into Old Quarter, right there with townes. I love this album. Townes doesn't get the recognition he deserves, but who cares. He's just the amazing Townes Van Zandt.
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