My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 by 
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- (Created: 02/12/2024 02:21).
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1990 – MCA
Produced By STEVE EARLE & JOE HARDY
1. The Other Kind
2. Promise You Anything
3. Esmeralda’s Hollywood
4. Hopeless Romantics
5. This Highway’s Mine (Roadmaster)
6. Billy Austin
7. Justice In Ontario
8. Have Mercy
9. When The People Find Out
10. Country Girl
11. Regular Guy
12. West Nashville Boogie
13. Close Your Eyes
You have to wonder…does Steve Earle actually have any recollection of making this album? The Hard Way was the follow up to the successful Copperhead Road, but it’s also the one studio album he made while deep into his lost heroin addiction period. Considering what came after this…a pretty terrible live album on which he sounded like a complete mess, a sort of premature greatest hits compilation, and no new material, you have to wonder. He was also arrested for drug possession, and served time in jail, all of which led to Earle losing his deal with MCA. Because of these incidents, The Hard Way tends to be ignored in favor of his later, clean and sober works. But you’ll find that The Hard Way is a surprisingly good record. It may be his hardest rocking effort, and the songwriting and playing is actually very good. There are definitely better Earle albums, but this one should not be disregarded.
“The Other Kind” is a powerful opener, followed by a pair of fine songs Earle co-wrote with Maria McKee of Lone Justice. “Billy Austin” is a haunting ballad, while the lost sound in his voice on “Have Mercy” somehow works. He’s practically mumbling though the gospel sound of “When The People Find Out”, a strange contrast to how upbeat and strong the music is. Somehow, Earle made this album work, despite his condition and despite its flaws…a testament to how talented he really is. Earle would return clean five years later with Train A Comin, and has stayed off drugs ever since. The Hard Way is better than it gets credit for, and it’s an interesting work in that it’s the one album he recorded while deep in the throes of his addiction. But then, you pretty much can’t go wrong with Steve Earle…a truly talented artist, drugs or not. [First added to this chart: 12/22/2024]
Produced By STEVE EARLE & JOE HARDY
1. The Other Kind
2. Promise You Anything
3. Esmeralda’s Hollywood
4. Hopeless Romantics
5. This Highway’s Mine (Roadmaster)
6. Billy Austin
7. Justice In Ontario
8. Have Mercy
9. When The People Find Out
10. Country Girl
11. Regular Guy
12. West Nashville Boogie
13. Close Your Eyes
You have to wonder…does Steve Earle actually have any recollection of making this album? The Hard Way was the follow up to the successful Copperhead Road, but it’s also the one studio album he made while deep into his lost heroin addiction period. Considering what came after this…a pretty terrible live album on which he sounded like a complete mess, a sort of premature greatest hits compilation, and no new material, you have to wonder. He was also arrested for drug possession, and served time in jail, all of which led to Earle losing his deal with MCA. Because of these incidents, The Hard Way tends to be ignored in favor of his later, clean and sober works. But you’ll find that The Hard Way is a surprisingly good record. It may be his hardest rocking effort, and the songwriting and playing is actually very good. There are definitely better Earle albums, but this one should not be disregarded.
“The Other Kind” is a powerful opener, followed by a pair of fine songs Earle co-wrote with Maria McKee of Lone Justice. “Billy Austin” is a haunting ballad, while the lost sound in his voice on “Have Mercy” somehow works. He’s practically mumbling though the gospel sound of “When The People Find Out”, a strange contrast to how upbeat and strong the music is. Somehow, Earle made this album work, despite his condition and despite its flaws…a testament to how talented he really is. Earle would return clean five years later with Train A Comin, and has stayed off drugs ever since. The Hard Way is better than it gets credit for, and it’s an interesting work in that it’s the one album he recorded while deep in the throes of his addiction. But then, you pretty much can’t go wrong with Steve Earle…a truly talented artist, drugs or not. [First added to this chart: 12/22/2024]
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My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 42 | 42% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Various Artists | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
| Tori Amos | 2 | 2% | |
| ZZ Top | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 1 | 1% | |
| The Killers | 1 | 1% | |
| White Lies | 1 | 1% | |
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