Thoughts before listening: The title track on this album is an all time banger. I really enjoy Steve Earle as a personality and as a singe. However, I certainly prefer this era of his career when he was an up and coming wannabe star writing catchy Texas country rock songs. His later work is fine, but it can be a bit heavy handed at times...even I typically agree with his politics. Review: Great sound by a great performer. It is interesting to me that this is on the list though. I mean it's a classic of the underground alt-country/Americana scene, but I don't necessarily get the impression it's had the reach I'd expect for this list. Guess I was wrong. This is very solid country rock, but other than the title track, nothing really blows me away. That title track however is an all timer. I'll give this 3 stars although its influence and importance to the alt-country scene probably deserves more than that.