That Steve Earle opted to title his new album “Alone Again … Live” would suggest a sense of truth in advertising. The recording is a solo acoustic compilation surfacing this summer pulled from concerts performed last summer.
It’s also a plain-speaking, present-day performance reflection from an artist rooted in the folk tradition of such master Texas songsmiths as Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark who now stands as one of the foremost multi-Grammy winning songwriters of his generation.
Of course, necessity played a role in the performances that made up the tour, the album and an additional summer concert trek that nears its end with a return performance at the Lexington Opera House. After all, the title says it all. Alone. Again…