I LITERALLY just got The Hard Way CD today! I'm so PUMPED! I have it blasting through the house, Mama and Daddy are having a sweet blast from the past 😂😂 Rock on Steve!!
The hard way is such a fab album, the song writing is brilliant, personal and hard hitting at times. He has a lot to say on this one, and it's well worth the listen.
so good. I couldn't pick a favorite steve earle song,.... but absolutely this one is at, or near the top of the list of songs that would be the soundtrack of my life. not just of his, but one of my favorite songs from anybody. he is one of american music's greatest treasures. I hope he is coping with the loss of his son, I can't imagine how that would feel. good vibes old friend.
I think it was a bad time in his life....his demons were closing in. as a recovering addict myself, I can tell you they can overcome you in a heartbeat. thank God he made it out.
i thank God you made it out too... Understanding is a beautiful thing, knowing someone else understands how you feel means so much. I'm still working on it of course...
@@danmccaffrey2157 agreed. An Old Timer told me once that we only keep what we have by giving it away. I found this to be very true. I've been on this journey nearly twelve years and I'm learning something new everyday. God bless you.
@@elizabethsizemore4714 I'm glad you're still here. I can't pretend to know what you've been through, but I know you're still here, and you've got something to say. You might not know it, maybe you do, but I believe that we all suffer through something, and we do for a reason; And the reason is to survive. Share. And save. You got through what you got through, not just to finish out your days just being thankful. No. You got through it so you could be a beacon of hope for someone else behind you. You got through it to inspire others. To lead even one more out of the darkness. I'm sorry for all you went through, but it did have a purpose. And the faces of those you've led back from the abyss prove it. Thank you for your courage and commitment. You're a hero. ✌🍻✌
Steve Earle in his prime, are you kidding???? i've been a fan forever, Steve and I actually grew up in the same part of TX, he's got a couple of years on me, but encourages me to keep going, old as we both are!! The best ever.....
incredible, never, never, never gets old. been a fan of Steve's for 25 years, he never fails to give $500 worth of music for a $40 ticket at his shows. God bless Steve Earle.
I loved Steve for his music for years, too, but now I also love him as a person. In 2014 we got two big snowstorms in Jan. and Feb. Of all the hard luck, during the one in late Jan. John Hiatt was scheduled to play at the Birchmere, and we already had tickets. We had about 15" of snow, and that much is not typical so the plows were working overtime, and it was still snowing at nightfall. We couldn't even get up our hill. John Hiatt still played to a half-empty house because he *was* able to make it, so we were out the cost of tickets, (and JH's shows are $o expensive, well over $100 per seat!) In Feb, we had tickets for Steve Earle on the 13th and Rosanne Cash on the 14th. The next blizzard came on the 13th, it snowed all night and we got about 18" in total, but Steve had the consideration to cancel his show and reschedule it for Mar 13. That time, no snow. When we chatted with him after the concert, I said to him how grateful we were for him rescheduling the Feb show. And he was so sweet, he said he couldn't leave all those folks in the lurch.
I think this is a fucking great song and this album is one of my favorites. I saw him on this tour in Manchester in either 89 or 90 and I remember it to be a great gig. The album didn't do very well either in sales or critically but it was the country rock album I was looking for, a lot more rocky and edgy than his previous three albums. I met Steve a few years back when he was touring with Shawn Colvin and had him sign some of my albums. He was showing Shawn the album and saying that was a pic of him and his Grandad on the cover. I told him I thought it was a very underrated and maligned album and that was bollocks - it's a great record and he agreed - just listen to Billy Austin, Justice in Ontario, Regular Guy and others on it. I think this tour also spawned 'shut up and die like an aviator' which again is very underrated - just listen to tracks 12 thru 17 (Fearless heart to Dead Flowers) and tell me that ain't the best country rock ever.
Steve Earle's voice on this awesome track kills me. He snarles the lyrics with real venom. You want attitude and a badass punk spirit, look no further.
Ha! This takes us to Missoula, MT on Saturday night 6.18.11 when Steve, Allison & The Dukes rocked us for three hours!!! Go, Steve, Go & THANKS FOR A GREAT SHOW!!!
Yes I agree he is the GREATEST! Best darn singer/songwriter out there! Really enjoyed his concert I went to this past Jan/10. I love his music... from his older songs right to his new songs!.
I read this quite some time ago, but I don't know why, I didn't take the trouble to "like" or comment, still your story stuck with me. It rings true all right...and it's a really sweet story. It must have been one of the best concerts you ever saw, truly unforgettable.
I feel this way a lot. I've been blessed with so many things, but I still look in the mirror and wonder who the hell that is that's looking back at me.
sometimes you're buried in the eye of the storm. But sometimes the eye of the storm produces your best work and thoughts. Waylon and Willie lived that, but so did Steve Earle.
Well, I did read the bio "Hard Core Troubadour", and "Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet" is kicking around this indescribable landfill my other half calls a house somewhere too, but I read them both about 5 years ago before I got ill. Thus it really remarkable I retained anything at all, my memory was so severely sabotaged by the treatment. For a while it was all I could do to remember my own salient info, much less that of a songwriter whose work I love.
@joynthis so true, my friend...quality will always win out, Steve will be around a long, long, time after the same old country junk is gone...and even when all of us oldfolks, who have known and loved Steve for a long tme....and even when Steve, have gone on to the next place...he will still be here....always....
@@dustdevl3404 Agreed. When someone is singing and playing with passion and actually believe in what they're singing..it works. Along with his late son JTE it can be a blessing as much as a curse. I imagine that tour was a kind of torture for Steve, you could tell he wasn't at his best self and especially after the hard time "Copperhead Road" got getting spins on 'country radio' didn't help.
Cheers bud. I don't know if you've heard much of Justin's stuff but my god that boy could pick AND write.. if I could recommend you a song of his it's called 'moving on' and theres a version here live from KEXP, Its one of those songs that just grabs the listener it's almost uncomfortable to watch someone battle (so publicly at least) it's most definitely a double edged sword and that becomes very apparent watching that performance '3 chords and the truth' I guess. It's not sad, its upbeat and defiant..like 'The Other Kind' which is what brought it back to my mind. Best of luck with everything man.
This is just Steve at his best in my honest opinion. Would love to see him rock it up again, but I feel he is a different place in his life now (well, clearly!) and the rock lifestyle has passed him by. Shame....still love him though.
@fancifulfilly Yeah - it was when he first went to N'ville. He tells the story to Letterman in a video here - look up Lettermen and Copperhead Road. I agree "Think it Over" sounds a lot like Holly, and anyone doing rockabilly has to have him as an influence.
ah, hell yeah, when the day has been crappy and people have accused you of ruining their lives or whatever the else you were supposed to do, this is the only thing that makes it all make some sort of sense...
@@darlincommitme Not only that, but with how GNR were being marketed at the time as 'the most dangerous band in the world'...Steve was living every bit as wild then. The story when he finally got caught with the crack, smack and his shooter going off when it fell is one hell of a story..a lucky, lucky boy! Could've went Soooo wrong!
Now I'm thinking it might have been the song "Love you Too Much" on (I think!) the Exit 0 album. The way he sings that particular song is very reminiscent of early Elvis vocals. Dwight Yoakam also; he came out around the same time as Steve, and he has a few songs that he sings in a vocal style that sounded amazingly like Elvis. And I would not even count his cover of "Suspicious Minds" in that group.
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I LITERALLY just got The Hard Way CD today! I'm so PUMPED! I have it blasting through the house, Mama and Daddy are having a sweet blast from the past 😂😂 Rock on Steve!!
THE GREAT STEVE EARLE: "There are those that break and bend, I'm the other kind."
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@@dansyver Good input Dan.
Nuff said
Great lyric
Have that tattooed around my ankle.
The hard way is such a fab album, the song writing is brilliant, personal and hard hitting at times. He has a lot to say on this one, and it's well worth the listen.
never a doubt...my favorite Steve Earle song ever.
Well that is a good declaration, I still find it so hard to choose. ;D
so good. I couldn't pick a favorite steve earle song,.... but absolutely this one is at, or near the top of the list of songs that would be the soundtrack of my life. not just of his, but one of my favorite songs from anybody. he is one of american music's greatest treasures. I hope he is coping with the loss of his son, I can't imagine how that would feel. good vibes old friend.
Whole album is great
I haven't listened to this song in a few years. I always forget how great this whole album is.
I think it was a bad time in his life....his demons were closing in. as a recovering addict myself, I can tell you they can overcome you in a heartbeat. thank God he made it out.
i thank God you made it out too... Understanding is a beautiful thing, knowing someone else understands how you feel means so much. I'm still working on it of course...
Thank God you made it out.
Surviving is the key to saving.
✌🍻✌
@@pdenn1s sounds like you are on a Road 2 Beautiful understanding yourself. I've been on that same Journey myself for almost 12 years. God bless you.
@@danmccaffrey2157 agreed. An Old Timer told me once that we only keep what we have by giving it away. I found this to be very true. I've been on this journey nearly twelve years and I'm learning something new everyday. God bless you.
@@elizabethsizemore4714
I'm glad you're still here.
I can't pretend to know what you've been through, but I know you're still here, and you've got something to say.
You might not know it, maybe you do, but I believe that we all suffer through something, and we do for a reason;
And the reason is to survive.
Share.
And save.
You got through what you got through, not just to finish out your days just being thankful.
No.
You got through it so you could be a beacon of hope for someone else behind you.
You got through it to inspire others.
To lead even one more out of the darkness.
I'm sorry for all you went through, but it did have a purpose.
And the faces of those you've led back from the abyss prove it.
Thank you for your courage and commitment.
You're a hero.
✌🍻✌
Going to see Steve Earle tonight in concert. Can't wait.
This song has always spoken to that gypsy cowboy spirit inside of me. There's a restlessness in my soul that has always been there. Thank you Steve.
For you it's been four years. Did you find your peace or did you find your resolve?
love the hair, love Steve Earle, since the 80s. God bless him with 20 more years of music.
Steve Earle in his prime, are you kidding???? i've been a fan forever, Steve and I actually grew up in the same part of TX, he's got a couple of years on me, but encourages me to keep going, old as we both are!! The best ever.....
one of the most heart felt songs. makes the years roll away with ever verse
Hi Steve Earl You're a good friend to have on a night like this. Been kind to me tonight. Your friend too.
Always makes me go into the garage and look at my bike 🏍️ and be grateful .
Loving this man and his music. Fills me with hope and courage.
incredible, never, never, never gets old. been a fan of Steve's for 25 years, he never fails to give $500 worth of music for a $40 ticket at his shows. God bless Steve Earle.
I loved Steve for his music for years, too, but now I also love him as a person. In 2014 we got two big snowstorms in Jan. and Feb. Of all the hard luck, during the one in late Jan. John Hiatt was scheduled to play at the Birchmere, and we already had tickets. We had about 15" of snow, and that much is not typical so the plows were working overtime, and it was still snowing at nightfall. We couldn't even get up our hill. John Hiatt still played to a half-empty house because he *was* able to make it, so we were out the cost of tickets, (and JH's shows are $o expensive, well over $100 per seat!) In Feb, we had tickets for Steve Earle on the 13th and Rosanne Cash on the 14th. The next blizzard came on the 13th, it snowed all night and we got about 18" in total, but Steve had the consideration to cancel his show and reschedule it for Mar 13. That time, no snow. When we chatted with him after the concert, I said to him how grateful we were for him rescheduling the Feb show. And he was so sweet, he said he couldn't leave all those folks in the lurch.
I think this is a fucking great song and this album is one of my favorites. I saw him on this tour in Manchester in either 89 or 90 and I remember it to be a great gig. The album didn't do very well either in sales or critically but it was the country rock album I was looking for, a lot more rocky and edgy than his previous three albums. I met Steve a few years back when he was touring with Shawn Colvin and had him sign some of my albums. He was showing Shawn the album and saying that was a pic of him and his Grandad on the cover. I told him I thought it was a very underrated and maligned album and that was bollocks - it's a great record and he agreed - just listen to Billy Austin, Justice in Ontario, Regular Guy and others on it. I think this tour also spawned 'shut up and die like an aviator' which again is very underrated - just listen to tracks 12 thru 17 (Fearless heart to Dead Flowers) and tell me that ain't the best country rock ever.
Thanks for tracks i vaguely recall now. Fearless Heart I haven't played for 25 years? Thanks man for remembering his great work for me.
yep, this song just gets better and better as the years roll by...best song, best looking singer...all of it.....God bless Steve Earle...
Another classic by the great artist... Steve Earle. I love the music.
I'm five thousand miles away from Steve Earle, but when he sings, I feel it all inside of me.
Hits ya right in the gut
I’ve always felt safe listening to Steve Earle songs.
So true friend
Steve Earle's voice on this awesome track kills me. He snarles the lyrics with real venom. You want attitude and a badass punk spirit, look no further.
Totally agree!!!
one of the greatest..this is my favourite song of all time..steve just brings the truth and for that,i salute him..
And for this we are forever greatfull
So true so true
PURE DYNAMITE, MAN, PURE DYNAMITE
This song needs WAY more views, such an awesome song.
Proud to be the other kind
😊❤
Derrick Nations awesome comment
there are those that break and bend....
There’s not many of us left.......
Great song
Steve Earl keep on making music please, your a legend thank you for the tunes from the land down under (Australia) 👍
He is so handsome and talented. Great hair. I love Steve Earle
thank God for VEVO! the best of the best!! been a fan for yrs and yrs, God bless Steve Earle!
Steve is an awesome talented artist
I love his voice, didn't even know there was a video to this track - thanks!
my favorite of the best.....Steve Earle has been my hero for yrs and yrs...always great...
This is one of my favorite music videos by the Master: STEVE EARLE...
i love steve earle
Ha! This takes us to Missoula, MT on Saturday night 6.18.11 when Steve, Allison & The Dukes rocked us for three hours!!! Go, Steve, Go & THANKS FOR A GREAT SHOW!!!
The best artwork of Steve's life!
I have this on 7" single and love this song to bits, my record player is no more, thank the lord for You Tube keeping our memories alive.
Always love his music ever since 1983 to this day...
Steve Earle Always was and is still today a great Singer .....songwriter .....and artist......i like his songs.....
You should listen to his newer song, "Mississippi It's Time."
darlincommitme LMFAO!!!!!!?
And as a human being a pos(lower case, though).
Trace Askins is a capital one
Such an underrated song
Wow amazing video. Always enjoy this song.
Fav Earle album...saw the Hardway Tour 1990 @Town & Country Club (Forum) London UK
Yes I agree he is the GREATEST! Best darn singer/songwriter out there! Really enjoyed his concert I went to this past Jan/10. I love his music... from his older songs right to his new songs!.
Utterly amazeing
I read this quite some time ago, but I don't know why, I didn't take the trouble to "like" or comment, still your story stuck with me. It rings true all right...and it's a really sweet story. It must have been one of the best concerts you ever saw, truly unforgettable.
I feel this way a lot. I've been blessed with so many things, but I still look in the mirror and wonder who the hell that is that's looking back at me.
I agree with All of you I got 2 of everything and still wonder who's looking back at me.
love this and steve earle
Right now I´m listening this great song and read Big Sur of Jack Kerouac, sometimes life can be so good...
best earle song ever methinks
If I Had to choose a favorote Steve Earle song... this is it!!!
sometimes you're buried in the eye of the storm. But sometimes the eye of the storm produces your best work and thoughts. Waylon and Willie lived that, but so did Steve Earle.
Great song......
Steve Earle needs to be up there with Johnny,Willie,George, etc.Amazing
Still Listening in November 2021
greatest piece of poetry ever
Great Song. Top Top Man.
That's a really good song, I enjoyed that very much, reminds me of my own growing up experiences,thank you Steve.
Great song. Love it.
I agree with you princess.3 hour show last year.Awesome
I have always been the other kind...thanks for singing it...
@Steve Earle nice meeting you..glad you do what you do..your stories you sing are so true. Thanks
@Steve Earle You just keep doing your thing, baby....
OMG, ALWAYS HAVED LOVED THIS SONG ❤🖤😈☠️🤟🤘❤️🖤😈☠️🤟🤘
Best Steve Earle song for sure
my favorite
mine too
love ur music brother! thank u & god bless u!
Sad Metal Country Rocker-THE OTHER KIND-THE STORY OF MY LIFE!!
I fight it everyday
You're my favorite of all times!
nice riff.. lyrics as always :-)
Well, I did read the bio "Hard Core Troubadour", and "Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet" is kicking around this indescribable landfill my other half calls a house somewhere too, but I read them both about 5 years ago before I got ill. Thus it really remarkable I retained anything at all, my memory was so severely sabotaged by the treatment. For a while it was all I could do to remember my own salient info, much less that of a songwriter whose work I love.
always love this song 90 High School days 90's used to always jam at this in the mountains in Flagstaff, AZ......
Simply put awesome
best Steve Earle song. ever.
Amo esta música!
Love it because I proved im6 the other kind
before you could say jack Kerouac you'd turn your back & I'd be gone . . . . what a great line
It gets colder its going to shatter ~~~
darling, I love this video..
@joynthis so true, my friend...quality will always win out, Steve will be around a long, long, time after the same old country junk is gone...and even when all of us oldfolks, who have known and loved Steve for a long tme....and even when Steve, have gone on to the next place...he will still be here....always....
Best Earle tour for me the Hard Way..
Saw him at Massey Hall during that tour. Still one of the best I've ever been to.
@@dustdevl3404 Agreed. When someone is singing and playing with passion and actually believe in what they're singing..it works. Along with his late son JTE it can be a blessing as much as a curse. I imagine that tour was a kind of torture for Steve, you could tell he wasn't at his best self and especially after the hard time "Copperhead Road" got getting spins on 'country radio' didn't help.
@@brazenlilhussy5975 Very well said, my friend.
Cheers bud. I don't know if you've heard much of Justin's stuff but my god that boy could pick AND write.. if I could recommend you a song of his it's called 'moving on' and theres a version here live from KEXP, Its one of those songs that just grabs the listener it's almost uncomfortable to watch someone battle (so publicly at least) it's most definitely a double edged sword and that becomes very apparent watching that performance '3 chords and the truth' I guess. It's not sad, its upbeat and defiant..like 'The Other Kind' which is what brought it back to my mind. Best of luck with everything man.
@@brazenlilhussy5975 Thanks, man. Likewise. I will check out that song and more. I have heard some by Justin and liked it. A real tragedy he passed.
Good job
This is just Steve at his best in my honest opinion. Would love to see him rock it up again, but I feel he is a different place in his life now (well, clearly!) and the rock lifestyle has passed him by. Shame....still love him though.
The best song.
@princessofhesse .....Amen to that brother ....... Amen to that.
I don't know about you, but to me this is one very sad, moving song....
@fancifulfilly
Yeah - it was when he first went to N'ville. He tells the story to Letterman in a video here - look up Lettermen and Copperhead Road.
I agree "Think it Over" sounds a lot like Holly, and anyone doing rockabilly has to have him as an influence.
Share this with your friends going through tough shit.
Lift each other up.
never realised there was a video for this song.the song is slightly different from the album . tanx for posting
ah, hell yeah, when the day has been crappy and people have accused you of ruining their lives or whatever the else you were supposed to do, this is the only thing that makes it all make some sort of sense...
I especially love the last verse. I totally relate to that except it isn't 2 wheels it's 4.
"I seek refuge in aluminum and steel" great lyric.
Great tune!
I loved this song, mommy. Thank you for sending it.
I will have to let you borrow this album, the whole album is great.
HORSE NAMED DANGER💜
This is how I like my country music - rougher than rough, not the smooth hat acts.
This is the hottest video ever!
the guns and roses of country aka steve earle
His wife at this point was the A&R person who worked with Guns and Roses, so the similarity makes some sense
@@darlincommitme Not only that, but with how GNR were being marketed at the time as 'the most dangerous band in the world'...Steve was living every bit as wild then. The story when he finally got caught with the crack, smack and his shooter going off when it fell is one hell of a story..a lucky, lucky boy! Could've went Soooo wrong!
I'm my DADDY'S worst fears realized.
Ol Vet's Kid🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Me too
Im the other kind
Now I'm thinking it might have been the song "Love you Too Much" on (I think!) the Exit 0 album. The way he sings that particular song is very reminiscent of early Elvis vocals. Dwight Yoakam also; he came out around the same time as Steve, and he has a few songs that he sings in a vocal style that sounded amazingly like Elvis. And I would not even count his cover of "Suspicious Minds" in that group.
That mandolin.
the outlaw should team up with the boss
elias winters couldn't agree more they would be unreal