In Pain (2000)

About this title: Culled from the same European tour dates as Abnormal and The Highway Kind, this set of minimal live performances features a number of true Van Zandt classics, including "Snowin' on Raton," "To Live's to Fly," "Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold," and "You Are Not Needed Now." The man's in fairly decent voice, too, given how many of his later recordings betrayed the ravages of his hard-scrabble life. But even with his voice on his side, Van Zandt sounds as if he's trying to fend off death with a joke and a song -- and not necessarily succeeding. Though hardly the place for neophytes to begin, In Pain is a ... read more

Tracks:

1. Katie Belle Blue [VanZandt]
2. Buckskin Stallion Blues [VanZandt]
3. Loretta [VanZandt]
4. Snowin' on Raton [VanZandt]
5. Nothin' [VanZandt]
6. Gone to Long [VanZandt]
7. To Live's to Fly [VanZandt]
8. Highway Kind [VanZandt]
9. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold [VanZandt]
10. Lover's Lullabye [VanZandt]
11. White Freight Liner [VanZandt]
12. You Are Not Needed Now [VanZandt]
13. Rex's Blues [VanZandt]
14. Stopping off Place [Eckman]
15. Alone & Forsaken [Williams]
16. You Gotta Move [McDowell]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.