Sidetracks (2002)

About this title: In his liner notes to Sidetracks, Steve Earle writes the following: "With the exception of the instrumentals...these (songs) are not outtakes. They are, rather, stray tracks, recorded at different times for different reasons that I am very proud of and are either unreleased or underexposed." In other words, Earle would appreciate it if you didn't call this another odds-and-sods collection and, given the consistent strength of his post-recovery body of work, he has every right to feel that way about this material. Sidetracks doesn't hold together with the cohesion of albums like I Feel Alright ...

Tracks:

1. Some Dreams [Earle]
2. Open Your Window [Earle]
3. Me and the Eagle [Earle]
4. Johnny Too Bad [Slickers]
5. Dominick St. [Shannon/Earle]
6. Breed [Cobain/Nirvana [US]]
7. Time Has Come Today [Chambers/Chambers]
8. Ellis Unit One [Earle]
9. Creepy Jackalope Eye [Supersuckers]
10. Willin' [George]
11. Sara's Angel [Earle]
12. My Uncle [Parsons/Hillman]
13. My Back Pages [Dylan]

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