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Copperhead Road
Rock · 1988 · 8 tracks

Copperhead Road

Steve Earle

A collision of Appalachian mandolin and arena-rock thunder. Gritty storytelling that pivots from political fire to road-worn heartbreak.

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It's the record where country music finally grew a pair of leather sleeves and started a fight.

A fierce, defiant roar for the marginalized that eventually settles into a weary, romantic evening.

Copperhead Road · vs · Steve Earle
Dive Bar+1.3σ

Dive Bar saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
02
Snake Oil
3:31
03
Back to the Wall
5:29
05
Johnny Come Lately
4:10
06
Even When I’m Blue
4:14
07
You Belong to Me
4:25
08
Waiting on You
5:10
09
Once You Love
4:41
10
Nothing but a Child
4:24
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the solitary, haunting mandolin intro to the explosive, drum-heavy rock stomp of the title track.
The chaotic, celebratory collision of Irish tin whistle and American country grit during the collaboration with The Pogues on Johnny Come Lately.
The stark, vulnerable shift in tone during Nothing but a Child where the rock bravado drops away for a tender duet.
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