Live From Austin, TX

LPA

1. Sweet Little '66
2. Goodbye's All We Got Left
3. Guitar Town
4. Hillbilly Highway

LPB

1. Good Ol Boy (Gettin' Tough)
2. My Old Friend the Blues
3. Think It Over" - 2:32 
4. Little Rock 'N' Roller

LPC

1. State Trooper
2. Nowhere Road
3. The Week of Living Dangerously
4. Angry Young Man

LPD

1. Fearless Heart
2. I Love You Too Much
3. San Antonio Girl"
4. The Devil's Right Hand
5. Down the Road

This 1986 performance from Austin City Limits presents one of country's most powerful artists at his performing peak. Plainly influenced by Bruce Springsteen, he introduces a taut, riveting cover of State Trooper as a song by "a pretty good hillbilly singer from New Jersey," and Earle's own Fearless Heart owes a debt of inspiration to Springsteen's Hungry Heart. Yet the 17-song performance reflects his softer side as well, with the reflective balladry of My Old Friend the Blues and the tender lullaby of Little Rock 'n' Roller packing as much of an emotional punch as the tougher stuff. Where Austin City Limits typically edits an artist's taping into a half hour for airing, this 65-minute release treats listeners to the full set.