Steve Earle reaffirms his country outlaw status with the appropriately titled, outlaw country primer So You Want to Be an Outlaw.
For someone generally thought of as a country artist, Steve Earle sure hasn’t made many country albums. Recent years have found him more in singer-songwriter/activist mode, forgoing any semblance of straight country in favor of following his own idiosyncratic songwriting muse. And to be sure, it’s been a fine path in and of itself, one full of solid songs, politically pointed lyrics and a fair share of Earle’s inimitable attitude. But none have quite lived…
