Steve Earle El Coraz¢n

4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Earle's strongest statement to date about what makes his heart beat and blood boil....he straddles a bunch of styles with the nimble ease of a homespun visionary who correctly sees that ultimately it's all one..."
"Eleven years after his prescient debut, this prickly alt-country survivor's insights into institutional callousness...romantic longing...and personal iconoclasm...resonate with hard-won wisdom..." - Rating: A-
Village Voice (2/24/98) - Ranked #11 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
"If you had to get just one Steve Earle record, then this is it. Stylistically, it covers all of his bases, from acoustic balladry to fuzzed-up grunge and consistently marries brilliant songwriting to brilliant playing..."
Paste (magazine) - "[I]t documents Earle not only at the height of his powers, but also at the golden point of his journey from left-of-center country-rock dude to enlightened cosmo-folk guru."