Steve Earle and the Supersuckers

Can we assume that the ironically punky Supersuckers were just kidding with this ill-advised EP, Steve Earle and the Supersuckers, which compares and contrasts their work with a singer like Steve Earle? Not only does the band try its hand at an Earle classic (”Angel Is the Devil”), it includes the great one’s original for brutal comparison. To even the score, Earle offers his take on a Supersuckers song, paired with the band’s own. Guess who ends up the sucker? C