by Thom JurekBilly Joe Shaver's first recording in six years is a stunner. Partnering with his guitar-slinging son, Eddy, Tramp on Your Street is a rollicking yet intimate ride through the world Billy Joe-style. There are smoking country rockers that are brazen, raw, and in-your-face, such as the sizzling remake of Been to Georgia on a Fast Train (which is now the definitive version), The Hottest Thing in Town, I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal, and the blues-rock of I Want Some More\u002FTennTex Tear Down. There is the restless Bob Wills swing of Good Old U.S.A. and the shuffling Texas stroll of If I Give My Soul. And of course, in the title track, When Fallen Angels Fly, and the Louvin Brothers-inspired I'm Gonna Live Forever, there are the searing, completely naked lyrics of repentance, deliverance, and doubt that have been a part of Shaver's music form the beginning. Without them, the center would be missing. The big question for most is: Can Billy Joe rock at his age? The answer is that with Eddy beside him turning it up, he can not only rock, he can roll too. This is a partnership based on respect, tough love, and iconoclastic musical ideals. It's deep in the roots of the sill and even deeper in the Shavers' blood. Tramp on Your Street is a monumental return to recording for Billy Joe Shaver and a triumph of Eddy's musical direction and six-string skill.