Gram Parsons - Complete Reprise Sessions
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Free Music Review: Terrific tunes
Hit: 5 Stars
Sounds great, clean refreshing, a remembrance of all that is good..go out and buy it now!!Free Music Review: For collectors rather than first-timers or casual listeners
Hit: 4 Stars
Gram Parsons' music continues to inspires its listeners more than three decades since his death. Record buyers who are seeking an entry point should begin with the CD that combines his two solo albums, GP and Return of the Grievious Angel, onto one CD. It is usually sold for less than half of the price of "The Complete Reprise Session." Those two original albums comprise, in my humble opinion, the essential solo work of Gram Parsons. In addition, Harris never sounded as sweet as on these recordings, which must rank among the best country duets ever.
This newly issued collection does provide some fresh insights into Parsons & colleagues' creative processes. However, it is best suited to the tastes and desires of completists, those of us who welcome any new recordings by Parsons. Those who are less driven by Parsons Fever will probaby feel that the outtakes & interviews are not worthwhile, or at least not worth the extra money. In addition, the collection is to be given an "A" for effort, but a somewhat lower grade for accomplishment, in terms of production values.
Free Music Review: Complete? Yes and No!
Hit: 3 Stars
Having been treated to so many outstanding career retrospective CD boxsets over the past twenty-four years, we've come to expect several things from such compilations: 1. Remastered tracks; 2. Outtakes and demos; 3. Insights into the creation of the music through studio chatter, false starts and mistakes; 4. Rarities and previously unreleased songs. How does this set stack up? It is reasonable in the first and second instance, but has nothing in the third and fourth areas. Do these things exist? Previous bootlegs and a rare out-of-print "Cosmic American Cowboy" collection say so. So, what we have are the two original Gram Parsons solo albums, an interesting and likely incomplete set of outtakes, and some teasers from interviews and radio performance. For the novice, this box is probably too much (stick with the previous Gram Parson anthology!) and for the diehard fan, there is just not enough.Free Music Review: 5 Stars for the music, 2 for the bonus
Hit: 3 Stars
I love the music and if you don't own this music buy it now. My issue is the Bonus interviews. Why on Disc One prior to the last set of additional songs. In addition, I would have loved to see some live music included as a bonus. I know the vaults have something.Free Music Review: Necessary only for completists
Hit: 3 Stars
Hearing Gram's voice always brings a smile to one's face, but this set is only essential for completist; there are no major revelations here. General listeners should stick to the earlier CD issue that combined Gram's two solo albums on one disks.