Gram Parsons - Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: Anthology
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Music CD Cover Artist: Gram Parsons Brand: PARSONS,GRAM Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Original Language) CD Release Date: 2001-05-01 Music Label: Rhino / Wea Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: Anthology Album
Free Music Review: "Broken Hearts and a Fallen Artist"
Hit: 4 Stars
The voice and vision of Gram Parsons still grab a listener by the throat 30 years after most of "Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels" was recorded. Part of his appeal lies in the fact that he was doomed to die young and you can hear the doom in his voice and in his lyrics. This 2CD anthology offers only one previously unreleased cut (the undistinguished "Knee Deep In The Blues"), but otherwise does a fine job of culling out his finest work from his days in The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and as a solo artist. Parsons is often called the "Godfather of Alternative Country," but he really was a restless singer and songwriter who dabbled in country, rock, folk, gospel and even soul music. Highlights are almost too numerous to mention, but the 15 songs on the second CD from Parson's two true solo albums are American classics that only improve with time. "Return of the Grevious Angel" and "In My Hour of Darkness" never fail to bring a lump to my throat. Emmy Lou Harris kicked off her career in spectacular fashion by dueting with Parsons on these songs and six more (3 live cuts and 3 previously released outtakes)that complete the anthology. The first CD is highlighted by 13 seminal country rock songs from the Flying Burrito Brothers. Parsons and his fellow Burrito "Brother" Chris Hillman found a fertile musical point halfway between Nashville and Memphis and created a dozen or so classics that sound just as great today as they did in 1970. Gram Parsons regularly gets held up as a standard of artistic vision by today's music critics as they review the latest discs. He has influenced everyone from k.d. lang to Elvis Costello. "Sacred Hears & Fallen Angels" is a great place to learn what all the fuss is about.