Gram Parsons - Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: Anthology
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Free Music Review: A Heartbreaking Work of Pure Genius
Hit: 5 Stars
Someone at work referred to Gram Parsons as a genius, and I thought, no way. Dylan through Wesley Harding was a genius. Brian Wilson through Holland was a genius. But Gram Parsons? The guy on the Byrd's Sweetheart of the Rodeo Album? No way.I was wrong. Parsons was devoted to country music the way some Brits in the early sixties (Clapton, the Stones) were into blues. He wrote most of these songs, and there is always a little something on each song that is different, that makes the songs special.
At first I thought his voice on these songs is thin and occasionally off-key, but now I love his voice. He sounds like bluegrass singers, who also have thin voices.
In addition to the great songs, the liner notes on this album really help one appreciate who Parsons was. The tragic story of his life makes the music itself like a rock opera.
Parsons, dead at 27 of a drug overdose, never even cracked the top 100 on the album charts, but here we all are thirty years later remembering him. If you listen closely to this album, you will understand why.
Free Music Review: Calling Me Home...Hickory Wind...
Hit: 5 Stars
Genius is a pretty heavy label to hang on a dude, but Gram Parsons came pretty close at times during his all to brief time on this earth. To me, he stands alongside such giants as Hank Williams and Merle Haggard in the annals of country music. I stress the term country because, just like the man himself, I don't like the term country/rock. Gram's music was country at it's most beatuiful, sincere and soulful.This small box set must surely rank as the definitive compilation, that is, if You're just gonna buy one album with Gram, then make it this one. It has exellent sound, beautiful packaging, well written liner notes, many pictures I haven't seen before and some of the best music ever recorded, regardless of genre. It features Gram's best recordings with International Submarine Band, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers and his achingly pure duets with Emmylou Harris. If You're into American popular music at it's very best You're not excused for not buying this one. I'm very grateful to the folks at Rhino Records for this release.
Free Music Review: THIS ONE HAS IT ALL!
Hit: 5 Stars
After reviewing all of the available Gram Parsons music out there, I chose this one, and am glad I did. It covers his all-too-brief career from beginning to end, from International Submarine Band to Flying Burrito Brothers to his great numbers with Emmy Lou Harris. The accompanying booklet tells the whole story of his many collaborations (he was truly a collaborative musician); hard not to be wistful about "what might have been", but it's a remarkable body of work - and lasting legacy - for someone who died at 26! If you like to sing and play Gram's music (which I do) this is a great choice, since it has mostly original arrangements so they help to learn the songs, but it's been in my car CD player a lot since it arrived. Those of you who are Gram fanatics already most likely have all of this already, but I highly recommend this collection to those who know some of Gram's work and want to know more - and know more about the musicians that were a key part of his work. An excellent Gram Parsons and Friends Primer!Free Music Review: Groundbreaking
Hit: 5 Stars
Every now and then a musician comes onto the scene and changes everything. Gram Parsons was one of those musicians. He was critically acclaimed from 1966 to his untimely death in 1973, the but impact of his music is still being felt today. If you enjoy the music of Neil Young, the country-tinged tunes of the Rolling Stones, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Sun Volt, the Jayhawks and Whiskeytown, then you should own this anthology. Rhino does a great job of capturing a representative view of Parsons' music throughout his career with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Bros., and his solo career. The accompanying liner notes (a small book really) does a great job of introducing one of the 20th Century's greatest musicians to those who may be hearing his music for the first time. And as usual, the sound quality of the Rhino discs is outstanding. If you're reading this, then this anthology is a must in your collection.Free Music Review: That's All It Took, The Mention of Your Name
Hit: 5 Stars
This release along with the release of the Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology and the Emmylou Harris Anthology are six CDs that will help you understand a genre of music that Gram developed and can be considered its founder. The Gram Parsons anthology covers the essential material from the bands that Parsons performed with. But for all you die-hard fans, the ones who already own all this material, there is the previously unreleased nugget, "Knee Deep in the Blues" from the SAFE AT HOME album that was released in 1967 by the Parsons-led International Submarine Band. It is as close to new Parsons material that you are gonna get. The CDs cover all the essential material, but since there isn't much in the way of Parsons recorded material, all of his releases are essential listening, including his earliest recordings which can be found on the CD entitled "ANOTHER SIDE OF THIS LIFE".