Gram Parsons - Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: Anthology
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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.Free Music Review: All The Gram You'll Ever Need
Hit: 4 Stars
I thought I'd write a brief review of this anthology to assist those coming to Gram Parson's work from a rock background (as I did). Like many others, the mere mention of 'country music' makes me want to bring up my breakfast but I was intrigued by the praise heaped upon this man and his work. So I picked this anthology up, a brilliant one-stop summation of Gram Parson's career and listened with an open mind. The first thing that I would say for those who are curious is that it is worth your time, though I must stress that this IS very much country music. There are those typical country chord progressions and that cringe-inducing instrumentation that you associate with country music, but underneath that these are simply great songs, no matter what the genre. Songs as beautiful as "Love Hurts" simply transcend any classification. So, while I won't necessarily listen to this all the time, this collection certainly has a lot to recommend it. 5 stars if you already like country music, 4 if you don't.Free Music Review: Gram Never Claimed to be Country Rock
Hit: 4 Stars
The reviewer who wrote the piece, "Gram no Pioneerof Country Rock" is obviously brain dead! Gram never
liked the term "Country Rock" but rather called
his music " Cosmic American Music." Yes Clarence
White was also a pioneer of what ever you want to
call this music. I highly recomend this CD!
I gave it a 4 star rating instead of a 5 only
because I suggest buying all this stuff with
more on the original CD's. The previous reviewer
makes no sense calling Sweetheart of the Rodeo
pure country and bashing Gram. So what if it is
pure country! It's good. The previous reviewer
seems confused and more concerned about who fits
which or what label than how the music sounds!
Free Music Review: Incomplete
Hit: 3 Stars
For a guy who died so young, Gram made a lot of music and was an incalculable influence on future musicians. He moved fast, and that makes it hard to put together a compilation. This one is a good effort, but like most comps it skips my favorite song (in this case, Big Mouth Blues).
The great bulk of this 2-disc set is available on 4 discs: The 2fer edition of Gram Parsons Solo Records GP and Grievous Angel; Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The International Submarine Band's album, and Flying Burrito Bros' Gilded Palace of Sin.
I personally think it makes more sense to just go out and buy those discs than another (quite fine) comp. That way, you get (almost) everything, the way it meant to be heard.