Gram Parsons - Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology
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Free Music Review: Pure and excellent!
Hit: 5 Stars
Gram was a genius - this anthology brings his best works together in 2 cds. A true voice and bittersweet lyrics make this anthology one of my favorites. Buy it and get inspired!Free Music Review: Oh Sweet Fallen Angel!
Hit: 5 Stars
When you think about the music that was made in the last few decades, there are certain names that come instantly to mind. John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend. But unless you are in your 40s, very hip, or some kind of historian, the name Gram Parsons may still be a little unfamiliar. The CD you are thinking about buying puts together in one place, almost everything you need to have as an introduction to this great artist. If you look at the cover, you will think you are looking at the cover to Easy Rider. Well, thats the vibe. ... Gram Parsons will knock you out on the Burrito Bros. tracks. If you never heard these before, you will be an instant fan. His solo stuff is harder to take, but some swear by it. If you want the coolest country music ever laid down, go no further, but beware, you might want to follow Gram's lead and become a Gram Parsons wannabe. ...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: If you love Gram you must have this CD
Hit: 5 Stars
An in depth and beautiful anthology. This CD sounds incredible. It is so nicely produced and has such an intimate feeling. This is perfect. Plain and simple, if you love this music you must have this.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".