Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1999-07-13
Music Label: Almo Sounds
Soundtracks:
- She (Pretenders & Emmylou Harris)
- Ooh Las Vegas (Cowboy Junkies)
- Sin City (Beck & Emmylou Harris)
- $1,000 Wedding (Evan Dando & Julianna Hatfield)
- Hot Burrito #1 (The Mavericks)
- High Fashion Queen (Chris Hillman & Steve Earle)
- Juanita (Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris)
- Sleepless Nights (Elvis Costello)
- Return Of The Grievous Angel (Lucinda Williams & David Crosby)
- One Hundred Years From Now (Wilco)
- A Song For You (Whiskeytown)
- Hickory Wind (Gillian Welch)
- In My Hour Of Darkness (The Rolling Creekdippers)
Free Music Notes for Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons
Free Music Review: You'll Never Believe This Is A Tribute Album.
Hit: 5 Stars
RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL is far too good for the tribute album stamp. Tribute albums are known for being notoriously bad, offering second or third rate version of songs by an artist, with arrangements similar to the originals. However, none of this is present on this exceptional album. Part of the reason might be the strenght of Gram Parsons's song. Another might be the fact that the ultra-talented Emmylou Harris served as executive producer. The artists who made the recordings also have a remarkable amount of talent listed in order of appearence on the record: The Pretenders, Emmylou Harris, The Cowboy Junkies, Beck, Evan Dando, Julianna Hatfield, The Mavericks, Chris Hillman, Steve Earle, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, David Crosby, Wilco, Whiskeytown, Gillian Welch, The Rolling Creekdippers. The arrangements of these songs are intriging, and perfectly performed. "She" is a beautiful song, which sounds natural, but not identical to, the arrangements of Gram Parson's original. "Ooh Las Vegas" is completely re-worked, which is a brand new sound experience, sounding almost other worldy. "Sin City" is an outstanding duet, when hearing this for the first time, I got a clearer meaning of the song. "$1,000 Wedding" is a beautiful, and powerful song. The Mavericks give "Hot Burrito #1" a new great flavor, keeping the song fresh and eager. My second favorite on the album (next to the title track) is "High Fashion Queen" sung by the brilliant talents of Chris Hillman and Steve Earle. The song is great country-rock music, and flawlessly written. Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow sound like angels performing "Juanita", the harmonies are gorgeous. Elvis Costello delievers a marvelous version of "Sleepless Nights", the only cover version on the tribute album. My favorite song on the album is "Return Of The Grievous Angel", the title track of Gram Parsons's last masterpiece. Lucinda Williams and David Crosby magnificently re-work the song, and deliever a fantastic track. It sounds almost like it belongs on Lucinda Williams's CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD (also HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). Wilco also marvelously re-works another masterpiece "One Hundred Years From Now". The song here is a straight-out, full-fledged rocker. The majestic "A Song For You" is an emotional song, beautifully performed by Whiskeytown. Gillian Welch performs a gorgeous version of the classic masterpiece "Hickory Wind". "Hickory Wind" is so wonderful, there can't be a way to ruin a song this perfect. The Rolling Creekdippers close the CD on an inspirational note with "In My Hour Of Darkness". No matter what kind of music you love, you'll be satisfied by RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL. After listening to music this good, some of my CDs now pale in comparison. After hearing and buying RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL, I've made a point of buying the original Gram Parson's albums: SAFE AT HOME (with the International Submarine Band), SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO (with The Byrds), THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN and BURRITO DELUXE (with The Flying Burrito Brothers), and GP/GRIEVOUS ANGEL (by Gram Parsons). This is music at its best, just one listen and you'll agree.
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