The Gosdin Brothers - Sounds of Goodbye
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Artist: The Gosdin BrothersEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-11-25
Music Label: Big Beat UK
Soundtracks:
- Sounds of Goodbye
- Tell Me [#]
- There Must Be a Someone (I Can Turn To)
- Woman's Disgrace
- Multiple Heartaches
- Love at First Sight
- Victim
- Uncommitted Man [#]
- Catch the Wind
- She's Gone
- No Matter Where You Go (There You Are)
- Hangin' On
- Wishing [#]
- Louisiana Man
- I'll Live Today [#]
- For Us to Find
- One Hundred Years from Now
- Bowling Green
- I'll Live With God (To Die No More) [#]
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Love of the Common People
- She Still Wishes I Were You
- Had a Lot of Friends [#]
- Let It Be Me
Free Music Notes for Sounds of Goodbye
Free Music Review: Exceptional late-60s country-rock artifact
Hit: 5 Stars
Those who are familiar with the Gosdin's probably know them either from Vern "The Voice" Gosdin's country music success in the late '70s and early '80s, or their backing slot on Gene Clark's first post-Byrds project, "Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers." The brothers' career as a duo has largely been overlooked, in part because they only recorded one album and a handful of singles, and in larger part because that 1968 album sat unreissued until now. Ace archivist Alec Palao has augmented the original album's eleven tracks (cuts 1, 10, 9, 24, 16, 7, 20, 4, 18, 14, 21, to replicate the album's ordering) with thirteen singles and previously unissued masters.
The Gosdin's gigged and recorded demos and one-off singles with various (and future) members of The Byrds, including Chris Hillman, Clarence White, Michael Clarke and Gene Parsons. They combined their country and gospel backgrounds with bluegrass and pop, and found themselves recording their debut LP in the thick of California's country-rock revolution. Produced by Gary Paxton at his Bakersfield compound, the Louvin/Everly/Owens-styled country sounds of their earlier singles remain, but mellowed by California experiences in playing folk and bluegrass. The drumming of Gene Parsons fits the album's casual vibe perfectly.
In fleshing out the album's story, producer Alec Palao has pulled together a number of pre-LP singles, including the Byrdsian original "Love at First Sight," and a trio of Chris Hillman produced country-rockers that feature Michael Clarke's propulsive drumming. Of these latter three, the unreleased "Tell Me" is the winner, with stunning electric flatpicking from Clarence White. White can also be heard picking a flamenco-styled storm on the Gosdins' pre-LP country hit "Hangin' On." This sentimental ballad is an unusual mix of country pathos and modern production touches that include a mellotron.
Palao's notes are quite detailed, stretching over 19 pages that include period photographs and reproductions of various Gosdin-related ephemera like record labels, session sheets and record charts. As others have mentioned, the decision to scatter the album tracks throughout the CD is somewhat baffling, particularly as it was not done in service of some other obvious ordering such as chronological. Still missing from this period in the Gosdins' career are a few tracks that include the A-side cover of Dylan's "To Ramona," a cover of Gene Clark's "The Reason Why," and several post-LP singles issued on Capitol. All sides here are crisply remastered stereo except for a pair of mono publisher's demos ("Uncommitted Man" and "I'll Live Today"), and they add up to one of the heretofore undiscovered gems of California country-rock. [©2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]
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