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DescriptionAll tracks are Properly tagged with art embedded in tag. Gram Parsons – 1974 - Grievous Angel (2012 MFSL SACD) [mp3@320]  Gram Parsons  Gram Parsons in 1972 Wikipedia: Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country music genre; he also popularized what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock. Besides recording as a solo artist, he played with the International Submarine Band, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. His relatively short career is described by AllMusic as "enormously influential" for country and rock, "blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other." Parsons was born in Winter Haven, Florida, and developed an interest in country music while attending Harvard University. He founded the International Submarine Band in 1966 and, after several months of delay, their debut Safe at Home was released in 1968 (by which time the group had disbanded). Parsons joined The Byrds in early 1968, and played a pivotal role in the making of the seminal Sweetheart of the Rodeo album. After leaving the group in late 1968, Parsons and fellow Byrd Chris Hillman formed The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1969, releasing their debut, The Gilded Palace of Sin, the same year. The album was well received but failed commercially; after a sloppy cross-country tour, they hastily recorded Burrito Deluxe. Parsons was fired from the band before its release in early 1970. He soon signed with A&M Records, but after several unproductive sessions he canceled his intended solo debut in early 1971. Parsons moved to France, where he lived for a short period at Villa Nellcôte with his friend Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Returning to America, Parsons befriended Emmylou Harris through his friend and former bandmate Chris Hillman. She assisted him on vocals for his first solo record, GP, released in 1973. Although it received enthusiastic reviews, the release failed to chart. His next album (Grievous Angel) met with a similar reception, and peaked at number 195 on Billboard. Several years of alcoholism and drug abuse severely deteriorated his health, and he died in 1973 at the age of 26. Since his death, Parsons has been recognized as an extremely influential artist, credited with helping to found both country rock and alt-country. He never agreed with the term "country rock", as he felt his work should not be categorized into a single genre because it was rather a unique blend of many genres and styles of music with his own personal twang. His posthumous honors include the Americana Music Association "President's Award" for 2003, and a ranking at No. 87 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." Grievous Angel (2012 MFSL SACD)  Artist: Gram Parsons Title: Grievous Angel Format: SACD, Hybrid, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered Producer: Gram Parsons Release Date: January 1974, (MFSL July 3, 2012) Recorded: Summer 1973 at Wally Heider Studio 4, Hollywood, California SACD Mastering: Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA. Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Catalog: UDSACD 2059 Bar Code: 8 21797 20596 2 ASIN: B006BO9050 Genre: Rock, Country Rock Duration: 36:48 Wikipedia: Grievous Angel is the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from summer 1973 sessions and released four months after his death from a heroin and alcohol overdose in September 1973. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers. Grievous Angel peaked at number 195 on the Billboard charts. Despite its modest sales, it is viewed as a successful example of the hybrid between country and rock and roll Parsons called "Cosmic American Music". In 2003, the album was ranked number 429 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. AllMusic Review by Mark Deming: Gram Parsons fondness for drugs and high living are said to have been catching up with him while he was recording Grievous Angel, and sadly he wouldn't live long enough to see it reach record stores, dying from a drug overdose in the fall of 1973. This album is a less ambitious and unified set than his solo debut, but that's to say that G.P. was a great album while Grievous Angel was instead a very, very good one. Much of the same band that played on his solo debut were brought back for this set, and they perform with the same effortless grace and authority (especially guitarist James Burton and fiddler Byron Berline). If Parsons was slowing down a bit as a songwriter, he still had plenty of gems on hand from more productive days, such as "Brass Buttons" and "Hickory Wind (which wasn't really recorded live in Northern Quebec; that's just Gram and the band ripping it up live in the studio, with a handful of friends whooping it up to create honky-tonk atmosphere). He also proved to be a shrewd judge of other folks material as always; Tom T. Hall's "I Can't Dance" is a strong barroom rocker, and everyone seems to be having a great time on The Louvin Brothers's "Cash on the Barrelhead." As a vocal duo, Parsons and Emmylou Harris only improved on this set, turning in a version of "Love Hurts" so quietly impassioned and delicately beautiful that it's enough to make you forget Roy Orbison ever recorded it. And while he didn't plan on it, Parsons could hardly have picked a better closing gesture than "In My Hour of Darkness." Grievous Angel may not have been the finest work of his career, but one would be hard pressed to name an artist who made an album this strong only a few weeks before their death -- or at any time of their life, for that matter.  01. Return of the Grievous Angel - 4:26 02. Hearts on Fire - 3:52 03. I Can’t Dance - 2:24 04. Brass Buttons - 3:30 05. $1000 Wedding - 5:05 06. Medley Live from Northern Quebec: a) Cash on the Barrelhead b) Hickory Wind - 6:28 07. Love Hurts - 3:42 08. Las Vegas - 3:32 09. In My Hour of Darkness - 3:47 Personnel: Gram Parsons: lead vocals, acoustic guitar Emmylou Harris: vocals (all songs except "Brass Buttons") Glen D. Hardin: piano, electric piano on "Brass Buttons" James Burton: electric lead guitar Emory Gordy, Jr.: bass Ronnie Tutt: drums Herb Pedersen: acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar on "I Can't Dance" Al Perkins: pedal steel Guests: Bernie Leadon: acoustic guitar on "Return of the Grievous Angel", electric lead guitar on "Hearts on Fire", dobro on "In My Hour of Darkness" Byron Berline: fiddle on "Return of the Grievous Angel", "Medley Live from Northern Quebec" & "In My Hour of Darkness", mandolin on "Medley" N.D. Smart: drums on "Hearts on Fire" and "In My Hour of Darkness" Steve Snyder: vibes on "Medley Live from Northern Quebec" Linda Ronstadt: harmony vocal on "In My Hour of Darkness" Kim Fowley, Phil Kaufman, Ed Tickner, Jane & Jon Doe: "Background blah-blah" on "Medley Live from Northern Quebec" Note: This is not my rip My thanks to the original uploader    ♪♬♫ ENJOY! ♪♬♫ Related Torrents
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