5 Songs: Resultatet av omröstningen med Gram Parsons

Det blev Hot Burrito #1 med The Flying Burrito Brothers inkluderande
Gram Parsons som vann före Juanita och Return of the Grievious Angel.
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5 Songs med Gram Parsons

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1.'She'

Solo

 From: 'GP' (1973)

'She' (from Parsons' solo debut, 1973's 'GP') borrows heavily from southern lore, working fields and religion into another tale of doomed love. As with 'Hot Burrito #1' (see No. 6 on our list of the Top 10 Gram Parsons Songs), he wrote this with fellow Burrito Brother Chris Ethridge. Like 'Hot Burrito #1,' it also features chromatic runs.

2. 'Juanita'

Flying Burrito Brothers

 From: 'The Gilded Palace of Sin' (1969)

The search for redemption has fueled many great country songs. Here, Parsons reacts to a breakup by falling into addictive behavior, only to be saved in the last verse by a 17-year old girl. It's the story of life, death and rebirth in a mere two and a half minutes.

3. 'Love Hurts'

Solo

 From: 'Grievous Angel' (1974)

Written for the Everly Brothers by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, 'Love Hurts' is best known by Nazareth's smash hit version. Without meaning to take anything away from Dan McCafferty's impassioned vocal, the full beauty of the lyric is best felt through the intertwining of Parsons' and Emmylou Harris' voices in wounded close harmony.

4. 'Return of the Grievous Angel'

Solo

 From: 'Grievous Angel' (1974)

This is essentially the title track to 'Grievous Angel,' and Parsons -- with Tom Brown, who wrote most of the lyrics -- creates arguably country-rock's definitive song, where the narrator's desire to "grow up with the country" is tempered by the reminder of the love he left behind. Elvis Presley sidemen Glen D. Hardin (piano) and James Burton (guitar) make important contributions, and Parsons' rakish vocal is beautifully supported by Emmylou Harris, especially on the coda.

5. 'Hot Burrito #1'

Flying Burrito Brothers

 From: 'The Gilded Palace of Sin' (1969)

Parsons plays the wounded ex-lover with incredible pathos in this country tearjerker. Co-written with fellow Burrito Brother Chris Ethridge, 'Hot Burrito #1' builds emotion by its use of chromatic runs, a favored musical device of John Lennon's (see 'Isolation')

5 Songs: Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons är en musiker som jag skulle vilja skärskåda lite mer själv.
Han är en av dessa ikoner som dog vid 27 års ålder, men som likt många
andra kortlevande, hann med ganska mycket under sin karriär.
Här lite info från Ultimateclassicrock.com

Gram Parsons didn’t grow up living the hardscrabble life of most country singers. The man originally named Cecil Ingram Connor III was born into a wealthy Florida citrus family and spent a semester at Harvard before dropping out to concentrate on his burgeoning interest in country music. After stints in the Shilos and the International Submarine Band, he joined the Byrds in 1968 for a five-month spell that resulted in the landmark ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo‘ album. 

He then formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, recording two albums with them before being fired in 1970 due to his increasing drug habit. As a solo act, Parsons released ‘GP’ in 1973, which featured three members from Elvis Presley‘s TCB band and a beautiful young folk singer with a voice to match, Emmylou Harris. A second album, ‘Grievous Angel’ was released in 1974, four months after his death on Sept. 19, 1973, at age 26 at Joshua Tree National Monument from an overdose of morphine and alcohol.

Although his recording career lasted only five years, Parsons still made a tremendous impact, creating what he famously called “cosmic American music,” a fusion of country, rock and soul. His influence wasn’t just felt in the ’70s country-rock movement that produced the Eagles and Poco, but in great modern acts like Wilco, the Jayhawks and Jason Isbell. Our list of the Top 10 Gram Parsons Songs brings together his best moments from his time in the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the two solo albums."

Då kör jag alltså 5 Songs uppe till höger på bloggen. Detta är en av två omgångar med Parsons.

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