I need some Graham Parsons recommendations

gabers

I keep seing him being referred to as the founder of the "alt-country" sound, along with Uncle Neil. I don't believe I've ever heard his music though. Some of my favorite artists through the last 10 years or more have roots in his sound, or so I'm told. Anyone?

AvocadoLady

If you get the G.P./Grievous Angel double disc, that's a good introduction. If you like what you hear, check out the Flying Burrito Brothers. Chris Hillman (Gram's bandmate in the Burritos, and an original member of the Byrds) is still touring - go see him if you get a chance.

gabers

AvocadoLady wrote:

If you get the G.P./Grievous Angel double disc, that's a good introduction. If you like what you hear, check out the Flying Burrito Brothers. Chris Hillman (Gram's bandmate in the Burritos, and an original member of the Byrds) is still touring - go see him if you get a chance.

Great, I'll look for that double disc. Thanks!

VrJxS

I just saw a couple of 2-disc compilations @ the record store. Looked like a pretty good assortment of tunes.

Did you ever see the movie Grand Theft Parsons?? It's freakin great.

lukin420

The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
that's my personal fav gram parson's material

there's also a 2cd anthology which is pretty decent

catefrances

firstly it's GRAM parsons. it is not graham or even short for graham. it's short for INGRAM.
okay what you need to get besides GP and grevious angel is the comp set, sacred hearts and fallen angels. it contains stuff from right across his career.
if you get the byrds, sweetheart of the rodeo make sure it's the reissue with the reinstated gram tracks on it.