I need some Graham Parsons recommendations

gabers
gabers Posts: 2,787
edited June 2007 in Other Music
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?
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  • AvocadoLady
    AvocadoLady Posts: 680
    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.
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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    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
    VrJxS Posts: 115
    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
    lukin420 Posts: 80
    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
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    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.
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