Condition: Used
GRAM PARSONS - GP
Canada 1973 Warner
Record VG++ clean
Cover has ringwear Top of cover has wear ( see pic)
01 Still Feeling Blue
02. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning
03. A Song for You
04. Streets of Baltimore
05. She
06. That's All It Took
07. The New Soft Shoe
08. Kiss the Children
09. Cry One More Time
10. How Much I've Lied
11. Big Mouth Blues
"Still Feeling Blue", a rousing rocker and one of the best tunes on the album. For anyone who's heart's been stomped on, this is your tune to get your life back on track.
"We'll Sweep Out the Ashes," features Emmylou and Gram interweaving their emotional voices to tell a tale of forbidden love. Notice FORBIDDEN love- Gram's love songs are never about plain ole' love; there's always a twist. "Ashes" is good, but is a little too forced: the "Live 1973" take is much more fluid.
Then comes the first masterpiece: "A Song For You." Picture tumbleweed. A Western sunset. Then put this song on. In the spirit of Hank Williams, Gram sings this song from a rambler's point of view and it tears me apart everytime. The lines about loving "you everyday and now I'm leaving, and I can see the sorrow in your eye" puts most every other country song to shame. Nowhere is there a more desperate, more helpless song.
"The Streets of Baltimore" is a fun cover, particularly appropriate for those who've seen Baltimore (I'd catch that same train that brought me there before, too...good move, Gram). "She" is the second masterpiece on G.P. Simply the theme is so different from most other love songs. The lady isn't the prettiest woman on Earth, and a simple working delta gal. But, as Gram passionately asserts, "she sure could sing." By the time Gram's voice cracks as he sings, "Hallelujiah," it's like the heavens are opening above him.
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