I can take 'em or leave 'em, frankly. Gram Parsons has that wounded-goose warble that needs a really strong Emmylou to make it sound good, and their Sweetheart-o'-th'-Rodeo instrumental fussiness doesn't pack a lot of wallop for me. But I'm in the minority here, so go at 'er.
(I've always loved "Sin City" and "Wheels", though.)
― staggerlee, Friday, 24 October 2008 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone here checked out Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969? It's listed as Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1 but it's (mostly) a FBB set, I gather. I'm not sure about the provenance of the "$1000 Wedding" on disk 1, which is a solo take and ghostly and beautiful. The "When Will I Be Loved" that ends disk 1 is fragile and goofy at the same time; and kinda kinda sounds like a Stones outtake; is he just singing with Hillman or are others present? Anyway, it's very nice. The "Sin City" on disk 2 is sad and gorgeous; actually the "Hot Burrito #1" on side 2 is pretty downbeat too, compared to the one on side 1. I don't have the liners handy; does it say why the vibe of the two disks is so different? Are they different nights, or just different sets from the same night? Drugs may be the answer. The organ on "Hot Burrito #2" on disk 2 is more like "Hot Chicken #1", or more like "Sudden Organ". Overall, disk 2 is better, I think.
― begs the question, when is enough enough (Euler), Sunday, 28 February 2010 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Bought this a couple of weeks ago. It's two April nights in San Fransisco recorded during a Grateful Dead tour, with FBB opening. Bonus tracks on the first disc are demo versions. I'll check the liner notes if there's any more info on those demos. Didn't know this existed, just stumbled upon it while browsing a local shop - a great find!
― willem, Sunday, 28 February 2010 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
"When Will I Be Loved" was taped in NYC in 1967 (!), played by "Gram Parsons and Friends"."Thousand Dollar Wedding" was taped in LA in road manager Jimmi Seiter's house and it is indeed only Gram on the piano.
― willem, Sunday, 28 February 2010 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
honestly felt that live album wasn't as good as a lot of the boots i have
― by another name (amateurist), Sunday, 28 February 2010 22:43 (fourteen years ago) link
thanks for the info, willem!
I thought the first disk was pretty lackluster until the demo takes at the end. The second disk has a more delicate vibe and I'd listen again. Are the other boots you have in mind rowdy, or more on the tender side?
― begs the question, when is enough enough (Euler), Monday, 1 March 2010 06:33 (fourteen years ago) link
There's something on the RIP thread, too:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/chris-ethridge-founding-member-of-flying-burrito-brothers-dies-at-65.html
I've only got Gilded Palace and a compilation, so there's a lot I don't know, but "Christine's Tune" is an all-time favourite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BITiY8M_oDo&feature=fvst
― clemenza, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
I saw Pete Townshend play this at a solo show in 1997. He introduced it with a story about riding around California with Gram Parsons in 1969 and telling Gram, "I think you're great, I think your group's great, I think you'll be really successful..." Gram said, "Well, thanks, Pete. 'Cause we're starving."
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 23:47 (eleven years ago) link
H'm-m-m, what was he spending his trust fund on? Read a claim by one of his pals,that he was so wasted when went to pick up some loot, they had to take him in a wheelchair. Water under the bridge--get it while you can, musically, that is http://bbchron.blogspot.com
― dow, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
just heard about this, RIP.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
everybody's dying these days. i guess i'm getting old, too.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 04:23 (eleven years ago) link
just a few years back it felt like a baby-boomer rock star's death was an unusual thing, now it's happening everyday. a helpful reminder of how short our lives are.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 04:24 (eleven years ago) link
Chris Ethridge was in the International Submarine Band, too, although he may not have played on "Blue Eyes," my favourite song by them--he joined after it had already been out as a single (but before the album was completed).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhXaOOVDpCY
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:12 (eleven years ago) link
RIP Chris Ethridge. those three co-written Gram songs are gems
― gospodin simmel, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:51 (eleven years ago) link
was looking through my collection last night - i've got a lot of chris ethridge! randy newman, ry cooder, burrito bros, graham nash., that dave mason solo album... wonder what his contribution to those parsons co-writes was. I mean, if you were going to pick the best Parsons songs to have co-writes on, those'd be up there.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:21 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bmcT4qieI4&playnext=1&list=PLC442001E1144B518&feature=results_main
― contenderizer, Monday, 13 August 2012 00:38 (eleven years ago) link
okay, i guess i fucked that up. this is what i meant to post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bmcT4qieI4
― contenderizer, Monday, 13 August 2012 00:39 (eleven years ago) link
man i love the burritos.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 13 August 2012 00:54 (eleven years ago) link
<3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCpJJaPJveU
― buzza, Monday, 13 August 2012 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
― one dis leads to another (ian), Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:54 PM (9 minutes ago)
― contenderizer, Monday, 13 August 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
Burrito Deluxe is pretty under-rated in the FBB/Parsons canon. "Older Guys"..."Lazy Days"..."Man In The Fog"...
― Jeremy Spencer Slid in Class Today (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 13 August 2012 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, "man in the fog" is so great, love the middle verse from the mom's POV
― contenderizer, Monday, 13 August 2012 05:40 (eleven years ago) link
"image of me" too
― contenderizer, Monday, 13 August 2012 05:43 (eleven years ago) link
<3 sneaky pete's wizard outfit in the "christine" video
― the late great, Monday, 13 August 2012 05:46 (eleven years ago) link
"image of me" is pretty much the perfect country song, and the FBB do a great version.
― tylerw, Monday, 13 August 2012 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
also, this comment from way back re: that avalon discmichael clarke surprisingly solid on the drums!errr, he really is barely keeping it together. that recent post-parsons gig they put out is a lot more solid rhythmically.
― tylerw, Monday, 13 August 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
gilded palace >>>> gp > third burritos record > grievous angel > burrito deluxe
imo.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 13 August 2012 17:15 (eleven years ago) link
three years has changed my feelings i guess!
Gilded Palace >>> 3rd record > burrito deluxe >>>>>>> the rest.
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― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 13 August 2012 17:16 (eleven years ago) link
i guess i might put burrito deluxe in front of grievous angel, but i have come around hard on gp. great record.
These guys are a bit of a blindspot for me, despite loving a lot of similar stuff from that era. Gilded Palace of Sin is the one to start with, right?
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Monday, 13 August 2012 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61A%2BXBhdpzL._SL500_AA300_.jpgthis one has the first two albums in their entirety, plus a bit more.
― tylerw, Monday, 13 August 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
^ Nice one.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Monday, 13 August 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
that is also a much nicer cover than the Gilded Palace/Burrito Deluxe two-fer CD I have
― rob, Monday, 13 August 2012 22:57 (eleven years ago) link