Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
by Various Artists
Entertainment Weekly: "...plays it straight, with most contributors confident enough to just play the songs, not reinvent them..." - Rating: B+
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CD Details
- Released: July 13, 1999
- Originally Released: 1999
- Label: Almo Sounds
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 7/8-7/22/99, p.154
4 stars (out of 5) - "...the artists on this collection...concoct the sonic stew that Parsons called 'cosmic American music'....There's not a bad track among the thirteen here....Parsons fans won't be disappointed..."Spin - 8/99, p.152
8 (out of 10) - "...Because many of the acts on ANGEL share parson's love for country tragedy along with his remove from it...they take the same freedoms with his songs that he took with his source material..."Entertainment Weekly - 7/23/99, p.67
"...plays it straight, with most contributors confident enough to just play the songs, not reinvent them..." - Rating: B+CMJ - 6/14/99, p.26
"...a beautifully orchestrated collection of some of [Gram Parsons'] most influential songs, covered by artists who owe much to his powerful yet subtle brilliance..."Dirty Linen - 12/99-1/00, pp.70-1
"...once the list of the top 10 tribute albums of the decade is tallied up this one has a good chance of making the list."Tracks:
- 1.She - Emmylou Harris / Pretenders
- 2.Ooh Las Vegas - Cowboy Junkies
- 3.Sin City - Emmylou Harris / Beck
- 4.$1000 Wedding - Evan Dando / Juliana Hatfield
- 5.Hot Burrito #1 - The Mavericks
- 6.High Fashion Queen - Chris Hillman / Steve Earle
- 7.Juanita - Emmylou Harris / Sheryl Crow
- 8.Sleepless Nights - Elvis Costello
- 9.Return of the Grievous Angel - David Crosby / Lucinda Williams
- 10.One Hundred Years from Now - Wilco
- 11.Song for You, A - Whiskeytown
- 12.Hickory Wind - Gillian Welch
- 13.In My Hour of Darkness - Rolling Creekdippers
