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Gram Parsons - Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 Audio CD

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Gram Parsons Band: Gram Parsons
Title: Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
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Release Date: 2007-11-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Close Up the Honky Tonks 2: Dark End of the Street 3: Medley: Undo the Right/Somebody's Back in Town 4: She Once Lived Here 5: We've Got to Get Ourselves Together 6: Lucille 7: Hot Burrito #1 8: Hot Burrito #2 9: Long Black Limousine 10: Mental Revenge 11: Sin City 12: Thousand Dollar Wedding [Demo Recording][#][*] 13: When Will I Be Loved [#][*] 14: Medley: Undo the Right/Somebody's Back in Town 15: She Once Lived Here 16: Mental Revenge 17: We've Got to Get Ourselves Together 18: Lucille 19: Sin City 20: You Win Again 21: Hot Burrito #1 22: Hot Burrito #2 23: You're Still on My Mind 24: Train Song 25: Long Black Limousine 26: Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) 27: Do Right Woman

Fresh meat for the Grampires
Sheesh. . . I actually bought the bootleg of one of these Avalon shows almost 20 years ago and thought it was awful even then. Gram was obviously drunk/wasted, they had either unplugged his guitar or it was never miked, and the performance was absolutely atrocious. The rumors that the original lineup of the FBB was a somewhat shoddy and inconsistent live band are confirmed in these recordings. Sneaky Pete was LOUD and the rest of the band (save Hillman, more than likely) was totally wasted.

I suppose it's a blessing and a curse that this release is credited to Gram Parsons, rather than the Flying Burrito Brothers. I'm sure this is a performance the Chris's (Hillman and Etheridge) would rather forget.

And the sound quality is no better than the bootleg I bought 20 years ago.

Flame away, Grampires. But the fact is, this is a substandard recording/performance by a band that temporarily caught fire for one terrific album. . . . . THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN.


Great music; horrible sound
If you cannot, save your money. If you can tolerate lousy, horrible, and flat sound that has no bass or treble, then this is a killer selection of songs and a must have for GP admirers. This may be the worst sounding CD I have ever heard.


Rare Gram Parsons live recording
Live recordings of Parsons are rare and this one indicates the breadth of material he
covered along with introductions of songs and banter. This is a rare recently-discovered recording of two 1969 shows at the Avalon Ballroom (discovered in the
Grateful Dead archives). It's like taking a trip in a time machine. If only there
were film or videotape of this performance! Kudos to Amoeba Records and the Grateful Dead archive owners
for making this disc available to the legions of Parsons fans.


Refreshing
The mix is excellent and Gram's breaking vocals come across better here than on some of their studio albums. After all "new" albums of recycled Flying Burrito Brothers material, this is a real treat! The Burritos sound great live, a little ragged, but that is some of their charm--the beginnings of alt-country at its best. It is easy to pick out Chris Hillman's harmonies as well. A great sound from a band like no other. The material on this CD is a rare find.


Live at the Avalon Ballroom
These performances have been hidden away for nearly 30 years! I became a fan of Gram after he passed away so I never thought I would experience the feeling of being in the audience during a live show. When I heard that these two live shows were being produced, I was ecstatic. These two CDs take you back to 1969, when Gram was a mere 23 years old. The quality is not that of today's live performances and its apparent that the FBBs were young and not as polished as they became with more experience. However, these are amazing CDs for fans of Gram and the Flying Burrito Bros. To the people responsible for getting these out, THANK YOU! You'll feel like you were there at the Avalon Ballroom in 1969.


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