Gram Parsons was an incredibly talented songwriter. His influence on rock, country, and rockin'-country songwriters and bands is still felt today. His uncanny knack for saying and playing the right phrase at precisely the right moment still resonates 37 years after he played his last chord. RIP GP
@@schmozzer maybe. Was it Hillary or Tensing that first stepped on Everest? Does it matter? Does it make either of them a lesser mountaineer? Does it make the achievement any less profound?
@@schmozzer Chris Hillman must be really pissed off that he never gets much credit for his founding role in the Flying Burrito Brothers. I have even seen posts on TH-cam for "Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers", which makes my blood boil. I have even seen "Gram Parsons and the Byrds" as a thing, too!
@@frankieelen7238 Don't let your blood boil. That sounds dangerous. Gram was the front man of the band, and that was Hillman's choice. Gram said he asked Chris to do more of the lead vocals, but Chris didn't want to. He was a shy man.
Gram Parsons was one of the most promising talents of my generation. He wrote about heartache and desire. Like Brian Jones he shined a little too brightly. RIP, Gram. On t'aime.
Parson should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He made traditional country music both cool and accept able to a whole generation of young Americans. But also mick and Keith of the Stones.he was a pivotal figure in country music history. Sin City is a country music classic!
He wasn't strictly country, what made him so famous was his fusion of country and rock, although he didn't like the term "Country Rock" preferring "Cosmic America" lol. So many country rock/rock country groups owe their careers to his unique trailblazing style.
I've had this record for well over two decades.. and every time I hear this song, Gram's voice hits my weak spot and brings me to tears. Rest well, brother. -JB
JB... Will you please make sure try to book Gram Parsons Derry Down for this (potentially) final tour you're talking about doing? It's in Winter Haven, FL. Was the first venue Parsons ever performed in. Built by his parents so that he could hone his craft. Google it for the website that tells the complete history.
I get strung out on an artist, overindulge, get burnt out, then return a few months later...Gram always looks fresh and ready to go when I return, and his music always sounds better than ever!😀
The lyrics are about L.A. The song was written after someone broke in to the house that the FBB were staying at and stole all their equipment. The guy on the 31st floor was some record label head who screwed Parsons over earlier. The last verse is about RFK (shot and killed in L.A.).
I'm new to these guys. Good song. Great harmonies. I'd have thought it was Don and Phil Everly from 1959, if I didn't know otherwise. I gather they were Everly fans. I'm a musician--small time. But, I understand the call of the road. And, trying to find 'something'. It can be a terrible temptress. Still, every time I see another victim lose their battle for life, I wish they could have held on. The roll call of such lost souls is long, and, not over. To you out there who decided to abandon that life, to have a family, and survived--you were the real winners. I'd be willing to live without ten of the worlds greatest songs, if ten more names could be added to those who survived. Sorry. This is a lonely-sounding song. When I read GP's story, it drew me in. RIP.
I bought "The GIlded Palace of Sin" within the first week of its release. I was not expecting something so country - but it deeply effected me, as it continues to do almost 40 years later. At the time I got it many people thought I was strange for playing it over and over but it still sounds great today - pure and timeless. Back then I even listened to it on acid and its deeply soulful quality made that quite an experience, too. Hillman and Parsons had one of THE great vocal blends.
Yes, the vocal blend on A Devil in Disguise is great. How did you come to know about the Burrito Brothers? I only just discovered them, like 50 years late...
Chris Hillman learned a lot of harmonizing tricks from years of playing in a band with Crosby and Mcguinn. I'm not undermining his talent by any means, he has a lot of talent. He said before in an interview that he entered the Byrds as a disciple of Mcguinn, and left as McGuinn's equal.
I am a fan of Gram Parsons' Flying Burrito Brothers. No one other then this man could express whats in my heart. May the Lord bless and keep him til the end.
A lot of that night footage was filmed in Hollywood on Sunset and Hollywood Blvd. I grew up in L.A. and started hanging out in Hollywood around the late 80s/early 90s. It's so weird that it looked pretty much the same two decades later. The gas station at 1:02 is Sunset Oil (that used to be a 76) at San Vicente and Sunset, right across the street from the Whisky A Go Go. And I think the footage right after that is right next to the Whisky. It was the Cat Club when I was hanging out there. I believe it was Pandora's box back when this film was made. No other place on earth like Hollywood. I'm so lucky I was able to experience it while it was still "old Hollywood."
Found a vinyl of "Gilded" amongst a late uncle of mine's collection, but didn't have a good turntable, so I looked it up on here one night. Heard this song, and nearly cried at how beautiful it sounded.
Whenever I see Emmylou perform, even after all these years, I think I still see a shadow of sadness in her eyes. She still misses Gram, I still do, too. Tragedy all around.
They were the Everly Brothers on acid. Check out Dave McGowan, Laurel Canyon bands. My high school friend Bruce Bouton played with Emmie Lou Harris on the road. I know what why and wherefore, Dave McGowan 101 will put you there. Bruce went into career in Nashville, my brother got a college scholarship as a C- hs student, their friend Fred Gilbert journeyman with Segovia, that and more to say public school can work. And we survived LSD, peyote, mushrooms, woodrose, and DMT--"demilitarizing tea" as it was billed by our CIA handlers--definitely Dave McGowan 101.
And my cousin Bob Glass played 12-string with John Prine at Cellar Door, being from Norton, VA, Wise County, coal country with the coke ovens, Mister Peabody towed it all away. Another high school friend introduced me to Mark the manager of Toots Maytals in Brooklyn, again to say public school can work, and, Dave McGowan 101.
i am 44 fuggin yrs old n this n devil in disguise r the first ever gram parsons vids i've ever seen! bless you countrydan, n youtube is the greatest invention since bread i swear!! oh, n now i know where jimmy page got his inspiration for the dragon suit!! ha
2:49 @@martinrobson5658 : This is a good question. I have been a fan of The Byrds from the release of "Mr. Tambourine Man."Chris Hillman was the original bassist. By their 4th album"Younger Than Yesterday" Hillman not only started contributing songs but he also became one of their main singers. I liked Hillman's work very much. In 1968, The Byrds released "Sweetheart of The Rodeo." In my opinion it is one of the most important albums ever released. It is also in my top 20 album list. The album merged Rock & Country music together & help to lay the foundation for other groups to follow. My favorite song on the album was "One Hundred Years" written by a new member Gram Parsons. Now lets move to the summer of 1969. I am listening to my favortite NYC FM Radio station & they played an advertisement for "The Gilded Palace of Sin." The song they played was "Devil In Disguise," which blew me away. The DJ stated that the group consisted of two ex-Byrd members Gram Parsons & Chris Hillman. He played "Devil in Disguise" in it's entirety & I knew I had to buy the album. I owned all of the Byrd albums I felt I should take a chance this new group. Both The Byrds & The Flying Burrito Brothers still remain 2 of my favorite groups. I even saw these groups more than once in concert.I have seen both Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn in concert in the last 5 years. I hope you are glad that you asked me a question?😄✌ Stay Healthy!
wish I still had the actual LP of this. they were my favorite band when I was a senoir in high school in LA. no one called them country but wow they really are. no wonder I loved it.
The dual vocals of Gram & Chris really rock on this song . 'The Gilded Palace' is one of the best headphone albums ever. Thanks for making my old memories come alive.
One of my very favorites from this era. The lyrics, harmony and the pedal steel guitar make me want to cry every time I hear it. Born in San Diego and living in Cali my first years and and ex from LA, I never can get this state out of my Texan mind totally, especially when I hear ths song.
This is great music. I love it and can't understand why any Christian wouldn't. It's a very telling tale of the music business. Gram was an exceptional songwriter. Way before his time it seems.
I doubt there will ever be an era like the 5 years or so when Gram Parsons was at the top of his game.The music was absolutely fabulous- it was just a pity so many of the artists took to drugs and had very shortened lives.Of course I was young then but today is so diffrent. and most of the music rubbish.
Why do so many people care that a very few gave this the thumbs down? So what? Most of us love it and the others are entitled to their opinion, no matter how it's formed.
i just heard the flying burrito brothers for the first time in my life yesterday. have been listening to this non-stop ever since. i'm a little irritated that i didn't figure this out sooner...
One of my favorite tunes. What a great band they were. Saw them 1968 and they opened with "She's the Devil in Disguise" Best country music ever. I don't even like country much
could you imagine being there that day when they took these pics, from what i have read, they were having a really high time, except maybe sneaky,what a famous day in music history
My comment. A great old friend of mine used to cover this in his band Barnyard Slut. Solid guy, good taste, and true musician. Zero pomp. So cheers to that.
Think about it... These guys they we're good. Nobody knew how to market them. Nobobody wanted them in the rock scene, and country or 'The Nashville Scene' would have nothing to do with them. So they came and went. Unfortunately, years later, we find Parsons and Hillman were absolute friggin' genious in there songwriting and performance. What a shame.
Gram Parsons would have been 74 today-he and Chris Hillman wrote this-Chris also sings harmony on this,while Gram sings lead.This is from their debut album,The Gilded Palace of Sin.R.I.P. to Gram,Chris Ethridge and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.Post below.Grams marijuana leaf jacket is displayed in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville,Tn.Jacket was made by Nudie Cohn[R.I.P.].
Back in the day I was working a shit-kicking truck-stop in Tucson when all this country rock sound was going down. I was a long hair trying to show the truck-drivers I knew my trade, could drive their trucks and work on them. Meanwhile Parsons is doing the country rock thing and trying to sell Nashville on his ideas because he also knew his trade. It was a crazy time and I hope not too many folks on boths sides were hurt. At the end, all the drivers liked the new sound and most CR musicians liked country western entertainers and the divers. It was fun, it was exciting and most of all, it was on the edge during a very short period
At first, I thought this was old Vegas, but then I noticed the details - Hollywood! That stuff was all down the street from me, but it is GONE now - sad how gentrification has changed it. Very cool video, great song, fun nostalgia.
One of the greatest lines in rock, country-rock history--"on the 31st floor a gold plated door, won't keep out the lord's burning rain"
@WW Conkright According to all the lyrics I've seen, it is rain, not reign.
@@vs52217 and what does that matter? "reign" makes much more sense
@@honeypotusername No it doesn't.
Its Reign not Rain you idiot
@@suzyjohnson4667 You are the idiot. www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-22-ca-socal22-story.html
Gram Parsons was an incredibly talented songwriter. His influence on rock, country, and rockin'-country songwriters and bands is still felt today. His uncanny knack for saying and playing the right phrase at precisely the right moment still resonates 37 years after he played his last chord.
RIP GP
So right. Always a unique twist to his lyrics. Nobody like him. Just wish there were a lot more. ⭐🤠
Just so happens Chris Hillman started this song off.
@@schmozzer maybe. Was it Hillary or Tensing that first stepped on Everest? Does it matter? Does it make either of them a lesser mountaineer? Does it make the achievement any less profound?
@@schmozzer Chris Hillman must be really pissed off that he never gets much credit for his founding role in the Flying Burrito Brothers. I have even seen posts on TH-cam for "Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers", which makes my blood boil. I have even seen "Gram Parsons and the Byrds" as a thing, too!
@@frankieelen7238 Don't let your blood boil. That sounds dangerous. Gram was the front man of the band, and that was Hillman's choice. Gram said he asked Chris to do more of the lead vocals, but Chris didn't want to. He was a shy man.
Gram Parsons was one of the most promising talents of my generation. He wrote about heartache and desire. Like Brian Jones he shined a little too brightly. RIP, Gram. On t'aime.
You stupid fuckers overrate brian jones
Parson should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He made traditional country music both cool and accept able to a whole generation of young Americans. But also mick and Keith of the Stones.he was a pivotal figure in country music history. Sin City is a country music classic!
He wasn't strictly country, what made him so famous was his fusion of country and rock, although he didn't like the term "Country Rock" preferring "Cosmic America" lol. So many country rock/rock country groups owe their careers to his unique trailblazing style.
I've had this record for well over two decades.. and every time I hear this song, Gram's voice hits my weak spot and brings me to tears. Rest well, brother. -JB
JB... Will you please make sure try to book Gram Parsons Derry Down for this (potentially) final tour you're talking about doing?
It's in Winter Haven, FL. Was the first venue Parsons ever performed in. Built by his parents so that he could hone his craft.
Google it for the website that tells the complete history.
Me too. Nailed it!
I get strung out on an artist, overindulge, get burnt out, then return a few months later...Gram always looks fresh and ready to go when I return, and his music always sounds better than ever!😀
Can't believe the first time I heard this was 2 days ago on the satellite radio in our Jeep. Where the heck have I been? Just love this song.
The lyrics are about L.A. The song was written after someone broke in to the house that the FBB were staying at and stole all their equipment. The guy on the 31st floor was some record label head who screwed Parsons over earlier. The last verse is about RFK (shot and killed in L.A.).
I'm new to these guys.
Good song. Great harmonies. I'd have thought it was Don and Phil Everly from 1959, if I didn't know otherwise.
I gather they were Everly fans.
I'm a musician--small time. But, I understand the call of the road. And, trying to find 'something'. It can be a terrible temptress.
Still, every time I see another victim lose their battle for life, I wish they could have held on.
The roll call of such lost souls is long, and, not over.
To you out there who decided to abandon that life, to have a family, and survived--you were the real winners.
I'd be willing to live without ten of the worlds greatest songs, if ten more names could be added to those who survived.
Sorry. This is a lonely-sounding song. When I read GP's story, it drew me in. RIP.
I bought "The GIlded Palace of Sin" within the first week of its release. I was not expecting something so country - but it deeply effected me, as it continues to do almost 40 years later. At the time I got it many people thought I was strange for playing it over and over but it still sounds great today - pure and timeless. Back then I even listened to it on acid and its deeply soulful quality made that quite an experience, too. Hillman and Parsons had one of THE great vocal blends.
Yes, the vocal blend on A Devil in Disguise is great. How did you come to know about the Burrito Brothers? I only just discovered them, like 50 years late...
Chris Hillman learned a lot of harmonizing tricks from years of playing in a band with Crosby and Mcguinn. I'm not undermining his talent by any means, he has a lot of talent. He said before in an interview that he entered the Byrds as a disciple of Mcguinn, and left as McGuinn's equal.
@@martinrobson5658 I knew about Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons from The Byrds which I also was a fan of.
One of the greatest album covers ever.
I am a fan of Gram Parsons' Flying Burrito Brothers. No one other then this man could express whats in my heart. May the Lord bless and keep him til the end.
There is something special about him, even the way he moved. A man ahead of his time.
Unbeschreiblich schön! 🥰
What a line-up of legends for that photo shoot.
This is an absolute finest recording, no doubt I myself has country Western music influence.
I can't remember how many guilded palace cassettes, I. Wore out cruzin with my best friend.
Gram, the Burritos, and the Byrds showed us how good real country music is...
One of the greatest country music albums ever and one of the greatest rock albums ever.
A lot of that night footage was filmed in Hollywood on Sunset and Hollywood Blvd. I grew up in L.A. and started hanging out in Hollywood around the late 80s/early 90s. It's so weird that it looked pretty much the same two decades later. The gas station at 1:02 is Sunset Oil (that used to be a 76) at San Vicente and Sunset, right across the street from the Whisky A Go Go. And I think the footage right after that is right next to the Whisky. It was the Cat Club when I was hanging out there. I believe it was Pandora's box back when this film was made. No other place on earth like Hollywood. I'm so lucky I was able to experience it while it was still "old Hollywood."
Found a vinyl of "Gilded" amongst a late uncle of mine's collection, but didn't have a good turntable, so I looked it up on here one night. Heard this song, and nearly cried at how beautiful it sounded.
Whenever I see Emmylou perform, even after all these years, I think I still see a shadow of sadness in her eyes. She still misses Gram, I still do, too. Tragedy all around.
TOTALLY
and just like that country rock came to be..songs of my youth
They always sound like the Everly Brothers on acid to me. Brilliant.
They may have been. But, they were real good at it.
They were the Everly Brothers on acid. Check out Dave McGowan, Laurel Canyon bands. My high school friend Bruce Bouton played with Emmie Lou Harris on the road. I know what why and wherefore, Dave McGowan 101 will put you there. Bruce went into career in Nashville, my brother got a college scholarship as a C- hs student, their friend Fred Gilbert journeyman with Segovia, that and more to say public school can work. And we survived LSD, peyote, mushrooms, woodrose, and DMT--"demilitarizing tea" as it was billed by our CIA handlers--definitely Dave McGowan 101.
And my cousin Bob Glass played 12-string with John Prine at Cellar Door, being from Norton, VA, Wise County, coal country with the coke ovens, Mister Peabody towed it all away. Another high school friend introduced me to Mark the manager of Toots Maytals in Brooklyn, again to say public school can work, and, Dave McGowan 101.
Excellent assessment~~never thought of it like that :) They were fantastic
Brilliant 😊🎸
Greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada. The gilded desert of sin 🎰
😢Absolutely brilliant.
i am 44 fuggin yrs old n this n devil in disguise r the first ever gram parsons vids i've ever seen! bless you countrydan, n youtube is the greatest invention since bread i swear!! oh, n now i know where jimmy page got his inspiration for the dragon suit!! ha
this is one of the greatest songs that I have ever heard in my life.
I got this album when it was first released in 1969 when I was 12 years old and I still have it.
Bill
Geez, 12 years old.😁✌️
Many treasures to be found, hanging with Gram and Emmy 💖 . Thanks Gram ...gone too soon.
💔💔💔
Started the country trend in rock and roll.
This vid was filmed in Joshua Tree. Which inspired the U2 masterpiece.
Easily one of the best and most important albums ever. It's brilliant and it's perfect.
Still can't sing along with this song without those old tears coming down...Love these guys and always will. God love them all.
Incredible lyrics... Such beautiful song... It hits right in the soul and heart...
Great song from one of the most underrated bands ever. I have been a fan since 1969, when "The Gilded Palace of Sin" " was released.
how did you come to know of them?
2:49 @@martinrobson5658 : This is a good question. I have been a fan of The Byrds from the release of "Mr. Tambourine Man."Chris Hillman was the original bassist. By their 4th album"Younger Than Yesterday" Hillman not only started contributing songs but he also became one of their main singers. I liked Hillman's work very much. In 1968, The Byrds released "Sweetheart of The Rodeo." In my opinion it is one of the most important albums ever released. It is also in my top 20 album list. The album merged Rock & Country music together & help to lay the foundation for other groups to follow. My favorite song on the album was "One Hundred Years" written by a new member Gram Parsons. Now lets move to the summer of 1969. I am listening to my favortite NYC FM Radio station & they played an advertisement for "The Gilded Palace of Sin." The song they played was "Devil In Disguise," which blew me away. The DJ stated that the group consisted of two ex-Byrd members Gram Parsons & Chris Hillman. He played "Devil in Disguise" in it's entirety & I knew I had to buy the album. I owned all of the Byrd albums I felt I should take a chance this new group. Both The Byrds & The Flying Burrito Brothers still remain 2 of my favorite groups. I even saw these groups more than once in concert.I have seen both Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn in concert in the last 5 years. I hope you are glad that you asked me a question?😄✌ Stay Healthy!
I love the intelligent, witty & heartfelt lyrics. Parsons & Hillman were a great duo.
I was in Vegas once, 1972, this is exactly how I remember it.
Actually its about LA not Vegas
Actually, first time I saw the video I thought it was about Vegas too after all it been called Sin City forever
One of the The Flying Burrito's Best Ever! Sing along you Angel choir!
Bellissima..nonostante 49 anni passati...a tratti commovente....e il video...che bello vedere GRAM !!!! Sei sempre vivo nel mio cuore !!!
WHAT A WONDERFUL TUNE...
wish I still had the actual LP of this. they were my favorite band when I was a senoir in high school in LA. no one called them country but wow they really are. no wonder I loved it.
re-release as a dbl album with orig art in 2017 I think... so you can get that remastered I believe
The dual vocals of Gram & Chris really rock on this song . 'The Gilded Palace' is one of the best headphone albums ever. Thanks for making my old memories come alive.
One of my very favorites from this era. The lyrics, harmony and the pedal steel guitar make me want to cry every time I hear it. Born in San Diego and living in Cali my first years and and ex from LA, I never can get this state out of my Texan mind totally, especially when I hear ths song.
Great video! From the collage of scenes showing the seedy side of LA, and the rare desert film shoot for gilded palace of sin. Thank you
This is great music. I love it and can't understand why any Christian wouldn't. It's a very telling tale of the music business. Gram was an exceptional songwriter. Way before his time it seems.
Sin City was written by both Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons.
This is by far the best thing TH-cam has to offer. Thanx for posting.
These guys were way ahead of their time.
I'm an od lady who head this music a long time ago....and I still love it!
This song is awesome. Thanx to whoever and however it was posted cuz it's turning me on to something I long lost forgot. Thanx
RIP. Chris. Some of the best music created in the last 50 years!
It lives on!
😁 love the flying burrito brothers.
this is a song wth a deep feeling.a Parsonssong.Good people go first.Hope he,s
happy in heaven.thanks for all you gave us Gram.
One of the greatest rock albums of all time -- and one of the greatest album covers of all time.
45 years ago and they got it then, so perfectly.. Things never change, do they?
That place in that time looks like an absolute blast to be
Gram Parsons is the best. I only wish he was still with us.
I think this is the oldest comment I've ever read on TH-cam.
Terrific video! Love the shots of the famous photo shoot. Thanks much.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Country Dan - 9 years later for posting this...
J’adore❤
I doubt there will ever be an era like the 5 years or so when Gram Parsons was at the top of his game.The music was absolutely fabulous- it was just a pity so many of the artists took to drugs and had very shortened lives.Of course I was young then but today is so diffrent. and most of the music rubbish.
cosmic american music is what Gram called his music. i love that.
So great!
I really like all songs with Gram Parsons!
He had "that something"!
the deaths of Gram and Clarence White set music back at least a decade....
One of the best concerts ever...Burrito Bros & Roy Buchanan @ Massey Hall...T.O.
that is so great!!!what beautiful steel playing.
1 of my favorite songs of all time. Thx for posting it.
The California desert was awesome then. Truly made you feel like you lived in a free country.
Great song Haunting lyrics.
Why do so many people care that a very few gave this the thumbs down? So what? Most of us love it and the others are entitled to their opinion, no matter how it's formed.
RIP Chris Ethridge...
Gram Parson is so great!! I am from Norway and dont understand why burrito and Grams records dont selling greats in the states.
Love this tune and Gram's vocals, the Flying Burrito Bros were ahead of the trendsetters who followed..
Ever hear the version with Emmy Lou & Buddy Miller ? it's very close but in a completely different Key. It was on Emmy's Elite Hotel record.
Yes I Did and it is special..
He and Chris do a pretty nice Every Brothers recreation.
i just heard the flying burrito brothers for the first time in my life yesterday. have been listening to this non-stop ever since. i'm a little irritated that i didn't figure this out sooner...
So wonderful.
The Nudie suits are epic.....Gram Parsons is the Godfather of Alternative Country and Chris Hillman's hair is incredible.
Our Friend the beloved Woodstock Resident Barry Feinstein Photographer is seen often in this..RIP Barry..
Thanks for posting. One of my favorite FFBB songs from their best album. Love those Nudie suits, LOL.
You can still hear Chris Hillman play this stuff live.....he's still great...
This is a gorgeous tune.
it don't get any better then this
RH421939 *than
sorry Mr. Perfect
One of my favorite tunes. What a great band they were. Saw them 1968 and they opened with "She's the Devil in Disguise"
Best country music ever. I don't even like country much
No dought! These guys are as fresh today as they were then. That's when you know it's GOOD!
Great video ! Never seen the video for the album before! historic !
This song is great.
Crosby may have scored the best career out of the former byrds quintet, but hillman and clark nailed it with FBB
Damn Right. Paul. You ain't joking Hoss
Man you got that right, and Chris Hillman is still goin strong.
This is a great video!
could you imagine being there that day when they took these pics, from what i have read, they were having a really high time, except maybe sneaky,what a famous day in music history
45 years ago-some of us realised then.
Most of you,even now,don't realise.
Enjoy your hip-hop and grasping after elusive money.
Bless you,Gram.
My comment. A great old friend of mine used to cover this in his band Barnyard Slut. Solid guy, good taste, and true musician. Zero pomp. So cheers to that.
This is the coolest retro Music Style ever, I love it. Played with our band at Gram's Place in Tampa a year ago. It was awesome.
I don't know much about the whole cult-of-Gram-Parsons thing, but what I've heard of him sounds good to me. I like this tune a lot.
its getting to be more and more of a phenomenon now. Gram Parsons is definitely getting the attention he deserves lately in the states thank goodness!
Love this.
Think about it... These guys they we're good. Nobody knew how to market them. Nobobody wanted them in the rock scene, and country or 'The Nashville Scene' would have nothing to do with them. So they came and went. Unfortunately, years later, we find Parsons and Hillman were absolute friggin' genious in there songwriting and performance. What a shame.
LOVE THIS SONG, LOVE THE GROUP. HAD THE ALBUM IN THE 70S AND STILL PLAY IT . LAS VEGAS NOTHING BUT SIN.
Ho la grande fortuna di avere questo long playing !!!! Sin City è bellissima.....
Gram Parsons would have been 74 today-he and Chris Hillman wrote this-Chris also sings harmony on this,while Gram sings lead.This is from their debut album,The Gilded Palace of Sin.R.I.P. to Gram,Chris Ethridge and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.Post below.Grams marijuana leaf jacket is displayed in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville,Tn.Jacket was made by Nudie Cohn[R.I.P.].
Chris wakes up Gram with one line, Sin City is a song an hour later....2 fuckin geniuses, I swear.....
Back in the day I was working a shit-kicking truck-stop in Tucson when all this country rock sound was going down. I was a long hair trying to show the truck-drivers I knew my trade, could drive their trucks and work on them. Meanwhile Parsons is doing the country rock thing and trying to sell Nashville on his ideas because he also knew his trade. It was a crazy time and I hope not too many folks on boths sides were hurt. At the end, all the drivers liked the new sound and most CR musicians liked country western entertainers and the divers. It was fun, it was exciting and most of all, it was on the edge during a very short period
At first, I thought this was old Vegas, but then I noticed the details - Hollywood! That stuff was all down the street from me, but it is GONE now - sad how gentrification has changed it. Very cool video, great song, fun nostalgia.
Great stuff. Thanks for posting this.