Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons

Pros: Forget the words "tribute album"...this one is a rip-roaring gathering of today's best country-rockers. The fact that they've come together to sing the songs of a dear departed friend is almost beside the point.
Cons: It doesn't contain the very best (sorry, Nazareth) version of "Love Hurts," sung by Emmylou and Parsons himself

I have a funeral fantasy. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, I don't want a bunch of friends and family standing around sobbing, "Boo-hoo, he was such a great person; he never said a bad word to anybody; he never had an overdue library...

Pros: Enchanting re-inventions of a true icon’s work
Cons: Drags on at times

The purpose of a tribute album is frequently misunderstood- it is not meant to feature covers of songs as great as the originals themselves. This would defeat the purpose of the whole tribute- not much sense in showing your respect for someone by...

Pros: Great collection of songs and artists
Cons: If only they could have made it longer

Gram Parsons forever changed music. The Eagles copied him (poorly, in my opinion), Emmylou Harris cut her teeth singing with him, and artists in almost every genre list him as an influence. This last statement is no more evident than in the tribute cd,...

Pros: This album will teach you who Gram is.
Cons: This album is a country album. *but good songwriting*

The Gram Parsons' tribute album is in a class all its own. Some of the artists who perform on this album include: the Pretenders, the Cowboy Junkies, Beck, Sheryl Crow, and Elvis Costello.

Now I don't know all that much about Gram Parsons...

Pros: Great musicians dedicated to a fine singer, Gram Parsons.
Cons: Need a videotape production

It was midnight and there I was just waiting for some good musical performances to record on videota ...

Pros: An Excellent introduction to a lost American great.
Cons: A few bum tracks.

I bought this album, without knowing who Gram Parsons was, for the duet between Beck and Emmylou Harris. Although that particular track was great (you can't really go wrong with Emmylou Harris singing harmony), it only ranks as mediocre when put against...

Pros: All star line up, inspired performances
Cons: too short

Gram Parsons took his seat in the country-rock pantheon long ago, and his legacy has finally gotten around to paying him a fitting tribute on this album. Artists involved in this project include ex-flame Emmylou Harris and buddy Chris Hillman, as well...

Pros: Covers his entire catalog
Cons: not long enough

I do not buy tribute albums!In most cases they just do not hit the spot. However, after some cajoling from a respected music source I took the plunge with Return of the Grievous Angel-Tribute to Gram Parsons. My first step down the Gram Parsons path was...

Pros: Songwriting, good performances
Cons: none

This CD just goes to show what a great songwriter Gram Parsons was and what we lost in his untimely death.

All of these songs were wonderful when Parsons sang them - hearing new renditions just makes you realize that the lyrics are pure,...