Best Parsons-Influenced Band/Album of the Decade

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by declan culliton on March 4, 2010 at 12:24pm

Ben Kweller 'Changing Horses' has a certain GP feel to it.

Jayhawks 'Hollywood Town Hall' when released sounded like the type of music GP would have been playing had he still been around.

Some of Ryan Adams & The Cardinals..... Cold Roses / Jacksonvile City Nights

Son Volt 'American Central Dust'.... GP influences?

Emmylou Harris' first four albums of course


No groundbreaking suggestions with any of the above... maybe some sound like GP, maybe sound like The Byrds, possibly it's the steel guitar.

Sometimes I wonder do we go over the top in immortalising Gram Parsons. D
on't get me wrong... Love his solo work, Sweethearts of the Rodeo etc but think his greatest contribution to 'country' music was his vocal harmonies with Emmylou Harris. Yet to be surpassed.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Will James on March 4, 2010 at 12:30pm

I think you're down with it Declan. Glad you joined up. If you have an in with any of these, esp Ben Kweller, let me know...

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Scott N McLeod on March 6, 2010 at 4:33am

Whiskeytown's Faithless Street is so Gram and other Ryan Adams music as well. Steve Earle too when Chris Hillman and Steve did High Fashion Queen. I can hear Gram singing "Faithless Street" I am very struck by Whiskeytown - so good. Thanks for the other suggestions I want to check them out too.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Forest Rodgers on May 13, 2010 at 6:57am

Well here is a young singer/songwriter (featured here at "no depressions" songs)he is from Fl. originally ,came up with George Jones to Bad Religion influences...Gram would be proud I think, of course I would, Jackson is my son. http://www.nodepression.com/profile/JacksonRodgers
Check his music out.Thanks, Forest Rodgers

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 13, 2010 at 9:38am

I am very impressed. Too bad he's not in Boston Nov 5 or 6, I'd invite him and his band to play Gram National.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Forest Rodgers on May 13, 2010 at 6:00pm

Thanks...Hope others will hear Jacksons music as well & like it. A strong influence beside Gram was/is of course his name sake Jackson Browne as well as Dylan,Townes, Steve Earle...Ryan Adams! All these artist do share many of the same roots music foundation & depth of lyric.

▶ Reply to This

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• Next ›
• Page