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Whiskeytown — A Song For You
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mattc296
(Nashville, TN)
Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:58
 
A touch speeded up would suit my taste.
hippiechick
(In the world but not of it)
Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:53
 
peyotecoyote wrote:
Not that I'm complain'n about this rendition, it's good, but could somebody please download some Gram Parsons'...that would be super!

Man, I would sure love to hear some Gram here!
Andreee
(Spilamberto, Modena, Italy)
Posted: Nov 25, 2006 - 02:36
 


madaxeman
(By the sea)
Posted: Nov 10, 2006 - 15:13
 
I loved this.I'm more familiar with Ryan's solo stuff.I'm going to look out for the tribute album.May I point you all in the direction of a FAB tribute album by (mostly) Scottish acts,performing Frankie Miller songs:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000063XZH/ref=dp_olp_2/026-8435601-4954039
Off of the top of my head,the only non Scottish acts are Rod Stewart and Joe Walsh.
3 CDs and hardly a duff song amongst them.
peyotecoyote
(London, Ontario)
Posted: Nov 10, 2006 - 12:18
 
Not that I'm complain'n about this rendition, it's good, but could somebody please download some Gram Parsons'...that would be super!
hippiechick
(Chi-town)
Posted: Nov 10, 2006 - 12:15
 
Gram...
stevo_b
(Hudson Valley, NY!)
Posted: Nov 10, 2006 - 12:15
 
Excellent....
NorthernLad
(Elk Lake, Northern Ontario Canada)
Posted: Sep 27, 2006 - 14:20
 
i hope ryan doesn't end up in the joshua tree desert...
RobK
(Leucadia, CA)
Posted: Sep 12, 2006 - 23:11
 
GREAT song, SUPERB album. This has to be one of the very best tribute albums to any artist ever produced. Look at the names of the people who contributed, for starters. Excellent musicians all. And their versions of the songs are outstanding. I can listen to it again and again.

And I have a good story. I drove out to Joshua Tree to do some camping several years ago with a visiting European friend. We arrived at night and went into 'town' for a beer at the one watering hole. I had just been educating my friend on some of the better, underground American music including Gram Parson, Victoria Williams and others. So anyway we walk into the bar and who do we find getting ready to play a little hometown set but local residents Victoria Williams and Mark Olson (formerly of the Jayhawks), aka the Rolling Creekdippers. They played a bunch of their own songs and near the end of the show did In My Hour of Darkness. It was just shortly after I had really gotten into this album so it was a real serendipitous moment for me. All in the company of about 30-odd people.
melissa
Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 08:06
 
Lucinda Williams does a nice cover of this on the Gram Parsons tribute DVD. Haven't heard the CD yet but sounds like it would be worth picking it up.

Sa-weet! Love this song any way it comes.
borderlessworld
(Good Old Germany)
Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 07:58
 
damn cool. gets better with each minute listening to it.
physicsgenius
(90% of everything is crap)
Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 07:56
 
ain't nothin' but the real thing, baby

*barf*
Cdog
(532 Miles South of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Jul 01, 2006 - 17:47
 
This is a really good tribute album. Emmylou is on it and I especially like Beck's cover of Sin City. Gram Parson's is one of my personal favorites (although I think my kids could do without his music :0).
texastimr
(guess)
Posted: Jul 01, 2006 - 17:45
 
What a gorgeous song. Cranking it up.
stratrjb
(lower P)
Posted: May 04, 2006 - 08:52
 
peyotecoyote wrote:
Parsons' and Harris' version of Love Hurts that was beautiful.


agree!


peyotecoyote
(Toronto - the Beaches)
Posted: May 04, 2006 - 08:46
 
Helchat wrote:
Beautiful song! I thought it WAS Gram Parsons at first hear....... Thanks, Bill, and ........ Rest in Peace Gram, you grievous angel....

yes, yes, that's why it sounded familiar to me - I would love to hear some Gram Parsons on RP - how 'bout Parsons' and Harris' version of Love Hurts that was beautiful.
stratrjb
(lower P)
Posted: May 04, 2006 - 08:46
 
excellent song! I like the original too with Emmylou Harris singing with Gram Parson's
glassjawgrlxxx
(Boston)
Posted: May 04, 2006 - 08:44
 
phillips wrote:
blah. this makes me sleepy


me too
aflanigan
(Welcome to the boomtown!)
Posted: May 04, 2006 - 08:44
 
We really need to hear more from this album, more often. One of the best tribute albums ever made IMO.

I can't listen to "High Fashion Queen" without tapping my toes; Elvis does his best torch song mode on "Sleepless Nights", and Gillian Welch basically defines melancholy on "Hickory Wind".
stevebeaver
(Fairfax, VA)
Posted: May 04, 2006 - 08:43
 
Great great great great great great!
trekhead
(Just Missed Me.)
Posted: Apr 05, 2006 - 04:28
 
"- in my-y-y-y ShanGriLa..."
Helchat
(a record store near you)
Posted: Mar 21, 2006 - 11:12
 
Beautiful song! I thought it WAS Gram Parsons at first hear....... Thanks, Bill, and ........ Rest in Peace Gram, you grievous angel....
pcollins
(Harbour Town NS)
Posted: Mar 21, 2006 - 11:11
 
smadanayr wrote:
Never felt like I do about Ryan Adams before, and of course the Whiskeytown stuff is fantastic. I crave for anything new from him, everytime i know its just going to make me feel even more alive.. pretty strange really?! Can anyone else recommend anything similar that I will fall in love with??


Try Ray Lamontagne - produced by Ethan Johns ( of Ryan Adams fame)
pcollins
(Harbour Town NS)
Posted: Mar 21, 2006 - 11:10
 
ploba wrote:
i LOVE ryan adams (especially jacksonville city nights and love is hell part 1) and I love this song!!!


This is THE song that got me started on the whole ALT. Country scene - a real gem, from Return of the Grevious Angel .... Ryan is a bit unpredictable, but he's truly a gifted and prolific artist. :)
ploba
Posted: Mar 21, 2006 - 11:06
 
i LOVE ryan adams (especially jacksonville city nights and love is hell part 1) and I love this song!!!
hippiechick
Posted: Mar 21, 2006 - 11:06
 
R.I. P. Graham.
jgeyer
Posted: Jan 21, 2006 - 18:28
 
smadanayr wrote:
Never felt like I do about Ryan Adams before, and of course the Whiskeytown stuff is fantastic. I crave for anything new from him, everytime i know its just going to make me feel even more alive.. pretty strange really?! Can anyone else recommend anything similar that I will fall in love with??



Ryan Adams is one of a kind, but I think you also might like Richmond Fontaine. Start with the album Post to Wire.
smadanayr
(Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Off the coast of Wales, U.K.)
Posted: Jan 21, 2006 - 16:01
 
Never felt like I do about Ryan Adams before, and of course the Whiskeytown stuff is fantastic. I crave for anything new from him, everytime i know its just going to make me feel even more alive.. pretty strange really?! Can anyone else recommend anything similar that I will fall in love with??
KurtfromLaQuinta
(La Quinta, CA)
Posted: Jan 21, 2006 - 15:54
 
drjimmy wrote:
This is sweet. From this one album I discovered Whiskeytown--which led to Ryan Adams; Steve Earle; Wilco--which led to Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, the Minus Five, and Loose Fur; the Mavericks--which led to Alejandro Escovedo, and so on it goes.
It started with the Byrds for me. Then Buffalo Springfield. And the rootsy madness continues to this day 40 years later.
meloman
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Dec 23, 2005 - 14:54
 
Scientists announce a new double-clone: David Gray and Bob Dylan in one.
trekhead
(Just Missed Me.)
Posted: Oct 26, 2005 - 04:57
 
"...In - my - Sha- a- a- angrila.."
7.
phillips
(north carolina beach)
Posted: Jul 29, 2005 - 12:01
 
blah. this makes me sleepy
physicsgenius
Posted: Jul 29, 2005 - 11:56
 
Note to whoever this is: Being just like Bob Dylan entails more than singing with a whiny voice.
sugaree
(Tampa)
Posted: Jul 29, 2005 - 11:55
 
oh thank you thank you
Headhunter
(North Carolina)
Posted: Jul 29, 2005 - 11:55
 
Sweet Song !
Coppertop
(San Diego, CA)
Posted: Jul 14, 2005 - 17:24
 
the_circe wrote:



i had a similar evolution, altho it started with uncle tupelo, then to sun volt and wilco, then i started to pay attention to more chicago and bloodshot babies like neko case and alejandro and ryan adams/whiskeytown/gillian welch. he gets such a bad rap, sometimes understandably so, but i really love his music.


This road seems to have many travellers :)
SoulOfMyShoe
(Natchitoches, LA)
Posted: Jun 15, 2005 - 07:09
 
the_circe wrote:



i had a similar evolution, altho it started with uncle tupelo, then to sun volt and wilco, then i started to pay attention to more chicago and bloodshot babies like neko case and alejandro and ryan adams/whiskeytown/gillian welch. he gets such a bad rap, sometimes understandably so, but i really love his music.


But where does Kevin Bacon fit in?
southern_duality
(North Mississippi)
Posted: Jun 15, 2005 - 07:05
 
I uploaded Gram Parsons' "Streets of Baltimore" a while back, and so far it has not done very well on the LRC.

Upload Name Status Votes Yes/No
Gram Parsons - Streets Of Baltimore reviewing 13/14


F-Man
(rock hill, sc)
Posted: May 31, 2005 - 14:55
 
drjimmy wrote:
I was supposed to leave work to pick up my kid a few minutes ago. He'll just have to wait!


And you'll have a great excuse! "Sorry I made you wait son, but I got held up at work..."
F-Man
(rock hill, sc)
Posted: May 31, 2005 - 14:52
 
There's not many tribute albums I want to have, but this is an exception. GP was great, and the performances recorded on this CD (at least the ones I've heard) are a fitting tribute.
drjimmy
Posted: May 31, 2005 - 14:49
 
I was supposed to leave work to pick up my kid a few minutes ago. He'll just have to wait!
farleym
(IN)
Posted: May 31, 2005 - 14:47
 
bubble_headed_beach_blond wrote:
thieves! thieves! that's the band opening! (is it sampled?!?!)


I thought the same thing! I wondered who was covering The Weight!
bubble_headed_beach_blond
(flapping hard to keep up)
Posted: Feb 17, 2005 - 18:16
 
thieves! thieves! that's the band opening! (is it sampled?!?!)
Johray63
(Behind my Apple in Meppel)
Posted: Nov 06, 2004 - 10:48
 
Lynny wrote:

She is a friend of mine and a great person. I am so happy for her success. No one deserves it more.


Hey, that's great! I've uploaded this song and recently Sweet Water by Tres Chicas (as you will know also with Caitlin Carry) which unfortunately didn't make it to the playlist. I sang along many times with that one at the top of my lungs
Lynny
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Oct 07, 2004 - 22:03
 
Marley wrote:
Whiskeytown featured a great female vocalist and fiddle player named Caitlin Carry. She's singing backup on this. She also sings lead on a few of their songs and now has a solo album since the band broke up.

She is a friend of mine and a great person. I am so happy for her success. No one deserves it more.
the_circe
(madison wi)
Posted: Sep 23, 2004 - 06:44
 
drjimmy wrote:
This is sweet. From this one album I discovered Whiskeytown--which led to Ryan Adams; Steve Earle; Wilco--which led to Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, the Minus Five, and Loose Fur; the Mavericks--which led to Alejandro Escovedo, and so on it goes.



i had a similar evolution, altho it started with uncle tupelo, then to sun volt and wilco, then i started to pay attention to more chicago and bloodshot babies like neko case and alejandro and ryan adams/whiskeytown/gillian welch. he gets such a bad rap, sometimes understandably so, but i really love his music.
CruzanBits
(St. Croix, VI)
Posted: Sep 23, 2004 - 06:42
 
drjimmy wrote:
This is sweet. From this one album I discovered Whiskeytown--which led to Ryan Adams; Steve Earle; Wilco--which led to Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, the Minus Five, and Loose Fur; the Mavericks--which led to Alejandro Escovedo, and so on it goes.


Great post. This is what it's all about, isn't it?
drjimmy
Posted: Aug 24, 2004 - 15:48
 
This is sweet. From this one album I discovered Whiskeytown--which led to Ryan Adams; Steve Earle; Wilco--which led to Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, the Minus Five, and Loose Fur; the Mavericks--which led to Alejandro Escovedo, and so on it goes.
ANNE_MARIE
(The Ozark Mountains)
Posted: Jul 13, 2004 - 09:15
 
Spliff wrote:
I just glanced at the other songs on this album. Sounds like a great tribute. Time to drive to the desert with a gallon of gasoline and a box of matches.


Only a true friend would break the law and risk his/her ars to carry out a comrade's last wish...a very touching and nutty story.

I adore this tribute CD. Beck and Emmy Lou do a duet that will knock your socks off! I read that she was thrilled to have this opportunity because she had a second chance to nail those notes that may have been less than perfect the first time she recorded it with Graham (to her ears anyway). The whole CD is fantastic and a wonderful project for those who loved and/or admired him.

GP's daughter Polly organized a tribute concert in his honor over the July 10th weekend. The proceeds went to charity.

Thanks for playing this Bill!

edit - Whiskeytown does a great job with this tune!
Johray63
(In the middle of Meppel, The Netherlands (Holland))
Posted: May 23, 2004 - 08:12
 
I don't know if it's on purpose, or maybe it's too far-fetched, but the interaction between the guitars reminds me of Keith Richards' and Ron Wood's and the Stones (especially Keith) were closely connected to Gram Parsons.

Not as magical as Gram Parsons' and Emmylou Harris' original (one of my alltime favourites) but this is a very good, contemporary version in its own right.