Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace of Sin
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference, Pop & Rock, Rock
| Author: | Bob Proehl | ISBN: | 9781441143495 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | December 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Continuum | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bob Proehl |
| ISBN: | 9781441143495 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | December 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Continuum |
| Language: | English |
In 1968, the Flying Burrito Brothers released The Gilded Palace of Sin on A&M Records,selling a disappointing 400,000 copies. Almost forty years later, front man Gram Parsons, is still spoken of with almost messianic reverence. Patron saint of alt-country, emblazoned with a shining cross, dead at 26. Overshadowed by Parsons, this album remains an anomaly in the country rock genre, a map in miniature of a moment in music, and warrants discussion as more than part of the Gram Parsons legacy.
In 1968, the Flying Burrito Brothers released The Gilded Palace of Sin on A&M Records,selling a disappointing 400,000 copies. Almost forty years later, front man Gram Parsons, is still spoken of with almost messianic reverence. Patron saint of alt-country, emblazoned with a shining cross, dead at 26. Overshadowed by Parsons, this album remains an anomaly in the country rock genre, a map in miniature of a moment in music, and warrants discussion as more than part of the Gram Parsons legacy.
