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Grievous Angel
by Gram Parsons
The 125th greatest album of all time
Grievous Angel is Gram Parsons's second solo album, released posthumously in 1974. It melds country, rock, and folk with spare acoustic arrangements, pedal steel and tasteful electric guitar, pairing Parsons's plaintive lead vocals with Emmylou Harris's close harmonies. The songs move between mournful ballads and more upbeat country rock numbers and dwell on themes of love, loss, travel and mortality. The record's blending of traditional country instrumentation with rock songwriting helped define the country rock sound and anticipated later Americana artists.
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