Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music Review

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Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music ReviewMr. Meyer has given us, without a doubt, the best book on Gram Parsons yet. Wheras Ben Fong-Torres' work focused on the historical, "dry-er" side of Parsons's story, Meyer perfectly combines fact with fiction. The result is a wonderfully balanced view of Gram as the supposed "father" of Cosmic American Music and Gram, the self-destructive human being who couldn't stay out of his own way.
I would like to point out a few problems I have with this book, though. One of Meyer's strengths is the exclusion of his personal viewpoints. Unless they're dumbly obvious- that "Burrito Deluxe" does not even compare to "The Gilded Palace of Sin," for example. Meyer crosses into subjectivity once, however, and I found it rather ridiculous- he insists that "GP" is a better album than "Grievous Angel."
I admit that, personally, I think that "Grievous Angel" is one of the best albums ever whereas "GP" is a good album (just ask Tom Petty). But that's not the issue- Meyer never backs up his claim. He states that the high points of the album are as best as Gram ever did, and then continues to name all but one or two of the tracks as exemplary. So why is "GP" better? Perhaps Meyer wants it to be better, because it (arguably) combines more genres of music (the R&B-based "Cry One More Time", for example), giving more claim to the term "Cosmic American Music". Perhaps not. But in either case, he doesn't substantiate his one truly subjective input.
Also, with regards to Emmylou Harris's and Gram's relationship, Meyer doesn't point to Harris's recent comment that she really WAS in love with Gram and was waiting to tell him! Seeing as how Meyer devotes a few paragraphs to addressing their (platonic?) relationship, I can't figure out why he didn't deem her comment worth mentioning.
Besides these two main points, I think "Twenty Thousand Roads" is fantastic. It's extremely well written and insightful, and should be purchased by any fan of country and rock and roll music.Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music Overview

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