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The International Submarine Band - Safe at Home [Shiloh]
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Track List: Safe at Home [Shiloh]
- Blue Eyes
- I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known
- Satisfied Mind
- Folsom Prison Blues/That's All Right
- Miller's Cave
- I Still Miss Someone
- Luxury Liner
- Strong Boy
- Do You Know How It Feels to Be Lonesome?
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Album Details: Safe at Home [Shiloh]
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- Label:
- Sundown Records
- UPC:
- 5099882417124
Pro Reviews: Safe at Home [Shiloh]
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Safe at Home, Gram Parsons first fulllength album (and the only LP he would record with the International Submarine Band), today sounds like a dry run for the countryrock he would later perfect with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers; it's also major changeup from the psychedelically shaded pop/rock of the ISB's impossible to find debut singles. In many ways, the album sounds more purely "country" than Parsons' bestknown work; the Burritos' crucially important RB edge had yet to make its presence felt in Gram's music, and on these sessions the rock influence is often more felt than heard (probably due in part to the presence of Nashville session veterans who pitched in on piano and pedal steel). But Parsons considerable gifts as a songwriter were already evident on tunes like "Blue Eyes" and "Luxury Liner," and while there's a touch less grace in Gram's vocals than on his best work, his passion, understated wit, and deep love for country music are always in the forefront. And while Gram is the star of this show, his bandmates John Nuese and Bob Buchanan on guitars, Jon Corneal on drums, and future Burrito Chris Ethridge on bass are solid, soulful, and firmly inthepocket throughout. If Safe at Home sounds like a rough draft for Gram Parsons' later triumphs, it's also a fine record on its own terms, and leaves little doubt that the International Submarine Band's leader had something special right from the start. - Mark Deming, All Music Guide |
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The International Submarine Band is best remembered as country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons' first band, which isn't surprising since the group received almost no publicity when they were active in the late '60s. Though the band never quite realized the...Full The International Submarine Band Biography
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