Neil Flanz - Gram Parsons and Fallen angels

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 7 Nov 2011 5:39 am

http://www.gramparsons.com/downloads/

Fans of Neil's playing should check this out these low fi recordings from two Boston shows in 1973, he's in fine form throughout as are Gram and Emmylou.

Also check out GP's shirt!

Olaf van Roggen · Post by **Olaf van Roggen** » 7 Nov 2011 11:23 am

Thanks for sharing this,I've never seen the photo's before and some outtakes are new to me.
I've been a Gram Parsons fan for almost 30 years and Neil is also a friend for almost 30 years.
I passed the link to him,I saw Neil in Austin this spring,I love his stories. Thanks again!

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 7 Nov 2011 11:33 am

http://www.gramparsons.com/downloads/3- ... hoto-1.jpg

80s big hair had nothing on us in the 60s/70s!
The change in the mid 60s from crew cuts and flat tops to HIPPIES! now seems like it was almost overnight.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 7 Nov 2011 12:10 pm

Thanks for this. Apart from the different setting, there are also many songs that are not on the posthumously released live album.
PS:
Neil Flanz plays very nicely!

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 8 Nov 2011 10:45 am

Very cool...I was there every night that week and saw all the shows...pretty unforgettable!

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 8 Nov 2011 11:11 am

I have a CD that I transferred from a cassette of a show of Gram & the fallen angels with the same personnel except maybe for Barry Tashien. The quality is very good except Neal's steel could have been a little louder, except for that, the mix is pretty good. I think it was a show that some radio station sponsored as the DJ announced it.....JH in Va.

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 8 Nov 2011 3:44 pm

John, I've been listening to the shows at work thinking how wonderful it would have been to be in that audience. Just about perfect, rough edges and all. Highlights for me are Streets of Baltimore, Drugstore Truck Driving Man, My Uncle, Song For You...
How cool that you made every night! Any memories stand out?

I hope Neil gets to hear these tapes, they won't be everyone's cup of tea but for fans they are pretty special.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 8 Nov 2011 6:24 pm

John Macy wrote:Very cool...I was there every night that week and saw all the shows...pretty unforgettable!

Wow, John, that's pretty incredible. Did you meet Neil Flanz at these shows?

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 8 Nov 2011 6:53 pm

It was pretty incredible. I had been playing for a year or so, and was stoked to hear and hang with Neil. Most of the guys in my first band were fans, so we did not book any shows that week. Neil was great and I have been friends with both he and Jock for years. There was a lot of drinking going on for sure... Of course, did I get any pictures? Of course not....

Oh, it was all pretty heady for a young guy back then...what stood out? Well, Emmy Lou, of course...

Jonathan Shacklock · Post by **Jonathan Shacklock** » 9 Nov 2011 5:31 am

John Macy wrote:Oh, it was all pretty heady for a young guy back then...what stood out? Well, Emmy Lou, of course...

Oh, now you're just twisting the knife!

I'd give my LKL to have been there...

Joe Yednasty · Post by **Joe Yednasty** » 12 Nov 2011 10:00 am

Thanks for posting this. I love Neil Flanz's sound and style with Gram Parsons. It's some of the best pedal steel that was ever played, in my opinion.

Also got to see Emmy in Central Park this summer when she played with and before Levon Helm. Emmylou still sounds as sweet and angelic as she ever did, and she still loves Gram as if he were still here. She's always a breath of fresh air.

Olaf van Roggen · Post by **Olaf van Roggen** » 13 Nov 2011 2:21 am

Joe Yednasty wrote: I love Neil Flanz's sound and style with Gram Parsons. It's some of the best pedal steel that was ever played, in my opinion.

Joe,I share your opinion!

Don Sulesky · Post by **Don Sulesky** » 13 Nov 2011 4:41 am

I have a CD that Neil co-produced and played steel on here in Florida called "Still Safe At Home".
If you can get a copy of this Neil CD you will hear the full extent of this man's ability.
He does some Parsons as well as some Jagger tunes.
Wild Horses has some of the most haunting steel you'll ever here.
It was nice to meet Neil as I have been a fan of his since hearing him on my old Gram Parsons LPs.
Don

Chuck McGill · Post by **Chuck McGill** » 15 Nov 2011 6:09 am

So cool. Thanks for the downloads.

Joe Yednasty · Post by **Joe Yednasty** » 15 Nov 2011 6:33 am

Neil is one of those steel players who can just melt everything together so well. His skills are evident on the Gram Parsons & Fallen Angels live album from 1973 in Hempstead, NY.

Here's a link to the album on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Live-1973-Parsons ... B0000033ZC

Even the between-song-banter is worth listening to. Make sure you sit down when listening to this or else your legs might just give out from the pure beauty of Neil's pedal steel!

Olaf van Roggen · Post by **Olaf van Roggen** » 15 Nov 2011 7:00 am

Neil plays with Amanda Cevallos in Austin nowadays,she happens to have a great taste of song searching next to her owns songs.
This means Neil plays a lot of Gram Parsons,Merle Haggard,Buck Owens and Hank Wiiliams songs....which he does fantastic!!

Geoff Cline · Post by **Geoff Cline** » 16 Nov 2011 2:17 pm

Happily, very happily, Neil is playing with Fingerpistol Friday and Saturday this week in Central TX. Friday night @ Rusty's in Austin and Saturday afternoon at Torre Di Pietra winery in Fredericksburg. It is great to share a stage with Neil...and really special when we play "Sin City" and "Love Hurts"...

Ron Whitworth · Post by **Ron Whitworth** » 17 Nov 2011 6:50 am

These recordings came out really great.
I love how raw these are + being recorded live.
You can hear the audience & they all sound very good.The lead player & Neil really stand out.
And Emmy & Gram's singing - what more can you say!
Thank You for putting these up for all to hear.
Thanks ... Ron

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 20 Nov 2011 7:06 am

I am concentrating on the C6th nowadays so I meet Neil everyday

Olaf van Roggen · Post by **Olaf van Roggen** » 20 Nov 2011 9:20 am

Ha,ha,Bas,I see him every year on our trip to Austin.
I found a couple of these C6th books in Amsterdam a while ago,I gave them to Neil and he sold them.[/img][/url]

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 20 Nov 2011 9:49 am

You are lucky Olaf, say hello next time will you?
The book is from the early seventies, he changed a bit compared to the coverpicture, but so did I.

It is funny to talk to a fellow Dutchman on this forum,
but it really underlines the importance of this international forum.

BTW how on earth could you find anything on steelguitar in Amsterdam ?

Bas

Olaf van Roggen · Post by **Olaf van Roggen** » 20 Nov 2011 9:56 am

..Hoi Bas,I speak to him every month on the phone and I'll tell him you said hello.
De Slegte in A'dam had 3 of Neil's book and the one by Rusty Young,God knows why they were there..but I was glad I found them.

Take care! Olaf

Arty Passes · Post by **Arty Passes** » 20 Nov 2011 3:59 pm

Thanks for sharing, Jonathan.
Classic stuff! I was a sophomore in college in Boston at that time, obliviously probably just blocks away and was just barely discovering that music and still a year away from my first Sho-Bud Maverick. I'd soon be marveling at John Macy and Fast Eddie Steves.

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