Earth Opera - The Great American Eagle Tragedy 1969

In March 1969 the company "Electra" issued another record "Earth Opera" - is now recognized as one of the classic examples of the genre "The Great American Eagle Tragedy", probably the first and only in the history of conceptual folk album. His title track, "Home To You", entered the "EP," and became moderately popular hit in spring 1969. Stevenson by this time left the band and was recorded four. By the spring of 1970 "Earth Opera" broke: Rowan went into "Seatrain", and the rest returned to the practice-session, although Griman and Rowan met again on the same stage in the summer of 1973, in the country-rock project Jerry Garcia "Old And In The Way "and later in the same year (together again) collected ephemeral folk-rock supergroup" Muleskinner ". Beginning in the late 70s Grisman and Rowan, is every man for himself, made ​​a successful career in the folk world.


01. Home To You - 4:27
02. Mad Lydia's Waltz - 3:47
03. Alfie Finney - 2:35
04. Sanctuary From the Law - 2:54
05. All Winter Long - 5:56
06. The Great American Eagle Tragedy - 10:36
07. Roast Beef Love - 3:16
08. It's Love - 4:05
Peter Rowan - vocals, guitar, saxophone
David Grisman - mandolin, mandocello, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
Paul Dillon - guitar, drums, vocals
Billy Mundi - percussion, drums

John Nagy - bass, violoncello, mandocello
Jack Bonus - flute, sax, wind
Herb Bushler - bass
John Cale - guitar, viola, vocals
Richard Grando - saxophone
David Horowitz - organ, piano, keyboards
Bill Keith - pedal steel, steel guitar
Bob Zachary - percussion, triangle


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