I pondered in my comments for Grievous Angel what Gram Parsons would have done next had he not died far too young. I suspect it’d be something like this, from former Byrds member Clark.
Fundamentally it’s the kind of folk-rock/country rock you’d expect from somebody from The Byrds, and indeed Life’s Greatest Fool and Silver Raven are sophisticated country-rock tracks.
But other tracks bring in a mix of other elements, making it more of a fusion. No Other uses some dark bassy funk, what it would sound like if Sly Stone collaborated with the Eagles. Strength Of Strings is like a slow and dramatic Neil Young style track (not unlike Cowgirl In The Sand).
The album was very expensive to make, featuring a large cast of musicians and has some very rich and deep production values that call to mind the solo albums of George Harrison, or the work of Midlake. It flopped on release, with mixed reviews and poor promotion, was withdrawn from sales for decades, and Clark was never quite the same, having poured a lot of effort into the album. Which to me says how stupid the reviewers and the music-buying public can be; it’s a great album and deserved a lot more love than it got at the time.
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