Christgau’s C+ for this album kept me from buying it, in the pre-streaming era, and from even listening to it, in the streaming era. The grade is stupid. I now have it as part of the Hot Burritos comp. Yes, the new singer is not Gram Parsons, but this is not a C+ album. I do know he seems to have hatred in his heart for Chris Hillman, so maybe that colored his response.
Before 11/2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), and 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are noted as liked :-) (honorable mention), neutral :-|, and disliked :-(. At least 4 listens per graded album and 3 listens per ungraded album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I sold/shelved ~10,000 albums after at least 3 or 4 listens, respectively, before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they arise.
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