Gene Clark - Hear the Wind

[@christineparker8020]

One of the most beautiful songs Gene ever recorded. Long live the memory of Harold Eugene Clark. He is in my mind and heart every day. I can never forget him.

[@joebloggs8636]

I saw him perform not long before he passed...he was thin and hunched over but he was still great...

[@TheJohnnyLivewire]

"Two sides to Every Story" is a great record. I remember a David Crosby interview and he is responding to the Byrds being billed as 'Americas answer to the Beatles' and he says: "The Byrds were never in the Beatles league, ever". I think Gene Clark was.

[@christineparker8020]

Gene Clark died 31 yests ago 5/24/91. His music lived on.. he will never be forgotten by those of us who understand the genius of his music RIP, Gene. We love you still.

[@VirtuosityNow]

How has this man's work flown under the radar to so many? What a talent he was.

[@keeskleinendorst2655]

is there a more beautiful voice in this world? Gene's voice is heavenly. R.I.P. Gene Greetings to all Genefans from Holland/Europe

[@christineparker8020]

His voice was sublime

[@3chrds]

i might have to agree! i first got into Gram through his assoctaion with the stones, and just ALWAYS reading about him in stuff. I only vaguely knew of Gene Clark, even as the lead singer of the Byrds! Gram is not chump change by any means, but there is a deepness, even darkness, to Gene Clark's music, and possibly the person, that is indeed pretty rare. I cant think of many quite like him in his depth of emotion, and eloquence in singing with this emotion.

[@wyattmims]

i love gene so much..what a voice..so full of presence and power and emotion..might be my favorite folk singer ever

[@mandernu]

What a talent! Without Gene, as we all came to find out, the Byrds were just another band from the 60's. But that First Byrds album still ranks in my top 5 of all time.........

[@christineparker8020]

Gene's birthday today.can't believe no one remembered.i will always remember the day he was born and the day he left u.s. He deserved better

[@NickRatnieks]

I think it was Chris Hillman who said something like it was incredible the way Gene was able to write so many good songs. Songs of such depth and clarity with such poetic impact -even though he was not a seemingly well-educated person, he was just in touch with something truly universal and deep when he wrote a song.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Ive heard that. But wth does "well educated" mean Did any of the other Byrds have more than a high school education? Almost sounds like a socal snobbery being gene was from the midwest. I outta know, living in socal and we think people in the midwest are a bunch of hicks

[@christineparker8020]

Hillman also said that Gene was very intelligent, just not well read. No one else ever could come up with the lyrics he did and weave them through the melodies like he did. He was pure genius, and his voice was magical; almost supernatural.

[@schmozzer]

Somebody gave me his copy of White Light in 1975 because I was into the Byrds... best present I ever had. Then No Other came out a couple of months later. What an amazing time! Gene gave people exactly what they needed, too.

[@christineparker8020]

Igot No Other for my birthday, along with Roadmaster. Both are brilliant.imo. such a wealth of poetic imagry. I will always love Gene Clark's music.

[@catfan5439]

THE unbelievable sense of melody ann the incomparable words of Mr GENE CLARK....

[@christineparker8020]

Cold blue hunger of th4 soul and tedemptiveness. A master wordsmith. And Crosbysaid he was an uneducated hick. He was. A genius

[@Colemanorth]

It's not a competition, folks. You know them is because their music was of extremely high quality and totally their own. Think Gram Parsons is a lightweight? Listen to "Hickory Wind" or "Return of the Grievous Angel". Clark was dismissed as a cheap imitator of Bob Dylan, but with songs like "Hear the Wind" or "Full Circle Song", he was clearly beyond that. These men made enough to live quite well because of their music. Their fans are in the thousands. Cheap shots indicate small minds.

[@MrAugustus88]

Gene is an underated genious his 'No other' album truly is amazing, Psycedelic -folk music. He even wrote most of 'eight miles high'

[@christineparker8020]

No Other is brilliant.

[@georgecav]

Yes its amazing but some credit must go to producer Tommy Kontis about whom too little has been written. Its a truly unique wonderful album…. Damn Geffen for not getting it and supporting Gene further

[@0903Pat]

Great song, among many by this amazing talent.

[@vr4681]

this song makes me cry

[@christineparker8020]

Sucha beautiful song. Gene sounds so good, as usual. Love the piano intro.

[@SkipWay]

thank you! the album this great song was on is Two Sides To Every Story (Gene's followup to his masterpiece, No Other). It has been remastered and released on LP by Full Moon Records, who is releasing it on CD on 11/11/14--just in time for Gene's 70th birthday about a week later.

[@anthonyparkinson8547]

I bought this in 1978 and I lovedit

[@johnjackson8401]

WOW! An underrated super talent.👍👍

[@randikash]

A treasure; thank you.

[@Clayton1949]

I like GP but Gene Clark added amazing feeling to his work. I am not sure which of his songs is my favorite but his cover of "I really dont want to know" and Clark and McGuinn's cover of Knockin on Heaven's door are the best. I can listen to his Roadmaster album over and over and never get tired.

[@bobkealing9497]

Gene-ious.

[@RossM3838]

The cold blue hunger of the soul. Gene sure had a way with a lyric.

[@billkopase1867]

Rossm3838 Two sides to every story is available through High Moon records. I found my copy at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles

[@Greenockianx]

Truly moving.

[@RossM3838]

that two sides to every story is out of print is simply criminal.

[@vito54749]

gene, i live for your song only.

[@3chrds]

with Gram, i hate to say, there is a touch of novelty in some of his songs (not all of them, mind you!). With Gene, you are completely taken on a journey that's slightly vague and indescribable, possibly melancholy. and its his own legitimate folk/country/ballad/rock/pop hybrid.

[@bluebear7061]

I notice The Cross, may his tortured soul find peace.

[@brimo109]

The good die young, that's why you're still here.

[@alexanderv7702]

Just obtained a copy of: GENE CLARK COLLECTED A triple CD package.

[@greatriots]

Fantastic...thank you for posting this

[@Wildvideonyc]

With apologies to Gram Parons fans - he was never anything more than a pretty face in a loud shirt imitating THIS guy.Gene Clark was the real deal.It is an absurdity that Parsons is more well known than Clark.But that won't last forever.Clark's body of work will not be denied by music history.When the pictures fade and smart folks go looking for the great MUSIC they'll find Clark.The future will be very good to Gene Clark.

[@JeffaHensley]

WildVideoNYC What’s the point in trying to put them in opposition to each other?

[@margaretross9150]

Gram Parsons work stands on its own. No need to put down one to elevate the other.

[@seanreillyireland]

@TheJohnnyLivewire Crosby was very jealous of The GREAT Gene Clark.

[@RossM3838]

"If I die and see Gram I'll know I'm in hell" Gene Clark. A pair of brilliant innovative and deeply melancholy songwriters and singers. If could have added a soprano it would have been sandy Denny.

[@margaretross9150]

Hilarious remark. Kind of a backhand tribute to Gram.

[@MrBruceBarham]

@tfmuch yes two great ones, and did you get to try out dillard and clark expeditions too?

[@TheByrds1965]

Why is "Two Sides..." unavailable? It is the big hole in my Gene Clark collection. Someone in the record company should get their finger out!

[@captainsoul1953]

Not a great look i agree Pinzhead... but a great song...we have to take what we can get...Gene is up there with the very best Jim

[@hugobear1]

is there any live footage of tours he did for NO OTHER? does nayone know?

[@seanreillyireland]

@jestrang Yes.

[@brimo109]

Gene Clark was a folk hero... Gram Parsons was a pop icon. I love 'em both, but Gram had MUCH greater impact on the merging of folk and country and rock mucic.

[@JeffaHensley]

brimo109 Even if he did, who cares?

[@christineparker8020]

It must have hurt him so much to sing this on TV.

[@ConsensusReality]

Don't understand why you'd use the genius of Gene Clark as an excuse to knock Gram Parsons.

[@dougreed2257]

The most talented 'byrd' I know crosby thinks he is, this alone proves he ain't!!

[@ejectorerector]

oh my god, is that a dangly earrling? what the fuck, gene. oh well, still good song.

[@bzfgt1]

Wow, this is fantastic, ridiculous earring and pony tail notwithstanding!!

[@margaretross9150]

I like them!

[@nlfilms7749]

"he was never anything more than a pretty face in a loud shirt" what a naive statement. you must not know anything about parsons. i agree that gene is "better", but denying parsons impact and influence on music is just dumb! the dude also wrote some beautiful lyrics...gene covered one of the best (if not the best) gram's composition - hot burrito #1

[@Cryo837]

The difference between Gene Clark and Gram Parsons? GC was a true artist. His songs will age well as will his legacy. GP aspired to be what GC actually was....an artist. In doing so he did draw some attention to himself. But his body of work pales in comparison. Here your comparison...GC is a mighty oak tree. GP is a potted plant in a pretty vase.

[@JeffaHensley]

Why the comparison?

[@margaretross9150]

If GC is a mighty oak, then GP is obviously a beautiful hickory tree.

[@TheByrds1965]

Why is "Two Sides..." unavailable? It is the big hole in my Gene Clark collection. Someone in the record company should get their finger out!