http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10268310&rws=%2Fthe-international-submarine-band%2Fmusic-videos.rssShortly after tuning in, turning on and then dropping out of Harvard University, a young Gram Parsons moved to New York City and formed his first electric outfit, the International Submarine Band. They recorded a few singles that sounded more like <i>Nuggets</i> compiled garage rock than their later twangy sound. After a lineup change the I.S.B. moved to Los Angeles where a friend convinced Parsons to stick with what he knew--country music. Child actor Brandon DeWilde hooked the I.S.B. up with a cameo in the 1967 Roger Corman film <i>The Trip</i> starring Peter Fonda. The film's producers found the I.S.B. too redneck sounding, so they overdubbed a more psychedelic song by the Electric Flag over their performance. But wowed by Parsons' knack for songwriting Peter Fonda later went on to record a single version of Parsons' "November Nights." Finally the band recorded their debut album <i>Safe At Home</i> on the Lee Hazlewood Industries label. But by the time the album was released in 1968, Parsons had already left the band to join up with a new rendition of The Byrds. - Eric SheaCosmic American Musicen720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:25:27 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10268310&rws=%2Fthe-international-submarine-band%2Fmusic-videos.rss Shortly after tuning in, turning on and then dropping out of Harvard University, a young Gram Parsons moved to New York City and formed his first electric outfit, the International Submarine Band. They recorded a few singles that sounded more like <i>Nuggets</i> compiled garage rock than their later twangy sound. After a lineup change the I.S.B. moved to Los Angeles where a friend convinced Parsons to stick with what he knew--country music. Child actor Brandon DeWilde hooked the I.S.B. up with a cameo in the 1967 Roger Corman film <i>The Trip</i> starring Peter Fonda. The film's producers found the I.S.B. too redneck sounding, so they overdubbed a more psychedelic song by the Electric Flag over their performance. But wowed by Parsons' knack for songwriting Peter Fonda later went on to record a single version of Parsons' "November Nights." Finally the band recorded their debut album <i>Safe At Home</i> on the Lee Hazlewood Industries label. But by the time the album was released in 1968, Parsons had already left the band to join up with a new rendition of The Byrds. - Eric Shea