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Sleepy country music for the first two thirds, then two awesome psychedelic tracks, then more sleepy country to finish it off
A pleasant listen, and I see the influence on modern country music. But overall pretty dated, especially lyrically, and didn’t stand out for me.
Great album!
Eh. It's fine. Feels like the same song throughout.
Big fan of their name actually
🙂
Boring for me
It wa sa little too country for me, but no doubt it is a solid album
Crazy to see this released in 1969...not my cup of tea but at least +1 star in that it was a heavy influence for traditional country artists to follow
I didn't mind this, I actually found it relaxing. I liked the harmonies.
This was a pleasant album. It lacked some of the pompousness that can put me off this genre of music. Just good musicians having fun, playing well and producing good tunes.
Decent but forgettable
Thought I had heard of this band and had an idea what to expect. Nope. So wrong. Very honky tonk country. Maybe a little folk, with country feel. For personal reasons I liked Christine, but the rest of it was absolutely not for me. However, it reminded me of recent stuff I listen to that I enjoy, so I can recognize the influence but I'd be fine never listening to them again.
Wanted to love this but way more country than I wanted
Album sympathique mais assez répétitif. Le ton est assez monotone tout du long. Ambiance country / far ouest / saloon / road trip USA. Note : 3 À réécouter : Non
Country rock is a thing, this album may have been influential, but it is is not appealing to me as a 'country rock album'. It sounds more like a collection of demos - band members knew the songs, including structures, but hadn't fully settled on who was playing what when. So the pedal steel for example has some striking lines, but they don't gel with what the rest of band is doing. A musically-knowledgeable friend was keen on Gram Parsons when I was 19 but I can't work out what record we listened to. I read a bit about his life: trust fund and drugs, not a happy tale. Had a look at the lyrics of "Hippie Boy", that is a painful embarassment. Overall it's Pretty Poor (3/10).
I enjoyed this the most out of all the country albums i’ve had on this list so far. Not bad!
This challenge has officially jumped the shark.
Hard pass.
Smooth country music. A great soundtrack for a day full or work-related stress.
Some good, some less than good
I love burritos, but I don't love this.
I liked them
4.0 stars I really enjoyed this record...more than I expected to. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it captures that loose, country-leaning band chemistry that I’m drawn to. It feels like the precursor to the mid-2000s Ryan Adams & the Cardinals era - familiar sounds played with tightness and real simpatico rather than flash. Nothing feels forced or overly polished...it’s just a band locked into a sound and doing it well. Favorite track: Dark End of the Street
екшуалі пріті гуд
Halverwege geluisterd. Snap de historische en muzikale invloed van dit album, maar het deed persoonlijk niets voor me. Voelde saai en afstandelijk, geen emotionele connectie en geen behoefte om verder te luisteren of terug te keren. Interessant als context, niet als ervaring.
Never heard of these guys and did not like it very much and will not listen again
Interesting americana/country album with a few catchy tunes. But nothing special on there that would make me come back intentionally.
Good stuff overall. I liked the mix of R&B/gospel and country - an appealing Americana blend. Not something I’ll listen to all the time but worth coming back to at sple point.
Absolutely not. I like their suits though.
Just a really solid album.
Kind of enjoyable if uneventful 3.3/5
3.5
- melkone nimi bändille, jätkät lähteny - no tää oli aika katkeraa paskaa
This Burrito was stale as fuck
Maybe these cats could've gone to a nicer gilded palace if they spent less on their Nudie suits. But that's none of my business. This is a really solid blending of genres and I always enjoy a good steel guitar. Extra stars for Sneaky Pete writing the Gumby theme song.
Reinforcing for me that I don't really like country.
Akin to the Eagles. Homegrown laurel canyon ear candy. So pleasant and easy to listen to with a myriadof influences baked in. I really really enjoy it but I don't know when I'd reach for it again. I truly want to give it 4 stars but with a hard to relisten demerit it remains a 3. Rock on Burrito Bros, great band name.
Meh, it's alright for country music. Not really my thing though.
Mest country. Trækker lidt op med "Dark End of the Street". Lidt sjovt endelig at høre originalen.
I enjoyed this album and am glad I listened to it. It sounds a lot like modern bands I enjoy and it's cool to see what the early days of this blend of country/rock sounded like. I would say it's mostly country with a tinge at most of rock.
Those bad reviews are right when they say this is way more country than rock. I differ in thinking that is not a bad thing.
Yeah it was okay. Not what I expected from this band. I’ve heard of them before but never actually heard their music till now and it did actually end up disappointing me. I can’t really put a finger on why, but yeah nah it’s a 2.
The USA is a very silly place. Look at all thes guys, hanging out amidst broken faggots of wood in their local sandpit, adorned in their Sunday best. Nobody smile! It'll give us credibility to the music purchasing youth! Imagine how much better this album would be if there was no steel guitar. Significantly better. It would be significantly better. Alas, it would still be crap though. 9 out of these 11 songs are unlistenable.
More like the flying bazinga brothers
Really enjoyable with great back story.
3.5 - Loved this one. Love the 60s/early 70s ambiance that it creates. Really feel the americana, country-esque feeling that California musicians so often evoke. Never had listened to them before this and was suriprised by that. Fav Songs: Hippie Boy!!!!! , Hot Burrito #2 , Do Right Woman, Christine's Tune
I've only known the Flying Burrito Brothers by name and a vague awareness of their sound, so it was nice to finally dig in. First, those Nudie suits on the cover are awesome. Second, this is really solid, even as it blends together after a while. "Christine's Tune" and "Sin City" are correctly sequenced at the start of the album, and "My Uncle" and "Hippie Boy" are time capsules of the era. But yeah this feels like a blueprint for the alt-country that followed (and not the stupid Eagles).
Americana alt-country 101 right here. I definitely owned this CD and forced myself to listen to it as homework, which made me think I would cringe at hearing it again, but cringe I did not, it was great and worthy of its acclaim. Dark End of the Street was a mainstay for my early band although I think we were channeling more the Commitments version by way of the Afghan Whigs version. Rounding up.
This is a fun album. Old school cool. Certainly plenty of classic country elements but does involve a little a bit of a rock feel. The songs are well written and easy to get into. A little bit overly consistent and the mix is disappointing at times, with some distorted elements really distracting from the quality of the songs, which are good. Overall I do like this, but I don't find it amazing. It's a fine record. 3.2/5
It’s fun folk music I like it
Assez cool mais répétitif
Early country-rock, maybe the first of its kind? Either way, predictably I'm enjoying the songs that lean more towards rock. The singing could almost be gospel at times though. It's at its best when the music carries the songs, because I'm never going to love the vocals. Stereo mix isn't great either, but the instruments sound good. The two-parter Hot Burrito starts with a nice riff, it's a slower tune but with melody and emotional weight to it. Best part of the album so far by a wide margin. The second part is more upbeat, a good rocker. Heavy use of the fuzzbox, which I like. Hippie Boy is a quiet closer: speak-singing, keyboards and steel guitar. This isn't really my jam, but damn was 1969 a hell of a time for new music. Favorites: Dark End Of The Street, Hot Burrito (both parts #1 and #2). ** 1/2
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would when it first popped up.
Mediocre album but I liked it
realmente country mal do mundo
Æ har jo ikke egentlig hørt på The Flying Burrito Brothers før, men samtidig har æ hørt på dem hele livet, for det e fullstendig åpenbart at dem e forgjengeran til alle countryartistan æ har elska siden min spede barndom, så det e bare fint og flott å høre på.
Based on the name, I was expecting something a lot more fun or at least entertaining. Instead, this one’s hard to get through, it's packed full of yawns.
gram parsons' just-barely-posthumous masterpiece Grievous Angel is a top 3, likely top 2 country record for me, so this has been on my slate for a bit. difficult to compare to a record i know much more intimately but i like how band-oriented it feels in comparison...where grievous angel's most important non-parsons talent is emmylou harris, the whole of the flying burrito brothers make pretty significant contributions to how this record feels...surprisingly intricate but always as earthy as they need to be, with a lot of cool arrangement ideas as to be expected from parsons' iconoclastic tastes. honestly this does feel a lot more Rock oriented than anything else (which is why rym is allowed to like it) but that was more of a dealbreaker on release than it is now. wonderful performances of wonderful material...cant wait to get more familiar with this one!!!
Pure vibes
There have been many white boys of the year for their contributions to music: Bon Dylan, Bowie, Nirvana, Yung Lean. Quadeca had a breakout year in 2025 imo. The Flying Burrito Brothers have failed to come close to earning such a prestigious title. This album is earns the opposite of such an honor — it acts as a precious reminder that many white boys have come along and squandered their unearned opportunities to make great art. This album is mostly frustrating with a few little gems hidden within. “My Uncle” was a fun, unique song with a clear story and memorable melody. But then songs like “Juanita” roll around and ruin the whole thing. 2/5, we didn’t need this one
At first this felt right in my wheelhouse despite the dumb name. By mid-album, however, I was starting to lose track of the differentiation between songs, particularly in the harmonies.
Easy listening, lacking edge
BEST SONGS: - Hot Burrito #1 - Do You Know It Feels
#team Christine. The cover of do right woman is blasphemy.
Interesting country sound. Obviously an inspiration for Father John Misty.
primera canción y ya se que no me gustará es country? así que pasó de este álbum
Непогано, але трохи нудно.
< the Beatles No thank you
Not at all what I was expecting but its alright. With a name like the flying burrito brothers I was expecting something psychedelic or just a silly comedy record. But I guess my 3rd guess would be country. Not really. But its ok stuff. Nothing thats great and nothing that hurts me. Its close to the type of country im into but its too almost 70s contemporary. Generally enjoyable but not going to come back to it.
Behind the psych and folky stuff, there’s this type of country I just don’t like. Sorry, but this record is not good
Good stuff. Little Hippie Boy was kind of a different vibe, not as enjoyable, but not awful. Overall a great listen, will definitely be returning.
Yuck. I'm sure that this is awesome for some, but not for me!
I could not have guessed the genre of music based on the album cover, album name or band name. I find these ones really hard to rate, partly because country rock just isn't my thing, but also because judging by the lyrics they seem like a bunch of dicks.
It's ok. I don't like the first song it's just so woman-hatey. I'm not sure what ny review is... 2 stars? Maybe 3 because their voices are lovely. Hmm... tricksy. Ok no i wanted to like it more than I do like it so 2.
Fun at times. A little boring at other times. Best songs: Dark End Of The Street, Hot Burrito #2
im a fan. and would def listen again!
Не моє, кантрі рок дивна хрінь
ABSOLUTE GEM OF A RECORD
Country rock
I liked this more than I expected to. First of all, great suits and great cover. Secondly, hilarious band name. 3rd: Great album name. Cool 60s tunes but not so mainstream. Folky, rocky, bluesy.
Pretty much a 60s country attempt at pop and it is simply boring.
After LAX coffin heist and partial cremation at Joshua Tree, Cecil Ingram Connor III was buried in NOLA in audacious attempt by his stepfather to inherit his orange fortune under the Napoleonic Code 🍊🍊🍊
(17/100)
1/26/26. Fun album! I'm not typically a country guy, but liked the different influences that were infused into here. The melancholy lyrics also fit nicely with the sound.
boring
6/10
That band name was writing some big cheques that the music had no intention of cashing
Listened to this many years ago and never got into it.
THE great Country Rock album, or Cosmic American Music as Gram Parsons called it. Gram and Chris Hillman had recently left the Byrds, where they had recorded Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and they delivered an album to beat that. The music is excellent, the country very traditional but with rock/soul influences. The lyrics deal with (then) contemporary issues - excess (“Sin City”), Vietnam (“My Uncle”). The covers are excellent with “Do Right Woman” rivalling Aretha's version and “Dark End of the Street”, James Carr's (although perhaps not Clarence Carters' weird and wonderful “Making Love”).. And then we have “Hot Burrito #1” + #2 the first being possibly the Best song Gram Parsons ever did. A fantastic album.
Prima, niet super bijzonder maar heb me wel vermaakt
Album No. 0130 on my list. I had never before heard of either The Flying Burrito Brothers or their album "The Gilded Palace Of Sin". And to be honest, it's not really my cup of tea. First of all, "The Flying Burrito Brothers" must be one of the greatest band names I have ever heard. Really, really cool! In contrast to the music on this album, which is much less cool. The music is rather boring country rock, and I was annoyed by some of the lyrics, which were often a little over-simplistic. I could imagine that this influenced the development of the intersection of country and rock and that it was hence placed on this list. Purely artistically, I can't find any good reason to be frank. It's not a fully bad album, but it's pretty boring and not really recognizable in my opinion. I will add "Sin City", "My Uncle" (which was somewhat interesting to listen to, and "Hot Burrito #1" to my playlist. 2/5 stars.
попса 60-х. скучно, не цепляет
The bass (brass?) in wheels is sick
It has been fun to gradually learn more about Gram Parsons. I liked his Byrds album and even solo albums a decent bit more than this. This one was fine. I agree with others that it felt much closer to country than rock. Although they do start using the feedback unexpectedly halfway through. Rating: 2.4
Definitely a great listen. Might edit this review after another liaten and some reading. Country-rock from the 60s, kinda fun.
I don't know what the fuss is about this album. Songs are kind of boring and they are somewhat depressing.
A needless intersection between twangy country and psychedelic folk. The album is basically a countrified Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and is too heavy-handed to be the ideal of Gram Parsons’ cosmic country.
Listened to this but absorbed nothing. Music sounded ok but not anything I loved or would think of revisiting. I’ve already forgotten the name of the album/band.
- almost perfect, not quite. -
cool
did not expect to like this as much as I did
A postcard from the 70’s
Vildi aðeins meira frá hljómsveit með svona nafni. Kannski voru textarnir frábærir, veit það ekki. Lögin smá áhugaverð.
This just isn’t an album I’m interested. I’m sure it was maybe good at the time for those who are interested in Country rock. Some of the guitar solos are interesting, maybe if the guitarist was in a different band he could’ve produced some good music. It is one of the less irritating country voices that I’ve heard as well, to get credit where it’s due. The songwriting is also better than 90% of other tedious country songs. Low rating is because it’s not for me, I’m sure it’s someone’s perfect record. Favourite songs are: ‘Do Right Woman’.
Country. At least it's older country.
Classic in the true sense, pure and emblematic
I might be going too easy on this album but after hearing like 30 90s electronica albums, this is the first one that doesn’t make me want to rip my hair out. It’s a low bar, but I feel like at least one of them on this list deserves a 3.
It was pretty okay. Just nothing special or wow
Another album that fails at making me like country music. Like their name though.
The band has a funny name. The music didn't quite feel like it matched with the band's name? Pretty generic 60s music in my head.
Hade höga förväntningar och förhoppningar som inte till fullo infriades
It's fine. May revisit when I have more time for proper assessment.
I didn't mind it as much as I would have expected to hate a weird country album from this era... but I don't see myself ever listening to it again.
det här var inte bara kass, omslaget är ju fantastiskt så det får en trea.
Well. That was some country music, all right.
The book mentions this guy to be the Jimi Hendrix of white country music. Using a fuzz and a univibe on two songs does not warrant comparisons to Hendrix. My expectations were thus set high and ultimately very not met. If there is anything to be learned from this album and those that followed is that the genre was really slow to embrace change and new sounds.
Band was clearly a precursor to the Byrds but not as enjoyable. Early folk rock that is worth a listen once or twice.
I like “The Gilded Palace of Sin” but don’t love it. I think Gram Parsons’s solo albums and “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” are better than this album but they are better than most albums so that’s no big surprise. I also think I love the original versions of the two covers too much to be able to enjoy the countrified versions of those songs found here. Country rock/alt country/cosmic American music is great (and I need to learn to stop reading the “huh huh I don’t like country” reviews of albums like this that plague this website for the sake of my blood pressure) and this is an important record that everyone should hear but it’s not one of my favorites.
Decent
Yee haw I guess.
The burrito is flying because I threw it away
I have nothing to comment on regarding this album. Not my cup of tea.
I really wanted to to hook me but it just never got me there. Felt like 37 minutes of getting edged and just couldn't cum.
Liked this more than expected. Country rock, great guitar sound in places. Dark End of the Street remains a brilliant song no matter who is singing it. A few riffs and a solo that have definitely been incorporated by other artists later on.
I wanted to like this based on that fucking outstanding band name alone. The first song had me hopeful for some Allman Brothers style southern rock, but alas, it was a Country & Western album.
Good old country rock. Great harmonies. Love some pedal steel!
Love the harmonies, love the Gram Parsons songs, could (& did!) listen on repeat over & over
Day726 - there are some albums on this list where i don’t necessarily love all the songs but i love the sound and on this one i think gram parsons and chris hillman are amazing.
The gilded palace of sin was also the name of Len Houmous’ bedroom. 2.0 1/11 Christine’s Tune
Fun album for a good time. Nothing crazy spoke out to me directly but it was a fun little tune. 6.5/10
There's country and there's rock, but no one does country rock quite like the Flying Burrito Brothers.
not bad but i can't see myself wanting to listen to any of these songs again :/
Just incredibly dull. I really don't have much more to say about this, it's feels almost engineered to be boring to listen to. I'm coming to realise a large part of why the Beatles are so hyped is because everyone else releasing music in the '60s was just worse
sounds like generic rock music from the 60s
Great name. Okay music.
Bit slow for my liking, however good tunes
Gives me fond memories of an old pal, a former roommate who was a country singer and a Parsons enthusiast. Makes me wanna smoke weed and sit around a campfire in Joshua Tree.
Meh. Not bad. Pretty interesting for a country album still altogether too twangy for my tastes though.
Instantly forgettable
I'm going to be honest: I somehow knew very little about the Flying Burrito Brothers and I was prepared to be turned off after "Christine's Tune". But I'm glad I stuck around - this album is a fascinating combination of country and psychedelia that feels like a lightning-in-a-bottle moment for this specific time, down to the country recitation the references Chicago '68 on closer "Hippie Boy". In the intervening decades, country and rock have influenced each other in different ways, but seldom in a way like this.
Decent version of Do Right Woman. Not a bad album. Listenable old school American country.
Always love me some FBB.
A great blend of country and light rock music. I can see this album, and the band behind it, influenced later talents such as the Eagles and Poco. I want it in my library.
Definitely a one time listen only album. Fun group name tho
A bit country / Western
OK
mir hend eeerstgad gramm person gha, jetz sini band? s isch reeecht schöne country rock. nödmol so rock. lustig dass d stimme immer noch rechts und links panned. passt aber. do right woman afoch en super song. dark end of the street het chlii meh drive aber immerno mellow. ich find alles isch chli lose, nöd 100% zeme, aber het sin charme. de pedal steel guy isch huuuere guet. wheels meeega geile fuzz tone wtf. huuuere geil. haha hot burrito #1 und #2 sind baaanger näme. ha glaub de zweit lieber. wtf isch hippie boy. sind sie so nöd hippie gsi?
s logo gseht soo geil uus cooli gitarre aber questionable lydics bide christine? hmm the classic "kinda cute, kinda boring" dark wnd of the street hani seehr cute gfunde UUUHHHHH GITARRE und de mehrstimmig gsang gfalltmer au :-) :>) ER HET EN SPITZIGE NAS :€) JZ HETER EN SCHNAUZ :《) RIESE SCHNAUZ :□) viereggige nasuloch :•) stupsnas :] :~) kaffibohnenas HAHAHA haltistell verpasst er het schono e krassi stimm jaa die weniger country-lastige lieder hani schochli lieber hippie boy findi recht cool? di verhängti musikalisch undermalig passt megaa guet hans gfühl s isch mengisch chli ah mier verbii und mengisch chli too much duäuäuänggggg
At first listen, I was surprised at how much more “country” this was than I had expected. On second listen, it really began to grow on me. Torn between a 3 and a 4. Feeling generous today. I added “Hot Burrito 1” to my Generator Playlist.
nice sound. I like all the byrds and gran parsons sounds
Bitvis ok, bitvis inte bra. Men framför allt är jag innerligt trött på dess 60/70-talsband. Det finns en miljard och de skiljer sig inte särskilt mycket. Nu ska jag, även om jag vill, inte straffa detta album. Men fan vad överskattad denna tidsepok är. Ja, det finns jättebra musik från 70-talet. Men allt därifrån är inte bra (det känns som om listskaparen verkar tycka det).
Några okej låtar men generellt rätt trist och det blir inte bättre av att det är en rätt trist genre. Svag trea.
When it's pure country (and that's most of it), it's insufferable. When it's not (looking at you Hot Burrito #2), it's awesome. All in all, a 2.5-3/5.
Countryrock
Not great, 2
American at its finest. In as much as that genre is relentlessly dull, and this sits atop the genre. Not worth even casting a cursory ear towards
Haven’t listened to this in years. My memory of it was pretty accurate. The sort of songs you’d listen to while driving along a dusty road in midsummer
Digging the The Devil's Rejects vibes. All the songs kind of sound the same but it all sounds pretty good. Solid 3/5.
This comforts me. Good harmonies and good playing. Also proof that you can find (maybe limited) success with a stupid band name. I think I like the album with Rick Roberts better, but it’s hard to beat Sneaky Pete.
It was fine. The album got a bit worse as it went on but it wasn’t terrible.
Good blues/early alt-country album!
In a nutshell: if the Everly Brothers made a country album. After comparing notes between Sweetheart of the Rodeo and Gilded Palace of Sin, I think this is the better album. Guilded Palace feels less forced, more natural compared to Sweetheart. Gram was not a good fit for The Byrds. Making a side project with Chris Hillman should have been the answer from the jump instead of Gram commandeering an established band for which he was a new member. As my track record shows, I’m not into country music and many of its varietals. I didn’t like this album but to get an idea how country has evolved I would recommend this first before Sweetheart or Gram’s solo works. Overall: 4/10
I like this psychedelic country thing. The opening, Christine's Tune, is a straight-up uptempo country piece with an intensely "1967-esque" guitar part. Unfortunately, apart from a scant few songs (Wheels), this theme doesn't really carry into the subsequent tracks. Most are an extremely clichéd interpretation of country rock, albeit pretty well done. Do Right Woman, Sin City, Juanita, and My Uncle are all relatively forgettable (especially compared to one another – dang!) due to their near-identical textures and choices of instruments. Standard electric and acoustic guitar, simple downtempo drumming, a selection of either three or four chords (you know the ones), and the most standard country melodies known to mankind. Hot Burrito #1 is a complete change of pace. It's ballad-like, with a lovely guitar solo and some much more interesting chord progressions than heard previously. And the melody is actually pretty interesting. I don't really see the connection to hot burritos, nor any reason why this would be the first burrito while the next track has to settle with 2nd place. Hot Burrito #2 continues with the different sound, though it's easily the inferior of the two burritos in virtue of its weirdly overdone singing and complete lack of convincing melody. And Hippie Boy is a weird finale. The vocal reads like Lou Reed, the instrumental could be one of a thousand artists, and the group chorus at the end is... strange. I guess it's enjoyable. The live-audience gimmick sometimes fails, but it works in this case. 3/5 Key tracks: Christine's Tune, Wheels, Hot Burrito #1
I've never liked them as much as perhaps I should. Always had time for Gram Parsons, but for the most part my taste isn't quite attuned to the band. Still, I love Hot Burrito #1, and the (really pretty good) cover of Dark End of The Street took me back to the sensational James Carr original, which is something.
enjoyed this more than i thought i would
Interesting album. I don’t think I’d ever heard a pro draft dodger song. Very listenable.
pretty charming not going to lie, pretty competent instrumentals. doesn't really resonate to me too much and think sense some christian undertones (with the title of the album and song "sin city") so doesn't reach too high depths for me. still, enjoy it while I am listening to it and the country harmonies and instrumentals are pretty fun and endearing. Noticeable in "Do Right Woman" which I don't think beats Aretha Franklin's version but endearing its in own right. And like "Hot Burrito #2", 3 stars
Опять ок. Первая песня чуть-чуть запомнилась и песня с We're not afraid to die.
i didn’t love this. i was expecting some cool, classic psychedelia but what i got was some kinda boring old country. just didn’t do anything special
Groundbreaking and primo country rock.
The Flying Boredom Brothers more like, eh? Eh?
It's a shame that every song on the album isn't up to the level of Sin City, which is whatever the musical equivalent of "dank" is. Just a big ol' purple crystally bud, that song is. The rest of the album is still a good listen, though; catch me on a Saturday afternoon with this one.
Haters - Great country music is great in spite of the country "sound." I encourage you to try to listen around your aversion. What I love about great country music is the quality and characteristics of the songwriting. Simple components, humble themes, laboriously and meticulously honed. Of those who managed to create a country music scene outside of the Chet Atkins' Nashville machine: Willie and Waylon may have done it better; Steve Earle and Uncle Tupelo may have had a longer lasting and wider impact; but Gram Parsons and these boys did it first. Here they deliver a collection of gorgeous songs like doing so is the most important thing in the world. Yes, the performances are goofy and awkward. But the joy and enthusiasm are endearing, particularly in the context of the cold, clinical perfection that was all you heard from Nashville. The fifth star has to wait for him to meet Emmylou and produce his eponymous solo L.P. But this collection of tracks always warms my heart and brings a smile to my face.
too country for me.
Most will over look this album as insignificant. The album, but more specifically the artist, deserves some deeper understanding as to what was accomplished. Gram was and will remain one of the, if not thee most influential contributors to the alt country scene. Alt, lavender, stoner, what ever else you want to call country today that deviates from the mass produced drivel that pollutes the airwaves owes a huge thank you to Gram Parsons.
Christine's Tune Sin City Dark End of the Street Hot Burrito #1 Hot Burrito #2
3,2 - Mir wäre etwas mehr Rock statt Country lieb gewesen, aber trotzdem eine solide Platte. Highlights: Dark End of the Street, Hot Burrito #1
Just about the same place where I had it when I did my 69 dive at a 9.9.... I really love the overall feel of this album somewhere between Country and psychedelia it's kind of a neat little Oddity that really not many acts mixed it as well as well as they did 9.9 ★★★★½
Wonderful cosmic country! 4.5 stars
I don't think I'm quite as high on Gram Parsons as a lot of people around here, but I still think this is an influential album that does a good job of reclaiming country music for the cool kids. Highlights for me are "Sin City", "The Dark End of the Street", and "Hot Burrito #1". 4 stars.
Not a gilded palace or anything but a good burrito album nonetheless. My favourite tracks were Hot Burrito #1 and Hot Burrito #2. The one at the end was soggy burrito.
I have tripped across many Flying Burrito Brothers albums when I’m flipping through the stacks, but I don’t ever think I’d actually heard them until now. This was an interesting listen. Some of it reminded me of the Allman Brothers from round to the same. Also, some of it reminded me of Willie Nelson from the same time. I think the key tracks for me for Christine‘s Tune and Hot Burrito #1 &2 because they just had a cool vibe to them. I’m not sure if I’d come back to this one, but I didn’t mind to listen.
Random thoughts: * I have heard of the Flying Burrito Brothers before but never listened to it. Thanks for the opportunity 1001. * Um, is Burrito #1 a reference to his penis? Is my mind too much in the gutter? The lyrics seem to hint at it. * This album was more country than I was expecting. I was expecting more folk a la Grateful Dead or CSNY. * overall this was pleasant enough but I don’t feel a need to have another burrito.
3.3 2x
Boring
I take these guys are rivals to the flying spagetti monster church
I love anything Gram related and this is no different. The Rosetta Stone of country rock. Sneaky Pete’s pedal steel through distortion effects sounds like a rocket ship. Gram’s voice is perfect. This record fits the bill of “essential listening”
It was ok. Now I know where The Jayhawks and Uncle Tupelo got their inspiration.
did not like
Really good
Better than I was expecting upon hearing the first song.
Country rock - the start of America?4.49 stars
Very countrified rock. Inoffensive, but hardly exciting. Wheels feels like a parody of a country song written for s fake band in a film. Of the hot burritos, #2 is at least upbeat
Excellent group name aside, this was just far too country for me to really enjoy.
They get a 5/5 for the band name. But not for anything else. Its a toss up between whose voice I dislike more: Gram Parsons on lead or Chris Hillman on backing vocals. The combination on the first couple of tracks was a bit like nails on a chalkboard to me. I found it less annoying as the album went on, but I'd never say I really enjoyed it. The actual music is fine, if a bit dull to my ears. 5/5 for Chris Hillman's suit (love the blue), 2/5 for the record. 2/5
this did not sound like what i expected it to sound like based off the title and artist name
I had no idea what to expect from this. I liked several of the tunes, but a few were a bit too "twangy" for me.
Average country album. It's not really my genre but it's decent for what it is. My Uncle was a nice stand out.
It sounded like if my Patsy Cline loving grandma and my CCR loving mom started a band. Not as bad as I thought it'd be, but i wont be listening to it again.
Good
488/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Utterly sauceless
Stalled on take-off.
a great album that becomes fantastic with the almost unassailable run of My Uncle/Wheels/Juanita
Started off with a banger and then just kinda petered out. Prefer Pure Prairie league to this band but decent country rock
Cool little folk/country record. Some good vibes and sounds on this one, not quite what I was expecting based on the name of the band. Easy listen though and it was nice to have on in the background.
This was a fun album, but I'm always kind of a fan of this 60s folk/country genre, much like The Byrds. I quite enjoyed this, but admittedly nothing really stuck out for me. But it was nice background music, and the instrumentation was great. Wish I could give this a 3.5, but it's definitely a high 3 for me.
Original Alt Country
"The Gilded Palace of Sin" is the debut studio album by American country rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers. This LP has been widely regarded as an important album in the development of 1970s rock. Not a huge commercial success it does include 4 of my favorite Burritos tunes, "Do Right Woman", "Dark End of the Street", "Hot Burrito #1" [AKA "I'm Your Toy", "Hot Burrito #2". I really like this LP.
one song wasn’t too bad the rest were ehhh
premda mi je malo dosta ovih američkih seljačija, braća burito nisu bila uopće loša, štajaznam
A bit dull
It was okay! Not unpleasant
Pretty medium
One of the greatest band names of all time Favorite song: Hot Burrito #1 3.5/5
The Gilded Palace Of Sin is a great name for an album. It evokes images of Caligula levels of debauchery and Ozzy levels of substance abuse. The kind of place where legends are made and lost. Somewhere we all think we'd want to visit but in reality only very few can survive because a certain level of lunacy is needed. However, if you take a closer look at the album cover, their Gilded Palace Of Sin seems to be a derelict outhouse surrounded by a load of old garden rubble. Not a good start. Further inspection reveals the men are dressed like bellends and don't have the facial expressions of those living the "dream" that their album title suggests. Pressing play reveals that this is because despite their best efforts and, to be fair to them, their incredible band and album naming talents, musically they have created the most run of the mill country rock album you can imagine. Their name suggests excitement, risk, boundary pushing and their music reveals none of those qualities. In and era that brought us the genuine boundary pushing talents of artists like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd (to name but a few) who still get radio play today, it is no surprise that you may have heard of the The Flying Burrito Brothers but yet never heard The Flying Burrito Brothers. I didn't hate it, I just expected more from an album called The Gilded Palace Of Sin.
Cosmic Americana at its finest.
Really fun blend of country and soul/rock. Some songs got a bit samey though
It's good country rock that I probably won't visit again. 7/10
Thought I was going to hate hard on this country album but it was lowkey kind of great
Great easy-listening country album. Wonderful band name. Favourites: Christine's Tune Sin City Dark End of the Street Hot Burrito #2
What an extreme disconnect between band name and sound.
Eh. There's other country rock I'd listen to if given the chance but this is fine.
This is not for me.
Bon vieux country
I liked this way more than I expected. I really don’t like the name of the band.
This the start of cosmic and alt country?
Bit trite
Enjoyed the Aretha cover, but it's giving lower mid to me.
rootin tootin
Too much twang means it's not my thang. I do agree with them that Vancouver is a great city.
Perfectly fine sounding but repetitive. Way more country sounding and way less psychedelic sounding than I expected from a 60s band named the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Good, early country rock. There is no Eagles without this to precede them. Interesting choice to put two covers back to back. I like them both but neither feel like country-ish songs to me.
This was a really good country album without any of the corniness that makes people think they don’t like country music. You can hear the influence on artists like The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead and Eagles who often took country and fused it with rock and roll. You can also hear the country influence of people like Willie Nelson and others who I do not know well enough to name drop. As for the instrumentation, there was soulful piano, great pedal steel and tasteful lead guitar parts. I also really enjoyed the double vocal harmonies in the country style. Additionaly I thought the songs had the great storytelling country music is famous for, In "My Uncle" and "Hippie Boy" I was actually interested in the lyrics and where the songs would go.
As Byrds fan this is a well known album for me. Though never really been into the Parsons cult. If you don’t like country old style you’re not gonna like this. Do find it funny that country as one of the founding fathers of rock is so disliked on here. This remains a cult item, while followers the eagles etc became mega stars, but that’s usually the story. 5 Star
Listless, sleep inducing, nice (but not in a good sense)...Just some of the adjectives I would use. I have heard better versions of "The Dark End of the Street (I have also heard much, much better versions). Realistically I can only give 2 stars
Would probably like it more if there were more of psychedelic stuff and less country
When I saw the band's name I though this was either going to be really good or really bad with absolutely no chance for a middle. I was right!
Meh.
2.5/5
I know they are a classic band, perhaps the sound is just more familiar in 2025 that it doesn't resonate as much
Très sympa même si ça me transcende pas ; très bien construit et exécuté toutefois, ça ferait de chouettes morceaux de BO et j'ai passé un bon moment avec une bière, même si je finis par me lasser au bout de quelques morceaux
bon album de country-rock qui pose les bases du genre. aimant déjà le country traditionnel, je retrouve mes marques facilement avec leurs harmonies vocales et leurs steel guitars bien senties (Dark End of the Street rassemble vraiment tous les éléments classiques de country, et bien maîtrisés). Hot Burrito #1 a été la grande surprise de l'album : je me suis surprise à vraiment bien aimer, alors que les paroles m'auraient pas forcément intriguées plus que ça (voire même le titre du son tout court). par contre Hot Burrito #2 est un peu en-deça vocalement, même si l'instru reste très très quali. on est sur un bon 3.8 arrondi en dessous.
In Ordnung. Cooler Bandname.
W/ a name like The Flying Burrito Bros, you'd think you'd get farce or parody. W/ an album called The Gilded Palace Of Sin, you may think you'd get prog or intellectual snobbery. But what you get is country - I mean the straight-up version, the simple, haunting, and necessary foundation. Gram Parsons is a hell of a singer, and tho he's no Aretha or James Carr, his renditions of 'Do Right Woman' and 'Dark End of the Street' are soulful and profound. 'My Uncle' is an essential political track, rivaling CCR for how much punch they pack: ''Cause they don't need the kind of law and order / That tends to keep a good man underground.' They're everything The Eagles are not, and even if they never released a comparable product, this is superb enuf.
I listened to the album on repeat all afternoon (maybe 3-4 times). It's a pleasant enough listen -- it has the harmonies and vibe of bluegrass, with some rock mixed in. But I don't feel hooked by any of the songs.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, but I also always presumed they were an early 2000s jam band, based on their name alone. I can definitely see how they influenced a lot of later alt-country musicians I liked.
Pleasant country twang to start the day. Was a little worried when I got to 'Do Right Woman' given how impossible it is to top Aretha, but it didn't make me cringe. Maybe liked ' Dark End of the Street' best, but not really enough to add to any playlists.
Wtf
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I was looking forward to today’s album, as I’ve never really listened to Gram Parsons before. I know The Gilded Palace of Sin with The Flying Burrito Brothers is highly regarded and seen as an influential record, so I was keen to see what the fuss was about. I’ll admit, I found it hard to fully concentrate on this one — mainly because today is the day Nebraska ’82 came out, and that’s all I really want to listen to! That said, this album was a good listen. It blends Country and Western with touches of 60s pop really well. Nothing particularly blew me away, but it was still enjoyable from start to finish. Favourite track: “Burrito #1 & #2” Least favourite track: I struggled with some of the slower songs like “Do Right Woman,” which leaned more heavily into the country side. Album artwork: A fairly standard 60s cover — nothing special, but it fits the era.
This surprised me. Given the name of the band, I was expecting some sort of wacky situation, like the Mothers of Invention or Captain Beefheart. Instead, I got country music with somewhat subversive lyrics. Not bad, but just not all that compelling.
Everything about this album is perfect, from the Nudie suits to the cover of 'Do Right Woman.' This is exactly what real country rock—or as Gram Parsons called it, 'Cosmic American Music'—should sound like.
2/5
Christine's Tune - Interesting Rock/Country fusion. Other than the instrumentation, it's somewhat forgettable. 6/10. Sin City - Good musicianship, not my favorite genre. 5/10. Do Right Woman - Good musicianship, not my favorite genre. 5/10. Dark End of the Street - Excellent guitar work, pedal steel is very nice. Lyrics are repetitive, mostly a forgettable song. 6/10. My Uncle - Excellent guitar work, pedal steel is very nice. Lyrics are repetitive, mostly a forgettable song. 6/10. Wheels - Interesting instrumentation. 5/10. Juanita - Formulaic Country song. 5/10. Hot Burrito #1 - Good musicianship, just not my style. 5/10. Hot Burrito #2 - Forgettable. 4/10. Do You Know How It Feels - Meh. 4/10. Hippie Boy - Sounds like a hippie's parody of Gospel music. And not a good one. 2/10.
S ovakvim imenom su morali zvučati potpuno drugačije. Ima goreg countrya.
Liked it
I like the band name, neutral with the album Will I listen to again: 5%
Seemed like an okay take on Everly brothers harmonies.
Unfortunately I have realised I just don’t particularly like country music.
A few great songs and a few that drag a bit. I really liked Sin City and their version of Do Right Woman.
X. It's a no from me.
Legendary. One of the great albums.
Početak country rocka ali meni je to onako
Ok country album. Standout songs: SIn City My Uncle
Random band I haven't heard of making old school country music. It's honestly kinda relaxing, and the songwriting is of acceptable quality, but hardly life changing. Less boring than yesterday's U2 album, though (thank God!)
Country and folksy. Lyrics are better than modern pop country. But I can’t get jiggy to this
I was kinda digging it, til it started drifting more & more country.
Album 929 of 1089 The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969) Rating : 3.5 / 5 A cool listen overall - I can definitely appreciate what they were doing here - that early blend of rock and country that would go on to influence so many artists down the road. It’s got a smooth, laid-back vibe and a nice mix of pedal steel, harmonies, and twang without going full “country radio.” It’s not a high-energy album by any means, but it’s got its charm and plenty of heart. A few songs hit stronger than others, but as a whole, it’s just an easy, enjoyable listen. You can definitely hear why this one earned its spot on the list - a quiet but important record that helped shape the sound of what would become country rock.
Not a bad album, but not my jam.
These hippie kids from LA attempt a country album (semi-successfully), forget that they're doing country halfway though (probably because of the acid), then someone reminds them that they're still doing a country album and they circle back. Somehow it all worked still. 3/5.
Not as good as Gram Parsons solo work, but still pretty good.
A classic album, one of the first groups in a then-new genre combining classic country with psychedelic rock. Filled with great songs and Sneaky Pete doing his thing on pedal steel.
Brother Steve introduced me to these guys a while ago. Good stuff
Nobody date these men. I'm disappointed that a band with such an awesome name has such mediocre music.
Someone please explain to me why something like this is on this list. Not a fan of country preachy Jesus genre I suppose.
sigh! so dull!
meh
A rootin' tootin' good time.
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: None This album reenforces my dislike for super twangy country music. I don't enjoy it. I don't like the singing, I don't like the instrument playing, I don't like the subject matter. Strangely, the first two songs both make copious references to the devil or Satan. Kind of weird...
Amazing album! Was expecting a different sound when I saw country rock, but was very pleasantly surprised, this album is great.
Is there anything worse than a slow-paced country music song? Not just in music, I mean is there anything worse to ever exist than a 60 BPM country music whine-fest? Luckily this album is evenly split between these teeth-grindingly hokey snoozers and some more upbeat country/bluegrass/rock. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing
As a rock album this is a three, but as a country album, it is a five. I prefer it being a better country album than a rock standard. So, I give it a...
Kan ik niet naar luisteren. Veel te ouderwets en tenenkrommend braaf
I love burritos, but not these kind.
No more remarkable than the average 60s country/folk band.
Legendary band name! Ok album.
A clearly important album in the melding of country and rock. Everything sounds so distinctly American, with the storytelling of the former on full display in songs like Wheels (one that stood out immediately). While Hot Burrito #1 and #2 have a darker more rock-orientated edge. These guys set out the blueprint for a lot of modern bands like Drive-by Truckers and Jason Isbell.
Pleasant listening
Yes, this is it! Hippies playing Country! What could go right? Who would listen to these freaks and their fucked up lyrics? Nothing like stumbling into a new genre. They may not have been the best, but they were the first. God Bless The Flying Burrito Brothers!
It was okay
Легко звучат, подошло бы к мультику тачки. Есть отглоски зе ху и битлов, еще энималс попахивает. Да реально зе ху очень напомнило но с более легким но панковым звуком. Не заметил как закончился альбом.
Just not a big fan of this album. I can understand why it might be included but didn't really land with me.
Genetic C&W but at least the bass player has some skills. 2.5 stars.
Hader er et stærk ord, så jeg bruger et andet til at beskrive min utilfredshed.. Lårt.
Hippie Country er lige så kedeligt som almindelig Country
Bad version of the Grateful Dead, but My Uncle is a pretty good song.
Good
Instrumentation is fabulous, but there is so much 'slide' guitar for me. This country leans hard into gospel, which for me is tough. Couple good lyrics in the mix but mostly too slow. And then Do You Know How It Feels just grabbed me and became my very own personal theme song of the week. Listened before? N Saved tracks? One Favorite track? Do Right Woman ⭐⭐ Didn't hate it, really can't like it.