The Gilded Palace Of Sin

A little twangy for my taste but dark end of the street was a bop

Enjoyable. Similar to the Eagles or CCR meets bluegrass.

Gram Parsons pissed off a lot of people - old country, new country and rock. His version of the Byrds and the later Flying Burrito Brothers weren't popular at the time, but his work has been revisited and he's getting his acclaim far too late, but his impact on music definitely deserves this recognition. ' As a bonus, this album helped the famous Nudie suits to become popular. 4.5/5.

Real good.

The first song had me going but i think this could potentially become an all time favorite for me.

fantastic. all my fav bands are related i guess

It is not Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which is in a different league, and I never fully understood why this FBB record has classic status, but it is still a very decent countryrock album that I like to listen to once and a while.

I'm generally a fan of alternative-country, or whatever you want to call it. This veers maybe just a little too far into pure country territory for me, but I still like it and appreciate how influential this was. 4 stars.

I’m quite stoned and this is really good!

Love FBB

Never heard of them before, but I like what I hear!

Alt country, or country rock, similar to the music of the Eagles or Glen Clark. The award for funniest band name goes to... This band was created after Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman left.... Wait for it..... The Byrds!! Another Byrds tie in on this album generator. Man these guys that wrote this book love The Byrds, lol. Overall, a really solid album! Kinda like psychadelic rock meets country western and folk. Favourite songs: Sin City, My Uncle, Juanita, Dark End of the Street, Christine's Tune, Do You Know How It Feels, Do Right Woman Least favourite songs: Wheels 4/5

Very nice. Will revisit

This was fun. Always heard of them, but hadn’t ever listened. No standout songs but a great album.

What a risky album to make in 1969. I have to imagine audiences had no idea what to do with the information TFBB were giving them. That said, this is great. A seminal album for the country rock genre, with some slight psychedelic twinges. It doesn't overstay its welcome at a brisk 37 minutes either.

Tightly rolled and complementarily flavored with no single note overwhelming another.

olipas mukavaa kuunneltavaa! toi levyn kansi ja viba kyl serves ja ite musiikki oli kans ihan mukavaista ja tuli hyvä fiiwis :)

Wow. This was unexpected and way better than I could hoped for. Gospel country with excellent harmonies and ripping guitar. The chorus and verse across all of the songs were fresh and slightly unusual for the genre. Pleasantly serendipity.

Really enjoyed this one. A shame this group wasn’t around for very long.

cool folk country

Really enjoyable album. Kind of psych/country rock.

Loved this. Reminded me of the everley brothers

Early country/folk Americana vibe. Grest harmonies. Great stuff.

Laid back country rock from the late 60’s.

old school country

3.5+

Tears-in-my-beer country with an edge. Reminds me of the Allman Brothers Band, if they had steered a little more country than rock. I love the album cover, too. Favorite tracks: "Christine's Song", "Hot Burrito #2"

60s country rock but with dashes of blues, soul, gospel, and some psychedelia. An early representation of “cosmic country”.

Better than ANY modern country album. And I fuckin hate country

Really good. I think a lot of these have been covered by others.

Country rock classic 🌯

Nice country låter gilded

I think this ranks at least in the top three or four of Gram Parsons’ projects. It perhaps best captures the counterculture spirit of his explorations in traditional folk music. Parsons’ later work, while more beautiful and mature—and buoyed by Emmylou Harris—lacks the psychedelic spirit and rock/folk fusion carried by his work with the Byrds’ Chris Hillman as Burrito Brothers. Parsons’ other work, that with the Byrds and International Submarine Band, to a degree plays at the fusion, but to a greater degree plays in the spirit of the work it is inspired by. Just Nashville music played by young dudes without haircuts. One of these Parsons’ projects will someday get a five—that would be GP, I think—but this album, the one that best captures the initial spirit of what the songwriter was after, gets a very solid four from me.

Wow. The cover is so epic. Something about this is grabbing me in a way I didn't expect. It's got this simple, heartfelt sound that's straight to the point. Great songwriting. Are all of these originals? Could have sworn I've heard some of these before. After about an hour, the sound got a little tiring to me, just because it was very predictable. But as a jolt in the morning, it was really nice. I could imagine this being in my rotation. I think the songwriting put it over the top. 4/5

Súper good and a great 1001 connection as I discovered the song “Sin City” on a previously assigned Billy Bragg record and loved it.

Difícil de calificar, es en su generalidad un country viejo, no tan simplón, pero tiene unas gemas tremendas.

A very influental country-rock album that has lot of different styles mixing together so well: country and rock, of course, and psychedelia, folk, and soul too. This is Gram Parson's most important work after Sweetheart of the Rodeo with the Byrds. I'm usually not really into country but this is a good album.

Country folk done fantastically. Lots of wonderful songwriting and production throughout. Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

You may be sweet and nice. Are these guys sing about girl or burrito??? Flying Burrito Bros??? Who did decide to take this name??? Crazy and very interesting. Let’s check other albums.

The genius of this group is sneaky Pete of course. That spoiled rich kid brat, gram, knows his country, but compared to his contemporaries, including Kris kristofferson, Merle haggard, joe south, Dylan, the band, and even Mick and keith, he is more of an enthusiast than a legend. There’s nice stuff here, don’t get me wrong, and Hillman is never less than driven, but like grandmaster flash, more a a signpost of what was to come,rather than a waypoint. Solid though. 3:5 rounded up.

Gram Parson's solo albums were my entry into the world of country rock. I enjoyed this record, which is of the same cut (although no Emmy-Lou Harris, missed here). Hippie Boy finishes the album on an unfortunate and dated joke, but the rest of the album fuses the influences of rock, country and r'n'b in a away not really done before. Parsons is really stretching out what (cosmic) American music can be. The playing of the band and guests should not be underrated either, with weird and wonderful variations on traditional country playing throughout. GP and Grievous Angel are 5 star albums, but this is well on the way.

A good blend of country, rock, and folk.

I listened to this three times and liked it more and more each listen. Arriba!

First of all, it must be said that The Flying Burrito Brothers is a top tier band name. They're at their best when they're truly fusing country and rock, which they sometimes forget to do on this album. Sagged a bit in the middle, but finished strong. Best track: Hot Burrito #2

There is no surprise that this album is not more universally loved, it really is nothing spectacular, but it finds a way to stick around. It deserves to be listened to and the band deserves some place in one's memory. It is hard to say other than that nothing about the album was so incredible as to have made massive impact, but the effect of this album is much more subtle, where the notes tend to hit well after the songs have concluded. It is an album that while it is playing the songs and the journey have little to no meaning, but when the album is over there is a slight shock and even disappointment that it is over. Musically, the idea of country-rock is compelling, the energy of rock is there, but the simplicity of country also comes through. Perfect for a chill album, and interesting enough to pay attention. This is actually a fine album, maybe not groundbreaking or anything, but it just has this aura of importance as though because it exists, so does the genre. It is also a weird happenstance where the album name competes in noteworthiness against the band name.

Old school country music is dope

what a progressive name for a band this old. what's the genre? butt rock? that's what I thought it was going to be but this is really pleasant country, I do keep thinking they're going to be singing about weird stuff but the lyrics are just normal. strangely regular. another really fucking sick cover photo. not on this album but they originally did wild horses, I didn't realize the Sundays were covering it and I hadn't even listened to the rolling stones version. anyway I think I love them

Very easy listening, nice to have on in the background. Sounds like the Eagles

This was a very interesting album. I am someone who likes Country Rock and this did not disappoint. The reason it is interesting is it had songs that clearly were more country sounding and some that were clearly more rock sounding. This was an interesting contrast when compared to other Country Rock groups that came after them like Eagles and Grateful Dead that had a more fluid sound. For instance "Sin City" is basically just a Country song with little identifiable Rock aspects and on the other side of the "Hot Burrito #1" and "Hot Burrito #2" are a lot closer to Rock songs than Country. The Eagles style was much more fluid between the two genres. That being said it doesn't make this album any worse just different. I think though if you are not a big fan of Country this is not gonna be for you. That being said I do like Country so this was good. I really liked the aforementioned "Hot Burrito #1" and "Hot Burrito #2" as well as "Wheels", "Juanita", "My Uncle", "Hippie Boy" and "Christine's Tune". There was really only one song on here I didn't really like and that was "Do Right Woman". I don't know why it is but so many groups try to cover this song and it is never a great cover imo. Their version was okay but once it gets to about a minute into the song the songs starts to feel way too slow for some reason. Despite that all the other tracks are solid to great and I would give the album in totality an 8.5/10. Also as a side note, this album cover is one of my favorites of all time. The way the band name pops on this cover is so good and their Nudie suits are amazing.

Pleasant late 60s country rock album.

Leipe maar lekkere pseudo-country. Gezien de bandnaam, albumnaam en albumhoes moet je het allemaal maar niet te serieus nemen, gewoon getikte Americana die fijn wegluistert.

The fusion between country music and rock and roll continued to solidify itself with this debut album from the awesomely named Flying Burrito Brothers. Much has been made and said of Gram Parsons' invaluable contributions to the unlikely events of the two genres colliding and rightfully so but, without the equally important role of former fellow Byrd Chris Hillman, none of this would have been possible without the proper partners coming together. The sweethearts of the rodeo settling down into a sinful reverie in a once pretty palace, this gilded area showcases its unique style of musical harmony across eleven tracks and it feels like a breeze and a weary, weathered tale of time. An important album for an important moment in a genre's history. Favorites: Christine's Tune, Do Right Woman, Dark End of the Street, My Uncle, Hot Burrito # 1 & 2, Do You Know How It Feels.

Top notch Americana that has rarely been surpassed. I do hate the last track and find it almost ruins the album for me

Excellent

Excellent album des Flying Burrito Brothers. De multiples compositions et garnitures nous sont proposées afin de créer le burrito qui nous convient, j'ai personnellement opté pour une composition salade/tomates/haricots rouges/oignons, avec une sauce salca et quelques parts de boeufs. Un véritable délice.

A great mix of country, rock, and psychedelics that's bring this album to a satisfying whole. Never heard of this band before but I rate it quite highly, I enjoyed the whole album and it's going into my country playlist for more listens. Favourite Tracks - Christine's tune, Hot burrito #2

Superb, an influential album predating Americana. Excellent tracks include Sin City, Do Right Woman, #1 Hot burrito and a decent cover of At the dark end of the street. Close your eyes and you could be sat in a diner on a sunny Saturday morning, about to get your second cup of coffee

Очень замедленное кантри, честно говоря не фанат. Но чем дальше слушаешь альбом, тем больше понимаешь сколько знакомых звуков он дает: как и супер очевидные The Eagles, так и горячо любимые мной Black Country New Road. Здорово, приятно звучит, но я не слишком большой ценитель такого медленного кантри

Классное кантри. Жанром никогда не интересовался, исполнителя никогда не слышал. Но судя по году издания, это вероятно группа из разряда "мы повлияли на всю будущую музыку". Например, на группу Eagles, имхо. Мне кажется, прям очень похоже, причём даже проскользнула мысль, что у них участники пересекались, но нет. Снова моё нелюбимое стерео из 60-х. В такие моменты у меня возникает фобия, что я перестал слышать определённые частоты одним или другим ухом. Не, ну в целом альбом классный, вполне слушабельный. Для своего времени может он и был культовым, но как по мне, таких песен сейчас тоже хватает уже. Где-то они даже Стинга напомнили... Да в целом, это даже на Битлз чем-то похоже, просто чуть меланхоличнее. Отличный саундтрек для поездок опять же (впрочем, видимо, как и всё кантри). Из интересного, Hot Burrito #1 напомнило мне чем-то My Way Фрэнка Синатры. Не вокальной линией, а аккордовой последовательностью. А My Way был в свою очередь списан с французской песни Comme d'habitude Клода Франсуа, но это совсем другая история...

Fantastic album. The songwriting, vocals, and Sneaky Pete's pedal steel playing are impeccable. Love the fuzz on the pedal steel. A country-rock gem, but as a whole, it's a little too country to make it a personal favorite of mine. I still really enjoy it though, and the more I listen to it, the more I appreciate it. Christine's Tune, Sin City, and Hot Burrito #1 were the standouts for me. 8/10.

Dobry piczek od The Flying Burrito Brothers, czyli glownie pana Grama Parsonsa, ktory po przygodzie z Byrdsami na Sweetheart of the Rodeo postanowil stworzyc cos jeszcze bardziej swojego i tak do zycia zostal powolany sklad Burritowy, od Byrdsow pozyczyl pana Hillmana, a pozostale dwie postacie to Sneaky Pete Kleinow i Chris Ethridge, ktorych nazwiska mowia mi juz mniej niz Grama i Hillmana, na The Gilded Palace Of Sin z 69 jeszcze bardziej rozbudowal swoja wizje muzyczna, ktora jest misterna synteza estetyki country z zadziwiajaco slyszalnymi gospelowymi influencjami, przyprawionymi potezna dawka psychodelicznosci, orginalne brzmienie tej plyty widac juz nawet po samej okladce, te niedzielne gajerki w ktorych pokazac mozna sie zarowno na poranne nabozenstwo jak i wieczorne kwaszenie, a do takiej muzyki mozna spokojnie wrzucac na kable, sporo tutaj opowiesci o glebokich milosciach jak i priczowanie zycia zgodnie z przykazaniami panskimi, 37 minut nagrania wypelniaja gitarowe i organowe dzwieki, klawisze w wykonaniu Grama, a gitary dzielone sa przez reszte skladu, do tego dochodza goscie drumujacy i dziki Crosby jako jeden z wokali na trzecim traku, jedna z tych plyt ktora moglaby u mnie leciec i pol dnia na petelce, 11 trakow z ktorych bije taka oryginalnosc brzmienia, ze czuje dobrze czlowiek po przerwie albumikowania, jestem w stanie wybaczyc techniczne bolaczki dziwnie kierowanego chorkowania, ktorego troche tutaj jednak jest, bo burritowa brac jak nikt inny wykorzystuje pedalowa gitarke hawajska, bo to ona laczy ostre gitarowe przestery z akustycznymi akcentami na tle klawiszowym, co najlepiej slychac na trakach wheels lub drugiej czesci goracego burriciaka, na plejke dodam dark end of the street i wspomnianego wczesniej goracego burriciaka

Muutaman asialle vihkiytyneen henkilön ei-ilmiselvä representaatio siitä, mitä he kuulevat kantrissa, ja hätkähdyttävän onnistunut sellainen. A-puolelta on vaikea löytää heikkoa raitaa - soulkoverit soljuvat kaikessa luonnollisuudessaan muun mukana - ja B-puolikin lässähtää vain osittain. Huomaamattomat saavutukset: My Uncle ja Wheels (Gösta Sundqvist Amerikassa).

With a name like I that, I didn't expect much, but man this was right up my alley. Still has the 60s country influence with a touch of 70s pizzaz. Would listen again

Held my attention start to finish. Solid album.

An amazing slice of history. Hard to tell if they are joking most of the time, but legit good music.

Had fun with this one. Apparently lynyrd skynyrd just lifted their whole look from them? More country than rock or soul but you can hear the beginnings of them all melding.

Never heard this before. Love the name, and really dug the music. It probably helps that I'm also a fan of the Byrds. :)

I liked it - kind of hank Williams meets the 60s

4.5

4.5

Classy country rock album that’s a joy throughout with the only weak tracks being the soul covers, the purpose of which is hard to discern. A snapshot of an era, full of references to drugs, hippies and the draft.

muito massa o sonzao meio country e tal

Genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed this one - probably not an album I’d revisit in full very often but there was quite a few great standout tracks. This one left a great impression considering country is not a genre I’ve ever really been a fan of with a handful of exceptions.

I really enjoyed this!

Good album.

even with my passionate aversion to country I enjoyed this. sounds like the dead on less cocaine.

I like the quality of the music, it’s calming and well done, I would listen to this more. I don’t really have a favorite song I just like the album as a whole.

Loving those Nudie suits almost as much as this middle finger to the country establishment by combining country and rock. Way ahead of its time. Best Tracks: Christine's Tune; The Dark End of the Street; Hot Burrito #1

Gram Parson's solo albums were my entry into the world of country rock. I enjoyed this record, which is of the same cut (although no Emmy-Lou Harris, missed here). Hippie Boy finishes the album on an unfortunate and dated joke, but the rest of the album fuses the influences of rock, country and r'n'b in a away not really done before. Parsons is really stretching out what (cosmic) American music can be. The playing of the band and guests should not be underrated either, with weird and wonderful variations on traditional country playing throughout. GP and Grievous Angel are 5 star albums, but this is well on the way.

Gentle bimble through the bluegrass never heard this before

I love how they thread the needle between rock and country.

Hippie Country sounds like an oxymoron but it works for me.

Twangy rock, dope

Slaps. Bussin, even

Great stuff. I think I've heard of the name of the band in passing because of how silly it is but I completely dug it. Fun country-infused rock. 4.5/5

8/10 nice country rock sounds with ironic lyrics

Yee-haw Prefs: Christine's Tune, Sin City, Dark End of the Street, My Uncle, Wheels, Hot Burrito #1, Hot Burrito #2 Moins pref: Hippie Boy

This was a pretty good time. The songs get a little repetitive but the lyrics are interesting all the way through. First time I heard "Hot Burrito #1" it was a cover by Belly, but didn't realize it was a cover until hearing this. Both versions are really good. Feel like this is just a little below 4 stars but I'll round up.

I've heard this before and really rate it. Of all the neverending country/folk/rock albums on this list I think this is a level above most of them

It's the music style I love!

feels like one of those albums that influenced a million artists and/or a genre. enjoyed it a lot

Muy bueno

Plenty of pedal steel guitar, country but not obnoxious plastic country - yeah, I can get on with this. Fave track - "Hippie Boy", I reckon...

Dawn of the southern rock

Already heard it. Very good.

First of all, that name is incredible. This is really great though. I dig the mix of country and rock. The vocal harmonies are incredible especially on headphones and the mix is really well done.

Alright. A bit country.

Nice name

This album worked for me. I like the sound (especially the pedal steel guitar), I enjoyed the lyrics, and it was a lot of fun hearing the originals of some covers I did not realize were not originals. This album reminds me of so much country from 1950 to 1980 that I adore and sent me down a Waylon, Willey, Lefty, Glen, Merle, Buck, Roger Miller rabbit hole. Points docked for the song Juanita where the protagonist, for good cause based on the other songs on the records, is left by a woman. He is going to commit suicide, but instead starts a statutory rape relationship with a 17 year old. Cool.

No idea on what to expect from The Flying Burrito Bros, but I guess country rock makes sense. Loved Christine's Tune right of the bat, rest of the songs were kind of hit/miss for me though. Its a bit better than the rash of 2/3's I've been giving out lately, so lets call it a 3.6/5.

Great album, love Gram Parsons.

Some more silly western country music. Do right woman is really good. Very enjoyable actually, a 4 so far. Yea, hot burrito is so good.

Oh boy. I like this one!!

Great band name. Great sound

I have not heard this before. Gotta be honest here, I have avoided listening to this band because the name annoyed me so much, and also I thought they had something to do with Zappa or The Dead who also annoy me. Turns out they have more to do with the Byrds, who do not annoy me. I am not a huge country rock fan, but I do like classic country which they seem to lean more toward. There are some good melodies and harmonies here, and the instrumentation is good as well. Altogether solid and much better than their name suggests.

cool as fuck name/logo, was a bit underwhelmed by the music because of that but it's still alright. some good ol' country yessir

I was really vibing out with this as I was hearing it - I gotta be realistic about the chance of playing this ever again but it hit me just as well as it could've. It does really feel like vacation car-trip music, or my associations with it. Very possible having it on the TV and not listening THAT intently was part of the sensations.

I thought this was quite good, enjoyed the storytelling and it's got more to it than some of the country on this list. Much better music than band name that's for sure - The Flying Burrito Brothers??

It was okk

3/4 border, liked it more than I expected for the hippie country vibe. Dark End of the Street easily the highlight

Never heard of this album or band but, I know they’re country rock which could be cool! Their voices are pretty whiny but, the instrumentation is really great! I saw some of the reviews for this album and they aren’t great but, I actually really enjoyed some of this! Although some of it sounds pretty off for the time and not in a good way and the songs kind of sound the same. Some of the lyrics also just made no sense and were very out of pocket. I’d recommend Christine’s tune, Sin city, Do right woman, Dark end of the street, Wheels, Hot burrito #1, Hot burrito #2 and Do you know how it feels.

Gran nombre de banda. Del disco poco que decir. Para ser una mezcla de country está bastante bien

Another of those "No-one bought it, but it influenced everyone" albums. Your appreciation may vary depending on your view of country rock. This is pretty solid. I'm giving it a 3, but a 1 or a 5 would also be possible depending on how I felt about it on the day.

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. I had always been familiar with the influence of FBB but had never really listened. I love a lot of the artists they influenced, and I love The Byrds. But I felt something lacking here. Especially side 1. Things picked up for me with side 2. Glad I listened!

Interesante, no estuvo mal

Kept waiting for something more, okay listen, wasn't mind blowing

The longer it went on the more country it got. I enjoyed the earlier tracks more. I didn't listen to this album in the order I was sent as was on holiday at the time so this is my second country album for today and prefer it over the other rubbish I had to listen to earlier but will never listen to it again.

A very intriguing album. There were a couple of covers that sounded nothing like the originals which, when nicely done like these were, is very refreshing. The rest of the album was decent enough. Like a lot of my recent reviews, my overall feeling was one of "ok, nothing great, nothing awful" - but maybe that is me becoming stale after nearly 700 albums.

Not really my thing but not bad

No pasó mucho Nota: 2.7

One of many country albums on this list

Appreciated the sound, nice to have something diffferent. Liked the Dark End of the Street.

Very good. The relevance and influence of this album is not easy to grasp while listening in 2026. If put in context, I guess this may deserve up to 5 stars. However, based only on my personal taste, this is more in the range of 3,5 stars (still pretty good). Songs I enjoyed: "Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise)", "Sin City" (probably my favourite), "Dark End of the Street" (very nice guitars), "My Uncle" (because if the lyrics), "Wheels", or "Hot Burrito #1".

Wanted this to be more than it was, but in the end I did enjoy it even if it wasn’t what I expected.

There's something I like about this. Not sure why, but I've enjoyed a lot of these older country/western album recommendations. This one has a bit more of a rock/psychedelic sound to it, helping it stand out more than some of the other 60s country albums on the list. It reminded of some modern artists with a similar vibe who I like, which I wasn't expecting on a 50+ year old album. Still, I wouldn't call this one great. There were some good songs on here, then some others that were just kinda fine. I liked the music compositions, but they got a little repetitive and boring for stretches of time on an album that isn't super long. They changed course from those each time with a strong song, at least. None of it was bad to me, but the parts that were good made the dips more noticeable. In sum, I liked what I heard for the most part. The dips just bring it down into a 3 range for me, even if the better parts make me want to put it higher. I'd definitely revisit some of the good tracks I liked from this, though I'm not sure I'd relisten to the whole thing again. Overall: 3.4/5

good stuff

Kind of quirky, probably a high two pointer, but for some reason I'm going to go all generous and give it three stars. I get that this wasn't the norm at the time, and I can see how this ended up with The Eagles and all, but it sounds like plain country/ rock to my ears now. Nothing stood out as awful, and it was short.

Weer een oké, album een lage 3

6/10

Pretty good country music.

Jingle jangle silly but fun.

Nice harmonies. That was mighty purty.

That was entertaining

Sometimes the 'keywords from reviews' section takes the words right out of my mouth: 'decent, fine, guitar, harmonies'. Also: 'guys'

At first listen I just scoffed at the band's name and apparent boring country on the surface, but on more attentive re-listen it does seem for it's time like it was quite revolutionary and one of the first successful attempts to blend country and rock sounds. SO yeah, this is alright, probably deserving 3 stars. A few songs to revisit from this one as well I reckon

Yeah I've heard it before. Not really but it feels like it. Not interesting for me but not on the negative side too

An enjoyable bit of country - finding (worryingly) that I tend to find quite a pleasant listen

Ok country rock. High 3. 3.3/5

Highlights: Christine's Tune, Do Right Woman, Dark End of the Street, Wheels, Hot Burrito #1, Hippie Boy

This was pretty middle of the road.

A fun ‘60s country-rock album.

A very good album, but feels a bit lost to me in terms of importance considering the flood of country-inflected rock and folk that was all over in the 70s. Hard to rate too highly in that regard, even if it is a beautiful sounding record full of incredible players.

Buenisimo, pero no tanto.

Enjoyed it

Not so bad

Like it 3/5

5 - mediocre

Better than I thought it would be. The more psych rock sound they had on Hot Burrito 1 was great, wish they’d explored it more. Fuck the draft

I legitimately think I’d enjoy this album less if the group’s name wasn’t The Flying Burrito Brothers.

5/10 Not my cup of tea, but it was OK I guess

Franchement, plutôt bon album. Ça n'est clairement pas un hit intemporel, mais il a à mon sens un certain mérite dont il peut se vanter, surtout dans son approche de la musique Country qui est assez novatrice pour l'époque et qui inspirera plusieurs artistes plus tard comme Fleetwood Mac. Pour le coup, l'album est plutôt dynamique, vraiment efficace avec une recette basé sur la guitare classique et une voix posée qui donne un côté très stable au projet, tout en aillant certaines part d'originalité, comme l'outro qui est contée plutôt que chantée, rappellant des projets extrêmement créatifs comme Ogden's Nut Gone Flake. Néanmoins, passé cet aspect, l'album est à mon sens très plat, ne tentant jamais vraiment de sortir de sa zone de confort sur le plan instrumental, avec des élements très classiques.

2,7

I’m confused by this one, sounds all religious and culty but then it’s by a band called the flying burrito brothers. I’ll give a 3 for its uniqueness on this list.

cool. countryish

I wanted to call this music for bros, but I realized bro country is already a thing. It’s a compelling listen Gram Parsons is an annoying figure. There’s something about a man child writing and singing songs about women that have hurt him that bothers me. I’m not always consistent on these things, but he annoys me.

A nice enough album but was a bit bland. Couldn't quite pin point what exactly was wrong here 3 ⭐️

That ste guitar literally ripping through and tearing the 4th wall is my jam There's a tongue frankly planted in a cheek and something dangerous lurking in the shadows

Yeah yeah yeah country folk whatever

Inoffensive Tex mex fodder

I didn't mind this one but didn't quite get it either.

Old 70s rock with a country tinge, specifically on the vocals. Some stuff is lowkey ahead of its time but also half the songs I didn't care about

ok yodelei

All i can really say about The Gilded Palace Of Sin is that it's alright. It does have a cool name though which is something i can say with a strong opinion unlike the music on this album. This album, more or less is your standard country rock affair with pretty much all the strengths and weaknesses you would expect in this genre. The album certainly is pleasant to listen to being very slow moving and easy-listening which makes it a good album to be played on a road trip or something. However, it just really doesn't do anything that special and just makes this album blend in with all the other country rock albums that came out at the time. This album is fine, just nothing special Best Song: Christine's Tune Worst Song: Do You Know How It Feels

I'm coming around more to this gospel/classic country sound the older I get.

I’ve heard of this band but hadn’t heard any songs. Pretty fun record though! The harmonies are beautiful and the arrangements are well constructed. Nothing about this stands out as an all time great album, but nothing makes it disappointing by any stretch, either. Favorite track: My Uncle

Country-rock style music, liked it ok

A charming and enjoyable listen. I love how it was pretty much ignored on its release but its influence still resonates all these years later. Personally I preferred the more, floaty, psychy, aspects of the record and found some of the more twangy tracks a bit grating, but ultimately, the melodies and harmonies are standing the test of time pretty nicely.

I have no doubt this is one of those albums which was groundbreaking or some such, it's a name I know and I have certainly heard great covers of some of these songs. It has that country thing going on but rather than make me cringe as that often does I could happily nod along and recognise some great songwriting, even if it doesn't quite grab me.

One of the best country albums i've heard. Also maybe the only one. Really not my kind of music, so i'm going diplomatic on this with 3 stars.

Pretty uneventful. I enjoyed the first and last track, weirdly, though.

Has a slight Johnny Cash sound. I like it

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.

Big fan of their name actually

🙂

It wa sa little too country for me, but no doubt it is a solid album

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

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

I enjoyed this the most out of all the country albums i’ve had on this list so far. Not bad!

Smooth country music. A great soundtrack for a day full or work-related stress.

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.

Kind of enjoyable if uneventful 3.3/5

3.5

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.

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.

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

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

Assez cool mais répétitif

Mediocre album but I liked it

Pure vibes

Easy listening, lacking edge

Interesting country sound. Obviously an inspiration for Father John Misty.

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.

Fun at times. A little boring at other times. Best songs: Dark End Of The Street, Hot Burrito #2

Не моє, кантрі рок дивна хрінь

A good “Dark End Of The Street” cover is always welcome

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.

6/10

Prima, niet super bijzonder maar heb me wel vermaakt

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 postcard from the 70’s

Vildi aðeins meira frá hljómsveit með svona nafni. Kannski voru textarnir frábærir, veit það ekki. Lögin smá áhugaverð.

It was pretty okay. Just nothing special or wow

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.

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

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.

Fun album for a good time. Nothing crazy spoke out to me directly but it was a fun little tune. 6.5/10

sounds like generic rock music from the 60s

Great name. Okay music.

Bit slow for my liking, however good tunes

Meh. Not bad. Pretty interesting for a country album still altogether too twangy for my tastes though.

Decent version of Do Right Woman. Not a bad album. Listenable old school American country.

Definitely a one time listen only album. Fun group name tho

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?

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

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.

It was fine. The album got a bit worse as it went on but it wasn’t terrible.

Good blues/early alt-country album!

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.

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.

The Flying Boredom Brothers more like, eh? Eh?

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

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

It was ok. Now I know where The Jayhawks and Uncle Tupelo got their inspiration.

Better than I was expecting upon hearing the first song.

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.

Good

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

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

It was okay! Not unpleasant

Pretty medium

It's good country rock that I probably won't visit again. 7/10

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.

Bon vieux country

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Unfortunately I have realised I just don’t particularly like country music.

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!)

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.

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.

A rootin' tootin' good time.

Legendary band name! Ok album.

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.

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.

mid

Not bad. Not super memorable though aside from the name.

Weird lyrics in some songs, otherwise ok.

Country music that almost breaks the cliche.

Fav: Christine’s Tune Least Fav: Hippie Boy They’ll name a band anything these days

I wanted to like this but every song made me think of a montage from Better Call Saul.

A decent amount of fun.

Part rétrograde and tacky and part avant garde… 3.1 overall

6/10… folk rock

ok

I must have listened to this half a dozen times in the past. It never hit with me despite being something that I should like. This time it did. Another half-dozen listens necessary!

I’m going with a 3. I liked it, it was enjoyable to listen to. Would I reach for it again… perhaps.

Listened Before? N Great band, funny name. This album was a complete unknown to me. I really enjoyed the country rock style. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Sin City

This was solid, with nice bass playing and harmonies, but I wasn't so into it. Liked Songs Added: Do Right Woman

I suppose this is rockabilly? I thought it would be painful to listen to but it was not bad at all. Terrible name of a band. Wasn’t interested enough to look anything up about them. Harmless participant on this list.

Beat der beginnenden 70er mit starkem Country Einschlag. Insgesamt ganz ok.

Easy to listen to, but nothing special.

Rock country, un peu moins country sur la fin de l'album, j'aime bien personnellement. Mention spéciale au nom du groupe, rien que pour ça j'ai envie de creuser davantage leur discographie Chanson préférée : Hot Burrito #1

Album très court (37 min !!!) Vraiment sympa à écouter, sur la route des vacances ! +1 pour le nom du groupe effectivement

Quelques chansons sympa. 3/5

It feels very CCR, although not wholly original, but it is interesting—some more bluegrass/country in there. Lyrically, it is straightforward, too, but the guitarist is a killer.

Ihan ok folk-rockia, 2,75/3