The Gilded Palace Of Sin

Sounds good to me

I have heard of this band, but I didn't know they were Country. It was OK. I liked the harmonies and some of the lyrics. It was short.

Surprisingly good. I'll give it a 3.5 (but closer to a 3 than a 4)

+1 for band name

Closer to a 4

Too much country for my taste.

Amazing. Somehow like the Dead, but better. Love these guys.

This is the kind of country I could happily live without. Really annoying twang to it. Another album with Gram Parsons, formerly of The Byrds, I reckon the compilers of this list need to widen their horizons a bit.

Sometimes this generator really surprises me. I really was not impressed by 'Grievous Angels' by Gram Parsons, an early album on my journey. Yesterday, I got the Louvin Brothers and similarly didn't really like. So today, I get a project by Gram Parsons with heavy influence by the Louvin Brothers. And actually, it was pretty good! I remember being disappointed by 'Grievous Angels' and the claim of a 'cosmic American music', meant to be a merger of country and 60s rock, but really just seemed like run of the mill country music to me. But here, on 'The Gilded Palace of Sin', it actually works. It's strange and wonderful, transcends both styles, and feels like it keeps leaping from the American West into the stratosphere, watching everything in between. My immediate thought was that this must have been a later album in Parsons' career, but no. So I'm happily confused by this one. Maybe I need to give Parsons another chance.

Is it a five for gram parsons tortured songs/singing? The harmonies? "Sneeky" Pete's nickname and pedal steel? the barbituate/cannabis nudie suit? The sawtooth organ that swells at just the right moment? Possibly the definitive "dark end" take (memphis shit!)? Wheels? You'll never know. Not afraid to ride or die, but 31st floor notwithstanding, your gold plated door won't keep out the Lords burning rain!

Not a big country fan

Average psych/country rock. Mainly terrible lyrics. Fantastic band name Balances out at a pretty solid 3

Easy country folky songs, but nothing stood out

3+

It was fine. I listened to it twice through without realizing it had started over 🤪🤪

Not for me

The Gilded Palace of Sin I bought the Gram Parsons Anthology when it came out (in 2001, fucking hell), which was an overview of his career from The International Submarine Band up to his death. I really liked it and had always liked Sweetheart of the Rodeo, but for some reason I never tried any of the Flying Burrito Brothers. I guess that’s due to being in the pre streaming age when I was listening to that Anthology so had limited music purchasing resources.

Anyhow, Christine’s Tune is great, a great example of Gram and Chris Hillman’s ideas for synthesising country and rock. Leaning more heavily on the country aspect but with a great, psychedelic rock guitar break. Sin City is a great track too, the subject matter is very country and I’m not sure how tongue in cheek it is, but it’s a great lilting and pared back country tune. 

The two soul covers of Do Right Woman and Dark End of the Street work well next to each other. Dark End of the Street in particular is fantastic, love the tack piano interplay with the bass and the harmonies are excellent. My Uncle is a fun little country toe tapper, the pedal steel and mandolin work well together. Wheels has some interesting moments, I love the slightly hippy rock intro, the fuzzy guitar and the piano.
Juanita - have always loved this one, the intro is great, very evocative and lovely tune. The Stones loved Gram and you can see that here. Hot Burrito 1 is another solid song, I love the instrumentation with the strummed guitar way back in the mix. Hot Burrito 2 I’ve always liked a lot too, a great propulsiveness to it and fantastic guitar and vocals. I love the warmth of the pedal steel on Do You Know How It Feels, and the piano through the verses.I’m not as keen on Hippie Boy, despite liking the Gospel outro, it doesn’t quite work for me. Chris Hillman and Gram sing harmonies together brilliantly, but the pedal steel is probably the star of the show, kind of echoey, reverby, spacey and psychedelic, while being recognisably grounded in country. I guess your appetite for this will depend on how you feel about country in general. As a kind of country fan who doesn’t actually know that much I think this is a great, I like the approach, the songs themselves, the harmonies and most of all the pedal steel. It may be simplistic to compare them but I think it is probably a notch below Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which is probably the apogee for 60s country rock so for that reason I’ll go 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐️

I love the first few bars of one of these songs, so that's worth a star. The rest of it? Influential but also uninspiring and very samey

First time listening - Sort of southwest country rock - hold school. pretty good. However, most of the songs sound similar... with the steel guitar twang and weepy lyrics.

Doesn't sound too bad and quite clearly the connecting link between American folk/country with rock elements such as The Byrds and rock music with country elements such as The Eagles (is it coincidence that all three of these band names refer to flying creatures?). That said, while the historical relevance is pretty obvious, the music is not refined and simply not very enjoyable. Interesting listen, but now I'll go on to listen to something better.

I did not enjoy this at all

If The Beatles, "Baby's In Black" was a whole album. Everything is played and performed well, just is very slow. Overall, mid album.

Fun lil' country album. Crazy band name.

Did not expect a band named after a fantasy burrito to play catchy and heartfelt music.

A lot of covers, but done decently.

Wie macht man Null Sterne?

I liked it a lot actually, listened to the whole thing a couple times

I don't quite like the country sound but other than that it is ok. 2.5★

Country rock, chill nok, men ikke flyvende nok

I'm allergic to this sort of music.

Early country rock album by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman. They also worked together at The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo). Most of the songs are classics. Nice pedal-steel guitar by "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow.

Liderados por Gram Parsons, los Flying Burrito Brothers consolidaron el country-rock con este, su primer disco. Y aunque apenas despuntara en las listas populares influyó notablemente en grupos como los Eagles. Me gustan especialmente las versiones de "Dark End of the Street" y "Do Right Woman". Y destacan las composiciones de Parsons "Hot Burrito No. 1" y "Hot Burrito No. 2".

Летучие Братья Буррито это мега рофельное название для группы. Но на одном названии не выехать, признаем! Ну кантри пацанячье, сидеть на porch with my trusty remington rifle smoking a cigar.

Starts out with a song of howlingly bad lyrics with dead rhymes. Carries on with pretty much every dull country cliché. Maybe they invented the clichés, who knows.

When I saw this was another late 60’s folk rock album I was a little disappointed because I didn’t think I was in the mood. However from the start this felt like quite a fun album and I ended up really enjoying. The mix although strange was great and I love high notes on bass and it was super prominent in the mix. Although there were points it felt a little bland I would focus more on the calm instrumental and it would make up for the poorer songwriting. Only other real negative was the ending, great albums need a well written ending and it is a shame this didn’t have that but still didn’t completely kill it. Going to give it a generous 4/5 because it was a great first listen. Stand Out Songs: Christine’s Tunes My Uncle Hot Burrito #1

nett,.....burritos??

Spaghetti Western sound

3/5 but only because it was short enough

очень внимательно слушала весь день но ничего не запомнила, ура! кантри не моё

Une incursion agréable dans le country-folk américain

Just didn't really move the needle for me I guess. Started to cook with Hot Burrito #1 and #2, but nothing else really stood out from there. Might be one of those albums that was probably influential at the time, but sounds a little tame when heard through modern ears with decades of country music that are easily accessible.

God country music just sucks but you gotta love their name. Favorite: Dark end of the street, Juanita Least favorite: Christian’s tune, Do right woman 3.5/5

like a lot of sixties country, the gilded palace of sin is a gentle, untroubled listen. my intel reports this as a noteworthy addition because the flying burrito brothers were the blueprint for a lot of country in the following decades for how they incorporated folk, rock, soul. they have the typical sixties sound, but my non-bat-like ears missed all these intricacies. mostly, the twang vocals kept me firmly in the sixties! i couldn't feel as excited about this album as other fifties or sixties country, but it was not an unpleasant listen.

This was a fantastic surprise of an album, from a band I had never heard of before! These guys are not well known, but they're quite good at what they do, which I would say at the time would have been alt-country. This album took country music and infused it with rock, folk rock, gospel, soul, psychedelia, and more. At the time, that was virtually unheard of. Furthermore, I would go as far as to say that this album is extremely influential to music moving forward, due to the time that it came out and the genres it intersected. First, the country side of things. Country was incredibly stagnant during the 60s. Going into the 70s and into the 80s, country music would hugely benefit from a revitalization as the mainstream bands in the genre began to incorporate these same genres and sounds found on this album into their country music. These country artists were no doubt inspired by this album. It's wild to think that The Flying Burrito Brothers, an obscure band that never experienced much commercial success, could change the trajectory of an entire genre for decades to come. And similarly, I can see where rock artists were also likely influenced by the sounds here, as the 1970s gave rise to a large amount of folk rock artists and groups. This album possesses the blueprint for that type of music, as well. Honestly, a lot of alt-country, indie folk, and other musical acts of today have styles that sound similar to this album. They were no doubt ALSO inspired by this album. The unlikely fusion of country with so many other genres birthed a musical revolution. And these fairly unknown gents had the foresight to see that those genres could successfully exist and thrive together during a time when these genres were all existing wildly apart from each other. Probably a 3.5 for me, but I feel justified in bumping it up to a 4 for the creativity and influence shown here.

Sounds exactly like the music that my Uncle Gordie often plays in his shed aka The Blue Lite Lounge up on the west coast of Newfoundland. Yes b'y, s'alright I s'pose.

One of the best all-time band names. Not one of my all-time favorite bands.

I am not a huge country rock fan, but as far as the genre goes this feels like almost the exemplar. A very pleasant listen.

Starts strong, loses the plot by the end.

easy listening old country, nothing crazy in here but there are some catchy tunes

Better than I expected, but why is it considered one of the best albums of the 70a if it was released in 1969?

Perfectly fine

I expected a hippie 60s band and, yeaa, they're hippies, but this was much more than I expected. More country than rock, the twang sounds surpisingly nice. The lyrics are pretty interesting, with Christine's Tune and Sin City being pretty dark and funny while My Uncle and Hippie Boy are about draft dodging and the realities of growing up. I didn't expect much with a name like the Flying Burrito Brothers, and it certainly exceeded my expectations.

On the surface, not very interesting country music, but listen a bit closer and there are some unusual and more varied sounds and some cool lyrics. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Hippie Boy Date listened: 31/03/24

Exceptional blend of psychedelic and country, with heaping portions of expertly played and often fuzzed out steel guitar.

Veered hard towards average country

Good jazz, nothing that made me go I have to listen to it again.

cool ass country. johnny cash with some polish.

fine country instrumentals, thought it would be worse. positively surprised for the genre

Good

Decent listen. Not my thing but I can respect the performances, songwriting, and production.

Bien

Alright.

This is pretty good stuff. Great musicianship & nice songs. It doesn't do enough to really draw me in though. I'd happily listen again, but am unlikely to seek it out.

March 24, 2024 (after dark) HL: "Sin City", "Do Right Woman", "Dark End of the Street", "Wheels", "Hot Burrito #2" I'm honestly shook at how well James Carr's "Dark End" works as a country ballad. I'm not sure why: Ray Charles did the soul -> country manoeuvre and it worked out just fine. I've got a lot of 60's country-esque records in the last couple months, including two The Bands, a Neil Young and a very underrated Beau Brummels release. Not sick of them yet!

boring country

Why have I neglected this record for so long?

Second half of the album is far superior to the first. The blues influence is stronger making for a much better experience.

Just ok 2/5

Really enjoyed this. Never before considered myself a lover of country music but i found this interesting and very enjoyable. Glad i listened

country western who gives a fuck

The music is as good as to be expected by a band named "The Flying Burrito Brothers"

Not my style but I do appreciate some of it. I like the spoken word storytelling of Hippie Boy, some of the country songs and even the lyrics are not my style.

Huble beginnings for Gram Parsons. Country rock would begin with the likes of Parsons, Buffalo Springfield, and the Byrds, so this is a natural steppingstone for the genre. Songs are so well-tuned and pleasant, I enjoyed just about every song the Flying Burrito boys has to offer.

It sounds like a blend of old time country and roots with the odd placement of electric guitar. I had heard the legend of Gram Parsons and still struggled to get into this recording. Bernie Leadon was in this group for a short while prior co-founding they Eagles.

Decent, but not super unique to me

Album Nr. 59 Eintönig und mittelmäßig.

I thought this was kinda ok. Somber country tunes with strong instrumentals, didn’t pick up on the fact that it was Gram Parsons singing until reading up on the album. It was good country, clever songwriting and imagery. My Uncle was janky and fun, Hot Burrito 1 and 2 were the standouts for me. 3 stars

A pleasure to hear. They have as much fun with others' material as they do with others and every cut works well on its own terms. Who cares what genre this is, few of their imitators ever did any better.

Pretty unassuming Southern Rock. A couple songs were interesting lyrically, but I expected something more from a band called The Flying Burrito Brothers

Christine's Tune - 7.5/10 Sin City - 7/10 Do Right Woman - 7/10 Dark End of the Street - 7.5/10 My Uncle - 6.5/10 Wheels - 7/10 Juanita - 7/10 Hot Burrito #1 - 6.5/10 Hot Burrito #2 - 6.5/10 Do You Know How It Feels - 7/10 Hippie Boy - 7/10 TOTAL - 76.5/110

‘Flying Burrito Brothers’: Goes about as well as you would expect for an album by a band with a name like that. Pretty safe to say I will never ever listen to this again. ‘Hot Burrito #2’ is the one saving grace on the record. Skip the rest.

Not something id usually listen to but very thought provoking

Probably great for someone who likes country. I couldn't take 3 songs.

# Playlist track - My Uncle # Notes - Interesting listen and definitely worth re-visiting. - Knowing nothing about them beforehand, it all seems a bit repetitive and over done. - This might be just due to the fact that they are so influencial that I've heard hundreds of songs copying them but I didn't realize. - 4 stars.

Delightful. My first time hearing this album. I’ve heard the band’s name here and there, and heard other music band members contributed for other projects, but this is my first burrito exposure.

Love me some Gram Parsons. A very nice slice of old fashioned country music with a bit of soul and rock mixed in for good measure. The only thing that would make it better is adding Emmylou Harris to the mix.

Coincidentally, the past few month, I’ve started dipping my toes in Gram Parson’s tragically smaller-than-it-should-be discography. I hadn’t listened to this one yet. I loved it. I used to hear about The Flying Burrito Brothers and I think the name made me feel like they were a novelty country group more akin to Homer and Jethro. No shade on Homer and Jethro, as I have a particular fondness of especially Jethro from his association with Steve Goodman. But it prevented me from checking out the Burrito Bros. A shame, as I’ve been learning how good they were.

The songwriting on this album is absolutely first rate. To me it sounds more like a straight up Country album rather than Country/Rock, at least until Hot Burrito 1 and Hot Burrito 2 which does have some pretty fuzzy rock-style guitar leads. And both songs are first rate. Country is not my favourite genre so I come in with a prejudice but the influence and quality of the songs is undeniable...plus I love the R&B covers. 4 stars

Not very good. Musically not very interesting and the vocals are really bad at times.

It gradually got worse

Bit borring

I just love this album, a perfect meld of rock and country that stays true to each genre but yet creates something entirely new. This album really showcases the genius of Gram Parsons.

This record was a very strong half good. But not every track worked for me. Still, the music and harmonies and songwriting made it worth while.

I just couldn't get into this.

Hard one to rate. Because some of it I didn't like at all, way to much country for my personal tastes (Sin City, for example.) But a couple of songs were so good (Hot Burrito #2) that you have to take notice. I think the good averages out with the bad, and lends it as a average album.

Not a fan

Never really listened to the burrito bros before, but I always thought they were more psychedelic rock. This sounded more like classic country. I can’t stand modern country but this was pretty good.

I've got to be honest, this massively passed me by. It was perfectly pleasant, but made no lasting impression whatsoever. Sorry, I love burritos as well.

We have both types of Music here, Country and Western !

Liked alot. Could listen every day. Peaceful vibe.

I have no words to describe how bad this is. I only have questions about how such an obscure and unsuccessful album can make this list. A generous 1 star.

A groundbreaking album? It would be if I wrapped it up with a brick and threw it out of a window. It was not going to be something I'd enjoy as it was pretty much standard 'folk'. A couple of ok tracks, the standout being 'Burrito #2' - J Mascis thought it was OK too! It's getting a high 1.

Thought The Gilded Palace of Sin might be a little more risque than what it ended up being. What it was, was a perfectly average Country Rock album that helped bridge the gap of the old style Country into what we now know country as. Best: Sin City Worst: Do You Know How It Feels 2.5 Stars

The Flying Burrito Brothers huh... Heard of them but never checked them out. By looking at this cover, my first assumption was a psychedelic band from the 60s but no, they're entirely country rock. I liked "Sin City", a lot. Something sinister about the way L.A is painted as a bottomless pit of manipulation. "Do Right Women", while I'm not a fan of the sentiment here, I enjoy the barrage of synths that come near the halfway mark. The song topics vary. "Uncle" is about getting drafted while "Hot Burrito #1" details a tragic breakup. Honestly, musically speaking I enjoy "Hot Burrito #2", primarily because of that sick organ-driven instrumental break halfway through. I will say, that despite sounding like a very typical 60s country rock release, there are marks of progressiveness and psychedelic music in many of these tracks. I also typically enjoy the harmonies and the melodies overall. It's nothing super unique vocally speaking but the grainy, slightly low mixed vocals over the vibrant instrumentals work for me. That typical country twang to the vocals I enjoy too. The spoken word closer was a personal favorite. The theatrical nature of the poetry details the story of the close-minded protagonist finding common ground in his beliefs with a young hippie. It's a sweet and optimistic closer capturing the uncertain times and changing political tides of the '60s. Despite being a relatively short listen, I still think the songs start to sound somewhat the same as the album progresses, despite the little interesting moments intertwined within the tracklist. That said, it never gets tiresome and remains for the most part enjoyable. It's a very solid little country rock album.

I really loved the sound and i wish there was more biut a little bit more refined

Hard to stay focused on these songs, they were just meh. Probably a reason I had never heard it before.

Adding a B3 to weird country songs doesn’t make them cool. This album’s wasn’t for me but it didn’t completely suck.

Rating: 5/10 Meh.

cool

Not one of my favorites...

Great blend of what had come before and what was yet to come.

Back in the day this was all the rage. I find it tiresome to listen to now. Kinda like a bad backyard country band of 2024. I know they were groundbreakers, but sometimes things just have their day and then just don't deserve anything more than an acknowledgment. I skimmed the songs to see if any could hold my interest longer than a minute. Nope. I think they're later albums were better, and members went on to do much more interesting things. Guess ya gotta start somewhere

California country rock. Just ok for me, nothing stands out.

I didn’t like this at first but it grew on me with a few listens. I probably won’t put this in heavy rotation but I would definitely come back to it at some point.

1. chriztinez tune - 1.5 2. zin city - 1.5 3. do right uuoman - 1.5 4. dark end of the ztreet - 1 5. my uncle - 1 6. uuheelz - 1 7. juanita - 1.5 8. burrito 1 - 2 9. burrito 2 - 1.5 10. knouu houu it feelz - 1 11. hippie boy - 2

Oof - I really, really don’t like country music and this is very country. This album puts me in a predicament because I thought it was very good country but I still dislike listening to it. Listens: 2 Fave Track: Hot Burrito #2 Rating: 2

Solid alt-country; timeless (in a good way); not really much like The Byrds, although a similar pop sensibility at points; a very short album, which is better than being too long. Nothing especially memorable or ground-breaking, to me, but I really liked it.

good take on a bad genre. great band name. some of the songs break the mould slightly for a bit of variety

Chill Country/Rock hybrid

Not my style

Rock folksy music. Nice.

this album really surprised me and blew me away. it’s a masterpiece.

Graham Parsons strikes again. Country Rock, 1969 5/5: Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise), Do Right Woman, Wheels, 4/5: Sin City, Dark End of the Street, Juanita, Do You Know How it Feels, Rating:

Enjoyed this one. The psychedelia-country crossover is not one I really ever expected to encounter, but it seems like was a pretty regular thing back in the 60s and 70s. I need some more of that. Favorite track: Wheels

This is a decent album. Not my favorite, but it’s good. 3.7/5 Fav: “Wheels” Least Fav: “Hot Burrito #1”, “Hot Burrito #2”

I really love this even tho it just kinda sounds exactly like The Byrds country era - 9/10

It was just kind of average

Really surprised me how good this was

A touchstone of country rock. Having already created one classic with The Byrds, Parsons defined a sound with this album. Gritty and lo fi and perfect in every way.

Another all right country album that just misses a bit of that special flair that would make it stand out among this genre of often too similar sounding genre.

Interesting album. I had never heard of the band before. Not my favorite but also not bad.

could i write poetry to this? n

2.5 60s country

Late 60's Hippie / Country / Folky. Too twangy for me.

Tough. Hate the genre. Might also hate the album and the band. Tried to get through the entire album 3 times and couldn't do it without turning it off again.

Don’t prefer hearing full time harmonies vs dynamic use of harmony vocals.

This is my type of shit, so I'm pre-disposed to like it. It's ultimately a bit sleepy and not a super dynamic album. I'd be happy to listen any time, but it's not a complete triumph or anything.

first listen this is a great record what happened to country

No my music

Incredible. Country rock. Heavy harmony.

Corny Country with some mild counter culture flair. Not too groovy or rockin to me.

Not a fan of country. Even if they try to rockify it. This was hard to finish. But I did. I’m sure someone enjoys this music.

Fun. Glad I listened to this album. Not aligned well enough to my taste for more than 3 stars, though.

I kind of knew that The Flying Burrito Brothers consisted of ex-Byrds members, but I still somehow had a clear understanding that it was a comedy group. That name... The Gilded Palace Of Sin (that title!) is really enjoyable with an (at the time) innovative mix of country and rock. The stories are engaging, albeit perhaps not too complex, and stuff like the fuzzy guitar on 'Hot Burrito #2' sounds great.

Never before or since in the music industry has there been a discrepancy as obvious as the one between one of the coolest album titles and one of the silliest band names.

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

Neither here nor there for me.

Slightly more enjoyable the most country music but still not my bag.

Enjoyable. Similar to the Eagles or CCR meets bluegrass.

Country nope

I don't like this fusion of music genres.

Eh. Fine. Better than expected, even. But not great.

This is probably as good as this specific genre gets, however I struggle to find the relevance.

2/5 way too country for my taste

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.

Super forgettable country.

Real good.

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

Started off okay, but found it a bit monotonous after a few songs. Never trust a hippy. Country rock is clearly not my thing.

There's a lot of twee and twang taking place here. Plus plenty of sorrow. Dark End of the Street just might be the best version of the song ever recorded. Decent harmonising. It still sounds like it could have been recorded this year by some alt country revivalists.

fantastic. all my fav bands are related i guess

favourite song: hippy boy least favourite song: sin city it was alright but thats all it was, loved hippie boy though.

Een standaard country album

-this is the funniest name for a band i have ever seen -i have never heard of them or this album -also Such a cool album cover i love their outfits -and this first song is quite nice -loving these country vibes going on -the lyrics to do right woman are a little wacky -the first half is sweet and the last half a little sus -really just the giving a man respect part huh?????? -the instruments in the background are just perfect -obsessed with this love song being called hot burrito #1 -okay hot burrito #2 is not as good tbh -last song is giving storytime -is that an organ in the back????? -you know what. if it is i’m glad. we need to bring back the organ in songs -overall this was an enjoyable album! i’m giving it three stars

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.

Solid country rock, gets a bit whiny at times.

It's bad. The name of the band could have been cool if it was not country music.

Christine's Tune starts the album and it's VERY country sounding. It gets worse from there. Sin City is a straight up country song. I almost never look up a band or album before listening because I want to formulate my own ideas, but I am *not* subjecting myself to listening to any country music. So I looked it up and it's Gram Parsons, who people somehow constantly label as a "rock" artist, but who, in my opinion, sounds indistinguishable from any country music snippets I've ever heard. In summary, this album is trash.

Pretty nice. Worth another listen

This was just fine,the last song stood out to me for some reason.

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.

2.5

Not my personal tastes. I’m not into country rock. But it was a cohesive album. I would not revisit it, though. None of the songs really stuck out to me.

Kickstarted an entire genre that I hate. The first track was alright, but from there it was rapidly downhill. 1.5*

Not my thing.

I’m quite stoned and this is really good!

Love FBB

Slow country rock. Not for me. It's not terrible music but just something I'm not really into.

Fully expected to dislike this, but it was actually kind of pleasant. It’s country/folk more than psych rock. That said, it didn’t strike me as anything standout or memorable, and I’m not really compelled to listen again.

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

I'm going to ignore Hippie Boy... we'll give them a track that we won't penalize them for. Other than that, the album is a pretty straightforward late 60's sounding western-rock record with pop sensibilities. The best songs are borrowed, Dark End and Do Right Woman, but otherwise pretty innocuous. All is fine.

Dude this album was ass. Like seriously, what state of mind do you need to be in to enjoy this shit.

Too slooooooow for me

Did not really hit me at all until the second half, but still nothing special. Wheels is the best song

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

I personally love this album, spin it all the time around the house. Great slide guitar, vocals, cool country feel. If I was trying to be totally objective I'd say a 4, but this is a fave for me so it's a 5 - All-time classic

About as psychedelic as a portobello mushroom Boring, basic Low 2?

Inoffensive. But not much going on.

Hope they fly far away from my speakers, Give me the exciting NYC music of Television, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground anytime and not this utterly boring USA Country stuff. Sorry, Gram Parsons, but 2 stars today.

The most noted thing about this album is the ridiculous name of the band. It worked, I won’t forget it. It’s a decent album, a blend of country and rock mostly, some folk thrown in. As is often the case with this old albums I haven’t heard before, nothing really stands out and it’s time to move on 5.6/10

Had it’s moments

Very nice. Will revisit

Average, no real takeaways from this. Album dragged in a couple spots.

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.

Very boring songs. I don't like Country, actually.

40 minutes of country hell

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

country classique

Not my style of Music, but good enough!

I got reminded of why I always say ‘the only genre I don’t like is country music, unless it’s Carrie Underwood’ Cute tho

Un impresionante disco de country psicodélico, que mezcla lo mejor del género con el rock y los aprendizajes que los miembros fundadores de TFBB adquirieron en The Byrds. Para ser un álbum debut es sumamente prístino, con ideas refrescantes y coros pegajosos. Un indispensable para toda la corriente del country alternativo.

Nope

interesting blend of blues, country and rock. Would like to listen some more.

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.

Country. Ni fu ni fa.

Started ok, but quickly became boring and eventually I couldn't wait for the album to end

Not for me this one fav track: Hot burrito #2

Felt like there was some pretty cooked Catholic guilt on this bad boy haha. Some horrific lyrics. Sometimes felt tongue in cheek and others not. Anyway I didn't like it at all. One and a half. Fave track: Dark End of the Street

Not all that groundbreaking or innovative, but this is up and down something I was always going to think was pretty good. Parsons' style of songwriting and voice usually just tides me over, and while there's maybe no standout songs, I don't really think there are any stinkers either. I may be becoming predictable, but lap steel guitar and the Byrds' harmonies will pretty much always sound good to me. Three and a half. Fave tracks: Dark End of the Street and Hot Burrito #1

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

Wanted to like this more.

Definitely the template for country rock albums! Considering how old it is I found it pretty enjoyable and it held up well.

I can see why this was influential but at the same point I do not think I would seek this out to listen to it again. Pleasant sounding and melodic though!

Country and rock not for me but I can see the appeal I guess. High 2s

Some of these songs I really really liked, and some fell completely flat for me.

3/10 Obnoxious, saccharine, boring

cool folk country

First off, I want to start by saying that I really like the name "The Flying Burrito Brothers". I just think it's really funny. With that positive statement out of the way, I am not the biggest fan of this album. Given the name of both the album and artist, you'd expect something really weird akin to the Os Mutantes album I listened to a few days ago. In reality, it is merely serviceable country music. I really do not like modern country music, but classic country's alright. It's just not really my thing. And you know what? That's okay. This album's sound is pretty good. The lyrics and subject matter are fine. Nothing really stuck out to me. I wouldn't call it bad per se. I'm sure there are people who would really like this album... but I'm not one of them. I will however show it some courtesy due to its influence and the fact that it's a country album that I didn't absolutely hate by giving it a low 3/5.

Really enjoyable album. Kind of psych/country rock.

Loved this. Reminded me of the everley brothers

Favorite tracks was Hot Burrito #2

Rating: 6/10

southern rock with dashes of psychedelia and gospel thrown in. interesting album.

This was a precursor to a lot of stuff I like, it sounds like. It wasn't bad.

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

Bah, normal.

Lots of country twang. Not a genre I enjoy.

Such a great album name. The music was fine, but didn't quite live up to it.

Laid back country rock from the late 60’s.

nothing to catch the ear

Es una mezcla de cosas que no me llegó del todo. Al principio medio parecido a Louvin' Brothers y después se va para otro lado. Me quedo con la balada cincuentosa Hot Burrito #1.

No matter how much I try, I don't enjoy country music, even with this album's rock n' roll makeup. They deserve extra credit for being so influential in music history (I believe in the Wikipedia article) and for "Hot Burrito #1," which is at least enjoyable.

Listened to a few tracks. I knew of the album before. Very easy listening country/rock. Not bad musically but a bit of a snooze. Wouldn't put on out of choice. 5/10

Not so hot on the folk stuff, but I liked its unexpected slips into psychedelia. "Hippie Boy" felt a bit hypocritical, coming from Gram Parsons, but maybe that's the point. Hippie-critical.

Not all that unpleasant. Some questionable and dark song themes which detracted from the music (Juanita I’m looking at you).

old school country

This is interesting! I'm not sure if it'll make it into the regular rotation, but it is interesting enough that I'm glad it's on the list.

Ik heb er helemaal niks mee. Op de achtergrond tijdens het werk kan ik het wel hebben. Heel af en toe wat irritatie naar de zanger toe, maar niks waar niet mee te leven valt. Dit valt voor mij in een soort lege ruimte tussen de 2 en een 3. Eigenlijk niet kut genoeg voor een 2, maar als ik een 3 geef heb ik het gevoel dat ik aan het jokken ben.

3.5+

I wish I had one of those suits - otherwise pleasant twangy music to work to

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”.

This LP is at its best when it stays in the uptempo Country ditty territory, so it’s a shame that it chooses to opt for such slow and mournful tracks instead.

I think the 60s was the first era that music production wasn’t regimented by tyrants called stuff like The Colonel or actual Mafia men, hence we get this bizarre concoctions swinging wildly within itself. I think I’ve narrowed it down for 5 categories Great and will listen again: Dark Side if the Street Started off not really caring about but When I think about it, actually enjoyed it : my uncle, hot burrito 2 Music i imagine the people from Tremors listened to : Christine’s tune, Sin City, hot burrito 1, do you know how it feels Abysmal: Do Right Woman, Juanita , hippie boy Has a boat horn or something that caused Physical pain : Wheels

This album is the forebearer (as is Gram Parsons) for alt-country and is incredibly important for that reason. The Flying Burrito Brothers did it first, but they did not do it best. I prefer Gram Parsons's and his solo material to this, but there is a place in the book for it. Being first means something, but the songs aren't as good as I would like them to be.

Maybe 2.5

I'm not really into country, but I can understand the importance of this album in its context

Meh. It was ok but pretty generic. Sounded very similar to other artists of the time. Maybe a 2.5?

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

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

4 stars for the music and I felt compelled to throw on the 5th for the influence Gram and company had on cosmic country and the country-rock blend. I’m a sucker for pedal steel and 3/4 time, and this album had it in bunches. If you like Gram Parsons, it’s also worth checking out: Sweetheart of the Rodeo GP Grievous Angel

assez oubliable

Country rock classic 🌯

Nice country låter gilded

It's too bad that The Flying Burrito Bros lasted only a short while and enjoyed only marginal success. Alt-country might have become a bigger deal than is it today.

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.

Exquisitely crafted country. Considering the publication date, I bet the rock fusion was really something unique.

Country twangy songs. Not particularly bad, nor particularly good.

I don't really have anything good or bad to say about this.

Was alright probably won’t seek out additional

Kinda pre-country rock and a bit of an Eagles vibe. Pretty slow overall and not really my thing. They do get an extra star for their name. 2/5

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.

Isn’t my jam at all, but not bad music.

wasn’t bad, maybe I’ll listen again. I liked the sounds but I don’t have much to say

If this experience has confirmed one thing for me it is that I don't give with country at all

A bit slow overall. Not really my jam.

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

Not my thing at all but I can hear it's very well executed and I can see how the different styles meld together very pleasantly. I do like it but from a distance.

Uppa's jammmm

Love this one great songs throughout I love the subtle irony that seams so ahead of it’s time for a 1969 release

This is an incredibly influential album; Bob Dylan called it one of his favorites and it has been cited by a diverse array of artists as a formative record from neo-traditionalist country artists in the 80s and 90s, to post-punk and grunge artists. The music is primarily country rock with a dose of psychedelia. This is some of Gram Parsons best work as well.

How many goddamn country albums are on this list. It's all the same.

Christine's Tune- 3.7/5 Sin City- 3.4/5 Do Right Woman- 3.1/5 Dark End of the Street- 3/5 My Uncle- 2.4/5 Wheels- 3.5/5 Juanita- 2.7/5 Hot Burrito #1- 3.6/5 Hot Burrito #2- 3.8/5 Do You Know How It Feels- 3.5/5 Hippie Boy- 4.1/5 Total- 3.3/5

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN

I can almost rate this one a three, but the steel guitar kills any chance.

ehhhh maybe like 2.5. Just kinda boring not a lot going on to be memorable

Love that you can hear the development of an entire genre. Great music. Transitional and ground breaking.

Before going in, I thought "oh, is The Flying Burrito Brothers a funny indie band with quirky lyrics and clever wordplay?" Their name is so astronomically absurd, feels like some prime Internet humour. But oh no, these guys are old, enough to be my parents sort of old. Nice to see that back in '69, silliness was not dead. In the end though, this was too simple and average an album for a band with a funny name on an album with a less funny, but no less amusing name. Completely and utterly average to my ears in every way. The reasonably short length of the album and some stand-outs kept this from completely stumbling to a messy and bloody halt, but boy oh boy, it sure be struggling.

Own on Vinyl

Nope! I'd rather chew on tin foil!

Oh god. This was a chore to listen to. I didn't know what to expect based on the band name and album cover, but I wasn't anticipating anything good. That's just what I got - nothing good. I hope I never hear this music again.

This morning I'm just not into country.

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.

Disclaimer - mostly on country, I am more I Solent and heretic that irreverent. You see country is a style that I have never taken fully seriously for it's bizarre plaintive and repetition, not least the wonky noises it makes. (Think of the use of Blue Bayou in Mars Attacks film, as a weapon that killed Martians ... that will out you on my wavelength , dear reader, as there can only be one of you, too!) This album, well the band name is a clue, - A curiosity and highly entertaining as a pisstake of country and folk and whatever the cool style of the moment was. (I mean, does style and gentle matter...? . )The lyrics are meant to be funny right. Right??! It's like the send up/hamming up - beautifully done - in the fillum O'Brother Where Art Though? It's gelled so stiff it's caricature. And thus funny. And "Sin City" could be what " A man if constant sorry " was based on.... Performed with a stupor and straight face, it would make me grin ear to ear. I can rarely handle country except ironically, and this helped me chill and smile wryly while sipping from my jar and thumbing the hole in my overalls. Surely "Juanito" is both parody or horror of true childish male debasement of women. Does it belong here? Not sure. To tick a box? Did I like it? It's ok.mnif it gives you the giggles but then gets painfully plaintive Sometimes it serves to entertain (like the upbeat, My Uncle). Actually better is the soundtrack to OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOUGH ? ... Final rating. I barely care to rate it... It induces such deep hopelessness and apathy, as perhaps it should.

There were 3 ways I just listened to this. An original vinyl (Aust. Stereo pressing), a 1988 vinyl best of (Aust pressing - with the whole album compressed onto one side) and on a 1997 cd with Burrito Deluxe on the same disc. And without a doubt the original vinyl sounds best. I missed The Byrds with Parsons & Really I missed The Burritos with Parsons when they were briefly around. It wasn’t until I discovered Grievous Angel (1974)his 2nd solo album, that I fell in love with Gram Parsons. And by that time he was already gone. I love Grievous Angel & G.P., the 2 studio albums he did with Emmylou Harris, but, as good as they are, they don’t match this album. So accomplished for a debut release by such a talented band. Terrific songwriting by Parsons (sometimes with Chris Hillman, sometimes with Chris Etheridge & even one with the great Barry Goldberg). And beautiful covers of two Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham standards - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man & The Dark End Of The Street. The greatness here lies in the great harmonising of Parsons & Hillman (Parsons vulnerable voice always sounded better with another voice) & the quality of the band’s musicianship, with special mention to the pedal steel of Sneaky Pete, & Etheridge’s bass. So influential - I’d totally forgotten that Elvis Costello had included Hot Burrito #1 on his country album, Almost Blue, but renamed it I’m Your Toy (from the song’s refrain). And hard to believe that the Stones weren’t thinking of Hippie Boy when they did Faraway Eyes. No duds on this one. A pleasure to hear from go to whoa!

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.

Way more county than rock. Its okay.

This album just rules. Obviously, Christine’s Song is a banger, but the ballads rule too and I have always loved this cover of Dark End of the Street.

I love when someone does something refreshing with country music, even if it was already over 50 years ago. Wondering why so many have returned to the basic old style if this is where it could've headed

How dare they sully the good name of burrito with this pseudo 60s country rock album

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, it was decent Favourite song: didn’t have one

Nokkuð ljúft og snoturt sveitarokk. Gæti hlustað aftur, en þarf þess ekki.

Way too country for me.

A good blend of country, rock, and folk.