I had heard/read the comparisons of The Flying Burrito Brothers to Buffalo Springfield. I own 10 Neil Young cds have a Stephen Stills vinyl and also some Poco because of Buffalo Springfield’s ‘other guy’ Richie Furay. Poco about as good as their country Eagles connection/counterpart.
Anyways, I stumbled upon a 7$ vinyl of The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos (performed Live, The Flying burrito’s 3rd album — no Gram Parsons) at a local record store and I enjoyed the ‘cosmic’ country of side 1 due in large part to upbeat tempo and some fine violin fiddle work by Byron Berline. The only song I kinda did not enjoy was My Uncle. A bit too mopey country (see/hear twangy singing voice).
So, I decided to purchase the Definitive Collection CD of The Flying Burrito Bros — which simply put is their first 2 albums — and, turns out, My Uncle was on The Burrito Bros first album The Gilded Palace Of Sin; and to these ears you have to be a very serious country music fan to thoroughly enjoy The Gilded Palace of Sin. By the time I got to songs 6 and 7 (on Gilded Palace…) Wheels; and Juanita I had pretty much had enough of the mopey twangy country. I did like the country tinge used on Dark End of the Street and really enjoy Hot Burrito 2 — which is also done well live on The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos.
I did end-up really enjoying the second Flying Burrito Brothers album Burrito Deluxe. High Fashion Queen is a standout (also, done very well live on Last Of Red Hot Burritos).
I enjoyed Man In the Fog (accordion by Leo P Carabajal(?) Leon Russell on piano), the song Older Guys, and the Bob Dylan tune If You Gotta Go (not sung like Dylan).
And then the impressive 6 minute version of The Stones’ Wild Horses! In the liner notes I was informed Gram Parsons became friends with Keith Richards who gave The Burritos permission to record the classic country rock ballad.
Six Days on the Road is a bonus song worth mentioning too; another redo done very well by The Flying Burrito Brothers … a solid mix of quality musicians: “Sneeky” Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar with ex Byrds member Chris Hillman writing and adding guitar and mandolin.
4 stars saved by solid second album, more of a rock and ‘cosmic’ country beat, as well as the booklet of the band’s history led by the young Gram Parsons — who died tragically young in 1973. He was 2 months shy of 27.
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