The Flying Burrito Brothers | ||
| Allmusic Biography : The Flying Burrito Brothers helped forge the connection between rock and country, and with their 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, they virtually invented the blueprint for country-rock. Though the bands glory days were brief, they left behind a small body of work that proved vastly influential both in rock and country. The Flying Burrito Brothers reunited later in the 70s, albeit without their founding members Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, and continued performing and recording in a variety of incarnations into the 80s. Originally, the Flying Burrito Brothers were a group of Los Angeles musicians who gathered together to jam. Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman took the bands name when they were forming their own band after leaving the Byrds. Parsons had helped steer the Byrds toward a country direction during his brief stint with the band, as captured on the 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Following the release of Sweetheart, he left the Byrds, followed shortly afterward by Hillman. The duo added pedal steel guitarist "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow and bassist Chris Ethridge to the band and set about recording their debut album with a variety of session drummers. The Gilded Palace of Sin, the Flying Burrito Brothers debut album, was released in the spring of 1969. Although the album only sold 40,000 copies, the band developed a devoted following, which happened to include many prominent musicians in Los Angeles, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones. Around this time, Parsons and Stones guitarist Keith Richards became good friends, which led to Parsons losing interest in the Burritos. Before the band recorded their second album, Ethridge left the band and was replaced by Bernie Leadon, and the group hired ex-Byrd Michael Clarke as their permanent drummer. Burrito Deluxe, the groups second album, was released in the spring of 1970. After its release, Gram Parsons left the group and was replaced by Rick Roberts, a local Californian songwriter. Roberts first album with the band, The Flying Burrito Brothers, was released in 1971. After its release, Kleinow left the band to become a session musician and Leadon departed to join the Eagles. The Burritos hired pedal steel guitarist Al Perkins and bassist Roger Bush to replace them, as well as adding guitarist Kenny Wertz and fiddler Byron Berline to the lineup. This new version of the group recorded the live album The Last of the Red Hot Burritos, which was released in 1972. Before its release, the band splintered apart. Berline, Bush, and Wertz all left to form Country Gazette, while Hillman and Perkins joined Manassas. Roberts assembled a new band to tour Europe in 1973 and then dissolved the group, choosing to pursue a solo career. Roberts would later form Firefall with Michael Clarke. Close Up the Honky Tonks, a double-album Flying Burrito Brothers compilation, was released in 1974 because of the burgeoning interest in Gram Parsons. Capitalizing on the collection and the cult forming around Parsons, Kleinow and Ethridge formed a new version of the Flying Burrito Brothers in 1975. The duo recruited Floyd "Gib" Gilbeau (vocals, guitar, fiddle), bassist Joel Scott Hill, and drummer Gene Parsons and recorded Flying Again, which was released on Columbia Records in 1975. Ethridge left the band after the release of Flying Again; he was replaced by Skip Battin, who appeared on the 1976 album Airborne. Also in 1976, a collection of Gram Parsons-era outtakes entitled Sleepless Nights was released on A&M; Records. For the two decades following their 1975 reunion, the Flying Burrito Brothers performed and recorded sporadically, undergoing the occasional lineup change. In 1979, the group released Live From Tokyo on Regency Records; the album spawned their first country hit, a cover of Merle Haggards "White Line Fever," which hit the charts in 1980. Also in 1980, the group abbreviated its name to the Burrito Brothers when they signed a contract with Curb Records. The Burrito Brothers Hearts on the Line spawned three minor country chart hits in 1981. Sunset Sundown, the Brothers second Curb album, appeared in 1982 and like its predecessor, it produced three minor hits. Following the release of Sunset Sundown, Kleinow left the band to become an animator and special-effects creator in Hollywood. The group carried on without him, led by Gib Gilbeau and John Beland. That incarnation of the band fell apart in 1985, the same year that Kleinow assembled yet another version of the band. For the next three years, this incarnation of the Flying Burrito Brothers toured America and Europe. In 1988, the group split apart again, although it did occasionally reunite for further tours and recordings in the 90s, including 1999s Sons of the Golden West. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 24 Title: Grass Roots Released: 1969 Tracks: 11 Duration: 33:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Don’t Come Rollin (02:49) 2 I Bowed My Head and Cried Holy (03:33) 3 Git It On Brother (02:51) 4 So Sad (03:21) 5 Kansas City Southern (03:38) 6 Older Guys (02:28) 7 Dark End of the Street (03:50) 8 Cody Cody (02:44) 9 Lazy Days (02:59) 10 If You Gotta Go (01:50) 11 Hot Burrito No. One (03:36) |
 | Album: 2 of 24 Title: The Gilded Palace of Sin Released: 1969-02 Tracks: 11 Duration: 37:20 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Christine’s Tune (03:03) 2 Sin City (04:11) 3 Do Right Woman (03:56) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:50) 5 My Uncle (02:37) 6 Wheels (03:04) 7 Juanita (02:31) 8 Hot Burrito #1 (03:40) 9 Hot Burrito #2 (03:19) 10 Do You Know How It Feels (02:09) 11 Hippie Boy (04:55) |
| The Gilded Palace of Sin : Allmusic album Review : By 1969, Gram Parsons had already built the foundation of the country-rock movement through his work with the International Submarine Band and the Byrds, but his first album with the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Sin, was where he revealed the full extent of his talents, and it ranks among the finest and most influential albums the genre would ever produce. As a songwriter, Parsons delivered some of his finest work on this set; "Hot Burrito No. 1" and "Hot Burrito No. 2" both blend the hurt of classic country weepers with a contemporary sense of anger, jealousy, and confusion, and "Sin City" can either be seen as a parody or a sincere meditation on a city gone mad, and it hits home in both contexts. Parsons was rarely as strong as a vocalist as he was here, and his covers of "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman" prove just how much he had been learning from R&B; as well as C&W.; And Parsons was fortunate enough to be working with a band who truly added to his vision, rather than simply backing him up; the distorted swoops of Sneaky Pete Kleinows fuzztone steel guitar provides a perfect bridge between country and psychedelic rock, and Chris Hillmans strong and supportive harmony vocals blend flawlessly with Parsons (and he also proved to be a valuable songwriting partner, collaborating on a number of great tunes with Gram). While The Gilded Palace of Sin barely registered on the pop culture radar in 1969, literally dozens of bands (the Eagles most notable among them) would find inspiration in this music and enjoy far greater success. But no one ever brought rock and country together quite like the Flying Burrito Brothers, and this album remains their greatest accomplishment. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 24 Title: Burrito Deluxe Released: 1970 Tracks: 11 Duration: 33:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Lazy Days (02:59) 2 Image of Me (03:21) 3 High Fashion Queen (02:09) 4 If You Gotta Go, Go Now (01:52) 5 Man in the Fog (02:32) 6 Farther Along (04:02) 7 Older Guys (02:31) 8 Cody, Cody (02:46) 9 God’s Own Singer (02:08) 10 Down in the Churchyard (02:22) 11 Wild Horses (06:21) |
| Burrito Deluxe : Allmusic album Review : Gram Parsons had a habit of taking over whatever band he happened to be working with, and on the first three albums on which he appeared -- the International Submarine Bands Safe at Home, the Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and the Flying Burrito Brothers The Gilded Palace of Sin -- he became the focal point, regardless of the talent of his compatriots. Burrito Deluxe, the Burritos second album, is unique in Parsons repertoire in that its the only album where he seems to have deliberately stepped back to make more room for others; whether this was due to Grams disinterest in a band he was soon to leave, or if he was simply in an unusually democratic frame of mind is a matter of debate. But while it is hardly a bad album, its not nearly as striking as The Gilded Palace of Sin. Parsons didnt deliver many noteworthy originals for this set, with "Cody, Cody" and "Older Guys" faring best but paling next to the highlights from the previous album (though he was able to wrangle the song "Wild Horses" away from his buddy Keith Richards and record it a year before the Rolling Stones version would surface). And while the band sounds tight and they play with genuine enthusiasm, theres a certain lack of focus in these performances; the bands frontman sounds as if his thoughts are often elsewhere, and the other players cant quite compensate for him, though on tunes like "Gods Own Singer" and a cover of Bob Dylans "If You Gotta Go," they gamely give it the old college try. Burrito Deluxe is certainly a better than average country-rock album, but coming from the band who made the genres most strongly defining music, its something of a disappointment. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 24 Title: Hot Burrito Released: 1971 Tracks: 10 Duration: 34:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Man in the Fog (02:31) 2 Cody, Cody (02:46) 3 Tried So Hard (03:08) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:50) 5 My Uncle (02:37) 6 The Train Song (03:04) 7 Wild Horses (06:21) 8 Christines Tune (aka Devil in Disguise) (03:02) 9 Sin City (04:09) 10 Lazy Days (02:59) |
 | Album: 5 of 24 Title: The Flying Burrito Brothers Released: 1971-05 Tracks: 10 Duration: 36:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 White Line Fever (03:15) 2 Colorado (04:50) 3 Hand to Mouth (03:43) 4 Tried So Hard (03:08) 5 Just Cant Be (04:57) 6 To Ramona (03:37) 7 Four Days of Rain (03:38) 8 Cant You Hear Me Calling (02:21) 9 All Alone (03:32) 10 Why Are You Crying (03:04) |
| The Flying Burrito Brothers : Allmusic album Review : Following the somewhat disappointing Burrito Deluxe, Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers parted ways, leaving the band -- especially co-founder Chris Hillman -- with a huge void to fill. Hillman needed not only a new songwriting partner, but also a strong singer to share the vocal duties. For its eponymous third album, the group decided on Rick Roberts, a singer/songwriter with a strong, clear tenor who had headed west after leaving college in South Carolina. Its apparent that Roberts owes more to the L.A. country and folk-rock that Hillman had been mining with the Byrds than to the traditional country influences that Parsons had brought to the original Burrito Brothers. And whereas Chris Hillman was great in a support role behind Parsons and during his days with the Byrds behind Roger McGuinn or Gene Clark, his role as co-leader with someone who lacks that sort of forceful personality only brings his weaknesses to the fore. On the previous two Burrito recordings, Hillman co-wrote much of the best material and helped Parsons to realize his vision of "cosmic American music." But here the sound is much closer to that which bandmate Bernie Leadon would go on to record a year later with the Eagles. And while tracks like Roberts plaintive "Colorado," Gene Clarks "Tried So Hard," and the Hillman-Roberts collaboration "All Alone" are fine examples of the genre, theres little else on this album that truly lives up to the bands name. Much of whats lacking can be found in the performances, but even the most upbeat tunes lack any real oomph, while at times the singing can be less than compelling. The Flying Burrito Brothers is a solid if unspectacular country-rock record. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 24 Title: Honky Tonk Heaven Released: 1973 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:06:34 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Tonight the Bottle Let Me Dow (02:55) 2 Angel (03:12) 3 Close Up the Honky Tonks (02:19) 4 Green, Green Grass of Home (04:05) 5 Break My Mind (02:23) 6 Just Because (01:50) 7 Dim Lights (02:56) 8 Crazy Arms (02:47) 9 Boney Moroney (02:57) 10 Sing Me Back Home (03:51) 11 Six Days on the Road (02:56) 12 To Love Somebody (03:22) 1 Honky Tonk Women (04:18) 2 Lodi (03:06) 3 Together Again (03:11) 4 Did You See (03:07) 5 Beat the Heat (01:35) 6 Pick Me Up on Your Way Down (02:43) 7 Payday (03:09) 8 In My Own Small Way (03:02) 9 Feel Good Music (03:18) 10 Here Tonight (03:32) |
| Honky Tonk Heaven : Allmusic album Review : This two-record anthology of the Flying Burrito Brothers featured 22 as-yet-unreleased tracks when it was released in 1973 by the Dutch label Ariola, a year prior to the A&M; collection Close Up the Honky-Tonks and three years before another A&M; anthology, Sleepless Nights, became available. Even though there it overlaps both of these American LPs, there are several tracks that seem to be unique to this release. Gram Parsons vocal on "Just Because" sounds a bit under-rehearsed and as if it was recorded at a completely different session than its instrumental backing. Parsons fares better on a studio version of "Six Days on the Road," a track that the band would record in concert after his departure. Bernie Leadon has a rare lead vocal on John Fogartys "Lodi," though this experiment was evidently a one-shot deal while he was with the group. Chris Hillmans strong vocals on the traditional country song "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" and Jesse Winchesters "Payday" make it puzzling why they didnt merit release while the group was still intact. Rick Roberts, who came on board to replace Gram Parsons, both wrote and sang the upbeat ballad "In My Own Small Way" and the less successful "Feel Good Music." Since this long out of print two-LP set is likely to fetch a premium price, fans of the Flying Burrito Brothers may hesitate to acquire it for only six new tracks. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 24 Title: Blue Grass Special Released: 1973 Tracks: 12 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Orange Blossom Special (?) 2 Bugle Call Rag (?) 3 Uncle Penn (?) 4 Shenendoah Valley Breakdown (?) 5 Dont Let Your Deal Go Down (?) 6 Oklahoma Breakdown (?) 7 Roll in My Sweet Babys Arms (?) 8 Salty Dog Blues (?) 9 Listen to the Mockingbird (?) 10 Ruebins Train (?) 11 Foggy Mountain Breakdown (?) 12 Dixie Breakdown (?) |
 | Album: 8 of 24 Title: Flying Again Released: 1975 Tracks: 10 Duration: 31:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Easy to Get On (03:16) 2 Wind and Rain (04:26) 3 Why Baby Why (02:22) 4 Dim Light, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music) (02:15) 5 You Left the Water Running (02:22) 6 Building Fires (04:16) 7 Sweet Desert Childhood (03:41) 8 Bon Soir Blues (04:10) 9 River Road (02:45) 10 Hot Burrito #3 (02:04) |
| Flying Again : Allmusic album Review : The last that had been heard of the Flying Burrito Brothers was a 1973 European tour organized by Rick Roberts, replacement for founding member Gram Parsons, with a few hired guns. But with Parsonss growing posthumous legend, the bands name retained currency, and former bassist Chris Ethridge and former pedal steel guitarist "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow retained legal rights to that name. They brought in guitarist/fiddle player Floyd "Gib" Gilbeau, guitarist Joel Scott Hill, and former Byrds drummer Gene Parsons, and relaunched the Burritos with this album of competently played country-rock. Words like "travesty" and "insult" have been used to describe it, on the grounds that Ethridge and Kleinow were trading on Parsonss reputation, but on its own, the album is an adequate, if unremarkable set. Just dont pick it up looking for the old glory. [Flying Again and Airborne were reissued together on a single disc in late 2006.] | ||
 | Album: 9 of 24 Title: Airborne Released: 1976 Tracks: 11 Duration: 40:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Out of Control (03:51) 2 Waiting for Love to Begin (02:46) 3 Toe Tappin Music (03:14) 4 Quiet Man (03:48) 5 Northbound (03:56) 6 Big Bayou (03:28) 7 Walk on the Water (03:26) 8 Linda Lu (03:06) 9 Border Town (03:45) 10 Shes a Sailor (05:01) 11 Jesus Broke the Wild Horses (03:40) |
| Airborne : Allmusic album Review : After the demise of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a new edition was formed in 1975 with original members Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar and Chris Ethridge on bass, along with Cajun fiddler Gib Guilbeau, drummer and string player Gene Parsons (formerly of the Byrds), and guitarist Joel Scott Hill as the primary lead vocalist. The group was unstable from the start, with Ethridge departing after the first LP and another ex-Byrd, Skip Battin, replacing him. Compared to the earlier groups that recorded under the same name featuring Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, and later, Rick Roberts, this reincarnation never seemed to find a focus, relying on too many lackluster originals composed by the group and uninspired covers of others works. Guilbeau and Parsons also get their opportunities to sing lead, though no one is particularly impressive. A couple of curiosities include an almost-reggae-like take of John Prines "Quiet Man" and a guest appearance by Stevie Wonder on his "Shes a Sailor." [Airborne and Flying Again were reissued together on a single disc in late 2006.] | ||
 | Album: 10 of 24 Title: Sleepless Nights Released: 1976 Tracks: 12 Duration: 38:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Brand New Heartache (02:28) 2 Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (02:55) 3 Sing Me Back Home (03:53) 4 Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven (03:12) 5 Crazy Arms (02:48) 6 Sleepless Nights (03:23) 7 Close Up the Honky Tonks (02:20) 8 Together Again (03:13) 9 Honky Tonk Women (04:19) 10 Green, Green Grass of Home (04:05) 11 Dim Lights (02:56) 12 The Angels Rejoiced Last Night (02:23) |
| Sleepless Nights : Allmusic album Review : Three years after Gram Parsons untimely death, his frequent duet partner Emmylou Harris helped arrange for the release of this collection of outtakes -- three songs he cut with Harris for his final solo album Grievous Angel in 1973, and nine others recorded live in the studio with The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970. Anyone hoping to find the great lost Gram Parsons song is out of luck here; all 12 tunes are covers of vintage country classics, except for "Honky Tonk Women" (which at least sounds like a C&W; classic in this arrangement) and The Louvin Brothers "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night," which is as spiritually uplifting as ever with Harris pure, clear voice helping to bring it home. The three tracks with his duet partner fare best, while most of the cuts with the Burritos sound like demos, and though a few are inspired (particularly the deeply felt versions of "Sing Me Back Home" and "Green, Green Grass of Home," a lot of the time both Parsons and the band sound like a solid bar band in the middle of a Wednesday night set -- more than competent, but less than inspired. Sleepless Nights was certainly a labor of love and its a worthy purchase for committed fans, but neophytes are better off giving a listen to The Flying Burrito Brothers masterpiece The Gilded Palace of Sin, or either solo album, G.P. or Grievous Angel. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 24 Title: Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud, Loud Music Released: 1987 Tracks: 13 Duration: 40:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Train Song (03:02) 2 Close Up the Honky Tonks (02:16) 3 Sing Me Back Home (03:48) 4 Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (02:51) 5 Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven (03:07) 6 Crazy Arms (02:44) 7 Together Again (03:10) 8 Honky Tonk Women (04:15) 9 Green, Green Grass of Home (04:02) 10 Dim Lights (02:52) 11 Boney Moronie (02:55) 12 To Love Somebody (03:18) 13 Break My Mind (02:21) |
| Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud, Loud Music : Allmusic album Review : The British Edsel labels Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud, Loud Music, the first try at a Flying Burrito Brothers compilation in a decade, is not a best-of. Because the label had recently reissued the Burritos first two albums, The Gilded Palace of Sin and Burrito Deluxe, this 13-song collection is drawn from the rarities and outtakes first released on the A&M; albums Close Up the Honky-Tonks and Sleepless Nights after the original groups (and Gram Parsons) demise. Specifically, as the album notes report, "...[I]t brings together for the first time on one record all the Burritos material that features Gram Parsons and that wasnt on those first two LPs." The songs are for the most part covers of country music standards presented as demos or working versions that probably never would have been released if it were not for Parsons death. Parsons, of course, is the reason the Burritos continue to interest fans, and he sings well here, but this half-finished material does not compare to the first two albums. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 24 Title: Farther Along: The Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers Released: 1988-10-04 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:05:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Christine’s Tune (03:03) 2 Sin City (04:11) 3 Do Right Woman (03:56) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:58) 5 Wheels (03:04) 6 Juanita (02:31) 7 Hot Burrito #1 (03:41) 8 Hot Burrito #2 (03:19) 9 Do You Know How It Feels (02:09) 10 Break My Mind (02:22) 11 Farther Along (04:01) 12 Cody, Cody (02:46) 13 Gods Own Singer (02:06) 14 Wild Horses (06:21) 15 Dim Lights (02:56) 16 Just Because (01:46) 17 Six Days on the Road (02:56) 18 To Love Somebody (03:19) 19 Close Up the Honkytonks (02:18) 20 Sing Me Back Home (03:21) 21 I Shall Be Released (01:33) |
| Farther Along: The Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers : Allmusic album Review : Farther Along: The Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers is a nearly flawless compilation, containing a full 21 tracks of the pioneering groups best material. All but two of the songs from The Gilded Palace of Sin are included on the collection, as are all of the highlights from Burrito Deluxe and a handful of rarities and outtakes. In short, its a definitive collection containing all of the Burrito Brothers finest moments. Its indispensable to any rock or country collection. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 24 Title: From Another Time Released: 1989 Tracks: 12 Duration: 40:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Diggi Diggi Li (02:25) 2 Wheels (02:54) 3 Dim Light Thick Smoke (02:16) 4 Faded Love (03:30) 5 Devil In Disguise (04:11) 6 Building Fires (04:30) 7 Bon Soir Blues (03:58) 8 White Line Fever (03:23) 9 Sin City (04:42) 10 She Thinks I Still Care (04:03) 11 Why Baby Why (02:24) 12 Close Up The Honky Tonks (02:43) |
 | Album: 14 of 24 Title: Southern Tracks Released: 1990 Tracks: 12 Duration: 42:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Crazy Horses (03:03) 2 Born for Honky Tonkin (02:52) 3 Armed and Dangerous (02:46) 4 Shellys Little Girl (04:12) 5 Thunder Road (03:20) 6 Matchbox (03:24) 7 Shes a Lover Now (03:18) 8 Love Minus Zero (03:10) 9 They Want to Hang a Bad Boy (03:08) 10 My Believing Heart (03:10) 11 Christines Tune (06:24) 12 My Buckets Got a Hole in It (04:07) |
 | Album: 15 of 24 Title: Eye of a Hurricane Released: 1993 Tracks: 13 Duration: 49:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Wheel of Love (04:13) 2 Like a Thief in the Night (04:02) 3 Bayou Blues (03:44) 4 Angry Words (05:02) 5 Rosetto Knows (02:52) 6 Heart Highway (03:45) 7 I Sent Your Saddle Home (03:41) 8 Juke Box Saturday Night (02:11) 9 Arizona Moon (03:26) 10 Wild Wild West (03:39) 11 Eye of the Hurricane (05:03) 12 Sunset Boulevard (04:37) 13 Smile (02:46) |
| Eye of a Hurricane : Allmusic album Review : The first studio release of the 90s by the Flying Burrito Brothers, EYE OF THE HURRICANE, was recorded in 1991 but not released until 1994. By that time, interest in the group had been renewed by the burgeoning alt.country scene, which took many of its ideas from the first few Burritos albums. Featuring the stalwart pedal steel player Sneaky Pete Kleinow and original bassist Chris Ethridge--who had left the group three times before and would do so again before this record came out--alongside recent Burritos mainstays John Beland and Gib Guilbeau and new keyboardist Brian Cadd, the album is more rock-oriented than the mainstream country sound the Burritos had moved towards in the 80s. The result compare favorably to both Garth Brooks and Uncle Tupelo, showing just how much range the Burritos have at their best. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 24 Title: Back to the Sweetheart of the Rodeo Released: 1996 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:30:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Back to the Sweethearts of the Rodeo (03:12) 2 Burning Embers (04:27) 3 Red Shoes (01:45) 4 Shoot for the Moon (02:58) 5 Moonlight Rider (05:51) 6 Carry Me (03:06) 7 Baby Wont You Let Me Be the One (03:19) 8 Gold Guitar (03:39) 9 True True Love (03:53) 10 Im Impressed (02:37) 11 Lets Do Something Crazy (03:21) 12 Youre a Fool to Love (04:02) 13 Mean Streets (04:42) 1 Like a Shadow (05:59) 2 I Dont Believe You Met My Baby (02:03) 3 My Heart Skips a Beat (02:16) 4 Take a Message to Merry (03:35) 5 Last Call (02:43) 6 Burn the Midnight Oil (04:11) 7 Should We Tell Him (02:08) 8 Youre Running Wild (02:22) 9 This Could Be the Night (03:38) 10 My Shoes Keep Walkin Back to You (02:27) 11 You Should Know Me by Now (02:22) 12 Ive Got a New Heartache (02:34) 13 Roadmaster (01:12) 14 One Man Woman (03:20) 15 Do You Know Mary Lou (03:04) |
 | Album: 17 of 24 Title: Out of the Blue Released: 1996 Tracks: 42 Duration: 2:08:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Sing Me Back Home (03:21) 2 Hot Burrito #2 (03:19) 3 Break My Mind (02:22) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:47) 5 Cody Cody (02:44) 6 Wheels (03:04) 7 Hot Burrito #1 (03:41) 8 Sin City (04:11) 9 Do Right Woman (03:56) 10 Gods Own Singer (02:06) 11 Older Guys (02:30) 12 Train Song (03:05) 13 Lazy Days (03:01) 14 Christine’s Tune (03:03) 15 Close Up the Honkytonks (02:18) 16 Do You Know How It Feels (02:08) 17 High Fashion Queen (02:08) 18 Man in the Fog (02:32) 19 To Love Somebody (03:19) 20 My Uncle (02:37) 21 Hippie Boy (04:56) 1 Juanita (02:31) 2 Image of Me (03:21) 3 Farther Along (04:01) 4 If You Gotta Go (01:50) 5 Bony Moronie (02:58) 6 Six Days on the Road (02:56) 7 Wild Horses (06:21) 8 Down in the Churchyard (02:23) 9 Wake Up Little Susie (live) (03:30) 10 Pick Me Up on Your Way Down (02:43) 11 Just Because (01:47) 12 Lodi (03:06) 13 Money Honey (live) (03:26) 14 I Shall Be Released (01:33) 15 White Line Fever (03:18) 16 Aint That a Lot of Love (live) (03:25) 17 Dont Fight It (live) (03:07) 18 Losing Game (live) (02:58) 19 Tried So Hard (03:12) 20 All Alone (03:34) 21 100 Years From Now (live) (02:37) |
 | Album: 18 of 24 Title: The Gilded Palace of Sin / Burrito Deluxe Released: 1997 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:10:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Christines Tune (aka Devil in Disguise) (03:02) 2 Sin City (04:11) 3 Do Right Woman (03:56) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:50) 5 My Uncle (02:37) 6 Wheels (03:04) 7 Juanita (02:31) 8 Hot Burrito # 1 (03:39) 9 Hot Burrito # 2 (03:19) 10 Do You Know How It Feels (To Be Lonesome) (02:09) 11 Hippie Boy (04:59) 12 Lazy Days (03:13) 13 Image of Me (03:21) 14 High Fashion Queen (02:09) 15 If You Gotta Go (01:50) 16 Man in the Fog (02:32) 17 Farther Along (04:02) 18 Older Guys (02:30) 19 Cody, Cody (02:46) 20 God’s Own Singer (02:08) 21 Down in the Churchyard (02:20) 22 Wild Horses (06:21) |
 | Album: 19 of 24 Title: Members Edition Released: 1998 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:03:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Eye of a Hurricane (05:04) 2 I Sent Your Saddle Home (03:43) 3 Jukebox Saturday Night (02:11) 4 Arizona Moon (03:26) 5 Rosetta Knows (02:58) 6 Wild, Wild West (03:38) 7 Midnight Magic Woman (03:29) 8 Shes a Friend of a Friend (02:44) 9 Too Much Honky Tonkin’ (03:02) 10 Why Must the Ending Always Be So Sad (02:42) 11 Closer to You (02:56) 12 Somewhere Tonight (02:31) 13 She’s a Hell of a Deal (02:34) 14 True Love Nevers Run Dry (02:12) 15 White Line Fever (03:23) 16 Wild Horses (04:59) 17 When It All Comes Down to Love (02:38) 18 Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (02:48) 19 You Ain’t Going Nowhere (03:51) 20 Bayou Blues (02:46) |
 | Album: 20 of 24 Title: The Masters Released: 1998 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:07:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 She Belongs to Everyone But Me (03:43) 2 Somewhere Tonight (02:33) 3 Baby, Howd we Ever Get This Way (02:14) 4 Too Much Honky Tonkin (03:04) 5 Midnight Magic Woman (03:31) 6 My Abandoned Heart (02:33) 7 Shes a Friend of a Friend (02:48) 8 Louisiana (02:19) 9 Cheating Kind of Love (04:17) 10 Why Must the Ending Always be so Sad (02:44) 11 Thats When You Know its Over (02:26) 12 You (01:59) 13 I Swear I Dont Miss Her Anymore (01:59) 14 Shes a Hell of a Deal (02:35) 15 Another Shade of Grey (03:04) 16 Damned if Ill be Lonely Tonight (04:19) 17 If Something Should Come Between Us (03:10) 18 When Youre Giving Yourself to a Stranger (03:31) 19 Run to the Night (02:49) 20 Coast to Coast (03:18) 21 Closer to You (02:57) 22 True Love Never Runs Dry (02:13) 23 Tell me it Aint So (03:18) |
 | Album: 21 of 24 Title: Hot Burritos! Anthology: 1969-1972 Released: 2000 Tracks: 43 Duration: 2:19:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Christine’s Tune (03:03) 2 Sin City (04:11) 3 Do Right Woman (03:56) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:50) 5 My Uncle (02:37) 6 Wheels (03:04) 7 Juanita (02:31) 8 Hot Burrito #1 (03:37) 9 Hot Burrito #2 (03:19) 10 Do You Know How It Feels (02:09) 11 Hippie Boy (04:55) 12 The Train Song (03:04) 13 Lazy Days (02:59) 14 Image of Me (03:19) 15 High Fashion Queen (02:07) 16 If You Gotta Go (01:49) 17 Man in the Fog (02:31) 18 Farther Along (04:01) 19 Older Guys (02:28) 20 Cody, Cody (02:46) 21 Gods Own Singer (02:06) 22 Down in the Churchyard (02:20) 23 Wild Horses (06:21) 1 Six Days on the Road (02:56) 2 Close Up the Honky Tonks (02:18) 3 Break My Mind (02:22) 4 Dim Lights (02:55) 5 Sing Me Back Home (03:50) 6 Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (02:55) 7 To Love Somebody (03:19) 8 White Line Fever (03:16) 9 Colorado (04:51) 10 Hand to Mouth (03:44) 11 Tried So Hard (03:08) 12 Just Cant Be (04:58) 13 To Ramona (03:40) 14 Four Days of Rain (03:39) 15 Cant You Hear Me Calling (02:23) 16 All Alone (03:33) 17 Why Are You Crying (03:02) 18 Here Tonight (03:29) 19 Aint That a Lot of Love (03:20) 20 Losing Game (02:57) |
 | Album: 22 of 24 Title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Flying Burrito Brothers Released: 2001-06-19 Tracks: 12 Duration: 42:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Christine’s Tune (03:03) 2 Sin City (04:08) 3 Do Right Woman (03:56) 4 Dark End of the Street (03:50) 5 Wheels (03:04) 6 Hot Burrito #2 (03:19) 7 The Train Song (03:04) 8 Lazy Days (02:59) 9 Cody, Cody (02:46) 10 Break My Mind (02:22) 11 Together Again (03:11) 12 Wild Horses (06:21) |
 | Album: 23 of 24 Title: Flying Again / Airborne Released: 2006 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:11:58 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Easy to Get On (03:16) 2 Wind and Rain (04:26) 3 Why Baby Why (02:22) 4 Dim Light, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music) (02:15) 5 You Left the Water Running (02:22) 6 Building Fires (04:16) 7 Sweet Desert Childhood (03:41) 8 Bon Soir Blues (04:10) 9 River Road (02:59) 10 Hot Burrito #3 (02:04) 11 Out of Control (03:51) 12 Waitin for Love to Begin (02:48) 13 Toe Tappin Music (03:14) 14 Quiet Man (03:48) 15 Northbound Bus (04:00) 16 Big Bayou (03:28) 17 Walk on the Water (03:26) 18 Linda Lu (03:06) 19 Border Town (03:45) 20 Shes a Sailor (05:01) 21 Jesus Broke the Wild Horses (03:40) |
| Flying Again / Airborne : Allmusic album Review : Two mid-70s Flying Burrito Brothers albums, 1975s Flying Again and 1976s Airborne, are combined onto one 72-minute CD on this reissue, which also has historical liner notes. The output of legendary bands whose main engines have moved on frequently suffers, especially in comparison to their more highly regarded earlier recordings. Such is the case with the Flying Burrito Brothers, though perhaps more drastically than with most acts in a similar boat. By the time of Flying Again, the groups founders and most creative musicians, Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, were long gone (in Parsons case, literally gone from the planet). There were links to the classic period in the presence of Chris Ethridge and "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, as well as ex-Byrds drummer/multi-instrumentalist Gene Parsons, and stylistically they still retained many elements of the earlier Burritos country-rock sound. But the songs and lead vocals werent as strong, and theres a general sense of an outfit coasting on the more genial aspects of the country-rock approach, rather than trying to challenge or push boundaries. The choice of covers (including George Jones "Why Baby Why" and the soul tune "You Left the Water Running") is indicative of a lingering intention to combine various strands of American music under the country-rock umbrella, and Gene Parsons "Sweet Desert Childhood" injects a nice plaintive note, but overall its not too memorable. Another ex-Byrd, Skip Battin, replaced Ethridge on Airborne, which moves toward a more AOR rock sound. If the intention was to be more commercial, it didnt work, much of the material tapping a jocular yet mellow, muted country-rock vein. As for the covers, a mild take on Ray Sharpes rock & roll oldie "Linda Lu" flops, though John Prines "Quiet Man" and, more surprisingly, Stevie Wonders "Shes a Sailor" (on which Wonder himself plays piano) make for more interesting selections. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 24 Title: Gram Parsons Archives, Volume 1: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 Released: 2009-03-30 Tracks: 27 Duration: 1:38:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Close Up the Honky Tonks (02:38) 2 Dark End of the Street (04:05) 3 Medley: Undo the Right / Somebodys Back in Town (03:21) 4 She Once Lived Here (04:00) 5 Weve Got to Get Ourselves Together (03:57) 6 Lucille (02:41) 7 Hot Burrito #1 (03:44) 8 Hot Burrito #2 (04:34) 9 Long Black Limousine (03:53) 10 Mental Revenge (03:12) 11 Sin City (04:05) 12 Thousand Dollar Wedding (home recording in LA, 1969) (04:27) 13 When Will I Be Loved (home recording in NYC, 1967) (02:16) 1 Medley: Undo the Right / Somebodys Back in Town (03:14) 2 She Once Lived Here (04:16) 3 Mental Revenge (03:13) 4 Weve Got to Get Ourselves Together (03:53) 5 Lucille (02:58) 6 Sin City (04:10) 7 You Win Again (03:12) 8 Hot Burrito #1 (03:55) 9 Hot Burrito #2 (04:10) 10 Youre Still on My Mind (02:45) 11 Train Song (03:50) 12 Long Black Limousine (03:23) 13 Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (03:24) 14 Do Right Woman (05:02) |