The Gilded Palace of Sin, Flying Burrito Brothers, 1969, :37
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Excellent country-rock played with assured skill. It's quite hard to believe that this was their first album. Even slower and better known songs are given a deft touch that makes them sound fresh. "So Right Woman" and "Dark End of the Street" are not my favorite standards, but these guys give them a new polish. The final track, "Hippie Boy," is a talking story-song; it doesn't really fit on the album, but the lads' hearts are in the right place. Favorite tracks: "Christine's Tune," "Sin City," "My Uncle," "Juanita."
