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The Flying Burrito Brothers [Slipcase] by The Flying Burrito Brothers (CD, 1971)
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Product Identifiers
ProducerJim Dickson; Bob Hughes
Record LabelUniversal Distribution
UPC4988005572578
eBay Product ID (ePID)28050146199
Product Key Features
Release Year1971
FormatCD
GenreRock
Run Time59 Mins 22 Seconds
StyleCountry Rock
ArtistThe Flying Burrito Brothers
Release TitleThe Flying Burrito Brothers [Slipcase]
Additional Product Features
DistributionMercury Record Production
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Number of Discs1
EngineerLillian Douma; Bob Hughes
Additional informationTHE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS is available domestically on HOT BURRITOS!: THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS ANTHOLOGY 1969-1972. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Rick Roberts (vocals, guitar); Chris Hillman (vocals, bass); Bernie Leadon (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo); "Sneeky" Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Michael Clarke (drums). Additional personnel: Bob Gibson (acoustic 12-string guitar); Mike Deasy (guitar); Earl Ball (piano). Personnel: Bernie Leadon (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo); Peter Kleinow (pedal steel guitar). Liner Note Authors: Billy James ; Kazuhiro Uda. Recording information: Record Plant, Hollywood, CA. Photographer: Ansel Adams. 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. It's 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 Clark's "Tried So Hard," and the Hillman-Roberts collaboration "All Alone" are fine examples of the genre, there's little else on this album that truly lives up to the band's name. Much of what's 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. ~ Brett Hartenbach
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo
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