The Gilded Palace Of Sin
By 1969, Gram Parsons had already built the foundation of the country-rock … Read Full Bio ↴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 Kleinow's fuzztone steel guitar provides a perfect bridge between country and psychedelic rock, and Chris Hillman's 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.
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers Lyrics


Christine's Tune She's a devil in disguise You can see it in her…
Dark End Of The Street One, two, three, four At the dark end of the street That's…
Do Right Woman Take me to heart And I'll always love you And nobody else Co…
Do You Know How It Feels Do you know how it feels To be lonesome When there's just…
Hippie Boy I was walking down the street the other day A sight…
Hot Burrito #1 There's a place everyone of us can go to Maybe you…
Hot Burrito #2 Yes, you loved me and you sold my clothes I love…
Juanita No affection were the words That stuck on my mind When she…
My Uncle A letter came today from my draft board With trembling hands…
Sin City This old town is filled with sin It'll swallow you in If…
Wheels We've all got wheels To take ourselves away We've got the te…


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