Rec | THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN BY THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS

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The Gilded Palace of Sin by the flying burrito brothers

An OG country rock classic from the late ‘60s California canyon scene. Story behind the band is interesting too, close proximity to all the greats in L.A. at the time (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Rolling Stones, etc.) RIP Gram.

@canyonhead

6d ago

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@victoire

Thank you!! Their suits alone make me want to listen to them tbh

1d ago

@coreydubrowa

There aren't enough characters/emojis to reaffirm this rec enough. If you think you don't like country (or that it's music for hicks, etc.), give this a listen. It's actually SOUL MUSIC with steel guitar accompaniment. A++++.

6d ago

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