Farther Along: The Best Of

farther along: the best of

Track Listings
1. Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise)
2. Sin City
3. Do Right Woman
4. Dark End of the Street
5. Wheels
6. Juanita
7. Hot Burrito No. 1
8. Hot Burrito No. 2
9. Do You Know How It Feels
10. Break My Mind
11. Farther Along
12. Cody Cody
13. God's Own Singer
14. Wild Horses
15. Dim Lights
16. Just Because
17. Six Days on the Road
18. To Love Somebody
19. Close up the Honky Tonks
20. Sing Me Back Home
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The beauty of this retrospective of the Gram Parsons-Chris Hillman-led version of the seminal country-rock band is that it includes the group's masterwork almost in its entirety. Indeed, 9 of the 11 tracks from the group's classic 1969 debut, The Gilded Palace of Sin, appear on this 21-song overview of the group's early crest. With a foundation built on the very recordings that, along with the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo (another LP largely shaped by Parsons and Hillman), are the source of country-rock and its alt-country offspring, Farther Along is a banner anthology. Beyond the Gilded likes of "Wheels," "Sin City," and "Hot Burrito #1," however, Farther Along is generously fleshed out with selections from Parsons's second and final (and disappointing) FBB LP, Burrito Deluxe, and a couple of oddities in covers of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" and Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released." --Steven Stolder

Farther Along: The Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers,The Flying Burrito Brothers,A&M,Country-Rock,Pop,Popular Music,Rock

Farther Along: The Best Of
Farther Along: Best Of The Flying Burrito Brothers
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Very nice single CD compilation
  • This is a great collection.
  • Don't Buy This Album-It Ruins The Experience
  • Mostly of historical interest only
  • Real Good
 Farther Along: Best Of The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Manufacturer: A&M
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002GI4
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Christine's Tune (Devil In Disguise)
  2. Sin City
  3. Do Right Woman
  4. Dark End Of The Street
  5. Wheels
  6. Juanita
  7. Hot Burrito #1
  8. Hot Burrito #2
  9. Do You Know How It Feels
  10. Break My Mind
  11. Farther Along
  12. Cody Cody
  13. God's Own Singer
  14. Wild Horses
  15. Dim Lights
  16. Just Because
  17. Six Days On The Road
  18. To Love Somebody
  19. Close Up The Honkytonks
  20. Sing Me Back Home
  21. I Shall Be Released

Amazon.com

The beauty of this retrospective of the Gram Parsons-Chris Hillman-led version of the seminal country-rock band is that it includes the group's masterwork almost in its entirety. Indeed, 9 of the 11 tracks from the group's classic 1969 debut, The Gilded Palace of Sin, appear on this 21-song overview of the group's early crest. With a foundation built on the very recordings that, along with the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo (another LP largely shaped by Parsons and Hillman), are the source of country-rock and its alt-country offspring, Farther Along is a banner anthology. Beyond the Gilded likes of "Wheels," "Sin City," and "Hot Burrito #1," however, Farther Along is generously fleshed out with selections from Parsons's second and final (and disappointing) FBB LP, Burrito Deluxe, and a couple of oddities in covers of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" and Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released." --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very nice single CD compilation.......2006-02-27

'Farther Along, The Best of The Flying Burrito Brothers' is a good selection from this group's first two albums. To counter another reviewer's remarks, a 'best of' album is not done to replace earlier classic albums. I agree heartily that the Burrito's first album, 'The Gilded Palace of Sin' is a truly great album, but if you have that on vinyl and you want something for your walkman without buying new copies of all their albums, this issue does the job.

The Flying Burrito Brothers were a spin-off from the Byrds, after they did their classic 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo', after bringing in Gram Parsons to replace the errant David Crosby, who flew off to create 'Crosby, Stills, and Nash'.

The Burritos were primarily Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Chris Etheredge, and Sneaky Pete, of whom I never bothered to track down his real name.

The only thing I miss from their original releases is the 'little hippy girl' talker done by Parsons.

Recommended as a sampler or very portable version of a classic 60's group.

4 out of 5 stars This is a great collection........2004-03-16

"Farther Along" may be out of print now, but if you come across it, it's a great single disc collection of these guys. Sure it doesn't have everything, but what's here is all excellent pioneering country-rock. You can't complain too much with 21 tracks of some of their best. Everything here from "Christine's Tune (a.k.a. devil in disguise)", to the partial cover of "I Shall Be Released" is wonderful. If you don't pick this up, check out "Sin City: The Best Of", it's about the same. "Gram Parsons" solo stuff is sweet too.

3 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Album-It Ruins The Experience.......2001-02-03

Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman were the archeitects of a new style of music. The Flying Burrito Brothers weren't only the first and perhaps best Alternative Country/Country Rock Band, but their first two albums remain the definitive statements of the genre. Which is how you need to hear them. THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN is one of the greatest albums in the history of Rock or Country music. There is no equal to Parsons in terms of songcraft and vision, and THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN is packed with classics including:"Wheels", "Sin City", "Devil In Disguise/Christine's Tune", and many more. BURRITO DELUXE was an inferior follow-up but still much better than the manufactured Nashville product of today. With so many exceptional traits to their sound, how can a compilation of Parsons-era material sound so bad? A&M completely ruins the Burritos experience with this disc. Not only is the sound quality on this disc bad, but the compiling is terrible. Nine tracks (out of eleven) from the GILDED PALACE OF SIN album may sound like an easy and less expensive place to start, wrong. The nine tracks from THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN are the best songs on the CD, but they don't sound half as good on FARTHER ALONG. The nine tracks are "Christine's Tune/Devil In Disguise", "Sin City", "Do Right Woman", "Dark End Of The Street", "Wheels", "Juanita", "Hot Burrito #1", "Hot Burrito #2" and "Do You Know How It Feels" (the version by the Gram Parsons with the International Submarine Band on the SAFE AT HOME CD is better). After the first nine comes an outtake "Break My Mind". The Flying Burrito Brothers' version is on the level of the version Linda Ronstadt recorded for her debut HAND SOWN...HOME GROWN. The four tracks pulled from BURRITO DELUXE are definitely inferior to the first nine songs. The four tracks are "Farther Along", "Cody Cody", "God's Own Singer" and "Wild Horses". The remaining seven tracks are various outtakes, none of which are written by Parsons or Hillman. Only those interested in the historical perspective will find "Dim Lights", "Just Because", "Six Days On The Road", "To Love Somebody", "Close Up Honkeytonks", "Sing Me Back Home", or the fragment of "I Shall Be Released" to be of any interest. Musically, they really aren't, since one of the Burritos' greatest strengths was the superior quality of their original material. Even Chris Hillman said this represented the "Best and the worst of the 'Parsons-era Burritos'". Most listeners will only find the first half of the disc useful. If you want to get into The Flying Burrito Brothers the best way is to order a copy of THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN. It might cost more, but it's worth it. I'm playing my copy of their first release constantly. FARTHER ALONG is no treasure chest and if I had realized then how much better the full original THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN was, I would have purchased that CD initially. I'm giving it three stars because the Parsons material and original Flying Burrito Brothers recordings are extraordinary, but this compilation is very poor.

2 out of 5 stars Mostly of historical interest only.......2000-06-20

While many of the tracks on this CD have possibilities, indicating some decent songwriting skills, the arrangements are quite sparse and the vocals are just middling. I was hoping this would sound like an early-Eagles album, but Gram just doesn't have the vocal abilities of Glenn Frey or Don Henley and the arrangements and production seem somewhat primitive. I think Emmylou Harris' and Linda Ronstadt's versions of "Sin City" and "Dark End of the Street", respectively, are clearly superior to the Burritos', for instance. Gram Parsons' main contribution to music must be his songs and his influence on others, rather than his performances.

4 out of 5 stars Real Good.......2000-01-16

This is a strong CD full of great music. But I prefer Out of the Blue. With the exception of Dim Lights everything of FA is on OOTB. Costs 3 times as much though.

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