Burrito Deluxe - Disciples of the Truth

Being a huge Flying Burrito Brothers fan, I took notice of the band when I was reading their bio and saw they took the name Burrito Deluxe from the 1970 album. I like the feel of that album and they keep with the charm on this CD. This is highly influenced by the late great Gram Parsons. The band displays incredible appreciation for Gram’s talent and throws in a snazzy style they can proudly call their own.

This band shares their convictions to move you on a spiritually and socially conscience level. The first track, Out of the Wilderness, is talking about a redeemed person. I found it to be a born again adventure of a long road of sin that brought him to his sanctimonious state of today. There were very clear pictures and vivid lines that show, not tell, what is on his mind. They pick up the tempo on the title track Disciples of the Truth. There was a tightly executed jam session of blues piano and rockin’ guitars. My favorite of the entire CD was Midnight at a Red Light, I thought it was a very clever hook that grabbed my attention and Who’s Gonna Love You was a long bitter road of betrayal and absolution. Both are incredibly written with stunning images and upbeat toe tapping rhythms. I like the vocals and instrumentation of this CD. It appears to be very well thought out and implemented with precision and grace.

These boys have definitely lived up to their influences and would have done Gram proud. They have tight lyrics, enticing messages, and highly professional performance. Can’t take much away from them and highly recommend a listen. I myself went out and bought previous albums as I was so impressed with this one.

Rebecca's rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 guitars

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