THE BURRITO BROTHERS / The Magic Time Machine of Love

About this episode

This episode features a discussion about The Burrito Brothers and their new album, exploring their musical legacy and evolution.

This week, THE BURRITO BROTHERS / The Magic Time Machine of Love “ The idea will keep going. It’s not like it’s dead. Whether I do it or anybody else does, it’s got to keep going.” Gram Parsons 1972 Chis P James in converstation about the new album from The Burrito Brothers,The Magic Time Machine of Love, which was released in November through Think Like a Key Music. How can music that sounds so completely new and inventive sound so familiar at the same time? Well… it does. That’s The Burrito Brothers for you! The legacy and experiences that inform the wonderful music of today’s BBs is so rich, so fertile, and so far-reaching that it sounds like an old friend even as your ears are treated to something quite unlike anything you’ve heard before. It’s an amazing alchemy. But being amazing is standard practice for The Burrito Brothers. Ever since two Byrds left the “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” mothership nearly 60 years ago, The Burrito Brothers have been ever evolving and putting out wonderful albums. The musicians in today’s group, Chris P James , Tony Paoletta, Peter Young and Steve Allen, have performed and recorded numerous notable previous works of their own and with countless…

People in this episode

Host: Douglas McLean

Topics covered

• music
• album release
• legacy
• interview
• musicians
• evolution

Keywords

• Burrito Brothers
• Gram Parsons
• The Magic Time Machine of Love
• music legacy
• album release
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Burrito Brothers, Think Like a Key Music

Books & works: The Magic Time Machine of Love

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