Flying Burrito Brothers (1971) Just Can't Be - LOST 70s GEMS

A rare RnB flavoured track from the hillbilly rockers, the sultry blues lick has a country twang while Chris Hillman harmonises with his bandmates for smokey Robinson high tenor vocal soothing you in while the big chorus is classic country rock rousing big vocals. The twin guitars sounds come from electric and pedal wailing away dissonantly with restraint. It's so unusual for the Burritos to show such menacing hard rock and soul experimentation though they did start off with hard edged psychedelia they soon became commercial ballad group.