Mr. Tambourine Man

Parecido com The Beatles

This takes me to another time where things were more simple.

Some pretty soulful vocals on this one...and they were REALLY going through a Dylan phase weren't they?

Classic 60s!

Jangly

3.5. It's like a mix of The Beatles & some other Brit-pop types. Not my usual, but fine

Sonido Beatles, beach boys... Pero más normal

My second Byrds album, and I'm already enjoying it a lot more than 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo.' Interesting that they pulled the titular track from Bob Dylan, along with several others. Would have liked to hear more of what they had to say, but Dylan's stuff was great of course. I didn't realize that this album was instrumental in popularizing folk rock, but I can see why. It's really solid.

Enjoyable. Bob Dylan songs sung by prettier voices. Harmonies are great, backed by bright guitar chords and some standard time-keeping from percussion. Bonus points for being the trend-setting folk rock album, bringing a light electric sound to the existing genre. This is the influence for a ton of my favourite music. The album itself is not necessarily a standout in the genre, but I give it a little bump because they were the first people to make this folk rock thing take off. Fave tracks: Mr. Tambourine Man, Spanish Harlem Incident, It's No Use

Solid folk rock sound with a slight Beatles edge coming out of this one. Apparently this is the album that pioneered this vibe, which is near and dear to me, so points for that. Beyond that, over half the songs on this record are covers (which I guess wasn't too unusual for the era), and the ones that are originals aren't anything to write home about imo. Still enjoyed the listen, but doesn't particularly stand out to me. Fav Tracks: Mr Tambourine Man, I Knew I'd Want You, It's No Use

Ei kyllä ihmeitä tarjonnut, mutta taustamusana meni sujuvasti läpi. Kolmonen yläkanttiin.

Kesäinen ja tälleen aurinkoisena päivänä toimi

Four stars An all-time classic, and an album which still holds its own many years after it was released. As is usually the case with those classic albums, I won't write a full-blown review here given that others have already written wonderful stuff about them and there's not much I can add that I feel could be relevant and interesting. Mr. Tambourine Man is just a timeless gem for anyone who has even a remote interest in The Byrds. Go and listen to it a.s.a.p. Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

I'm feeling a little vindictive, but definitely needed my janglemeter calibrated. These aren't bad covers, exactly, just worse than the originals: Slowing everything down is not, in fact, a good idea.

What a great debut album with an electrifying distinctive original sound mainly due to Roger McGuin's chiming 12 string Rickenbacker. The songwriting is obviously bolstered by four Dylan covers, but they sit nicely alongside the originals and the other covers. It's a mature album with themes like Welsh mining disasters (the majestic 'Bells of Rhymney') and oppression (Dylan's 'Chimes of Freedom'). There's plenty of lovely west coast vocal harmonies but they never sound sappy. Other highlights include the title track, 'All I Really Want To Do' (even better on the mono 45 mix), 'I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better' and the Bo Didley beat on 'Don't Doubt Yourself Babe'. They even make the standard 'We'll Meet Again' fit their jangly sound. The songs all benefit from Terry Melcher's crystalline production. And how cool is the fisheye lense cover art.

Lots of childhood memories wrapped in this almost nursery rhyme album.

Dreadful stereotype

Terrible

The album was alright.i was expecting it be really folksy and it was not. It sounded like early Beatles music. It was tolerable. Nothing great. It was short and I didn't feel the need to skip any songs.

"Hey, want to listen to a Beatles album but like one of the early, early ones that's all covers and also you won't know any of the songs?"

4.75

Meh... 60s folk rock. No thanks.

Not my favorite from them, but it's a great feel-good album. Lots of Dylan covers as usual, so that doesn't hurt. Nothing groundbreaking, just great rock music.

Very nice feelgood album. I would have enjoyed it more on a sunny day, but this winter crap will have to do

Pioneer of the genre. Classic folk rock - Amen !

Listening to this record is both soothing and energizing, it's a positive experience. The Byrds' sound is unique, the perfect symbiosis between well-written folk and pop/rock.

dobar đir!

Rock propio de la época, a veces movido, a veces más oscuro. Líneas de bajo interesantes, pero la mayor parte del tiempo se siente repetitivo. Puede ser un 2.5 que sube porque en general está bien y se queda en 3.

Creía que me iba a dar mucha flojera con el estilito coral todo bonito de The Byrds y luego siendo puros covers, pero de hecho, me alcanzaron a agradar algunas de las rolas y creo que si me invita a conocerlos más.

Very nice. Folk is like comfort food. It’s always enjoyable and safe but when it’s done well it can be elevated it’s comparable to genres where we expect high quality.

I knew this album, or at least most of the songs already. But I learned some things from listening to it and reading the Wikipedia entry. This was kind of a repurposing of Dylan, and other songs into a “pop” sound, almost Bearlesesque. I have mixed feeling about the title track as the original has so much more in it than this cover. But Dylan himself has often reinvented and changes his own songs, at least live so I reckon else would approve. The Dylan songs are by far the best ones on the album .

Can see how influential this was.

Oh damn, David Crosby is in this one too. And Bob Dylan too is just everywhere in western music. Obvious Beatles influences too. The rock feel of the Beatles, the harmonies of the Beach Boys and the Lyrics of Bob Dylan. What's not to like? 4.4

Really enjoyed it.

I liked it, but I kind of annoyed with all these Beatles-like songs. Maybe it's a matter of the day because some days I'm really into it, but not this time. Good album.

That 12-string Rickenbacker that leads of the title track and flows throughout the album of original songs combined with Bob Dylan covers has etched its way into becoming one of the iconic sounds of the 60s. The Byrds are one of those groups who's music gives just about as much Entertainment as the internal intrigue. 3.5/5

When your band employs a tambourine man, every song looks like it needs a tambourine.

This sound wasn’t for me.

It's been a long time since I listened to this album. It's very enjoyable and holds up well after all this time. I completely forgot about "We'll Meet Again." It's a great cover of a song I always liked.

Have just finished Jon Savage's weight tome '1966' (not as good as 'England's Dreaming') , in which there are words about The Byrds, 'Eight Miles High', the influence of drugs in the music of 1966 and the start of psychedelia. Strange how their career was largely based on Dylan covers. Disappointing how the songs sound strangely thin. Despite all the covers, Gene Clarke's songs stand up pretty well, especially 'I Feel A Whole Lot Better'. Where would indie jangle be without them?

An OK cover band I guess.

pretty good album, I don’t know how many of those songs are actually original but I know a lot of them were covers still the execution and style was great, I’ll give it an 8/10

Top album from the sixties, superb vocal harmonies and jangling guitars

The album starts great with the title song and then some very good pop songs but then peaks with the back to back songs of It’s No Use great song Don’t Doubt Yourself Babe Chimes of Freedom Before finishing gently with We’ll meet again and She Has A Way

A nostalgic 60s album. I would have heard the singles as an eight year old and loved them at the time. A worthy 3*

It was just OK. Probably a low three. Tambourine Man is a classic but that standard was not maintained.

Unfortunate that they are forgotten as compared to the Beatles. Great stuff.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Don’t doubt yourself,babe

8,5

Boring

Cute. Surprisingly melancholy. Couldn't really tell the difference between the songs after Mr Tambourine Man.

Genre: Folk Rock 4/5 This was an absolute sweetheart. The Byrds, to me, prior to listening to this, were the guys that made Mr. Tambourine Man a big time hit. A sweet little song they stole from Bob Dylan and made way better. Catchy, sweet, and pretty all the way ‘round. But the fun really didn’t stop there. All over this thing there are great harmonies, sweet melodies, and a lovely mood throughout. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better and Chimes of Freedom are at either end of a really great tracklist. It’s essentially proto-Crosby, Stills, & Nash: pretty folk pop, with soft rock hints, and it all makes for a very enjoyable listening experience.

Not bad

Another solidly good album from the Byrds. Their consistency across the 60s is really something.

This album was great, although sometimes I wished the mixes were a little different (some voices stuck out more than I wanted them to- maybe I'm spoiled by Crosby's perfect harmonies with CSNY?) but that is a very small quibble. It was simultaneously upbeat and mellow, offered plenty of Dylan covers, and was exactly the vibe I wanted last night.

10/10

So boring. How many Ooh Aahs sissy choir beach ball vanilla 60s boy bands are there? Jesus, gtfo.

Frábær fílingur

Pleasant

This is what to me is the classic Byrds album Belongs in every music lovers collection. Ringing guitars, beautiful harmonies, rich production overall and the songs....wow. The Dylan covers like the title track, Chimes of Freedom and All I Really Want To Do are beautifully rendered and the originals; I'll Feel a Whole Lit Better and Here Without You show a maturity ro their writing that would develop even more on later albums.. favourite track; The Bells of Rhymney. 5 🌟 (note my copy is a Sundazed Vinyl pressing that includes two very good bonus tracks so that's what I'm commenting on and rating.)

I enjoyed this as a piece of recording history. I think they were very influential for bands in Australia.

Maximum 60's. Pleasant enough as background music. 3.5. I could round up for how influential the album was, but instead I'm rounding down for all the covers, including the title track which is kind of cheeky don't you think? Also it would be easy to mistake the cover art as a shoe ad.

Not bad, just had on as some background music. Nice upbeat quick hits.

The Byrds are cool. I don't mind listening to them, but it's funny I actually prefer other versions of two of their biggest hits from this album. I prefer the Dylan version of Mr. Tambourine Man and the Tom Petty cover of I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better. I'm not in a very 60's mood today though so that may be affecting my rating.

Muy hippie.

solid. good songs. Will continue listening to this album.

Very 60's!

Nice vocal harmonies. Has a nostalgic sound.

Very much Beatles vibes in this one, but I really enjoy it! Super funky, the guitar hits just right, basically give me more of them!

So they knew - they released the album knowing their only covered song would be their huge hit. Not one of the folk-pop tracks they wrote themselves that fills the rest of the album that blurs into 1. They knew. Dull

This is what to me is the classic Byrds album Belongs in every music lovers collection. Ringing guitars, beautiful harmonies, rich production overall and the songs....wow. The Dylan covers like the title track, Chimes of Freedom and All I Really Want To Do are beautifully rendered and the originals; I'll Feel a Whole Lit Better and Here Without You show a maturity ro their writing that would develop even more on later albums.. favourite track; The Bells of Rhymney. 5 🌟 (note my copy is a Sundazed Vinyl pressing that includes two very good bonus tracks so that's what I'm commenting on and rating.)

Meh

Those jangling chiming guitars, the chugging rhythm, the breezy dreamy vocals I love that sound ! I knew they’d influenced indie but I can hear Velvet Underground in this which came after. Upbeat, the sound of a more innocent optimistic time, decent easy listening music. Most of the album are covers but Tambourine Man is an amazing cover & the Byrds Gene Clark compositions are great. Is it all a bit samey ? Probably but does it matter when the sound is this good ?

Very easy listening. Stand out track is the title track.

Average music from the 60s. Nothing really standing out

An inoffensively pleasant listen, but I get flashbacks of a long drive to Scotland with just a Byrds greatest hits CD playing on loop every time I hear their tunes.

There's a bit in the doors film where manzerik says 'bit like the byrds man' and it's not a complement. Jingle jangle boring. 2

It was decent, liked most of the tracks but besides the big ones they were too memorable. Solid 3

I liked this one, torn between a 3 and a 4. Same era as the Beatles and you can kind of hear that. I enjoyed their take on Mr Tambourine Man. Favourite songs: You Won't Have to Cry, It's No Use

This album is reminiscent of listening to the oldies AM radio station in my parents' kitchen growing up. Hard to listen by myself and not miss them.

Pretty solid. Very distinct sound.

Heilt ok

Canciones sin carácter, destacan mínimamente “I knew I’d want you” e “It’s no use”.

More modern than I was expecting. 12 string reasonably well-paced, don’t get sick of it. * All I Want to Do * It’s No Use - sounds like the Guess Who, the solo is insane.

love them

Just plain great folk rock. 8/10 1. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better 2. Chimes of Freedom 3. Mr. Tambourine Man

Really great. Love the 60's.

The best album if you're looking for the era of classic jangle pop that started it all. Sure, people rave about how this album popularized folk-rock to the mainstream audience, but I just love their consistent jangly sound in this debut. It's optimistic, lofi, and harmonic that reminds me what I love about CSNY and so many other pop rock artists. This is one of the better pop albums of its time, of course highly influential on the sound that sunshine pop and psychedelia would develop shortly after. Of course, I'm highly biased due to loving their sound. Most of the songs themselves are nothing spectacular, it's just the vocals and jangle that I have a guilty pleasure for, and I just like the Byrds best. That being said, I think the titular track is a wonderful adaption and one of the most significant jangle songs of the decade. Favorites: Mr. Tambourine Man, Here Without You, The Bells Of Rhymney, I Knew I'd Want You, We'll Meet Again

Amazing how gentle it sounds now. Still lovely though!

~groovy~

man. i'd give my life for jangly guitars

Listen, it's tight, it has real beauty. My cynicali middle-aged self can't help but ponder it in context of the relentless commodification of folk and punk in this era. In and of itself it's a great album. One point off for being a full third Dylan cover album.

I remember listening to this cassette in my '78 Monte Carlo. I recall being more fond of it back then-- the melodies were catchy, and I was more into a non-critical hippyish view of the world. While some of the tracks resonate, most of the album doesn't age as well and comes off as a two dimensional, sophomoric and whitewashed ignorance of social oppression, opting instead to simply "love harder" and be involved in slightly alt- scenes. Ah, it was a simpler time then; one much easier to ignore when one was white, male, and middle class.

Another album I already own on vinyl. I'll never tire of the Byrds.

While I liked this album slightly more than the first one thrown up by The Byrds, I still find it mostly uninspiring with no tracks that really hook me. I toyed with giving it a 3, but that's only relative to their other music. I just don't enjoy this as much as the majority of the other albums.

Very fun and enjoyable album. Beautiful jangly guitar. Closer to a 3.5, as it wanes a bit in the back half.

As far as 60s pop goes, I like it

It's not that this is bad. The musicality and whatnot are all on point. I guess for me this has more to do with Bob Dylan. My love of Dylan is directly proportional to my dislike for The Byrds. You don't need to dress up Dylan's songs this way--or any way.

Probably the best songwriters around in the mid 60's, with a natural highlight being their harmonized vocals. Their instrumentation is compelling too, with varied and complex playstyles across all instruments. Even if I wasn't 100% in love with the full album, I can't not respect how good these guys are.

It was okay.

3/5. Old style but still enjoyable.

60s melodies have their place. I wouldn't be able to listen to this album all in one sitting.

Pretty solid british pop. I like the folky/rock sound of the kinks a bit better, this is a bit safer and sweeter. Nice, not as much catches me for repeat listens.

Mmm, not my jam. 8/10.

We got this and Fifth Dimension within the same week and it’s interesting to see how their sound shifted in Just a year (Not uncommon with the Beatles). I might give the edge to fifth dimension even though this has more singles because of the originality.. Lots of Beatles esque or Dylan esque vibes here. (Especially Dylan seeing as how half the album are covers) Never a bad thing. Fave tracks: “mr tambourine man” “the bells of Rhymney” “We’ll Meet Again” “Spanish Harlem Incident”

An old-style that is hard to listen to for the first time in 2021. It's fine, and I'm sure it was great back in '65. 2/5

Meh, old generic

8/10

Liked this more than I thought I would

8/10

spookily like the one that precedes it

Prachtig rustig album van een top groep

Not my kinda tune

Love that 12 string sound, and the songs are so earnest and soulful. Iconic.

If I close my eyes while listening to this, it sort of transports me to feeling like I'm in a period piece movie about the mid 60s. Seems to perfectly capture the spirit of its time in America.

I like the first cover song, the interpretation of Mr. Tambourine Man works well with the Byrds style. In general I liked this more than I expected, but still not enough to grab me to listen on my own. 3.5 to 3.

What’s there not to like? Simple progressions and melodies, short run time, easy tempos. Easy to love and enjoy!

Great easy listening music, hard to find any faults

I think I've heard this album before. Not the biggest larry BYRDS fan

If it was 1965 this album would be a banger

Not really my thing honestly. Not very interesting either IMO

Good enough

I can't imagine a scenario where I'd choose any of these covers over the Dylan originals? But, the rest of the album is fine enough, apart from the cover of "we'll meet again" which is terrrrrrrrible.

Absolutely get how much of an influence they had on their contemporaries and many bands to follow, and many of the tunes are quite catchy, but overall I think I must have heard these songs too often growing up. I also find them a bit tinny, kind of thin in their sound, and honestly just wasn't very interested as it played.

oldies

Interesting, like old Beatles

Ruhig, melodisch. Manchmal ein bisschen monoton, aber angenehm und wohlig zu hören. Beatles-Style.

Better than expected for a 60s album FT: Mr Tambourine Man

classic folk rock, chill vibes

I dig it

Classic. I'm into their signature guitar sound.

-Parts of "All I Really Want To Do" sounds like "Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands" -Cool bass in my left ear on "It's No Use" -Woukd probably be cooler if I knew more Bob Dylan -Generally nice folk rock, but nothing really amazing -The Byrd's aren't real

The genesis of jangle guitars that has influenced, directly or otherwise, basically every single indie band I love.

Jingle Jangle. I prefer their version of Mr. Tambourine Man over Dylan's, but I've always been a sucker for harmonies. This album influenced seemingly thousands of bands and artists, ironically none more so than Dylan himself. Dylan went electric soon after, and I have to think hearing the Byrds take of his song (the first Dylan penned song to reach Number 1) had a lot to do with that.

Super

Initial thoughts * Mr Tambourine Man - More familiar with the Dylan version and I think I prefer it. * Spanish Harlem Incident - This is not great. I thought the Byrds were known for making Dylan's stuff more accessible but seems like the singer seems like he's really aping Dylan and not in a good way. After that I didn't pay super close attention. Jangly vaguely folky soft rock. Can hear some 12-string sometimes. Some good songs but I'm not in love with their particular style or performances. Some factoids I came across * Apparently two songs (title track and "I Knew I'd Wanted You") were actually recorded by the Wreaking Crew (great doc if you haven't seen it) before the Byrds insisted that they actually play on the record. And you can really hear the difference on those two tracks. * Also an interesting tidbit, a book I'm reading about the history of the electric guitar (Play It Loud) claims the Byrd were an influence on Dylan going electric. Bottom line: Just sort of meh. I'd rather just listen to Dylan himself - though I really like Dylan's electric period so thankful if this played some small part in that. Those are great records. Definitely and influential record, can see why it's on the list from that perspective.

Buen disco.

Jangling guitars and cool 60s vibes.

Nice one

3.5/5. I liked this. It reminded me a little of the early Beatles, but a little folky.

The Byrds seemed like they may have put up a good fight against the tsunami that was The Beatles, however at the time there was no real way to stop them. Mr. Tambourine Man is a solid pop-folk album that would have been enjoyed by audiences all over. Best: Mr. Tambourine Man Worst: The Bells of Rhymney Note: Spotify has the 1996 reissue with additional tracks. I only listened to the original 12 tracks on the album.

Also unexpectedly fun 👍 Few too many tracks, though! Fav new track: Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe

Love the jingle jangle but the sound is a bit thin and not all the songs are top drawer.

Classic jangle pop. Interesting to hear the whole album. But not sure I'll be returning to it.

The title track is better than Dylan’s version. This is the sound of an era.

Pretty much every song sounds the same. Same instruments, same key, same tempo, same tambourine jangling away at the same rhythm. I guess if you like the Byrds, you'd really like this a lot.

How many fucking albums by the Byrds must I get?

Perfectly fine, if a bit generic sounding to me. Nice harmonies and some good toe tappers, many I’ve heard before.

Saccharine versions of Bob. Not for me Clive.

Fun, jangly pop with good harmonies

(3.5) I'll Feel A Lot Better is one of my favourite songs ever so I went into this album with high hopes. It's a perfect sunny day album, classic 60s jangly guitar pop. Not every track is super memorable, but the summer vibes carry all the way through making it a really sweet listen. Here Without You is sexy as heck!! The cover of We'll Meet Again is bizarre.

while musically good, with decent lyrics and good harmonies i find the album lacking any sort of 'soul' or feeling

Ugh. I hate this era of folk music. Now, I know who to blame. I can't unhear "We'll meet again"

Not bad... typical 60s sound...

I knew a lot more songs on this than i thought i would!

Like a cheap Beatles/Dylan copy.

Very 60s

What a massive album in terms of what it did not only for The Byrds, but Bob Dylan himself and folk rock in general. Of course, if you made a list of the top 5 songs on this album, the four Dylan tracks would all appear. I think we give Gene Clark a bit too much credit as a songwriter. Jingle jangle. Best track: Mr. Tambourine Man

3/5

Like The Beatles but worse

This album is alright - very 60s type music and mostly not my thing. 5/10.

Im pretty sure i did this one but forgot to leave feedback. 3-4 range IIRC.

Fabulous album so far, I've enjoyed every song. The harmonies are lovely and the 60s jangly guitar always sounds special.

Who knew Mr Tambourine Man was a cover. Decent tunes, not quite as good edgy and interesting as Illinois, but it’s up there.

enjoyed the majority of it, not as good as notorious byrds though

I was never a fan of the jingle jangle guitar of the title track. I was trying to ignore the beta-cuck energy of be friends with you to give a safe 3 stars. But finishing with we’ll meet again push me from passive annoyance to activate disdain.

This is definitely on the better end of 1969s pop-rock-folk. I enjoyed the whole thing except the truly bizarre Vera Lynn cover in a mock English accent. Half the album is Dylan covers, and tbh you'd be hard pushed to find a better version of 'All I Really Want to Do'. Nice dreamy but clean and catchy vibe to most of this. I'll push the boat out with 4*

Inoffensive but nothing spectacular. Just 60s pop. Honest, boring, safe.

Great album. Captures the folk to rock sound that the Byrds and the 60’s are known for. It lets you appreciate the leveling and complexity of what they were trying to do and did so successfully.

Ik dacht in ieder nummer wel een Tambourine Man te horen.

Altijd wel een leuke band gevonden, die vogels, maar het wordt op een gegeven moment wel wat slapjes.

Leuk om die plaat eens in zijn geheel gehoord te hebben.

Heel mooie nummer maar het omslagpunt naar gezapig is soms wel erg dichtbij.

Nudy

Decent

Good, but not great. Honestly little memorable, because most part sound like a generic 60´s rock album. Anyway, there are some tracks that I actually liked a lot, starting with the eponymous song, "Mr. Tambourine" and the other one is "I feel a lot better now". However, its not a bad album, but I dont really believe I would revisit this, who knows, maybe one day. 6.5/10

3 Alben von den Byrds sind zu viel, Younger Than Yesterday hätte gereicht und hätte der Band geschmeichelt, dieses Album fand ich bis auf den Titelsong echt öd.

Un dels grans álbums de pop lluminós dels primers temps del pop. Les excel.lents versions de Dylan, les composicions de McGuinn i Gene Clark, el treball vocal de David Crosby... Una de les bandes més interessant dels 60, i una de les millors estrenes discogràfiques de la década

No sé. Quizá me hizo falta volumen. Tiene pinceladas buenísimas

Tal vez no era el día para escuchar éste Disco. Me dormí.

I liked the cover songs more than the original ones. The covers were a great way to bring denser lyrics to a larger audience.

INCREDIBLE

Not a huge fan, can definitely tell they are trying to compete with the Beatles, who I do not like, so the style of music is not tripping my trigger.

Vraiment bon album de folk rock . 4.5 a reecoter, plusieurs chabsons de dylab revisites.

Pleasant inoffensive 60s rock. Like listening to knock off Beatles.

I know it's a classic album, but sounds like they're trying too hard to be The Beatles and the same jangly guitar sound on every track is repetitive. I think you had to be there in the 60s to fully appreciate this.

Rítmicos y melódicos. Buenas voces. Acompasados.

I mean, those first two songs are just so strong. Nothing else on this album really takes me to that same place. But those two songs are so good.

Man, they really took that whole twinkly little guitar intro motif and ran it into the damn ground, didn’t they? Even beyond that many of these songs just sounded the same to me. Speed up the tempo and go more for the straight up Beatles rips (like on “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better”) and I would have been much happier, ya damn hippies.

Every song on this album sounds basically the same. There's muddy words, a 60's sounding guitar, and a tambourine. Although the sound is fine, it doesn't really change that much over the course of the album. Favorite track: It's No Use

Its fine, and fun. the feel of the album is super consistent, but nothing special. Straightforward and cliche lyrics (on the love songs), repetitive instrumentals throughout. I liked: Its No Use,Mr Tamborine man, dont doubt yourself babe, Chimes of freedom.

This is very of its time. Jingly jangly 60s acoustic/clean electric rock with typical 60s weird lyrics.

Yeah

Basically just better vocal versions of Bob Dylan songs… decent

Good listen, bunch of songs I recognised, Is we'll meet again Sinatra? Sounds like a positive funeral song

Well. It's an album from the 60's which means it's likely to peak on the first song. It does. The album is fine, but it's nothing special. Highlight: 1.

nice album, most songs sound very similar, Beatles vibes

Sounds like a clone of the Beatles

I've heard this one a zillion times, and it's a favorite. Chimes Of Freedom is outstanding! The best Dylan cover ever, tho Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower comes close!

Canciones muy parecidas, pero si una es buena, casi todas son buenasas

Title track is good, rest of the album sounds the same.

Not bad. Favorite song is Here without you

3.5 At the beginning I wasn't that interested in the album after the opening track, but the album gets better after the next few tracks.

better than inadadavidadadaabda

Solid Album

Love that rich sound

Really strong opening here yay Nice second track too Still going strong with track 3 FINAL THOUGHTS: 3/5, good but wannabe Beatles

pretty good house music - jazzy

Eh, it was alright. Nothing special imo.

Very relaxing

hmmm hippy? Favorites: All I Really Wanna Do It has some bops.... may return in the future to get into it

A veritable classic. Even without the Shatner.

The debut album from The Byrds and it's possibly their best album, but with their solid run from this album to Sweetheart, any of those albums could've taken top honours (not Turn! Turn! Turn! though, that one wasn't so good). It does rely on covers more than most of their other albums but that shouldn't be a detraction to the quality of the songs here.

Record Mirror in the UK awarded the album two stars out of five, deriding it as, "The same nothingy vocals, the same jangly guitar, the same plodding beat on almost every track. The Byrds really must try to get some different sounds." I agree with this statements.

Ну вот такое я хоть как то ещё понимаю. В целом могу понять почему рокерам это нравится. Я так понял эти челы решили в своё время хайпануть на фоне битлов. Музыка - мелодичная, ни к чему не обязывающие тексты. Вполне сойдёт за саундтрек к мультику. Так как я такое не слушаю, не могу оценивать по каким то техническим критериям, но в целом норм, особенно, на фоне предыдущего говна. 5/10

Какой нахуй 1965? вы ебанутые? Уже даже смысла нет такое старье слушать. 0/10

К релизам более чем полувековой давности стоит, конечно, относиться с осторожностью и давать поблажку, опираясь на меняющиеся тенденции и развитие сферы звукозаписи. но мне, если честно, зашло даже по современным меркам. конечно, звучит как всё в 60-х, прослеживается сильное влияние Beach Boys, где-то и битлов, где-то даже психодела вроде Love. Но в целом, если выдернуть этот альбом из контекста — звучит вполне живо. Я, кстати, послушал и моно- и стереоверсию. Вторая выпущена позже, и имеет свои недостатки (например когда гитара и бас разводятся в разные каналы, это вообще ужас на самом деле, не хватает только барабаны исключительно в одно ухо вывести), но в целом слушается пободрее и поразнообразнее. песни простенькие, но душевные, можно под них дунуть плюху или, например, присунуть сисястой бабе, экспириенс не испортится. Минусом, конечно, является безобразно большое количество каверов (пол альбома), а личные песни бэнда Бурдс звучат послабже перепевок, но на саму группу мне похуй, поэтому пусть будет. 4/5 всем rock-n-roll, love и piss 🤘

Ну хуй знает. Самое скучное из того, что мы пока слушали. Будто выкинутые вторичные треки Битлов, записанные нонеймами. Но в целом атмосферу хиппарскую создаёт. Была бы десятибаллка- ёбнул бы 5. Округлять вверх надо, так что тройку всё же.

ну нет уж сука не возьмете, буду слушать весь блять рок какой есть назло, думали я сдамся а хуй там говно из 10

Not really my cup of tea but obvious that they paved the way for a lot of American bands in the folk/country rock genre

More like Mr. Boring man. Again, it hasn't aged well. It sounds like B grade The Who. I don't like it and won't be listening again. I give it a star due to being influential and due to the members of the band being very talented, but stifled due to the times.

Excellent. This reminds me of mom.

Um álbum relativamente interessante, parece ser mais um álbum de rock, mas é relativamente bem feito e interessante. Fiquei espantado com o inesperado cover do we'll meet again da Vera Lyn Nota:6/10

Enjoyable

Any music from the 60s with this kind of style seems to make my brain automatically want to compare it to the Beatles and just chalk it up as a 'close copy' of their sound. It all ends up sounding very samey to me. Didn't really do it for me unfortunately

Enttäuschung ab dem 2. Lied

Bis auf das erste Lied eher so Hintergrundmusik, Gitarre und Melodie gefallen, der Gesang ist halt eher solala.

Der Titelsong ist ein Hit und der Ohrwurm ziemlich hartnäckig. Der Rest eher Hintergrundgedudel aber 3 Sterne geb ich da gerne ;)

Decent and easy listening but again, nothing too special. Mr Tambourine Man is obviously the best song on there. You can tell Bob Dylan got a lot of inspiration from this.

What I imagine The Beatles would have sounded like if they were less talented. Listenable but why not just listen to The Beatles?

Good listen, there were a few tracks in addition to the title one that stuck out like "Here Without You". Strange for an album of mostly covers to be on this list, but it did have a lot to do with popularizing folk music and its own unique sound.

60s rock. Movie scene music. road music

Not bad but kinda boring. Like a poor man's Beatles

Good

Jangling Dylan wannabe pop/rock. Best Tracks: I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, All I Really Want to Do, Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe

Production: 9/20 Songwriting: 11/20 Innovation: 11/20 Bangers: 10/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =55 Yes - pleasant. I also was surprised I'd never heard their cover of We'll meet again before. Nice.

Classic 60s album

Not bad, fun 60s pop rock album

Soft rock with a very 60's/70's feel. 2RS

Early sixties rock. Good beats, no bass. Beatleseque.

Suuuper easy listening. Great to pop on and get stuff done

Yawn

Dated melodies of Bob Dylan songs that made me appreciate the Dylan version more.

i can appreciate that this was probably influential but it's not that great of an album imo. i like their version of Tambourine Man though

I enjoyed it, lyrics were a bit silly. Their cover of Mr Tambourine Man was great, points for being that bold I guess. 7 for me

Always been a bit confused by The Byrds..... do they really deserve reverence for being a band that took Dylan songs and made them janglier?

Started well, but the wetness was a bit overwhelming by the end. Very low energy, in a way that sounds more like they couldn't be bothered rather than being nice and chilled. Think it might be the whiney vocals.

As expected. Jaunty 60s pop rock and a decent listen

Jangly. A whole one third are Dylan Covers though!

7.

5.5

Highlight - It's No Use This is the music you hear when someone is nostalgic for the 60's. It's The Wonder Years. The sweeping, melodic guitars, the chorus of vocals, the Tamborine...All of it points to the summer of 1965. This time is gone. We aren't getting it back.

Boring but not unpleasant. Was kinda disappointed by the We’ll Meet Again cover but alas. 6

too hippy

Meh, too old for me.

It was good. I enjoyed it.

Now we're talking! Love the Byrds. Love Dylan. This is THE 60s. Eight miles high is a classic too.

Inicios del folk rock, con canciones muy buenas, y otras no tanto

Dripping in 60s everything. I saw a write up that said they were inspire by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. I also didn't remember David Crosby as a part of this band. I liked the album.

Very solid folk rock. Normally I'm eager to turn off anything folky as quickly as possible, but I made it all the way through this one without trouble, including the deluxe edition bonus tracks.

It was ok, old though

Not my favorite Byrds album, but I still like it. "Chimes of Freedom" has always been one of my favorite tracks of theirs.

Mr. Tambourine Man is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released on June 21, 1965 by Columbia Records.[1] The album, which is characterized by the Byrds' signature sound of Jim McGuinn's[nb 2] 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and their complex harmony singing, consists mostly of covers of folk songs, mainly composed by Bob Dylan, and originals written or co-written by singer Gene Clark.[2][3] Along with the Dylan-penned single of the same name, Mr. Tambourine Man established the band as an internationally successful act[4] and is widely regarded by critics as representing the first effective American challenge to the chart dominance of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands during the mid-1960s two most distinctive features of the Byrds' rendition of "Mr. Tambourine Man" are the vocal harmonies of Clark, McGuinn, and Crosby, and McGuinn's jangling twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar playing (which complemented the phrase "jingle jangle morning" found in the song's lyric).[4] This combination of 12-string guitar work and complex harmony singing became the band's signature sound during their early period

I've listened to this album several times over the years, and it is an impressive album, and an even more important one for the folk rock genre. The songs are all good, just kind of have a feel of other bands doing them better....if that makes any sense. still a great album

Nice 1960s sound, feel good music with a nice singer

Really enjoyed this album! They sound very similar to The Beatles.

The Byrds are like Crosby, Stills, and Nash before CSN. Their harmonies are great. The sound is so 60s, in a good way. I'm probably partial because this album is right up my alley, so it gets 4 stars. I could understand it receiving 3 stars from others because there are just so many other great albums from this era that sound similar and are a bit more inspired.

Excellent. Debut album from the Byrds, with that classic Byrds sound.

The title track is a classic that I’d heard a million times. Not much else familiar on the album and if I’m honest I can see why. It’s just not engaging. Really samey soft lyrics over very safe music.

WOW, what a fantastic album. Classic 60s sound with song like their cover of Mr. Tambourine Man and All I Really Want to Do, to a heavy song with It's No Use and the downtrodden I knew I'd Want You. This is front to back great.

started strong ended weak

yeah I don’t really know why this album was here, not really a huge fan of 60s music and it just felt very samey - I did quite like ‘It’s No Use’ though :) still only 2.5 max

alright

Realz

Apparently this was supposed to challenge the "British Invasion" and compete with The Beatles... No.

Twangy hippie nonsense, but also Jesus. Of course classics on this too. No standout tracks I hadn't previously heard.

Interesting mix of a little country twang + Beatles-like vocal harmonies and compositions. Not wholly memorable or distinct from other 60s output in the same category but still a good listen

i liked it actually. would potentially relisten

I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better is probably my favorite track on the album. The Byrds might’ve brought more attention to Bob Dylan but I always felt they were piggybacking off him at points. Still a great album

Ok - not really my thing

3/10, it was ok

I like how this sounds, I just don't need it to sound like that for an entire album. It is very samey throughout, which results in you disliking everything you liked on hearing the first tunes. If I were rating just one songfrom this album, it would likely score 3, but the overwhelming repetition drives that down a notch to 2. Less of this would have been a nicer 60s pop experience.

Day 24 of Albums You Must Hear… The Byrds, an American band, were a short lived, yet extremely popular collective in the mid 60’s. Their album Mr. Tambourine Man was able to shine amongst the British acts that invaded American air waves during this era. I won’t go deep into the history of this band, but they are worthy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in which they were inducted in 1991. The lyrics are clear and simple, the harmonies are spot on and the satisfying 12 string Rickenbacker guitar exemplifies the sound of the flower child years. Mr. Tambourine man has a lot of Bob Dylan covers, which is a little odd, but perhaps thats why this band was coined as Folk Rock. I love 60’s music, much of which I’m familiar with because of my favorite television show from the 80’s, The Wonder Years. I first heard songs from The Byrds watching that show as a kid. Much of Mr. Tambourine Man’s non-Dylan songs are about adolescent romance, not unlike early music from The Beach Boys and The Beatles. My Favorite song is I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better (When You’re Gone), I mean, who can’t relate at some point to that feeling in their past. The harmony of the vocals is very catchy and very 60’s. The song I least like is All I Really Want To Do, a Dylan cover. It’s about only wanting to be friends with a girl. It’s so damn stupid to me, like, is this a former lover or a girl that has a crush on you? Either way, why write a song and record it for the whole world to hear? Poor girl, dumb song. The title track, Mr. Tambourine has been recorded to death by many artists over the years, but I might like this version the most, while Stevie Wonder’s cover is cool as shit. I am probably safe in assuming this song is about the neighborhood dope man. She Has a Way is a sweet song, again, about adolescent love and wanting to settle down. The majority of kids these days will probably shit on this music for the lack of WAP and electronic drums, but it’s a good album and I enjoyed the majority of it. I appreciate the music of years past and I had fun with Mr. Tambourine Man! Please share your thoughts, memories and opinions!

This was a great album. Has many of the byrds greatest hits.

Sold 60s rock.

Not my bag, baby

Ah, 1965. Everyone wanted to sound like the Beatles and Bob Dylan, and the first song on this album manages to do both. A pleasant album.

Disregarding the bonus tracks (overdubs/alt versions/etc). Doesn't quite have the same magic as contemporary Beatles

Kirk sang it better haha. But ya, album was fine.

Can’t help but think MURICA as a reaction to the Beatles

I’ll have to give this another listen. Sounds pretty good for 1965, but kinda tame by today’s standards.

Smooth listening

Ok

didnt like

7.5/10 FT: I'll feel a whole lot better

1/14 Liked this one more than their third album.

didnt love the whole thing but mr tambourine man was good

Boring