Fifth Dimension

Beatles-like

Clearly The Byrds were exploring here. This makes the record interesting as we get a sometimes cool, sometimes super awkward blend of straight arrow old school Byrds and envelope-pushing psychedelic experimentation. There were moments where I literally laughed at loud at how bad it was and others where found myself nodding my head and feeling grateful for the chance to hear 1960s musical evolution happening in my headphones. There is a ton of music in this world to listen to so I’m not sure I’d ever get back to this album but I also won’t throw it away completely either. 3.75 stars.

nice

Meh

Way too many Byrds albums on this list and songs about your trip are interesting to nobody but you. That said, I did enjoy the second half of the album more than the first and when they’re on they’re on.

Man, if that ain't the hippiest hippie music that ever hippied. Despite absolutely reeking of patchouli, "Fifth Dimension" came off the ropes swinging. Unfortunately, it lost its way somewhere around the ill-advised cover of "Hey Joe" and never really managed to find the path back to great. Shame.

Weno bonito

I don't think I'd ever listened to this entire album. Growing up with an old hippie record collector, that's rare to find for something from 1966. I had no idea this was pre-Gram Parsons either. Wikipedia got a workout for this album. I can appreciate the songwriting, but it's a bit too slow and plodding and 'samey' for me. 3/5

I like some of these songs a lot, but I'm not blown away. It can be a little lackluster. I can see how they're moving away from Dylan's songs, but still folky... Productions is 1966... I like that eastern psyche sounding guitar on I Know My Rider :chef-kiss: Overall though, probably a 3.2 or so... it doesn’t resonate enough for 4 territory.

It was okay. Didn’t love it or hate it. Realizing that the 60s sound of some songs that I love are just a product of its time.

Some really cool psychedelic bangers (5D, Wild Mountain Thyme, What's Happening), some snoozers. That's all I can really say. Like Buffalo Springfield did a bit more LSD.

Mr. Spaceman was a bopenstein. I actually really enjoyed this album. Was nice and chill for a rainy seattle monday AM.

не почувствовала неровности. просто милый альбом

Pretty good but not list-worthy, especially when there's 3 other fucking Byrds albums on the list and no Carly Rae Jepsen

A few good songs Eight Miles High which has a great guitar solo... but the rest of the album is very midling and not that interesting to me

harmonic singing in folk music....not my taste

Very psychedelic, I feel like I should be doing mushrooms & acid listening to this

very beatles, there were some nice melodies, but the guitar sounded messy at times

Un bon album rock, aux accents parfois folk, parfois psychédéliques

It's ok, better than their later country music albums. No Dylan covers this time, however there is Hey Joe pre-dating Hendrix I think. And it includes 8 Miles High which is one of the better 60s psychedelic rock offerings. It's ok.

Yep, some classic tunes.

What came first the Byrds or the Beatles? Not sure but they give off the same vibes. This album is pretty melancholy and mellow. Some fun guitar riffs in Hey Joe and Captain Soul.

For many albums in the 1001 I get half way through and either get board, wondering when it will finish, or I start to get into it and enjoy it to the end. Thankfully this was one of the latter. 3.5 stars.

I might revisit this one.

What a strange choice, given it all reviews, note that this album was lacking its primary songwriter and that everyone else came up short for ideas. But it's also apparently where the psychedelic folk stuff originated. Some of it was interesting, and then there were airplanes sound effects.

Fine. Nothing grabbed me. Even the big song on here Eight Miles High was kind of a snoozer for me.

Perfectly adequate stuff from the perfectly adequate Byrds. I’m always surprised when I look at all the different members in The Byrds that I don’t like this band more. But put them all together and it’s just fine, not mind-blowing, no matter how psychedelic they attempt to be.

Pleasant enough, but ultimately pretty unremarkable and boring.

Not a bad album. Easy to listen to. My biggest problem was that the two best songs were done better by other people. Hey Joe by Hendrix and Hey Mr. Spaceman by........ Jimmy Buffett and Gonzo o.O

3/5 Best track: Mr. Spaceman

-never heard of this album or band -but so far this first song sounds nice! -the instrumentals in these songs are very interesting -they sound very busy but not in a bad way -this is the strangest guitar solo i have ever heard (eight mile high) -sometimes this persons singing feels like they are trying to hypnotize me -this album has some good songs at the end but mostly kind of boring to me -it is getting three stars from me

This is the second album from The Byrds that I've listened to, and it's definitely very different than their country album (this one came first). I feel like I should like The Byrds a little more than I do for some reason. 60s alt/psych rock plus David Crosby seems like a winning formula, but this one is just a bit inconsistent for me. There are a few songs that are really solid; "Eight Miles High" is awesome and "What's Happening?" has really good vibes as well. There's some down moments here too though, with a few more traditional covers and an instrumental on a fairly short album overall (only 30 minutes on the original release). I enjoyed listening to it enough, but it's definitely a bit all over the place. I'll keep waiting for The Byrds to fully click with me, hopefully it's coming. Favorite song: Eight Miles High Other: 5D (Fifth Dimension), Mr. Spaceman, What's Happening? 11/28/23

Nice to listen to but nothing special

Not as great as expected, feels like a little more of the same.

Had never heard of these guys before this. Despite being called ‘fifth dimension’ its just a pretty average 60s record

Every time The Byrds come around, I think it’s gonna be just another mid-60’s pseudo-psychedelic swampy Beatles-esque time, and while it’s not like it *isn’t* that, there’s always enough new to pick up on, something interesting about their approach that I didn’t pick up on last time. This time, it’s definitely the rhythm and lead guitars. This stuff feels well past the Tomorrow Never Knows riffs and into really crazy, frantic, jagged territory. I wanna play guitar like that. The guitar to me has more of a personality than their songwriting, which is often kind of meandering and formless, or pulls too deep into the psych folk, Bob-dylan-y direction for it to feel like I’m hearing something new. I really love harmonies too, and these songs let the harmonies breathe. It’s experimental! Especially on the stereo mix, you feel the walls of music start to crack. The whole rhythm section is in one ear… what is it doing there?? The drums are turned way down, just keeping time for a vocals-and-strings arrangement. This doesn’t have any of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting star power at all, and the album drags in parts, but there are fresh ideas here, and it’s maybe my favorite Byrds pick we’ve had so far. I’m feeling like they deserve a deep dive… a bit of a dark horse pick for this 60’s psych stuff. I had a good time so it’s 3/5

Mixed feeling on this album. I love the guitar tone and that these songs feel like they are solely responsible for the genre. However, I'm not really of fan of many of the songs.

Ok - won’t rush to listen to it again but pleasant enough and liked a couple of songs

Oke album. Dobre harmonije. Malo generic.

Great vocals and psychedelic vibes, but nothing that memorable.

Love their sound. Not my favorite album from them but still groovy AF.

A spacey 60s jam

Classic 60s rock avec de beaux moments d’orchestration.

I mean I don't hate it: I felt this was a solid album but the song choices felt a little odd. I didn't hate the sound but there were no really good songs on this album. Paired with the fact they did a far from suitable Hendrix solo and some of the final tracks in the album aren't even available to listen to, it just wasn't all that. Probably won't revisit this project again but could've been a lot worse.

Alright album. Can hear the influence it had. Velvet Underground, Can, Yo La Tengo, etc.

Solid rock album. Nothing stands out too much in this to me.

3.5

Fifth Dimension by the Byrds is definitely an album that exists. I thought it was alright. It is a fairly important and influential album, as it helped lay the groundwork for psychedelic rock. However, this album on its own isn't anything that I find that special. It's decent, but not much more. The fact that 4 out of the 11 songs are covers makes it feel less original than it should. There are some bonus songs as well, but I didn't really see a ton of value in them. I like the sound of the album, though. It's nice. Some of the songs are pretty good. The general feel of the album is good. It's nothing special, but I definitely wouldn't call it bad, and I definitely understand why it's on here. 3/5.

Jingle jangle guitar...sweet sounding vocals. Wishy washy songs. I'm getting a bit tired of Byrds albums. I must have had 4 or 5.

This seems like it must've been a fun album when it came out. Full of psychedelic sounds and far-out lyrics, this record sounds every bit as 60's as it looks, almost stereotypically so. I'm unfamiliar with the history of the genre so I may not be giving enough credit where credit is due here, but very little here stood out to me as something I'd come back to. Highlight: What's Happening? Lowlight: 5D (Fifth Dimension) Surprise Hit: 2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)

Most of the songs sound the same.

Fine but hardly memorable

This was okay. A lot of the guitar playing seems technical and ahead of it's time. If I were alive back when this came out, I probably would have been a fan. As it stands, I think this is another example of an album that I might not come back to, simply because it doesn't offer anything that I can't get elsewhere in more modern music. Favorite tracks: Captain Soul, Eight Miles High.

This was fine, although I enjoyed their "Younger than Yesterday" album from earlier in the list more.

My 200th album from this project and a bit of a disspointing one. While I enjoyed some tracks in the middle of its short run, the rest of the tracks made no impact. 3/5

I like this. It will probably grow on me. I don't like country songs, so some parts of this record - where the country influences are very obvious - didn't appeal to me much

Another one where I like the singles but overall it just got a bit samey. And this is after Gene Clark left so they were struggling a bit hence four cover versions. I always let it run on to autoplay after finishing and I have been getting so much of the same style lately I swear my Spotify defaults to ‘Strange Brew’ by Cream, which is usually better than anything that has gone before. Come on generator, mix it up a bit!

That sure was a Byrds album.

Standard 60s album. Not bad, but also nothing to write home about.

Pretty good. Had some enjoyable songs. I enjoyed the feel and all, but it was nothing groundbreaking

This is my second album from The Byrds. In a way, I see it and I don't at the same time. There is no denying the influence this band had. One of the first to combine the sound of folk and psychedelia, which would become the sound of the 60's and 70's. And there are many members of the group who have had large careers spanning many decades. So as a piece of history, it is good to go back and listen to this. But as an overall listening experience, it doesn't hold up compared to albums that would come out after, or even music from their contemporaries in the same time period. There are very small hints of a space theme to this album, and that combined with the sound of the music makes this album feel like it is leaning more on the psych aspect of the band's sound. I don't know how many more albums I will end up listening to for this band, but unless they pull something really interesting, I can't imagine myself giving these albums a very high score.

Bom, mas sem muito diferencial das bandas de folk rock dos anos 60.

Good album and one should pick up a copy. A bit repetitive at times.

My first listen through indicated it's another middle of the road 60s folk album and I'm thinking this genre is over represented on the 1001. In any event, Eight Miles High is an excellent song and if this was the song / album that set the psychedelic genre in motion then I feel I shouldn't be trouncing it.

I find it hilarious that, per Wikipedia, the most notable aspect of this release described by critics as "wildly uneven" and "awkward and scattered" was the fact that it was the first Byrds album not to include any songs written by Bob Dylan! That said, the opening track, “5D”, sounds like a reprise of Mr. Tambourine Man, which I think they would have been familiar with : ) There’s a lot of improvised guitar experiments, apparently Coltrane & Ravi Shankar influenced, that run throughout a few of the songs, like “I See You”. I’m surprised that “8 Miles High” has the aforementioned frantic guitar as well. I thought that it couldn’t possibly have made it onto the single that I remember from my youth, but apparently, I was wrong. Anyway, that song is a cut above the rest, and by then its composer Gene Clark had split. On a more positive note, some of the original compositions are okay and I do prefer this to the country album they released a couple of years later.

There’s a lot of jingly jangly guitars here, but the album is saved by their best song ever, 8 miles high and it gets a charitable 3 as a result.

This is my second Byrds album (the first was Mr. Tambourine Man) on the list. I have to say, I enjoyed Mr. Tambourine Man more. Some good songs, jangly guitars (that often sound like sitars) and two instrumentals on this particular version of the album. There are also some songs that are kind of all over the place and guitar solos that just sound like someone playing as many notes as they could without regard to the underlying tune. Some standout tracks for me are "Why" (both versions), "Eight Miles High" (the only song I've heard before) and "John Riley". I think their version of "Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)" was good too - really different than the bluesy rock version by Jimi Hendrix or Wilson Pickett's soulful rendition.

I kinda prefer country Byrds, but this is solid folk rock. I’ll for sure come back to this one in the future

Theres a few songs i really like but a bunch that are boring

I really enjoyed the begging of the album, the intro to 5D was a nice start of the album with just acapella vocals and the straight into the song. The album dropped in quality and when I got to "I come and Stand at Every Door" i was kind of done. Luckily both "Eight Miles High" is good song and then I was treated to a very interesting cover of "Hey Joe". On the topic of covers the very different take on "Wild Mountain Thyme" was fun to and a long way the folky original. Both these covers were not necessarily better then the original but they were definitely a new take.

Solid byrds shtuff. Feeling a strong 3 on this one

Ååkåå

Generic 60s

65/100

This thing is all over the place. Psychedelic, blues jam, even a touch of country. And the Lear Jet thing… Still, a few jems. 5D, Eight Miles High are keepers.

Good, and I'd probably like it more after closer listening.

Waffled between a 3 and 4 for this. I did listen twice, but the hippie sounding songs like Wild Mountain Thyme bring it down a bit for me, and the others aren't quite up to the level of Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn! A couple of songs sounded a little too similar to those though. I liked Mr. Spaceman.

It is a good and classic album, it just isn't the best Byrds album. It drags a bit more than their prior two albums and doesn't feel quite as genre defining as those either. Still a good listen.

I felt like I could hear some of the same influences that inspired The Beatles' Revolver, but maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part. This album just SOUNDS like 1966 music to me. I'm not big into The Byrds but it's an undeniably good album. I was getting kind of sick of the vocals by the end, though. The singing felt repetitive. None of the songs stood out to me, but I thought the album was decent overall.

Melodic and 60s trippy. Not as memorable as other Byrds albums, but still a mostly-pleasant ride.

Too much Byrds on this list, it's sort of inexcusable. In spite of a couple gems, it's a patchy album.

I must admit. I like the Killers version of Spaceman better. It's relatively melodic and the lyrics make some type of sense.

Eight Miles High is the only standout, though tracks like 5D and Mr. Spaceman, maybe John Riley hold down some solid tracks. The rest are pretty forgettable.

kinda cool!!

Width, length, depth, country and jangle. Jangle is the fifth dimension.

The fifth dimensions is jingle-jangle? EINSTEIN YOU SAW IT ALL

For as small as this album is, it’s enjoyable. Fifth Dimension is a psychedelic rock album with nice solos and some bluesy and folky influences. But it is most definitely psychedelic. It’s enjoyable and you’re bound to find something enjoyable on this album. Frankly I don’t have much more to add. A lot of the songs are pretty short (less than 3 minutes for most) and it’s pretty consistent. The solos are also nice and fit the psychedelic influence this album has. Sometimes tracks feel more bluesy or more folky but they’re still psychedelic. This was a fine album worthy of a 6/10 and that’s kind of it.

Whack a skull with the pool-noodle pop of the Byrds enough times, and the distinctive elements more or less sink in. Fifth Dimension takes a minute to get strange, never does anything with it, and is notably quiet to boot. In 29 minutes, that's personality if nothing else, the band working it out in time. I underrate, perhaps, on the lack of earworms. Green footprints, though, are a delightful and sticky image.

A pretty good psychedelic record with the beautiful evergreen"Eight Miles High". Besides that, "5D" as well as "I See You" are standout tracks. Everything else is of a pretty decent level. The covers on this album have in my humble opinion, been performed and outclassed by other artists. The Byrds did have their own sound. They mixed the style of The Beatles with that of Bob Dylan, with the typical sound of the 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and the harmony in David Crosby's voice. I really don't mind The Byrds or this album, but it's not something to listen to for very long. That's why this album of barely half an hour is perfect.

This is some hippie bullshit and luckily I like hippie bullshit. I think this needs a little more energy for me to bump it up into "really like" territory though. Still this is the highest 3.5 stars I can give.

Wasn’t bad but also nothing that blew me away. I liked the more jammy type songs.

As this album goes on I get "considered by critics to be influential in originating the musical genre of psychedelic rock."

This was good, but as an album it felt all over the place.

This is a tough one. There are great tracks on this disc (Mr. Spaceman, Eight Miles High and wild Mountain Tyme, for example). However, there is a lot that is either average or filler. This doesn't make my list.

This is good but not special. Other than 8 Mile High, no outstanding tracks. There are other, better Byrds albums on the list.

I think this is on here more for its historical importance than its actual quality or relistenability. It had great moments but it sounded like Simon and Garkfunkel with fuzzy psychedelic guitars.

a decent album, pleasant but forgettable overall. i don't think i knew anything by the byrds prior to this, though several of these songs are covers of traditional folk or popular 50s/60s songs, so i knew wild mountain thyme and hey joe. mr spaceman was good. 2-4-2 fox trot (the lear jet song) is one of the worst and most annoyingly grating songs I've ever heard. the instruments are hard-panned to the left channel, there's a bunch of like, scraping metal and mechanical aviation noises hard-panned to the right, and the center channel has the astoundingly repetitive vocals phrase. insane audio engineering choices here, even for the 60s. the 17-minute song+interview at the end of the album on spotify ("John Riley - instrumental version 1") was wild. lots of weird/awkward pauses that seemed to be added in specifically for this track. highlights: around 9 mins in they start talking about aliens and around 10 mins in they're making plane noises. tbh i think this interview made me come around a bit on the rest of the album favorites: wild mountain thyme, mr. spaceman worst song of all time: 2-4-2 fox trot (the lear jet song)

Some really cool songs here but I definitely see where the consensus of it being uneven come from. It's a bit all over the place. The guitar work is really solid though.

Major knock-off Peter, Paul, and Mary vibes. If I’m gonna listen to that sort of music, I’m just going to listen to PPM.

Folk-rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Singles: ---------------------------------- Eight Miles High (#14 US, #24 UK) 5D (Fifth Dimension) (#44 US) Mr. Spaceman (#36 US) Not one of my favorite groups, but pretty good/easy listen 3.5/5

It was pretty good. Groovy, but it wasn’t exceptional. Although Eight Miles High is an incredible song. 7/10.

Mid psychedelic

Probablement le meilleur album de The Byrds que j'ai eu à date. Il se démarquait beaucoup plus par ses compositions et il y avait beaucoup plus de variation d'une pièce à l'autre. Toujours pas un grand fan du band, mais j'ai eu beaucoup plus de plaisir à écouter cet album que les précédents. 7/10

Not bad

Wonderful album, and definitely seems to be tipping the scale towards psychedelia. Had lots of classic early 60's charm. Always interesting to find out songs I didn't think were covers are: Mr. Spaceman

Pretty cool 60’s rock album, feel like it would be best enjoyed stoned chilling out. Lots of great guitar work. Punchy too at 29 minutes long.

3 stars

Not bad. Sort of quiet as expected for the time. Well put together

Pleasantly surprised with this

3.5

Reasonably engaging but didn't really lead me to wanting to find out more. 3/5

Not quite my taste, but still some classic songs

Good, but not great to be honest. 'Eight Miles High' is a very good track tho and my favourite of the album. 3,5/5

- Odd vibe that I can't tell if I like or not, but some songs are grooves - Some decent jams -Favorite songs: 5D, Mr. Spaceman

Pff. 4th Byrds album? Other three I rated 1 2 and 3 stars. This the best of the 4 though, voices mising beautifully and some good songs. In mild mood, 3 stars. But enough folk&hippy stuff for now.

Jangly Dylan-influenced, vaguely Hippie folk pop. I can hear why some people really "dig it." Eight Miles High is a stand-out track. In short, the album is fine for what it is, but it's not my bag. It's my bag adjacent at best.

The Byrds' "Fifth Dimension" is an album that has its merits, but it doesn't quite manage to reach the heights of some of their other work. Released in 1966, this record sees the band venturing into a more experimental territory, incorporating elements of psychedelia, folk-rock, and even Indian music. While some may appreciate the adventurous spirit of the album, others may find it falls short of being a classic. One of the standout tracks on "Fifth Dimension" is undoubtedly their rendition of "Hey Joe." This cover showcases the band's ability to breathe new life into a familiar tune, making it feel fresh and distinctive. The Byrds' take on the song has a certain charm, with their signature jangly guitars and harmonies, that elevates it from being just another cover version. The album's title track, "5D (Fifth Dimension)," is also worth noting for its innovative fusion of different styles. This song combines a catchy folk-rock melody with more experimental sounds and lyrics that touch on themes of spirituality and cosmic exploration. It's a unique track that may resonate with those who are open to exploring diverse musical landscapes. However, "Fifth Dimension" as a whole feels somewhat inconsistent, with the quality of the tracks varying significantly. Some songs, like "Mr. Spaceman" and "Eight Miles High," may captivate listeners with their distinctiveness, while others, such as "I See You" and "John Riley," seem to be lacking that special spark that would make them truly memorable. Additionally, the production on the album is somewhat uneven, which can occasionally detract from the listening experience. While the band's experimentation with new sounds and ideas is commendable, the end result doesn't always come together in a cohesive manner. In conclusion, The Byrds' "Fifth Dimension" is a decent album with some highlights, like the standout track "Hey Joe." However, it's not a flawless record and may not be considered a classic in the band's discography. Fans of The Byrds who are keen to explore their more experimental side will find something to enjoy here, but those looking for a more polished and focused listening experience might want to look elsewhere in their catalog.

Surprisingly underwhelming. I liked other albums by the Byrds, but this one didn’t particularly wow me Saved tracks: Mr. Spaceman, 2-4-2 Fox Trot, Eight Miles High - alt, Why - alt

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds. The Wikipedia page said it was The Byrds' most experimental album by far, and I can nothing but agree. This album is so trippy, you'll need a map just to find your way back to reality. This album is a quintessential example of 60's psychedelic rock. It's like the musical equivalent of a lava lamp, except instead of blobs of goo, you get guitar riffs that sound like they're melting. And let's not forget about the lyrics, which are so deep, you'll need a scuba suit just to dive into them. Well, most of the time. The only standout track on the album for me was "John Riley". It's about some dude (presumably John Riley) who goes up to a random woman and asks her if she wants to marry him. Now, I don't know about you, but if some random dude came up to me and asked me to marry him, I'd be like "who the hell are you and why are you wearing a Byrds t-shirt?" But let's not forget about the interview at the end of the album, where only the answers can be heard and not the questions. I don't know about you, but that's some next-level trippiness right there. It's like the musical equivalent of trying to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded. All in all, Fifth Dimension is a trippy ride through the 60's, and if you're a fan of psychedelic rock, then this album is definitely worth a listen. Just don't be surprised if you end up seeing colors that don't exist and hearing sounds that are coming from another dimension.

I think most people around my age are familiar with at least one song by the Byrds. Because, you know, I'm old. However, what's interesting is how some of the songs I had not heard from this album start to sound like other songs that I am familiar with. "John Riley," for example, has a rhythm track that sounds incredibly like "Heatwave." Listening to anyone else other than Hendrix doing "Hey Joe" always sounds weird. Even when they do it a completely different way to differentiate themselves from Hendrix. It still never comes off quite as good. I had forgotten "I See You" was theirs, although I had heard Yes cover it a bunch of times. The twangy guitar that is the Byrds' signature sound is unmistakeable, and it fits in to almost every song in this album very well, it even helps to give it a more timeless feel, not so helplessly locked in to the 60s. But in the end, many of the songs do not get past those trappings of when they were made "("I Come and Stand At Every Door?" Yikes.) and you could feel how dated they really are. It's only Eight Miles High and one or two others that really work. The version of the album I listened to had an instrumental version of "John Riley," with interview snippets from each of the Byrds tacked on at the end, That was... a choice. Probably if you were going to listen to this group, find a best of and go from there. Not a great starting point.

Yep, I get the appeal of putting this album on the list for its pioneering psychedelic sound - Eight Miles High is a great example. But a lot of other songs sounded like others' work - and I don't mean the remakes (Hey Joe - just doesn't hold up to Jimi). 5D felt like a mix of Dylan songs (yes, I know Dylan wrote songs for them before this album). And their arrangement of Wild Mountain Thyme kept making me think Mr. Tambourine Man was about to break out - so sounding like their own earlier stuff (that also owes credit to Dylan). It was fine, but doesn't really make me pine for more of The Byrds. And the Byrds are solid - I should want to look for more. This album doesn't do it.

There’s a bit of an inconsistency to Fifth Dimension. Even on their third album the Byrds seem to still be trying to find their sound. The song “Eight Miles High” is a classic though. I prefer some of the cover versions that I’ve heard over this one but those covers wouldn’t have existed without it. Speaking of covers, it seems that a lot of musicians at that time seemed to be covering “Hey Joe.” I did enjoy how different this was to the Love or Hendrix versions. The latter being the “definitive” one that is so well known. “I Come and Stand at Every Door” is one of the darkest songs of the 60s in my opinion. I’d like to rate this album higher but with the combination of this album sounding more like a collection of random songs rather than an album and the poor recording quality this only warrants a 3 or 3.5 at best.

3/5 Very mediocre

Tosi teknistä kitaratyöskentelyä tälläisessä 60 luvun rockissa.

Bright sounds of silver sun pickups is typically pleasing. But a few songs are downright skippable as well.

Didn't like this as much as the other Byrds album I got. Nothing really stood out here and just pretty generic mid 60s folk rock.

I would certainly call myself as a Byrds fan but this album is no where near there best work. Of course Eight miles high was novel and groundbreaking at the time, Mr Spaceman and 5d are great songs as well. However the rest of the album is perhaps some of there weakest material. 2.5 but I'll round up this since it's the Byrds.

Not my favorite by The Byrds, although Eight Miles High is one of my favorite songs (and the Hüsker Dü cover my favorite version). Mr. Spaceman is a bit of a goofy novelty song, which isn’t a knock against it, it just sets it far apart from the rest of the record. I would like Wild Mountain Thyme much more if they had pulled McGuinns guitar more to the front and dropped the levels on the strings. But it’s the harmonies that make the song. Otherwise… not worth going back to for me.

I actually enjoyed this Byrds album for the most part. Not 100% of it. It sure was better than that awful country one they had. Probably won't go back to it anytime soon, but wasn't the worst thing I've heard.

I kind of always think of The Byrds as the band that made Bob Dylan songs actually sound good. I like their blend of folk rock and psychedelia, and this album has got great examples of that. Mr. Spaceman is a fantastic folk-rock song, and 8 Miles High has one of the most iconic guitar intro lines. The rest of the album was decent, though the two hits mentioned resonated the most with me.

I liked this alright. Weird instrumentation/playing on the guitars pretty often, but I thought it was good. 3.49/5

Some of this sounds lame to me, while some of it sounds almost as vital as it was at the time. Real folk was definitely better, but the more exciting guitar tracks were pretty cool, would have liked more of that. C

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This was…acceptable. Happy enough to hear it burbling away in the background but I won’t rush back to it! All a bit invisible for me! But hey ho, it is what it is I suppose. Acceptable like I say but nothing more.

Influential but unenjoyable

at their best they’re pure fire but sometimes - too often - they come off half-baked

Comecei a audição sem muitas esperanças que iria gostar, mas fui surpreendido positivavemente nas músicas do meio. O lado folk nunca foi meu forte, mas muito me agrada as camadas psicodélicas deste. Pontos altos para "I See You" e "What's Happening?". As guitarras de "Eight Miles High" aquecem o coração.

Some great stuff on here, but not quite enough for it to stand out as a whole album

Very much the Byrds, so 60s. I don't mind it.

Favorite track: Captain Soul.

Kind of sounds more like Simon & Garfunkel than anything alt country.

Definitely the 60’s, slightly Beatles vibes Would not say this took me to the fifth dimension, maybe with the help of whatever drugs the band I could get there

Eight Miles High not withstanding, this is good, but not their best.

I prefer The Beatles

Good time, some of it seemed out of place, but overall good

There are five (five!) Byrds albums on this list, which feels like a lot. This is a transitional album between their folk phase, and leading into psychedelia. Eight Miles High is a classic, and I like the run of side 2, which is a little bit more muscular, but the original songs are bit ho-hum (Eight Miles High excepted). The cover of Hey Joe is Ok (although not a patch on Hendrix), and the instrumental "Captain Soul" was vaguely funky, although now that I know it is a stab at covering "Get Out My Life Woman" by lee Dorsey, I'm a little less impressed. I understand the influence this album had, but it doesn't really stand up for me as a album worth listening to (Eight Miles High excepted). Side 1 is a 2 for me, and side 2 is a 3. I'll round up.

Folk-rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Yeah. Liked. The one sided interview at the end was a trip. The song about the kid who died in Hiroshima was unexpected.

Nice album that feels very rooted in the time, so folk, some jazz, some indian influence. It gets a down vote due to some sloppy guitar work.

Mehhh. Better than the last Byrds album I had to listen to but not much. Instrumentals are good but the vocals are so boring. I feel like most songs sound the same.

As far as the Byrds go, this is a fun, different, and interesting album. They move away from poppy folk (which to me sounds anodyne and overplayed at this point) to more psychedelic vibes here. They also get points for directly crediting black sources of musical inspiration in their interviews. I'm not likely to listen to this again on purpose but I can see its importance and impact.

Ouais c'est bien mais bon finalement voilà quoi

Classic and hippie-ish.

1966 would mark the beginnings of psychedelic rock as we know it. While still sticking to their more folk rock roots, The Byrds would lean heavy into raga rock influences with Eight Miles High. This single would be the song that many will refer back to when recalling the first psych rock song. It's a shame that the production work done here is so shoddy that guitar solos sound terrible. While pioneering a whole new subgenre, the Byrds happened to be in a tumultuous period where they were without songwriter Gene Clark and producer Terry Melcher. The band also moved away from Bob Dylan songs, which put more focus on their songwriting abilities as a band. They're okay at it. While no doubt a significant cultural album, some weaker songwriting and production makes it difficult for me to fully appreciate this album. Still worth checking out, regardless.

Great harmony and familiar guitar sound of this group from a bygone era.

Oikein mukava puolituntinen.

Laadukasta psykerockia osaltaan, sit joukossa jotain Lear Jet songeja. Vähän epätasainen, 3/5.

Pleasant easy listening

Some really good stuff on here and some absolute bollocks. Standard Byrds album by this stage 👍🏾

3.5/5. fine psychedelic folk rock, but a bit same sounding

psychedelic and hard. i like it.

I hadn't heard of the Byrds before this, on first listen, these tracks sound heavily influenced by the Beatles, in particular Rubber Soul (interesting that this was released one year after that), and also Simon and Garfunkel. It's a bit shit that they did sooo many covers but I guess that was more normal and common in the 60s so that's ok. So overall this album does not feel very ground breaking or original, and also I get what critics mean by saying this feels scattered. However, I think we can put a positive spin on that to say it's got cool variety. Also the main artists they have been influenced by and even consistently covered are all top faves of mine so ok I do really like their music and I really enjoy this album. Particular faves are Wild Mountain Thyme and Hey Joe. The interview at the end was very interesting and also confirmed that they were indeed obsessed with the Beatles. I also read that their main songwriter in the band left right before they recorded this so that obviously adds to the scattered/varied feel, I think it's a good thing!

This is alright - nice album but nothing really stood out. 6/10.

The album was ok but it never clicked with me. I enjoyed some of more experimental guitar work but overall sounded like it was missing something.

More Byrds? Surely there are other bands that deserve to be included ahead of the Byrds second or third (or fourth or fifth!) best album. But OK, it's my album today, lets give it a spin. By turns great (Eight Miles High), interesting (5D), pretty but boring (Wild Mountain Thyme), just boring (I come and Stand at Every Door), and downright weird (Mr. Spaceman). Overall pretty listenable, especially if you have any fondness for psychedelic rock.

Chill. Like a glass of water with two ice cubes.

Not a huge fan, but distinct sound.

Not bad. Some classic tracks here but many fall short. Levels throughout the album were odd also trying to do a bit much on thr guitar. Can tell how this album is influential though not one of the best of its time.

This album feels like it really couldn't decide what it wanted to be, so it ended not being that much of anything. Some of the individual tracks sound pretty good, but as a whole it's just not good enough.

The album was just alright. It was not noteworthy in anyway. I did not skip any songs. Thankfully it was a short album. It is better than a two so I will round up.

Early rock n roll making strides. The 60s English sound is ever present.

I was a bit disappointed with this. The songs felt a bit slight, to be honest.

There are a lot of nice melodies but I guess you had to be there?

The Byrds getting weird with it and not singing any songs written by Dylan eh? I don't know... Experimental possible originating point of psychedelic rock? Okay, I guess that's something. Turn! Turn! Turn! is stiff competition though, the pinnacle of success for the Byrds and probably their most worthwhile contribution to music. I can vibe with this, but it doesn't get me high.

8 mile high is a brilliant track, some of the others sounded like sub-optimal Beatles

byrds more like the nerds

We’ve had a lot of albums like this on the list so far. This one is a mix of easy-going soft rock and more psychedelic music. I’d rate it as good but not especially great. Highlights: “What’s Happening?,” “Eight Miles High,” “Captain Soul” Interesting to start to hear repeats of songs on this list. Joan Baez did a version of “John Riley” and of course Jimi Hendrix does the most famous version of “Hey Joe.”

Folksy

It has a very distinctive style, which I enjoy, but I don't know if this soft folk does a lot for me. It's fine

It is quite appropriate that on 4/20, I got the album with "Eight Miles High" on it. This is The Byrds' 3rd album with the majority of songs without founding member Gene Clark who left during the recording. This album does jump around quite a bit stylistically. They were influenced at the time by Ravi Shakar so a few songs have an Indian influence in the music and guitar (Raga). You hear more of a country influence in a few other songs. And, they do cover four songs. Maybe, the absence of Gene Clark had something to do with this??? Anyway, this album does have "Eight Miles High" which is an absolute monster of a song. Supposedly named after how high you fly in an airplane. Right. Great unique guitars blending together with one playing the Raga (Indian) style and the other one trying to imitate the playing of John Coltrane. Woah! But the sound is fantastic. Considered the first psychedelic song. A few other highlights include "5D" - great Byrd harmonies and "I See You" - the Raga guitar more clearer here. Overall, an fairly enjoyable if uneven listen but there is "Eight Miles High."

Nice, if often cheesy psychedelic pop folk.

A decent album. Nothing totally wowed me but it was enjoyable.

Non mi è dispiaciuto. Mi ricordano un sacco di gruppi di cui non mi ricordo il nome, lol.

Chilled - prefer to the Beatles.

I liked this. You could hear the influences this band had on many bands that came after them.

It was enjoyable, but I probably won’t go back to it.

It’s fine

Some decent songs! Good bass playing especially on Captain Soul.

Pretty good! I can take or leave this style of music but I enjoyed this well enough, playcounts indicate the better tracks across the board.

Sure it's a pivotal album in terms of folk pop, country and psychedelia but it is patchy! Again, some great songs, and too many not so great ones. If you want a better cover of Hey Joe, go listen to the one by Love on De Capo, also released in 1966.

Another artist I am familiar with and have listened to but first time listening through a full album. Decent folk rock which makes for good background music.

Not a bad album, first half of the album seemed mediocre, but the second half I enjoyed

It was ok. Nothing super memorable. Would probably forget about it.

Very much of their time. I had forgotten that Hey Joe was a cover, Jimi was out here claiming people’s tracks and wiping them out of history

Forgettable. Didnt enjoy other than spaceman; and that was aighjt.

Niet mijn favoriete album van The Byrds, maar toch best tof!

Wel oké. Eight Miles High en John Riley vind ik tof, maar verder vind ik het behoorlijk gedateerd klinken.

Mooie 60's sound. Ik kan dit wel waarderen al zouden er wel een paar wat pittigere nummers tussen mogen zitten. Het is allemaal wel erg kabbelend en braaf.

Mooi maar iets te veel zingen-bij-een-kampvuur naar m'n zin.

Truly a surprising album. Never have I given The Byrds a second thought, nor thought them anything but 60's "rock". Wasn't expecting proto-psychedelic folk. What.

Meh, didn't love it

Yay hippies

Great baseline album of 60s era. Comfortable listening

Side 1 is my favorite 60s aesthetic. The chiming 12 string. The multi part harmonies. The swirling organ. The innocent, vague, disorienting lyrics. A trippy phased guitar solo. The "Laurel Canyon sound". Quote I like from FJM in current context “The sound of Laurel Canyon is entertainment lawyers screaming at their dogs.” Somewhere around Side 2 it gets a bit threadbare and hollow. So in a way this album represents the arc of the counterculture it embodies. Starts beautiful, optimistic, original, entrancing. Becomes unsustainable and ultimately too one dimensional to adapt to the times a changin'. B+

Some bangers, some flops, some great stuff, some low stuff.

This album makes it clearer to me why the Byrds were pitched as America's answer to the Beatles. The instrumentation and production of this album bears a lot of similarities to Rubber Soul. It's all fine, but not particularly interesting. 3/5

Not bad not great, liked the early psychedelic aspects

Yesterday a Gene Clark album, today the Byrds! The Byrds were real innovators, being on the forefront of folk rock, alt-country, and psychedelic rock. Eight Miles High from this album is an epic song, an all-time classic. It's an amazing accomplishment on its own and stands the test of time. The rest of the album is good, but nothing too special. 3.5 stars.

Buen disco

Typische 60s muziek. Niet erg speciaal

El folk psicodélico empezó aquí, o eso dice la wikipedia. Solo conocía "Eight Miles High" pero en general el disco está bien pero no es para volverse loco. Interesante la versión de "Hey Joe" que luego hizo famosa Jimmy Hendrix.

Not bad, but not quite my case either

I'm not a big Folk rock dude at the end of the day. Don't super care for the psychedelic's sound too much either. I fully understand some people like this one a lot. However, Not for me, I found it kind of annoying at times. I wish I enjoyed the fucking tamborine more as a general rule. I don't.

J'ai écouté cet album sans y prêter la moindre attention, étant donné la nouvelle assourdissante que mon camarade robbulière m'a partagé aux alentours du quatre-heures, alors que je degainais une belle nectarine: Jonny Halliday a fait découvrir Jimi Hendrix, en lui proposant la première partie de son concert. Par lien logique, on peut donc en conclure que Jimi Hendrix a chanté devant de gros motards français remplis de whisky, chantant en coeur "Oh Marie, si tu savais". Pas sur qu'il ait connu plus intense durant sa modeste carrière qui s'en est suivie.

Bit hit and miss; weird mix of styles, covers etc. Jangly AF. Eight Miles High is still a tune and I do like What's Happening?

What a nice surprise. The Byrds show a nice variety of pleasant harmonies and catchy psychedelic folk tunes on Fifth Dimension. None of it is truly excellent, but it's definitely above average on most parts. 3/5.

Again, typical '60s harmonic folk-ish rock. Nothing exciting about it.

This is one of those albums that speaks so much to it's era, experimental and influential for its time but probably not altogether palatable for modern listeners. The quality of the songs varies overall, but the album still has some great ones. It's like they wanted to try a bunch of stuff and threw everything at the wall, so the songs don't all work together. I liked it better the second time around, so it improves on repeat listening. Musically speaking, it's so pretty and so quintessentially the Byrds. The harmonies are pretty perfect and the guitar work is out of this world. Jangly, occasionally trippy, textured little gems. Fave songs: Mr. Spaceman, What's Happening, Eight Miles High

J'aime beaucoup eight miles high et i come and stand by every door. Par contre je suis pas fan de mr. spaceman, qui etait apparemment une des plus appreciees de l'album.

I liked this one more than the other byrds album

3.5

Some really nice sounds, ultimately a bit too pretty for me but I do appreciate that this band and album helped shape rock n roll.

The Byrds for me are like comfort 60s music, it sounds nice but nothing I'd throw on to listen to. Nice harmonies and a chill tempo for the most part. I'm sure if I grew up with it I'd think differently.

mr spaceman of tambourine man?

3.4 tofkes tofkes, kvind het wel goed klinken

Goeie sesh! Mr spaceman en eight miles high als mijn favoriete

An average album. Nothing really stood out while listening either good or bad. 6.0/10

Enjoyed, but think the lead guitarist thinks he’s better than he actually is.

I liked this album but I think it falls into this book's pitfall of so much kinda generic classic rock. Good album some good songs

strong 3

5D (Fifth Dimension) is by far the best song on this joint, but still enjoyable nonetheless.

This is fine but it's no sweetheart of the rodeo

5D (fifth dimension): excellent Wild mountain thyme: average Mr. spaceman: very good I see you: good What’s happening?: excellent I come and stand at every door: very good Eight miles high: good Hey Joe (where you wanna go): good John Riley: above average 2-4-2 fox trot: below average Why: very good I know my rider: very good Psychodrama city: average 7/10

Very good memories of this album. And the listening was

Hard to know what to make of this album, or the Byrds in general really since so much of their output was covers. Apparently this record was important in shaping psychedelic rock, and you can hear that in a few of the tracks. Some nice arrangements and ‘I see you’ and ‘eight miles high’ particularly interesting and impressive in equal measure

this was literally just fine. i can't complain but i definitely can’t rave about it either so very middle of the road. 60s folk rock is generally the vanilla of music

Some great songs, terribly recorded though which Is a shame

Pretty good record

sure

Ooooh they sound better than the birds I normally end up with. The last one sounded like a hungover Johnny Vegas gargling gravel out of a weasel's armpit. Squealed like a dirty hog when I slipped it in her wrongun. Tells me she was pissing rusty blood out of her ass for 6 weeks. Pints of the stuff. 3 stars and a bag of chips.

Not even real birds.

So high on acid that they forgot how to spell "Birds". Quite impressive that they managed to write these pleasant ditties in that sort of condition really.

Fair to middling

Jingly

Bit bored of it after hearing some of the songs so often.

Pretty goofy! Some hits and some misses on here. 6/10

Very weird. 6

good

Pionty wymiar, czyli klasyczna plyta klasycznej bandy, pionierow psychodelicznego rokowania juz od samego poczatku dzialalnosci i psychodelicznych aranzacji dylanowych songow, ale jakos nigdy nie mialem okazji przesluchac zadnej ich plyty, do dzisiaj, pionty wymiar, to otwierajacy trak 5D jak najbardziej pasuje, praktycznie wszedzie bardziej lub mniej mozna sie doszukac inspiracji kultura psychodelii, albo jak same byrdsy to okreslany, czyli filozofia, rok filozoficzny takim pojeciem starali sie operowac z tego co slyszalem na wywiadzie z ostatniego instrumentalnego traku, ktory jest raczej komentarzem na temat plyty przez czlonkow bandy, ale ktorych dokladnie to nie wiem, albumik traci najbardziej na tym, ze sluchalem go w stereo ktore bylo zmontowane z wersji mono, wiec takie sterego biednego czlowieka, a w tamtych latach o wiele lepsza jakosc nagran jest w mono, bo stereo jeszcze bylo czarna magia i tak samo jest w tym przypadku, najbardziej to czuc na samolotowym traku 2-4-2, i samplowanymi silnikami, przed odsluchalem myslalem, ze tylko crosby i mcguinn robia robote na wokalach, na niektorych trakach cala banda sie chorkuje dla psychodelicznego viba, bo wokale i tamburinski najbardziej go tutaj buduja, ale znowu niedoskonalosci techniczne wychodza nawet przy nagrywaniu wokalu, na hey joe mozna uslyszec dyszenie do mikro lub inne przebitki, folkowym akcentem jest z pewnoscia dlugosc i budowa trakow, bo zazwyczaj 2-3 minutowe kompozycje nic dluzszego, no i harmonja na kapitanskim traku ala dylanowy niuans, na plejke wedruje 5D i psychodrama city, bo 8 mil wysoko juz tam siedzi, gdybym przesluchal mono wersji pewnie bym o wyzej ocenil, ale spotifaj nie daje opcji, a szkoda bo psychodelia ktora stara sie wejsc w polemike z filozofia to dobry koncept

Generous 3

3.6 - Some solid tracks on this: "Eight Miles High", "Why", "Hey Joe." Sounds like fairly typical hippy guitar rock of this era with some psychedelic elements shining through especially in some of the extended guitar solos.

Our second from the Byrds, and much more of what I knew the Byrds to be: proto-psychedelia. Definitely foundational for the sounds that a lot of bands would explore in the late '60s and early '70s, but personally I didn't get too much out of this. A few tracks I'll return to, but as far as psych rock is concerned, it's pretty tame. Favorite tracks: Eight Miles High, Wild Mountain Thyme, John Riley, Mr. Spaceman. Album art: I really like this one. It's a band photo, but isolating them so small and surrounded by darkness is great, it's like a sensory deprivation tank or something. Very fitting. 3/5

Sonically brilliant but even the mesmerizing 8 Miles High can't carry the rest of this album. Hey Joe sounds almost jokey having been deluged with the Hendrix version. The Leaves version is also better!

middling

Sounded like the mamas and the papas and a lot of the bands in this era. I didn’t see a lot of standout tracks.

Ehh

Production: 8/20 Songwriting: 11/20 Innovation: 11/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =49 Pleasant

Fair

Good that there was no bob dylan songs on it, a departure from previous

3.5

Considered the "American Beatles," it's obvious to see why The Byrds took LA and California by storm. Their sound, at the time, seems so unique and original. But now, I just wish I was listening to The Beatles.

Nothing that blew me out of the water, but not bad either!

its ok

IT's okay, I really don't want to listen to the birds right now, especially after hearing their last album not too long ago. It's about 5/8, not going to listen again. Mr.Spaceman was okay.

Influenced the influencers

Some pretty jaunty tunes, some slow and some about drugs. What’s not to like

Actually pretty good.

Trevligt album.

Pleasant surprise - sounds quite fresh and I enjoyed it.

I was interested by this album and how it seemed to really represent the era of '60s, psychedelic rock. While it's perhaps not one I would listen to again, I enjoyed getting to explore this sound and thought it was a good listen to gather more of an understanding on it.

Not being able to give this a 3.5 hurts.

This is the second Byrds album on here. It's kinda spacey, but also still has a bunch of traditional folk sounding songs on it. Some of the guitar work is like faking solos haha. Guess this was right when everything kinda changed just before the late 60s? Ultimately it doesn't do much for me, although it's a happy enough little album. 3/5.

A few songs break through otherwise okay folk pop. The proto-psych rock stuff stands out. Half-tempted to get a copy of this.

Don't care for it. Don't care for the Byrds. Don't care for David Crosby. I think maybe the worst Hey Joe cover ever on record.

Un po' scialbo

This is really generic hippie music.

For the birds

I certainly didn’t do this one justice. Fragmented throughout the afternoon. It was decent but not very memorable. I even listened to the song all the reviews were calling out, Eight Miles High, again in the evening when I was at least a few feet high, and all I could muster is “it’s fine.” 5/10 Decent

Watching Mad Men and doing this 1001 albums project have together convinced me that the 60s might be the worst decade of all time. As if war in Vietnam, off the charts racism and sexism, civil unrest, the looming threat of nuclear armageddon, stinky hippies, and people smoking everywhere weren't enough to put you off, the music sucked too

Sounds very 60's. Nothing really stands out, but it is not bad.

I feel like I would have to apologize to someone if I got them to do the 1001 albums challenge and this was the first album they got. It's not bad, I just don't understand what is special about it. And the "the album is notable for being the first by the Byrds not to include any songs written by Bob Dylan" just solidifies my opinion. Maybe I just don't resonate with the Byrds, but after listening to 2 of their albums, 999 albums to listen to before you die is good enough for me.

Not memorable

Stratospheric harmonies for sure. Very interesting to hear that they used that random-ish galloping guitar thing on a couple of tracks. Captain Soul is surprisingly funky. Hey Joe is a curiosity considering the much more famous Hendrix version. Mr. Spaceman is interesting, and What's Happening?!?! is fun. But all of that plus a truly incredible track in 8 Miles High still don't add up to "I'll listen to this whole album again."

I like some of the Byrds other work, but no clark or Dylan and it shows on this record.. 2.5

One day I will be free of mediocre Brit folk pop, but this is not the day. Forgettable, never heard of them and now I know why. Just slipped in one ear and out of another. One somewhat decent song, but I’m going to be mad if we finish this list and some other albums were included over this one.

This was a drag, not something I would consider relistenable!

This was an okay album with no real direction. It went from space abduction themed to bluegrass to forays into psychedelic rock. I'm sure their main songwriter leaving the band before this had something to do with the aimlessness, but that's no excuse.

eight miles high is fantastic, but rest of the album is ordinary.

It's psychedelic 60s rock, but it's not particularly good psychedelic 60s rock.

Twangy and a bit bothersome. The broadest variance comes from the topics but the songs are just pretty flatly recorded and similarly composed.

Lowk didn’t listen to the whole album but I can’t imagine it amounts to much more than old head slop

Wasn't into it throughout except for I Come and Stand at Every Door, which led me down an interesting read about Nâzım Hikmet

Psyadelic rock. I thought Hey Joe was an original song by Jimi Hendrix obviously I was mistaken. It is an ok album but nothing earth shattering. 5.25/10 Top song Mr. Spaceman

fifth dimension? more like 2/5 dimension

These type of 60's albums are a dime a dozen

I really thought I liked the Byrds. I do like the guitar work, both the very fresh transitional licks that clearly inspire R.E.M, and the darker sounds where the guitarist sounds like they’re working through something. They are a good band with good vocals, and there are a few good songs here (Eight Miles High is a classic for a reason). But they’re swimming in a soup of self-important, over serious noodling. For me, it’s not worth the flight. A 2.

The first Byrds album without a song written by Bob Dylan. Yet the first song sounds very Dylanesque. I always thought Crosby was over-rated. So as someone that likes a lot of music from this era, this one falls short. 2

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