Reviews (page 5 of 8)
So many Byrds albums So little to get the pulse racing This project has made me realise how little I like The Byrds (though I can't deny their influence on so many of the bands I love)
What’s Happening? //
Highlights: 5D (Fifth Dimension), Hey Joe, Captain Soul. In a nutshell: stuck in the middle. It seems that The Byrds are trying to leave their Mr Tambourine Man era with this album. Instead they straddle both worlds - their legacy and the evolutionary. It could have been good. It's not, it's just...fine. Overall: 4/10
Was definitely not in the mood for ANOTHER The Byrds pyschfolkwhateverthefuck this is today...
Unexpected as to how much I enjoyed this album. It was like discovering an unreleased album from a band you love. In my case The Jayhawks. So much influence this sounds has had though on bands that I’ve listened to countless times. I’m shocked that I’ve never heard more than just the ‘singles’ from this album. Definitely one I’ll be returning to.
This was an ok album, I wasn't fully invested and none of the songs really stayed with me, overall a pretty mid album
more upbeat and enjoyable than most albums i've had on here from the 60s
Nice album, Eight Miles High is a banger but it sounds samey 3/5
Pretty enjoyable. Not sure if I’d revisit.
The crossways between the Byrds earlier jangle pop of Mr Tambourine Man and Turn Turn Turn and the more adventorous stuff on Younger than Yesterday and The Notorius Byrd Brothers. I would give it 4 stars, if the album included the great bonus track "Why", as the first side is stellar psychedelic folk. However the 2nd side loses its luster quick after the best song "Eight Miles High".
Excelente
8 miles high is a really great song. The rest is just okay enough to give it a 3. 3/5
I didn't need to hear this before I died.
I have heard of The Byrds, but I was shocked by just how much I enjoyed this record. There’s some fun tunes with beautiful harmonies and killer instrumental lines. I don’t love the guitar solos, but they did grow on me a bit.
I surprised myself and liked this one.
Yeah no there are too many Byrds albums in the list, especially considering there's 2 Gene Clark and various Cros stuff as well. I'd have left this one out even though Eight Miles High is majestic and various parts of the album show the seeds of Psych.
Fuck the Byrds
This was fine, but boring, and the 15 minute closing track felt like the narration to an art film in a dusty corner of a contemporary art museum in a way that i really disliked.
Does a song like Hey Hoe become a rock standard through so many people playing it that you inevitably get shit versions of it or do the shit versions come because it is a rock standard? Real Byrds and the egg situation here. This was fine until it wasn’t. It’s just the most boring era of rock and roll imaginable.
mostly fine, sometimes the scrangly guitar started getting on my nerves. 2.5
This can have a third star STRICTLY because of the song about aliens and the narration I accidentally listened to that said they hope aliens hear it since they're probably listening to TV and radio waves.
Mr Spaceman is pretty catchy.
Very strong opening that absolutely nose dives with "I Come And Stand At Every Door", and then never recovers.
I once loved The Byrds. There's a lot of beautiful stuff here, but it's kinda boring too.
Good musicianship but never loved the Byrds
Loved it
I tended to like it. It's folk rock, and I get how itfits in the evolution of rock, but I don't know how much it holds up on its own. A lot of this list is the "Citizen Kane" problem. Citizen Kane, today, by itself, is a pretty good film. It's not the best film of all time, because every good filmmaker has seen Citizen Kane, and learned from it, and iterated on it, so what makes Citizen Kane important is no longer unique. It's just how movies are. Anyway, I'm rating this how I am, but for a lot of albums from the40's to 70's, sometimes they matter more for how they affect the language of the medium.
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8/10
Nettes Album Ich will aber eig mal wieder n tollen Brecher hören :/
What a difference a tab makes. Totally out there and taking on some concepts that almost feel alien to the same band that did "Hey Mr Tambourine Man." The cover of "Hey Joe" is great fun as well.
Not a huge Byrds guy - but ok.
This album feels really quite hit or miss, while at first I instantly felt like I was enjoying the obvious folk rock sound, there were a few, pretty short, songs that just completely went by without having any affect on me. They were generally just pretty generic and unenjoyable. The psychedelic production and melodies throughout this track list did have a big affect on me, but sadly overall too many songs slipped by me with no impact for me to enjoy this more.
folk
This one starts with two beauties, especially the opening track, which does manage to express the joy and realness of psychedelic experience: 'Oh, how is it that I could come out here / And be still floatin' / And never hit bottom and keep falling through / Just relaxed and paying attention?' That is precise, and superb. But then it drags quite a bit. Tho I admire the austerity of 'I Come and Stand at Every Door,' nothing impresses until the still innovative 'Eight Miles High.' Up next, the speedy and frantic rendition of 'Hey Joe' doesn't do it for me (it's admittedly hard for any to 'do it' after Hendrix), and the rest is good, but not great. When psychedelia snubs melodic variety, it can fall flat - this has that handicap. But it was widely influential and has some greatness in it. For that, I go higher.
God only knows how much I needed to listen to a Jingle Jangle this morning! The Byrds is one of the bands from the 60s that I have listened to least. Of course I knew the cover of Tambourine Man, but I had never stopped to listen to a whole album. Two interesting things: 1 - The first time I listened to Mr. Spaceman, it was in the voice of my fellow Brazilian, Raúl Seixas - Father of Brazilian Rock. His version is called "S.O.S" and came out on his second album "Gita" (1974) 2 - A version of Hey Joe older than Jimi Hendrix's. Interesting, but obviously Jimi's is superior. But this one is also very cool! I'm going to give it 5 stars today! Where have I been all this time that I hadn't listened to these guys before...
It's not bad by any means, but a bit scattered and unfocused. The few solid tracks (8 Miles High especially) struggle to stand out compared with the amount of other meh material here. Probably not totally deserving to be on the list. 09/01/24
3/5
few familiar tunes. Same psychedelic sound.
Didn't hate it but it was 100% forgettable
Pretty nice. Favourite songs: 5D, I see you, What’s happening, Captain soul,
Liked it and another one that reminded me of the Beatles.
Pretty solid album! A bit folk-ish, but still all the songs were worth listening to. Even listened to the extended version for a few different versions. Solid 3.5/5 - will round up.
Yeah it’s ok. Pretty okay if you ask me
Generally fine - some cool songs but sounds like everything else that came out in the folk rock genre in that decade.
ok
Short songs. All sound the same. None ever go anywhere. Trudgery.
Much like the radio stations, I also thought the song 5D was a reference to psychedelics. After reading the Wikipedia article, I think I need to make another pass through that song and listen for the theory of relativity..? 2-4-2 Foxtrot is so very annoying. The high pitched engine noises behind the chanting of the same 7 words is almost equivalent to torture Overall, this wasn't bad. It was neat, experimental, transitional, and influential on a lot of other stuff I like. 3 stars
Best Byrds album I've heard so far. But there's still far too many Byrds albums on this list.
Maybe not in 60s but ordinary today
As i was listening this album I thought if asked to generate a 60s psychedelic rock album the AI would come up something like that. It is fine but also quite generic. I enjoyed it though.
The albums from the 60s have to have something special in it for me to give it a high score. While I understand the impact they might have had on later bands I judge them on what I hear and this album, while not bad, is not something that appeals to me. It just feels like there is so much better music made later than this that I would rather listen to. That being said its another example of an album I'm glad I listened through just for the experience.
Day356 - roger mcguinn is the overlooked genius. great lyrics and harmonies
For me, this is the 4th Byrd's album on this list. Some nice songs, but the rest is not noteworthy.
Good songs for the most part with great performances. The one or two tracks emulating Bob Dylan bring this down to four stars.
Welcome to the revolution
A bit whacky 60s
Cool album. Standout songs: Mr Spaceman Eight Miles High Captain Soul
good songs and interesting covers
jahas viidettä albumia viedään näiltä, ehkä pikkasen ylenpalttista edustamista nyt tällä listalla, kuitenkin puhutaan aika monotonisesta trendejä-seuraavista pottatukka paskiaisista kuitenkin.. kaikennäköistä on kuitenkin ykkösestä neloseen vaihteluvälin pituus ihan kiinnostava bändi ollut vaikka vituttaa tämmönen (pistää pikkasen muuten vihaksi). tämä rentoilua semmosta ja tällästä ehkä sitä kolmosta kiuaaseen mietoa, mieto lämppä päälle ja juttelua juttukaveria saunaan kun ei kerran edes keuhkoihin polta kun mietomaito lämppä päällä selkä suorana kun ei edes elämän tarkoitusta mietitä kun niin mukava lämppä yllä huohhouoijjakkahaas... eight miles high
Paisley folk rock. Jangly guitars. Multi-instrumental including some harmonica. Psychadeliac at times. Bit repetitive with songs sounding very similar. 6/10.
Never been the biggest fan of the Byrds, but I have to admit that Eight Miles High is a great track. Harmonies are on point and I can definitely see how this record was influential to the psychedelic rock genre. Though I very much prefer David Crosby's later work in Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Highlights: -Mr. Spaceman -Eight Miles High Lowlights: -Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go) -2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)
A couple of good tracks, nice cover of Wild Mountain Thyme, awful cover of Hey Joe. Adequate album.
I despise hippie psychedelic (psycho) folk music, gosh NO MORE. I'd rather listen to white noise sounds seriosuly. This is like some MKUltra shit type of music to activate the psycopaths like Ted Bundy, the Zodiac Killer and Jeffrey Dahmer. Disturbing horrible low vibrating garbage music.
Listenable
Fifth Dimension is the best album we've had from The Byrds but even then it's still only a 3/5 effort, it's happy-go-lucky middling soft rock, easy to listen to with a coupla songs like Mr Spaceman that stand the test of the time, but the rest is forgettable. Between Neil Young and David Crosby we've had FIFTEEN albums and I could've done with maybe two of them at most.
Another album from The Byrds - I like this one more than some of the others, for sure, but it's still not particularly inspiring. This one claims to be critical in originating psychedelic rock; maybe it was, but I'd prefer to listen to the ones that came after that took this to another level, rather than this thing that's stuck in the middle of folk, psychedelia, and rock, and doesn't take the best of any of it. But, there's something to it, it was influential, and it's not a bad listen, just not a particularly good one. Straight down the middle, 3/5.
*****
Didn’t love this.
"Eight Miles High" is an all-time classic for me. The rest of this was a mess. This would get 3 or 4 more stars if I had listened to this while stoned out of my gourd. But I'm not, so it didn't.
The byrds aren't bad but I don't feel like this was one of their better albums. Low 2.
Bland and boring. But then there is Eight Miles High. Worth the cost of the album.
As bland as psychedelic music can be, not even middle of the road, just sitting on the side of the road, unable to cross it.
Un gran álbum que explora el rock y el country, o el rock psicodelico, o el rock y los coros y voces, una experimentación constante y creativa que dejó huellas a seguir. Agradable experiencia, muy agradable
A classic but listening to the other tracks they're a bit 'One dimensional' (geddit?) Not much variation in style or content but it's ok I guess. Includes a version of 'Hey Joe' which is a bit odd.....
Honestly, I kind of struggled to figure out what I wanted to say about this album. And not for lack of a hook or perspective; by everything I've written, this is commonly considered the original psychedelic rock album. Heck, "Eight Mile High" is apparently, according to a lot of folk, **the** first psych rock song ever written. Which, y'know, I take claims like that with a bit of "If it hadn't been that, it would've been something else" — but still, it can be hard sometimes not to marvel at the thing that started it all. And yet, here? I'unno. I didn't dislike this album as I heard it, but after taking a few minutes before starting this review... I can't recall a lot of it; nothing specific I can bring up for this review. Like, sure, after one listen I'm not gonna have the whole thing completely memorized, but still, I should be able to come up with **something**. As I sit here, though, my mind keeps flashing through a bunch of other songs I heard today — "Savoy Truffle", Peter Griffin singing "Memories" — but not really anything from **this** album. At most, I suppose, there's "2-4-2 Fox Trot", which is kind of an odd closer. I mean, I understand the concept and I don't really fault its execution, but I imagine it's a song that would've improved with better stereo mixing. I mean, take out an earphone: y'wanna hear the band, or jet whining and someone talking over a radio? All the while the band stands in the cockpit chanting "I WANNA RIDE A LEARJET." Second time I've heard about these things in a song, and this ain't no "Money". I'unno. I can appreciate this thing's place in history, and in the moment it's good, but... Mm, I'unno. During the album I was feeling a 4, but just for the fact that I forgot so much and that it's not exactly compelling me to give it a second listen... 3. It's an "it's fine" 3. Jus', I'unno. That's just how it is. Maybe if there **had** been another Bob Dylan cover, who knows?
Not much to say besides it being decent psychedelic. Solid 4 in my eyes.
I’m at a 4. Well, it’s definitely a much more engaging album than “Younger than Yesterday” was, mainly because this album finds a more distinct musical identity (early prototype psychedelic rock) and really plays around with it in a variety of ways. It doesn’t always succeed, but it does take some pretty good swings, and when it clicks, it really clicks. The album only ever lost me on one track, which was “I See You”. Past that, everything else ranged from good to great, but it never really reaches an upper echelon of making me drop my jaw or anything. The biggest flaw this album suffers from, is that even with its experimentation of a relatively “new” genre, it tends to just… settle. Too many tracks find their rhythm or their melodic hook, and then go stagnant. The worst offender here, and I hate to say it, is the ode against the atomic bomb “I Come and Stand at Every Door”, which has a great message settled in front of an ultimately really flat melody that pretty much undermined my desire to listen to it. The other issue is simply in the track order, and I only say this because 2-4-2 Fox Trot not being immediately before Eight Miles High is criminal from a synergy standpoint – it’s a decent track that’s sorely misplaced as the final track, and it makes the album end on a flatter note than if it had finished on literally any other track on the second side. I did enjoy this though – it’s under 30 minutes, so it flies by, and most of the tracks are at least an interesting listen, mostly in the instrumentals, but sometimes the lyrics hit really nicely. I liked it a lot, save for a few perceived flaws, but those are easily adjustable, and partially limited by the mid-1960s. It’s a pretty darn good 4.
I completely lost track of this while I was listening to it. Generally unremarkable but enjoyable.
5d- 4 wild mountain thyme- huh mr spaceman- 3 i see you- 4 whats happening- 4 i come and stand at every door- ayo??? 2 eight miles high- 2 hey joe- 2 or 3. put the cowbell down captain soul- 3 john riley- 2 no more this stinks
Aight
I feel like this album isn’t anything special. It is good, but I don’t get why it’s here
Pretty tight. They had a sound. Crazy the winds of change - in terms of cultural and monetary cachet these guys weren't too far off from the beatles contemporaneously but in hindsight have been erased to a whole different tier. Anyway the psychedelic shit is fun, and they are competent musicians (not sure if wrecking crew was still helping out) reaching out to eastern and hippy and other influences, and doing so while preserving that cool ass jangly sound.
Doesn’t really stand out from other rock albums of its time.
nice mellow album of late 60's folk rock. Really decent, but not feeling it.
I'm not a fan of The Byrds, but at least they gained a bit of my respect with "Hey Joe". I liked guitar solos on this album, which were pretty revolutionary of 60s, I think. But otherwise, it's just another older album that is interesting only because it was different at the time. Not something one would listen to nowadays.
I think I just like The Byrds’ early era. While I loved Mr. Tamborine Man, I hated Sweetheart of the Rodeo, but that’s an unfair comparison, since that’s essentially a Ship of Theseus band by that point. Fifth Dimension, on the other hand, still sounds like the Byrds, with a little something extra. I may not be the biggest fan of country rock or psychedelic rock, but those genres are very obviously being invented here, and so the difference between experimentation and pandering is palpable. Plus, I just love The Byrds’ guitar tone and approach to harmony. Fifth Dimension isn’t a perfect album, and the psychedelic shit and traditional songs do border on annoying to me, but overall, I still find this very enjoyable, despite my normal tastes, even if I wouldn’t reach for it super frequently. The fact that it’s a progenitor for multiple genres also warms me up to its inclusion in the book. This said, this is 100% where I jump off The Byrds train, so I am not excited to learn that I have two more of their albums to get through.
Hippy, but it is the 60's. What can you expect? About what I expected. I particularly liked "I See You", and the rest were fine. Some were a bit kooky. Alright album, not entirely my style but bits I liked
there were good songs, I really liked Mr Spaceman and I see why it was influential. Reminds me of beach boys but with a tad more edge which is nice. But some songs were also tiring
It’s fine.
Hmmm... Yeahhh I don’t know about this one. I am trying to be open but this was just snoozy to me. I just don’t get it all the time. This was boring to me and I tried to get behind it but I just kept finding myself waiting for it to be over. A lot of the guitar playing felt repetitive and all similar to itself and I couldn’t tell when one song ended and the other had started.
Yes yes fine it's The Byrds. Instantly recognizable harmonies and 12 string electric guitar. Obviously massively influential even to this day. But JFC....the guitar playing bugs the everliving shit out of me. Jim (or...I thought his name was Roger? Did he change his name somewhere along the years...?) McGuinn has to be the absolute worst 12 string player in rock history. Fine, sue me. He sounded like a drunken bumblebee. He's absolutely fkng terrible and permeates too much of this. The shitty guitar playing doesn't help the already poor songs. I'm just not a fan - the wiki entry is littered with middling-at-best reviews both upon release and contemporary which...yes, it truly is "scattered" but I think that just means "lousy." 3/10 2 stars.
This is only my fourth album by The Byrds to review, but it honestly feels like my tenth. Just yesterday, I reviewed my fifth and final Nick Cave album, so I guess the theme of this weekend is ‘artists with a ton of representation on this list.’ My most recent Byrds album to review was Younger Than Yesterday, which has been my favorite of theirs so far. I’m excited to take a step back from that and listen to the album that started the band on their journey into psychedelic music. This album started off really strong. “5D” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” were both really great songs. For psychedelic albums from the sixties, I usually expect some heavy organ or Mellotron usage, but this album relied heavily on the guitar playing to create the psychedelic sound, and “5D” did a great job of that. “Wild Mountain Thyme” was easily my favorite song on the whole album. I loved the string arrangements that were used. Their sweeping sound complimented the guitar playing really well, and felt very tethered to The Byrds’ past as a band who focused more on folk music. “John Riley” was really good too, and I enjoyed the string arrangements that were used. I usually think of harmonies when I think of The Byrds, and while this album featured some harmonies that were really well done, they were pretty sparsely used, which I thought was an interesting shift. After those first two songs (with the exception of “John Riley), the album was just fine. I really expected to be impressed by “Eight Miles High,” and while it might be an influential song, it didn’t really land with me. I really didn’t like The Byrds’ interpretation of “Hey Joe;” the frantic pace didn’t feel like it fit the tone of the song, but maybe that’s because I’m used to the Jimi Hendrix version. Overall though, this album was fine, but I did appreciate listening to this album for its impact and historical significance.
i hate folk
3/5. I really enjoy the songwriting on this one. The covers are what the Byrds are known for but the original songs on this here are interesting and stand out. I don't think it's innovative but it was an enjoyable listen. The production is a little aged of course, with a wall of sound that feels like a wave like it should be but more like a brick wall. It definitely still feels like a lot of songs with ideas but none of them completed. Was short with short songs to make up for anytime I wasn't enjoying a song. Best Song: Eight Miles High, Mr. Spaceman, Wild Mountain Thyme
Lush and pretty early synth pop music. B
Album 584 of 1001 The Byrds - Fifth Dimension 1966) Rating : 3 / 5 I really like The Byrds but can't say that this album would be on my list of favorites from them. That could change after more listens. I have several of their tracks on my liked songs playlist but think that Eight Miles High is the only one from this album that would be there. I don't think it is a bad album. Just think they have better.
I am surprised by how current these songs are! Super enjoyable tunes with an eerie touch. I love the first half of the album, the second did not grabbed me at the same level, still liked it. Will go back to this!
Yes
am i over folk music? perhaps :( this was nice but i found it pretty boring, which i was kinda bummed about honestly. the mild tone that lends the album its prettiness just isn’t super dynamic. maybe i should have listened to it on a higher volume?
I really like this album! Just kind of a weird but still very pleasant sound…I don’t know enough about production to describe what it is but it almost sounds like I’m listening to a band play in a very open warehouse or something. It had an airy/clangy sound to it? I already had about half these songs saved and I added more this time around. It’s the perfect length and has good variety. It also made for great background music to walk outside on a crisp autumn day so thanks for that you guys. Fav tracks: What’s Happening?; Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go); I See You
Interesting album, full of good songs.
Not really my thing, but I can see some people liking it. Sounded a little sloppy.
Basically Back-to-back Byrds. Alliterative nonsense aside, last one was a 4, let me check out the FIFTH dimension. Apparently this bad boy is 28 minutes. God damn Reign in Blood type album. Decent track. A little sappy in places. Moving on. Another nice yet not great one. I find this album has been more agreeable and a little less interesting to start. Same thing really. The melody is nice but something is missing somehow. I see you is pretty bad. Man this is like Beatles extra-lite. It’s flying by but there is really nothing happening here. The vocals are nice but the melody doesn’t stick and it asks nothing of the listener. This one almost has a nice folk lilt, but something is off. It’s annoying in a way. Like I have nothing to say about this whole album. It’s just there. Eight miles high??? I think I’d need to be to make this something groundbreaking and sticky. The riff is ok here. That’s really it. This just makes me want to listen to Hendrix. Captain soul was a run of the mill guitar solo for me. Unnecessary harmonica but that’s like saying silent silence or loud thunder. John Riley is folk without soul. Everything just feels kind of empty on this album. It’s not clicking. Still, this one held me the most I suppose. Jet taking off. Doesn’t compare to the weird alien interludes form before. Oh my god this one was insufferable. Ugh. After really loving the Byrds’ “Younger than Yesterday,” this one seemed like an exciting prospect. It was anything but. This was middling to poor as the Byrds never really got off the ground. Didn’t even seem like they wanted to. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: John Riley
3.5 rounded down quite groovy and all but also a little. bleh highlights: 5d (fifth dimension), wild mountain thyme, eight miles high (dec 3 2024)
Some of the psychadelic tracks aren't bad but I found most of this pretty hard to listen to. It doesn't seem to have any cohesive genre or theme either, crossing folk, rock, country, psych rock and what seems to be an ad for private jets. It veers between too experimental and too boring with very little in between.
A band who I’m aware of because of my Dad really, I think it sounds a little dated to be honest but by no means bad, enjoyed it but not sure I’ll go back for repeat listens
Guay a secas
jfc, I Come And Stand At Every Door is a laugh a minute, huh? I like a lot of this. The vocals are 100% Wonder Years. Most of the music was really good, much of it made me realize what Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were making fun of, especially the weird guitar noodling. I would definitely listen to this again
Another one that I should at least respect, but I just can’t get into. It’s not bad, but I don’t know… too much harmonizing? too poppy? I’m glad I gave it a listen and all that, but not one I’ll be going back for.
If anyone wasn’t high and/or tripping while making this album I’d be shocked.
Before listening: Ugh, I hope I can get through this. Three songs in: No, No, No, I do not approve. Boring, folky, psychedalia Six songs in: Hell no, did not get better. I don't like the lyrics, the vocals, just no. Full album: Thankfully, I never have to listen to that ever again.
- Mochte die Byrds immer sehr gern (Turn, Turn Turn und Mr. Tambourine Man sind Teil des unfassbar guten Forrest Gump Soundtracks, den ich viel gehört habe, weil wir den auf CD hatten) hab mich aber neben den Hits nie wirklich mit denen befasst. - Chilliges Album, aber auch nicht besonders spannend Rating: 3/5
Historically significant but there's not much to enjoy about it these days.
I'm close to 900 albums in and, at this point, sometimes I'll come across an album I've already reviewed but I can't recall anything about it. Clearly it wasn't awful, because that would be memorable, but it must also not be particularly good, interesting, or creative either. I can say with some confidence this will be one of those forgettable albums.
This album sounds how an old woman's wardrobe smells. Music's not bad or anything (nothing special either), but I can feel the dust and mummified moth corpses filling my lungs as I listen to this. Probably the best of the way too fucking many Byrds albums on this list. Flowed very well, unlike the other ones which felt like they lasted half the lifespan of a Galapagos tortoise. "Eight Miles High" is a good song.
Neutral. Bit boring
Favorite Track: Wild Mountain Thyme
Better than the other album of theirs I listened to from this list. Nothing life changing.
2.1 How many fricken Byrds albums are we gonna get. Half their catalogue is Dylan covers. What cause they wrote this one (mostly) themselves?
The Byrds are some comfort food for sure. I don't reach for this on my accord, but it's a good listen.
Can't escape the bald fact that, in terms of folk rock, I prefer almost everything that came in the wake of this release. For example - 'I Come and Stand at Every Door' is fine here, but imagine if it was performed by a Sandy Denny fronted Fairport Convention? Big track 'Eight Miles High' is the best thing on here. This is about the third version of 'Wild Mountain Thyme' I've heard through this app. Decent stab at 'Hey Joe'. Not bad, but horribly dated. Also, "hey mister astronaut" from the band who also served up "hey mister tambourine man"? They are playing us for fools.
I liked it!!! Felt similar to the beatles. It’s just refreshing to hear something i enjoy loll
2.5
Kinda shouldn’t be as good as it is.
Previously rated on RYM. 4 stars
8.2 ★★★★
"Eight Miles High" is a fantastic song, and the rest of the album is also good, but not up to the same standard. 3.5 stars
3.5/5
I think the band has a really cool sound on this album and it really foreshadows a lot of 90s alt-country. They're working withing the folk rock framework, but adding a lot of really interesting elements and taking it in new directions. Highlights for me are the title track, "Mr. Spaceman", "What's Happening!?!?!", and of course "Eight Miles High". Second side of the album isn't quite as strong as the first -- I'm not super high on their version of "Hey Joe", but overall, it's probably my favorite Byrds album. 4.5.
Outta sight 60s psych folk record with a couple of truly evergreen cuts like 8 Miles High and Mr Spaceman and some richly orchestrated deeper cuts like John Riley. Not a lot to throw for the birds here except for the atypically average Hey Joe cover.
Nothing wrong with it musically from a critical perspective. Liked the guitar, just not very interesting to me overall as a collective set of tracks.
It's not a bad album, but it has no personality. They need to decide if they are a Beatleesque band, a copy of Dylan's style, or somehow a psychedelic band. Without decision, it looks much more like a Spotify playlist from 70/80 rock rather than an album.
John Riley has some interesting parts. I like the byrds from other songs, but none of these strike that same chord.
This is pure 60’s rock? Or whatever the genre was called that sums up the 60’s. It’s hippy, it’s simple, it’s occasionally oddly structured verses. It’s not groundbreaking but it’s what I thought the Byrds would sound like if I listened to an album. I will say, “I come and stand at every door” is a terrible song. Choice cut: Hey Joe
Not for me
These guys are so ahead of their time - we haven’t even found the fourth dimension yet
I think it's good but maybe it's just my inner old person coming out
Very good Byrds album, contains a fair share of classic songs, but perhaps a little too inconsistent for the full five stars (as opposite to some of their later albums which are even better).
80% is really nice - favourite part for me is Every Door and Eight Miles. The Hey Joe version could have been skipped and I don't care about the 2-4-2 Fox Trot either. End result: just about 4 stars.
Mostly filler, some killer. This was music dipping just one toe into psychedelia. Still too much harmony and organization for me. Adding Graham Parsons, breaking off to be Buffalo Springfield developed the sound more interestingly and fully. This album is embryonic. Saved songs: - Eight Miles High
Interesting mainly for the reasons of inclusion. Relaxing, ok, but middle of the road for me. Faves: Mr Spacemen, Captain Soul, 2-4-2 Fox Trot
A surprise 5th Byrds album! I thought there were only 4 on the list for some reason. Well, I liked this more than quite a few of the others, so I guess doing this project has taught me that I prefer the early Byrds (before their arrangements got too baroque ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). Or, to be more serious, I guess I preferred their psychedelia to their later more folky / country stuff. Fave tracks - "Mr. Spaceman" for some vintage saucer worship, "Eight Miles High" was good, and I enjoyed their slightly frenetic cover of "Hey Joe". (Huh, I looked "Hey Joe" up just to double check that it was actually a cover and it turns out Hendrix wasn't the originator!? Damn, he really made that song his own though....)
Really enjoyed their sound I’m gonna have to go back and check them out more.
Pretty good.
jangly guitars, great singing, what's not to like? good album.
Too folk, too country 2/10
Boring
A slightly more psychedelic album by the Byrds - great for that genre! Includes the classic Mr. Spaceman - very representative of the album.
Wunderbarer Gesang, könnte den Byrds stundenlang zuhören.
-well it’s nothing completely groundbreaking for folk rock but I kinda like it. it definitely feels sort of repetitive and one-note but has some good vocals. sort of undecided between 3 and 3.5 -Favorites are Mr. Spaceman and Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
Très standard niveau album psychédélique, j'ai l'impression d'avoir écouté cette musique une vingtaine de fois depuis que j'ai commencé ce challenge
Cream meets the Beatles. Really enjoyed the first half, but everything after the song with the rocket taking off was not for me. That “song” ruined the rest of it. The album did do some cool things sonically, otherwise. Standouts: 5D (Fifth Dimension), Mr. Spaceman, I See You, and Eight Miles High.
Som alla andra the byrds album på den här listan så är det här också ett trevligt, non offensive, bluesy/folksy rock album.
So many recognizable songs that stretch pop in new directions. Great time.
It’s interesting to listen to deep cuts from these bands that you only hear one or two songs from. It’s a perfectly fine record. The more interesting aspect of it is the undeniable influence it must have had on Tom Petty.
This album doesn’t seem to translate to this era. There are some great songs and outstanding performances but just never quite nailing it.
Not bad, more folksy than I thought it would be
Another very strong entry in the Byrds canon. Warm, approachable and elevating, “5D” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” seem spot-on as stage-setters. “John Riley” and “I See You” and “What’s Happening” are also strong, But the tracks where the band wants to expand (“Mr. Spaceman,” “Hey Joe,” Captain Soul”) are a tick less effective, though certainly decent and more than listenable. "Eight Miles High” is also fun to hear and reveals new layers upon careful listening.
Country Beatles yuck
Do all byrds albums end with a 10+ minute interview? I’ve gotta say I found it endearing, they sound so dreamy eyed. and it did kind of illuminate the thinking behind quite a few songs, not bad.
The literal doorway from folk to psych. These guitar riffs are truly revolutionary. Not their best album but an important one.
I know Bob Dylan didn't write anything on this one, but his fingerprints are still all over some of these songs. This is a really cool mixture of of David Crosby's style mixed with a little psychedelic rock and Bob Dylan's folk. It keeps the album interesting throughout and makes for a really different kind of 60's album- easily one of my favorite of the decade on this list so far.
Love the 12-string guitar and the vocal harmonies. Solid songwriting and a few iconic songs of the era. Never had listened to this album before but it still sounds fresh some 55+ years later. Great stuff!
These songs are folkier and more acoustic than I recall, yet they are still complex and intricately composed. I'm surprised I like this so much 3 stars
It was ok, a couple of tracks were marginally better than the rest. It wasn't so bad I needed to turn it off, but I won't be listening again.
i love byrdsmaxxing
6/10. It's an important record, but it isn't really my favourite one. Although, it does have some great tunes!!! :)
Meh weird folk is still folk and it sucks
Nice music from the 60s.
The American Beatles?! No way. Yuck.
I didn't love this Byrds album as much as Younger Than Yesterday. It's not bad, but it's too same-samey. The second song is basically the same music as "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and there are at least 3 songs on here that have the exact same chord progression as The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe in Magic?" I do like the psychedelic, jammy feeling of a lot of the songs. And in retrospect, this album does seem to have some material that is reworked on the next album (Younger Than Yesterday), but it's more polished on that album. The vocal performances are really smooth. It did grow on me during a second listen. The first time around I listened to the extended version with the extra 5 songs released in 1996, and it definitely feels long and bloated. The original 11-track release is a better listening experience. 4/5 — not my favorite Byrds album, but still a strong one.
Better than I expected, and more varied. The genre is somewhere between psych rock and folk, and it felt like track-to-track veered pretty wildly across that whole range. It’s got some charm and character. Nothing here completely grabbed me, though, and I’m not likely to revisit it at depth. Favorite tracks: Wild Mountain Thyme, I Come and Stand at Every Door, John Riley
i. O. aber nicht überzeugend
A nice ‘60s pop record, but besides some great songs here and there, there’s not a lot that’s special on here. The harmonies are good and the ideas are there, but The Byrds would find greater inspiration later on.
It was good
Did not enjoy as much as the previous Byrds album I heard on this project, but still a perfectly solid listen. 3.5
Favourite song - Mr Spaceman
Idk if I’m the biggest byrds guy I HATE to say
Some hippy,dippy vibing music. Loved Psychodrama City !
You can see some cool psychedelia and that classic 12-string Roger McGuinn guitar. But the performances? Not great?
This was nice. shrug
“8 miles high” is the obvious standout, but outside of that one touching down not much else landed for me. Good musicianship, some good sounds and grooves. Some props for influence but more or less average IMO.
My most vivid memory of hearing “8 Miles High” took place while inside an MRI tube, and so the frenetic guitar didn’t exactly groove well with the machine pounding. Definitely made for an interesting experience. Still, there are some good songs here; just not as good as earlier efforts where McGuinn’s signature Rickenbacker seems much more prevalent. A nice surprise was hearing the Celt-folk trad number “Wild Mountain Thyme”, but overall just an ok listen.
There’s a couple of good tracks here, but a lot of forgettable ones too. Am guessing this one isn’t really their best work, because this was just fine.
I tried a couple times to get into this and just couldn’t. I’m sure it’s influential but for me…a big meh
For a moment I thought this could be a sneaky 4* album. But then they hit me with Hey Joe and that Lear Jet song and knocked it down a notch. 3.25/5
Possibly the most generic the Byrds ever became. Fifth Dimension didn't add much to my knowledge of the Byrds, or of the sixties' music scene in general. I noticed the Byrds suffered without Gene Clark, but I didn't need to listen to this album. Compared to other albums I've heard of theirs, Fifth Dimension falls squarely into place in the middle of their sixties' journey with folk and rock. What does this album offer that Mr. Tambourine Man or Younger Than Yesterday didn't already offer?
I think FIVE albums by The Byrds on this project is way too damn much. At this point, I'm really quite tired of it. This album doesn't bring anything to the table that the other four did not bring. It's the same ol', same ol', and average at best. My reviews have slowly begun to taper in a direction supporting my above statement too, as they have gotten increasingly shorter, less patient, and lower rated. Again, this album and the majority of the other four are just fine, bordering on simply okay, but ultimately such a big Byrds footprint is unnecessary. If sources can be trusted, this is the last of their albums on here, and I am not upset about that.
Mmm not sure of this nothing great average at best.
seems like a variation/diversification on the central Byrds Sound that might make a bit more sense to me were i more familiar with that sound. good fundamentals tho...harmonies, jangly guitar parts, arrangement details. apparently they were super into coltrane around this time??? i wish i could hear it more lmao but it is an indication as to the fun array of Outside Influences being grafted onto here. the songs are also fine lol
I love the byrds although this isn't my favourite album it's still good. 7/10
3.5 stars. Bit too much of a Beatles redux at times, but "Eight Miles High" is great and overall it's a decent folk/classic rock album to have in the background.
Started off strong with 5D, but I didn’t enjoy the rest as much
Loved it
"what's happening?" is a good song, I could live without the rest. Kind of run-of-the-mill early psychadelic folk type shit. I blame David Crosby for me not liking this album, seems like everything he touches makes me not like it. Best Byrds albums are ones without him, best CSN&Y are the solo albums by the members without Crosby. This list has helped me realize my disdain for him and Jim Morrison, hard to explain but I think it has as much to do with personality as it does with musical ability.
Some good music.
Same problem as always with the Byrds - they just don't strike me as authentic or original. It's probably harsh, but they seem a bit false to me. Nice enough, but they don't move me.
This is clearly a transition from folk to psychedelic in terms of what is going on musically and lyrically. It's cool, but dated.
This was fine, nothing bad about it. But I found it average overall.
The Byrds strike again with an album I should have listened to and been familiar with before now.
Psychedelic city
There are better Byrds albums but mostly this is fine, and Eight Miles High Rocks.
Nothing noticeable to me. Good, easy listening 60s rock. not many tracks stick out
Great album with some of my favorite tracks
1
Early rock 'n' roll - a nice find.
Couldn't find this album on Amazon music but the byrds have so many compilation albums I was able to find every song except the last one. Impressive dedication to milking the back catalogue. It's all fairly nice psychedelic 60s rock, a lot better than the country we stuff we had by them earlier but not particularly exciting.
Not as good as Younger than Yesterday, but still pleasant. Ends really strongly, Why and 2-4-2 Fox Trot were solid tracks. Nice enough, a bit uninspiring. A real 2.5 album. Inoffensive.
The author of this list is partial to the byrds hey..... Considerably better than that country album of theirs we had recently. However not as good as younger than yesterday.... Maybe they should've stuck to the Dylan covers. It isnt bad, but I just think there were other similar acts doing a similar thing better than they are doing it here. Bit of an imitation. 2.5 is fair I think
The standard mediocre boy band album 3/5
Average 60's vibe.
July 10, 2024 HL: “Eight Miles High”, “John Riley”, “Wild Mountain Thyme”, “What’s Happening”, “Why” (non-album single) My opinion of the Byrds has become increasingly complicated since starting this list. True, I thought they were a great band before & I still think they are today, but pretty much every album has sounded like a mix of legitimately strong folk rock… & studio outtakes, cobbled together. It doesn’t help we’re dealing with 60’s stereo mixing, which is bad at the best of times (see: Revolver, one of my favourite albums ever) but especially distracting here. Tbf, the psychedelic stylings of “5D”, “Eight Miles High” & “I See You” had me thinking this might be the best Byrds yet, but the one-two punch of “Hey Joe” & “Captain Soul”, an anemic blues number, sent me spiralling back to Earth. A Byrds greatest hits would be straight fire in comparison to their studio albums 🔥
Not sure why someone is just strangling a guitar over half of these songs?
Below average, even for the 60s.
Creo que tiene algunos temas interesantes, pero creo que es inconsistente.
The Byrds had such an amazing sound. It’s sad they weren’t around too long. Their harmonies were so pleasant and their style was such a beautiful blend of folk and rock. I loved this album!!
Since it's not a genre I enjoy, it's kinda of a slog to get through. By most accounts it's quite the piece inasfar as this kinda music goes. It sounds exactly like you'd expect I suppose. It's not bad, it's just not anything I'd be inclined to visit or revisit. It's a bit disheartening to read there's another 4 albums by this band on the list. I hope the logarithm gives me something that isn't 60s rock or British pop.
Old timey, 60s music. Nice change from my normal repertoire.
Not sure I’d consider this an essential Byrds record, “8 Miles High” is the pretty clear standout, and the singles are also highlights, but the version of “8 Miles High” on their 1970 record, (Untitled)/(Unissued), is probably the version to hear - they jam it out and play with an intensity that few of their peers, *cough* The Grateful Dead *cough*, could ever hope to match. Sorry for the coughing…the pollen is really bad this year. …and if you listen to that version, be sure to follow it up with the next track, “Chestnut Mare”, which, metaphorically speaking, is one of the weirdest songs ever written. 5D isn’t a “great Byrds album” for me, it’s a good one, for sure, but they hadn’t really transitioned into psychedelic folk/rock quite fully yet and I’m not sure 5D rises to the level of “must hear”.
Another "oh hey I've heard this before", some of the sound seems pretty cutting edge for the time.
Fifth Dimension represents a pivotal shift towards psychedelia, blending folk rock with experimental sounds and introspective lyrics. Released in 1966, it features standout tracks like Eight Miles High and Fifth Dimension, showcasing Roger McGuinn's distinctive 12-string guitar and the band's harmonious vocals amidst a backdrop of innovative studio techniques. Despite initial mixed reviews, the album has since become a landmark in psychedelic rock, influencing generations with its adventurous spirit and musical exploration. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 9 STAND OUT TRACK - What's Happening?
Canciones favoritas - Jhon Riley - I know My Rider - Psychodrama City Satisfactorio escuchar a pioneros de la música. No del todo mi gusto pero entiendo porqué podria ser el album favorito de alguien. Amé que la última canción fueran comentarios
Pretty decent album. Great song writing and some cool ideas thrown in to each song. I had no clue who this band was. At first confused them for the Yardbirds... And then I thought I heard Tom Petty... So I was thinking Travelling Wilburys. I was way off. But kind of in the same wheel house. I don't know what I'm saying anymore.
The Byrds fluttered so CSNY could soar
It's OK but not for me. I tolerated it, I did not enjoy it.
Not my sauce, but I can tell my parents would dig this album. I’d need to be driving a VW bus, on the pacific highway to really get in the groove of this. 2.7
Lots more variety than I thought there would be. Folksy, bluesy, light rock. I wouldn’t seek it out to listen to though.
Never listened to this but it was a good listen.
Pretty good psych rock
Sounds like classic Byrds as opposed to the later incarnations we’ve heard. I liked it fine.
I consider this a good album for a groovy 60s trip.
A little sloppy and a lot trippy. Eight Miles High is maybe the most 60s song there is. Interesting to hear a song with anti-war lyrics about Hiroshima and soon after a weird rendition of the gunning-down-my-woman song Hey Joe (so much cowbell).
This popped up on my screen and for a brief moment I was ecstatic! I hadn’t imagined that this list would acknowledge The 5th Dimension… Wedding Bell Blues! One Less Bell To Answer! Up Up and Away! I had thought that the closest I’d get to this was the Laura Nyro album “Eli and the Thirteenth Confession” album we had some time ago where we heard the original “Sweet Blindness”. Never mind… This is Fifth (not 5th) Dimension by The Byrds. Oops. This was quite good. Pretty much what I expect from The Byrds by now but I really liked it. The bonus tracks were pretty great too. Still, I can’t help but think one could trim down those five albums from The Byrds to make room for The 5th Dimension.
3/10
I enjoyed this one. Loved the sound and the vibes 4 ⭐️
boah 5D tuet gad guet noch public image ltd gester. isch au echt schön wies immer dure zweistimmig singed und d drums und alles tönt halt meega 60ies. wyld mountain thyme immerno afoch parallel zweistimmig singe. sehr schö! vlt biiitz seicht? mr spaceman cool. ich mag ihm de mr spaceman. whats happening bis etz de best song, würkli huere schö. i come and stand at every door tönt noch irgendme sternsinger schmarre. oke s isch glaub en türkische song? het öpis religiöses fast? sehr pötisch sehr schön. eight miles high het halt afoch au huere guet tönt. recht geil. hey joe halt nöd hendrix version jo. jo de song hets wie nöd brucht. captain soul son rockblues. chamer mache. isch etz nöd es gitarresolo wo ich meeega stolz druf wär. jaaaa uf john riley wieder harmonies. gseh wie de david crosby nocher s glich macht mit CSNY. 242 foxtrot meh sones outro aber no cool.
recht sochli folk time iwie? mehrstimmige gsang kinda cute, d instrument mached iwie eifach chli irgendöppis? 5D und wild mountain hetmi jz nöd megaa überzügt mr. spaceman sehe cool, sehr 60er I see you chli meh tempo stereo git wiedermal alles hahaha SCHNORREGIIGE john riley eig sehr cool, aber d striicher und de gsang passt für mich nöd so ganz zude giti und drums puuh 424 fox trot ahstrengend paar sache woni sehr cool gfunde han, anderi sache sindmer sochli egal gsi - fucking drü
I didn’t really know any of these The Byrds songs, maybe just Eight Miles High which was great! I have a lot of time for this. It’s accessible psychedelic!
Would agree with other reviewers, this is really a transitional album, and is not very strong in its own right. Shouldn’t have taken up a space on this list when the truly classic Byrds albums are already here.
The Byrds trademark sound of vocal harmonies and jangly guitars hit the ears right. This one's a bit uneven so I'm thinking a 3.5/5 but I'll round up because I enjoyed it overall.
long time ago
The Byrds are cool. This isn't my favorite album of theirs, but it's still pretty awesome.
this is 60 years old crazy... lovely sixties psych rock album
I liked this, and I think I'd listen again.
pretty meh psych folk album 2/5
I enjoyed this album more than I had expected. I've always thought of Th Byrds as one of those "academic" artists that feel more influential than actually enjoyable. However, this album proved me wrong.
Bit uneven as an album, but the highs are great: 5D, Eight Miles High, and Mr Spaceman, which I've loved since I was a kid.
No problems here
I liked it when it was a bit more on the psychedelic, experimental side. Eight Miles High was my favorite.
Very good and musically interesting. I guess I'm a Byrds fan now. The interview for this album was pretty funny too.
Not their best, but still pretty good
60’er rock, med lidt psykedelisk over sig, lidt folket
Mr. Spaceman is good. It is a pretty trippy album overall
Groovy 60s album. Original sound!
2,5
Never listened to a Byrds album until today. It was an enjoyable experience overall. Favorite track: Captain Soul
Niet boeiend
I guess it's okay. Hard to get excited about it in the 21st century.
It's fine. Jangly guitar which is The Byrds calling card, but also some real shitty 12-string work too... TF was going on during Eight Miles High? Probably good for the time, but not much in the way of sticking power. I wouldn't put this on intentionally. 3.1
A little spotty, but there are some gems on here.
Groovy
This is in the top 1001??? Eight Miles High is a great song, but you can't lean on one song to make a classic album. A positive is that I do love David Crosby's backing vocals throughout. Hey Joe, more like Hey No! Leave the heavy lifting to Jimi. I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider) is better left for Dead. In one word, mediocre.
Captain Soul is sublime. As is Eight Miles High ✌️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I could listen to those two on a loop all day. Cooool. But some missed by at least 8 miles: yes, I'm talking to you, Mr. Spaceman.
I absolutely love The Byrds guitar sound. Add the vocals & harmonies and they were so cool, at their best the music somehow just connects emotionally. This is not their best set of songs but I could listen to that 12 string Rickenbacker all day. 'Eight Miles High' still sounds incredible and always will, play it over and over. 'What's Happening?' and 'Captain Soul' are great too. They mixed with Dylan and The Beatles, influenced each other, created their own thing and influenced every folky jangly melodic guitar band that followed them: CSN, Neil Young, The Smiths, REM, Lloyd Cole, Teenage Fanclub, early Primal Scream, The Stone Roses, Crowded House, Fleet Foxes and more. I love them and so many of the bands they influenced.
Early in it’s genre and comes across that way, not bad in any way but not very memorable to me for either, and so I likely won’t be coming back to this one! Favourite track: Eight miles high
Enjoyable album. Early psychedelic rock. Sonically perhaps could’ve been more varied. Eight Miles High and Hey Joe are standout tracks, the latter of which reminded me of Led Zeppelin.
Not my favorite Byrds album, but very good.
ei huonoa musiikkia ollenkaan..
This album is a little more folksy than I was expecting. Overall I felt is was pretty forgettable. Added I See You to my playlist but none of the rest struck me as good enough to listen to again. This is a 2.
This was average 60s music but honestly it’s been a while since I’ve gotten slop like this so I’m not at hostile toward it as I would be otherwise. Plus after sweetheart at the rodeo I’ve come to enjoy the byrds more over time. Wild mountain thyme was my fav.
Mediocre and tedious faux folk hippie nonsense
I'm so very, very, very tired of anything related to The Byrds on this list. I think I said it before but, NO MORE, PLEASE.
High 2. Very drug induced
classic Byrds, good but non excellent
Crazy vibes for a 60s album. Unique but did not speak to me
Someone needs to teach these guys how to spell. 3.5
Melodic record that would somtimes benefit from a bit less acid.
Was very happy when this popped up. I grew up with the Byrds and love this - great music, vocals, harmonies.
Cool
Folk rock, psychedelic rock. Lovely harmonies, a very calm and peaceful album. I really liked the atmosphere of the songs, just mellow and almost hypnotic. Incredible guitar work, with drums and bass really flowing together. Pretty cool learning that this album is thought of as the first psychedelic album ever released. Also worth mentioning that this album as produced masterfully, everything is so clear when it needs to be, my only gripe is that it's mixed where pretty much each instrument is panned to one side or the other. And it doesn't stay consistent either. That aside, everything about this album was beautiful. Absolutely loved it all. Might listen again, I think visiting this bands other albums would be cool as well. 4.5/5
First time listening to this in its entirety. Always been a Byrds fan. Rightfully a psychedelic kickoff to another period of time & music that I was born too late to experience firsthand. Bummer man.
This is a quintessential album of the times. Such interesting song writing. Folky and spacey. Two things I enjoy
Couldn't find the complete album. Cobbled the tracklist together as best as I could. It was okay. Nothing really outstanding though.
Really embodies the late 60s. Good vibes.
Oye easy to see how this was influential both as early psychedelic rock and with the beginnings of the more Country Rock they would soon be producing. It is a wildly uneven album though.
I keep getting the Byrds so I'm giving the bird right back. 2 stars
I expected more. They've got some good stuff, but most of it isn't here. And to be fair, most of their good stuff is just covers of Bob Dylan. Without the Bob Dylan covers, I doubt many people (in 2024) would have heard much of this band. This is so average, I'm giving it 2 stars. On a scale of 1 to 10, it might warrant a 5, but after conversion to a 5 point scale, I'm rounding down because this is just not remotely significant.
Pretty all over the place but for sure ahead of its time. Some really good songs that are better technically composed and recorded than modern studio indie rock.
Pretty good
Today's album is basically "our list compiler has a boner for David Crosby, so this middling shit discus is mandatory listening"
New favorite Byrds album of the book so far! I'm clearly way too young to be making this declaration, but this album must have been considered ahead of its time...I'd actually probably suspect most Byrds albums are considered as such. I never realized how important they were to music until this boom though. Favorite track: Eight Miles High
When "Notorious Byrd Brothers" came around as album #13, I had of course heard of them and their Tambourine Man but I'd been largely ignorant about who they were and what they actually did. Some jangle pop folk rock, no? That album ended up in my favourites. So does this, even more so, because I've also since realized how much I like David Crosby ('Notorious' should have been a 4 probably, but I don't care, this isn't a contest). Bottom line: when The Byrds were like *this*, they were possibly the best 60ies band that side of the Atlantic.
Groundbreaking work of 60s/70s psychedelia
Eight miles high. Gummon. The rest, quite pants. Crozz
pretty hippie shit. not as interesting as the other birds album
Een enorm compact album van op een seconde na een half uur. Ik heb per ongeluk wel eens een TikTok filmpje gezien, dus veel langer kan ik tegenwoordig sowieso niet meer aan. Geen vervelende noot te bespeuren en slechts één irritatie: Die stofzuiger (ik gok dat het een Lear Jet is) bij de laatste track. Weinig tot geen memorabele nummers die een onuitwisbare indruk maken, maar gewoon een half uur lekker muziek maken met de boys. Ik gaf een ander album van ze 3 sterren, ik ga deze keer voor de 4 sterren. Een prettig album die je met plezier kunt afluisteren, helemaal niks mis mee.
Great!
3.5
a solid psychedelic rock album, among the first to start the genre