Reviews (page 8 of 8)
A classic psychedelic sound- guessing it's the inspiration for a lot of later work given the year. Somehow, it holds up today. A pleasant amount of variety in each song.
the byrds are what we thought they were. if i wanted some annoying 70s psychadelia, i'd love it.
Leppoisaa 60-luvun hipahtavaa musaa. Vähän surffi-/avaruusrautalankaa. Levy tuli kuunneltua pariin kertaan taustamusiikkina, jäi aika hajuttomaksi ja mauttomaksi lätyksi.
Jingly
Another fairly boring one.
nothing special.
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
I still like the jangle and there's some good songs on here. Still very uneven. Hey Joe is terrible
7/10. birb. Their version of Wild Mountain Thyme was a bit lame, actually
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.
Los Beatles de California, muy crema
"Eight Miles High" Released: March 14, 1966 "5D (Fifth Dimension)" Released: June 13, 1966 "Mr. Spaceman" Released: September 6, 1966
Agradable y muy melódico. Un gran avance
Cool, another band that tried LSD and realized they could make music. I'm really trying hard to come up with new creative ways of saying "this shouldn't be on this list, why do I have to listen to these" but it's Monday so the juices aren't flowing yet. I had this on in the background while I was working and it was relaxing but nothing to write home about.
Nice 60s vibes. Beattles style in some parts, but less moving
Some decent tracks but probably not anything I’ll come back to. I think something that I’ll nitpick about several 60s albums on this list that are in the rock/folk/psychedelia area have production that sounds fuzzy (mostly on the guitars and vocals) and that decreases my overall enjoyment of them. 7
Some cool psychedelic stuff in the beginning but mostly forgettable in the second half
interesting stuff
The most generic 60s rock ever. I’ll give it this: it makes me appreciate the Beatles a lot more.
Jai bien aime, plus experimental et pousse que l’autre album de byrds dans cette loste.3.5
eh
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
Right from a Wes Anderson movie. Happy, folksy, druggy. David Crosby style harmonies. Fun, 60s listen. Lots of variety. Definitely enjoyed it.
The music was... fine, but nothing stood out as remarkable. Currently trying to figure out whether I am more baffled by "Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)" or "2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)". Recommended season: Spring
4*
Pretty good. Not my favorite Byrds album. 7/10 1. Eight Miles High 2. Wild Mountain Thyme 3. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
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!
Fuck. No. So continues my hate affair with anything Crosby, Stills, or Nash-ish.
Really enjoyed this one!
An important step in rock and roll that's not for me.
Fine, I guess.
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.
nice vocal harmonies. in the second half it sort of looses focus. the first couple of songs are good: 5D and spaceman
That was a fun slice of time. Way more varied and sonically interesting than I would have expected. Hey Joe was a pretty wild cover.
Ehh
Production: 8/20 Songwriting: 11/20 Innovation: 11/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =49 Pleasant
Dit was wel prima maar niet geweldig
Fair
Debby downer shit en gitaar gepingel
Another big fat NO for the band. Eight Miles High may be the only song I might consider saying that I enjoyed, mostly for the solo.
I really like the guitar tone and their use of vocal harmony. It's almost like a more rock-y Simon and Garfunckel.
Ho lala this week album selection is refined to my psychedelic tastes. LSD and carpet ride is all I have been aspiring to my whole life. Loved this album very much. So very mystically 70s!
Good that there was no bob dylan songs on it, a departure from previous
One of the best folk rock album of the sixties. Modern sound to it.
Perus kitararallattelua. Pidin enemmän aiemmasta Byrdsin levystä jossa oli vahvemmin Country-meiningit pääosassa. Taustamusiikkina meni ihan ok (paitsi se lentokoneturbiinibiisi), mutta eipä tätä jaksanut kauhean tarkasti kuunnella. Tylsiä biisejä joissa oli mukana typeriä kikkailuelementtejä. Jos edellinen Byrds sai kakkosen, ei tämä ainakaan yhtään enempää ansaitse.
not for me. not yesterday.
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!
good album
its ok
Strong start with the title track, and I'd never heard their excellent version of "Wild Mountain Thyme" before. The rest of the album sounds like a Byrds album. Definitely worth listening to when you're in the right mood.
Exit pop stars The Byrds, enter psychedelic folk rock pioneers The Byrds. Very very good.
Not a huge fan. Appreciate it. Would not listen straight through again
Meh, a few decent moments in there but very messy and often unpleasant. An ugly cross between Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles
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.
I enjoyed this and should listen again
Influenced the influencers
Some pretty jaunty tunes, some slow and some about drugs. What’s not to like
nja
Actually pretty good.
Tråkigt.
Trevligt album.
Pleasant surprise - sounds quite fresh and I enjoyed it.
funky as hell, video game music typa thing from a AAA trailer for fallout or something.
only tambourine man but this is betta
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.
A nice album. Nothing of a surprise, given what I've heard of them, but this was pleasant to listen to.
1/7 Wasn't feeling the mix on this one. Standout Tracks: 5D, Wild Mountain Thyme
This album was pretty good but kind of samey to me. I couldn't really distinguish between most of the songs, but I liked the sound. I think this folky kind of rock is pretty cool and I would listen to more of it.
I really liked Why and Mr. Spaceman, but the album has very little replay value for me. Supposedly this band was the answer to The Beatles, and I can kind of see similarities. They are definitely more country-rock though.
Not being able to give this a 3.5 hurts.
Awesome - hadn't heard Mr Spaceman in ages! Love that guitar tone.
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.