Younger Than Yesterday

Was expecting some Beatles generic knockoff but was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the songs. Not half bad

I didn’t expect to like it but I did. Except for really pretty and catchy Melodie’s the album is filled with experimentation so typical for 1967. It stands out! Although I’d have to say the sequencing is a bit weird and I really don’t like the baby alien voice. Light 4

As with any late-60s rock album, it’s definitely influenced by the Beatles, but doesn’t sound derivative. It’s a sweet record.

Not bad at all - it went by quickly but it was all kind of interesting and boppy. 3.5/5 No real stand-out tracks as it's consistent and pretty cohesive, but Have You Seen Her Face and Everybody's Been Burned were catchy And something tells me that George Lucas got inspiration for the Ewok voices from CTA-102

Classic

als je het bekijkt vanuit de tijdsperiode, is dat geen slechte plaat

I like this 4/5

Twangedelic.

Trippy, experimental, boundary pushing, and remains to be a super causal listening experience as well. Super fun and light and I want it on vinyl

Excited for this one. I know one song and we start with it. Weirdos with cool hats is always a good start. This song is remembered from movie montages. It’s fine, it has an interesting sound and nice vocals. I won’t be writing letters home about the Byrds just yet, but it’s fine. Beautiful song. Great melodies, well put together. This is great songwriting. This song is ok. Not terrible or anything but the meat of the song takes a backseat to the strange noises. The weird alien ending was actually pretty cool until the voices. This was pretty good. This one is boring. The songwriting is worse to me than the previous songs. Not horrid. This thing keeps moving. The songs are so short. Pretty good song. Nothing much springing to mind positive or negative. Cool, laid back song. The instruments are virtuosic and after the guitar centre plucking from Ryan Adams (no typo) yesterday, it’s very welcome. This almost has a torch singer vibe. Like some smoky 20s club. 1920’s for you young fellas. Another nice song with incredible effects that produce the psychedelia that we were promised. Folk influence big time. I’m such a sucker for Celtic folk influenced rock. Loved the fairport convention stuff, and this is reminiscent of that. This one is kind of insane. Reverse looped instrumentals. Of course I like it. It’s weird as hell and yet still highly competent. Man. This thing rips. The lyrics are fantastically interesting. Reading them like a book. If this melody was employed in the modern age, it would be driven into the ground and not nuanced as it is here. They weave in and out of the hook so tastefully. Probably one of the best ones here. The album remains nice. This one was fine. I’m still trying to pinpoint why certain songs appeal so greatly while others are mediocre to poor. Maybe I’ll do some musical theory course and ruin music for myself forever. OR, I’ll continue to produce low quality reviews on an internet database. This album was weird, slightly haunting, exciting and had a bunch of great tracks that employed excellent songwiritng and atmosphere. This album could’ve produced more emotional weight to bump up the score, but I really can’t ask for much more than what was produced here. Top tier listen. 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Have you Seen Her Face, Everybody’s Been Burned, Thoughts and Words, Mind Gardens, My Back Pages

Honestly better than I expected for another 60’s non-Beatles rock album

Interesting album in the earlier days of rock. "C.T.A.-102" such an odd ending to a song which I suspect might be the origins of the Minions voice.

A cover band of Bob Dylan with a sound a bit more pop. A bit nostalgic but not bad

Very nice listen, but I like the more straightforward songs a lot more than the rambling hippie experimental ones. My Back Pages is a lovely all time great pop song. 3.5/4

Gentle, lovely sound and great harmonies. Ultimately a song or two light.

A notch below their best, including the of the records on this list, as evidenced by mediocre sales and tepid critical reception. It's not quite as fresh as Mr. Tam Man or as balanced as 5th Dimension or as accomplished as Sweethearts or Notorious Bros. The sour chippiness on "Rock and Roll" star doesnt' really suit them. The studio trickery on "CTA" isnt that impressive or interesting and disrupts an otherwise decent groove. And the psychedelic experimentation doesn't land very forcefully. "Thoughts and Words" is okay+ but with some generic '60s sound effects (a tricked out zither? a backward sitar?). "Mind Gardens" sounds like a '60s cliche – outdated as much of the hippie garb, man! "My Back Pages" is solid, further proof that these guys were best striaght-up interpreters of Dylan, but it does feel slightly tired compared to their other more energetic efforts in the Zim catalog. "Girl with No Name" and "Why" (though one prefers the previous B-side version) are solid ending and go a way to redeem things. Rounding up because it's the Byrds.

Pleasant with some experimentation

The most 60s album yet

Great

Tried too hard with backwards tracks and Indian instruments, but the harmonies were spot on. Mostly good songs.

Nice variety of sounds. I would listen again.

For a 60s band, its cool to hear one that is of the era, but also not completely ripping off the Beatles. I liked this a lot, with my ear first catching on Renaissance Fair. Also liked Everybody's Been Burned. Good psych pop.

I have been less than impressed with the works by The Byrds that I have reviewed so far (this will be my third, and I was also not a fan of Gene Clark's White Light), so I don't have high expectations for this album. But hey, it's less than thirty minutes long, so that's a plus! Let's get into it. This album wound up being much better than I anticipated. The sound drew upon a wide variety of influences, but the album still felt really cohesive. The blending of folk, psychedelic, and country elements created a unique sound that really set The Byrds apart from other artists of the sixties. I enjoyed this album the most when it was getting experimental and weird, like on "C.T.A.-102." The guitar playing was fantastic throughout the album, and there were some really good vocals too. I liked the second half of the album better than the first half; the guitars on "Thoughts and Words" created a really great sound, and the song went back and forth from a traditional sixties rock sound to something more experimental. "My Back Pages" was one of the best songs on the album too, and I really loved the vocals on the chorus. This was a really good album, and it definitely gives me more of an appreciation for The Byrds than their other albums that I've reviewed. The uniqueness of the sound and the guitar playing really set this album apart from other artists' experimental work at the same time.

Realize I have a thing for twelve string guitars and harmony. 4/5

A lot of unique and interesting ideas here. Def a little too indulgent sometimes, but really interesting to hear them experiment.

Yep this was good - better than I thought it would be

A nice slice of 60s psychedelia

It's the sixties. Music was usually better then, if a little weedy

Several different styles, very good

A truly unerrated band, even if this album doesn't include the wonderful 'turn turn turn' and 'tambourine man' Toim Petty made the opening track here familiar to a moere modern audience but, in relaity, he simply dumbed down the original which is a perfect piece of pop.

If there’s any time in history I could instantly transport to it would be the late sixties. The music, the fashion, the (counter) culture. Love it all!

Won over by the weird alien voices

Pretty cool psych rock record that sounds influenced by some of the other psych bands of the time but not like a rip off. It seems like they were doing some experimental things to make it sound more psych which I really appreciate. Overall quite an enjoyable listen for me.

Classic! This is a cool record. Its fun to hear how they pulled together Rock, Folk and Psych into the music in 1967. Some moments feel like The Beatles, where other songs feel very Dylan. You can also see where Crosby broke off and formed his own thing. The psych songs are pretty weird, but really cool. I really love how they included horns in some songs, but then also just weird sounds. This was fun! I love the Bob Dylan cover, "My Back Pages." I use to jam this one hard in high school.

Another band my dad loved and played all the time when I was a kid. Really talented group that exemplify the sound of their time.

4.5

New album for me, but some songs I know from cover versions, really nice album

Listened to this when I was biking around, which was fun. It was pretty much what I was expecting.

Im p sure I listened to this the day it was generated but I forgot to rate it so here after listening round 2. I like this album. also has me relistseneing to mr Tamborine man bc they also ate w/ that. 8.5/10

Just another Byrds album. Why they have 5 albums on this list is beyond me, but the albums we’ve had have all been enjoyable listens so far

4/5 Fav Track: Mind Gardens Honorable mentions: It Happens Each Day & Thoughts and Words

Yet another Byrds album today. They are experimenting with playing tapes in reverse with this album.... It's weird. Favourite songs: My Back Pages, Time Between, Have You Seen Her Face, So You Want To Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star, Old John Robertson Least favourite songs: Mind Gardens, Everybody's Been Burned 4/5

Of all the releases in the Crosbyverse, this may be my favorite: a solidly psychedelic rock album.

An album I am very familiar with from a band that I am very familiar with. Everybody's Been Burned was my entree into truly understanding the band - and all that is good and bad. See the problem with the Byrds is that - while being highly influential - arguably more influential than bands that are held in much higher esteem - they are a bit goofy. A pitfall of the psychedelic era that counted them as but one among many who had similar missteps. But even looking at them in context of the era - I give you Mind Gardens as uniquely bad. CTA - really? I know aliens were big as was turning knobs just for the sake of turning them but...it's just silly. I feel like you could make an album of all there wacky experiments across this 3-4 year period and it might actually work. Similarly - if you gather up the remaining actually songs you have some unmitigated classics. Maybe you do anyway but at least they would have less caveats. And the Byrds are all about caveats. Taking this album at face value - some of my favorite Byrds songs are included (EBB, My Back Pages) and one of my all time faves - like from any band - Lady Friend - didn't make they cut and was only released on the reissues. Apparently that decision lead to David Crosby's leaving the Byrds - again - you put Mind Gardens on there but couldn't find a way to release this splendid rush of emotion. I say all this at someone who loves the Byrds and loves this album - with some caveats...

I mean I love beatlesy 60s pop and this is a damn good 60s pop album with a lil dose of psych and folk thrown in. Super pleasant listen with no real skip tracks imo. Didn’t know David Crosby was the byrds guitarist so that’s pretty sick. Fav songs : Have you seen her face, do you want to be a rock n roll star, everybody’s been burned, thoughts and words, why

More catchy, lightly psychedelic tunes… I can’t hate on that!

I also feel younger than I was back then

I feel like this may have inspired Sgt peppers. Scratches a psychedelic crossover itch I didn’t know I had

Excellent. I was going to buy the CD but I checked my library and I already have it :-)

One of the better albums I've heard from a decade and set of genres I don't really care too much for. Crosby's songwriting is brilliant, and the others are enjoyable. Also pretty cool to see two South African jazz legends on here.

slightly more edgier the beatles. i dig it.

Wow. What a psychedelic trip. Hard to believe this album is older than I am. (Not by much)

I’ve never really listened to The Byrds before and this album served as a phenomenal introduction! I love the psychedelic/trippy vibe and plan to do a deep dive into their discography now.

My Back Pages is a 5 which brings a 3 album to a 4 rating

My 6th grade history teacher’s name was Mrs. Bird, but my dad always spelled it Byrd. Maybe this is why. Or maybe he was just old

Samey as hell but enjoyable

Another from 1967 which I enjoyed more than yesterday's. Familiar tunes and familiar 60's Brit-pop sound by American boys.

Decent this, better than I was expecting. Better than The Beatles too in my humble opinion. That whole pysch/pop/rock/folk thing can be hard to pull off but they do it well for the most of this. Never strays too odd for it not to be accessible. Not sure whether I’d be back but glad Ive heard it, and I reckon I’d have been all over this when I went through a pysch phase in me teens. 3.5

Considerably better than I expected, not what I thought they sounded like mostly. Quite a few different styles going on here. While some did sound dated, others sounded pretty interesting. Enjoyed the more psychedelic ones I think . There's definitely a touch of the Beatles on parts, but without copying them. Better imo. I know that opening lyric to so you wanna be a rock n roll star from a counting crows song, didn't know it was borrowed! Enjoyed it enough to listen twice. Must've been pretty exciting at the time Highlights: Have you seen her face My back pages Don't make waves 3.5 but better than kings of Leon so 4

A rare example of an album who's second half is much stronger than the first. The Byrds are at their best when they go introspective and personal. Everybody's Been Burned is beautiful and mysterious song with a lyric that reflects on the nature of love. Crosby's odd phrasing works perfectly in the song making it sound like he has deeply meditated both emotionally/spiritually on whether it is worth it to become vulnerable in the face of love with inevitable brevity and pain that certainly comes with it. Mind Gardens is also a fantastic song with with reflects on coping mechanisms in a very fresh and different way. The song builds perfectly along with the lyric, holding you the whole time. There are times where the Byrds can sound just pleasant and not particularly interesting or deep, but Crosby's compositions elevate the album and give it a different dimension. It's a shame the album consists mostly of other writer's compositions. Most of the album is a 3, but because it has a couple incredible songs I'm going to round up to 4 Best songs: (in order) Everybody's been burned Mind Gardens My Back Pages Renaissance Fair

Nice, very 60’s…nothing stood out that much, I could listen again for sure…

Liked it throughout but wasn’t blown away by it. Rating: 3.7

Love The Byrds, but I can't quite give this particular album a 5. My favorites are "My Back Pages" and "Have You Seen Her Face". Great music.

I like the wacky breakdown in CTA. "Why" was a bonus track on the last Byrds album we had, and it was my favourite track on that - still a bop. In turn I really quite like the bonus tracks on this one too ("It Happens Each Day", "Don't Make Waves"). The Bob Dylan cover is nice too, though I don't suppose it really adds much on the original. This is a weird one - its really quite similar to Fifth Dimension, but I think this album is miles miles better. Fave Tracks: So You Want to be a Rock n Roll Star, CTA, Time Between, My Back Pages, Why 4.4/5

A groovy album baby yeah

Buen álbum! Los primeros temas excelentes pero luego se torna un poco monótono. Se deja escuchar completo!

Haven’t really listened to the Byrds before. Enjoyed it a lot. Kind of Beatlesesque but with their own style

Really well produced album that capitalizes on the great harmonies, jangly guitars and strong, poppy lyrics. Quintessential Bryds music

Real music for real people. None of this crap you need a Doctorate in Fine Arts to grasp.

This was a good album with some great harmonies and really nice instrumentation. It was also tastefully psychedelic. My only complaint is that it’s very much trying to do what the Beatles were doing at the time

Nobody knew it at the time but this was the end of The Byrds as a world beating entity that was relied on as the American answer to what the British Invasion had sought to change, as they would splinter off into much more successful offshoots and influential reinventions that would help redefine what rock and roll would be capable of in the coming years. Younger Than Yesterday sounds rather apt for an album title, for not only The Byrds sound invigorated by new sounds informing their palate but they became fully formed by additional writing contributions from various band members. Perhaps the most unfortunate thing about this release is that it was overshadowed by all the other rock albums that came out the same year this did yet if it came out in any other year, it wouldn't have had any chance to stand. Just goes to show what The Byrds were now up against as the tides began to turn. Still a wonderful showing after fifty plus years, however. Favorites: So You Wanna Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star, Have You Seen Her Face, Renaissance Fair, Everybody's Been Burned, Thoughts and Words, My Back Pages, It Happens Each Day, Lady Friend, Old John Robertson.

Disclaimer: For most of my life, I was content to, at best, merely annoyed by The Byrds. "Turn Turn Turn" was supposedly a deep song; it always seemed to play everywhere and somebody would opine about the Summer of Love, and for the next interval, you were forced into rose-tinted news footage of hippies and peace signs, knowing that you'd had missed something, but unsure what and wondering why Reagan was the president and why the bloviator had, more often than not, totally sold the fuck out. Also, David Crosby always bugged me as a pompous ass. I did really love "Eight Miles High" because, well, it's druggy as shit, and even when I was a kid, I was drawn to that sort of music. Much later, I found my way to Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and that changed things for me. So, I circle back, and found myself really enjoying it. Probably because of the drug influence clearly evident in the lyrics, music and production. It has aliens talking. It's provocative, decidedly not "Turn Turn Turn". "So You Want to be Rock n Roll Star" invents Big Star inventing REM and late stage Replacements. "My Back Pages" does Dylan justice, which most covers do not. "Everybody's Been Burned" world weary lyrical delivery and an arpeggiated guitar (the intro would be home on Ride the Lightning) evoke a languid resignation, a kind of Existential "fuck it". "C.T.A" makes me want to dance. I dig it a lot. And Crosby died a pompous tool.

Dylan style but no big songs. I liked it.

I like. First song was funny

Kinda wish I had more thoughts on this album, but I'unno. The jingle-jangly guitar just really appealed to me. And reminded me a lot of the first song off of The Monkees' HEADQUARTERS, which, hey, that's a good thing.

Меня удивило, что между вполне приятным кантри проскальзывают какие-то психоделрок приколы (особенно концовка песни cta 102). Не думал, что говно мамонта вкусное

A 60s classic which has certainly stood the test of time. Folk rock drenched with psychedelia. Incredible songwriting throughout, and great performances across a host of instruments, I loved the jangly guitars, and the sitar-like guitar playing on tracks like 'Why'.

This album was delightful.

Beatles but weirder kinda fun!

I really enjoyed this. I can understand why some people may think this is derivative of other artists of the time but to me they sound very much like their own thing. Experimental while still be listenable, good fusion of psychedelic rock and folk with a hint if jazz. Def above avg summer of love fare. Favorite songs: renaissance fair, my back pages, it happens each day. S/o to the alien at the end of CTA

Чем-то похожи на Beatles. Слабее, конечно, но все равно хороши.

Not 100% what to make of this. A cross between early-to-mid-period Beatles (Beatles for Sale/Help/Revolver/Sgt. Pepper) and early Pink Floyd but with an overall sunny outlook. It’s intriguing, really, I just don’t know what to do with it. The songs are short (mostly shorter than 2 minutes) but it’s a very well produced sound and it almost doesn’t matter that the album itself isn’t even half an hour long. The highlights for me are “My Back Pages” (a Dylan cover), and “It Happens Each Day.” But honestly, it all went by so quickly it’s hard to tell you if there’re more gems here. I felt like I didn’t get to know any of these songs. A couple of side notes: “Why” sounds like “Heatwave” in its chord progression; CTA - 102 is creepy and I did not like it bad touch Overall this is a great demonstration of the songwriting and musical talent the group had, but I definitely need to hear more of this to know for sure. 3.5 stars (rounding up to 4). Standout tracks: So You Want to be a Rock n Roll Star, Time Between, My Back Pages, It Happens Each Day

Really loved the psychedelic/folk blend a lot. A solid album front to back but not enough to push it into 5 status but would definitely listen again. Stand out tracks: So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star, Everybody's Been Burned, My Back Pages

Okay so, I really loved this album. It didn’t actually feel like I was listening to my album of the day, just my usual playlist. I found it had a similar style to the Beatles and chuck berry at points. Amazing.

Excellent harmony, vocals. Classic.

I fear I may have dismissed The Byrds too harshly after Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. There were elements of the Country sound they’d adopt in that abysmal experiment in Younger than Yesterday, but it was gentler, more of a seasoning than it being the main dish. But yeah, I enjoyed this one. It’s possibly not completely essential, but it was a fun half hour distraction

SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR is a great way to open an album HAVE YOU SEEN HER FACE is a clear example of how the Byrds were so important in transitioning popular music from folk (the harmonies are traditional folky) to rock (jangle 12-string, the beat). WTF is happening at the end of C.T.A.-102?!?!? [You learn something every day - "Chillman" gets a songwriting credit on many songs here. Looked him up and found that it's Chris Hillman - why he didn't use his full name is curious; Christopher Hillman also gets credit.] This album is flush with early psychedelic guitar and production tricks. Early hints of "country rock," likely due to Hillman. Love it. David Crosby had a wonderful voice and wrote some absolutely great songs. Sometimes, though, he could get a tad pretentious. MIND GARDENS is a perfect example. Was he tripping? How did the band allow this in the album? There are a handful of dogs in this album, but most of them have quality guitar and harmony components to redeem them. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ __________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 23 🎧 LPs left to review: 978 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 5 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list: 7 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine: 7

Was very easy/nice listening

Kinda nice

p118, 1967. 4 stars. Quality 60's West Coast folk-rock that's aged really well. Point deducted for the filler, but this shows why they could have been contenders.

Perhaps I’m in the minority who enjoys the more typical poppy tracks here, but overall a very enjoyable classic 60’s rock album Fav Songs: Have You Seen Her Face, The Girl with No Name, So You Wanna Be Rock’n’Roll Star

A full notch below the other Byrds records here – and maybe two notches below Sweethearts and Notorious Bros. Still awfully good because it's you know the Byrds.

Classic folk-rock with psychedelic and experimental aspects; good singles; fairly cohesive as an album; Chris Hillman emerges as songwriter; 8/10

Mostly great, except for the weird alien skit and Mind Gardens. My Back Pages is one of my favorite songs

Fun album with some great hooks

More psychedelic than other Byrds albums. Always love the harmonies.

Nice listening

Pressed play with no expectations and got a great mix of psychedelia and folk. The Byrds had been a big gap for me until then. I’d been hearing about them since I was like 10, but never had the motivation to listen to them. This was a great intro to their work. I can definitely see why it is part of the list.

Good folk rock

Byrds? Magpies more like. I don't think I've ever heard a band that wears its influences on its sleeve more visibly than the Byrds. Quite apart from doing an extraordinary amount of (mainly Bob) covers - including the super My Back Pages on here - you can really here the impact of the Beatles I think. That's both positive and negative - Have You Seen Her Face could be on Rubber Soul and not seem out of place, while Mind Garden sounds like someone attempting to recreate Tomorrow Never Knows without any clue about what it is that makes the original what it is. A mixed bag, but generally it's very easy to listen to and will bear repeat listens

En train de découvrir que /So you want to be a rock 'n roll star/ n'est pas de Patti Smith à la base : mindblown. My back pages est très bien aussi. Globalement toute la vibe de la musique évoque immédiatement le flower power, une époque sans la menace du changement climatique et des temps plus heureux. Would live in this album.

Better than I expected. Good paychedelic sound

3.5/5

Great psychedelic rock. Came out right before Sgt. Peppers. 60’s is still the best decade for music.

Добротно и оч интересно

Being more familiar with their folk rock oriented music, this seemed like a change in direction. Direction. Still great harmonies, still good melodies but elements of psychedelic rock are creeping in with sitar like sounds and even a little bit of sort of a country oriented rock as well. CTA -102 sounded pretty conventional until the explosion sound and took a very psychedelic turn. Thoughts and Words and the alternate version of My Back Pages are my favorites.

It’s the Byrds! When things get weird, I start to tune out, but when the big jangle comes, I’m all in!

Un poco rollo.

Need to go back and dive deeper, but I fucked with it. Definitely got some trippy psychedelic sounds on top of some garage rock

Good album. Similar music to grateful dead.

Listenable

Definitely has some grooves and is an enjoyable album all the way through. Lots of early Beatles vibes. Really listenable. Not something I'm probably going to pick back up and listen to again, but I'm not going to turn it off if it comes on.

That's a really solid album. In fact, I thought it was going to be a 5-star album for several tracks. But it's just not quite there. While there are several absolute bangers here, there are also several head-scratching duds. Like, what's up with "Mind Gardens"? That doesn't belong. Get that out of here. Anyway, it's a good album. But it's not a great albums.

Un poco rollo.

The vocal harmonies are a bit too much at times, some of the spacey sound effects are annoying, but most of this album is really good. Favorite song: Everybody's been burned.

Great bluesy pop rock. Favorite track was "Time Between"

The Byrds are a pretty influencial 60's band, with folk root, a psychedelic sound and incredible vocals harmonie beachs boys style. This album is their countribution to 1967 (the best musical year) and it look like it will be justifies to this album to be here. We know that the Beatles and The byrds mutualy influences themself and it feel like it in a lot of songs. Have you seen her face is probably the most obvious, it feel like a early Beatlemania song, but with Rubber soul instrument, its a really good song. A critic reference it as a West coast Revolver, and i agree with that, but with still their own folk rock style and vocals harmonies and experimentation that make it original. They seems to merge all the different musical style at the time, like pop with the Monkees, country rock, acid rock and british invasion. Time between and The girl with no name are the country songs, they are good, but not very unique i think, comprare to other songs in the album. Like i said acid rock was an influence on the musicality of a lot of songs, but also a lyrical influences, as LSD seem to have inspired the song toughts and words, The Byrds were experimenting with drugs like LSD at the time, apparently with the Beatles too. There is a other Byrds cover version of a Bob Dylan song: My back pages. It show their great admiration for the man and his folk style that make them so great at their debut. Altghout this is not the greatest psychedelic album i have heard, probablt not even the best Byrds album, but it is clearly at the same level as some of the greatest 60's act, like the Kinks, the who, the Stones or the Mamas and the Papas and Beatles album like Rubber Soul, Help or Beatles for sale. They managed to merge all of this and create an not completly diffrent thing but with lots of originality. The Byrds will remains as a very important act of that time and this album prouve it.

Listened through once in the background. Sounds like a very solid 60s rock album with the usual fare: fuzzy, bumping basslines; vocal harmonizing; plenty of percussion; and some psychadelic elements. After first listen, the main standout was My Back Pages, which is a very catchy song with a great chorus -- I feel like I've heard it before. Album opens with So You Want to Be Rock 'N' Roll Star, which taps into all of that 60s rock energy. I really like this song, with the exception of the cheesy overdubbed crowd samples. The whole composition feels like something the Dead might have tapped into during this era, with solid instrumental work, percussion, and horns making an appearance. Have You Seen Her Face sounds like a pretty generic 60s song in a good way. Definitely getting my tambourine fix. Time Between and Everybody's Been Burned Before are both jams on either side of the coin from one another. Time Between is a hoppy, southern folk number that once again would feel at home on Workingman's Dead, while Everybody's Been Burned Before is a slowed down and moody melody -- really into this later song. The singing and composition is so pretty. This one drifted into the background after this point as I was reviewing some stuff for work, but I found myself grooving along. I'm way more into this one than I expected going in. I'm a 4.5 / 5, tempted to give a 5, but I don't think there was enough separating it from the pack to merit. 4 / 5.

Classic 60's album but did not expect it to be so psychedelic from the beginning harmonies and such. Quite a pleasant surprise. WTF is happening in CTA - 102????? That was strange to put on this album but certainly got my attention. That backwards looping or whatever on Thoughts and Words was very Tomorrow Never Knows-esque. Definitely inspired by Revolver on this. More backwards looping on Mind Gardens. This shit is tripPpPpPpPpPpPy. Also what a cool fucking name for a song. Solid album I really liked a few songs but there were some duds I felt as well. 3.5 would be appropriate but I'm going to round up because I really liked those songs and it's Friday and I'm about to go swimming. You're welcome, Byrds.

A lot of fun to listen to.

A microcosm of 1966: sitars, backwards guitars, jangling 12 strings, psychedelic imagery, close harmonies, eastern melodies. I liked this a lot.

Pretty pleasant, but mostly forgettable, with the exception of the Dylan cover

Definitely the most ambitious Byrds album. Best track: Thoughts and Words

This was quite enjoyable. I think it lost a little steam towards the end, but there's some cool stuff on here. Definitely better than the other Byrds album I got on here. My favourite song was Thoughts and Words.

Interesting album, definitely the 2nd best of the 60s stuff I've gotten so far Its a bit odd at points with strange sounds in Thoughts and Words being hard to listen to but overall a very good listen

Алкоальбом: слишком много ингридиентов в коктейле, но при этом вкусно

Хорошо звучит, несмотря на то, что это 60е. Романтично, лирично, и при этом - не скучно. Эксперимент с музыкой "квазара" - прикольно)) За душу не берёт, но в историческом контексте альбом для группы прорывной. Хороший альбом для каких-нибудь посиделок, чтобы включить на фоне/на виниле.

Such a sweet cozy summery type album! I love putting on the Byrds but rarely put on their full albums, and it has been such a shame to admit! Very well crafted songs, great harmonies and just very pleasant earworms of songs! 8,5 out of 10

Ég er barasta heilmikið skotinn í þessari plötu líka. Hef orðið örlítið afhuga mörgu sjöundatugar stöffi í seinni tíð, en Byrds eru bara vaxandi. Næs gítarsound og áheyrileg lög.

I liked it!

2nd album by The Byrds in the row. This one much more psychodelic.

I got this CD on sale about 8 years ago just before I got back into vinyl. I ended up with a copy of Mr. Tambourine Man as well. The Byrds were sort of an unknown to me. My younger brother was a fan. He also dug other bands that took me a while to get, like Radiohead and The Beach Boys. He also like bands I never got into like Toad the Wet Sprocket. To me, the Byrds weren't the band that had David Crosby and Roger Mcguinn and gave us the gift of Chris Hillman and Graham Parsons or Gene Clark. I didn't know all of this until later. To me, they were a pop outfit that mostly did safe covers of Dylan. An electric version of Peter, Paul and Mary. Mr. Tambourine Man didn't really do anything to dispel that feeling. But this album with its lush baroque psychedelia changed my feeling about them and led me to explore the rest of their catalog discovering that Crosby and those guys mentioned above were in the band and eventually arriving at Sweethearts and Notorious Byrd Brothers and really becoming smitten with the band. If only my brother didn't make weird choices with music like falling in love with stuff like Me Phi Me so that he was a more consistent source of quality listens for me.

A lot weirder than I expected.

I'll give this a rating between the best song "Everybody's Been Burned" and the atrocity "Mind Gardens."

Pleasantly surprised by this one. While I had heard a few Byrds songs I never really knew what they were all about. Easy breezy songwriting, great harmonies, with a psychedelic experimental twist.

Excellent songwriting and harmonies. Always amazed at how much talent came through this band and how much influence they had. Chris Hillman came out of nowhere as the principal songwriter for this one and he didn’t disappoint. Laid the groundwork for the country rock he further develop with the Flying Burrito Bros.

Rounded up to 4. Best Byrds album I've heard - genuinely interesting and innovative, and really satisfying too

Beatles vibes, psicodelia temprana mezclada con canción. Sobre el final se va poniendo más Rolling Stone. Son contemporáneos así que imagino que tienen las mismas influencias. Me re va

This album embodies the evolution of the 60s sound.

Pure 60’s harmony. Easy listening.

This is my favorite Byrds album so far in this exercise. Favorite track: My Back Pages

A little bit folky, a little bit psychedelic, a little bit country, a little bit of humor, some nice harmonies and guitar... This was an enjoyable listen.

A fun listen. A mix of styles with mostly very pleasant results. The track Mind Gardens left me a little cold, but the rest was generally good to great.

Good vocal harmonies, fun instrumentation, good old classic rock

60s pop with a dash of snark and rebellion. good, if dated.

I need to listen to more 60s rock n roll! This is fun!

The music is good, but the sound is not really my thing. I will listen again, and focus on the quality... but it's really not to my taste!

So close to a 5 but faded in the back half

se siente como los beatles pero suenan mejor?, esta bien. Es jazzy y trippy, me gusta que las canciones dejen mas de un minuto de instrumentales, tambien que ocupen otros intrumentos que no eran los estandares.

Funcinou bem para mim, boas doses de psicodelia com folk.

Hippie lovely folkiness. 4 stars

4/5

I actually really enjoyed this album. For ‘67 it felt like they were pretty tech savvy and experimental?? Like the first song having the crowd of girls screaming on so you wanna be a store. And there’s the end of one where they sped up a vocal that sounded dope. Couple tracks with reverse guitars and stuff. I’m not educated to know whether or not this was pushing the envelope at that time but I don’t think I’ve heard any sonics this dated that have those elements? Lyrically they were spittin some real shit!! From the first song I knew it would be a dope album, talking about the reality of being a rockstar. It got a little dull towards the end but I’m also really tired and was sleepy this morning finishing it. All in all, really enjoyed it, but prolly won’t listen again a ton

I like just about every song on this album. But there are certainly some skippers—"Renaissance Fair," "Why" is fine but it's a weak closer—and I also agree with the other reviewers in our group that this album, while good, feels a bit inconsequential and single-based. In other words, this doesn't feel necessarily like a comprehensive LP the way that Sweet Heart of the Rodeo does. Which is hindering my rating of it, especially knowing that at least two other Byrds LPs are likely to show up on this list (Sweetheart and Mr. Tambourine.) Hard to establish why this one is so important that it needed to show up here too. I will say the Byrds seem like they had a lot of fun putting these albums together! Just the way they bounced around, changed the lineup, experimented with tape machines and new technology, played covers, and tried new genres. Perhaps that's more evident here than anywhere else. I'm between a 3 and a 4 but I'll round up to 4.

Great guitar playing on this album, harmonies too. Such an unmistakeable sound to The Byrds, though I'd never listened to a complete album by the band. Sometimes the lyrics would wander into hackneyed territory, but that wasn't enough to detract from the enjoyment. Solid songs, clearly an influence on artists to come, good stuff.

Nice to hear this album again. I forgot how great it is. Though they're known for their chiming 12-string guitars—which sound so great through the album—Chris Hillman's galloping bass on "Renaissance Fair" is the instrumental highlight. They were on a roll on this one. Every song except two (CTA 102 and Mind Gardens) is fantastic. It's crazy how great David Crosby can be, and also how much of a self-indulgent ass. "Everybody's Been Burned" is one of my all-time favorite Byrds songs. The mood, the chords, his singing... (chef's kiss). But damn Mind Gardens is utter garbage and he insisted they inlude it when they had other quality songs in the can--even his own incredible Lady Friend. But more often than not, his songs are my favorites in The Byrds' catalog.

I liked it. A bit like The Beatles X The Beach Boys. Hadn’t heard any of the songs before. Very catchy music. CTA-102 is a strange track but overall a great album. Would listen again.

siis joo että tietää pari biisiä haha kiva sattuma mutta mitä vittua koko aöbumi tuttu ei ollu 50 albumilistassa missä helevetissä oon kuullu siis mitö vittua massiivisin dejavu mitä oon ikinö kokenu 45 minuutin verran... noh on kyllä hyviä biisejä. vaikka selvästi radiopoikia nämä, beatles kopioita mutta edellisestå albumista se ero että kovakuoriaiset liiskattiin tällä kertaa....nimittäin jumputtaa musiikkia sillälai... ehkä time between...emt...oscu...sähköposti...

first listen it's good

This was another new one to me, I only knew a handful of Byrds songs before. I really enjoyed it, especially the weird alien voice on the third track and "Everyone's Been Burned". That's a real standout track, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the link between it and The Charlatans' "The Only One I Know", I love spotting stuff like that throughout musical history. The only negatives I would have is that some of the songs are a bit same-y, and the vocal style has me questioning Tom Petty's originality!

Late 60's / early 70's psychedelic/folk rock entries on this list just never seem to disappoint. Verging on the border between 4 and 5 starts but missing just that bit of an edge to deserve the top rating. Still an amazing listen.

Solid.

Honestly everything I want from a pop album. Sure, the recording was a little muddy and there were a couple too many songs, but this was irresistible. A great record.

Lovely dad rock

I'm finding it hard to know how I felt about this. Like they're very well written enjoyable songs, but there is kind of one tone to it. Like I don't feel blown away but obvs it is excellent. Wish I could do a 3.5

These guys simply do not get enough credit. Absolutely one of the best bands of its era.

Ah yes, the American Beatles.

Pretty cutesy 60s psych pop

Reminds me of what The Beatles were doing at the same time, but in an original kind of way. Interesting songwriting and execution.

Reminiscent of mid-career Beatles, with a bit more guitar twang.

4.25

Nice short, upbeat songs Cat has very unexpected part at the end 5/5 material so far Thoughts and word-> ticket to ride Not loving mind gardens, instrumental is too much

They spelled it wrong again

Great 60s rock with awesome experimental vibes

This is very much up my alley. I love every single song so far. Overall great album! I enjoyed it. This album was fueling my love for music from the 60s

Great album, among the best of its day and certainly one of the best the Byrds ever put out. The guitar work is gorgeous and innovative and probably launched a hundred bands. There is the requisite amount of silly experimentation you find in rock albums of the late '60s, which makes some the album seem a little unfocused. But on the whole musically, this is an incredibly lovely and vibrant collection of songs. Fave Songs: Have You Seen Her Face, So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star, My Back Pages, The Girl with No Name, Why, Thoughts and Words, Everybody's Been Burned

Pretty good album. So you wanna be a rock and roll star

I continue to have no idea how to think about the Byrds. Eclectic to a fault; Californian to a fault. Both are semi-accurate descriptors of at least the first half. But it held my interest and the rest of the record is packed with simply great work. Bottom line: I have no idea how the band is supposed to work.

Yo, this album's weird. I have no idea why it's famous or needs to be listened to (other than being a good Byrds album), but I like it!

Yes a 60’s album that more than deserves to be on the list. So real catchy and interesting songs on here, really an American band that could keep up with the British Invasion at the time. One of those Iv been wrestling with giving a 5 but just can’t because of the song mind gardens just go right through me I can’t listen. Maybe harsh compared to my other ratings but a song that bad is enough for me to not see this as a masterpiece.

A golden age album

Prefs: So You Want To Be a Rock'n'Roll Star, C.T.A-102, Renaissance Fair, Time Between, Everybody's Been Burned, Thoughts and Words, My Back Pages, The Girl with No Name, Why Moins pref: Mind Gardens

MEGA NICE!!! Lidt Mark Knophler guitar lyd, men ellers fed 60'er lyd

Very good album. I listened through it twice. Dunno what it is exactly that I like, but it's well put together, front to back. 4/5

Interestingly enough, the biggest hit from this album is probably the one that fits the least. This album is replete with experimentation in the studio coming off the heels of the Beatles’ Revolver. Dylan’s influence is ever present and the cover of his song, ‘My Back Pages’ was a highlight for me. The country rock tinges, which later would be explored more in depth for the Byrds, stood out for me as well. Overall, this album did a great job in combining space rock psychedelic experimentation with the raga folk sound that made them famous

Listened Before? N WOW! These guys are good! It's the most sixties sounding thing I've ever heard. I'm assuming they influenced an entire generation of musicians. I could listen to this all day. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: My Back Pages, So You Want to be A Rock 'N Roll Star

At it's best, the songs are short and insanely catchy ("So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" , "Have You Seen Her Face", "C.T.A.-102" and "Renaissance Fair") all feature strong lead vocals, the usual 12 string guitar sound and rich vocal harmonies, with special praise going to Chris Hillman's melodic bass lines. Sadly there is a low point; David Crosby's vocal on "Mind Gardens" is horribly off key, and at 3.28 it's the longest track. So this 29 minute album really suffers as a result. It's a shame because some of the CD bonus tracks would have been available.

Love this band, era, and sound. Never actually listened to any of their albums til now

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, and will likely dig a bit more into their catalogue.

Unexpectedly enjoyed this. Very much a continuation of Rubber Soul era beatles.

Good stuff. Very tight song structure. Mature song writing with a bit youthful spark still to it.

Farther out there and more diverse than the other Byrds record so far.

Fun, can see the Beatles influence/inspiration in it

Sonido Beatles muy chulo

Un poco rollo.

Bien joué ils m'ont grow dessus

good tunes

Overall quite nice, a couple songs I didn’t care fo

Always great vocals from The Byrds and you never know what sounds you’ll get. I enjoyed this and was intrigued by the back taping used.

Great, easy listening album. Fast paced folk with nice harmonies and great run time, what's not to love

After about 13 hours since I listened to it, I don’t remember much of this album but I do remember enjoying it and thinking that it’s one of my favorite types of 60s music

Though I don't consider this the Byrd's best album, it's still very significant and has a lot of good songs it. There is however more filler than on previous records and at the time is was overlooked, but it ages well today. The Byrd's are exploring more musical styles, for better or worse, so overall it's a solid record.

4.5

Respect but this is not the high point of the 60s

I never reach for this record when I want to listen to the Byrds. I should, but it's always between "Fifth Dimension" and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo." The former never delivers on the promise and sounds liek a band trying too hard. The latter is excellent but I've worn it out a little bit. This record is just what I need. I own it. But I never listen. The Byrds are tricky for me. They have everything I love. 12-string Ric guitars chiming away under gorgeous harmonies. Copious tambourine. But they also feel second-tier for me, in the context of other music of the time. But this record is great. So it's getting a 4/5. I'd probably give the other two records I mentioned the same score or higher. So, maybe they aren't second-tier, after all? We'll see if those other records show up on the list here.

8/10

7/10. Birb.

4.5…very good album…cut my teeth on this music…..still love it to this day…

Catchy and fun. Good sounds and singing.

Solid, had the vibe you expect from the era

Enjoy the Byrds sound. Much better than their earlier hits which I think are way over played. Solid album. 4/5

Ne znam kako ovo nisam prije cula, predobar album, bravo!!

8/10

Enjoyed it. A side of The Byrds I hadn't heard that much of outside of the opening track.

Really digging the psychedelic energy here. 4/5

Really nice album

Really good, I liked this album more than their Fifth Dimension one I’ll give it an 8/10

An early example of psychedelic music to come.

4/5 really Beatly sounds, nice!!

Oldie but goodie

Good ol classic rock. Very Beatles-esque.

This was a ton of fun-- reminiscent of Sgt. Pepper.

Amazing!!!

Younger Than Yesterday was somewhat overlooked at the time of its release during an intensely competitive era that found the Byrds on a commercial downslide. Time, however, has shown it to be the most durable of the Byrds' albums, with the exception of Mr. Tambourine Man

good album

disco casi perfecto. solo me aburrieron 2 temas

Really good, some excellent tunes on there

Very nice sounds

Sí me gustó. Muchas canciones son muy distintivamente folk por eso las disfruté (por alguna razón, en general nunca percibo en qué consiste lo folk en el folk rock así que, ... bien). Everybody's Been Burned, Mind Gardens y Old John Robertson sorpresivamente oscuras, densas, lentas, con un toque místico indio y celta (como que de repente la vibra es Ireland meets India en antidepresivos!!!) de ahí que selecciono estos tracks como mis favoritos del álbum. A lo largo del disco hay efectos y arreglos (quizás hasta samples?) locos que seguramente eran muy complejos y emocionantes para su tiempo y que le dan texturas interesantes para mantenerme escuchando a pesar de la simpleza de las melodías (me acordé de Wildflower de The Avalanches solo que como un experimento más frenético que esto). 8/10, cool para un día de relax y psicotrópicos.

Imaginative inspired record where the band takes their jazz and country influences and make them merge with beautiful melodies. 60s pop at its best

Excelentes melodías, voces y rítmica. Un gran clásico

Rockzin antigo gostoso de ouvir exceto alguns sons especificamente

Un poco rollo.

7/10 me gustó, algunas me recordaron a los beatles pero sin los fans toxicos uwu, no lo volvería a escuchar completo

Rock convencional, pero de repente hay toques country o psicodélicos. Fue una buena experiencia, sorpresiva, pues con "So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star" no me esperaba lo que venía después, como la voz alienígena en "C.T.A." o los acordes más suaves en otras canciones, como "Renassaince Fair". Mis favoritas creo son "Thoughts and Words" y "Don't Make Waves". Sólido 8.5/10.

60s choral psychedelic pop- alien references that made me smile. Worth a listen

meio Beatles meio Tom Petty

A good course in rock history

Great album. Love most of the tunes, lots of good guitar parts vocals and arrangements. Some songs a little odd stopping it from a 5 rating would give it 4.5

My back pages.

Good album. Psychedelic feel in a lot of places I wasn't expecting.

Pretty good actually

I wouldn’t say it’s the best of the Byrds but it’s definitely better than any Beatles album out there. Creative, pleasant and sporting variety.

A true 2.5 for me. But I’m feeling on the positive side. But these Byrds have nothing on the similar-era and recent Kinks.

Why is everything that has a sitar in it listed as some type of psychedelic rock? This album was fine. Nothing stood out either good or bad. It is what you’d expect of a late-60’s rock album I suppose. Definitely a varied mix of genres which was interesting in its favor.

My experience with The Byrds - based entirely on the albums on this list - has been a bit hit or miss, but as far as British 60s psych rock/folk/Beatles contemporaries go, they’re one of the better groups. Usually their albums have at least one or two songs I enjoy, and this one was no different. I knew I’d heard “My Back Pages” before, but I hadn’t realized it was a Bob Dylan cover, so I’m not sure if I’d heard this version, the original, or both…either way, it’s a pretty good song. I also appreciate the short runtime here - it doesn’t overstay its welcome. 3.5?

This is an OK Byrds album full of good songs. Problem with it is that with the amount of Byrds albums on the list, we’ve heard it all before. Good as they were one of their albums is very similar to any of their others. One first is the lyrics of So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star. This must be the first recorded example of rocks stars pointing out how they get ripped off by the music industry. 3/5 14/8/26

The Byrds have to be one of the most consistent bands of all time. Normally that would be a huge compliment, but in the case of The Byrds, it's not really a compliment or a criticism. They are just super consistent with making perfectly inoffensive and listenable music, but none of it ever really blows me away. It's very of its time, but in a way that still gives it a lot of charm despite how dates it can sound.

Great music in its day but 60 years later it sounds all the same. A shame, but true.

Mid tier 60s rock. I know they were an important band but I can’t bring myself to care that much.

3.5

would be a 3.5 but CTA makes me so physically uncomfortable that it’s a 2.5. otherwise enjoyed

Solid, not bad not exciting

Standouts My Back Pages

Its fine

kinda mid

Great production, solid 60s swing rock

From everything I've ever heard about The Byrds I really expected them to be better

This is the definition of a "middle of the road record" for me. Enjoyable and interesting enough without making me go "wow!" at any point but far from the worst thing I've heard during this experience. It also doesn't overstay its welcome, at a slightly over 46 minute run time (thats with all the bonus tracks!) 3/5

Just a more country/psych Beatles album here imo. Ironically had been bumping this one the weeks leading into pulling it on here. I know I know my boy is gonna say all this shit in this pocket of the 60’s sounds the same, but also notice how David Crosby ties into all the other bands with this sound around here. This was a cool companion to the Crosby Stills Nash pull earlier this week. I guess I just have a weak spot for jangly country pop/rock. The byrds have such a unique sound, and they never cross into bubblegum cringe or psychedelia to the point of slop. I will say, there’s some stale tracks along the way, kinda same issue I had with the other byrds album previously, but I think there’s way more fun stuff here. It feels a lot more cohesive too. The closer we get to 1970 the more these albums feel less like singles comps and more like albums. Stand outs: Why, Have you seen her face, So you want to be a rock & roll star, my back pages (Dylan cover)

I like the Byrds I think the dynamic and unique way they tailored the Beatles sound and came into their own. That’s why this is here it’s to be a dichotomy for the Beatles right. There are more solos here but it doesn’t jump out as being necessarily thrilling it just feels like it’s part of the time. I think the good parts outweigh the mediocre or uninteresting Why Have you seen her face My back pages Good songs but don’t really show me a cohesive narrative that something like an album should share. I think albums like this get lost to time despite being so important in the moment it’s nice to go back and listen to dead souls serenade me through the day.

Album #228 The Byrds: Younger Than Yesterday Even though The Byrds are the godfathers of jangle pop, and to that I will be forever grateful of them, most of their music doesn’t have the same effect on me as a lot of their disciples from the 80s do. Not to say that it’s bad; it really is some pleasant 60s psychedelic pop; however, it sort of feels run of the mill almost, at least in comparison to The Beatles or The Beach Boys. However, I’m willing to acknowledge that I just don’t have an apt enough musical brain to find the intricacies in David Crosby’s guitaring that so many incredibly talented musicians have. Either way though, this is a very solid and enjoyable album, just one that doesn’t speak to my soul like the next generation of janglers. Best Songs: My Back Pages, Have You Seen Her Face, It Happens Each Day Worst Song: C.T.A. Score Out of 10: 7

I found some of the psych flourishes annoying, but there were some nice folk moments.

pretty solid record, really encompasses the tone of the era

*Good 60s listen with some psychedelic moments, just not as interesting to me as a band like the Beatles

It’s not 2 weeks since I was bemoaning the amount of Crosby Stills Nash Young and adjacent on this list and here we are again. Wishy-washy is the word that springs to mind. The Dylan cove is the standout by far. Guess I’m another one that prefers covers of his stuff 2.5

A couple of wtf were they thinking moments, but an ok listen overall

I think i get what they were trying to do on this but sometimes it didnt work so much that it took me out of the album.

My two main thoughts while listening to this album were: 1. If Rubber Soul and Revolver had a love child this would be it. 2. I'm almost at album #400 (tomorrow) and I'm getting more and more critical of things I'd never had strong feelings about before. This was fine. It was The Byrds. When it wasn't predictable, I didn't find it all that interesting either. No standout songs, but I liked Have You Seen Her Face and My Back Pages.

3,5 ⭐️

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❓️

O album acabou e nem reparei, está lá só

Good album

Wieder Quentin Tarantino Film Musik, chillig aber bisschen zu flach manchmal. Ganz okayes Album, aber es sticht nichts heraus.

Will listen again

6/10 It's fine, and I obviously like the sound, but My Back Pages just feels so much stronger than anything the band wrote. Jangles nicely and feels like it was trying to do something, but equally you can see why it didn't set the world alight

3/5

3.5/5 rounded down to 3. I love the Byrds, but this isn’t my favorite album by them.

Прикольний поп рок 60-х. Сподобалось те, який він короткий. Пів годинки грайливих пісень. Мені сподобалось. Оцінка: низька-середня 6

This album is not one of the Byrds most commercially successful albums, so I wasn't familiar with most of the songs on it. And although it does have that "typical" 1960s sound to it, there were some songs with a country twang to them, which made the album more interesting to listen to. Since I'm not a huge fan of the Byrds and not super familiar with their stuff outside of the hits, I don't know how to rank this compared to their other albums, but I enjoyed listening to it. Nothing super exciting, but pleasant to listen to.

5 альбомів The Byrds в цьому списку це відверто занадто. Цей мені просто ок. Сильно сподобалася хіба що Everybody's Been Burned з її фольковими гітарами. Є на альбомі загравання з психоделічним звуком, якісь ефекти. Є досить дефолтні рок-пісні. Репутація гурту грає на його користь більше ніж сама музика. Н

Черговий альбом з 60х, який мені не сподобався. Але тут були деякі непогані пісні (наприклад Everybody's been burned). Тому поставлю 3.

I like cosmic country, but it’s a bit of a one trick pony.

It's alright but nothing exceptional. Is it a good time? Yes. Is it an album you must listen to before you die? Absolutely not.

Fun 60s psych, real good version of Bob's My Back Pages

I liked this fine other than a couple songs. Enjoyed the country-rock vibes.

It was pleasant and chill. I would not be frustrated if I walked into a room with this playing

Pretty good. They aight, sound like kinda country-ish version of The Beach Boys but less jangly which is nice. I don't love them but they okay. Wouldn't complain if someone put this on.

It sounds exactly the same as the other Byrds albums on this list. Really couldn’t tell any of them apart

Solid but nothing special...very representative of the time.

Sure, they're the Byrds, but this is the fifth time I've listened to one of their albums on the list and I honestly can't tell any of them apart. Buy a best of album and save yourself some time.

60s summertime psychedelia. It was fine.

Another Byrds album carried by Bob dylan

More psychedelic than I was expecting from the byrds, but that might be on me for just not knowing much about them.

I enjoyed the non-psychedelic parts. I don't know what "My Back Pages" was on the album twice on Apple Music and they were different lengths. Also, that song has a similar melody to "Skipper Dan" by Weird Al but that is not in the style of The Byrds so probably just a coincidence.

3 - After vacation, I listened to this thinking it was the first time and I liked it a lot more. *shrugs*. Prior rating: 1.75 - Not for me.

Yeah, it was alright, but sounds dated now and somewhat humdrum. I know I'd respect it more if I was 12-16 when it came out.

A lot of positive reviews, but don't see the comparisons being valid (The Byrd's Sgt. Peppers?) Anyway, still a nice late 60's rock album

wollt dem keine chance geben also hab i auch nit. klingt cool, nett, idk hab keinen bock mehr. 3/5. is wieder iwie rock oder whatever

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