Younger Than Yesterday

6/10…60s folk rock

Great album but not as great as Sweetheart at the Rodeo. The weird voice in CTA-102 is a nice touch.

This honestly feels like 1 song and a bunch of filler. My Back Pages is phenomenal. But it feels like they basically used all their creativity on that one song and had nothing left for the rest of the album.

It's some nice psychedelic rock, nothing too big. You can hear the British Invasion influences, but the weird parts and jazzy moments make it a bit more interesting than just generic rock and roll. Even so, it's not that good an album. The performances are pretty good, the singing is pretty nice and the backup vocals work really well. My favourite part were, as I said, the more experimental moments where they add new instruments and techniques to make the songs more interesting. The mix was a bit too thin, which might be because it was recorded a while ago. My favourite songs were "Ming Gardens" and "Renaissance Fair".

It was okay.

This is very much a Byrds record, combining all the harmonious psychedelia listeners came to expect with a burgeoning interest in jazz textures (shout out to Hugh Masekela making an appearance) and just a hint of the country rock sound they'd soon lean into.

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Good music interspersed with some terrible David Crosby originals

scale: 1 - instaskip, 2-meh can be skipped/reaches point to skip, 3 -nothing wrong/easy listen/not seeking out, 4 - would listen to again, 5 - must listen 17 cd songs: 1. 3 2. 4 3. 2-wot is that end 4. 3 5. 4 6. 4.5 7. 4 8. 3 9. 5 thanks dylan 10. 3 3.55 / 5 for the OG 10 11. 3 12. 2.5 13. 2 - got sick of repetition on a 97 second song 14. 5 - some extras involved, just as good as the single version 15. 3 same as it ever was 16. 3 17. 3.5 kept my interest for a while 3.38 / 5 for full 17 has one of my favourite covers of a bob dylan song, and one or two other notable songs.

Sounds like 1967

ok I guess. couple of keepers. 5.9 it gets better with multiple lessons actually.

Pop songs that are sometimes kind of trippy.

Like a lot of albums in the 60’s I can appreciate the timeless lyrics and musicianship but the recordings always sound similar to me because of the utter lack of bass/bottom end and smeared together parts. It’s an obvious question to me now : did the revolution in recording technology at the time beget the explosion of talent in the late 60’s/early 70’s or was it the other way around? I do appreciate gaining a deeper understanding of why this band covered so many Bob Dylan songs — feels like theor electrified versions were an obvious influence over his transition from his strictly folk acoustic origins.

I really like their sound but I didn’t find anything they I need to listen to again. I recall liking the previous album from The Byrds a little more.

Whatever you think of when you hear "generic late 60s/early 70s band" that is what this album is. It's not terrible, but nothing really stands out either.

it was fine. nothing much more to say than that. it was pretty chill to listen to.

Had a fun 60s sound that brought together a lot of influences. There were some standout tracks but nothing that absolutely blew me away. Will come back to give this one another listen but only worthy of a middle of the road rating.

I really like The Byrds sound and this album. Really easy to listen to, but with enough variation to keep you interested. This is a 3.5/5 for me.

2.5/5

Way too much of this on this list, I think this might be one of the better ones on here? But for me I really can't put much between them, they sell just sound the same.

Not bad, enjoyed the old-timey psychedelic folk-rock

So many Byrds albums.

Another Byrd's album and it was ok I've never been the biggest byrds fan, I don't hate them but not my favorite,! Just kind of a basic album lol

All my life I was told to get hip and pay attention. And I can't even begin to telling you how terminally borning the Byrds are. Like maybe you get diamonds from time and pressure but boy is this derivative, uninspired 60s folk. But, I guess thinking critically. Before the Byrds there was no 60s folk rock. And if they truly birthed a half a century of rock music. Then so be it.

The only thing from the Byrds that I’ve listened to before was Sweetheart of the Rodeo so I was expecting more of a country rock vibe and this wasn’t that. It was still a good album. Pleasant and mostly fine 60s rock with a few bits of weird psychedelic music included. Nothing too special that stands out here and I probably won’t relisten but not bad

It’s fine. Easy to listen to, not super memorable for me.

The album was cute and I surprisingly enjoyed listening to it. I thought it was gonna be some old kinda vibes album from 67’ but I liked it.

The Byrds. Hoo boy, it’s been a good while. 169 albums ago I referred to The Notorious Byrd Brothers as “...the worst album I've listened to thus far”. I don’t recall much about my thoughts on that album, though I’d probably disagree now. The worst album I’ve listened to through the list is probably Metal Box or The Chronic. Yeah, it’s pretty alright. I was right in my initial assessment of The Byrds as a derivative band, though there’s a quite a bit of their own flavour in here that I don’t recall being on Notorious Byrd Brothers. Maybe I just have less of a stick up my ass 169 albums later. So You Want To Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star is a good opener. It’s some very of-the-time 60s pop rock, though it's admirably competent and has some fun lyrics. Have You Seen Her Face is a good follow-up, though I don’t really have anything else to say about it. It’s just a solid track. Time Between is pretty good – I dig the smooth, country sound and unusual vocal style. Everybody’s Been Burned is an interesting pivot. The sound is pensive, though there’s a little bit of a bossa nova edge that makes the song quite relaxing at the same time. Mind Gardens has an influence I can’t quite put my finger on, though nevertheless it's quite good. There’s some vivid lyrics in there and I enjoy the general mysticism of the piece. Although me and these avyan bastards got off on the wrong foot, I’m willing to enrich myself with some much-needed learning. I’m checking the book. A very technical album from what I’m picking up – a lot of studio trickery and stylistic influences. Yeah, I respect this pick. There’s a lot going on with this one.

Classic early rock and roll. Similar to The Beach Boys but without all the complex harmonies. 27 songs but all under 4 minutes with most under 3, so a quick and easy listen.

Byrds round 2. Melodically this felt more lacking, but overall was sonically sound and interested in sound. Lyrically whimsical and engaging. A fun little ditty of an album. Best tunes: so you want to be a rock ‘n’ roll star, renaissance fair, mind gardens

Byrds- some nice harmonies. favorites were Time Between and So You want to be rock n Roll Star. They kind of overdid it with the backwards guitar. Kind of boring. I prefer the alternate version of Back Pages without the claves.

Its fine, i just found it kind of boring. The songwriting doesnt do it for me and the performance/recording wasnt very exciting. Time between is the only song i knew and probably my favorite one. The reverse guitar on thoughts and words was maybe the only mildly interesting part of the whole record.

I know this wasn't the group's first rodeo and there were some interesting experimental sounds here. Not enough to supplant the great artists from around this time, though. Still a neat lens into early folk & country-inspired rock.

Few interesting experimentation but I did not feel it pushed the 60s sound forward.

Fine offering from the Burd’s but nothing outstanding.

Some good fun pop songs, the backwards songs get annoying pretty quick, on rym I'm giving this a 3,5, here a 3.

Enjoyable, but somewhat repetitive throughout (sans robot sounds).

More psychedelic than anticipated, the end of CTA-102 took me by surprise

Didn’t love it, but it’s fine, I guess. It got dangerously close to country on a few occasions, but it was also kind of weird and experimental at times. Mostly just kind of late 60s hippie rock with a toe dipped in acid. It’s fine for what it is. 2.5

loved it, and sometimes it seemed like harry styles was singing lol

Pretty good. I like their sound and style.

It’s fine, just fine.

-probably my favorite of the three Byrds albums i’ve listened to so far. i like their rock direction much better than their country stuff.. and the direction they eventually went with CSNY -some songs on here were definitely a bit underwhelming but i’d go as far as to say the good ones make up for that -Favorites are Everybody’s Been Burned and Thoughts and Words

Nifty middle there, buuuut I think unfortunately just not quite enough to make it a 4!

When listening to the first track, my first thought was "this was ahead of its time, this probably knocked the socks off some grandmas, but it hasn't aged well." This made it all the more surprising when, after a few tracks, I was still feeling it was ahead of its time - but in the type of way where there's some really clean and interesting sounds on here. Not what I would have expected from the 60s. Ultimately this only really took the album to a three... But still, the first track is deceptively simple.

This has to be among the most interesting '60s rock albums we've had yet. There's a lot of experimentation and effects that sound ahead of their time, like the reversed guitars on Thoughts and Words. It's still a 60s rock album though, so 3 is the best I can do. Shoutout to Glorp on track 3. Standouts: Thoughts and Words • Time Between

Patchy, but very enjoyable at its best.

3.5

Some nice psyche tinged 60’s pop

Some of these songs are timeless and sound as fresh as comparable sounding melodies written today.

Released in 1967 as the Byrds were among the California bands leading the march to psychedelia and folk/country rock, this had to be a weird album at the time. I could listen to David Crosby sing all day and, while I'm not a huge Byrds fan, there is no disputing the talent in the band and influence on "60s" rock especially in the time of this album. Like this album a lot and there is a LOT of cool, new (at the time) studio effects showcased on this album - weird noises, reverse tape effect, sitar-like stuff. I love this era of rock experimentation - so much creativity at the time - it's incredible to look back at the top studio albums at the time from the Beatles, Byrds and many other geniuses of the time and what they were doing in the analog days. Highlights for me were hits So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star and My Back Pages, loved Everybody's Been Burned and Why and Have you Seen Her Face.

The Byrds are like the Beatles if you take the stuff that's interesting about them away. I don't even know how that works.

meh

5/10 Favorite Song: Time Between Younger Than Yesterday contains the building blocks of a fine folk-rock album, but it rarely combines them into anything memorable. They go for jangle, light psychedelia, and twangy country, but most of it is stale. It is competent and well-played, but the songwriting never rises to the level of feeling important. “Time Between” saves itself with a touch of charm and momentum, but most of it falls flat. There is nothing offensive here, just lots of music that seems happy to fade into the background. It is the type of album that you forget while you are listening to it.

A mix between rock, folk and psychedelia. The most UK-sounding US band I've heard so far.

Yeah, just not my cup of tea.

i like The Byrds more when Gram Parsons is involved but this isn't bad, not bad at all. a little bit of country flavor but this is closer to straight psych rock, with some folk rock thrown in. i liked the simpler songs that preview the future of this band the most. deserves to be one of the 1001? maybe

I know they are super influential to groups like The Beatles. And you can see how their influences pan out in later groups. Still, the songs never hit home for me like some of the groups that followed in their footsteps.

The sound of a certain early era of “rock and roll”. Not lost on me though I don’t love it. BUT - So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star is a great song to kick off an album with.

Songs I liked: - Have You Seen Her Face - Renaissance Fair - Everybody’s Been Burned - Thoughts and Words

Men dette orker jeg ikke.

Some good vocal harmonies and interesting studio engineering for the time.

A fun listen, you can sense the group is pushing beyond the sunshiney pop rock of the 60s. Good production, sounds killer.

Favorites: Have You Seen Her Face, Everybody’s Been Burned, My Back Pages Not as strong as the last Byrds album this project gave me, but it was pleasant enough. Personally, My Back Pages is much better than the rest of the record as a whole.

Yeah it was fine

Typical 60 th happymusic

If The Beatles were a country band

This was okay - I feel like I've heard more transformative stuff by The Byrds though, so maybe we'll get that album later?

Þetta var fínt, bara ágætt. Sögulega mikilvægt band og 60's soundið var að blómstra þarna að einhverju leyti. Mér finnst þetta samt svo mikið hippy dippy dæmi að ég gat ekki hlustað marga umganga.

Fínt bítl.

A5, V6.5

Correcto

Initially I was sort of bored with this, feeling like more of the typical 60s folk rock that had brought them to the forefront. But there are a lot of cool little production things, more interesting lyrics, and an interesting development of their sound. The fact that it came out the same year as Sgt. Pepper's still kinda makes it look like a little league swing while the Beatles are blasting homers, but it's still a very cool listen. I'd give it 3.5.

Pretty fun! Lots of imaginitive sounds--could definitely feel it pushing the boundaries of its era.

Enjoyed this. Classic 60s sound. My Back Pages a standout

Not unpleasant

A good mix of pop, psychedelic rock and folk. Obvious Charlatans reference spotted and I think my favourite track is the Dylan cover.

Haven't heard a good Byrds project yet

Yeah, nice.

Perfectly pleasant 60s jangle. Not amazing, but perfectly fine.

Na trenutke fora, na trenutke dosta zvuče kao kopija, ali ono, nisu loši. 3/5, 5.5/10

Enjoyable and very of it's time. The more I listened to it the novelty sort of wore off though. 3⭐️

It’s an okay album. Doesn’t quite hold up next to their piers of the time, but isn’t necessarily bad either. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again

6/10 byrd is the word

It was pretty solid and better than expected.

After the Fifth Dimension, I was not excited about this one. Boy did it whelm me. There's something interesting any the Byrds. When they hit they hit well, but I only saw that on Everybody's Been Burned. The rest of the songs were fine or outright boring. This band is the Beatles and the Beach Boys less interesting cousin.

the best Dylan cover band

I can hear and understand the importance of this album, but it still sounds dippy to me.

Pleasant, melodic music with fun vocals, and unlike a lot of 60s' rock, even well produced. Not really my thing, but I still enjoyed it. Nothing all that special as it's still pop rock–esque writing (with folk elements), but the execution is better than average, in my opinion. 7/10

Ok music but not sure if this qualifies as must listen. Maybe it needs multiple listens but not sure if it is very remarkable compared to other 1960s music.

Nice classic old tunes

I wanted to like this more. Just didn’t do a lot for me even though I like a lot of similar music.

Not my favorite from this era but still pretty good.

It's definitely The Byrds, just not definitely that good. But it still feels important somehow.

3 Another Byrds album, and one that immediately follows one we previously had on this list. Did we really need both? Though, while not drastically different, I did like this one a bit more than Fifth Dimension. It’s a little less psychedelic and a little more straightforward classic rock, resulting in some perfectly listenable songs. Not great songs, mind you, but listenable. Well, except for Mind Gardens - seems like David Crosby was having a John Lennon moment there. I think my biggest problem with The Byrds so far has been that they really don’t seem to have an identity of their own. Like, everything I’ve heard from the group so far has felt like a very generic slice of the era, and in the rare instance they have an above-average song, it’s always a cover - My Back Pages in this album’s case (originally by Bob Dylan). Hell, the group’s biggest hit, Mr. Tambourine Man, is also a Dylan cover. Do these guys have nothing to say for themselves? On second thought, if stuff like Mind Gardens are the result of that, maybe sticking to covers is for the best. I’m being a bit harsh - most everything here is decent, but nothing is great. Outside of the Dylan cover, my favorite song was probably So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star, even though it’s apparently a shot at the Monkees - sorry Byrds, manufactured or not, the Monkees had much better music than you guys ever did. Overall, this one didn’t annoy me as much as past outings, but it’s largely just as forgettable.

This is the 5th album from The Byrds on this list, and I do not think they need 5 albums, maybe 2 at most. That being said this was better than some of the others, but at the end of the day, just pretty middling.

A decent outing - starts of strong but dwindles

I always know an album's good when I subconsciously become engaged and the production makes me stop and wanna rewind. Fire stuff here.

Meh.

A couple of decent songs but average past that.

Mostly pop-folk music but there are moments where they try to experiment a bit. I appreciate that they didn’t sound like a Renaissance fair like so many other 60s folk groups.

It’s cute. But it’s pretty heavy handed. They had a lot of fun getting high in the recording studio. The harmonies are nice and the music is well written. But sometimes it sounds like folky, trippy Monkees.

My Rating: 3/5 It was a decent album for what it was. 60's rock. Nothing special to write home about. I favorited My Back Pages, because it struck a chord with me. Maybe a bit of nostalgia, I don't know.

Very 1967. But, Clarence White - yay!

Eventually

byrdsrightsactivist gives this album two talons up

Solid 60s rock. Could see myself revisiting this on occasion.

3.5. Short, sweet and to the point.

The thing about this album is that it’s completely fine, but I don’t see why it needs to be here. Calling it bad would be a lie, but it doesn’t really have any reason to be here when Mr. Tambourine Man, which is both more important and just plain better, is here.

might have missed something on this one reading other reviews. Will I listen to again: 25%

Enjoyed the middle section most, Everyone's Been Burned and My Back Pages in particular. Have changed from a 4star to 3star review on discovery that the later is a cover.

A not particularly cohesive mish-mash of styles and influences makes me question why this album features on a “must hear” list. Despite being released only 3 months before Sgt Peppers, this largely sounds like it’s from an earlier era with a few tracks such as “Everyone’s been burned” aside. Despite having liked The Byrds for decades, I’m struggling to justify giving this 3 stars as it’s just not a body of work I can ever see myself returning to.

Definitely recognizable. Would listen again.

3/5

that i was so much older than lyric is so bad it diminished the album for me

I did not listen to a lot of Byrds as I started to get into 60s music in my earlier 20s (I grew il in the 90s so grunge was my upbringing) so I was looking forward to this album. Some songs almost seemed unfinished, and while there were a few good standout songs, the rest was mediocre. Top 3 Tracks: 1. Thoughts and Words 2. My Back Pages 3. So You Want to be a Rock & Roll Star 6/10

a little overdone at times but good overall

Really interesting musically but don’t predict I’ll be back. Cool to think about where it is in relation to other music happening at the time

A lot of these late 60s psych rock albums have some really neat ideas that informed a lot of the music I enjoy today. Personally, I wouldn't put this album on just to listen to, but it was pleasant enough. Short too! More sub 30 minute albums please!

Fav: Have You Seen Her Face Least Fav: Mind Gardens Impressive for the 60s, but that’s it

Funky, upbeat. The Beatles vibes sometimes. I like the harmonies. Some odd instrumentals and sounds.

That was nice

I thought it was an interesting (but dated) album. There were a number of songs that definitely felt of the 60s. Partially that guitar sound, which they did so well. Having said that, there were some cool moments in there: the backwards guitar in "Mind Gardens" which took the song in a slightly unexpected turn for me. And their cover of "My Back Pages"... it's one of my favorite Dylan songs, so hearing them do it so well resonated with me. It was good to hear it as a part of history, and some of the songs resonated with me, but not enough to say I would listen to it again. Top tracks: "My Back Pages," "Mind Gardens," "The Girl With No Name"

I swear The Byrds must be the most ho-hum band of all the big influential bands that ever existed. I mean, I read so much about how they influenced this band and that one, this genre and that one. I skipped to this album because I just came off listening to a Big Star album. But to me, they're always just around average-sounding. Always at least average but I have to fight so hard to find a truly alluring song or aspect to what they do. So once again, 3 stars and moving on.

Some decent songs - nothing truly bad (although CTA-102 and the backwards guitar in Thoughts and Words come close). The Wikipedia entry talks a lot about bassist Chris Hillman contributing his first songs to the band, giving them a country turn. Unfortunately, I considered that a big negative for the album (and the band)! The Byrds also continued to dip into the Dylan well, turning My Back Pages from 3/4 to 4/4. While I'll say this version is marginally better than Dylan's original, I checked out some later Bob Dylan live versions and Bob does it better live than either the Byrds' version or his own original. Here's a great example: https://youtu.be/JWNaIXeHHzQ?si=02bGcukafuoCu5Z- Don't know if I'd revisit this album, but it wasn't bad to hear and I can see why it's on the list, at least from an historical perspective. Favorite tracks: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star (classic track), Have You Seen Her Face (that classic Byrds sound), Everybody's Been Burned (I like the guitar line - it's the 007 progression!), My Back Pages.

Meh

Fun 60s hippie music

I've always liked their vocal harmonies and it's interesting to hear so much 12-string guitar everywhere. The psychedelic elements are pretty cool for their time, even if they do sound quaint by today's standards. Their cover of Dylan's "My Back Pages" is yet another example of a cover that's better than the original. This is probably a 3.5 star album. It's not a 4 star album, so I'll have to round down to 3 stars.

The perfect soundtrack to the Summer of Love, where sunny pop optimism begins to seem cliche ("So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star"--love the girl-screaming layered in) and gives way to Eastern-tinged psychedelic experimentation (“Mind Gardens”). ✌️ ❤️ 🙂 3.5

The Byrds usually keep things interesting to me. I liked this album. Good melodies and absolutely killer harmonies. I don't know a lot about their background, but some of the harmonies made me wonder if these guys were ever in a choir together. Have You Seen Her Face has some complex stuff going on in it.

I liked it a good bit, especially Mind Gardens and Thoughts and Words.

Ik krijg de eerste helft van Younger Than Yesterday nog niet zo goed gefit. De nummertjes klikken niet helemaal. En dat komt door het psychedelische karakter. Want het folk element en de samenzang is mooi, maar de timing en muziek pakken we niet. Wellicht wat meer luisterbeurten nodig. Dat draait voor mijn gevoel volledig bij My Back Pages. Na twee psychedelische trips (Thoughts and Words en Mind Gardens) is dat nummer een soort reddende engel. Het is prachtig, en het klopt en past! Ook de tracks daarna zijn mooi, maar veel album resteert er niet meer helaas. Daardoor niet meer dan een... 7/10 Highlights My Back Pages

Solides Beat Album der mid 60er mit einigen Country Elementen ohne aber eine Faszinationsbogen aufzuspannen. Gute Songs waren „My Back Page“ und „Have Yoe Seen Her Face“.

No private Spotify session used. Very much of it's time. Mellow, hippie somewhat trippy, not bad, but not my thing.

A nice album but quite boring sometimes when it sounds too much like the Beatles but it was the era !! My Back pages 3.5

Why important? 2,5

I've given the Byrds a lot of shit because this author saw fit to include seemingly every one of their albums on this list, but honestly this one wasn't so bad. Minimal country elements, and more psychedelic folk rock with lyrics, samples and instrumentals that subvert expectations. Still could be a bit more interesting by going much much further outside of the box, but much much better than I had expected. 3/5

Pretty decent. I added “time between”

Not bad. Nothing special

My Back Pages

Good

Da taucht mer vom erschte Takt a id Boygroup-Zyt vo de 1960er-Jahr ii. Vo Mexiko, über Indie und Countrymusic häts ächli alles. Im Grosse erinnerets mi scho au a dBeatles. CTA 102 hät ja sonen strange Schluss und Mind Gardens laht vorusahne, was in Rock/Indie na choo wird.

rock n roll star kooomisch langwilig. have you seen her face isch cooler, chords mached chli sache. cta 102 weeird. wiso sind ihr so byrds. wow ok da ding am schluss tönt wie en star wars alien hobla. renaissance fair isch roootz 60er komisch. time between isch premium byrds so mue country rock töne hammer. de song isch en stern bonus. everybodys been burned und thoughts and words sind etz ehner dehiplätscheret. mind gardens macht psychedelische shit aber viel akustischi gitarre links und rechts dasch guet. ok ich ha irgendwie meeega möse am text zuelose. komisch aber sehr pink floyd the wall. my back pages isch en dylan song wow meega text.

Ok

I like music of the 60s but I thought this was just alright.

That was pleasant but not especially memorable. The vocals were very soothing, and I liked the guitar work. Album cover: (B) Fun poses, but it looks like the used the grainiest, smallest photo they could find and enlarged it well past want looked good.

Great harmonies with a dash of psychedelia and a sprinkle of country.

всё не могу ухватить в чьём жанре они работают и насколько это нравилось современным подросткам. по срезам одного дня кажется чем-то очень усреднённым

OK, a bit dated. Pretty forgettable really

This was a fine album overall. Reminded me through a decent amount of songs of The Beatles. There was a song or 2 that were bad enough to hit skip on, so can’t give it much higher than a 3. I don’t think its worth being on this list at all.

Non è funk sadge

A bit too on the lyrical soft rock side for my taste but I still enjoyed. Unsure if I'll be back

A little too much 60's silliness for me, but there's a couple of great songs on there.

Alguna que otra letra linda, algún que otro destello de psicodelia. Otro álbum que no es mi tipo pero no es terrible. Un 3 débil.

This was a nice enough listen, but I thought the only real standout was the Dylan cover (My Back Pages) so it's hard to give it a high score. 3.5 stars

Another Byrds album, another album with little to write home about. This is probably the best of the bunch we've had though, it's much more psychedelic rock and roll than it is folk or country, and that's definitely a good thing. Just about squeaks a 3/5.

A nice album from the 60s.

Imagine my curious bewilderment upon the opening track and having an odd recollection of something familiar. Where have I heard this before??? Well who else could have covered 'So You Want to Be...' and so on? Coincidentally I fanatically fixated on Patti Smith's 'Wave' this recently. She blasts out a blistering cover of a kind of scathing Byrds pop song along the way. Not that this is a Patti Smith review, but now I'm trying to recalibrate my assessment on The Byrds as a pleasant 60's folk/rock band. But this just makes me want to listen to 'Wave' again.

Another early psychadelic rock album. I actually found myself liking this one a lot- it had some hits and pushed the boundaries of where rock in the 60s was. There were also some elements that got stale (over-the-top trippy). Overall- decent album

There's some interesting musical and sonic experimentation scattered across this album that I appreciated. The Byrds play their instruments well, and the whole thing is listenable enough. After a while though, the songs all blur together for me, and there's not enough going on to encourage me to come back to it. I suspect they'll have at least one other album on here for me to listen to, so there's a chance yet they may win me over. Doubtful, though, given their 2 best known songs are covers, but I'm keeping an open mind about it.

I know who the Byrds are and that they're not the Yardbirds. I know very little about this album, but's a big dose of that folky/psychadelicy rock music from the mid to late 60's. Nice harmonies, which makes sense given the people involved. It had some things that definitely seemed Beatles-inspired, music looped backwards and the sitar in some songs. I'm sure I've heard a lot of these songs before but I didn't recognize any while I listened. I appreciate the people involved and the influence of the Byrds, and the Yardbirds for that matter, but found this one a little boring. If you're listening to this on Spotify the original album had just the first 11 songs. The additional 6 tracks are from the 1996 CD reissue, at least that's what Wikipedia says.

Bit of a difference starting this after Ringworm. "Have You Seen Her Face?" No, but I dig this song. "C.T.A. 102" - To review this song with one syllable: huh. I think I appreciate their branching out into the psych, but don't need it here.

nice favorite track: my back pages

Standard psychedelic rock album--nice sound that takes you back to the 60's, but no standout tracks.

Overall I enjoyed it. Nothing hit me as, "Wow this is so amazing, or different" but nothing was overtly offensive. It reminded me a lot of Beatles era music. I could have it on and enjoy it, but nothing about this album makes me want to seek it out again.

This album is VERY 60's. I especially liked So You Want To Be A Rock Star (great horns and bass). Also liked Time Between. My Back Pages is one of my favorite Dylan songs and they do a great job with it. It's a bit more rock'n than the original. I'm about a 3.5 with this album. It's good but not super great. They didn't need that part with the backward speaking aliens. And the song with the backward guitar was a bit too much of that.

This felt like pretty standard 60s fare. Nothing really grabbed me and made me love it. It was enjoyable enough in an average sort of way though.

Kind of forgettable but nothing is bad.

The byrds are a tight band, and it's very interesting how far tastes/accepted wisdom on the history and importance have swung away from Mcguinn, hillman crosby et al. Anyway, I liked 5d better, but there are some fair bangers.

Enjoyable, but the Byrds have never successfully hooked me.

It’s cute. But it’s pretty heavy handed. They had a lot of fun getting high in the recording studio. The harmonies are nice and the music is well written. But sometimes it sounds like folky, trippy Monkees.

Previously rated: Fifth Dimension (3/5) The Notorious Byrd Brothers (3/5) ************************************* Another mostly mediocre one. Some good harmonies of course, and that CTA 102 alien song was kind of wild for the time - wasn't expecting it. They leaned a little too heavy on the backwards stuff, copying the Beatles, no doubt. And the super psychedelic folk sound of Mind Gardens was off-putting to me.

Quite mediocre. There are one too many The Byrds albums on this list.

Light, Beatlesy, enjoyable for the most part. 6/10

Liked it

Some of it I loved, some of it I didn’t. Overall, it gave me a pretty good feeling. 3

Liked it, didnt love it. 2.8

The Byrds’ second album of 1967, “Younger than Yesterday” is supposedly one of their all-out, summer-of-love, full-blown psychedelic efforts alongside “Fifth Dimension”. I’d never heard it before, but was really impressed on first listen. The trouble is, I’ve come back to it after a few weeks of putting off this review and realised very little of it has stuck with me. Where “Renaissance Fair” was gently hypnotic, it now feels rambling and aimless. Where “Mind Gardens” was intriguing, its overwrought lyrics and vocals (suggesting an inferior Tim Buckley) are now more annoying. I’d entirely forgotten “Everybody’s Been Burned”, a limp and toothless dirge. And then there’s “Why”: far too strait-laced and straight-faced a closing track. That said, there are a fair share of sterling moments here. Of course, we have the obligatory Dylan cover in “My Back Pages”, one of the band’s best and for me the definitive version of the song. “So You Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star” is a great way to open, starting a through-line for power pop across the next sixty-plus years, and “Time Between” and “The Girl with No Name” see promising steps towards country. Sure, “CTA 102” may be a little dated nearly sixty years on, but it’s incredibly catchy and I was still taken aback by the sudden perspective switch, as we hear the band’s recording filter and a gang of “aliens” jibber and jabber over it. Interesting stuff. So “Younger than Yesterday” has some really intriguing moments, but it does feel like it doesn’t really land most of its diversions from The Byrds’ jangly formula. Having reviewed “Notorious Byrd Brothers”, and just revisited it, I think it represents a much more successful step forward for the band and their branch of music than this one.

Just the sound of the '60s - lil folky, lil poppy, lil country, lil psychedelic.

Definitely a band of their era. I liked this album even though it's not unique or stands out particularly well, the vocals were better than decent and overall the sound is good. Give it a try.

Solid for me. Enjoyable listen

Seemed like radio friendly 60s pop and then it went a bit mental- kinda enjoyed it though

Came in expecting a Beatles rip off and it started out that way but turned a lot better in the end, mostly because this was surprisingly experimental. After that, it became a weird mix of classic and experimental that was quite interesting. 7/10

3.5

Enjoyable, but not remarkable.

Jag trodde att jag inte hade hört the byrds förut. Sen kände jag igen flera låtar. Hippie rock. Är väl ok antar jag. Ingen musik som berör mig men det är bra skval

Chill music. Easy listening with a couple catchy songs.

I would say it’s average byrds

Certainly a reference work for this timeframe, but it's only inspired in places.

Kinda fun and silly. Once we get into the goofy alien baby voices in "CTA," you know you're in for silliness. Not much real substance, but it's amusing.

What's with the image quality on the cover? anyway there are three more albums of this on the list please just shoot me

Favorite Track: So You Want to Be a Rock N Roll Star

Actually had a decent time with this one, not the greatest but, the after the first few songs not doing it for me, it really picked up.

Sound like The Beatles. Sometimes I hear Bob Dylan, too. Their sound is a bit fuzzier than The Beatles, and I was surprised by the psych-elements. This must have been so innovative at the time. C.T.A, for example, sounds like an early Beach Boys song at first, and then devolves into this wild, Pet Sounds in a void type sound. 1967. I'm coming to understand more where a lot of new music stemmed from. Psych-rock can be traced back to bands like The Byrds. At the end of the day, I wasn't all too impressed with the instrumentation. Production is mint, granted, but I wasn't blown away by the rest of it all. Favorite Track: Thoughts & Words

fine

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I liked the weird thing whispering in my right year at the end of one of the first songs, but that's about it

Pleasant jangly 60's rock. A couple of nice songs but more background than life changing.

Enough with the Byrds already

This was probably super mind blowing back-in-the-day. Some good. Some bad. But they’re really trying things out which is cool. Respect ✊🏻

So I put this album on the same level as The Monkees. The San Fran hippie version of rock desperately trying to channel The Beatles. They were working off the already released Revolver and Rubber Soul albums. I can see how the release of Sgt Pepper in the same year as this album must have blown them away. Still its inventive, original, and enjoyable enough to make it worth a listen and be on the list. I enjoy the mix of psychedelia and folksy styles. In fact I can hear Jefferson Airplane in some of the tracks. This probably owes to a contemporaneous rather than a derivative creation. But The Airplane did it better IMHO. Mind Gardens exemplifies this most but they don't have the gravitas of the voice of Grace Slick to pull it off as well. 3.4

The Byrds are ok; I always feel like I've heard it all before. The (lofi) girls screaming in the opening track kinda took me out. 3*

It’s easy to see how at the time these guys may have been seen as America’s version of the Beatles. I can also see how they didn’t quite reach that level. There are a few really good songs on here, as well as the roots for better music to come.

It's fine. Another older album that I probably would have enjoyed more if I were of the same era.

The Bryds - Younger Than Yesterday 1967 7/10 I'll start off by saying I love how quick this album is - I love records that are crammed full of quick little ditties and over in like 25 minutes, it's really difficult to make a song memorable and do 'enough' in (often on this record) 2 minutes, which I really do commend. This is very much of its era with a Beatles/Monkees kinda vibe, but with a little bit of a country edge thrown in. They also seemed to experiment with backwards loops (both vocals and guitar) and other sound effects which is fun to hear on an album that's almost 60 years old. The band also cover Dylan's "My Back Pages" which is actually a real highlight, and overall the album sees itself in and out with catchy, foot tapping songs. 7/10

This was okay but not as good as the last album of theirs I heard on here.

I find it hard to listen to mid 60s albums because they usually all sound the same. This one, however, does a good job of innovating in some weird places. I personally love the gremlin speaking in my ear during the third track. My favorites were Have you Seen Her Face and The Girl With No Name.

This is a concise set of songs where I think the individual songs are better than the album as a whole. I would not have a problem going back to this, but likely wouldn’t choose to do so on my own. The weird alien voice on C.T.A. -102 was kinda odd. Favorites here were So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star, Have You Seen Her Face, Thoughts And Words, and My Back Pages.

I heard on another byrds album that they were interested in making alien contact and they definitely leaned into that here lol. Lost of buzzy whirring alien background noise paired with very airy flowy guitars and lyrics.

This album struck me as something predictable and expected from the Byrds....but then the end of C.T.A.-102 and the song Mind Gardens interrupted my relatively passive listening stance and made me re-listen to the whole album again. Upon a second listening, it became apparent just how diverse this album is, how its psychedelic urges led to experimentations that were so bizarre at times that they preserved the odd freshness of the experience. The mixture of expected folk-rock sounds and these unexpected other growths suggests that this is either an album of transition, or--if we assume that all art is a footprint record of transition and transformation--then it's a record of exploration, of journeys familiar and unfamiliar. Not necessarily coherent as an album, but more like a party where there are many different and diverse people in attendance, but all share a few common denominators. I probably won't listen to this again, but it's added depth and texture to my understanding of the history of this band and the evolution of sound and music through the late 60s...

Usually not my thing but there guys did it best. Some great tracks here.

I mean. It's fine.

Another album from them that's a bit too scattered for me. I do like a lot of the individual songs though. The sci-fi studio goofiness of C.T.A.-102 is very forward thinking.

I thoroughly enjoyed some songs, but some not much. I didn't listen all the way through.

3.2/5 listened 1x

I think I've never heard any of these before, some were great some were so so

It's fine. I do feel there are too many Byrds albums on the list.....and I can't remember rhe other ones

Nice to listen while cooking brekkie but prolly not again

I liked this. great vocal harmonies, singing and jangly guitars.

Period piece! Good bit of musical complexity.

no strong thoughts.

this was fine. i don't know any of these songs and i don't think i really needed to listen to this many byrds albums before i die but oh well. favorites: so you want to be a rock 'n' roll star, renaissance fair, everybody's been burned, my back pages

The original album was pretty short at 29 minutes - something of a blessing since this is pretty dull. At least the country/folk aspects aren't too strong for this record.

I've had The Byrds before and when I did I gave that record a 1 star review. And, yet, I find Younger Than Yesterday to easily be 2 stars better than Sweetheart of the Rodeo which was released a year later. Younger Than Yesterday is not a masterpiece but it's a solid 3 star outing. I think the "pre-country" rock, pop, and psych sensibilities on display here speak more to me than when they had more firmly shifted their sound in that countrified direction. Sometimes its the small things that make a difference.

Not my cup of tea. But you can definitely hear the Crosby, Stills, & Nash precursor sound. Folk rock just ain't for me.

Helt sköna 60 tals vibbisar, kort skiva med korta spår.

Chris Hillman's presence changes the direction here for the Byrds. His songs always struck me as some of the more meaningful ones. And of course, that they only have one Dylan song shows their moving out of his enormous shadow and achieving their own credit. 3/5

Beatles at home

Psychedelic rock band constantly chasing the high of their debut album — and failing. (Looking at you, The Byrds.)

It was a solid album, but I wouldn't choose this over many of my favorites from this decade

Not bad. Just not really my favourite thing.

Not their best. Can't be helped, but Ren Fair Hippie nonsense does not age well.

Leans a bit more into the psychedelic moment of the late 1960's, but is not out to break any ground. A good listen and good Dylan cover

A collection of songs that complement the bands discography well. This album doesn’t add to their reputation, but certainly didn’t take anything away from it. Ultimately, the whole thing is a little forgettable. Nice enough though. 3/5

Pretty good.

Go byrds. It started off good and has a solid classic rock feel, but meanders a little to the point where idk that I’d go back to the album but more individual songs

My knowledge of The Byrds is Turn Turn Turn and to me, everything sounded like that song. Which isn’t the worst thing

Sounded Beatles-y

A mixed bag. I liked the county-ish "Time Between", and Crosby's "Everybody's Been Burned". But I really disliked "Mind Gardens", also a Crosby song. A low three.

01) So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star - 7,0 02) Have You Seen Her Face - 7,5 03) C.T.A.-102 - 7,0 04) Renaissance Fair - 7,5 05) Time Between - 7,5 06) Everybody's Been Burned - 7,0 07) Thoughts and Words - 6,5 08) Mind Gardens - 6,5 09) My Back Pages - 8,0 10) The Girl with No Name - 7,5 11) Why - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,18 (72/100)

Oddly, my favorite song on the album is the Bob Dylan cover. Still, a very good album.

Väldigt trevligt album, väldigt inspirerat av beatles så det blir pluspoäng Bästa låtar: Thoughts by words, My back pages

Alright

3.5 You know what, there was a lot more going on in the album than I initially would have thought. The originals on the album were pretty good and there was a few psychedelic-leaning songs that I enjoyed.

It was okay. Songs where catchy enough. But I probably won't come back to this.

Psych-era-Beatles meets Country played by Dylan-fanboys.

Pretty good.

It was good but some of the songs were a little weird and too experimental for me - 6/10

Pretty standard rock stuff with some psychedelic mixed in. The rock was fine, didn’t love the other stuff. 6/10

5/10 - It was alright, I did not love it but did not greatly dislike it. My back pages was a great song which explains why it has the most plays by 17 million.

My third Byrds album on this list. The sound is ok, some beat, some country/folk, some psychedelic. Trying out new and different sounds and instruments gives it a kind of unique touch.

It's okay

Great album, not incredible but a great album

3.5

haha alien noises. Cool album, rediscovered a song I hadn’t heard in yonks!

I love "Mind Gardens"! It reminds me of a tiny, itty bit of Psychic TV—just a smidge. It's a fun, driving album full of twists and turns and unique trippy sounds. Was that an Oboe?

Orate

Short and sweet sixties rock album

De har bättre

It was a 60s album. It was ok

This is pretty ok. Not blown away by it but did like some of the tracks. On first listen I liked Have You Seen Her Face, Everybody's Been Burned, and Mind Gardens. I could see some more of it growing on me but don't think it will be a favorite.

I didn't mind this but it did get samey after a while.

Groovy

It was just ok

Some good songs, great harmonies, very hippie

Not as fun as most psych rock but pretty decent nonetheless

This was a great throwback sound -- very Byrds. Almost had a Kinks sound to it too. I didn't really recognize any of the songs but the sound was instantly recognizable. I really liked the more psychedelic but the whole this was a solid listen and very flavorful. Three stars.

very nice

More excellent harmonies and guitar, but pretty boring. Straight up thought an ad started playing on some forgotten tab open on my computer halfway through C.T.A - 102. Have You Seen Her Face was my favorite but I'm only halfheartedly saving it.

I had previously heard this album and others by The Byrds. This album is interesting because it takes a step forward in experimentation. It still has the trademark Byrds harmonies and jangly guitar sounds, but this album adds backwards tapes and similar such sounds. It makes for an interesting listen. Maybe it is not something I would specifically seek out, but would not mind hearing it.

Het balanceert een beetje tussen standaard jaren zestig-hippiemuziek en net wat experimenteler spul. Muziek achteruit gedraaid, stemmen versneld ('Rot effe op met die smurrefe!'), dat soort dingen. Niks daarvan werkt echt. De rechttoe-rechtaandingen klinken het best, en het hitje van Bob Dylan is misschien wel het leukste nummer.

Na het meer folky geluid van hun eerste albums, zochten ook the Byrds blijkbaar hun toevlucht in psychedelische middelen. Dus wordt de muziek ook wat psychedelischer. Soms geeft dat fijne resultaten, maar op andere momenten zijn ze in de ban van aliens of andersoortige gekke geluiden die ze er doorheen willen gooien. Ik vind het toch fijner als ze het bij hun folk of desnoods folky rock houden, met meerstemmige zang. Het beste nummer is dan ook van Dylans hand, iets waar the Byrds al eerder succes mee hadden. Wat ze wel goed doen, is dat ze amper 30 minuten vullen met muziek. Dan luisteren we zonder problemen die 1996 reissue bonus tracks er wel even bij. Maar verder dan een 3 komt dit voor mij niet.

Jsuis pas très impressionné, ça sonnait comme « les p’tits gars de la chorale s’essaye au psychédélique »

A good 60s album with strong Beatles influences. I'm glad it hasn't got an electric jug unlike the 13th Floor Elevators. The Byrds are average songwriters akin to Lennon-McCartney. The Bob Dylan cover was nice, despite the fact that I never listened to the original. An essential psychedelic rock record. 3 stars for "Younger Than Yesterday".

It mostly just sounds dated to me. I never really got into the byrds

Can do without ever hearing the Byrds or Bob Dylan again…. Standouts: So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star, My Back Pages, 3.5

Alright, Dimery, I think that’s enough Byrds for me. I’ve had an entire flock of their albums now…har har har! *crickets*

6.5/10

For me, just a little bland. I enjoyed Why (definitely heard it before) and Everybody's Been Burned. Strange as I like this kind of stuff normally, lightly psychedelic folk rock, but it didnt do anything. The line-ups of The Byrds though, what a parade of legends.

Decent album, probably much better 60 years ago. Doesn’t hold up as well today

Good album

It was ok

Good and this style is what I tend to lean towards, but I'm not so sure it's even the best thing I've heard from The Byrds.

Definitely influenced by superior mid 60s psychedelia like Revolver and Pet Sounds. Some cool songs though. "Renaissance Fair", "Mind Gardens," and "My Back Pages" are the stand outs. You can definitely hear some early Crosby, Stills, and Nash in some of the songs, which makes sense given that David Crosby was the Byrds' lead guitarist.

Good if not great. Some interesting concepts like C.T.A.-102.

The Byrds, with some David Crosby hippy-ness.

I love The Byrds in general but they never really blow me away. This one is no exception.

Generic 60s psych, but good vibes comes from it nonetheless!

I can't say it's a masterpiece, but listening to the Byrds is always a pleasure.

A bit too bland to keep my attention but some fun stuff

2.8 - Yeah...3rd album now from the byrds and I just don't vibe with it

Bonus points for covering one of BDs best songs not once but twice. Not great covers though. The psychedelic bit in the middle of the album was different.

This is pretty good, but only a few songs really stand out to me. For the rest it just kinda washes over me.

This one is not nearly as catchy or memorable as some of their other releases. It has some good tracks, some great tracks and some tracks that simply don’t hang with the rest of the band’s discography. Overall this is fine.

Having 2 60s albums in a row put this one in perspective. Just ok

Very hippie-60s album, with some psychedelic attempts at bent notes in the voice and a sitar-like guitar sound. Ambitious, but didn't age well. My Back Pages, Why, So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star are probably the best tracks.

This wasn't bad, but I do feel like this kind of album (and also The Byrds) are overrepresented on this (relatively) short list.

Too much too soon from the bird men if you ask me. This was not as good Tambourine Man but was fine.

Wow another album by the Byrds so soon! This has to be the last one. I thought this was fine, with the first track being the strongest. A great lampoon of rock stardom (and I think the Monkees). I also liked "Everybody's Been Burned", which highlighted David Crosby well. Finally, in "Time Between" you can hear the beginnings of the Flying Burrito Brothers as Chris Hillman starts looking towards country music for inspiration. Would do a 3.5 if possible.

Maybe I’m too cynical or too stupid because this just sounds like another 60’s rock album to me.