The Notorious Byrd Brothers

Honestly very listenable, I like this style of guitar alot Moog Raga is funny, just like a fly got caught in the mic for 3 mins

I’m fine with it

the worst part of my day so far has been talking to my new coworker as Moog Raga (Instrumental) was playing in the background

Based on the album cover, I’m choosing to believe the horse is part of the band

I'll give The Notorious Byrd Brothers one thing. With the exception of Change is Now and Space Oddity, which suck, the rest of the album is actually pretty solid as far as psych rocks albums go. Still not my thing, so it'll only get a 3, but its got some interesting, intricate stuff. And did not expect an interpolation of Dave Brubeck's Take Five on Tribal Gathering. I'd definitely remove a Byrds album or two from the list, but this one is definitely essential. Honestly liking this more than I was expecting.

Ok 2/5

Classic Byrds sound a with a little bit of psychedelia, I enjoyed it a lot

Oh, we’re all comin’ off the hangover of the summer of love. The Notorious Byrd Brothers has some psychedelic folk, some Brubeck-esque off tempo jazz, the new sound of Moog’s recently introduced synthesizer, a song about ‘Nam; it has to make The 1001 Must Hear List. Plus it’s more listenable than our previous two Byrds albums. Wasn’t Born to Follow is the best song, also liked Tribal Gathering, Moog Raga not so good. (3.3*s) A band in continuous turmoil…

Not sure what makes the Byrd Bros notorious...they seem like some decent dudes. I like psychedelia rock but this album was a bit of a drag. I thought I was a Byrd fan but I'm beginning to think I only like their hit track "Turn!x3." The list has provided three records thus far and I'm disappointed. Wasn't moved by this one but surprised to find out David Crosby was a Byrd. Straight rate at 2 stars.

I never wondered if The Byrds would get a third entry but I probably should have expected it. They had a decent career with some notable highs, crossed a couple of genres, had the Bob Dylan feather in their cap and are regularly cited as reference points for other popular bands that came in their wake. I wasn't too high on the two prior entries though I can give credit and understand why they end up on this list. The Notorious Byrd Brothers was the best of the bunch so far (another album coming likely?). It tones down some of the psychedelia and leans a little into the pop rock aspect and I think it works a little better. At times it's kinda wimpy minstrel rock but something about it had some charm for me. I found myself enjoying this album in spite of the fact that I didn't really want to. Surprised how smoothly this one went down to be honest. A few other acts have ended up with multiple entries on this list that have either confused or irritated me. Although I still wouldn't consider myself a Byrds fan after 3 albums I'm not mad about the time I have spent with them. A good smattering of what their career offers and I appreciate why they are cited as influential even if they likely aren't my cup of tea most of the time. 2.68 stars

Vraiment chouette !

I like basically all the acts that came from The Byrds, so this should be good. Oh man Wasn't Born to Follow is so good. Tribal Gathering is too.

Mellow country-like harmonies, but nothing else.

The importance of what the Byrds created and the supergroups that emerged from their ashes cannot be overstated. "I Wasn't Born to Follow" is a masterpiece. 5

Maybe they shouldn't try so hard

All the songs kinda hit the same tone. The one country-ish song is the best one on the album, and that makes sense considering Sweetheart of the Rodeo is easily their most enjoyable album.

Was pretty damn good

New to me. I enjoyed this, though probably my least favourite of the Byrds albums we've listened to so far.

Didn't get round to all the demos etc, but the core album is very good

Great album, “Wasn’t Born To Follow” is one of Carole King’s very best tunes and the interpretation here is very good indeed. Not one of my very favourite Byrds LPs but well worth three stars. Tom.

The Byrds sound just grabs me. It’s lovely and cool. Some of the is record gets a little trippy and too experimental for my taste (Moog Raga sounded like a little kid playing with a synthesizer… not good). But when they all in sync the vocals and layered guitar is amazing. These guys really laid some serious groundwork for Indy and alternative rock. I know R.E.M. cites them as an influence.

13/08/2026 There was nothing special about this album that stood out for me. Sorry guys. Spotify listeners: 1.4 million

Another boring Beatles wannabe band.

An okay classic 60s boy band rock album, nothing really stood out about this to me. Inoffensive, but others did this style better.

This album sounds like an album the Beatles might make if, instead of doing drugs to find inspiration in music, they simply recorded their songs while on drugs.

An album that feels like it could only have been recorded in the 60s Really enjoyable

First listen. I’m enjoying this. The psych-inspired rhythms between multiple guitars are great. I’m not in love with the vocals or the vocal production, but it is manageable. Highlight- Dolphin’s Smile, Tribal Gathering Draft Morning. Lowlight- Moog Raga, it’s nice that this is one of the first major records to feature the synth, it’s just not a good song.

Lite poppigt, rockigt, psykigt. Lite utdaterat och ingenting som riktigt sticker ut ur helheten tyvärr. 2/5

8 / 10

I kinda love that Roger McGuinn said, "I don't care if David Crosby has left the band. Fuck him, but we're still using his songs." Some say the horse on the cover of the album is supposed to be David Crosby, as some kind of an own. However, I think horses are much more pleasant to look at than David Crosby.

The cosmic country sound doesn't start here but this definitely is laying out the tools for it. This feels experimental in a clumsy way, lots of stabs in the dark & losing Gene Clark wasn't doing the group many favors. If I heard my kid listening to this in 1968, I'd sign him up for Vietnam

Did everyone just experiment with screechy things in the 60s. I liked the idea of all of this, it just got irritating though

Certainly we could have discussed their importance and made them an album without needing 5 of their fucking albums? I hated this one just slightly less.

so so love hate

These guys are seen as so groundbreaking and influential and yet, erm, their songs are so lame.

kinda ok

I didn't hate it as much as I wanted to, but I also listened to it during a period of extreme high personal stress, and it succeeded at keeping me cool. So 3 stars for that. Universal Mind Decoder is also a jam.

meh .. decently enjoyable, but inoffensive and unexciting. at least they don't have an overbearing country twang accent like a few other country artists on this list.

I really enjoyed artificial energy as a start to this one. Upbeat, fun, lots of horns. Goin’ back killed the vibe slightly. It was a good track, just not a good follow up to artificial energy. Natural harmony was quite pretty. I also really liked Draft Morning. Wasn’t born to follow was right back to the speed that I was enjoying. Get to you was definitely interesting! The guitar solo in tribal gathering was sick and totally welcome. Moog Raga was so weird. Genuinely. I like myself some weird music but that was… a thing. Triad was a pretty way to end things off. Now I’m not quite sure it was the ending, but all the last 3 tracks were extended or alternate endings . 3.5/5 ⭐️ 220/1089

There might be no group from this era whose immense influence has been so well absorbed as to strip the original music of its novelty. But the term folk rock was invented to describe them, their sound helped push the Beatles forward on Rubber Soul, and even though they’d fallen out of favour by the time The Notorious Byrd Brothers came out, they were still innovating – experimenting with form, sounds, genres and instrumentation even as the group was falling apart, producing their most cohesive statement.

3.5 but I’m in a generous mood

these guys ain't good enough to have 1 album on here, let alone 5

4/5

Too much byrdsspotting on this list

More 60's slop? Yippee Wait wtf this slaps?

Skön blandning av folk, country, psych och till och med lite jazziga inslag! Byrds är typ underskattade?

This bored me

Dull

Ok'ish

The Byrds' more experimental album. They branch out their sound to more experimental Country-Rock with it being one of the first to use Moog Synthesizers. It's an amazing album! It has everything a classic Byrds album would have and more!

Very wavy, 60s psych dream pop rock. The sounds are easy to flow with and the harmonies are very pleasant. Vocals complement the musicianship perfectly and the production and engineering is class. Great record.

this really did nothing for me at all. the back half was a bit better, but it never rose above anodyne and bland. 2/5.

There are 5 Byrds records on this list. And every time one comes up, I will repeat that their album should be Greatest Hits and leave it there. But it's not. So we go again. This is one of my least favorites of theirs. It's incredibly dated sounding, and while I get how unique and different it may have been in 1968, it sounds like so much Renn Fair music now. I can't get past it. And let me say again. I like the Byrds! But this record has no business being anywhere close to the list

My initial review: I was expecting to be bored. It was less boring than I thought. Yet, still, BORRR-IIINNGGG. My subsequent review: Kinda dig it. The weird psych shit when they're not singing? Nice to have on. Not blown away or anything, but I can see how some folks in the 60s could have been. Dig the cover.

It’s ok - but not as good as Sweetheart of the Rodeo

I could listen to this album again. I thing the Byrds album of folk covers should be taken off the list but this one was pretty good. It had a beautiful mature blend of folk rock and harmonization by David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and Gene Clark. They may have broken up this lineup after, but it was worth it! I swear I have heard Going’ Back at some point but a different band but I can’t figure it out. Moog Raga was, I imagine, what happened when McGuinn found Crosby’s weed (puff puff pass the Moog!), however, Natural Harmony and Draft Morning, my key track, made up for it. You can hear the influence on so many bands from this album. I have never looked for this on vinyl but I may need to keep an eye open for it.

Random thoughts: * well, another Byrds album. * I was surprised to hear the horns on the first track but I guess that was a musical thing in the late 60s. I can easily think of Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, and Beatles songs featuring horns too. * The rest of the album was more what I was expecting. * there are no real hits on this record * I’m not sure this is must listen but more of a “recommended if you like” the Byrds. * there were interesting tracks here like the Vietnam song “Draft Morning” * I did like the song triad. * Apparently the recording of this album was full of strife and it was interesting hearing that on the last extended bonus track. * an Album to explore if you really like the Byrds.

Too long but it was ok

pretty cool

The Byrds album number 3, and it's honestly getting hard to tell them all apart. Not necessarily in a bad way, but they do all sound pretty much exactly the same. Just plain old no gimmicks 60s rock, really not that interesting. Every Byrds album has left me feeling exactly the same: it was perfectly listenable but hardly essential. I really struggle to see the motivation behind making this music, it sounds the same not only as all the rest of The Byrds' material, but as so much of the other music from around the same time too.

Psychadelic-folk of the late 60s. I can see that it might have been cutting edge of the movement back then, riding the wave, but now it sounded dated. Nothing really stood out to me. Meh…

Goodness gracious, this is so deliciously jangly! I have a feeling I'll be on my 4th or 5th listen by the end of the day today. The first track hooks you immediately, and don't you dare think for a second that its grasp will falter for the next 28 minutes. This is my first Byrds album, and I'm so glad that's the case - it's the perfect blend of so many of the genres I am into at the moment. Gorgeously layered vocals and 12-string Rickenbacker shimmer weave their way into a genre-bending masterpiece (is it psychedelic? Folk? Pop? Rock? Country? The world may never know.) I positively LOVED this, and need it on vinyl expeditiously. Favorite tracks: Artificial Energy, Change Is Now, Tribal Gathering

Not bad, surprised there are 5 albums from these guys on the list. However it's not amazing, I might revisit, for now - 3 stars

Kinda mid :( songs didnt rlly stand out but 1 extra star bcs i rlly like their name

Standouts Tribal Gathering

Quite nice The slower tracks are pleasant enough, some of it sounds a bit novelty like (although I’m sure it wasn’t in the 60s). Goin’ back is lovely Favourite track: Goin’ back

My fifth and final Byrd album. Has been a bit of a slog as do not really dig the jangly guitar harmonies. This was a bit more interesting and a bit less jangly - and probably my favourite of the 5 (quite a low bar). Although I listened to it 4 times I am really struggling to think of any songs that made an impact. A low 3.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers I don’t think I’ve really listened to this one as much compared to the others on the list, but listening now it might be my favourite. All their albums are a little inconsistent for such a great and influential band, but this is possibly the most interesting in its unevenness. They often seem to try on different styles, but it can feel ill fitting and slightly uncomfortable, but on this they seem to wear the psychedelic, early electronic and baroque oddness well, not feeling too forced or awkward and its spacey, ruminative air is rather beguiling. Artificial Energy with its 60s TV cabaret show compressed horn doesn’t leave a great initial impression, although it does become a slightly more interesting song as it goes on, the guitars and lyrics adding a slightly odd edge to it. Goin’ Back is superb, an excellent version, their trademark harmonies and guitar sound giving it a brightness to contrast the melancholy lyrics, strings and overall wistful air. Natural Harmony’s washes and waves of Moog and electronic sound is also excellent, with a nice combination of far our 60s hippiness and a delicate folkiness. Draft Morning is also excellent, again the noises and sound effects give it a ‘far out 60s man’ sense, but its a lovely song and tune, sensitively played and sung, it must be one of Crosby’s best. Wasn’t Born to Follow is one of my favourite Byrds recordings, and it is an excellent combination of their harmony rich jangliness and country influences, as well as some great Mooginess in the middle. Get To You has more of the county-ness and again with a delicate folkiness and again with a lovely harmony rich vocal. I love the guitar on Change is Now, it feels quite Ernie Isely and it continues in the vein of the first side, in its ethereal spaciness. Old John Robertson overtly points to their next album and is a nice, if throwaway, country ditty with some nice 60s flanging. Tribal Gathering is another unmistakably Crosby song, but in the same vein as much of the rest of the album. Dolphin’s Song, while not quite as strong as Draft Morning, is another strong Crosby song, pulling off the same trick of incorporating synthy experimentalism without it feeling too forced or too dated (although the dolphin sound gets close). I love Space Odyssey - a sort of 60s Moog boosted madrigal/medieval/sea shanty, with an Indian influenced drone, and another song with a tinge of melancholy. I really loved this, it’s gone straight in as my favourite Byrds album, I love its ethereal atmosphere and its plaintive pallor, combined with some lovely melodies and harmonies and its easy dabbling in folk, country, baroque and Moog, enough to tip it to a 5. 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 Playlist submission: As much as I love Wasn’t Born to Follow, I’ll go with Goin’ Back

The rudderless Byrds in an ocean of genres, are at it again. This time they explore psychedelia and they seem to be clinging to The Beatles' bootstraps, adding backwards tapes, Moogs and effects that are usually bolted on rather than integral to the songs. The Beatles' psychedelia typically served the melody. Here it feels like a gimmick e.g. the Clangers blooping at the start of 'Dolphin's Smile'. But, strip all that away and (as with the Byrds albums either side of this) it's a slow-burn, and there's some great stuff. The album is best when it sticks to dreamy folk-rock. The 'Goin' Back' cover is excellent, while 'Natural Harmony' and 'Draft Morning' fuse folk and psychedelia much more successfully. And 'Tribal Gathering' which sounds like a Midlake number and surely one of the early alt-country tracks. Touted as their most consistent effort, it's far from that, but there is clearly a strong core of unassuming folk-rock that improves upon each listen. It's a step behind 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' and 'Younger than Yesterday' and it straddles a 3/4. I think a high 3, and thus 'very good', is fair.

Not really into this one. Music isn’t “bad,” but just sounds very dated.

Good background. Its okay. 3 star. I like old john robertson Moog raga is not my vibe Bound to fall insturmental is reall good

Fuck, that was aggressively boring. I'd like to submit this as a case study for analyzing the effects of soft torture on the perception of time. I'm legitimately shocked this experience was under half an hour. And yet, this is still far from the most unlistenable album on this sad, sad list... or even the most unlistenable album by The Byrds on this sad, sad list... so, so very sad...

I want to give this an extra star for its opening track “artificial energy”. For giving us exactly what the were telling us. At least they were forthright.

As another band sung “the drugs don’t work”, or in this case they help to create an insanely meandering album. The songs are kind of shapeless and the things I love about the Byrds just don’t break through. What we get is a victory of production over song writing. I need more jangle and less radiophonic workshop

I just don't care for The Byrds that much. The music is decent, but I could never get invested for some reason. This album in particular actually manages to sound great at times, though, especially when it slows down and you can feel some interesting eastern influences on a couple of tracks. There is a decent amount of songs worth remembering here, but it's a very frontloaded set of songs. Overall, far from a bad album, but I don't feel the need to throw any superlatives around. Favourite track: Draft Morning

Groovy!

The Notorious Byrd Brothers takes the band back to their very simple and formulaic ways for their 5th studio project and even with the hints of Country Rock scattered all throughout this project I am still getting a bit tired of this band having nothing new to offer. I found it kind of funny after they try and be a bit experimental they revert back almost immediately back to their very tame, simple, and easy to digest Folk Rock. I wish the songwriting really popped a lot more for me because it would give me something to latch onto, but alas this project just serves up very decent but not notable music time and time again. I don't know what else to say here so I guess I will keep it at this....

probably the better of the birds albums i’ve heard so far, the 60’s sound is something i really enjoy

pretty good but there's nothing exceptionally memorable about it

would listen again

2.75. Fine, but nothing more.

middle of the road

Uma pegada meio inspirada em Beatles, creedance.. achei bem legal.

Fun little album that flies by. A nice blend of folk and psychedelic rock elements that make for a really enjoyable 30 minutes or so. 3.5

the third byrds recommendation on this platform that i'm going to be listening to. this is their fifth album, and wikipedia states that this is the pinnacle of their experimental music, blending all sorts of not just genre elements, but mixing techniques and early introductions of the moog synthesizer. tensions were high during their recording sessions, but it all came through in the end. it got to the top 50 billboard charts. listening to this group once in a blue moon, especially these past few years... it's like a weird cousin that you barely know and yet somehow they come to your house for christmas. it's early attempts at creating boundary-breaking, experimental rock recordings... the best thing i think this lp has is its ambition. and you might enjoy it well enough or you might think it's dated. it's probably the best byrds album out of the bunch.

No particularly exceptional songs or 60's stylings but these guys are just generally good

I never knew this was the source of Crosby’s “Triad.” I’ve known the solo live version from CSNY’s 4-Way Street and it was a lovely surprise here. The rest is McGuinn’s vanilla vocals over increasingly experimental tracks.

Es muy experimental, casi divertido.

Mer sextiotal än sextiotalet. Men jag är inte övertygad. En trea

I definitely listened to this… it was fine… but I couldn't tell you anything remarkable about this album.

A fun little record with bite-sized moments of folk rock, psychedelia, and experimentation. I definitely jumped to conclusions about this record from the album cover but the experience is far less country-oriented than you would think from it. It’s experimenting and coolest moments are subtle so I think this is one where appreciation for it could grow with time. 1 listen Favorite Track: Goin’ Back

Expectation: -> More 60s. After listening: -> Perhaps a strange comment, but I enjoyed the percussive elements. Liked the more high energy moments (thank you). I enjoy trumpets/horns amidst lively rock songs (e.g. Artificial Energy). Some of this made me cringe and there was an odd talking/silence track at the end. Track ranking: Artificial Follow Old John Goin' Triad Change Draft Get Dolphin Tribal Bound Harmony Space Moog Universal

meh, I guess it's not as bad as a lot of the 60s stuff

I don’t find this album psychedelic - it’s got a folk adult contemporary vibe. It’s a solid album start to finish and the production is fantastic but it still boring.

Late 60s folk rock. Blending together elements of psychedelia, folk rock, country, electronic music, baroque pop, and jazz. Too psych and otherwise bland for me.

Every other song sounded the same.

від moog raga ледь не здохла ахаха

Weaker as it goes along

Triad.

My second Byrds album on this, and as forgettable as the previous one.

The last great Byrds album, reflecting a more grown up post Sergeant Pepper’s version of the band, with and without both Crosby and Clark at times. The songs are very strong and the sound is leaner and less lush, with old friend Rickenbacker buried and adding only the occasional sparkle. The effect is impressive and very worthy of inclusion In this exercise.

Another great Byrds album that I was unfamiliar with. What I loved here is that they retained their signature sound, but expanded upon it. The Moog bass in "Natural Harmony", the country twang of "Wasn't Born To Follow", the 5/4 verses of "Tribal Gathering"...all are interesting departures while not going too far astray. I'm realizing I'm a bigger Byrds fan because of this project; I haven't heard a bad album yet from them.

Normally, driving to work at 5:30 am through the English countryside on a sunny summers morning can make any music sound good. However, this absolute dog shit album of american drivel rock spoiled that journey. It’s just another record made from that template of, how to be in a band and write songs for beginners. So take down your Stars and Stripes, take off your maga hat, bin the check shirt and get that fucking ridiculous mullet and goatee combo shaved off and go find some proper music to listen to. You know who you are

Outside of the awesome but short Easy Rider track really not much at all of interest here...the other song written by Carole King, Goin Back is the only other one I dug. I was surprised by the opening horns on the 1st track I gotta say.

Very pleasant but just a bit nondescript for my tastes. A solid 3.

Mostly fine, but I'm ranking it down due to the instrumental track.

Tedious

A very pleasant listen

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘺𝘳𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 is one of the more psychedelic albums I’ve come across from the late 1960s. Even by the standards of the era, the record has a dreamlike quality, blending folk rock, psychedelia, country influences, and studio experimentation into something that feels surprisingly cohesive. What I like most is how subtle much of it is. Rather than overwhelming the listener with effects or lengthy jams, The Byrds weave their psychedelic ideas into concise, melodic songs. The result is an album that feels adventurous without losing its sense of direction. It may not be the first album I think of when discussing psychedelic rock, but it’s one of the most rewarding. The more time I spend with it, the more there seems to be beneath the surface.

I usually rate albums on how they hit me now rather than their historical impact, but I'm going to add a star here for the latter. This is mostly songs I've never heard before, but very very impressive for the time. By my count I think there has been four Byrds album I've seen on this list, which seems like maybe two too many, but I'd keep this.

This is fine. Taken on its own, I just don't find it that interesting musically. And it's just a little too far before my time for me to really get into it. 2.45 stars, rounding down to two.

This project has confirmed for me that time spent with the Byrds isn't wasted. This may be my favorite next to Sweetheart of the Rodeo, with songs like "Goin' Back," "Wasn't Born to Follow," and "Change is Now" standing out. I also appreciate the "OMG 1996" futurism of "Space Odyssey" and, on the expanded version, the left-field "Hey let's be a throuple" track "Triad."

B O R I N G

A pesar de que no haya alguna canción que me desagrade de por sí, no me parece un álbum llamativo, sino un par de canciones que tendría de fondo mientras hago alguna actividad, de todas maneras no tienen canciones malas ni desagradables, quizá me falto escucharlo prestándole completa atención.

Sweetheart of the Rodeo will always be my favorite. But this foray into folk psychedelia holds his own.

Nothing stood out overall and I’m a TD bit familiar with the Byrds but don’t go out of my way to listen to their music

Our next door neighbor, Andy, is a huge fan of this group and Roger McGuinn in particular. I like the David Crosby penned tracks and there are two by Goffin-King (Carole King, i.e.) that are nice but seem odd on an album by a band like this. For 1968 this must have been pretty cool.

Not too bad. Definitely has that sort of 60s hippy sound to it. Better than some of the slower 60s stuff.

Some good tunes on here, couple of stinkers. I would’ve loved this at 17/18

Excellent

Not bad.

much more diverse than the last album we listened to. Cool to see the growth and experimentation come out on this one.

Boomers, I understand the hype now. Solid.

Одна из групп, так сказать, "второго эшелона" легендарных шестидесятников. Ибо сначала все вспоминают Битлз, Стоунз, Бич Бойз, Дорз а уже потом только всяких Byrds, Turtles, Monkees, Troggs, Kinks и прочий зоопарк. Очень жаль что я не услышал эту запись в период своего пика интереса к кислотной музыке того времени в юношестве, мне бы это однозначно зашло. Что-ж, это прям классика любимой моей психоделии, эксперименты с записью, использование moog, смешение жанров, ну вот прям как по книжечке. Временами, из-за фолковой направленности, напоминает, будто более "радикальную" версию Bookends. Во время прослушивания порой находит ощущение того, что альбому не хватает "перехода за грань" некоего хулиганства что-ли, чуть большей авангардности, тут то ли не хватило изобретательности, то ли скорее побоялись пугать слушателей, которые, не дай бог, нарекут альбом "не радио френдли". Ладно, чёто я разговорился сегодня. В любом случае, несмотря на всё это, альбом приятный, клёвый, психоделичный, и многое с него я заберу к себе в плейлист, хотя и вряд-ли назову его любимым из-за вышесказанного. Отдельно выделю: Space Odyssey, Dolphin's Smile.

This was just OK. It had some of that classic Byrds sound but they were starting to add modern touches to it. I waffled between 2 and 3 stars.

Another Byrds album. From what I remember I didn't like their album I listened to some months ago. But this one is great? Turns out they make good music when they're not doing a whole album of Dylan covers 3/5

I can't believe how good this album is. My initial expectations were that "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" was an attempt to cash in on the psychedelic craze of the late 60s. Turns out I was completely wrong. The last song is my favourite on "The Notorious Byrd", on par with "Revolver"'s "Tomorrow Never Knows". It's a shame the whole album only lasts about 28 minutes. 4 stars for "The Notorious Byrd Brothers".

8/10

Starts out just pretty and bittersweet. Occasionally transcends itself, like on “Change Is Now” with that space rock instrumental in the center. The album picked up the pace around that point and morphed into something more exciting and weird than I’ve heard on other Byrds releases. It’s still all a bit Beatles-but-American-folk-rock, but that turned into something interesting here.

My favourite album by The Byrds. That blend of psychedelia and folk... chef kiss!

Sounded very good but I don’t find any songs that I really need to listen to again. Maybe my hopes were too high. 3.5/5

This was a good one, love the Byrds.

Great album. This is the Byrds in transition. David Crosby, Michael Clarke and Gene Clark becoming revolving door members leaving Mcguinn and Hillman toexplore a simplified approach and experimenting with country instrumentation. Great guest guitar work from James Burton and Clarence White and pedal steel by Red Rhodes, but also mixing in some Moog synthesizer. It’s an interesting approach and turns out to be extremely influential. 4.6

Didn’t really leave much of an impression on me. At some point i just thought this kinda sounds like The beetles

It's ok, but it's been done better by others.

Number: 151 Date: 06/03/2026 Artist: The Byrds Album: The Notorious Byrd Brothers Year: 1968 Style: Psychedelic Rock Familiarity: Familiar (3) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Of course I'm familiar with The Byrds but not that much as they were active a little before my time. Probably my favorite band making music in the late 60's would be The Doors. During: ======= 3 Artificial Energy 3 Goin' Back 3 Natural Harmony 3 Draft Morning 4 Wasn't Born To Follow 4 Get To You 3 Change Is Now 3 Old John Robertson 4 Tribal Gathering 3 Dolphins' Smile 2 Space Odyssey ----------------------------------------------------- 3.10 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= I'm only giving it a 3 for suitability as there are 5 albums from The Byrds on this list and my feeling is that there should not be more than 3 from any one artist and only more than one if the albums are significantly different from each other. Since I'm not that familiar with their work, I have no idea, other than from what I've read, if this album is one of their best and is significantly different from the others included on this list. 3 my personal rating 3 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.3 composite rating

did not love

weve been getting a lot of folk

Not for me and cover is kinda spooky

buns

Lovely! No real standout tracks but perfect, easy cooking or dinner party music

A jingle jangley good time.

Lovely summer listening. nothing stands out though.

Ok, but quite boring

Yeah, good for some chill out music.

This was an album I could have in the background on a road trip - easy listening. It wasn't necessarily the type of music I gravitate towards, however. It was also quiet dated sounding. Some interesting sounds throughout, however.

Another 60s album, yawn. How is this different from the others? Also moog raga? White people dabbling in eastern music? F offffff 2*

Fun, but not necessarily my kind of thing. Interesting though! Favourite track: Wasn’t Born to Follow

Trippy as hell. Cosmic Americana.

The more experimental album than Younger Than Yesterday. I am impressed by plenty of the tunes, but I feel the previous has lots of charm. This one adds more flavor but loses a bit of its shine in the process. The beginning of this takes time to get off its feet; it takes until track 4 for a real keeper to come around. Draft Morning is the best song, but Tribal Gathering/Get To You are nice with the time signatures. The rest alternates from great to OK, my verdict here puts it as a fairly good album. It's just not as cool as Younger Than Yesterday (7/10, 3/5 on this scale)

2.5

Die amerikanische Rockband The Byrds betrat die Columbia Studios in Hollywood zwischen Juni und Dezember 1967 unter denkbar schwierigen Bedingungen: David Crosby wurde während der Aufnahmen gefeuert, Schlagzeuger Michael Clarke verließ zeitweilig die Band, und Gene Clark kehrte für wenige Wochen zurück, bevor er die Gruppe erneut verließ. Was unter diesen Turbulenzen entstand, ist ihr fünftes Studioalbum – und gleichzeitig ihr vielleicht vollständigstes Werk. Produziert von Gary Usher und erschienen im Januar 1968 auf Columbia Records, verbindet es Folk Rock, Psychedelia, Country und frühe elektronische Experimente zu einer überraschend homogenen Klangwelt. Technisch ist das Album ein Meilenstein: Usher und die Band setzten Phasing, Flanging und räumliches Panning so konsequent ein wie kaum eine Gruppe zuvor im Mainstream-Rock. Der Pedal-Steel-Gitarren-Sound und der Moog-Synthesizer – einer der frühesten LP-Einsätze überhaupt – verleihen Tracks wie „Draft Morning" oder „Natural Harmony" eine sphärische Qualität, die weit über den Zeitgeist hinausweist. „Wasn't Born to Follow", geschrieben von Gerry Goffin und Carole King, erreichte durch seine Verwendung im Film Easy Rider posthume Bekanntheit und ist bis heute der bekannteste Track der Platte. Bemerkenswert ist, wie wenig das innere Chaos auf dem Klang des Albums hörbar ist. Roger McGuinn und Chris Hillman, übrig nach all den Abgängen, wirkten nicht wie Überlebende, sondern wie Architekten – konzentriert, präzise, mit einem klaren klanglichen Ziel. Das Ergebnis ist kein kommerzieller Erfolg geworden; die Platte erreichte lediglich Platz 47 der Billboard-Charts. Kritisch wird sie dennoch häufig als das beste Werk der Byrds gehandelt, und diese Einschätzung ist schwer zu widerlegen. The Notorious Byrd Brothers ist das Album einer Band im freien Fall – und trotzdem das Dokument einer bewundernswerten ästhetischen Disziplin.

I do like brothers, especially notorious ones... don't like it as much as Sweetheart of the Rodeo tho

ive been conditioned to not like this band but the album is just nice y'kno

Five albums from The Byrds. Over two and a half hours of the most middle-of-the-road psychedelic country folk rock imaginable. Why the hell would anyone need that? At no point during any of my listens was I impressed with The Byrds. When I found myself loving a song, turns out Bob Dylan wrote it. I’m just glad it’s over and I never have to hear these dorks make other peoples’ songs sleep-inducing. Final The Byrds Ranking: 1.) Younger Than Yesterday 2.) Sweetheart of the Rodeo 3.) Fifth Dimension 4.) Mr. Tamborine Man 5.) The Notorious Byrd Brothers

A fun psych rock album.

- This isn't starting out great... the first song is kind of a chore, but luckily, the second song is great - Goin' Back - really pretty with sentimental lyrics. - I like the light psychedelic feel of the album, overall. - A little too much country twang guitar and bass at times, and I didn't enjoy when it went kind of sea shanty. - I like the vocals and the other percussive elements (glockenspiel!) and when things go a little swirly. - I could do without the dissonant harmonies on the dolphin song. - Overall, I found this pretty forgettable.

que susto o cara falando comigo

Some interesting bits but not enough to make me want to listen to it

that’s not how you spell it

I don't think I'm recognizing any of these tracks by title, though I can imagine I probably know a few of these. Otherwise, I've never listened to this album start-to-finish. It's not bad, but I feel like the only thing I can say about this album is that I listened to it. There's not much particularly special going on here.

The album’s mix of psychedelic textures, harmonies, and folk-rock atmosphere often reminded me of a lighter, more American counterpart to The Beatles. While I could understand its influence and atmosphere, some of the songs felt less distinctive to me overall. Tribal Gathering stood out the most, especially for its explosive guitar work and stronger rock energy.

This album has a real ethereal vibe. One of my favorites. Totally classic Byrd groove.

Pure 1960s

One more item in the arsenal to get my 20 month old to fall asleep.

Звучит хорошо, но скучновато Слушал фоном, хитов не

It was good until the instrumental junk.

Good. A little too enamored of psychedelic sounds at times

Typical 60s psych rock that wishes it was the Beatles or Pink Floyd. Nothing ground breaking but not a bad album.

Some good trippy stuff and some decent folk. I liked it better than Younger than Yesterday, but still a 3

It wasn't amazing. It felt quite experimental and probably quite ground-breaking at the time, but I was mostly a bit bored by the majority of it.

short album but had some tunes

Jangly.

Didn't realise they did so much crazy sh*t to be honest.

Not a bad album, I quite like some Byrds tracks.

It’s abit long winded but the experimentation is impressive given its release window. Pretty good overall

Unremarkable I suppose

Got kinda weird as the album went on but it was a good kind of weird for the most part.

Well, if this isn't the epitome of 60s hippie rock -- chiming guitars, spacey vocals. It's very pretty, but I didn't find any of the songs memorable.

Very weird folk album, a song about a threesome?? Hahahaha kind of funny though

Probably the best album I’ve heard from these guys

I feel like I should love this more than I do. It's a bit too dreamy in the vocals, missing a clarity and an edge that are there on other records in this era.

Aika käsittämätöntä. Pidin todella paljon aiemmin listalla olleesta Younger than yesterday -albumista. Tämä on kuitenkin hirveää, tekotaiteellista kuraa. Ja levyjen välissä on vain vuosi. Huono, ärsyttävä. 1/5

I could go on about the boring rambling, the fact it's not even a half hour, and the incredibly poor production, but I won't. Instead, I'm addressing an elephant in the room. I've done this generator long enough that people are generously rating the oldest albums in this generator. If a 1950s, or '60s album pops up, it almost always has at least a *good* rating. I understand ratings are subjective, and I won't deny albums in those decades kicked ass, but every one of them? I would love to see an experiment where a not-so-obvious 2001 album gets slapped with "1961". I'm willing to bet its ratings would soar. I notice this phenomenon with the 1970s as well, and it seemingly drops off as soon as the '80s came along. Favorite Track: "Wasn't Born To Follow".

This shit was gas! What on earth happened between this and Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I LOVED this! More of the classic Crosby songwriting that I was missing in Sweetheart. WAY more psychedelic and way more my groove. 3.8

Some good typical Byrds tunes but too much experimental stuff here for me.

Flower power lives on. This album, the last of five in the list, is perhaps more spaced out. No real stand out tracks for me. Points off for the 12 minute last track.

There’s band I actually like that I haven’t listened to as much in my private life, as these guys because of this list

Groovy. Sounds like standard 1968 tunes

Holy boring but not the most boring I’ve heard on this list

Moog Raga = Poop Caca because it sound like fart. Anyways, good album, a bit samey throughout but enjoyed most of it.

c'est un vieux album quoi rien de transfigurant

As of today 7/14/26, I'm going to be more aggressive about skipping albums that don't interest me. This 1000 albums is clearly more like 200 albums of great value + 800 of the author's terrible taste so I'm done wasting my time. That said, this is that. Just an iteration on the Beatles and I'm getting nothing out of it.

Yet more Byrds! This album is a pleasant enough a listen but nothing about it grabs you by the lapels and tells you to pay attention and listen. Just became a background album for me sadly as I did other things with my time…

Most songs really feel of its time. That really old style of song with the mellow singing and soft instruments. Not really my thing and no one song stood out to me on the album. I know two of their most famous songs and they are better but probably from nostalgia on my part more than anything else.

"Triad" is nice and some of their other songs really interested me because of how different they sounded. I also like "Goin' Back" it has a nice sound to it.

16. 버즈 - 더 노토리어스 버드 브라더스 총 17곡 수록, 58분. 어 ... 미안타 나는 잘 모르겠다 취향이 아닌것도 아닌건데 아니 뭐라하지 노래에 힘이없음 흐늘흐늘 한줄평: 마치 미역처럼 취향: ★☆☆☆☆ 재방문: ★☆☆☆☆

Like many people, I'm really only familiar with The Byrds' BIG hits. As I opened this album, I was concerned that it was going to be a situation where the album sounded nothing like the big hits. Definitely NOT the case. The Byrds are true to their sound; you can hear the same jangly guitars, sweeping orchestrations, and meaningful lyrics that their big hits suggest. They're clearly an important sound of their time. As a GenX'er, I don't fully resonate with this album, but it was certainly enjoyable. Not like some of the garbage this project produces.

In-fighting dialogue was interesting.

Some real gems

(4/7) pleasant

By rights I should like this band and I do but I don’t love them. This was really lovely with intricate tunes and melodies but it didn’t give me a wow moment and its interesting that the only song that resonated with me was Wasn’t Born to Follow, not by them but by Goffin/King.

Super weird, like a folk album was overdubbed badly with a early 1960's sci-fi score

Pretty fascinated by this one and what they were going for, has a folky country feel but then gets increasingly psychedelic and strange as it goes on. Not all for me but I did enjoy it throughout

My favourites were Get to You, Tribal Gathering (you can't go wrong with 5/4!) and Dolphin's Smile.

What a boring waste of plastic. Are these the most overrated ever! It was dull to start but got worse, so that by the time Space Odyssey came on, it reminded me of the Monty Pythons Holy Grail, with the band filling Sir Gawain “He’s buggering off, and running away..”. The Moog Raga track then became a Monty Python electric fart skit. I

D... d... did they transmogrify David Crosby? "Change is now, change is now Things that seemed to be solid are not" Madlads! They transmogrified David Crosby!!! "Truth is real, truth is real That which is not real does not exist In and out roundabout Dance to the day when fear it is gone" 🎠🎠🎠🎠

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3.4/5 pretty good short songs

Mouais pourquoi pas C'est un concept, une idée, je n'en suis pas fan Mais c'est sympa à écouter

Rien de mémorable, même si effectivement on sent que ça a pu avoir un impact sur les Beatles - sauf que eux n'ont pas pondu 'Moog Raga'

really nice, i could see this growing on me highlights: goin back, draft morning 3.5/5

Some good shit, some bad shit. That one Moog song was terrrrrible.

3.5

It’s ok

it was aiight

I love The Byrds but they released so much music in such a short amount of time, and that means some of the full albums kinda miss me. Some not so great songs on here.

I know I’m supposed to like this more but it just sounds like another band emulating The Beatles.

tell me that its the last byrds album please. like i know the compilation of the 1001 albums is intended to give us a holistic experience of both good and bad albums from all the eras but is this much of the wrongly spelled birds really what we need to be knowledgable about the different eras of western popular music? and this is boring and bland and... i cant say how much im not interested in this. 3/5

2,3/5

Would describe as generic 60s music. Moog raga really got on my nerves, dropping this to a 2

Bit meh.

There wasn't really anything on this that would make me want to relisten

Pretty generic here.

One song of this at a time would be fine. An entire album of it gets annoying really quickly.

Pretty good but rather ‘samey.’

a great album considering David Crosby during the sessions hence the missing face on the cover.

Not an unenjoyable Byrds album at all, which caught me by surprise as neither of the other two I've heard have made a positive impression on me. The improved production values, generally brighter songwriting and greater emphasis towards psychedelia, particularly as you approach the back end of the album, all contribute towards a more engaging listening experience for me. The arrangements here largely felt more free-form, textured, and, crucially, catchier, with a perceptible country twang to the instrumentation that, thankfully, doesn't seep through into the vocals.

Very Beatles y. Don’t like. So bland and forgettable (crazy that I found a Dorian electra song I love yesterday and saw today it’s a cover of a song by the byrds)

I found this stilted and strange. Not very cohesive musically and not very compelling lyrically. Interesting that it may have been an early adopter of synthesizer music, but it didn’t really shine through significantly or competently.

Great collection of songs that sound really good together. I could see this becoming a favorite of mine if I spent more time with it. SHOTR is my favorite Byrds album and this one feels like a cool bridge between the folkie jangle and alt-country sounds that would follow. I want to give it a 7, since there's no half stars I'll be generous and round up

Not really my thing. But well done. Good energy to it

Lovely will return to this

Van de eerste zes albums (1965-1968) van deze 'gebroeders' staan er vijf in de lijst! Het zijn de Beatles niet, hoor. Ze hebben twee hits en verder klinkt het allemaal hetzelfde. Kabbelende Americana met ijle samenzang. Wel aardig, maar het zoveelste album voegt niets toe.

Met heel veel moeite vond ik na het luisteren van de vier eerdere Byrds-platen die we kregen een positief punt. Met een vijfde plaat kan ik daar echt niet ineens een extra pluspunt bij toveren. Leuk dat deze lui gingen experimenteren met Moog en pedal steel quitar, maar het wordt er nauwelijks interessanter op. De hit was blijkbaar Goin' Back. Moeten we het echt hebben van dat gezapige nummer? Daar voegen de nieuwe instrumenten echt niets aan toe. Een ander populair nummer is Wasn't Born to follow. In de basis net zo gezapig. Maar zo'n twintig seconden draait het geluid inderdaad alle kanten op. Ok, hier volgen ze niemand, maar het is ook niet om aan te horen...

We zijn overduidelijk weer in de 60s beland, met het inmiddels vijfde en voor ons laatste album van deze beruchte Byrd broers. Muzikaal biedt het niet per se iets wat we nog niet eerder hebben gehoord. Al gaat het dit keer wel verder dan Beatlesque muziek. Ik hoor juist meer op country, folk en western gestoelde muziek, maar dan wel veel psychedelischer dan de originele genres. Het zijn gitaren in allerlei vormen, waarbij er regelmatig een psychedelisch geluidseffect overheen wordt getrokken. Ze blijven veel in harmonieen zingen, wat ik wel kan waarderen. Het heeft wat weg van wat David Crosby later met andere kornuiten zou gaan doen. Het is dat vijf albums zoals gewoonlijk te veel is, maar ik moet zeggen dat ik dit album wel geinig vind. Tribal Gathering is echt een vet nummer. Ze hadden wat dat betreft in deze lijst beter 2 andere platen weg kunnen laten. Ook al heeft dit album geen hitjes, ik heb hier met plezier naar geluisterd.

Crappy sixties sound. Childish songs. Supposed historical significance of using 12 string guitars. Another album that’s an artifact with limited relevance.

Solid album, but I didn’t need a 5th album by The Byrds. It shows how much the author really needs to limit the amount of albums per artist are on this list.

Favorite Track: Wasn't Born to Follow

The arguing on the last track was wild. It's the 60s. I could do without the Moog - I think I prefer post-Byrds CSN by far.

No de mi gusto

An experimental groove that lands but doesn’t stick

A little too 60s for me. It’s like distilled 60s pop rock. Moog raga sounded like flatulence.

It's the Bryds. Great

Faves: Goin Back Draft Morning

Love the music and love the voices. Maybe not their best album but it’s still so good. I went back and forth between 4 and 5 but had to go with a 5.

Lotta talent in this group, but the album is just alright

1001 albums to hear before you byrd with your brothers 57# At first I thought this was a beatles imitation but no, it has it's character. Pretty cool voice for a byrd. Kinda psychedelic, hitting the bare minimum to be called so.

Just couldn't get into this, especially the instrumental tracks

Surprising. I do not like The Byrds (over played 60s rock) but for some reason this album was pretty good. They try some new recording methods that actually work.

Love the style, and listen to a lot of similar 60s music, but didn't love the album. Wasn't Born to Follow was grand. This album had RANGE, like a journey.

It is very neat

Kind of a slog. Some interesting use of synth, but also seems pretty par for the course for 1968. This is probably just survivorship bias, because I'm betting there's hundreds of forgotten bands from this year, but somehow we're talking about the Byrds.

Alright, the final Byrds album of the list. Finally. I have heard 5 albums from these guys and I still think they're just alright. All of these albums kind of sound the same to me and none of them are particularly special. 5 albums is far too many for the Byrds. I would've gone with 2 or 3 myself, but that's just me. With that said, The Notorious Byrd Brothers is definitely one of the better albums of theirs on this list. I do personally prefer Younger Than Yesterday, but I can see why someone would call this their best. It is arguably their most balanced album, with just enough psychedelic, folk, and country elements that all come together to make a pretty solid album, all things considered. Plus, the album only has one cover on it, so the album gets bonus points for originality! For the most part though, the album's pretty much the same as all of the other Byrds albums on the list. Jangly guitars, vocal harmonies, you get the idea. The songwriting is pretty good. I like songs like "Wasn't Born to Follow" quite a bit. Despite it being the only cover on the album, I do think that "Goin' Back" is one of the stronger songs on the album. It's another Byrds album. What do you want me to say? Low 4/5.

A bit too folk for my taste

Not bad, needs another listen.

Standard fare 60's tunes. Not outstanding, but fine.

Folky stuff was nice but a little too much hippy dippy experimental stuff thrown in.

Not an album I'd paid attention to before. But that will have to change; Recorded in the middle of changes within the band (Gene Clark is back, David Crosby is out) and without (one of the first recorded uses of the Moog Modular synthsizer), and featuring their first work with Clarence White. It still sounds very much like a Byrds album though. Some bits of pedal steel (and of course Clarence White's guitar work in spots) foreshadow Sweethearts of the Rodeo, so this album is kind of a bridge sylistically. This will definitely get repeat listens.

Tame music of the era, nicely recorded and some good tunes.

Yes incredible record

Brit folk rock, with some kinda country/western lean (slide steel)

I understand all of the praise for the technical and musically pioneering aspects of this album but it felt flat, more dead than alive, to me. Not their best.

Ok

The horns on Artificial Energy carry the song but it's a steady opener. Goin' Back is more what I wanted - softer, but with a nice harmony and interesting folk instruments. The next couple of tracks are a little more experimental and I like it, still pretty but with just enough dissonance and tension and with a nice smooth transition between the two. Draft Morning is the stronger one. Wasn't Born to Follow is more standard folk rock, it's certainly pleasant enough. After that it gets better again, the songs feel slightly off kilter in a way I like. Get to You is ethereal and Change Is Now is a bluesier rocker, the guitar now in the spotlight. Tribal Gathering is a stark change from the folk, I don't quite know what to make of it, moody bass and quick half-spoken vocals, then a grimy guitar riff. Dolphin's Smile is another pretty one and then Space Odyssey to close. It's the most psychedelic cut on the record. I mayb ewith the production was a little clearer, but the songwriting here feels forward looking. Goin' Back is still my favourite but this is all very good.

Really excellent and worth another go

Some alright psychedelia, nothing especially interesting, but not bad

O final de Draft Morning?? low 4.0. É um album muito gostoso e atmosférico, as vezes soa um pouco repetitivo mas a sua curta duração ajuda em não ser um problema. A produção é muito boa, mistura o folk com o psicodélico de forma bem natural, e algumas músicas conseguem evocar perfeitamente uma vibe cósmica/espacial.

3.1 One thing this list has taught me is just how *good* the Beatles were, how many light years ahead of the rest of the pack they were. This was one of the more interesting of the thirty-ish 60's psychedelic pop albums on here, but even then I'm not drawn into loving any of it, and think it will be instantly forgotten in the coming week and lost to time again. Glad it was made, as it actually sounds like an important stepping stone unlike some of the others, but it isn't much more than that.

First listen

Amazing songs and lovely feeling to the album

Very baroque pop which I love but will always associate with the Beatles because I’m uncultured (working on that).

A curated selection of tracks across the Byrds albums on this list might have enough juice to slay, but the individual records are mediocre, frustrating with bursts of excitement in otherwise tedious “I’m older than my years” shit-fuck banality - the heavy guitar blast on “Tribal Gathering” is an example. Apart from their rare moments of supernova psychedelia, the most interesting facet of the Byrds is how fractious they were, and I wish most album tracks were replaced with recordings of Crosby, McGuinn at al slapping the bejesus out of each other.

Pretty tasty psychedelic folk rock. Unfortunately, our recent dalliance with The Monkees has ruined this kind of thing for me - there's not much daylight between this and "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd."; some country-rock, some Moog experimentation, a Goffin-King banger as the hit single. Let's face it, you'd take "Pleasant Valley Sunday" any day of the week. The highest 3 of the Byrds' lot so far.

Artificial energy - 4 Goin' back - 3 Natural harmony - 3 Draft morning - 3 Wasn't born to follow - 3 Get to you - 3 Change is now - 4 Old john robertson - 3 Tribal gathering - 3 Dolphin's smile - 3 Space odyssey - 3

Anything they touch is gold

Great

very average, very obvious they were on something?

à un moment ça part en musiques minecraft

This is fine. I think I would like it a lot more if it leaned into some of its influences even more. As it stands its sort of like luke warm water. THREE STARS

I’m on the fence about this one. Listened twice and enjoyed a lot more on second listen. I found the instrumental parts more engaging than vocals. Still sounds like Temu doors to me. Not likely to come back but respectable 3 anyway. 3/5

Just kinda nothing.

I found this album to be really boring. It's not repulsive at all, but just boring. Nothing here that I would enjoy returning to. 1968 had some real killer albums, this one isn't one of them.

Nice collection of songs, but felt disjointed at times. The Moog coming out of nowhere was a surprise. Favorite songs: Triad, Draft Morning

Listenable, but didn't love it. But I *did* learn that this was the album that was the end of Crosby w/ the Byrds which turned out pretty alright for music.

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Gotta be honest this album didn't do much for me. I didn't necessarily dislike it, but it's also just very forgettable for me compared to other albums on this list. I appreciate the 5/4 time on Tribal Gathering as I'm writing this, and there are some other cool aspects of the album but as a whole I don't think I'll be revisiting it. I had some more notes that apparently didn't save. Overall I still enjoyed the album more than not listening to any music at all so it still gets 3 stars.

This album is a mix of fun, catchy, and "what were they thinking." I've been enjoying it but it is difficult to compare to other albums on this list as the structure is much looser. I think I'm going to change my judging criteria to be more weighted by how much I enjoyed the album rather than trying to compare apples to oranges to Moog Raga.

It's fine I guess, it has some nice songs but nothing memorable

Wasn't Born to Follow is by far the best song here.

The Byrds. 60's mellow rock. Two of their top 10 Spotify songs are from this album; I didn't recognize them or care at all about them. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a

Not a lot to say about this one, it’s what I expected and what I expected was meh

I enjoyed this one very much. One of the greatest surprises in this project so far. Solid 4 stars. Direct, distinctive, and inspired songs. I also enjoyed the lyrics. Some songs I particularly enjoyed: Goin' back, Draft Morning, Change is now, Old John Robertson, or Tribal Gathering.

What are they notorious for? Sounding like other 60s bands? 3/10

Probably the most I’ve enjoyed a Byrd’s album, even though there isn’t a single track I recognized beforehand. The cool moments of unrestrained psychedelic guitar work took me by surprise in a good way. This was both chill and exciting all at once. Then, we get to that Moog Raga song, where the synth notes hum in warmly like enormous colorful bubble farts. That one was a no for me. Following a track or so after, the song Triad is then about a dude busted for cheating. He tries the ol’ ‘let’s be like the Mormons’ line. Surry bruh, I doubt that worked out fer ya.

im sorry for doubting you

A fabulous sounding album. Somewhere between The Mamas & The Papas and late Beatles, a lovely mix of rock music and choir music. It seems quite ahead of its time for 1968, with lots of cool effects and unusual sounds. A very enjoyable listen with lots of character and beautiful noises. Vocals are impeccable.

i wasn’t expecting to enjoy this, but found myself struck by how much the tracks on this album sound like the very same modern indie rock i’ve been creaming my pants over since i was thirteen. draft morning sounds like a cindy lee song. i’d go as far as to say that i caught the deep roots of some of montreal tracks buried in this album. apologies for my prejudicial attitudes against boomers, mr. byrds.

Not for me. 1/5

didn't love it - hope the next album is from a different decade