Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

Such a weird turn for the byrds but this is a legit and decent country album they did for some reason

Enjoyed! But did kinda grow a little repetitive. But they really nail this style love to see that.

Meh

I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it.

Interesting departure for the Byrds. I don't think I've heard anything from this era of their catalog before. Not a bad album even though it didn't do much for me, but reading some of the history surrounding it was really interesting. 2.75/5

Mostly didn't care for this. It seems solid as country rock, I just don't like country rock. Gram Parsons is interesting though, and it's an interesting about-face from their previous material. Kudos for trying something new. 2.5/5

country music starter pack: jesus, alcoholism, and killing your wife

Beatles from temu

Well I didn't see that coming! From Eight Miles High to this? It was a good listen, but totally unexpected from the Byrds - for me.

Very enjoyable. I already knew and loved You Aint Goin Nowhere but is a little too country/strumming/banjoie for my taste. Would be worth another listen for sure

Country

Let’s be real here. This isn’t really a Byrds album. It’s the album Gram Parsons made when he stole The Byrds for a backing band, and took Chris Hillman home as a souvenir. The album is fine, it’s inoffensive and the players are really good. It just doesn’t excite. Hickory Wind notwithstanding. I recognise the importance of the album as a crossover and an experiment, and while it’s far from terrible, I will never deliberately listen to it again.

Decent

Die Byrds im Country Modus, nicht schlecht aber auch nicht spektakulär. Nett zu Hören.

I’ve never heard this album before. It’s a little bit Grateful Dead meets Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

honestly even though this type of music isn’t really my thing I found it pretty relaxing

Pretty nice, rolls around quite nicely for a bit, doesn't outstay it's welcome

Surprisingly good. Not an album I’ve previously rated, always too much country, but once you get past the twang there are some really strong tracks. Will listen again.

Way more country/western than I was expecting.

This one is a bit all over the map.

Meh. It was alright, felt a little preachy.

All country e helt ok, detta med

Not at all what I know/knew of the Byrds. But it is pretty and gentle country music.

A solid country album, the twang is there, but for me personally, it's not up to par with the genres grates, it's just doesn't have that emotion. Having said that, this is still a fun album to listen to, the guitars and piano feature some really great melodies and sound pretty good. Lyrical themes are in line with the genre. I saw the guys switched direction from more of a psychedelic rock to country. Their biggest hits came in the former, and the switch might have caused a loss in popularity, but this album is still a pretty solid country album. One more thing I have to mention is the decent production, everything come off well, clear and balanced.

I'm vaguely familiar with the Byrds earliest output but didn't know as much about the Gram Parsons country era of the band. I guess a lot of the folk leaning rock bands of the day went through a country phase. Anyway, it was an interesting listen. Album 7/10

I just don't think we need this many Byrds albums on here. This is number 5 for me and I think I gave them all 3 stars. A few good songs that are covers, and the rest are forgettable. Maybe a greatest hits album would have been a better choice.

betra en seinna kaliforníuköntrí. áhrif parsons? 3,5.

The 1968 version of "Pop-Country." The music doesn't really do anything for me. I do, however, like the idea that this album was the "Cowboy Carter" of its day.

Short songs, and they didn't all sound the same. That's enough for 3 stars.

I can see why this was influential and important but it is so not my bag.

too nashville sounding

Ok

I enjoyed this

A collection of approachable, listenable down-home country tunes. I didn’t know the Byrds went in this direction later in their career. Nothing especially pulled me in, but it’d be a good record for a spring evening.

All the cowboys in Texas used to call Len ‘The Sweetheart Of The Rodeo’. They were always very friendly with Len. Was lovely to see! 2.7

There’s just no way. No way that yesterday’s album was the Byrds previous album, which wasn’t my favorite. There’s just no way. The ONLY benefit to these albums being back to back is that I still have the Notorious Byrds stuck in my head, which I would’ve otherwise forgotten in a few days time. So, comparatively, this album is a little better. Going from psychedelic rock into country probably turned some heads and turned away some fans. “I Am A Pilgrim” has gotta be a blatant rip-off of “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”, no? Like, clear as day. My highlight of the album is probably “Nothing Was Delivered”, which was a memorable tune on an otherwise forgettable back end of the record. A Bon Dylan cover, which I appreciate, as it shows that they weren’t trying to hide their inspiration for this new artistic direction. Soft 3

Good album if you like this genre. If you dislike “country rock” you’ll hate this because it is more country than rock. It’s interesting to see The Byrds evolution from psychedelic to country. Beyond that, there isn’t much else to say about this album.

Eh

Oh great, *another* Byrds album (3 down, 2 to go)... This time they go alt country with Gram Parsons on board, and it’s kinda cool?

I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t know the byrds were country. Soild 2.8 almost 3

3.75 excellent when it wasn't straight country.

First complete listen to this album. Enjoyed the music. Not a fan of most of the vocals - some too twangy. Pretty Boy Floyd was quite enjoyable. Overall an OK album but I do not hear the hype for this album.

Solid album, but not my cup of tea. Good instrumentals and vocal work, though it comes off as a bit samey overall.

I knew this was coming, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't really like it. I love a lot of the Byrds stuff, but I don't like country rock as a rule. Also, there's no David Crosby here, having left. There's also added Gram Parsons, who is great at what he does but it isn't my bag. Strange really as I do enjoy Lee Hazelwood. Their version of I Am A Pilgrim is pretty nice. You Don't Miss Your Water is gorgeous. Those harmonies just can't be beat. There's several other jaunty numbers that it's difficult not to enjoy. I still don't know why with trembling hands he killed his darling wife. But it sure is jaunty. Perhaps it's just a reaction to Drive By Truckers bludgeoning me over the head repeatedly with Southern rock for 90 minutes yesterday, but this zipping along in half an hour was really quite pleasant.

This is quite pleasant - country rock. It's a bit of a warning where the first track is 32,000,000 listens and by the last track we're down to 200.000. What does that tell you? I mixed it up by selecting 'random' not that it made any difference.

Fun memories

-this leaned a lot harder into the more traditional country sound than Fifth Dimension did. it was interesting seeing the versatility, this band saw a lot of talented names in the rock and country scene at the time so it’s not surprising -not really my thing but it was still quite nice to listen to -Favorites are You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere and You Don’t Miss Your Water

Pretty good British Americana from the 60s

The first track is one of their all time best, but the rest of the album didn't quite hold up. I prefer their earlier folk/psychedelic sound more, and also prefer the offshoot album/band The Flying Burrito Brothers 3.5

That's fine

Dylan auttaa (paljon) muttei ole kaikki kaikessa: The Christian Life on selitettävällä tavalla hauska ja Hickory Wind selittämättömällä tavalla vangitseva. Mielenkiintoni bändiä kohtaan palasi.

Big metamorphosis for the Byrds, in which they turn turn turn almost fully country. Was skeptical at first, then started to get into it, before my enthusiasm waned again a bit by the end. Enjoyed the ride though, and the playing is great.

Definitely didn’t know the birds did a country album so this was certainly interesting.

3 estrelas

1/14/25. Despite the album title and cover, I didn't expect a country vibe! Solid songs, essentially the main 60s rock sound with a twang.

Okay but boring

Not bad. Definitely not my favorite Byrds album or my favorite sound from them, but there were a couple good ones on here. You Ain’t Goin Nowhere was my favorite. I discovered from this album generator that I kind of like some old country rock songs. Gram Parson’s Flying Burrito Brothers was another cool find and you can hear his influence on this album a lot. This is the kind of stuff that I’m enjoying discovering on here.

I sort of rolled my eyes when I saw I had to listen to an entire Byrds record, but this was a pleasant surprise. The Gram Parsons effect, I suppose. Rounding down here, might regret it later. A good proto-alt-country album that made me think: “What really IS alt-country?” A possible answer: “When a rock guy sings a country song.”

pleasant country-rock, Gram Parsons replacing David Crosby

pretty pleasant country tunes. not revolutionary but i liked the music

It's some decent country rock, but it ain't exactly the most special record. 3.5 bumped down to 3.

Mäh, schon irre langweilig und typisch amerikanisch. Wenig innovativ

Nice easy listening. Can see myself listening again! Probably a 3.5 rounded down.

If the whole album sounded like “One Hundred Years From Now” I’d be all in. Alas, it does not. Other favorite songs for me include the final three, which were not on the original release.

Итс окэй (забавно то, что я написал ровно то же самое без всяких комментариев про предыдущий альбом этой группы месяц назад). Лучшая песня - One Hundred Years From Now.

I'm incredibly surprised how country this album is. I actually like it a lot for the Byrds, but I can see how jarring it would be to their usual fans, and how offended Nashville could be. I don't think this is a particularly amazing album, but it is a trend setter and a good quality album. There's nothing that particularly stands out, either good or bad for me. Just a solid country rock album. The guitar work is some of the best parts throughout, which is a little abnormal, since I generally love the harmonies of The Byrds. Favorite Song(s): You're Still on My Mind

Niin perus kantria kuin kantri voi ollakkaan. Ei erikoista mutta silti hyvää. Oli muutama menevämpikin biisi. Parhaat: Nothing Was Delivered, Lazy Days

I've noticed something, I have a love hate relationship with country music, either I hate it or like it, no in-between... This one, I like

Very influential, I'm told. Very country. Surprisingly so. Also sounds like a group full of assholes. In any case, it was fine. I'll never revisit it. And I think it has too many covers for a higher score.

As someone who only knew of the psychedelic era of the Byrds, this was a surprise. I enjoy the occasional pedal steel guitar, so it was pretty ok.

I don't understand all the hate for this - was pretty okay for a country/rockabilly album. 3/5

Not a country fan, but this was kind of good.

Gram Parsons var kannski óttalegur snillingur, en fyrir mér er þetta bara fínt köntrí sem ég þarf ekkert frekar að heyra aftur.

I feel like I have already had this album generated earlier; not that it has any effect on my rating. As far as The Byrd's go, Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is not my favorite album of theirs. The country-twang style is sort of blah; each track was similar to one another.

This is a big departure from other Byrds releases and it was a bit jarring to hear at first, but overall, it's a very good country and western album. 3/5

country music is good i just dont want to listen to it

Totally forgot this existed. Whether that’s good or bad, I don’t know.

Never listened to a Byrds album, let alone their controversial foray into country. I think there's better country out there, but this wasn't bad.

Good working music but otherwise fairly unisteresting

Christian music. I’m a fan of the simple ethics and the yearning for a wholesome life. A comforting sound that easy to listen to

I wasn't sure what to expect with this album--I was familiar with "8 Miles High" and "Mr. Tambourine Man." I found this album of western-swing influenced country folk pleasantly surprising. I'm not sure if I'd revisit it or put it in heavy rotation (and I was also confused by some songs--are they Christian? Making fun of Christianity? Doesn't really matter, in the end), but it was a pleasant album to listen to.

Not bad, but just kinda forgettable. A classic country western-style album with some surprising credits on it.

Meh. It's decent country done well enough. The lyrics are occasionally poignant and outkick the expectations I had.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is an okay album but is not one i would say does anything all that interesting. From what i have read about this one, it was originally supposed to be a history of 20th century American popular music which would have had country, jazz, and R&B but was just made to be country which is unfortunate because i would have liked the album more if it went with it's original vision. As it stands though, the songs here are pleasant enough and don't seem to do anything egregiously terrible and it moves at a fairly brisk pace which is nice. I think that this album is worthy of a 2.5. Best Song: Nothing Was Delivered Worst Song: Blue Canadian Rockies

I do have a penchant for country, but this album didn't work as much for me as I hoped

Man this was so brief, I hardly had time to really take it in. What a fun country rock romp this was. I mean, when you had Gram Parsons into any country mix, you're going to have a good time. But this was just a good, simple, not overdoing it at all kind of album that was pleasant to listen to. This is what I wish more country was like today. Meaningful lyrics not focused on trucks, beer, and horses and more about the life, highs, lows and intrigue of being a person living in the country. Totally my thing? No, and for that reason it'll get three stars. But great for what it is? Absolutely yes. Standout Tracks: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, You Don't Miss Your Water, Pretty Boy Floyd, One Hundred Years from Now, Life in Prison

Całkiem niezłe. Takie ocuntry rock w sumie, ale to nie do końca mój klimat. Ale 3/5

Didn't mind this at all. Whole lotta country

Hm. This is the first of 5 Byrds albums in this collection, which sets a pretty high bar for each album. And I don't think this really cuts it, despite their wholehearted embrace of country in this semi-concept album. I didn't particularly enjoy most of the album, sadly, mainly because this isn't outstanding country music (even if it's far out of their wheelhouse, except for Gram Parsons, of course), but there's nothing wrong technically with their playing, and the highlights are probably "You ain't goin' nowhere" (Dylan cover, curiously), "You don't miss your water" and "You're still on my mind", with "One hundred years from now" and "Nothing is delivered" the only country-rock-sounding songs on the album (too bad, as a whole album of that might have been a lot more interesting). I can only hope that the next 4 Byrds albums are more interesting, and I feel for poor Gram Parsons, trying so hard to crusade for country rock, and burning out of the Byrds in the process. And the Wikipedia entry makes for a fascinating soap opera of anxiety and competing egos, and an eviscerating time in Nashville.

When I saw "the Byrds" I really didn't expect anything like this, although the title tried to tell me. I'm not super into most country, but this was pretty good for what it is, I guess. 3.5

Was looking forward to this until I read the Wikipedia entry and discovered it was going to be The Byrds sounding like Gram Parsons, whose album Grievous Angel I rated 3 the other day but should have rated 2. Now I have to rate this 3 because it was a little better than that (less twangy).

It was enjoyable but it's something I don't feel I want to go back to (and it's my second time listening)

It's adequately done, but all the songs sound the same and I'm not a fan of the style.

Oh how I wish I knew of this album in my days of travelling through West Texas. This isn't something I'd keep on repeat, but I enjoyed it and will probably return to it some day when the mood is right.

I’m fine with this, but I didn’t really get anything out of it.

I wouldn’t say I haven’t been kind to The Byrds. I’ve been totally reasonable in fact. I acknowledged the impact they’ve had. And since they appeared for me very early on, I rated them relatively high. I have a feeling I’d be more harsh on them now. My tastes have definitely changed in the year since, and I try to be more critical towards records. Now, as impactful as they were, I wouldn’t consider myself a huge fan. Because the two albums I heard fall perfectly in line with that incredibly overdone and repetitive psych rock sound of the 60s. The genre which I dread trying to write a decent review about. They showed up early enough where that repetitiveness hadn’t hit me yet. Thankfully, this record differs slightly. It leans way more into the realm of country rock. Which isn’t exactly unknown territory for the band. Their sound always had that vibe to it. Plus David Crosby and Gram Parsons were in this group. Which means some of country and folk rock’s most formative artists played a role in the creation of this. So in my mind, that mostly justifies the listening experience. And I wouldn’t go as far as to say any song on this album is objectively bad. No doubt, the band members have great synergy and harmonize very well with one another. But I’ll be completely honest. It’s just boring. This is rock and country in its purest form. It is the precursor to everything we know those genres to be now. And thank god we have had enough creative people come along and change things up to make it interesting. Because if it all still sounded like this, it would be a pretty miserable world. All of that good, new stuff, makes this sound flat and uninteresting in comparison. So it still checks the box for being essential, but doesn’t check the box for being anything above average. Rating: 5/10

Var klar til at give den 1 i starten pga fjollet country og handlede om Gud, men så kom der alle mulige ret fede groovy sange. Og der er bare noget sjovt om at høre om hvordan en mand ønsker han vil dø i fængslet over den mest up-beat dur country-melodi

This was fine but not really my thing. Maybe I wasn’t in the right mood when I played it

Country is really not my thing, but the music here is quite alright - something I could listen to as an instrumental. The singing style on the other hand is text book why I don’t like country - every verse in every song sounds exactly the same. Also the lyrics are very predictable and non interesting.

There's too dang many Byrds albums on this dang list. Sorry, but it's true. So this is considered the first country-rock album? Huh. To me it sounded like straight country but what do I know?

Borderline annoying - on the knife’s edge of 2 and 3. Ultimately, it was fine, just not my thing.

Decent country, nothing special though.

I usually hate country music, but this is alright. The songs are more creative than most country music. Well played, well recorded. Favorite song: one hundred years from now.

It was the most country of country. Not bad.

Fine. Very much of a time. I was pleasantly surprised

Pretty standard, but there's just something comforting about old country

So let me see if I have this right - The byrds made a country-rock album with gram parsons and the editors of this list thought that it deserved to be called an album that everyone should hear before they die? Is that correct? This isnt an awful album, its got good composition and production, but its nothing special. Cant do any better than 3 stars. 3/5

Some of this didn't hit quite as good as some of the other old country. Still not bad, but started to sound really similar as the album went on.

Eh, it's not bad. Perfectly inoffensive old country music. Favorite track: "Lazy Days."

The most middle of the road album yet

A toe tapper at times but never much more than that

3.4 Of all the Byrds albums we have one on this list, this sounds the freshest. Solid but nothing stood out. If we are considering this the 1st country rock album I think it was pretty much an all country with one rock and roll song sprinkled in

For some reason I just couldn't get into this album. I tried listening to it a number of times and one track just blends into the next. I will give it credit that it is the intersection of folk and country.

The byrds go country.

waaaay more country than i was expecting.

First country rock album? Really enjoyed reading about this one. Enjoyed reading about it more than actually listening to it. It was some slow western country songs. Not the pop rock country I currently enjoy. This is why I started this list!

Not the Byrds that I had heard before. The country sound was definitely different for them. It was not bad and have certainly heard worse on this list.

It’s alright

It was okay country. The vocals were totally mid and the instruments were kinda forgettable. This whole album, while it sounded fine, was just very forgettable. I don’t really know why this was on the list. Pretty meh.

overall this is not my style of music. musically it's fine, although the vocals get a tad twangy/nasal for me. just confused as to why it's on the list-The Byrds have much more influential music than this

Felt like pretty standard 60's folk/country. Not a standout.

At some point we have to come to terms with the fact that there are too many Byrds albums on this list. This is the fourth I've gotten, and you really only need Mr. Tambourine Man and Fifth Dimension. Even then, Fifth Dimension only gets a spot for being one of the earliest examples of psych rock, which is heavily represented on the list already. Anyway. This is the Byrds going full country. Obviously the band had flirted with country rock in the past, but I guess something about that Buffalo Springfield debut incentivized them to fully embrace country in spite of David Crosby. Either that, or Gram Parsons was just a good influence. Either way, these songs are dandy. I don't care much for the Christian songs, but the country sound suits the band well. It's time I be frank with you, reader, as there's something you ought to know about me: I have declared this summer a Classic Country Summer. I know it's quite presumptuous of me, I've found a fair bit of comfort in country songs from before the '80s. Something about the warm production style and simple laid-back easiness of it makes me enjoy the summer a bit more.

winning the mid off with another 60s rock except now its country

Wow...was not expecting a country album from The Byrds. Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.

Kind of a campy, country western Byrds album

list of things i would rather do than listen to this album -climb rocks -feed a horse -eat a meal -listen to a different album -play peggle -work list of things i would rather listen to this album than do -listen to a different album that i like less -stare at tree -put a dead bee in my mouth

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but there's some real duds in there

A better Byrds

Heard a lot of sounds that reminded me of the Grateful Dead, mixed with classic Americana. Got a great chuckle out of The Christian Life

Easy to spot the Graham Parsons influence on this. It's solid technically and a decent country music album.

This sounds like what would happen if the Byrds made a country album 🤔 It was perfectly pleasant all throughout, well-executed. I wouldn’t mind hearing again. It loses just a little bit of love from me because of how little variety there seems to be though. I could see the Byrds growing on me more, I did like several of their albums

Album 442 of 1001 The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Rating : 3.5 / 5 I really wanted to like this one more than I did. Just too country for me. The musicianship is top notch. All is very top level but overall it just doesn't resonate with me.

prima di ascoltarlo, pregustavo il piacere di scrivere una recensione in cui si scoprissero gli altarini e si rivelasse che la musica country è il mio più grande guilty pleasure. posso riconoscere l'influenza monumentale che evidentemente, leggendo le recensioni globali, questo album ha avuto, ma mi vedo costretta a non dare la valutazione alta che speravo di poter dare ai miei amici cowboy che cantano di sofferenze della vita di tutti i giorni, che secondo me poi è la grande forza della musica country. non c'è bisogno solo di cantare di ingiustizie sociali o scrivere gran testi impegnati per fare buona musica, si può anche cantare di dolori e gioie quotidiane, di quanto ti piace il pollo fritto e una birra fresca o di qualche donna di nome Jolene che ti frega il moroso. l'essere "relatable" è ciò a cui gli artisti country eccellono, e mi dispiace di non essere riuscita a entrare troppo in sintonia con questo album, che da sottofondo però è davvero piacevole, soprattutto se ci si immagina di essere in un dive bar nel mezzo delle praterie americane. alla prossima, musica country, non vedo l'ora di rincontrarti. ho grandi speranze per il futuro.

What a way to open (the thousand covers to follow should have tipped us off). Strange (strange because we used to be on LSD) pilgrim?--yes, aren't we all. Hard to overstate the somewhat unwieldy trajectory of this lp. Not to suggest my experience was typical (though it largely was), but I don't recognize a specific listening to it until 1995 or so, by which point it seemed essential. The invention of alt-country or progressive country. It was there all along but some of us didn't know the trouble we were in. Thank or curse Gram Parsons and bluegrass, but there it is.

Very unexpected! I only knew the Byrds as folksy and 60s psychedelia. So I found this quite educational that country rock started this early. Eminently listenable although like the first light snows of winter it didn’t really settle but was very pretty and smattered a little magic.

I'll admit, I didn't have any idea what I was wading into with this album. I suppose the issue is I just don't relate to the country/rock genre, so while this sounded fine and was well-executed, I was totally indifferent throughout.

The beginning of the album sounded more bluegrass but by the time I got to the end of the album it was solid country. I prefer Byrds w a psychedelic twist.

I did not know the Byrds were so country. I enjoyed the album, but a bit of a surprise having only heard a few of their most popular songs previously.

Fun listen! Not a lot really stuck with me but I’ll definitely revisit this in the future

Twangy af, would’ve been a 4 if it weren’t for the s t r o n g C h r i s t i a n o v e r t o n e s

“Pack up your money, pull up your tent, McGuinn”. Enjoyed this record. It's not perfect but, tracks sound good.

A very country edition of the Byrds. Interesting! I had the same experience as to other Byrds albums that's the somes can become homogenous. But maybe that's not such a bad thing! I can't pick out any bangers. Struggling to know how to rate this

Solid white-boy gospel/country with a heavy dose of the Beatles and Dylan.

Folk, normal.

Met de exit van David Crosby, en Gene Clark al een tijdje terug, ontdoen de overige Byrds zich op ''Sweetheart Of The Rodeo'' van het laatste beetje psychedelia in hun folk rock. Nadat de band naam maakte als cover-act van Bob Dylan, hebben ze door de jaren heen echt gebouwd aan een eigen imago en sound. Aan de hand van drie fantastische songwriters hebben ze een flinke steen bijgedragen aan de totstandkoming van die iconische 60s West Coast sound. Dit album ziet ze een u-turn maken, head first into country territory. Ik mis tijdens de luisterbeurt toch wel telkens de euforische melodieën van Clark en de eigenzinnige sound van Crosby, maar de groep vindt in Gram Parsons wel echt een flinke doek voor het bloeden. De country legende - met later solo werk wat echt de moeite waard is om eens te checken - weet me wel weer te raken. 'One Hundred Years from Now' en met name 'Hickory Wind' zijn prachtstukken, en 'You're Still On My Mind' wordt ijzersterk vertolkt. Maar het album steunt wel echt te veel op zijn kwaliteiten, en is overwegend oubollig en ietwat saai. Die progressieve sound van de jaren ervoor wordt vaak volledig op z'n kop gedraaid, wat een stoffige bedoeling oplevert. Gelukkig zijn er nog wat songs van Bob Dylan die de boel redden, want 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' blijft een kwaliteitstune. Toch grappig dat ondanks dat het gros van de songs door hun klassieke insteek niet helemaal in goede aarde vielen hier, de sound op dit album desalniettemin bijzonder veel wegheeft van de 90s country rock-revival. In die zin is het toch erg vooruitstrevend, gezien sommige nummers prima van Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown of The Jayhawks konden komen. 6,5/10 Highlights: Hickory Wind You're Still On My Mind You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

The Byrds go country rock. Zonder Crosby maar met country-legende Gram Parsons. Bijzondere switch maar wel eentje die werkt. Ook komt the Byrds uit een ander genre, toch hebben ze een genre-defining album weten te maken. Maar misschien komt dat ook dat de gehele band line-up is vervangen, op de zanger na. Kan je dan eigenlijk nog wel van dezelfde Byrds spreken als voor 1968? The Christian Life is wel een taai nummertje, soort Byrds go jehova-stijl. Anyway, dit is best een lekker plaatje. 7,5/10 Highlights: You Ain't Going' Nowhere I Am a Pilgrim

Very country for a “rock/folk” band, very Christian as well… lol

Interesting

What’s special about covers, especially when they aren’t re-arranged? The Byrds play fine, but there is nothing special about this particular album, and I hope no one things these are their songs.

Okay album. I don't quite understand why Wiki says it's the first album to be recognized as country rock when it sounds like straight up country/folk/bluegrass to me. Though I'm no country music expert. Most songs are covers and the originals I listened to I found more interesting. Appreciate being reminded of William Bell and hearing his version of You Don't Miss Your Water. Also, You're Not Going Nowhere may be stuck in my head for days.

3.5* and I might have gone 4 if I'd listened to it more.

This was fine nothing too exciting 6.5/10

5/10 - It was just alright country. Some of the songs sounded good but they meshed together. It was kind of crazy how different this album was compared to the other The Byrds album

It was alright. Just felt a bit generic

Well played. Not quite my sound.

Genuine and Professional This record isn't the go-TO for the Byrd bros, but a great listen. True to life country remakes, utilizing Nashville finest sessions musicians

If The Beatles went country, they'd be The Byrds. A decent country album with Standouts in Hickory Wind, One Hundred Years From Now, Nothing Was Delivered, You Got A Reputation, Lazy Days and Pretty Polly.

The Byrds are underrated and they display their talent here with the southern style. Nicely put together

Rating: 6/10

Enjoyed it!

I don’t get The Byrds. They’re essentially a famous cover band. It’s fine, but I don’t need it.

Nice sounding, however just because it is an early and unexpected forray into country sound, that does not make it extremly compelling. There are many other straight up country or cross over rock based country albums I would listen to rather than this... points for innovation I guess.

A pretty solid '60s country rock and folk release. Easily the highlight here is the instrumentation and the gorgeous vocal layering on many of these songs. Immediately, "Hickory Wind" sticks out in this way, with gorgeous harmonized vocals and guitar layering that I enjoy quite a bit. "One Hundred Years from Now" leans in a more pop direction but I also really enjoy this song. I love the closer "Nothing Was Delivered", it sticks out by being the punchiest thing here. I think I just really enjoy how soft everything is here, all the music is so pillowy and soothing, and even the so-called "punchier" tracks are relatively mild and reserved. Lyrically speaking, themes of love and religion are at the forefront here. I'm generally fine with this, but it doesn't go over so well on a song like "The Christian Life" that's far too blunt for my liking. Not to say the song itself is terrible; I do find it quite catchy. My biggest gripe here is that most of the tracks do tend to blend in with one another, which isn't particularly bad because, again, I do enjoy the harmonization in the vocals and guitars generally. The obvious standout here is the song "Life in Prison", only because this song's subject matter is far more unsettling and eerie when compared to everything else. Not much to say about this, it's short and sweet, albeit sort of uninteresting and boilerplate at the same time.

Never pondered the Byrds as a country group....

pretty good for the era

This is my second Byrds album to review, after their debut, Mr. Tambourine Man. I'm not incredibly familiar with a lot of their music, but I always think of the Byrds' music as being folk rock or psychedelic rock, and this album definitely went against my preconceived notions of their music. Overall, I thought the album was pretty good, and it was interesting to listen to it, knowing that it was one of the first country rock albums. I enjoyed the fact that most of the songs weren't written by The Byrds, and it's just now dawning on me that most of the songs that they covered for this album are folk songs, which suits The Byrds perfectly. While I enjoyed this album, I certainly wasn't blown away by it. I liked the country sound and the lyrics of the songs that they chose to cover (inject "some'll rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen" directly into my veins), but not a lot stood out to me on this album. It was nice enough to listen to, and it's definitely an influential album, but I don't think it's something I'll go back to anytime soon.

not too bad of a country album. 3/5

Honky-tonky and definitely a product of the 60s 3/5

Very very nice. Grab Parsons.

This album was great. If you ignore some of the Bible-thumping lyrics, this music is the definition of "easy listening." It's that laid back folk music that adds a little Country & Western guitar to liven things up. Anybody who loves Johnny Cash for more than his iconic voice, should enjoy this album. Then, near the end of the record, they throw in the songs "Reputation" and "Lazy Days", which sound exactly like early Rolling Stones stuff. Brilliant twist. In fact, the only song I didn't like was the closing track, "Pretty Polly". That sucked, but whatever. Overall, a good collection of songs from a great era of music. 👍👍

Nice American folk music

It is ok. I like it in general but I am not sure anything stands out.

Yep

Some influence from country/western/rock make it enjoyable but not especially memorable. The song contents (the Christian life) are not as palatable

I was in two minds about this while I was listening but I enjoyed it quite a bit. The country twang isn’t something I’d usually gravitate toward, and some of the songs didn’t quite land, but overall it was a solid listen.

Not exactly what I expected. Much more C&W. Also, a lot of overt xtian lyrics for a bunch of guys who were knee deep in the sex/drugs part of Rock &/or Roll. Hypocrisy aside, if you want some extremely interesting reading, check out Gram Parsons' wiki and read about his death. Fascinating!

The Byrds go full country, Gram Parsons in tow for this one, great album title and album cover. There’s a lot of pleasant honky-think arrangements but this feels wholly inessential to me. “One Hundred Years from Now” is great. Proof positive for the formula of combining a jangly psychedelic pop sound with a country twang. However everything else here is just a little too down the line and again feels entirely inessential.

I guess I prefer folk Byrds over country Byrds. Not as many harmonizations, which is their biggest strength. Most songs sound too similar.

Interesting lyrics and enjoyed a different genre.

I don’t mind country for like 5 songs, after that it starts to bore me

3.5 It's nice.

This was an unexpectedly pleasent slice of pure American Country.

You Ain't Going Nowhere is a great song, the rest is too country for me. But not bad country, so that's something.

Folk, normal.

I usually like The Byrds, but I wasn’t really into this. Apparently it was revolutionary in country rock? I guess. This wasn’t terrible, but it was mediocre and forgettable. The best songs were “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” and “Nothing Was Delivered,” which I think I liked in particular because there were parts that were reminiscent of The Byrds songs that I liked. “Nothing Was Delivered” really is a fantastic song and gets it an extra star from me for that alone.

I wasn’t expecting to like this. I thought why not just have a country album by a country band? Why do I need to hear the byrds attempt at country? But they did a solid job. Not every song was great, but they really made a solid country album.

Better than the last album I had on here which was also a country album.

So of course I expected to hate this one. Everything about it almost seems like it's directly trying to be something I dislike, from the name to the album cover. Surprisingly however I really quite liked this. I think it has to do with its abundance of slide guitar and lack of fiddle. Even though it has all of the pieces of the worst kind of country music, it didn't have much of the obligatory twang I've come to expect. Maybe it's because The Byrds are largely a rock group. Idk. Not bad. 3.5

Yeehaw music, reminds me of Little House on the Prairie. I like it

I only know of the Byrds for their psychadelic rock. Maybe this Americana style was present in the undercurrents of their earlier/other music (‘Nothing was Delivered’ sounded the most like the Byrds I was familiar with). I can’t tell if this album was made as satire or the group was truly interested in Country/Western music. Either way, I can appreciate the songs’ quality of production and musicianship even if I don’t enjoy the genre too much. Favorite song is probably ‘Hickory Wind’ or ‘Lazy Days’

Much more country than rock. Not my favorite.

Liked this more than I thought, don't think my music taste has opened further but not something I would turn off now. Best song - you ain't going nowhere

An important album, but not quite my style. I enjoyed it enough.

Folksy and rich, dripping with the innocence of a simpler time. Even this far in the rearview mirror, it's hard to hear it as apolitical, with country music now serving as the marching songs of red states. Was caught between 2 and 3 stars, but the darker thoughts did not prevail.

A consistent collection of pop folk steeped in country twang - every time I hear a country song that isn't about tequila or intimidating minorities I rejoice. The cover of "The Christian Life" had me hooting - the original by The Louvin Brothers has the most bonkers album art!

Country Rockabilly. Solid but not spectacular.

Not bad, but I kinda forgot I listened to it already. 2.5/5

too country for me, very much fine but nothing standout 3/5

At it's core this is country cosplay. Talented musicians that previously made 60s rock add a new member and go all in. Musicianship is there but felt it lacked any kind of soul.

not great, not terrible

I wouldn't have thought full on country was the natural progression from psychedelic but hey. Very country. Which normally I like but I just had a country album so no novelty

A little too country for my taste, but enjoyable

This album is about half good and half not so good. The songs are either slow and boring or upbeat and well put together.

Good songs with a surprisingly driving rhythm, considering the slightly predictable style of music. An enjoyable listen, though not what I’d expected from the Byrds.

The Christian stuff was a bit icy for me, but I do like the sounds overall. You’re Still On My Mind, Pretty Boy Floyd, and One Hundred Years from Now were all very good in particular. Favorite song: You’re Still On My Mind. Rating: 6/10

This may not be true but this album sounds like it could be the invention of American folk/bluegrass. It is very solid all the way through. I believe we had another Byrds album earlier which was much more psychedelic sounding which I definitely like more. But this was a very nice early morning in Seattle while I woke up super early because of jet lag.

I’m usually not a country fan but this was pretty good.

It’s ok, I can see they are really happy

Kinda cool old country. Twangy, dark songs. Kind of Jesusy. Not bad

I thought I liked Country more than I actually do I guess. Only a 3 for me.

I thought I liked this album more, some pretty good pedal steel moments I guess. You ain’t goin nowhere is a classic. Gram parsons voice always has kind of bothered me

Listened Before? N Very interesting album. One of the earliest crossover attempts. I love that it rattled cages in Nashville, and I absolutely LOVE the cover art. The music is nice, although it does drag on near the end I enjoyed it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Good thing I like the Byrds, because my journey now includes 3 of their albums, 2 Gene Clarks, 1 David Crosby, & 1 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. HL: “You Ain’t Going Nowhere”, "You're Still On My Mind", “Hickory Wind”, "Nothing Was Delivered", "Pretty Polly" (bonus track) It gets a little snoozy at times, which might be because my love of country music is conditional and fickle. I have the Flying Burrito Brothers as well as Gram Parson's solo stuff to see whether this particular strain of country rock gets more interesting. Sweetheart of the Rodeo is still a pleasant listen overall, but the more albums I hear by the Byrds, the more I feel the 3 stars I gave to Younger than Yesterday was too harsh. October 12, 2023

This is prime old man country. That real grandpa country. That real yeehaw bullshit.

Too many christian themes for my taste, though the music itself was pretty good.

Really interesting historical country rock artifact! Not for me :)

It's a solid late 60s folk rock. I mean as a whole, it isn't exactly my cup of tea, and I think this list gets a bit heavy handed with it specifically, but it was still a very pleasant sounding album. The harmonies throughout were very good, and the instrumentals were simplistic in nature but fit the vibe very well.

First side was pretty generic, but the second side was more memorable. Nothing amazing, lots of twang and country-style rock that I didn't really love.

So apparently The Byrds had a country rock moment. I actually really liked how this album started, the first two songs both sounded interesting and somewhat modern. They're country, but in a fairly low-key nice way (I could have imagined The Avett Brothers or Jason Isbell or someone singing). And then it took the hardest turn that I absolutely did not see coming. Song #3 is "The Christian Life" and it's something. If I'm supposed to take it at face value, its possibly the worst song I've ever heard. If I'm not supposed to take it at face value (and it's like a parody of old conservative country fans) then it totally misses the mark for me and throws off the whole vibe of the album. I like to think its the latter (the Southern drawl was particularly over the top strong on this song, so maybe...), but it still just does not work. After that, the album settles into a perfectly fine but generally uninteresting country album. I guess this album kind of took country rock somewhat mainstream so maybe I should be giving it more credit, but I just really didn't think there was much interesting happening after the first two songs. The original album does end with "Nothing Was Delivered," which was written by Bob Dylan. I did like this one too, so this at least was bookended by good songs. The Spotify version has some additional songs that were added later, they're ok and are generally less "country" than the rest. There's also a few rehearsal takes on the Spotify version that are skippable. Apparently this album totally flopped back in the day, but is now considered to be pretty important for country rock. I think its largely just fine, occasionally quite good, and at one moment truly awful. A bit all over the board, but I'm glad I heard a few songs on this at least. Favorite song: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Other: I Am a Pilgrim, Hickory Wind, Nothing Was Delivered

Sympathique, pas révolutionnaire non plus.

De la bonne country, pas mal dans l'absolu mais ça ne résonne pas particulièrement avec moi.

was this influential for country-rock? absolutely. did I want to listen to a man talk about choosing the Christian life for nearly three minutes? no.

Very folky

Mid

Never knew the back story on this side of The Byrds and who was in the band at the time. Pioneering country rock sound.

This album has Gram Parsons’ written all over it. I already have given him ample credit for the country rock sound so won’t uplift the rating again.

Month after month, year after year, this list keeps serving me up Byrds albums and daring me not to like them, and I just keep rising to that challenge. This album is fine, just like all the others, but just like all the others, it leaves me feeling pretty flat. This is especially true after seeing what Bob Dylan had been doing with folk for years at this point. I will say that this album takes on more of a country feel, which works for it, since it gives it more character than a lot of 60s folk albums. I can dig some slide guitar 3/5

I listened to this album when I was having a panic attack due to aggressive drivers around me on the highway. It was soothing. I listened to this album again sitting in front of my computer. It was aggravating. Definitely not my favorite from the Byrds. I normally like most of their music, but I think I've had enough of the country influence for a bit. Less than half of it was enjoyable (8 out of 19 is close, I'll give them that).

Se suposa que aquest disc és moltes coses: el resorgiment de The Byrds com a banda iniciadora del country rock, el naixement de Gram Parsons com una estrella, el punt de partida de tot un génere.... Jo només sóc capaç de veure una davallada en la creativitat pop del grup respecte als treballs anteriors; es posen a la ma de Parsons per escriure una nova pàgina en la seva història, que no deixa de ser interessant, però queda molt lluny de ser la millor

So, this was unexpected. I had no idea the Byrds became a country band. Very odd. Not bad, either.

More of a country sound due to the influence of Gram Parson who subsequently left the band. Its certainly not my favourite Byrds album, alienated some of their fans, and although critically aclaimed did not give them commercial success. Times a healer though, and this is a fine album, and of course contatins the fabulous You Aint Going Nowhere.

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This band definitely played around with some different genres. Not sure I expected this out of them - even after reading the album title. It's a solid country album by a group of good musicians. I just don't really like it. As a fan of their other stuff, it made this a little extra disappointing in some ways.

Un peu trop prêchi-prêcha pour moi, mais beaux accents western

Ok, this is my 4th (and I assume final) Byrds album from the list. They go folk and country on this one? Yeah, pretty nice! Good background listening, but not much grabbed my attention, which is now my verdict on 3 out of the 4. (I liked the psychedelia of "Mr Tambourine Man" so I guess that's my fave of the bunch.) Fave track - "I Am A Pilgrim" - thought it sounded like something from the "Anthology of American Folk Music" - bit of an Appalachian feel maybe? And sure enough, it was their arrangement of a traditional song. Nice.

A straight-forward country album by a British group. I appreciate the Louvlin Brothers track. All played competently, inoffensive when on, just... fine. Favorite tracks: "The Christian Life", "You're Still On My Mind"

pretty good stuff. Interesting this is the first country rock album.

Much more country than I was expecting, which isn’t a bad thing, it was just a bit of a surprise.

Oddly effective for this type of thing

I like other Byrds albums...this one was...ok.

Whoo boy. A fun listen, I guess, I liked it a little more as it wore on, at least to a point. It's hard to fault the songs they picked and the execution is solid. But an hour of it is a pretty big ask. I defer to the experts whether I actually needed to hear it. 3.5 rounding down for length and the indulgence of including rehearsal takes.

Honestly enjoyable. I’m a little out on religiosity in lyrics, but it’s more humble Baptist Christian rather than evangelical. I really enjoy the full country ensemble twang band with just the right amount of fiddle/violin and weird instruments that sound like they are cobbled from someone’s backyard junk. You can hear some current artists which is what I like about these seminal albums

Solid country and western with a bit of rock edge here and there

Cozy country, but nothing that stands out honestly. I didn't listen to the lyrics that much, so maybe it's about pain and misery, what do I know. Definitely something I could put on if I was in the mood for some country background music though.

A pretty standard country album. If you are in the mood for some country this is decent but nothing special for me. It finishes on a high note with Lazy days and Pretty Polly. Those songs are maybe the least country songs on the record as well.

Klinkt als een standaard country plaatje

Day 93 I live in the city, but work in a small village quite removed from there; I don't own a car, so I have to ride a bus which leaves me at the outskirts of the town and then I have a 20 minute walk before I get to my workplace. Today is a beautiful, warm sunny day, the sky is bluer than it has been so far this year, and the green is greener too, and while I walk through the village and watch the small houses and the pick up trucks passing, this music sounds just beautiful. I can sense that it is done in a really heartfelt way, I get a sense of how much they loved country music; the harmonies are superb, and while I usually mistrust any attempt at involving Judeo-Christian traditional values, it all comes across with such a level of candor and innocence that I just can't prevent myself from smiling. But all this, as sweet as it sounds, can also be problematic to me: it works at very specific times, when apparently I am in a very special mood. I get the same thing with The Beach Boys, everything is so white, pure, well-intentioned, that I end up missing the grit of say The Sonics, or The Monks. Ok, that might be a bit extreme as an example, but I trust the reader to understand what I mean. Having said that, I really liked You Got a Reputation and Lazy Days, which sound more soulful/garage, somehow Beatles-y, and Pretty Polly, with its story about a gambler that could as well have been told by Johnny Cash, but I am seeing now that those were additional tracks in later releases. All in all, I enjoyed this album pretty much, but I doubt I will attempt to repeat the experience again any time soon. 

It was fine but I didn't expect it to be *this* country

There are so many of their albums in this generator! I really enjoy them but wasn’t feeling the more Christian songs.

On first listen nothing…waited a day to see if something was stuck in my head or my opinion changed, nothing. Just somewhat pleasant mediocrity.

Not my cup of tea, but must admit that listening to this album was not a burden. Some songs were pretty cool with catchy harmonies and nice instrumentation. I can definitely understand why this work alienated some Byrds fans at the time, but seen in retrospective, it looks like a decent effort. Plus, Gram Parsons’s spectrum lurking these songs gives it extra points.

Easy-going country music. Pleasing to the ears.

I'd be much more interested in hearing the results of Roger McGuinn's original idea to make a genre spanning double album that started with bluegrass and ended with proto-electronica. That would've been a wild ride. Gram Parsons is cool and all, but I like him better on his own, rather than trying to use The Byrds as the platform for his musical vision.

Not what I expected from the Byrds. Apparently seminal work of country-rock but I generally don't like this sort of honky-tonk country. It gets worse the longer it goes. The Christian Life is hilarious, was that their song to try to appease the country folks saying "look we aren't just crazy hippies!"? It's pretty interesting that they were so derided by the country music community initially as well as losing the majority of their psych crowd. I guess I can respect them for doing what they want and ignore the market, but definitely not for me.

Good times. Y'all.

This was more country than I expected, though after reading about it I guess that was the intent. It was pretty good but not something I really would gravitate to.

Byrds goes Country. En helt okej platta.

I don't particularly like this album. But country changed to something so much worse in the late 80s and has never recovered. Just the fact that this is actual country, done competently raises my review of it. Having said that, the outtakes at the end of the Spotify version were far better than the record 8tself.

It was good but not really something I’d listen to randomly

22nd February 2023 Listened while driving to and from the first Rita rehearsal! Out for dinner at Kibou in the evening for our anniversary. Nice blend of the Byrds soft harmonies with classic country. 3.5 if I could.

Not really my thing but pretty decent for the genre

Fine

A decent take on classic country, but nothing jumped out to me.

Weird album. Good country sound. Wouldn’t call it rock

Gentle. Undemanding. I wonder, is there is a Rock Family Trees of the Byrds? That would be quite a task, thrashing the myriad associations into anything resembling a coherent narrative. (mind you, there's no reason for it to be coherent. These relationships were anything but.) (Re. RFT. There isn't. Cowards. There is a Fleetwood Mac one, though. Needs updating, one imagines. Never a dull moment with those ones either.)

Genre: This Byrds material is Folk/Rock. I love the Byrds, but nothing on this album really hit the spot for me. There was nothing wrong it, but it wasn’t “Mr Tambourine Man” or “Turn, Turn, Turn (earlier releases). I won’t be revisiting this album.

Country rock. Ni fu ni fa.

A bit too country and too folk for me. I liked the second half more Saved tracks: You Got A Reputation, Lazy Days, Pretty Polly

Country rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Folk, normal.

I like country rock, but this was maybe a bit too high a ratio of country to rock. Still love the Byrds and appreciate the great harmonies though. They were definitely innovators, but this one is not among my favorites. 3 stars.

Not my favourite byrds record

PREFS : You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, The Christian Life, One Hundred Years From Now, Life in Prison, Nothing Was Delivered MOINS PREF : I Am a Pilgrim

Country-rock is a genre I don't immediately warm to, and the balance has to be exactly right. It is pretty much spot on here and it's a great listen. It's 3 and a half rather than 3, but probably for me not a 4 though for lots of others clearly will be.

Nice easy listening

Very nice

Another interesting one by The Byrds, each of their albums so far has had a very distinct sound and personality which I really appreciate. This one felt a bit samey after a while but I had a great twenty minutes or so with it

Good country sounding music

Reminded me of the Dead but got a little repetitive. 3.5/5.

Yeah I’d rather listen to any earlier Byrds album over this. Too little variety.

The Byrds in general aren't exactly my thing (except for their more jangle pop and raga stuff), but I do recognize the importance of this album, and it overall doesn't have any bad songs, just forgettable ones. You Ain't Going Nowhere is cool, and Pretty Polly is severely underrated.

We hadden The Byrds eerder, en toen is het me niet opgevallen dat ze zulke stichtelijke teksten hadden. Misschien komt dat omdat ze hier meer de countrykant opgaan.

Not sure why this album generator loves The Byrds so much

Maybe least favorite offering for this band from this list. Still too many Dylan covers, and ones I don’t think do much for the songs. The traditional and pseudo-traditional themes in this rockified Country have the same bizarre twinge as most of Zeppelin’s blues covers.

Enjoyable.

Somewhere between 3 and 4

No idea this was a country album. Thought the Byrds were the tambourine man people. Maybe they are. They're Taylor before Taylor was born.

Pretty interesting change of pace. The harmonies are nice and there are some pretty cool guitar parts hidden amongst the songs. The songs themselves are pleasant, but pretty boring. The Christian Life was a bit clever/cheeky, but otherwise nothing exceptionally interesting. Still a fine listen.

Prefer the earlier Byrds much. This is quite pleasant sounding though!

Guess what, it's a Byrds album and the best songs are Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie covers. They're not at their best when they go full country, and they go full country a lot here. Best track: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Not a big Byrds fan. I was actually interested in this since I generally like country rock and was curious to hear an album important to the genre. It was OK. It sounded run if the mill, which might not be their fault but because so many have tried to reproduce the sound. A respectful 3. Maybe this would've sounded better when it first dropped, but if I want this style I'll go to Uncle Tupelo, Lucero, etc

Country? Wasn't expecting that. Not bad though. 3/5

The Byrds lose their jangle and vo full country with Gram Parsons. Ridiculed by the country establishment at the time. Ots fine but it can be a tiresome genre with so many clichéd tropes.

Ovo je vrlo utjecajan album u razvoju americane ali meni nikad nije skroz lega

A few good songs Ion fuck with country tho

Standard country music, it's OK

Not my cup of tea: too much country here

5/10. Another meh album from the birbs

Wow. So the Byrds are to blame. Seriously, this is in fact the first Country Rock album. It sounds more like a country album. Or at least what I consider a straight-up country album. As it is, I am not a big fan of that type of music, but recognizing that this is really the first instance of this type of genre makes me a little more appreciative of it. Probably my favorite track was the Dylan track "Nothing Was Delivered."

Meh. Not a big fan of country or of country rock (and hard to see the difference here). Nothing terrible but nothing all that memorable either. I'll give it a 3 knowing that this was a major pioneering album for the country rock sound and a fairly big departure from The Byrds earlier sound.