Mcguinn-Clark-Hillman - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (6-28-1978) 

Actually, Dylan Released "Bringing It All Back Home" the album that is half acoustic and half electric rock before the Byrds recorded T man.

Well said, my friend. The Byrds had such an influence on me as a musician. I wore out two Mr. Tamborine albums. Their chords, their guitars tuned in such a different way just blew me away. A true fan forever. RIP Gene and To P. and Gram Parsons.

Opinions, opinions, Franz. And on matters as trite as pop music no less. The goings on in your mind used to be the stuff of high intellect in confrontation with human alienation. Who can forget the morning you woke up, an insect!?

R.ip. Michael and Clarence and skip too.

well said. i feel the same. the byrds made dylan songs that did not sound like covers but like original songs. McGuinn ...God bless him and the Byrds

1000000% agreed

Gene was the foundation of the Byrds on their first two albums and everyone knew it. He left to pursue a solo carrier which opened up an opportunity for Hillman which he grabbed on Younger Than Yesterday.

Gene Clark was making more money than any of the other Byrds because of songwriting royalties. Fact is his leaving had nothing to do with who was doing what vocal. As was proven during the years that followed.

@@larrypaul8688 I would say McGuinn was the acknowledged leader, but Clark's songwriting and excellent singing voice would have complemented McGuinn's role. The band began with McGuinn, then was joined by Clark, and soon by Crosby.

@@jimmadcap True about Gene's income from songwriting royalties, and that did cause some friction (resentment? petty jealousy?) in the band. Gene had other issues, one of which was his deathly fear of flying, which prevented him from touring. Not saying that conflict over who took over most of the singing duties was a direct cause of his leaving the band. Only making an observation.

Yes, GC, a special talent; sadly passed too early. 😢

I believe you are correct.... MCH with just the basic 4 piece “ rock ‘n roll” instrumentation allows their voices to ride the crest of sound..... simple, clean, transparent just like the original band but possibly even better played 13 years down the track. Cudos to George Grantham from Poco on drums/ vocals for coming along on this tour to Australia and New Zealand in June 1978.

jc720725 - Preach!

I totally agree with you and your comments with regard to those that pour criticism on some members of the Byrds! They were all talented and gifted..wonderful musicians God Bless them all!

I don't know why anyone would want to hear a song exactly the same way every time. Artists grow, both as artists and as people. You can't be expected to be able to sing a song like you did decades ago, or to even want to do so. I personally think this version is great. It's got soul. He sings it like he means it. What more do you want.

Excellent comments

I was there! Two nights before this recording in Adelaide South Australia. For one who would have been far too young to see a The Byrds if they had ever toured Australia mid sixties, I was thrilled to be able to catch this trio along with George Grantham ( Poco) on drums/harmonies. Was like The Byrds had held themselves over until I was old enough to make it to a show all On my ownsome. MCH sounded pretty Byrdlike to me and everyone else there on the night. I can still recall the buzz of joyful comments from people exiting the Perth Concert Hall 2 nights before Adelaide. Lots of smiles and satisfaction from the crowd. And maybe the icing on the cake for me was to hear Gene perform Silver Raven from his most recent album, guitar and voice mesmerising the audience to awed stillness. Yeah, a really lovely experience and very happy memories. 😍😌

@@pamelahay6242 lucky you. I would have loved to hear Gene sing silver raven one of my favorite songs

Yes, Sammy. I was lucky, and it WAS awesome. 💕

@@pamelahay6242 I bet. I spent a couple of wks w Gene after meeting him at the whisky. I was 18 so he would have been about 28.. He was alot of fun. Long story and a very long time ago. Im an old lady now w great memories of Gene

I can imagine. I don’t think Gene had any pretence around him. You were lucky... to have spent that time around him and to have warm memories of that time. I’m not surprised. 😊

I saw Gene at a small venue in LA a couple months before he died. He was gaunt and his eyes were sunken. You could tell by looking at him that something was very wrong. Looking at him that night it already seemed he was a ghost. But still, he sang and played real good. What a talent....

@@Cryo837 If you're referring to his performance at the Cinegrill, I agree. He looked terrible. But he still managed to do a kick ass version of She Darked the Sun.

@@ccryder6605 Thank you I couldn't remember the venue but yea, that was it. We are both really lucky to have seen him before the end.

Not as melodically as Chris Hillman, who is also a bluegrass mandolinist.

Woody, anybody can play MEDIOCRE bass!

LMAO, poor old gene.....f

You are an ignorant non-musician. A foolish statement proving how dense you are. Moronic. Roll another one.

But not anybody can play it well. Ya many can play cowboy bass but Hillman does a lot more than that as a rule.

Hey kevin....great comment! these guys killed it on this song! I have been a Bryds/Gene Clark fan from day one. I know the whole sad Gene Clark story and have seen many of his video's on RU-vid. I have never seen him so happy and full of life, smiling and having fun as on this video! I don't know what happened to this re-incarnation of the Byrds, but I really like what I see here...........they are all having fun again! drummer is from Poco..... gene's vocal is full of soul and kick ass... wish I was there with you that night! i'm sure this must be one of Gene's high points after the Byrds, before his long spiral down..............

Yep. It's too bad they couldn't make it work for a longer period of time.

@@johnnyrockintalkin1 george grantham is the drummer, best known for playing w poco, another great band

I believe I was at that show at the Roxy as well. Probably saw these guys as a group and solo close to 50 times over the years. They never disappointed.

Amazing!!! Ive been to the Roxy, they host some cool acts

yes..exactly...melodic,,propulsive

And hearing Chris sing!

Oh yeah, despite being only about 3 months reformed as a trio & that Aussie/NZ Tour June 1978 being pulled together very quickly; they came out of the gate fast and well. Great energy, great harmonies…wonderful, classic songs and a few more drawn from individual “ post Byrds” writings. They must have felt great singing together again and this time round with Hillman , more than the “ silent bass player at the back if the stage”. Great contributions ftom Ex Poco George Grantham on drums/harmonies too. 😊💖🎸

McGuinn and Hillman did kick Crosby out of the Byrds during The Notorious Byrd Brothers sessions.

What? Crosby causing conflict? Never!

Love him or loathe him, The Byrds wouldn’t have been the same without David Crosby.

@@mikebloomfield2147 David Crosby has been an absolutely integral piece of every group he's ever been in. He's a genius. That said, I would probably kick him out too. Talent or not, he's an ass. I love the guy, but what a dick.

@@mikebloomfield2147 B.S

I love 'all i really wanna do', my favourite gene song is 'I won't let you down'.

that KMS, great lead vocalist.....f

and song writer

The Byrds and their derivatives created by Gene Clark (Dillard & Clark Expediyion) , Chris Hillman (Flying Burritos) mid career Byrds with Crosby gone & Parsons “ in”…. Along with Poco … They were the architects of Country Rock. The folk rock initial phase was pretty much gone after the first 2/3 albums & Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a certain Statement of an album as to where “ folk rock” was heading! American Traditional Country Music essentially is/was a folk music with celtic roots incorporating streams of white gospel hymn singing ( shape notes) with the black based blues being drawn in by people like Bill Monroe, an acknowledged founding father of Bluegrass through the 1930’s/40’s…. And then the ongoing evolution of allthose earlier forms banging up against jazz/swing & with the advent of electric guitars the early rockabilly into “ rock ‘n roll”…. Eventually many just dump anything mainly acoustically based sourced from any of the above strands of “ less commercial” ( than Nashville country pop/crossover), into the Americana “ category”, especially “ singer songwriter” performers who can vary in sound & style quite some…American Music over the past 100 years has a fascinating complexity of development, cross fertilisation and variation! 😊 Good luck listening, learning and following the threads of it’s evolution. 🤪

Gene Clark’s father was a non gigging multi instrumentalist Bluegrass & country playing musician who worked a day job. Gene grew up going to Church on Sundays & singing in it’s Choir…. A good place to learn musical structure and harmonies. 🙂

@George Duffy Yeah. That was a great summer. Visiting my cousin who was at UCLA. He bought me two albums - Dylan's Blonde on Blonde and the Beatles Butcher album (Yesterday and Today). Thanks for your reply.

Always an eye opener to hear the actual songwriter sing their own song. 😁

Of should that be an “ ear opener”? 😜

Yeah... this rocks! 😊

Don't forget George.

Me too... "old" - didn't see the tour .. LOL

Yes, longtime missed by many. So good to se his post Byrds albums re-released at various times in the years since his passing in 1991. I’m sure he would have been amazed to witness that. Despite his talent , in his latter years, he sometimes gave away his feelings about the failure of his albums to sell in any number….. but, his art and the music business as it was/still is were largely incompatible. He was always following his muse , treading new artistic paths as they opened before him. Not the first Artist to be more honoured or appreciated after departing….😟

@Lars Svensen Cool move. 👍

Che grande nostalgia,,,,

Yep, Chris flew with The Desert Rose Band. He had a long “ apprenticeship “ leading to his success with those dear friends. 😊

Tom Formanek I saw McGuinn at The Bottom Line solo back in 1986 or ‘87.

I think Chris was happy to take a backseat actually given the talent he was with. All excellent.

@Cavalcade of Fred Couples I read somewhere that Mcguinn had the wrecking crew play on most of the Byrds albums

@@lastnamefirst4035 They played on the Mr Tambourine Man, but it was mostly the Byrds themselves after that, with the odd addition of Van Dyke Parks, Clarence White etc until the band started to break up and change.

Gene was great, but Gram Parsons ruined the Byrds as far as I'm concerned - they were doing some great psychedelic stuff and he came in and sent them down the nasal country route, changing their sound, and the quality deteriated after that.

@@TibetanFox68 kinda went to drunken country w gram, but so many say "Gram was a genius" That word is misused. I thought his solo albums were the best he did, if you like country music. I can listen to it in small doses

@@lastnamefirst4035 well you read wrong then.

Didn't even miss the little fat guy, except that Gene wasn't stuck with that stupid tambourine In his hand.

You were there too?

What first wife?