This was on "Playboy After Dark" and the beginning of 4 years of great live performances and new and uncharted heights for The Byrds. If McGuin hadn't fired Crosby, we would have been treated to "Almost Cut My Hair" and everyone quitting. Mike Clarke hated Crosby, Hillman couldn't stand him, and Steve Stills broke up CSNY and formed Manassas with Hillman because HE couldn't stand Crosby. I loved Crosby, but eventually even Crosby hated Crosby.
Well most folks were listening to punk rock! in the late 70's & early 80's. I was listening to the Byrds! Original singles vol 1 & then 2. It just went from there, LPs. No CD's in those days. But now of course ive got CD's. Of all the west coast groups! It's got to be the Byrds for me! Folk Rock! Raga Rock! Space Rock! Country Rock! Miles of recording tapes!! Unbeleavable. I love this group Lol : )
I can't keep my eyes off Barbi Benton............what a masterpiece of a woman. I wore out all the pages of that Playboy issue. Between that and the music, no young boy could ever have a better time growing up.
The Late Clarence White really whips out some amazing guitar licks. I always found his style amazing, his tone great and his ear just perfect. Too bad he couldn't have continued on. This incarnation of the Byrds really blew me away. I really miss when the music meant something to the musicians that played it other than just money.
all the biggest hits were when Crosby was in the band. So there is some truth to what he says. Other than chestnut mare, what did they do? and that song was crap in my opinion. And they never had the three part vocal harmonies after he left, that's for sure.
@@onusgumboot5565 These guys were one of the best live bands I ever saw and I saw a hell of a lot of them. With White, Battin, Parsons and McGuin. They rocked the house. I saw them three times. Saw their last concert as the Byrds. The lineup was McGuinn, White, Hillman, Michael Clark. They couldn't hold a candle to the previous lineup mentioned.
@@onusgumboot5565 Hits aside, the first thing the Byrds did after David left was to take a bullet for the cause of dragging country music out of the 19th century. SOTR arguably had more influence than anything they did with Crosby. In reality, pre-SOTR and post-SOTR are completely different bands.
Untitled is my favorite album and one of the most underrated LIVE albums ever. The quality of the music and vocals ranks up there with LIVE AT THE REGAL, OTIS IN EUROPE and GET YER YA YAs OUT as the top shelf of live- music endeavors.
Think 1968. The Byrds, that day, blended the earthiness of the Troggs, and the Animals, with hints of Airplane or even Hendrix guitar trips, simultaneously plating the seeds of the country rock of the decades to come. Sure, the harmonies weren't studio quality, but in those hydroponic sounds, were planted some of the most genetically diverse seeds of modern rock and roll. In a small room in which bands like the Beatles started in. In and age where reality mattered, they were the real deal.
The Byrds were never the greatest live band, and they were aware of this. And calling them America's answer to the Beatles was quite a bourdon to pull off.
The format for having some nice looking gals sitting and hanging around always cracked me up. Sign of the times. The 12 string chime really made the Byrds a distinct band. The choice of covers and the originals were brilliant. Younger than Yesterday and 5th Dimension LPs are timeless. "So You Want to be a Rock n Roll Star and Eight Miles High" are just too cool.
Too right. I can remember being obsessed by his style when I took up the guitar in '71 (aged 11) and the horrible moment my cuz phoned to say he had been killed. It was a non news thing here (UK) but for some of us it was devastating.
This SHOULD have been a single off "Dr. Byrds" and and incredibly heavy hard rock song for The Byrds. Also, this live version is unbelievably tight, comparing extremely well with the studio version! All it's really missing is the huge Moog synth swell at the end!
Una joya sin duda, por el momento histórico que retrata. Esta rola compuesta por Dylan, encuentra en esta versión la psicodelia y el lirismo a tope de los Byrds. Una pieza única, sensible e inolvidable.
Damn I didn't know. Back in the 90's us Hot rodders in San Antonio used to jam to Siouxie and the Banshees version of this song. Had no idea it was Dylan. Hats off to you Bob.
As much as I love the young Byrds, this line-up is soooo good (Gene Parson on drums).Shame York doesn't stick around. Later on Roger lets other guys sing lead & image-wise they turn into The Charlie Manson Quintet.
Julie Driscoll and the Brian Auger Trinity got a big hit '68 in the UK with the pysch version of this - memorable for Julie's avantgarde (at the time!) hairstyle!
Love the clip of this song off the Dr. Byrds And Mr. Hyde album. Is it my imagination that one of the male dancers at that scene was Byron Gillian from Laugh-In?
No, Crosby, Hillman, Gene Clark and Michael Clark were long gone by the time this version of the band was playing-McGuinn was the only founding member left . . .
Hillman had just left a few WEEKS before this. The manager Crosby recommended was robbing them blind and had emptied out Hillman's personal bank account.
Anthony Monaghan yes a thousand times over. Such tension and surprise in such a short solo. And that fierce but brooding psych tone. Anyone who stumbled onto this but doesn't know the post- David Crosby Byrds, ought to check out the live Albert Hall show.
written12 I will check out the Albert Hall show myself. I love this incarnation of The Birds as much as the earlier versions. Clarence White, Gene Parsons and Roger McGuinn make a mighty noise. Not sure who's playing bass here. Any ideas?
Pitiful camera work. Producer obviously didn't know the song nor the musicians. Excellent job of hiding the great Clarence White. And showing the rhythm guitar for the duration of the guitar lead done by the other player..... Yet, I'm glad this gem exists for us.
Such a shame that great music like this is dying! If you like The Byrds definitely check out 'Mrs Sunshine' by Syd Sister. We need to find a way to bring good music back!!
According to Rick, Bob gave him the lyrics. He composed the music and melody on the piano. Afterwards, they worked on the chorus together. So the lyrics are mostly (or completely) by Bob.
I always preferred John York, but Skip Battyn also had a lot to offer. Unfortunately, Clarence and Gene got McGuinn to fire York in order to get their friend Skip nto the band.
