The Byrds arestillamong the most underrated bands in rock history. One reason is that they didn't have a unique, charismatic frontman: Five California folkie boys came together one jingle-jangle morning in 1964 and then careened around musically for ...more
PopMatters
Unlike the previous Byrds box set, this one begins when the band was in its embryonic stages, starting when Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and Gene Clark first collaborated as the Jet Set. “The Only Girl I Adore”, the one track here by ...more
Entertainment Weekly
There Is a Season , The Byrd's second box doesn't unearth many fresh rarities, but benefits from chronological sequencing: Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker psych-outs are mostly concentrated on one disc, while Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons' ...more
The Austin Chronicle
In the pantheon of American rock bands, the Byrds remain near the top. Whether melding Dylan and the Beatles into folk-rock, studio excursions into psychedelia, or creating a vital touchstone in the birthing of country rock, the group's importance ...more
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