With the exception of a few psychedelic experiments (including “Eight Miles High”), the Byrds (which included David Crosby for the first four or five albums) were mostly a harmonizing, trailblazing folk-rock and country rock quartet under the leadership of Roger McGuinn. I really like McGuinn’s singing and guitar playing style and respect his attempts to experiment and push musical boundaries rather than stay pigeon-holed in folk-rock.
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| ‘60s Byrds |
The Byrds covered quite a few Bob Dylan songs in their day and are credited with inspiring Dylan to abandon folk music and go electric after he heard the Byrds' rockin' version of “Mr. Tambourine Man". While I don’t have a favorite Byrds album, here are my favorite Byrds songs from their folk-rock and country phases. Oh, and all but four of them were written by Dylan. Enjoy!
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| ‘70s Byrds |
01. The Byrds – “All I Really Want to Do” (1965)
02. The Byrds – “She Don’t Care About Time (Single Version)” (1965)
03. The Byrds – “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (Alternate Mix)” (1969)
04. The Byrds – “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)
05. The Byrds – “Chestnut Mare” (1970)
06. The Byrds – “Jamaica, Say You Will (Live)” (1971)
07. The Byrds – “The Times They Are A-Changin’” (1965)
08. The Byrds – “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (1968)
09. The Byrds – “Chimes of Freedom” (1965)
10. The Byrds – “Bugler” (1971)
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