The Byrds: “5 D (Fifth Dimension)” (1966)
McGuinn does Dylan doing acid, although it’s not about drugs. Neither was Eight Miles High. Or Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. (Cough.)
Category: Byrds
The Byrds: Fifth Dimension (1966)
Even with one Gene missing, The Byrds produce a magical carpet ride of psychedelic rock, folk and blues. An underrated, transitional record.
The Byrds: Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Chris Hillman emerges as a third creative force and country-rock begins to come to the fore in this foreshadowing of things to come.
The Byrds’ Greatest Hits (1967)
This early Byrds collection catches all of the hits from their first four albums, and none of the hits from their next eight.
The Byrds: The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
The Byrds replace David Crosby with a horse’s face and no one notices he’s missing. Gene Clark cameos as the easily spooked stallion.
The Byrds: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Episode seven, in which Gram Parsons temporarily takes over the Byrds and singlehandedly invents country-rock. Think Bob Dylan’s electric revelation, but in reverse.
Roger McGuinn (1973)
Kronomyth 1.0: FREE AS A BYRD. Roger McGuinn’s first album is all over the map: blues, jazz, country, folk, rock, and one song…
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (1979)
This was actually my first adventure in byrding, having netted it for “Don’t You Write Her Off,” then releasing it, then capturing it…
Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman Featuring Gene Clark: City (1980)
The second album from the Byrds trio, diminished to a duo because of Gene Clark’s instability (sound like any other trios you know?)….