![]() They were just coming out of this period at the Beatlesque pop end of things and were incorporating this undercurrent of jazz into the music. It’s impossible to describe that loose sound the early Byrds had. The original is so incredible musically, you can’t imitate it. Every single word in the song meant something to me, so I thought it was ideal. Then, when we got back together again, I was working on a record and recorded it for that. It had a very calming effect for me, just playing it. There was this huge upheaval and I was writing all these songs on my own, and I started playing that song because it was so important to she and I. We split up for a while and she became engaged to somebody else. “Everybody’s Been Burned” is one of those songs that made my cry, which I can’t say about many songs. LOU BARLOW, Dinosaur Jr/Sebadoh: I’d always known about The Byrds, but when my wife and I met they became the soundtrack for our young love. US chart: 29Ĭrosby’s jazz-scented rumination on a failed love affair actually dated from his early days on the LA folk circuit, before finally making it onto The Byrds’ fourth album in electrified form. You can hear what their influences are – but at the same time it’s something completely new.įrom Younger Than Yesterday (February 1967)ī-side of “So You Want To Be A Rock’n’Roll Star”, January 1967. Listen to what Crosby and Clark are doing and it’s so beautiful. Earlier today I was listening to Preflyte, which is the album of demos, and even on there the harmonies are amazing. Yes, the 12-string is incredible, but the harmonies are out of this world. The whole sound of The Byrds is what made them special. I think it’s only about three chords, but it’s always been a favourite of mine. It’s a scorching solo, totally out there. ![]() That version is raga-rock at his best, with McGuinn’s guitar sounding like pure “White Light/White Heat”. I love the version that’s on the B-side of “Eight Miles High”. ![]() US chart: 14ĭriven by Crosby’s growing fascination with the music of Ravi Shankar, and propelled by McGuinn’s sitar-like drone, this is a landmark of psychedelic raga-rock.īOBBY GILLESPIE: There are three different versions of this song. B-side of “Eight Miles High”, March 1966. ![]() From Younger Than Yesterday (February 1967). ![]()
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