I liked the Byrds when I was a kid but I grew up in a family where the record player was playing Hank Williams, Hank Snow and Patsy Cline so I really got into Byrds when I heard the album "The Ballad of Easy Rider" with Tulsa County Blue and more country flavored songs. When "Untitled" came out I was very much into the Byrds. I loved Clarence White and Gene Parsons along with McGuinn's 12 string. My buddy and i decided to drive to Minneapolis to see Roger McGuinn playing solo at the Guthrie Theatre. It was a small venue where you could almost touch the performers. Opening for McGuinn was a Country singer named Waylon Jennings. Waylon came out in a white fringed jacket with an eagle on the back, and an Electric guitar and one amp. Waylon proceeded to play a set that was so good that my buddy and i were let down with McGuinn even though he was the guy we came to see. I also got into Gram Parsons and Gene Clark especially his Dillard and Clark albums. i loved seeing you bring out the No Other album i thought I was the only one who bought it! I loved it. Great stuff on your Channel!
Mazzy, the Gene Clark and Carla Olsen album So Rebellious a Lover is a must. It is one of my favorite Gene Clark records and I've got them all. You must get that one!
Thank you for this one, especially. Have loved The Byrds since first hearing Mr Tambourine Man summer 1964. And the solo and follow on projects. Gene Clark.......those songs he wrote The Byrds recorded on the first album are sooooooo good. Anyway thanks.
Hi Mazzy, I loved the video. The Byrds have always been a favorite of mine. I was lucky enough to see the McGuinn, Clark, Hillman concerts in clubs in the late '70s, Croz even joined in on a couple of them. They played the new album and Byrds classics, truly magical nights. One of my favorite ex-Byrds moments is when the Flying Burrito Brothers backed up Gene Clark on "Here Tonight". And McGuinn tells a story that when he heard Tom Petty's American Girl on the radio for the first time, he thought it was himself and didn't remember the session. Soon after, he covered the song and it was on his 4th (I believe) album. I also loved McGuinn and Petty's collaboration on the early '90s "King of the Hill". I think the song was about John Phillips. The first Crosby & Nash album is my favorite by them, a few of those songs got played on the radio a lot back then. I think Chris Hillman brought out the best in Steve Stills (first Manassas album) and Gram Parsons (first Burritos album). He was the glue in those projects that held everything together. Even though Hillman doesn't care for it much, I love their (Burritos) version of Wild Horses - they recorded it before the Stones did. And by the way, the 2nd Manassas album was a studio album, the underwhelming "Down the Road". Great job on a great topic.
Good one Mazzy love this area; The Byrds, Burritos, Geno and Gram in particular. Nice shout out to The Beau Brummell’s Bradley’s Farm album. What a brilliant prescient masterpiece.
Mazzy, a great topic and video. I think that Cardiff Rose is McGuinn's best album. Souther Hillman Furay did release one more album the following year, maybe titled to reflect their circumstances "Trouble in Paradise". I don't have the Byrd Parts CDs, but they look to have an interesting selection of tracks and bands. The Gene Clark and Carla Olson albums are pretty good. Thanks, Chris
Gene's version of Tambourine Man on Firebyrd is great. One In A Hundred is maybe his best track. I love the weird discoish album McGuinn, Clark,Hillman especially Backstage Pass.
Thanks for this overview! Been a huge Byrds fan since the mid-late ‘70s, but remain unfamiliar with much of their solo material. I love ‘If I could Only Remember My Name’ and also recent Crosby albums, such as Sky Trails and Here If You Listen (reminiscent to me of Steely Dan & Court & Spark era Joni Mitchell). I’m also familiar with Gene Clark’s initial album (w. Gasden Bros), Flying Burrito Brothers & Manasas. I’m very interested in getting deeper into Gene Clarks material. I also read Chris Hillmans book and l intend to check his material out too!
Finally First👍....fired up to watch....but had to comment....Gene Clark....No Other....easily one of my favorite albums of all-time!!! The recent reissue on vinyl from his family smokes my original pressing!! Such an underrated musician that is sadly just getting his richly overdue credit....keep up the great work on your channel Mazzy👍
This is a fantastic overview of a great discography Mazzy. I need to do a more deep dive into the Byrds sometime as well as the plethora of solo projects as you showed. No Other is the one I am most aware of and it certainly lives up to its reputation of something of a cult singer-songwriter album.
Great run through. Another one would be Skip Battin who played bass in the later period of the Byrds. And would later so some work with the Burritos. The Gene Clark records are clearly the best to me. My favorite is the Columbia LP with the Gosdins, then White Light as well.
The Burritos added Michael Clarke in mid 1969, so you get not 1, not 2, but 3 Byrds on the post-Gilded single 'Train Song' as well on the second album.
Thanks again for your in-depth, detailed review of the Byrds and Graham Parsons. It’s just a pleasure to sit and listen to your interpretation and background of the music and the times that it was performed. It allows one to drift back to that era and once again experience the same types of conversations that we had about the sound and music way before the instant gratification of the internet. I always get the feeling of a conversation over coffee, at ease with a friend when I listen to your reviews and cometary. Thank you for your continued work and passion for the music. It certainly is a treat. Best regards, John Shepherd
Thanks for including White Light by Gene Clark. I've had No Other for years but wasn't aware of the former. Same as with QSM's first which you highlighted some time ago. I've had Happy Trails for years but I now prefer their first. Your blogs are always worth watching.
Thanks again for another great video, got me to listen to, IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME , had it for a few yrs , found a og Canadian pressing at a Saturday morning yard sale, but never really gave it a proper listen until now, beautiful, at least I was smart enough to buy it at the time .
You didn't show it, but perhaps you have 'The Byrds Box Set' which I believe came out in 1990. If you're not familiar with it, the booklet that's included has an extensive family tree for The Byrds. Pretty cool read. cheers!
Great video synopsis of Byrds and offshoots brought back tons of memories and I’m so glad I was a big fan of Byrds and all the family tree and I still have most of the albums you talked about good job
Great Video (As Usual), Gene Clarks No Other is an Amazing Album, Roger McGuinn's Cardiff Rose. Sadly Flies Under The Radar But it is such a good listen. Do Check out Crosby's later Solo Albums He Still Delivers.
Nice review. Glad you got to the Gene Parsons stuff and Clarence White. Kindling is a very rare album where you can hear Clarence playing mandolin. In addition, you forgot to mention Nashville West…..which basically showcases Clarence’s revolutionary electric guitar technique where he was playing pedal steel licks on a Telecaster……and what is more amazing is that most of what is heard on Nashville West was before that tele had been equipped with the B-bender……..just an amazing musician and the only one I can think of that revolutionized acoustic flatpicking guitar and then developed his own revolutionary style on electric…
Nice video, I didn't realise Gene Parsons had a solo album will search for that. Some of my favourite music with David Crosby is the CPR albums from the late 90's, the two studio albums are good and the live albums are wonderful.
The 'Kindling Collection' issued by Sierra records includes the solo album plus songs Gene did with The Byrds and Flying Burrito Bros. Excellent. Gene's second album 'Melodies' is a great as well
Hi Mazzy, enjoyed your video as usual. David Crosby does an absolutely beautiful cover of Joni Mitchell’s Amelia on his 2017 Sky Trails album. And the 50th Anniversary vinyl pressing of If I Could Only Remember My Name sounds great.
Thanks Mazzy, great video. Very nice overview. Amazing the amount of music these guys put out. A couple things ;SHF did a second record, about like the first. Got to see them live a bunch of times: no chemistry whatsoever. Manassas" Pieces "album is worth picking up, as are Crosby's recent ones which are greatAgree with you about JRM's solo stuff; some good songs, but never a whole albums worth, other than Cardiff Rose. Can't go wrong with anything by Gene Clark : all great records. Not a fan of "The Byrds Beyond " ( nice name, BTW ). Love Clarence as a bluegrass picker, however.. I'm sure you know, but just for the record, the so called Wrecking Crew only played on the Byrds' MTM single; nothing more after that.
Hey Mazzy, great topic...nice too see Wind On the Water in there, I have that one, I like it a lot, and the title track is the definite stand out as you seem to suggest...every time I hear that song Im instantly transported into the deep, deep blue, perhaps a mile or more down....I guess such imagery was the intention, and it certainly worked! Cheers!
When it came out in 74 I heard No other on the radio and couldn ‘t believe the sound at the intro . I think it was multible bass tracks , amazing recording!
Great video. Both Souther, Hillman, Furay and Manassas released second studio albums, ‘Trouble in Paradise’ and ‘Down the Road’ respectively. Unfortunately neither of them were very good. Apart from ‘No Other’ my favourite Gene Clark album is ‘Roadmaster’ although Gene was apparently unhappy about it’s release in the Netherlands. It was readily available here in the U.K. at the time and I still have my copy from the day.
really nice overview...a byrds nest in a family tree, so to speak...i've always had issue with bands keeping their names after members change...but as long as the sound doesn't change, it can be given a pass...(unfortunately, bands like genesis and fleetwood mac didn't get the hint...)...but it is extraordinary how many bands and artists have their origin tied to the legacy that was the byrds....really nice piece...peace to you my friend...rocky
Great and intresting topic! I love Gene Clark also. And the Manassas album! Driving Wheel was indeed also very nice covered by Tom Rush but the original of David Wiffen is for me the best version.
Good one. SHF and Manassas corrections noted by others but I wanted to mention I saw SHF live and it was almost like seeing 1/2 of Manassas ... loved Al Perkins' playing. in particular. The Manassas album is wicked good, and the Pieces album that came out later is worth getting. The first Nash and Crosby album on Atlantic is one of my favorites, Crosby's songs like "Page 43" and the "Wall Song: came from that one, as did Nash's "Immigration Man" and there's a lot of that Wally Heider's, first Crosby solo vibe on that album - the CPR albums aren't bad (Pevar is great in concert) and the Croz album is worth getting ... I saw McGuinn solo a few years ago and hearing his 12-string Rickenbacker live all by itself was a revelation, it was a beautiful thing to hear it sing out. His last solo record "Back to Rio" is great and he introduced that song "King of the Hill" by saying it was about/inspired by Papa John Phillips Finally ... how great is that "No Other" album, right?
I saw Manassas at the Santa Monica Arena and to this day I still Rember Chirs Hillman's incredible rhythm guitar and mandolin playing. I probably played the Mr. Tambouriine Man Album twice a day for over a year. The Byrds eased everyone from acoustic to elec music and then with the help of Clarence White eased us back into acoustic music.
Mazzy, did you catch McGuinn’s concert on October 20, 2015? We’re from Victoria and just happened to be at an Air B&B in Portland. Saw the poster and asked the girl at the box office if this was Roger McGuinn from The Byrds. She responds, “he’s some old folk singer.” $18 later, we’re in for one of the best concerts I’ve seen in years. A block from where we were staying. Amazing!
A quick mention on GC No Other the legendary bass player Leland Sklar a favorite album of mine….a nice overview of The Byrds. Now I want to get Byrd Parts….Thanks Mazzy…John Loves Ya….☮️✌️☮️
You really need to check out the Croz 'If I could only remember my name' 50th Anniv. reissue, plus Croz's recent solo stuff starting with 'Croz', right up to his most recent 'For Free.' The best stuff he has ever done.
Clarence White also plays on The Byrds song Time Between and Gene Clark's w/ Gosdin Brothers song Tried So Hard. Arguably among the first two "country rock" songs (with B-Bender on Byrds and without on Gene's). In the Gene Clark documentary The Byrd That Flew Alone they talk about the bad timing of releasing Gene's album same time as Younger Than Yesterday - as you mentioned.
Clarence's playing on Time Between (and Girl With No Name on the same album) are actually pre- B-Bender. These were recorded in late '66, and he did not use the B-Bender (as it hadn't been built) until mid-1968. There are some "behind-the-nut" B string bends on Time Between that have a B-Bender sound to them, but he was definitely still playing a standard Tele at that point.
Top video, Mazzy. A number of years ago I started to do a comprehensive look at the Byrds family tree, but it petered out and I never got back to it. It's all very intertwined and convoluted. Recently I was actually planning to do some videos looking at the output of the various Byrds brothers, but I'm not sure I need to now. Ha Ha Ha! Actually I might have to do a response addendum to your video, if only to show my Skip Battin collection and correct you about there being a second Souther-Hillman-Furay Band album called Trouble in Paradise...Surprise! Surprise! It's not very good. Unfortunately I'm in the process of moving and only have some of my records with me, and none of my CDs, so I'm not sure I'll be able to make that video...We'll see. I have all of McGinn's 70s and 80s output, and I totally agree with you that it's decidedly patchy. He was great as being the front man for the Byrds, but his songwriting was never his strong suit, and that is far more noticeable on his solo albums. That said, I really like Cardiff Rose. That album just works. Ronson was able to bring something fresh to McGuinn's work. I'm always amazed how much the cover of Kristofferson's Rock and Roll Time sounds like The Clash...Before The Clash even released a single. Ronson clearly had his ear close to the ground and could feel which way the wind was blowing. Gene Parson's Kindling is a lovely record, and stands up very well against his fellow ex Byrds' records. Even more remarkable as he plays most of the instruments on the album himself. Good stuff Cheers - Hedley
The Tom Petty produced McGuinn album Back to Rio is probably my favourite of his. Gene Clark's duet album with Carla Olson is also worth a listen especially for the track Del Gato.
It's so sad Gene isn't still around, for so many reasons. His collaboration with Carla was wonderful and is still sadly overlooked. Gene would be more popular now than he ever was if he was still around. Carla is still making excellent music.....
'Hey Mr Tambourine Man' was still doing the rounds like current pop around 1973 in my school crowd. I didn't know it was a Dylan song but then Dylan was off the radar to us. Because of air-play what was current was always bigger than current charts but DJs were likely to reach for any number of folk rock groups for a sound that edged Dylan out of the frame. Just because some ppl bought his records didn't mean we owed him anything. And the pop hierarchy wasn't yet appropriated by historians: it was down to us. Any jinglejangle morning, playground arguments and dress sense and pocket money purchases and bedroom posters decided who's who. It was that hipster Alfred Hitchcock who said 'The Byrds Is Coming' and he was still right 10 years on. Even 'Marrakesh Express' was Byrds to us, but with one of our locals in on it. The Byrds were never poster boys here but they were definitely in the air in the early Seventies. Well - - until that zero hour I went in Play Inn and bought Elton John's Greatest Hits on a round trip and found some difficulty being groovy, and my fly was basically undone.
The Byrds major weakness was in the song writing. That problem wasn't solved by solo projects. I do love the Byrds for their harmonies and musicianship.
you are joking please,the work of gene clark also david crosby,s gems,songs like eight miles high plus many others you cant have been listening to the byrds.jpj
When it comes to the Late Period Byrds, I completely agree. They were all amazing musicians at that point, but the writing wasn't the best. Early period had better songwriting, sure, but most of those members were out of gas by '75.
@@JohnJohnson-cn9fh Great songs. They have others I like also, but overall, they had few hits, several were covers. Crosby was the best songwriter in the Byrds and the weakest in CSNY. It is a joy to listen to the beautiful harmony of their band.
Great as always, Norman. But why You didn't leave on the TH-cam your live stream? I did catch only last few minutes this morning by my Austrian time. Cheers, Norman in Austria.
I wish to ask a question of this community: while not particular to this subject, it applies to ALL of the above. Decades ago, in a used book store in Chico, I happened upon a journal-sized softbound book that was a collection of B&W drawings, consisting of graphic depictions of actual trees, "Family Trees" of Rock Bands and Artists: pre-algorhythmic splendiferosity. I can't imagine who might be more familiar with this work...anybody?
Thank you! This was timely, I was listening to Otis Gibbs today with a great story about Gram Parsons. - th-cam.com/video/mJoSz6_Myzc/w-d-xo.html Richie Furay lives a couple towns over from me in Colorado. He wound up being a pastor of a church there. Plays every once in a while live locally. Lastly, last night's "Friday Nite Live" was fantastic! Loved when you gave Tim heck about horizontal, the inner "photographer" coming out in you! We need more of that!! Thanks again, Mike :):)
I’ve got the Sudazed pressing of white light..which IMO is a pretty underwhelming pressing. Got that copy of Roadmaster. My vinyl copy of ‘Fantastic Expedition’ on Edsel is amazing as they have included ‘Why Not Your Baby’ & ‘Somethings Wrong’, I think two of his greatest songs. I simply can’t get on with ‘No Other’ , I’m not sure why?
As a Londoner, I cant believe how many of those I used to own - mostly imports from the USA and often with the corner snipped off. No idea why? Do you know Mazzy?
Corners are clipped for two reasons : promo copies and later called cutouts our over pressings . These were excess copies of an album that were cut and sold cheaper to retailers. Clipped or punched so they could be returned to labels for full credit. Stores also sold them cheaper.
Souther Hillman Furay made " Trouble In Paradise " and it was the follow up to the first record, but it was the last project they did together. Tons of talent but it just didn't work as a group. Still, good music made by talented musicians.
What a cauldron of talent the Byrds were. Great video! You mentioned you were at Altamont but (understandably) didn't remember much of the Burritos performance. Here's a newly released clip. th-cam.com/video/g7weSzv0bqw/w-d-xo.html
Souther-Hillman & Furray did a Second album, called ,Trouble In Paradise. You missed this one, but,trust me, you didn't miss anything. Terrible Record. No Other-the best $200,000 David Gefen ever spent!
Poor Gene Parsons got lost in the mix! Funky drummer (see “Memo from Turner”) who unfortunately shared a name with both Gene Clark and Gram Parsons, both of whom suck up all the air in terms of doomed, wasted geniuses.
Were the Byrds America’s strongest answer to the Beatles? Probably not, because they seemed to have very little Black music influence. Loose and funky they were not. But, they are basically the Ur-Americana band and their vocal harmonies defined California hippy rock. I think it’s funny that, when they toured Britain after the release of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” that the British thought they were a little too aloof and cold with the screaming hordes of dolly birds. McGuinn, especially, had a very formal presentation. In a scene from the interminable “Renaldo and Clara,” he says “I was talking on the telephone with …” What rock star said “telephone” in 1975? He was also a Jesus freak for quite some time. So square and white that he was hip. Then there’s the scene with Tom Petty at some record company with two idiotic bros calling the shots. Petty says to them “Don’t you know who this man is?” and they obviously don’t and McGuinn says something like “I’m really not that big of a deal.”
I liked the Byrds when I was a kid but I grew up in a family where the record player was playing Hank Williams, Hank Snow and Patsy Cline so I really got into Byrds when I heard the album "The Ballad of Easy Rider" with Tulsa County Blue and more country flavored songs. When "Untitled" came out I was very much into the Byrds. I loved Clarence White and Gene Parsons along with McGuinn's 12 string. My buddy and i decided to drive to Minneapolis to see Roger McGuinn playing solo at the Guthrie Theatre. It was a small venue where you could almost touch the performers. Opening for McGuinn was a Country singer named Waylon Jennings. Waylon came out in a white fringed jacket with an eagle on the back, and an Electric guitar and one amp. Waylon proceeded to play a set that was so good that my buddy and i were let down with McGuinn even though he was the guy we came to see. I also got into Gram Parsons and Gene Clark especially his Dillard and Clark albums. i loved seeing you bring out the No Other album i thought I was the only one who bought it! I loved it. Great stuff on your Channel!
Mazzy, the Gene Clark and Carla Olsen album So Rebellious a Lover is a must. It is one of my favorite Gene Clark records and I've got them all. You must get that one!
I agree, and I also think that Firebird (sp?) should be included somewhere.
Thank you for this one, especially. Have loved The Byrds since first hearing Mr Tambourine Man summer 1964. And the solo and follow on projects. Gene Clark.......those songs he wrote The Byrds recorded on the first album are sooooooo good. Anyway thanks.
As an early Byrds fan from 65 this was so interesting and filled a lot of gaps in my knowledge, thank you.
Definitely get “So Rebellious A Lover” by Gene Clark and Carla Olson, it’s a fantastic album!
Hi Mazzy, I loved the video. The Byrds have always been a favorite of mine. I was lucky enough to see the McGuinn, Clark, Hillman concerts in clubs in the late '70s, Croz even joined in on a couple of them. They played the new album and Byrds classics, truly magical nights.
One of my favorite ex-Byrds moments is when the Flying Burrito Brothers backed up Gene Clark on "Here Tonight". And McGuinn tells a story that when he heard Tom Petty's American Girl on the radio for the first time, he thought it was himself and didn't remember the session. Soon after, he covered the song and it was on his 4th (I believe) album. I also loved McGuinn and Petty's collaboration on the early '90s "King of the Hill". I think the song was about John Phillips.
The first Crosby & Nash album is my favorite by them, a few of those songs got played on the radio a lot back then.
I think Chris Hillman brought out the best in Steve Stills (first Manassas album) and Gram Parsons (first Burritos album). He was the glue in those projects that held everything together. Even though Hillman doesn't care for it much, I love their (Burritos) version of Wild Horses - they recorded it before the Stones did. And by the way, the 2nd Manassas album was a studio album, the underwhelming "Down the Road". Great job on a great topic.
Good one Mazzy love this area; The Byrds, Burritos, Geno and Gram in particular. Nice shout out to The Beau Brummell’s Bradley’s Farm album. What a brilliant prescient masterpiece.
Loved the byrds but discovered no other album and very impressed fave song is life's greatest fool
Mazzy, a great topic and video. I think that Cardiff Rose is McGuinn's best album. Souther Hillman Furay did release one more album the following year, maybe titled to reflect their circumstances "Trouble in Paradise". I don't have the Byrd Parts CDs, but they look to have an interesting selection of tracks and bands. The Gene Clark and Carla Olson albums are pretty good. Thanks, Chris
Gene's version of Tambourine Man on Firebyrd is great. One In A Hundred is maybe his best track.
I love the weird discoish album McGuinn, Clark,Hillman especially Backstage Pass.
I could quite happily just exist on Byrds and Byrds related albums for the rest of my life. Still discovering more stuff… it’s just insane.
Oh and that third Burritos album is vastly underrated - it’s like Hillman and Clarke’s Ballad of Easy Rider
"Gene Clark sings for you" is a brilliant collection of early demos that recently came out and i love it ....you didnt mention it
Thanks for this overview! Been a huge Byrds fan since the mid-late ‘70s, but remain unfamiliar with much of their solo material. I love ‘If I could Only Remember My Name’ and also recent Crosby albums, such as Sky Trails and Here If You Listen (reminiscent to me of Steely Dan & Court & Spark era Joni Mitchell). I’m also familiar with Gene Clark’s initial album (w. Gasden Bros), Flying Burrito Brothers & Manasas. I’m very interested in getting deeper into Gene Clarks material. I also read Chris Hillmans book and l intend to check his material out too!
Roger McGuinn’s first self titled is soooo good! Everything Gene Did is amazing and Crosby’s 71 solo albums is really psychedelic.
Finally First👍....fired up to watch....but had to comment....Gene Clark....No Other....easily one of my favorite albums of all-time!!! The recent reissue on vinyl from his family smokes my original pressing!! Such an underrated musician that is sadly just getting his richly overdue credit....keep up the great work on your channel Mazzy👍
I remember seeing McGuinn, Clark, and Hillman in concert at San Diego State University around 1978. That was really great.
So them same time in Boston , thtey were so tight !
This is a fantastic overview of a great discography Mazzy. I need to do a more deep dive into the Byrds sometime as well as the plethora of solo projects as you showed. No Other is the one I am most aware of and it certainly lives up to its reputation of something of a cult singer-songwriter album.
Mazzy, Roger and Ronson met on the rolling thunder tour. There is a great book by Sam Shepherd, and a great documentary on Netflix .Love your site!
Hello Mazzy. Thanks for the videos. Chris Hillman - Morning Sky is a fantastic bluegrass album on Sugar Hill. Best wishes from the Neherlands
Great run through. Another one would be Skip Battin who played bass in the later period of the Byrds. And would later so some work with the Burritos. The Gene Clark records are clearly the best to me. My favorite is the Columbia LP with the Gosdins, then White Light as well.
The Burritos added Michael Clarke in mid 1969, so you get not 1, not 2, but 3 Byrds on the post-Gilded single 'Train Song' as well on the second album.
Great video! That Dillard & Clark cover of Don't Let Me Down is beautiful. Absolutely perfect.
Thanks again for your in-depth, detailed review of the Byrds and Graham Parsons. It’s just a pleasure to sit and listen to your interpretation and background of the music and the times that it was performed. It allows one to drift back to that era and once again experience the same types of conversations that we had about the sound and music way before the instant gratification of the internet. I always get the feeling of a conversation over coffee, at ease with a friend when I listen to your reviews and cometary. Thank you for your continued work and passion for the music. It certainly is a treat.
Best regards,
John Shepherd
Thanks for including White Light by Gene Clark. I've had No Other for years but wasn't aware of the former. Same as with QSM's first which you highlighted some time ago. I've had Happy Trails for years but I now prefer their first. Your blogs are always worth watching.
Thanks again for another great video, got me to listen to, IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME , had it for a few yrs , found a og Canadian pressing at a Saturday morning yard sale, but never really gave it a proper listen until now, beautiful, at least I was smart enough to buy it at the time .
You didn't show it, but perhaps you have 'The Byrds Box Set' which I believe came out in 1990. If you're not familiar with it, the booklet that's included has an extensive family tree for The Byrds. Pretty cool read.
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@@mazzysmusic The red one is the better of the two.
Great video synopsis of Byrds and offshoots brought back tons of memories and I’m so glad I was a big fan of Byrds and all the family tree and I still have most of the albums you talked about good job
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Great Video (As Usual), Gene Clarks No Other is an Amazing Album, Roger McGuinn's Cardiff Rose. Sadly Flies Under The Radar But it is such a good listen. Do Check out Crosby's later Solo Albums He Still Delivers.
Nice review. Glad you got to the Gene Parsons stuff and Clarence White. Kindling is a very rare album where you can hear Clarence playing mandolin. In addition, you forgot to mention Nashville West…..which basically showcases Clarence’s revolutionary electric guitar technique where he was playing pedal steel licks on a Telecaster……and what is more amazing is that most of what is heard on Nashville West was before that tele had been equipped with the B-bender……..just an amazing musician and the only one I can think of that revolutionized acoustic flatpicking guitar and then developed his own revolutionary style on electric…
Nice video, I didn't realise Gene Parsons had a solo album will search for that. Some of my favourite music with David Crosby is the CPR albums from the late 90's, the two studio albums are good and the live albums are wonderful.
The 'Kindling Collection' issued by Sierra records includes the solo album plus songs Gene did with The Byrds and Flying Burrito Bros. Excellent. Gene's second album 'Melodies' is a great as well
Excellent video Mazzy. Love the Byrds and the off shoots from them. One of your best in my opinion. Will check out your other Byrds videos for sure.
Hi Mazzy, enjoyed your video as usual.
David Crosby does an absolutely beautiful cover of Joni Mitchell’s Amelia on his 2017 Sky Trails album.
And the 50th Anniversary vinyl pressing of If I Could Only Remember My Name sounds great.
Thanks Mazzy, great video. Very nice overview. Amazing the amount of music these guys put out. A couple things ;SHF did a second record, about like the first. Got to see them live a bunch of times: no chemistry whatsoever. Manassas" Pieces "album is worth picking up, as are Crosby's recent ones which are greatAgree with you about JRM's solo stuff; some good songs, but never a whole albums worth, other than Cardiff Rose. Can't go wrong with anything by Gene Clark : all great records. Not a fan of "The Byrds Beyond " ( nice name, BTW ). Love Clarence as a bluegrass picker, however.. I'm sure you know, but just for the record, the so called Wrecking Crew only played on the Byrds' MTM single; nothing more after that.
Hey Mazzy, great topic...nice too see Wind On the Water in there, I have that one, I like it a lot, and the title track is the definite stand out as you seem to suggest...every time I hear that song Im instantly transported into the deep, deep blue, perhaps a mile or more down....I guess such imagery was the intention, and it certainly worked! Cheers!
I had never heard No Other before, it's wonderful! The 4AD box set is an example of inspired respect.
When it came out in 74 I heard No other on the radio and couldn ‘t believe the sound at the intro . I think it was multible bass tracks , amazing recording!
Great video. Both Souther, Hillman, Furay and Manassas released second studio albums, ‘Trouble in Paradise’ and ‘Down the Road’ respectively. Unfortunately neither of them were very good. Apart from ‘No Other’ my favourite Gene Clark album is ‘Roadmaster’ although Gene was apparently unhappy about it’s release in the Netherlands. It was readily available here in the U.K. at the time and I still have my copy from the day.
really nice overview...a byrds nest in a family tree, so to speak...i've always had issue with bands keeping their names after members change...but as long as the sound doesn't change, it can be given a pass...(unfortunately, bands like genesis and fleetwood mac didn't get the hint...)...but it is extraordinary how many bands and artists have their origin tied to the legacy that was the byrds....really nice piece...peace to you my friend...rocky
Great and intresting topic! I love Gene Clark also. And the Manassas album! Driving Wheel was indeed also very nice covered by Tom Rush but the original of David Wiffen is for me the best version.
Good one. SHF and Manassas corrections noted by others but I wanted to mention I saw SHF live and it was almost like seeing 1/2 of Manassas ... loved Al Perkins' playing.
in particular. The Manassas album is wicked good, and the Pieces album that came out later is worth getting.
The first Nash and Crosby album on Atlantic is one of my favorites, Crosby's songs like "Page 43" and the "Wall Song: came from that one, as did Nash's "Immigration Man" and there's a lot of that Wally Heider's, first Crosby solo vibe on that album - the CPR albums aren't bad (Pevar is great in concert) and the Croz album is worth getting ...
I saw McGuinn solo a few years ago and hearing his 12-string Rickenbacker live all by itself was a revelation, it was a beautiful thing to hear it sing out. His last solo record "Back to Rio" is great and he introduced that song "King of the Hill" by saying it was about/inspired by Papa John Phillips
Finally ... how great is that "No Other" album, right?
SHF did release a follow-up-Trouble in Paradise which I loved and still do.
I saw Manassas at the Santa Monica Arena and to this day I still Rember Chirs Hillman's incredible rhythm guitar and mandolin playing. I probably played the Mr. Tambouriine Man Album twice a day for over a year. The Byrds eased everyone from acoustic to elec music and then with the help of Clarence White eased us back into acoustic music.
One of my favorite concert venues of all time! That must’ve been a great show.
Very nice 👍 video Mazzy. I enjoyed it a lot and learned alot. You have me buying lots of records
Just checked out 'Cardiff Rose' after your review. 'Rock and Roll Time' sounds like it's by The Clash!
Mazzy, did you catch McGuinn’s concert on October 20, 2015? We’re from Victoria and just happened to be at an Air B&B in Portland. Saw the poster and asked the girl at the box office if this was Roger McGuinn from The Byrds. She responds, “he’s some old folk singer.” $18 later, we’re in for one of the best concerts I’ve seen in years. A block from where we were staying. Amazing!
Last time I saw McGuinn was in the early 90s doing his folk den stuff. Always enjoyable.
A quick mention on GC No Other the legendary bass player Leland Sklar a favorite album of mine….a nice overview of The Byrds. Now I want to get Byrd Parts….Thanks Mazzy…John Loves Ya….☮️✌️☮️
Great Video !! Thanks Mazzy ... Jimmy ...
You really need to check out the Croz 'If I could only remember my name' 50th Anniv. reissue, plus Croz's recent solo stuff starting with 'Croz', right up to his most recent 'For Free.' The best stuff he has ever done.
Clarence White also plays on The Byrds song Time Between and Gene Clark's w/ Gosdin Brothers song Tried So Hard. Arguably among the first two "country rock" songs (with B-Bender on Byrds and without on Gene's). In the Gene Clark documentary The Byrd That Flew Alone they talk about the bad timing of releasing Gene's album same time as Younger Than Yesterday - as you mentioned.
Clarence's playing on Time Between (and Girl With No Name on the same album) are actually pre- B-Bender. These were recorded in late '66, and he did not use the B-Bender (as it hadn't been built) until mid-1968. There are some "behind-the-nut" B string bends on Time Between that have a B-Bender sound to them, but he was definitely still playing a standard Tele at that point.
Top video, Mazzy. A number of years ago I started to do a comprehensive look at the Byrds family tree, but it petered out and I never got back to it. It's all very intertwined and convoluted. Recently I was actually planning to do some videos looking at the output of the various Byrds brothers, but I'm not sure I need to now. Ha Ha Ha!
Actually I might have to do a response addendum to your video, if only to show my Skip Battin collection and correct you about there being a second Souther-Hillman-Furay Band album called Trouble in Paradise...Surprise! Surprise! It's not very good. Unfortunately I'm in the process of moving and only have some of my records with me, and none of my CDs, so I'm not sure I'll be able to make that video...We'll see.
I have all of McGinn's 70s and 80s output, and I totally agree with you that it's decidedly patchy. He was great as being the front man for the Byrds, but his songwriting was never his strong suit, and that is far more noticeable on his solo albums. That said, I really like Cardiff Rose. That album just works. Ronson was able to bring something fresh to McGuinn's work. I'm always amazed how much the cover of Kristofferson's Rock and Roll Time sounds like The Clash...Before The Clash even released a single. Ronson clearly had his ear close to the ground and could feel which way the wind was blowing.
Gene Parson's Kindling is a lovely record, and stands up very well against his fellow ex Byrds' records. Even more remarkable as he plays most of the instruments on the album himself.
Good stuff
Cheers - Hedley
Thanks Headly. I’d love to see your collection here. I had one Skip Barton album but no more. Not sure where it went to. Lots of great music here. ✌🏽
If you can find it still Pete Frame ( Of Zigzag magazine fame ) Family Trees Book is amazing and he’s done all the work for you
The Tom Petty produced McGuinn album Back to Rio is probably my favourite of his. Gene Clark's duet album with Carla Olson is also worth a listen especially for the track Del Gato.
It's so sad Gene isn't still around, for so many reasons. His collaboration with Carla was wonderful and is still sadly overlooked. Gene would be more popular now than he ever was if he was still around. Carla is still making excellent music.....
I learned a lot. Thanks.
No other is a great album,it feels like he's singing about loss but somehow he's found himself by nailing what he wants to say
Great overview - good job.
Superb, as always!
Excellent video
A towering family tree of great records and yes later Byrds do count and are wonderful
I must admit I didn’t know very much about Gene Clark other than his affiliation with the Byrds. Thank you for the music education.
"if i could only remember my name"" the white light demos / white light and "no other" are my desert island albums
'Hey Mr Tambourine Man' was still doing the rounds like current pop around 1973 in my school crowd. I didn't know it was a Dylan song but then Dylan was off the radar to us. Because of air-play what was current was always bigger than current charts but DJs were likely to reach for any number of folk rock groups for a sound that edged Dylan out of the frame. Just because some ppl bought his records didn't mean we owed him anything. And the pop hierarchy wasn't yet appropriated by historians: it was down to us. Any jinglejangle morning, playground arguments and dress sense and pocket money purchases and bedroom posters decided who's who. It was that hipster Alfred Hitchcock who said 'The Byrds Is Coming' and he was still right 10 years on. Even 'Marrakesh Express' was Byrds to us, but with one of our locals in on it. The Byrds were never poster boys here but they were definitely in the air in the early Seventies. Well - - until that zero hour I went in Play Inn and bought Elton John's Greatest Hits on a round trip and found some difficulty being groovy, and my fly was basically undone.
The Byrds major weakness was in the song writing. That problem wasn't solved by solo projects.
I do love the Byrds for their harmonies and musicianship.
you are joking please,the work of gene clark also david crosby,s gems,songs like eight miles high plus many others you cant have been listening to the byrds.jpj
When it comes to the Late Period Byrds, I completely agree. They were all amazing musicians at that point, but the writing wasn't the best. Early period had better songwriting, sure, but most of those members were out of gas by '75.
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Great songs. They have others I like also, but overall, they had few hits, several were covers. Crosby was the best songwriter in the Byrds and the weakest in CSNY.
It is a joy to listen to the beautiful harmony of their band.
You must buy the recent Crosby albums from Croz onwards. Possibly his best work.
Great as always, Norman. But why You didn't leave on the TH-cam your live stream? I did catch only last few minutes this morning by my Austrian time. Cheers, Norman in Austria.
Sorry Norman. I rarely do live streams and to me they work best as just that. Live stream discussions with music fans hanging out. 🤷🏻♂️✌🏽
@@mazzysmusic I think I understand You completely. Cheers!
Skip Battin's first post-Byrds album Skip is a great eclectic listen
So glad you said that; I completely agree. Skip wrote and sang some great songs for the latter FBB and NRPS also.
Gene Clark - No Other
Incredible concert from just a few years ago:
👉 th-cam.com/video/OaF3znVBWe8/w-d-xo.html
I wish to ask a question of this community: while not particular to this subject, it applies to ALL of the above. Decades ago, in a used book store in Chico, I happened upon a journal-sized softbound book that was a collection of B&W drawings, consisting of graphic depictions of actual trees, "Family Trees" of Rock Bands and Artists: pre-algorhythmic splendiferosity. I can't imagine who might be more familiar with this work...anybody?
Yeah I have couple. Created by Pete Frame: Rock Family Trees ✌🏽
@@mazzysmusic I KNEW the answer lay within this YT Page: thank you!
Thank you! This was timely, I was listening to Otis Gibbs today with a great story about Gram Parsons. - th-cam.com/video/mJoSz6_Myzc/w-d-xo.html
Richie Furay lives a couple towns over from me in Colorado. He wound up being a pastor of a church there. Plays every once in a while live locally.
Lastly, last night's "Friday Nite Live" was fantastic! Loved when you gave Tim heck about horizontal, the inner "photographer" coming out in you! We need more of that!!
Thanks again, Mike :):)
Both Dillard & Clark lps are essential.
Gene and gram ...the best....
I’ve got the Sudazed pressing of white light..which IMO is a pretty underwhelming pressing. Got that copy of Roadmaster. My vinyl copy of ‘Fantastic Expedition’ on Edsel is amazing as they have included ‘Why Not Your Baby’ & ‘Somethings Wrong’, I think two of his greatest songs. I simply can’t get on with ‘No Other’ , I’m not sure why?
The Sundazed CD of the first Gene Clark is excellent
@@johnryan3913 that’s interesting thank you 😊 I paid a lot for my vinyl copy in the U.K..very average pressing for the price I paid
I think Sundazed was having trouble with some of their pressings for awhile, but the CDs were usually high quality.
@@johnryan3913 that’s very useful information thank you!
No Michael Clarke? What band he’s in after the Byrds. Any album?
SHF had a follow up studio album trouble in paradise (not good ) and Manassas had a follow up studio album down the road ( average)
I had totally forgot about that. Been reminded here today. Thank you 🤠
As a Londoner, I cant believe how many of those I used to own - mostly imports from the USA and often with the corner snipped off. No idea why? Do you know Mazzy?
Corners are clipped for two reasons : promo copies and later called cutouts our over pressings . These were excess copies of an album that were cut and sold cheaper to retailers. Clipped or punched so they could be returned to labels for full credit. Stores also sold them cheaper.
Souther Hillman Furay made " Trouble In Paradise " and it was the follow up to the first record, but it was the last project they did together. Tons of talent but it just didn't work as a group. Still, good music made by talented musicians.
Hey Mazzy did you ever go to Storyville Jazz club when you lived in SF?
In Fulton right ? Yeah a few times when I lived nearby on Broderick @ Hayes.
@@mazzysmusic off of Masonic kind of by USF I used to wait tables there in my early 20s was able to see some greats like Elvin Jones
@@s.t.e.r.e.o. Gotta Love Elvin Jones !!
@@swordfish52 Yes you do.
It can't be good when success finally comes for a band and only the songwriter shows up driving the Corvette.
Exactly ❣️
What a cauldron of talent the Byrds were. Great video! You mentioned you were at Altamont but (understandably) didn't remember much of the Burritos performance. Here's a newly released clip.
th-cam.com/video/g7weSzv0bqw/w-d-xo.html
Crosby Nash did not begat Crosby stills and Nash. Vice versa.
Yeah that was a slip of the lips. ✌🏽
Souther-Hillman & Furray did a Second album, called ,Trouble In Paradise. You missed this one, but,trust me, you didn't miss anything. Terrible Record.
No Other-the best $200,000 David Gefen ever spent!
Poor Gene Parsons got lost in the mix! Funky drummer (see “Memo from Turner”) who unfortunately shared a name with both Gene Clark and Gram Parsons, both of whom suck up all the air in terms of doomed, wasted geniuses.
Were the Byrds America’s strongest answer to the Beatles? Probably not, because they seemed to have very little Black music influence. Loose and funky they were not. But, they are basically the Ur-Americana band and their vocal harmonies defined California hippy rock. I think it’s funny that, when they toured Britain after the release of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” that the British thought they were a little too aloof and cold with the screaming hordes of dolly birds. McGuinn, especially, had a very formal presentation. In a scene from the interminable “Renaldo and Clara,” he says “I was talking on the telephone with …” What rock star said “telephone” in 1975? He was also a Jesus freak for quite some time. So square and white that he was hip. Then there’s the scene with Tom Petty at some record company with two idiotic bros calling the shots. Petty says to them “Don’t you know who this man is?” and they obviously don’t and McGuinn says something like “I’m really not that big of a deal.”
Welsh folk songs Cardiff is the capitol of Wales ✌
One thing in common most have horrible covers
Get Croz.
Say what you will, but the Byrds begat the Eagles.
That is one mark against them!
@@johnryan3913 So did Poco.