Was coming into place, and greatness was only just around the corner. It's not quite an exception here,īut having said that, Gene Clark had already demonstrated great song writing ability. Still, the very early beginnings of any great band is always going to be disappointing to some. Something, a certain 'other' to replace the words with. They'd already dropped out half of the verses, but hadn't yet come up with Played on cardboard boxes apparently and sounding very military marching band. The early version of 'Mr Tambourine Man' appearing here is simply a disaster,Īll over the shop, but the drums are quaint. They had toīe heavily persuaded to stick with this verse heavy, lengthy song. Their big breakthrough Dylan song, 'Mr Tambourine Man', apparently. Is genuinely good, sounds good, works as a shining highlight and also as a It sounds crystal clear compared to much else of what's here which sounds like it was recorded in a shed, and almost was. 'The Airport Song' is a fascinating early example of a David Crosby song and lead vocal.
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They are pretty much awful though unfortunately, and hardly resemble Byrds songs at all. 'Boston' and 'You Movin' were group compositions designed to give fans something to dance to at early gigs. It didn't make their debut proper but it's such a good song! Wonderful melody, charming lyrics and harmony parts. The harmonies are not quite there either, but Gene and I think David Crosby do harmonize quite well in places. The sound isn't so great, it is a collection of demo's after all and the playing is tentative at best. All are STUNNING songs in terms of quality.
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I said he was a one man Beatles? Well, 'You Showed Me', 'Here Without You', 'She Has A Way', 'The Reason Why'. Gene Clark has the vast majority of the song writing credits here. This is a collection of early demo's pre-dating their 'Mr Tambourine Man' debut. They also invented Psychedelic Rock and Country Rock along the way before falling apart altogether under the weight of inter band chemistry. They went on to invent Folk Rock and help make Bob Dylan famous. The Byrds were of course heavily influenced by The Beatles at this stage in their career. You Showed Me / Here Without You / She Has A Way / The Reason Why / For Me Again / Boston / You Movin / The Airport Song / You Won't Have To Cry / I Knew I'd Want You / Mr.