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The Byrds

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Simple one this:

Where should I start?

I'd prefer an album to a 'Best Of'...
loveless | 23 Sep '05, 21:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

you can't really go wrong with the first three:
Mr Tambourine Man
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Fifth Dimension
plus
Sweetheart of the Rodeo

my personal fave is either turn or fifth, but then thats cos any album with eight miles high on it has to be amazing.
Jamie_Summers | 23 Sep '05, 22:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

I like 'The Notorious Bird Brothers'
Pad1 | 24 Sep '05, 01:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

or rather Byrd Brothers
Pad1 | 24 Sep '05, 01:35 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

I'd say start with Mr Tambourine Man. That's where I started and it was good enough to get me to buy all the others mentioned. You should also get Ballad Of Easy Rider even just for Wasn't Born To Follow which is great.
cadd | 24 Sep '05, 03:42 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

Get a best of and even half of thats going to be tosh. Unless your looking for country and western, avoid the later stuff and look at '65-'67.
salad_fingers | 24 Sep '05, 15:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

i heard the original version of Eight Miles High today and i liked it almost as much as the husker du version.

also: was covering dylan, like, their thing?
alcxxk | 24 Sep '05, 18:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Byrds

The stuff with Gram Parsons basically...

Namely Sweetheart of The Rodeo.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 24 Sep '05, 18:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply