The Essential Byrds (Rm) (2CD): The Byrds: Amazon.ca: Music

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Disc: 1
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
3. All I Really Want To Do
4. Chimes Of Freedom
5. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
6. She Don't Care About Time (Single Version)
7. It Won't Be Wrong
8. Set You Free This Time
9. He Was A Friend Of Mine
10. Eight Miles High
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Disc: 2
1. Lady Friend
2. Old John Robertson (Single Version)
3. Goin' Back
4. Natural Harmony
5. Wasn't Born To Follow
6. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
7. Hickory Wind
8. This Wheel's On Fire
9. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
10. Ballad Of Easy Rider
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Japanese Blu-Spec CD pressing of this classic album. The Blue Spec format takes Blu-ray disc technology to create CD's which are compatible with normal CD players but provides ultra high quality sound. Sony. 2009.

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5.0 out of 5 stars flying high, Dec 12 2011

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Having grown up on '60's rock, I find The Byrds were the quintessential sound of all that was rock and folk. Cliche, I know, but that 12 string sound of McGuinn was and still is one of the most recognizable sounds ( outside of any Santana riff) that a guitar has ever made. Some songs were fun ( Mr. Spaceman ) and others tugged at the heart ( She Don't Care About Time); others philosophical and soul searching like my Back Pages (thank-you Mr. Dylan). Always a pleasure to listen to.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great two disk set, April 6 2006

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For casual listeners of the band, this two CD set is what you should go with from the start. Not only does it take some of the best of the best from their career, it also provides a pullout cover with information on the band and the songs on the disks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Start for Beginning Byrds Fans., July 18 2004

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I see a lot of reviews by diehard Byrds fans here. Let me give you my take as someone who grew up with siblings vastly older than myself and is also referred to locally as "80's Girl."

I've recently decided that a lot of new music is too heartlessly corporate for my taste, and have thus gone back to my roots. We weren't huge Byrds fans, but we had a few of their records. I have a few oddball collections, but I really like this one a lot, and if you're just getting into this group, I believe you will too. Let me remind all you more experienced Byrds fans of the point you're missing: This is a wonderful collection for someone who hasn't heard most of these songs and actually makes you want to hear even more than what's on the Columbia collection. This is your selling point, particularly if you're trying to reel in newer fans.

What you get out of this is a great American band from the 60's who combined pre-British Invasion folk music with the aftermath, strong harmonies, poetry, and musical experimentation that rivalled anything one of the Beach Boys ever tried. Along with all the hits we know so well like "Turn!Turn!Turn!," "Mr. Tambourine Man," and Dylan's "My Back Pages," you also get the songs the diehard Byrds fans take for granted.

"Have You Seen Her Face" in all its Boyce and Hart-like jubilation almost makes this collection worth buying all by itself. This is a wonderfully crafted, melodic and harmonious song I never grow tired of hearing.

"Goin' Back" is a lovely Carole King song that is done in a nice, mellow and breezy way rather than Dusty Springfield's overly orchestrated rendition.

"This Wheel's On Fire" is always a great distorted, cosmic rocker, and "The Ballad of Easy Rider" is its beautifully flowing contrast.

Because of what passes for country music these days, this compilation made me remember why I once used to like the genre. Check out Roger McGuin's little story-song about his cosmic cowboy adventures with a "Chestnut Mare," and come to terms with the fact that the Eagles borrowed a lot of their ideas from this group when you hear the southern gospel worship of "Farther Along," complete with some fantastic mandolin enhancement.

I recommend this compilation highly if you're just discovering the Byrds. Their harmonies and song structures will hook you instantly, if not the fact that their experimentation was quite broad. As I get into more of their music down the line, I may change my opinion but, for now, this collection is very pleasing, and that's enough for anyone who's just getting started.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Box Set Alternative
This set will please those who don't want to shell out for the box set, but want more than just a single greatest hits cd. Read more

Published on May 23 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Same old thing - buy some Bananas instead!!!
Don't get me wrong, I am a big, big Byrds fan.
I give it a 3 stars not because it is bad or anything like that. Read more

Published on Oct 28 2003 by John