Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the Byrds’ 1968 album, the best and most cohesive project from a classic rock band in constant flux wit
23: The Byrds: Eight Miles High (Solo: Roger McGuinn) “Eight Miles High” sees The Byrds in full flight, forever changing the possibilities of electric 12-string and inventing the “raga rock” subgenre. Roger McGuinn’s opening solo begins with one grabbing lick then immediately turns free...
17: Aerosmith: Walk This Way (1975) Joe Perry’s riff for “Walk This Way” is still frequently imitated by young guitarists hoping to master the instrument. Perry came up with it during a soundcheck in Honolulu when he decided to do something more adventurous than a “normal boring chord...
“….a cover of 60s group The Byrds, this is essential Husker Du. A searing acid-punk guitar tour de force, Bob (Mould) tears ferociously through the chords and vocals, Greg (Norton) and Grant (Hart) blasting their way through the rhythm. The breakdown section alone is worth the price ...
Over 900 music fans have voted on the 60+ Best Bands Named After Birds. Current Top 3: The Eagles, The Byrds, Goose
The Byrds or his ground-breaking The Flying Burrito Bros. This CD contains 12 rockin’ performances, has a hidden track as well… not much of a secret track now you have read this…and dig this: three of the Coal Porters on this disc were also members of Western Electric and the ...
The line-up included, Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), Dr. John, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Johnny ...
Michael Clarke, the original drummer for the influential rock band the Byrds, has died from liver failure at his condominium here.
One of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s and 1970s, American singer-songwriterDavid Crosbyco-founded both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills And Nash - later Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of both g...
which The Byrds produced in the nineteen sixties that became a great hit: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted;A time to kill, and a time ...