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The Byrds - Untitled - Unissued (1970) (2CD Legacy Edition 2000)
Among the later Byrds albums, Untitled was always the one to own, even if you weren't a huge fan. Issued back in 1970 as a two-priced-as-one LP, Untitled was one of the few modest commercial successes for the latter-day group. "Eight Miles High" is the high point, a 15-minute jam that showcases this band's prowess. The studio sides aren't to be overlooked, however — the group by this time was modifying its established sound into more of a '70s mode, and the influence of new members Gene Parsons and Skip Battin was showing up, pushing aside the familiar timbre of Roger McGuinn's 12-stringmore… Rickenbacker in favor of a leaner country-rock orientation. On some of this material (especially the Parsons-Battin "Yesterday's Train" and Battin's "Well Come Back Home"), they sound more like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The only song on the album to get heard by people other than serious Byrds fanatics was McGuinn's "Chestnut Mare," but "Truck Stop Girl," "All the Things," the group's version of Leadbelly's "Take a Whiff on Me," and, especially, "Just a Season" (maybe the prettiest song McGuinn has ever written) also hold up very well. Other numbers, like the environmental ode "Hungry Planet," are more of an acquired taste.
Arguably the last truly great album from the Byrds, this was a double vinyl set when it appeared in 1970. The 16-minute "Eight Miles High" took up an entire side--allowing for plenty of the free-flowing guitar, bass, and drum solos that were in vogue at the time. The live portion of the program opens with a gritty "Lover of the Bayou" and an inspired take on Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street." The studio set centers around the group's biggest latter-day hit, "Chestnut Mare," as well as Roger McGuinn's haunting "Just a Season." Here, Untitled is supplemented by Unissued, a whole bonus disc of rare and unreleased material. There are storming concert versions of Dylan's "You Ain't Going Nowhere," "My Back Pages," and "This Wheel's on Fire." Studio highlights include "Lover of the Bayou" and an undubbed "Kathleen's Song." Complete with detailed sleeve notes, recording details, and bonus tracks, Untitled/Unissued perfectly illustrates how archive recordings should be packaged. --Patrick Humphries
Turmoil. It ain't easy when you're band breaks up one-by-one. First the band's best songwriter Gene Clark left during the recording of the third album (leaving behind his classic "Eight Miles High" which McGuinn modified for his spectacular guitar parts). Then David Crosby left amid hard feelings even (at the time) accusing McGuinn & Hillman of taking his name off the credits of some of the songs. Finally, after the band made the transition to country rock (and had just added the hedonistic Gram Parsons to their line up)Hillman left with Parsons to found The Flying Burrito Brothers. Thank God for Clarence White and his spectacular playing. White had appeared as a session musician on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and also appeared on a Gene Clark's early country-rock solo albums. He had been a bluegrass star from his early teens and his playing is truly amazing comparable to other icons of the time (Hendrix, Beck, Clapton) in its complexity but also in its creativity.
"(Untitled/Unissued)" is the last complete masterpiece from The Byrds. The first half of the expanded CD (which was the first album when it was released on vinyl in 1970)featured a stunning live set from the band including the new McGuinn-Levy classic "Lover of the Bayou" and concluding with a stunning, rambling jam that filled up an entire LP side with "Eight Miles High". In between the new line up more than distinguishes itself as a powerful live band. The studio album jumps off with McGuinn & Levy's "Chestnut Mare" another of McGuinn's collaborations for the failed Broadway musical version of Peer Gynt (to be called Gene Typ). Lowell George's "Truck Stop Girl" receives a nice vocal performance by Clarence White (the incredible guitarist is in evidence throughout the rest of the release making his guitar sing). The other outstanding tracks include McGuinn and Levy's brilliant "Just a Season" (easily along with "Chestnut Mare" one of the best things McGuinn ever wrote)and Skip Battin's "Well Come Back Home" (the song's original title on the LP sleeve)a powerful anti-war song about Vientnam.
The second consists of previously unreleased studio recordings and live tracks from the same concerts that provided the basis for the first LP of the original album. We get a number of memorable alternate versions of studio tracks that appeared on the original album including "All the Things" and the studio version of "Lover of the Bayou". There's also Ledbelly's "Take a Wiff on Me" recorded live. Most intersting is the Gospel tune "Jesus is Just Alright" which would become a minor hit for The Doobie Brothers a couple of years down the line (with a similar arrangement). The second disc closes out with a cover of the band's "This Wheel's on Fire".
The extensive liner notes by Byrds biographer Johnny Rogan discusses the original album track by track. Rogan also discusses the second disc and interviews various band members about the recording of the album....Wayne Klein
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 276 MB
Genre : Psychedelic Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1- Untitled
01. Lover Of The Bayou 3.39
02. Positively 4th Street 3.03
03. Nashville West 2.07
04. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star 2.38
05. Mr. Tambourine Man 2.14
06. Mr. Spaceman 3.08
07. Eight Miles High 16.07
08. Chestnut Mare 5.11
09. Truck Stop Girl 3.24
10. All The Things 3.08
11. Yesterday's Train 3.36
12. Hungry Planet 4.56
13. Just A Season 3.57
14. Take A Whiff On Me 3.29
15. You All Look Alike 3.07
16. Welcome Back Home 7.40
CD 2 - Unissued
01. All The Things (alternative Studio-Version) 4.58
02. Yesterday's Train (alternative Studio-Version) 4.11
03. Lover Of The Bayou (Studio-Version) 5.15
04. Kathleen's Song 2.37
05. White's Lightning Pt. 2 2.22
06. Willin' 3.33
07. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Live) 2.56
08. Old Blue (Live) 3.30
09. It's Alright Ma (Live) 2.49
10. Ballad Of Easy Rider (Live) 2.22
11. My Back Pages (Live) 2.41
12. Take A Whiff On Me (Live) 2.46
13. Jesus Is Just Alright (Live) 3.09
14. This Wheel's On Fire (Live) 6.16
Post je objavljen 04.01.2009. u 16:13 sati.