tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post2499925657500535485..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: The Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-60632286969958615192015-12-16T06:44:47.908+03:002015-12-16T06:44:47.908+03:00I also prefer T, T, T, to Mr. TM. The second album...I also prefer T, T, T, to Mr. TM. The second album has a better #1 hit lead-off, and is slightly more diverse. We get to hear some plain acoustic on 'He was a Friend of Mine' instead of the jingle-jangle, and on this track and 'Satisfied Mind' we hear the first Byrds' country-music impulses. The only song on the original LP that isn't great is their (weird) cover of 'The Times They are A-Changin'", which just doesn't come off. And the sad aspect of that is that it was jealousy of Gene Clark's songwriting royalties that kept "She Don't Care About Time" off the album (it appears on the single's B-side), when it was clearly one of the band's best-ever songs. Had that song been included in favor of that one limp cover, I'd certainly say this is easily The Byrds' best album. Happily, in the CD remaster-era, "She Don't Care About Time" (one of two songs that inspired Harrison's "If I Needed Someone") has been sort-of restored to the T,T,T, album.Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044388212126977417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-6354242098012200332015-12-13T00:39:47.334+03:002015-12-13T00:39:47.334+03:00One of the bonus tracks, Stranger in a Strange Lan...One of the bonus tracks, Stranger in a Strange Land is a simple repetitive instrumental that is nevertheless so hypnotic I can listen to it forever. There is a slight mystique to the band that elevates everything they do and gives it a subtle charm. The technical perfection of The Byrds I'm sure would be utterly boring and common place if they had formed five years after they did, but somehow they arrived at the perfect time to make everything they did seem fresh. <br /><br />This album which many decry as a retread to me seems to brim with ideas not seen on Mr Tambourine Man, though fact by being more inward oriented it's better suited for the Byrds fan than for the casual listener, so I'll admit the first album is better from a purely musical perspective. That is to say, I see less difference between TTT and 5D than between the debut and 5D. Cereshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754814228147925321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-12863017948707297232015-12-12T05:17:47.443+03:002015-12-12T05:17:47.443+03:00You're right, I was trying to remember the lin...You're right, I was trying to remember the liner notes which I haven't read in 15 years. Pipes or strings, it's a beautiful touch.JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-32357371951271532222015-12-11T19:32:19.413+03:002015-12-11T19:32:19.413+03:00I read somewhere that McGuinn was trying to imitat...I read somewhere that McGuinn was trying to imitate the sound of a BAGPIPE drone with those harmonies. Which is maybe one of those things that go to show the supposed differences between western and eastern music are largely what you go in expecting to find.Graham Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154166789860646607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-31156424365117552882015-12-11T04:15:55.152+03:002015-12-11T04:15:55.152+03:00Ol' Prind prefers this one too.Ol' Prind prefers this one too.Stalvernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113379173685929951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-14351319726189236242015-12-11T02:07:59.457+03:002015-12-11T02:07:59.457+03:00Then my ears must be made of some other fabric - I...Then my ears must be made of some other fabric - I hear a noticable improvement over the first album. More memorable originals, more diversity, better choice for covers, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-17086060321643337532015-12-10T23:09:01.710+03:002015-12-10T23:09:01.710+03:00"Set You Free This Timeʼ seems simple and rep..."Set You Free This Timeʼ seems simple and repetitive, but oh that vocal part — out of nowhere, you have this bittersweet, quivering-but-struggling vocal" Yes! and especially with that retro slapback echo. <br /><br />"ʽIf You're Goneʼ, with another stunning vocal and... how the hell do they have that weird hum going on while Gene is singing? Sounds like vocal harmonies recorded from the bottom of a well or something." They were going for a droning effect, I think they're singing two long notes an octave apart. Yes, very Eastern of young Jim on that one.<br /><br />"And ʽOh! Susannahʼ, this time around, closes the album on a joke note, even if McGuinn couldn't really sing in joke mode to save his life" Yeah, he was a real comedian, that one. One of my least favorite of their covers of trad folk/Americana. <br /><br />You got it right, it's the little brother of Tambourine, but they would take a step forward with the next one.<br /><br />JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-64222086702604946512015-12-10T21:53:20.909+03:002015-12-10T21:53:20.909+03:00Here also begins the string of 11 song, 30 minute ...Here also begins the string of 11 song, 30 minute long Byrds albums that is broken only twice (Dr. Byrds and Untitled) in the remainder of their catalog. Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.com