Fug wrote:
The five original Byrds (Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke), reunited in the early 70's for a "Reunion" album released on Warner Brothers, Asylum Records. It's well worth searching for.
Yes I've only heard about two songs from that album, and have only got one song from it which is Gene Clark's "Full Circle". I haven't heard too much hype about that album, which leads me to believe I've only heard the best songs from that album. Never the less I know the 1973 version of "Full Circle" quite well which is a pretty cool version perhaps better than the earlier version he did in 1971. I'm guessing Asylum Records were so impressed with Gene Clarks contribution to that album that he followed with another solo album with Asylum Records with "No Other" in 1974.
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They had a great blend on Soft-Psychedelic Pop Songs and while I only knew "Lengend of Xanadu" & "Bend It" personally before getting that album - their music is so diverse and interesting due to the arragments. I made a thread about them - not sure if it's on this forum or another forum, but they had a lot of hits in the UK, but I don't think they made much an impressed in the US.
Perhaps the only thing lesser known is the Byrds Member Gene Clark - who did some wonderful albums after he left the Byrds. But "The Band" wrote a song about him called "Stage Fright", which if anyone knows the song really well - it's all about Gene Clark and their reason why he might of left "The Byrds"
