![]() ![]() Gene Parsons - Drums, Guitar, Banjo, Vocalsīallad of Easy Rider is the eighth album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in November 1969 on Columbia Records (see 1969 in music). Roger McGuinn - Guitar, Vocals, Moog Synthesizer, Banjo Ballad Of Easy Rider (Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan) - 1:39 Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood (Jackson Browne) - 2:48Ģ5. Way Behind The Sun (Traditional) - 3:00Ģ3. Build It Up (Clarence White, Gene Parsons) - 2:39Ģ0. Ballad Of Easy Rider (Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan) - 2:30ġ9. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) - 5:00ġ7. Jesus Is Just Alright (Arthur Reynolds) - 2:14ġ6. Wasn't Born To Follow (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 2:06ġ5. Ballad Of Easy Rider (Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan) - 1:44ġ4. Armstrong, Aldrin And Collins (Zeke Manners, Scott Seely) - 1:45ġ2. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) (Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman) - 3:50ġ1. There Must Be Someone (I Can Turn To) (Vern Gosdin, Cathy Gosdin, Rex Gosdin) - 3:34ġ0. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) - 4:57Ĩ. Jesus Is Just Alright (Arthur Reynolds) - 2:14ħ. Jack Tarr The Sailor (Traditional) - 3:35Ħ. Ballad Of Easy Rider (Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan) - 2:07ĥ. Re-released on Blu-Spec remastered compact disc in 2013 in Japan (Sony, SICP-30455).1.Re-released on 180g vinyl elpee in 2012 in the US (Friday Music, 88691945301).Re-issued on expanded remastered compact disc in 1997 in the US (Columbia, COL 486754 2) and on Apin Japan (Sony, SRCS 9229) with 7 bonus tracks.Re-issued on elpee in the US (Columbia, PC 9942).Re-issued on elpee in the Netherlands (CBS Embassy, EMB 31956) and Yugoslavia (Embassy/Suzy, EMB 31956).Released on elpee and reel-to-reel tape on Novemin the US (Columbia, CS 9942/HC 1228), the UK (CBS, S 63795). The PicturesĬover photo courtesy of Lem Parsons. Produced by Terry Melcher associate produced & engineered by Jerry Hochman. Roger McGuinn (synthesizer, guitar, vocal), Gene Parsons (drums, guitar, vocal, five string banjo), Clarence White (lead guitar, vocal), John York (bass, vocal). Armstrong, Aldrin And Collins (Zeke Manners/Scott Seely) (1:41)ġ8. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) (Woody Guthrie/Martin Hoffman) (3:49)ī6. There Must Be Someone (Vern Gosdin) (3:28)ī5. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) (4:52)ī3. Jesus Is Just Alright (Arthur Reynolds) (2:09)ī2. Jack Tarr The Sailor (Traditional, arranged by The Byrds) (3:31)ī1. Tulsa County Blue (Pamela Polland) (2:48)Ī5. Oil In My Lamp (Traditional, arranged by The Byrds) (3:12)Ī4. Ballad of Easy Rider (Roger McGuinn) (2:04)Ī3. Read more Byrds reviews Original LP VersionĪ1. The post- Rodeo adventures are a different animal than the earlier Byrds albums, to be sure, but McGuinn pulls the common thread of quality and folksy rock & roll through both sides of the band. Maybe McGuinn was growing restless with the process a slowed-down version of Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” suggests a certain boredom with the formula, though not with the bard himself. Hyde featured a song from the film, Candy, and another inspired by it) shows that the group remained an important institution in the U.S., even if their ground-breaking days were behind them. The Byrds’ association with a second counter-culture film ( Dr. York, Parsons and White can carry a tune, but the second coming of Crosby, Stills & Nash they’re not. The rest of the record features straight and psychedelicized country-rock, plus a folk song from McGuinn (“Jack Tarr The Sailor”) and the by-now-obligatory space-y ending, “Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.” While some critics have pointed to Beach Boys-styled harmonies (e.g., “Oil In My Lamp”) in the music, you’ll find much better harmonizing on the earlier Byrds elpees. A cover of “Jesus Is Just Alright” also cracked the US Top 100 (The Doobie Brothers would have a Top 40 hit with it two years later). It’s the record’s most recognizable track, remarkably mellow with a lovely string arrangement behind it. Roger McGuinn takes the lion’s share of the lead vocals, but only contributes one original, “Ballad of Easy Rider,” which included a verse written by Bob Dylan. John York sings a song about a dog (“Fido”), Gene Parsons sings a song about John York (“Gunga Din”) and even Clarence White gets a turn at the microphone for the old Christian hymn, “Oil In My Lamp.” The second album from the new quartet is notable for letting the rest of the Byrds stretch their wings. Just what the doctor ordered.Īt some point, I suspect, I’ll need to get off this continuing hayride of The Byrds through country rock & roll, but so far it hasn’t been nearly as bumpy as I expected. The new Byrds continue to stretch their wings on their second album. ![]()
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