its release in the summer of 1967, David Crosby would move on and the group would enter a permanent period of flux.Younger Than Yesterday, however, finds songwrit...
its release in the summer of 1967, David Crosby would move on and the group would enter a permanent period of flux.Younger Than Yesterday, however, finds songwrit...
Album Notes: The 1996 reissue of YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY includes six bonus tracks: "It Happens Each Day," "Don't Make Waves," "Lady Friend," "Old John Robertson" (the B-side of the "Lady Friend" single), and alternate versions of "My Back Pages" and "Mind Gardens." The Byrds: David Crosby (vocals, guitar); Jim McGuinn (vocals, 12-string guitar); Chris Hillman (vocals, bass); Michael Clarke (drums). Additional personnel: Vern Gosdin (acoustic guitar); Clarence White (electric guitar); Hugh Masekela (horns). Reissue producer: Bob Irwin. Recorded in 1966-67. Includes liner notes by David Fricke and Johnny Rogan. Digitally remastered using 20-Bit Super Mapping system. Released in April 1967, months before the Summer Of Love, YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY was proof that The Byrds had already graduated from their fascination with the psychedelic "scene." "Eight Miles High" may have introduced the general public to the counter culture's interests and fascinations, but this song cycle found The Byrds reluctant to rest their faith in either the growing movement they helped bring together, or the art form that was the movement's voice. The sonic lessons they'd learned still infused many of the tracks. Tape-loops created the splendorous backdrop of "Mind Gardens," the Eastern modes used on "Eight Miles High" reappeared on the re-recorded "Why," and "C.T.A.-102" seemed less a song than an excuse to use the studio as a laboratory for new sounds. But a new direction was emerging. "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star," a tongue-in-cheek treatise on fame, and Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages," the best known tracks here, both hinted at a reevaluation of previously settled matters. David Crosby's folky, Eastern-tinged "Everybody's Been Burned" may have been written well before he joined the group, but it is a dark declaration on moderation, trust and responsibility, that comfortably fits within the context of the era. And Chris Hillman's country-minded contributions not only grounded The Byrds with a salt-of-the-earth feel missing from the rest of the album, but hinted at the Nashville sound where they and many of their psychedelic brethren would soon end up. Now, as then, YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY seems like the precursor to a generation's truer awakening.
Album Reviews: NME (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #98 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Musician (8/96, p.90) - "Seems unfair to do this reissue a mere four years after you dropped a pile of money on the box set, but whatever `20-bit remastering' means, I like the sound better here. The guitar interplay emerges with greater warmth and clarity, without over-thinning the wash..." Q (12/94, p.158) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...flawed Byrds masterpiece...a seamless blend of psychedelia, C&W, rock and jazz. These American Beatles were never in better form..." Melody Maker (5/11/96, p.50) - Recommended - "...As haphazard as all false divinities, maybe The Byrds kissed the sky mostly by accident. It doesn't matter. You can still find them up there." NME (5/11/96, p.46) - 10 (out of 10) - "...a work of genius....a sprawling multi-flavoured blow out..." Entertainment Weekly (6/28-7/5/96, p.106) - "...illustrates why the best Byrds music still inspires musicians....And while time hasn't enhanced the group's forays into psychedelia...there are enough keepers to make you forgive their occasional tendency to fly into walls." - Rating: B+
Advantages: inteligent varied original Disadvantages: their last record as a group
...warning set to the tune from a Spaghetti Junction
western,and probably defines the spirit of the record more than
any other song ,a range of musical styles move the album along
from Mexican bar room to the social club disco on "I cant stand it " around the world in a couple of plays ,the sheer variety of form
continues on "Holidat Fortnight" a vibrant conga ,evoking the
shambles of a Spanish package holiday ,imagine sombrero,s
and sunburnt mother in laws and your half way there.
The albums most ambitious and stylistically radical track "International Jet Set" almost closes "More Specials",a predominantly instrumental track which once again harks back to the uncomfortable and the nightmarish ,themes which haunt the entire record in one guise
or another ,themetically it takes the package holiday a step too far into the realms...
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Advantages: Remixed, remastered, expanded with bonus tracks Disadvantages: None at all
...Without doubt the best Bond soundtrack, if not the very best of John Barry's film scores. Now available on a 21 track plushly packaged CD that features practically every cue from the movie, and more besides. Remixed and remastered, sounding fantastic, it's probably been the most yearned for piece of Bond merchandise, and now it's here, and it doesn't disappoint.
1. We Have All the Time in the World.
Composed by Barry, with vocals from jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Barry probably created the best Bond song with this wonderfully melodic and musically rich piece of work. A great tribute to Armstrong, whose last recorded work this is, and who passed away before OHMSS was released. All the trademark Barry elements are here, lush strings, smooth brass and some nice work on guitar which is brought very much to the attention thanks to...
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Advantages: One of the great rock-folk albums and a timeless classic Disadvantages: Only one or two weak moments
...Stand Up was Jethro Tull's second album first released in 1969 and reached #1 in the British charts. I remember the tatty gatefold LP album bought by a friend of mine in a second-hand record shop in the early 1990s. The album cover artwork, designed by artist James Grashow, was in the style of a carved woodcut and the album opened up like a child's pop-up book, so that a cut-out of the band stood up - a kind of play on the album's title and something completely lost on the later CD releases. I copied the album onto tape cassette and even though I've played the cassette till it was practically worn out, I still think it still sounds better than the remastered CD I bought recently. There is just something raw and edgy about a tape or vinyl that is simply never captured on a CD. That's not to say I don't recommend this album...
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