Anyone watching this who lived through the period must realize that this was the greatest American band of all time. It's obvious why the Beatles, The Roling Stones, and countless others were huge fans of The Byrds.
The Byrds versions of Bob Dylan songs helped bring the 60's genius of Dylan to the masses. The Byrds brought the melodic pop-rock of the Beatles and melded it with the thinking man's folk of Bob Dylan.
I wore out the Byrds Greatest Hits long before I got a driver's license, and one of my fondest memories is when my college band backed up Roger at a show in New Haven a long, long time ago. Timeless music.
l am now a young 75 and as a teen through the1960s I enjoyed the London club scene big time and all my pals thought The Byrds outstripped the likes of The Beatles and The Stones by miles! Hanging on the wall in my studio, in a place of honour since 1965 after I obtained it during my first visit to Arlington Virginia is an album cover containing a vinyl LP of Mr Tambourine Man signed by the entire group which I treasure to this day. When I met Mick Jagger in Mustique in 1988, as we both shared the same Italian architect Mario Spinella, when we built our villas on Mustique and St Vincent I showed him the signed LP which he would have bought at any price, but was not for sale and remains priceless to this day. At least then I got Mick to sing at my Norwegian wife's 40th Birthday party celebration's in January 1989 on Basils Bar in Mustique and Ringo Star and Barbara Bach turned up so a great party that finished at 8 am the following morning! I still listen to the Byrds at least 2 or 3 times a week. They were then and to this day remain the best Folk Rock group EVER!!!
"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better," "I Knew I'd Want You," "Here Without You," "You Won't Have to Cry," "It Won't Be Wrong," "Set You Free This Time," "She Don't Care About Time..." the list goes on and on of original Byrds songs that are very essential to their early career
And who could forget Ed Wynn? What was he, chopped liver? This is my favorite Byrds song of all. I am crying, silently. The weekend before my brother went to Woodstock, I left for Vietnam...
This is how music was meant to be, great instrumental sound, great melody, great overall writing, It blows my mind that we idolize today's music as much as we do.
God bless you, Mr. McGuinn. You are an American treasure. Thank you to you and the Byrds for your immense contributions to our culture. Your influence on the music scene has spanned decades and generations. My siblings and I grew up with your music in the 1960s and 1970s. Stay well, friend. Now I think "I'm goin back" and remember.
@@dennisdemark8151 Whatever they were going through, their music inspired hope, idealism, and higher values in our changing culture. Wasn't Bells of Rhymney from England? And I think Pete Seeger wrote Turn, Turn, Turn (I'm thinking of the album I have.) Now I know a lot of the background music was by the Wrecking Crew. Whoever, whatever, it's so heavenly and made us better people.
At 2:26 you get the classic 1965 Byrds line-up of McGuinn on 12-string Rickenbacker, Crosby on Gretsch Tennessean (before he put that ugly STP sticker on it) and Hillman on Guild Starfire Bass. I like the way that Shindig's director always put extra long cords on all the guitars and microphones so you don't see a stack of ugly amplifiers cluttering up the stage.
Nobody with a voice as stunning as Gene Clark's should ever stand on the side of a stage. He deserved so much more recognition and respect than he received in his lifetime. Michael's smile at 0:53 he really was the image of Brian Jones at that time. Beautiful man. RIP Gene and Michael 💕
Saw them for the first time at Skate_o_Rama in Downey California. My band played all over in Hollywood doing covers of all their songs. I loved the Byrds
The talent that all of us see right there in front of our eyes is awe inspiring,nobody has ever even been in the same building with these guys,the discography of this band is a history of Pop and Country music.
Far between sundown's finish An' midnights broken toll We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing As majestic bells of bolts Struck shadows in the sound Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight An' for each an' every underdog soldier in the night An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing Even though a cloud's white curtain In a far-off corner flashed An' the hypnotic splattered mist Was slowly lifting Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing Starry-eyed an' laughing as I recall when we were caught Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended As we listened one last time an' we watched with one last look Spellbound an' swallowed 'til the tolling ended Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an' worse An' for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
There is such an innocence and dignity to this performance. It reminds me of several Miriam Makeba songs in its purity of purpose. David's last push at the out chorus is like he's trying to bring the whole room up to heaven. And Gene's tambourine ... who knew a tambourine could be so haunting.
Such a shame that great music like this is dying! If you like The Byrds definitely check out 'Mrs Sunshine' by Syd Sister. We need to find a way to bring good music back!!
@@maureendevries1904 His rock steady rhythm work is probably not mentioned enough either. Funny that he was such a solid supporting player when - only a few years later - what would really solidify his legendary status among players was his gorgeous alternate tuning on stuff like Guinnevere and Deja Vu.
THe byrds were the big thing back in the 60's.They were America's answer to the Beatles.They were very good friends with the Beatles.When the Byrds went to England back in 65 they hung out with the Beatles and the Stones and others.Sadly they went through so many personal changes.
I could never hear Crosby’s voice in the Byrds. But something told him to sit down and sing with Steven Stills and Graham Nash and he just couldn’t leave the ultimate vocal trio of all time !
If you've heard any high harmony in any Byrds song, 1965-1968, you've heard David Crosby's voice. It practically blasts out from the first note of Mr. Tambourine Man.
this song is written by dylan. released originally in 1964 on "another side of bob dylan".. nobody else, let alone the byrds, could have written these lyrics
Strange, and unfortunate, that they had Gene Clark out of the way stage left, out of the group camera shot. TV directors wouldn't know it, of course, but he and McGuinn were the heart of the band.
Nothing against Dylan but the best, deepest and most beautiful songs of the Byrds - for me - are: Turn, Turn, Turn 8 Miles High The Bells of Rhymney Two out of three of those were written by true poets with phenomenal music/melodies of the Byrds
What an amazing clip! Ed Wynn, a star of the vaudeville circuit, introducing the Byrds on black and white TV! Say what you want about the USA, but its popular culture never fails to amaze.
Teen girls screaming over The Byrds elegy about social injustice is about as surprising as a super bowl crowd respectfully snapping their fingers in appreciation for a long field goal.
Roger I am a huge fan. I love the Byrds. I'd love to be able to get a Rickenbacker 12 string, but alas i'm left-handed and can't get one because Rickenbacker doesn't make them anymore. But anyway, thanks for your contribution to the music world.
Roger, I saw you back in the late 70's (I think) at the Stanhope House and again at the Sellersville about 10 years ago...You're a big part of my musical growing up...Please come back to the North Jersey/ Northeast PA area soon. Peace
No, it's due to McGUINN'S rewrite/rearrangement that this is so good. McGuinn rewrote "MY BACK PAGES" so severely rewritten musically, Dylan did McGuinn's rewrite on his 30th Anniversary tribute to himself.
So if I was to use a 12 Rick and an acoustic, loud bass and smooth drums and 3 choice voices for hire, what writer would you recommend I use in 2021 to redo the Byrds my way ?
@@jameskimble6133 By not trying to redo the Byrds at all and trying to do your own new thing like the Byrds were doing in their time ahaha. Just cover whatever you dig and write your own songs and don't just use an old legendary band as your template.
@@nickpitera7891 I take your point in regards to what might've been motivating Dylan in the moment. But with the perspective of the almost 60 years since, the work of Bloomfield, Kooper and the Hawks have probably earned higher praise than to be accused of being mere pawns in Dylan's attempt to copy the Byrds success. And if you listen to some of the Byrds contemporaries on the Los Angeles scene at the time - like the Rising Sons, Jackie DeShannon - and Arthur Lee's Love - there were a number of artists who were all in the forefront of popularizing the hybrid that was electrified roots music - not the least of which was a 16 year old Ry Cooder - and Johnny Rivers - whose cover of the Willie Dixon penned 'Seventh Son' brought hipster Mose Allison to a Whisky a Go Go audience.
@@chriscoughlin9289 Chris, To clarify my point.. The Byrds changed the music landscape in the 60s Extremely fast, even for the 60s . From Folk Rock, Psych Rock, Country Rock, and yes, one could say they invented Christian Rock… Dylan was still niche singer/ song writer in 1964. The Byrds brought Dylan to the masses. Folk was dying and Dylan knew it. Hey, don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Dylan fan.. Who would have ever thought you could dance to a Dylan song before The Byrds came on the scene? Nobody. No other band had a greater musical bandwidth or better harmonies. Not the Stones, ( now here comes the angry comments) not even the Beatles… Cheers.
I.more look at their music as folk rock but no matter the label their music to me was soothing,relaxing and oh so enjoyable, thks for the music especially to Roger and David
Like me, he now does his own engineering and production. I've been a fan of his since I was 13 and we trade e-mails. He IS a very nice guy. I asked him to set the record straight because I hate it when others get credit for what he's done and he's had a lot of that over the years. At least you got your info straight from the source now. "Chimes Of Freedom" was added to the Monterrey Pop Fest set at the last minute. It's also on CZcams.
I cannot believe these faces. Chris Hillman -- most of us think of him from later days, with curls and then a moustache, his Desert Rose Band look. David Crosby, what a baby face. And Gene Clark was so distinctively different. Actually I think Gene grew into his face by the 80's, the days of the duets with Carla Olson. Here it's a bit stark; time etched it better later, like rain-worn rock. A time of innocence and ideals; who knew McGuinn would be singing "King of the Hill" in 1990?
What an amazing clip! I love the way Hillman turns to Crosby when he starts up with that harmony. And poor Gene stuck out there on his own. The make up girl went to town on him. And as for McGuinn! I mean, he's just not real. Thanks for this one. Really, really entertaining.
I'm not kidding. Paul drove McGuinn around London in '65 and visited the studio in 1970 during the "Easy Rider" sessions. Lennon mentions McGuinn by name in a '65 interview and liked McG's wire rimm specs so much, he started wearing wire rims himself. Harrison stayed in touch with McGuinn until his death.
thank you for it all roger....you have been a lifelong inspiration and good for you for that. i just posted my modest 'chimes of freedom' w keyboard here. on my yt channel, i have covers of these dylan songs, at least two of which were done by you guys... 1. chimes of freedom 2. emotionally yours 3. shooting star 4. ring them bells 5. knockin' on heaven's door 6. lay down your weary tune 7. the lonesome death of hattie carroll (w archival slide show) 8. one more night
i love ed wynn . he was cool in the twilight zone makin a pitch to the angels to the devil , played by the husband of mrs. robinson , in the graduate . and the byrds were cool too.
@RudyCasordapek It was credited to McGuinn, Crosby and Clark. McGuinn said that Crosby only came up with one line, "rain gray town, known for its sound." Both McGuinn and Clark said he was the main songwriter.
Anyone watching this who lived through the period must realize that this was the greatest American band of all time. It's obvious why the Beatles, The Roling Stones, and countless others were huge fans of The Byrds.
Roger Mc guinn should be honored in the kennedy center hall. He is a national treasure
The Byrds versions of Bob Dylan songs helped bring the 60's genius of Dylan to the masses. The Byrds brought the melodic pop-rock of the Beatles and melded it with the thinking man's folk of Bob Dylan.
The Animals doing numbers Dylan had done
The Byrds and their signature three part harmony, Mc Guinn , Clark 🙏🏼 and Crosby 🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I wore out the Byrds Greatest Hits long before I got a driver's license, and one of my fondest memories is when my college band backed up Roger at a show in New Haven a long, long time ago. Timeless music.
All I want for Christmas is a pair of Roger's granny glasses, and his 12-string Ric
Good luck grabbing them😀
Me too love them glasses.
In '67 I had granny glasses just like those. No 12-string tho....
l am now a young 75 and as a teen through the1960s I enjoyed the London club scene big time and all my pals thought The Byrds outstripped the likes of The Beatles and The Stones by miles! Hanging on the wall in my studio, in a place of honour since 1965 after I obtained it during my first visit to Arlington Virginia is an album cover containing a vinyl LP of Mr Tambourine Man signed by the entire group which I treasure to this day. When I met Mick Jagger in Mustique in 1988, as we both shared the same Italian architect Mario Spinella, when we built our villas on Mustique and St Vincent I showed him the signed LP which he would have bought at any price, but was not for sale and remains priceless to this day. At least then I got Mick to sing at my Norwegian wife's 40th Birthday party celebration's in January 1989 on Basils Bar in Mustique and Ringo Star and Barbara Bach turned up so a great party that finished at 8 am the following morning! I still listen to the Byrds at least 2 or 3 times a week. They were then and to this day remain the best Folk Rock group EVER!!!
Hey, who doesn't build villas next to Mick Jagger? 🥴
Hey neighbor! Please turn your music down?
"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better," "I Knew I'd Want You," "Here Without You," "You Won't Have to Cry," "It Won't Be Wrong," "Set You Free This Time," "She Don't Care About Time..." the list goes on and on of original Byrds songs that are very essential to their early career
Crosby and Clark nail the harmonies. God bless.
Now they're together in Heaven.
And who could forget Ed Wynn? What was he, chopped liver?
This is my favorite Byrds song of all. I am crying, silently. The weekend before my brother went to Woodstock, I left for Vietnam...
xxzzyyxxzzyy Welcome home.
IMO the Byrds were the perfect interpreters of Dylan's music.
This is how music was meant to be, great instrumental sound, great melody, great overall writing, It blows my mind that we idolize today's music as much as we do.
for me, Dylan's best of the best songs; the melody is beautiful. The best version is by The Byrds
God bless you, Mr. McGuinn. You are an American treasure. Thank you to you and the Byrds for your immense contributions to our culture. Your influence on the music scene has spanned decades and generations. My siblings and I grew up with your music in the 1960s and 1970s. Stay well, friend. Now I think "I'm goin back" and remember.
I agree The Byrds are a national treasure 🎤🙏🏼🎶🎸🎸🎸🥁🇺🇸🙏🏼
@@dennisdemark8151 Whatever they were going through, their music inspired hope, idealism, and higher values in our changing culture. Wasn't Bells of Rhymney from England? And I think Pete Seeger wrote Turn, Turn, Turn (I'm thinking of the album I have.) Now I know a lot of the background music was by the Wrecking Crew. Whoever, whatever, it's so heavenly and made us better people.
@@Jesse-gr2xo True on both counts... Roger and David wrote the intro to Turn! Turn! Turn! and rearranged the song.
I'm french. 28 years old. If i had to choose between the Beatles or the Byrds, i choose The Byrds.
At 2:26 you get the classic 1965 Byrds line-up of McGuinn on 12-string Rickenbacker, Crosby on Gretsch Tennessean (before he put that ugly STP sticker on it) and Hillman on Guild Starfire Bass. I like the way that Shindig's director always put extra long cords on all the guitars and microphones so you don't see a stack of ugly amplifiers cluttering up the stage.
As sweet as 3 part harmonies can possibly get.
As wonderful a writer as Bob Dylan is/was...I've always considered this a Byrds' song, because of McGuinn's voice and the classic Rickenbacker sound.
The music makes it. Celestial. Soulful.
Nobody with a voice as stunning as Gene Clark's should ever stand on the side of a stage. He deserved so much more recognition and respect than he received in his lifetime.
Michael's smile at 0:53 he really was the image of Brian Jones at that time. Beautiful man. RIP Gene and Michael 💕
@Sophie Loves Sunsets - 💯💯💯
@@ccryder6605 😊
um, more likely because they wanted the tambourine to be panned hard left, which it is due to its physical stage placement
I agree with you 100%. Crosby always was a diva. Gene Clark should have been front row center.
Have all their albums and I play them everyday! 🎤🎶🎸🎸🎸🥁
Saw them for the first time at Skate_o_Rama in Downey California. My band played all over in Hollywood doing covers of all their songs. I loved the Byrds
Crosbys cape should be displayed in the Smithsonian, he wore it all the time when performing.
he actually still has that poncho
God bless you, Roger. Thanks for so many wonderful moments of music.
The talent that all of us see right there in front of our eyes is awe inspiring,nobody has ever even been in the same building with these guys,the discography of this band is a history of Pop and Country music.
nice take, bro.....f
200% agreed !!
I've been in the same building as these guys; saw them live back in the day.
I was sitting 15 ft in front of them "in the same building" Phoenix 1966...
This is why Dylan still plays today. master of words
Greatest poet of the 20th century, IMHO.
Oh. Byds.!
Far between sundown's finish
An' midnights broken toll
We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
As majestic bells of bolts
Struck shadows in the sound
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
An' for each an' every underdog soldier in the night
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
Even though a cloud's white curtain
In a far-off corner flashed
An' the hypnotic splattered mist Was slowly lifting
Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting
Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
Starry-eyed an' laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended
As we listened one last time an' we watched with one last look
Spellbound an' swallowed 'til the tolling ended
Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an' worse
An' for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
One of Bob Dylan's best!
What words, what wisdom.
If there's a heaven, this is what it sounds like.
pretty sure we get to time-travel once we get there !!! ... I'm doin' the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and, of course, Woodstock in 1969 !!!
Love the glasses.
There is such an innocence and dignity to this performance. It reminds me of several Miriam Makeba songs in its purity of purpose. David's last push at the out chorus is like he's trying to bring the whole room up to heaven. And Gene's tambourine ... who knew a tambourine could be so haunting.
I like how the girls went crazy when the camera panned over to Gene, and then to Chris at the end.
TV monitors in the studio showed the audience what the TV viewers were seeing through the cameras.
One of the best songs ever from one of the best groups ever thank you for sharing and God bless everyone
R.I.P. David Crosby.
Fabulous
Fantastic..!
Such a shame that great music like this is dying! If you like The Byrds definitely check out 'Mrs Sunshine' by Syd Sister. We need to find a way to bring good music back!!
Great song love crosbys voice
Crosby's harmony is matchless .
@@maureendevries1904 His rock steady rhythm work is probably not mentioned enough either.
Funny that he was such a solid supporting player when - only a few years later - what would really solidify his legendary status among players was his gorgeous alternate tuning on stuff like Guinnevere and Deja Vu.
THe byrds were the big thing back in the 60's.They were America's answer to the Beatles.They were very good friends with the Beatles.When the Byrds went to England back in 65 they hung out with the Beatles and the Stones and others.Sadly they went through so many personal changes.
This is more than a cover, it's turning a folk song in a more pop anthem!
This is such a great song! The intro guitar part is like none other.
Chris Hillman appears to be having a blast! 😆
Shy boy.
MAN< This was LIVE!!!!!!!!!!
I could never hear Crosby’s voice in the Byrds. But something told him to sit down and sing with Steven Stills and Graham Nash and he just couldn’t leave the ultimate vocal trio of all time !
If you've heard any high harmony in any Byrds song, 1965-1968, you've heard David Crosby's voice. It practically blasts out from the first note of Mr. Tambourine Man.
good song by the byrds.
The one and only Byrds. Thank you.
the final chorus... they harmonize so beautifully!
this song is written by dylan. released originally in 1964 on "another side of bob dylan".. nobody else, let alone the byrds, could have written these lyrics
Strange, and unfortunate, that they had Gene Clark out of the way stage left, out of the group camera shot. TV directors wouldn't know it, of course, but he and McGuinn were the heart of the band.
Geez - why didn't they just put Gene in the wings, somewhere! No wonder he left.
Yeah they wrote nearly all of the group's originals at the time.
The birds seemed to like the Byrds back then. :)
Nothing against Dylan but the best, deepest and most beautiful songs of the Byrds - for me - are:
Turn, Turn, Turn
8 Miles High
The Bells of Rhymney
Two out of three of those were written by true poets with phenomenal music/melodies of the Byrds
Paz para el mundo !!!Argentina marzo 2022
Subed love the Byrd's.
Well, Roger anyway, for a time. He and Chris seemed to have since found God through Christianity.
What an amazing clip! Ed Wynn, a star of the vaudeville circuit, introducing the Byrds on black and white TV! Say what you want about the USA, but its popular culture never fails to amaze.
This footage is priceless
The Byrds FOREVERMORE.🙏🏼🎤🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🥁🙏🏼
Thank god you returned xxzzyy repeat. Bless your soul for your service.
Teen girls screaming over The Byrds elegy about social injustice is about as surprising as a super bowl crowd respectfully snapping their fingers in appreciation for a long field goal.
I didn't know Ed Wynn had a variety show in the late `60's!
Roger I am a huge fan. I love the Byrds. I'd love to be able to get a Rickenbacker 12 string, but alas i'm left-handed and can't get one because Rickenbacker doesn't make them anymore. But anyway, thanks for your contribution to the music world.
2020 just to keep it going
Whoa.,thats beautiful
Purojannu Those sun glassed were the style in the 60! Sit back and enjoy the music, that is what it is all about!
Roger, I saw you back in the late 70's (I think) at the Stanhope House and again at the Sellersville about 10 years ago...You're a big part of my musical growing up...Please come back to the North Jersey/ Northeast PA area soon. Peace
Esses eram Grandes.
No, it's due to McGUINN'S rewrite/rearrangement that this is so good. McGuinn rewrote "MY BACK PAGES" so severely rewritten musically, Dylan did McGuinn's rewrite on his 30th Anniversary tribute to himself.
The Byrds did far more for Dylan than Dylan did for the Byrds.
Not sure?
It was Dylan who got an electric guitar and a rock band to mimic the Byrds..
So if I was to use a 12 Rick and an acoustic, loud bass and smooth drums and 3 choice voices for hire, what writer would you recommend I use in 2021 to redo the Byrds my way ?
@@jameskimble6133 By not trying to redo the Byrds at all and trying to do your own new thing like the Byrds were doing in their time ahaha. Just cover whatever you dig and write your own songs and don't just use an old legendary band as your template.
@@nickpitera7891 I take your point in regards to what might've been motivating Dylan in the moment.
But with the perspective of the almost 60 years since, the work of Bloomfield, Kooper and the Hawks have probably earned higher praise than to be accused of being mere pawns in Dylan's attempt to copy the Byrds success.
And if you listen to some of the Byrds contemporaries on the Los Angeles scene at the time - like the Rising Sons, Jackie DeShannon - and Arthur Lee's Love - there were a number of artists who were all in the forefront of popularizing the hybrid that was electrified roots music - not the least of which was a 16 year old Ry Cooder - and Johnny Rivers - whose cover of the Willie Dixon penned 'Seventh Son' brought hipster Mose Allison to a Whisky a Go Go audience.
@@chriscoughlin9289 Chris,
To clarify my point..
The Byrds changed the music landscape in the 60s Extremely fast, even for the 60s . From Folk Rock, Psych Rock, Country Rock, and yes, one could say they invented Christian Rock…
Dylan was still niche singer/ song writer in 1964.
The Byrds brought Dylan to the masses.
Folk was dying and Dylan knew it. Hey, don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Dylan fan..
Who would have ever thought you could dance to a Dylan song before The Byrds came on the scene? Nobody.
No other band had a greater musical bandwidth or better harmonies. Not the Stones, ( now here comes the angry comments) not even the Beatles…
Cheers.
eternally great!
THE BYRDS - masters at reducing Dylan songs to 2 minutes.
Brilliant :)
I.more look at their music as folk rock but no matter the label their music to me was soothing,relaxing and oh so enjoyable, thks for the music especially to Roger and David
Like me, he now does his own engineering and production. I've been a fan of his since I was 13 and we trade e-mails. He IS a very nice guy. I asked him to set the record straight because I hate it when others get credit for what he's done and he's had a lot of that over the years. At least you got your info straight from the source now. "Chimes Of Freedom" was added to the Monterrey Pop Fest set at the last minute. It's also on CZcams.
great song
The Byrds are the Byst!
Anybody see the Rahgoos at the Club Car in Greenwood Lake NY around 65 66. They were a Byrds tribute band and spot on
Amazing live performance!!!
Sing it, Byrds. We can use this today.
Michael Clarke had the best hair,and that's what mattered in the 60's!!
That's kind of subjective, but I'd vote for Chris Hillman's hair at that time being the best.
listen and learn from the byrds
I cannot believe these faces. Chris Hillman -- most of us think of him from later days, with curls and then a moustache, his Desert Rose Band look. David Crosby, what a baby face. And Gene Clark was so distinctively different. Actually I think Gene grew into his face by the 80's, the days of the duets with Carla Olson. Here it's a bit stark; time etched it better later, like rain-worn rock. A time of innocence and ideals; who knew McGuinn would be singing "King of the Hill" in 1990?
How wonderful. °°°°°
What an amazing clip! I love the way Hillman turns to Crosby when he starts up with that harmony. And poor Gene stuck out there on his own. The make up girl went to town on him. And as for McGuinn! I mean, he's just not real. Thanks for this one. Really, really entertaining.
Right on.
Mike Clarke got quite a workout waving his drum stick at an imaginary cymbal.
Lol, I was just thinking the same thing watching this.
I'm not kidding. Paul drove McGuinn around London in '65 and visited the studio in 1970 during the "Easy Rider" sessions. Lennon mentions McGuinn by name in a '65 interview and liked McG's wire rimm specs so much, he started wearing wire rims himself. Harrison stayed in touch with McGuinn until his death.
THAT'S MR WIRE WICK FROM THE TWIGHT ZONE!
I know him, his mother, his brother, his wife, am thanked on his "LIMITED EDITION" CD (great album), trade e-mails, etc.
RIP and then some David Crosby...
He's also the same guy who provided the voice for the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland".
Lol - Crosby looking at himself in the monitor.
Yes, I was gonna mention that until I say this comment. This is indeed the same guy!
THE MAD HATTER!!!
grandi
I love the Byrds am I favourite band is my favourite singer gene
good to c you notice things like that. and now that you said it Yea! lol
thank you for it all roger....you have been a lifelong inspiration and good for you for that. i just posted my modest 'chimes of freedom' w keyboard here. on my yt channel, i have covers of these dylan songs, at least two of which were done by you guys...
1. chimes of freedom
2. emotionally yours
3. shooting star
4. ring them bells
5. knockin' on heaven's door
6. lay down your weary tune
7. the lonesome death of hattie carroll (w archival slide show)
8. one more night
Bob Dylan antiwar. Peace-on-earth
i love ed wynn . he was cool in the twilight zone makin a pitch to the angels to the devil , played by the husband of mrs. robinson , in the graduate . and the byrds were cool too.
Those eagle screams...
If America is about anything, it's about standing up for the underdog...
lol, all those screams when the camera pans on hillman
Who knew Ed Wynn was such a rocker!
@RudyCasordapek It was credited to McGuinn, Crosby and Clark. McGuinn said that Crosby only came up with one line, "rain gray town, known for its sound." Both McGuinn and Clark said he was the main songwriter.
I'm gonna catch that horse someday