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If Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde found Roger McGuinn having to re-create the Byrds after massive personnel turnovers (and not having an easy time of it), Ballad of Easy Rider was the album where the new lineup really hit its stride. Gracefully moving back and forth between serene folk-rock (the title cut, still one of McGuinn's most beautiful melodies), sure-footed rock & roll ("Jesus Is Just All Right"), heartfelt country-rock ("Oil In My Lamp" and "Tulsa County"), and even a dash of R&B (the unexpectedly funky "Fido," which even features a percussion solo), Ballad of Easy Rider sounds confident and committed where Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde often seemed tentative. The band sounds tight, self-assured, and fully in touch with the music's emotional palette, and Clarence White's guitar work is truly a pleasure to hear (if Roger McGuinn's fabled 12-string work seems to take a back seat to White's superb string bends, it is doubtful that any but the most fanatical fans would think to object). While not generally regarded as one of the group's major works, in retrospect this release stands alongside Untitled as the finest work of the Byrds' final period.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Composer - Roger McGuinn, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - J. York, Composer - J. York, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - Terry Melcher, Producer - G. Parsons, Composer - G. Parsons, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - C. White, Composer - C. White, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - P. Polland, Composer - P. Polland, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Terry Melcher, Producer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - R. McGuinn, Arranger - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - A. Reynolds, Composer - A. Reynolds, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Gosdin, Composer - R. Gosdin, Lyricist - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Terry Melcher, Producer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - C. Gosdin, Composer - C. Gosdin, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - V. Gosdin, Composer - V. Gosdin, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - G. Parsons, Composer - G. Parsons, Lyricist - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
W. Guthrie, Composer - W. Guthrie, Lyricist - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Terry Melcher, Producer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - M. Hoffman, Composer - M. Hoffman, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - S. Seely, Composer - S. Seely, Lyricist - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Terry Melcher, Producer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - Z. Manners, Composer - Z. Manners, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - T. Cox, Composer - T. Cox, Lyricist - D. Thompson, Composer - D. Thompson, Lyricist - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - B. Jansch, Composer - B. Jansch, Lyricist - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - Terry Melcher, Producer - J. McShee, Composer - J. McShee, Lyricist - J. Renbourn, Composer - J. Renbourn, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - J. Browne, Composer - J. Browne, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - Terry Melcher, Producer - G. Parsons, Composer - G. Parsons, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - C. White, Composer - C. White, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - P. Polland, Composer - P. Polland, Lyricist - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Terry Melcher, Producer - Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - R. McGuinn, Arranger - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence White, Vocal - Clarence White, Guitar - J. McGuinn, Composer - J. McGuinn, Lyricist - John York, Vocal - John York, Bass - Terry Melcher, Producer - The Byrds, Performer - Roger McGuinn, Vocal - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - Gene Parsons, Vocal - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John York, Bass - Jerry Hochman, Co-Producer - Jerry Hochman, Engineer - Clarence White, Guitar - Terry Melcher, Producer - G. Parsons, Composer - G. Parsons, Lyricist - Gene Parsons, Guitar - Gene Parsons, Banjo - Gene Parsons, Drums - The Byrds, Performer - Roger McGuinn, Guitar - Roger McGuinn, Synthesizer - C. White, Composer - C. White, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 1997. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
If Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde found Roger McGuinn having to re-create the Byrds after massive personnel turnovers (and not having an easy time of it), Ballad of Easy Rider was the album where the new lineup really hit its stride. Gracefully moving back and forth between serene folk-rock (the title cut, still one of McGuinn's most beautiful melodies), sure-footed rock & roll ("Jesus Is Just All Right"), heartfelt country-rock ("Oil In My Lamp" and "Tulsa County"), and even a dash of R&B (the unexpectedly funky "Fido," which even features a percussion solo), Ballad of Easy Rider sounds confident and committed where Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde often seemed tentative. The band sounds tight, self-assured, and fully in touch with the music's emotional palette, and Clarence White's guitar work is truly a pleasure to hear (if Roger McGuinn's fabled 12-string work seems to take a back seat to White's superb string bends, it is doubtful that any but the most fanatical fans would think to object). While not generally regarded as one of the group's major works, in retrospect this release stands alongside Untitled as the finest work of the Byrds' final period.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:48
- Main artists: The Byrds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1990, 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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