The Byrds anyone???

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE BYRDS  "fifth dimension" cd, 1966

from the box set...
their third (as i listen to the albums chronologically...)
played in the car for the last couple of days on constant rotation...
there is revolution in the air as a coup d'état takes place and principal writer Gene Clark is deposed and ousted by McGuinn and Crosby who only want to record their songs and not feature anymore Dylan penned tunes...
the result?...
a fine collection of songs IMO however critics at the time panned it for trying to be too clever and not cohesive...
in retrospect though, critics have re-evaluated things to say it is an "ambitious, experimental, transitional and highly influential piece of mid 1960s pop"...
it is certainly a step up both musically and lyrically from the two previous efforts, gone are the jangly guitar sounds of previous albums and in come sitars and string sections...
6 bonus tracks on here, several are different versions of album tracks but there are two that dont feature on the album including the non-album single "why"...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

1:   5D (fifth dimension)   ***
2:   wild mountain thyme   **
3:   mister spaceman   ***
4:   i see you   **
5:   whats happening?   ***
6:   i come and stand at every door  **
7:   eight miles high   ***
8:   hey joe   ***
9:   captain soul   **
10:  john riley  (instrumental)   **
11:  2-4-2 foxtrot   **

3s -  5
2s -  6
1s -  0

rating: 2.4

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