The Byrds anyone???

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE BYRDS  "the notorious byrd brothers"  cd, 1968

from the box set...
their fifth studio album and a couple of days to absorb it over Easter....
no Dylan penned numbers but a couple of Goffin/King tunes (fave is one of those)...
several psychedelic tunes, a couple of country-esque tunes and some jazzy almost arty type tunes...
dudes trying to be too clever but dont really have the skills to pull it off successfully without sounding out of their depth...
nothing to love on this album and almost half i dont like this time round...
oh yeah, six bonus tracks, a couple of alternate versions, three instrumentals and Crosby's controversial "triad" which was shelved for some twenty odd years about a ménage à trois.
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

1:   artificial energy   **
2:   goin' back   **
3:   natural harmony   *
4:   draft morning  *
5:   wasnt born to follow   **
6:   get to you  *
7:   change is now   **
8:   old john robertson   **
9:   tribal gathering   **
10: dolphin's smile   *
11: space odyssey   *

3s -   0
2s -   6
1s -   5

rating:   1.5

favorite, (was featured in the Easy Rider movie the following year)