Thanks for presenting this song by The Byrds. An absolute classic in rock music by a band that deserves standing with the very best ever. The instrumental work here was a pioneering sound, as the liner notes indicate, creating a kind of psychedelic quality with mixture of Coltrane's jazz, Ravi Shankar and experimental music influences. Roger McGuinn (then still going by his given name, Jim McGuinn) plays lead guitar, David Crosby on rhythm guitar, Chris Hillman on bass, Michael Clarke on drums (one of his better drumming performances) and Gene Clark on vocals. The vocals feature McGuinn, Clark, Crosby and Hillman in exquisite harmonies that are a trademark of the band. I don't consider that sound "nonchalant" but majestic and ethereal in quality--often soaring and almost disembodied. The song was primarily written by Gene Clark, then supplemented by McGuinn and Crosby. The inspiration was a plane flight to London, landing there in the UK for live shows, and visuals that were picked up by Clark. (Clark was known to have a strong fear of flying, the primary reason he left the band.) Not truly a "drug song" but certainly open to certain drug-related references, it was ridiculously banned for that unsavory drug overtone.
The guitar solo work that you liked was performed by Jim McGuinn, the Lead Guitarist for the Byrds (who later changed his name to Roger McGuinn). Since official videos for Top 40 Radio hits generally didn't appear until the 1981 intro of MTV (Music TV - cable channel), videos for prior hits weren't standard. David Crosby, who also was the Rhythm Guitarist for the Byrds, arranged the vocal harmonies of the song.
Last song with Gene Clark before he left the band. Gene was afraid of flying and eight miles high refers to them approaching London for a tour. But yes there is also the reference of being high on drugs. Read what you will, but this is when they moved away from folk rock to a more psychedelic electronic sound. Eventually going to country rock after Crosby left.
Apparently this was written on the plane to England, becuase they were on their first tour out of the US... and they met the Beatles which was the highlight of the visit according to accounts. And the Eight Miles High comes from the fact that they were flying at 7 miles high on the flight over. Keep on Rocking young sir.
The Byrds are eternally cool. Albums to hear are "Younger Than Yesterday" for early psychedelic rock and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and "Ballad of Easy Rider" for later country/folk rock.
As others noted, Jim "Roger" McGuinn played the lead solo on the 12-string. This clip was originally from a TV music show, and many of the directors of these shows were actually clueless about music. Crosby was obviously playing to the cameras on this show, so the director focused on him, giving the viewers the impression that Crosby was playing the solo. Michael Clarke is obviously miming the drums in this clip, but he did a very good job playing on the record. He was still learning on the job when he was in The Byrds, but his later work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Firefall and Jerry Jeff Walker demonstrated that he'd become a very tight and solid drummer, similar to Mick Fleetwood.
Gene Clark was the main writer of this song, with McGuinn and Crosby adding their bits. Gene left the band shortly after this. I get the feeling some think this was the David Crosby band, but the only permanent member through the years was McGuinn. (The "Guinn" part rhymes with "win".) They are still my second favorite band after the Beatles.
I absolutely LOVED this song in its day. I loved the Byrds. They were the transition from folk to folk rock to progressively more intricate and psychedelia rock, in my opinion. Music back then was meant to trip on not even using anything.
The 60’s had some great music. The British Invasion was a gift from the U.K. We loved all the new bands that came to the U.S., it helped us have enjoyment from some unrest by the Vietnam war. Loved The Byrds!👍👏👏👏💙
If you liked that, the album that builds on its vibe is the Byrds "Younger than Yesterday". Crosby WAS hammering the counterpoint rhythm guitar to great effect.
Mamas and Papas. They mention many of the bands of that scene. Sebastian (John, of Lovin' Spoonful), McGuire (Barry, of Eve of Destruction fame) among them. And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.
It was really Roger McGuinn's band - his is the lead vocal and the lead guitar on most of their stuff. The band continued through many line-ups after Crosby left and the only linking factor by the end was McGuinn.
I really miss Dave. He was, without a doubt, the greatest harmony vocalist Rock has ever seen, or heard I guess. And one of the greatest singers in general.
@@alfredlandesman5165 yes. So is Neil Young, so was Miles Davis, So was Pablo Picasso and bunch of other amazing artists. Doesn’t take away from the talent he had.
Jim McGuinn was the leader & lead guitarist (he changed his name to Roger between the 4th & 5th albums...he was still Jim in 1966). He played a 12-string Rickenbacker, having seen George Harrison play one in A Hard Day's Night. David Crosby played rhythm guitar, Chris Hillman played bass. All three of them sang, along with Gene Clark, who left the band after this was recorded. This song appeared, later in the year, on their third album, Fifth Dimension (one of their three best albums, along with their first album, Mr. Tambourine Man, & their fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers). Crosby was fired during the making of The Notorious Byrd Brothers (though he has a couple of songs on the album) for refusing to play on a song of McGuinn's that he felt was in competition with one of his own.
This was standard pre concert fare. Frisbee flying, excitement & smoke hung in the air. Brotherhood was everywhere. This song blasting. All for $6.75. What a great time to be young.
It’s nearly 60 yrs old (1966) release maybe in the uk. I played to my son’s band nearly 22 yrs ago and they loved it. I always tried to mix a few tracks iup with bands from the past so they wouldn’t get stuck in gentes for creative influence.. I still love it. So trippy, your mom looked at you closely when you played it. You’re doing a great job Lee, keep going . You’re my first stop with music vids. A famous guitarist once told me when I was feeling negative. ‘How’d you think I’m still here? I just never give up!’ That’s how successful ppl do it.
Their early recordings were primarily the awrecking Crew in the studio except for Roger McGuinn on 12 string electric (not Crosby on the 12 string lead). That 12 string was basically a signature tone for the band. They were a major influence for Tom Petty
I really got to know this song in the 10 minute version by the Dutch rock band Golden Earring on their fantastic live album 1973, who already had the song as the title track on their studio album in 1969. Their worldwide hits were Radar Love (truck anthem) and Twilight Zone.
Bits of this song reference the Byrds' trip to the UK and Liverpool. The Beatles tune that refences *their* trip to CA and Laurel Canyon is "Blue Jay Way" ~~~~
Yur learning! Warren Zevon was quoted as saying that the first cord of McGuinn's 12 string on the Byrds hit song, "Turn, Turn, Turn" changed the sound of the Laurel Canyon and country rock for the next 20 years. McQuinn is the author of the establishment of the fusion of folk and Rock and Roll. Like CSNY, The Eagles, America... etc.
Also two other "drug songs" of note released in 1966: *Along Comes Mary* released by *The Association* (a _really_ excellent song) which was about Marijuana, & *Got To Get You Into My Life* the song Paul McCartney wrote to express his love for Marijuana (yes, he admitted it)
I heard that Pete Townsend heard this song and wanted to write a hard edge song, then came up with “I Can Ser For Miles”. Then Paul McCartney heard them and wanted a hard edge song of his own then wrote “Helter Skelter”.
As a Jr High teen this was the first and only record (45) I ever won by calling into the radio station and naming the band. It's got that hypnotic harmonizing Central Cal country western sound that the Eagles used along with psychedelia from the San Francisco scene.
We also heard at the time that "Eight Miles High" was also about the trip to Liverpool to meet The Beatles and the lyric "Rain gray Town" is about Liverpool, "known for its sound in places", "small faces unbound" the band Small Faces. Also If you noticed the Galaxy and stars in the video look like lines of cocaine on a mirror. Build your channel Lee, don't sell yourself short.
The byrds We're actually touring england and They were literally 8 miles high In an airplane And the song with written just as they were about to land at the english airport The places mentioned in that song was probably about england.
The Byrds -- the first folk rock band, were one of the biggest bands of 65 with the number one hits Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn Turn Turn -- merging a rock beat to meaningful songs. The Bells of Rhymney is another great one. They then lost their hit momentum with the ban on Eight Miles High. At any rate, they became more of an innovative album band and even went on to create the first country rock album, crediting themselves as space cowboys. Roger McGuinn spent most of his career low profile as a solo musician preserving folk music. His folk den website is worth checking out.
Ravi Shankar was the musician who influenced George Harrison when The Beatles visited India in the sixties. I’m pretty sure Ravi taught George about the sitar.
The Byrds had hits in so many different styles of rock, from folk to psychedelic to country rock and so many great records with different lineups. And Roger McGuinn is normally always seen playing his Rickenbacker, like in this song, where he kills it totally.
I just did some fact checking. The Wizard by Bolan was issued in the UK on Nov. 19, 1965. The Kinks- See my Friends was issued in the UK on July 30, 1965. The Yardbirds- Still I'm Sad was issued in the UK on Oct. 1st, 1965. The Byrds- Eight Miles High was issued in the US on March 17, 1966. There is a much earlier recording of The Byrds- Eight Miles High recorded Dec. 1965. The Trip by Kim Fowley was issued in the US in 1965. Month and day unknown.
The Coltrane influence on McGuinn's guitar playing here is him playing scales rather than chords...like the modal work of jazz musicians like Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane (Miles Davis, as well, of course). Contemporary critics thought it was "raga rock" based on Indian music. Crosby decried this, saying they were being experimental and not mimicking sitar-based classical Indian music like that played by Ravi Shankar. Some of these critics apparently never listened to modern jazz. LOL.
The Byrds were really popular on their first couple of albums. They weren’t nearly as popular after Gene Clarke and Crosby left, but they still made some good music with McGuinn as the center of the group. Their early Dylan covers of Mr Tambourine Man and My Back Pages were really popular, while Gene Clarke wrote or cowrote most of their best early original songs. The band had a somewhat different style after Crosby and Clarke left but still some really good stuff, especially the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album and the Notorious Byrd Brothers album, though those early albums are much better known.
They mention small faces in the song. I don’t know if they were referring to this but Rod Stewart was first in a group named Small Faces before he went solo.
Great band all the way through from their debut album to Dr Byrds & Mr Hyde. Sweetheart of the Rodeo featuring Gram Parsons is their purely Country album and it is excellent.
The Byrds had such an awesome sound and Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacher just cuts thru the melancholy sounds. I have always loved The Byrds' sound. They heavily influenced Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Great reaction man!!!
I was on acid The first time me and my 2 best friends heard this song. And I can tell you something about LSD, and that is that any music, including bad music, will stick with you forever, no matter your state of mind.
After the Byrds broke up, some of them still toured together for a while as "McGuin, Clarke and Hillmann" because they no longer owned the former band name.
The live version of Eight Miles High on their "Untitled" album (with Clarence White on Telecaster) is worth a listen; that whole album is wonderful. Check out "Lover of the Bayou." Cheers.
That weird guitar sound you hear is Roger McQuinn on his Rickenbacker 12 string guitar. I'd suggest watching the live version of The Byrds singing Turn Turn Turn on The Ed Sullivan show to watch a great 12 string solo.
Hello again from England. This is one of the three songs that I really liked but decided not to buy. Why? Because I didn't want to play it to death and have it lose it's impact. Instead it just appeared occasionally over the years and always astounded me with those haunting vocals. It happened again today!! Thanks L33 The other two songs? "Pop Music" by M "Rikki Don't Lose That Number " Steely Dan. In other news, another great track that reappeared recently is "Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry Maybe give it a listen. Take care kiddo.
This gives off vibes that can be found in two songs of XTC (Dukes of Stratosphear) - "25 O'Clock" and "You're My Drug". Of course the Byrds were first and best with this style.
Roger McGuinn played lead guitar in this song. Great song!
Nothing sounds like a Rickenbacker 😎
He had a great solo album going down to Rio
They did the most famous version of Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man
Thanks for presenting this song by The Byrds. An absolute classic in rock music by a band that deserves standing with the very best ever. The instrumental work here was a pioneering sound, as the liner notes indicate, creating a kind of psychedelic quality with mixture of Coltrane's jazz, Ravi Shankar and experimental music influences. Roger McGuinn (then still going by his given name, Jim McGuinn) plays lead guitar, David Crosby on rhythm guitar, Chris Hillman on bass, Michael Clarke on drums (one of his better drumming performances) and Gene Clark on vocals. The vocals feature McGuinn, Clark, Crosby and Hillman in exquisite harmonies that are a trademark of the band. I don't consider that sound "nonchalant" but majestic and ethereal in quality--often soaring and almost disembodied. The song was primarily written by Gene Clark, then supplemented by McGuinn and Crosby. The inspiration was a plane flight to London, landing there in the UK for live shows, and visuals that were picked up by Clark. (Clark was known to have a strong fear of flying, the primary reason he left the band.) Not truly a "drug song" but certainly open to certain drug-related references, it was ridiculously banned for that unsavory drug overtone.
The guitar solo work that you liked was performed by Jim McGuinn, the Lead Guitarist for the Byrds (who later changed his name to Roger McGuinn). Since official videos for Top 40 Radio hits generally didn't appear until the 1981 intro of MTV (Music TV - cable channel), videos for prior hits weren't standard. David Crosby, who also was the Rhythm Guitarist for the Byrds, arranged the vocal harmonies of the song.
Last song with Gene Clark before he left the band. Gene was afraid of flying and eight miles high refers to them approaching London for a tour. But yes there is also the reference of being high on drugs. Read what you will, but this is when they moved away from folk rock to a more psychedelic electronic sound. Eventually going to country rock after Crosby left.
A very unique sound, even in a time known for new sounds.
Apparently this was written on the plane to England, becuase they were on their first tour out of the US... and they met the Beatles which was the highlight of the visit according to accounts. And the Eight Miles High comes from the fact that they were flying at 7 miles high on the flight over. Keep on Rocking young sir.
Finally someone who reacts to the Byrds.
The Byrds are eternally cool. Albums to hear are "Younger Than Yesterday" for early psychedelic rock and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and "Ballad of Easy Rider" for later country/folk rock.
Nope quite a few request channels have done
As others noted, Jim "Roger" McGuinn played the lead solo on the 12-string. This clip was originally from a TV music show, and many of the directors of these shows were actually clueless about music. Crosby was obviously playing to the cameras on this show, so the director focused on him, giving the viewers the impression that Crosby was playing the solo. Michael Clarke is obviously miming the drums in this clip, but he did a very good job playing on the record. He was still learning on the job when he was in The Byrds, but his later work with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Firefall and Jerry Jeff Walker demonstrated that he'd become a very tight and solid drummer, similar to Mick Fleetwood.
"Turn, Turn, Turn" is another great one by them.
When my son was about 12, Turn, Turn, Turn was his favorite song.
ABSOLUTELY
So so not great
Gene Clark was the main writer of this song, with McGuinn and Crosby adding their bits. Gene left the band shortly after this. I get the feeling some think this was the David Crosby band, but the only permanent member through the years was McGuinn. (The "Guinn" part rhymes with "win".) They are still my second favorite band after the Beatles.
Yup, i just wrote the same thing.
I absolutely LOVED this song in its day. I loved the Byrds. They were the transition from folk to folk rock to progressively more intricate and psychedelia rock, in my opinion. Music back then was meant to trip on not even using anything.
The 60’s had some great music. The British Invasion was a gift from the U.K. We loved all the new bands that came to the U.S., it helped us have enjoyment from some unrest by the Vietnam war. Loved The Byrds!👍👏👏👏💙
Byrds were an American band
@ yeah, I know & realized it after I already wrote my comment, didn’t feel like typing it in again. LoL!👍💜☮️
If you liked that, the album that builds on its vibe is the Byrds "Younger than Yesterday".
Crosby WAS hammering the counterpoint rhythm guitar to great effect.
Psychedelic definitely. So trippy
High School, ditching high school, hating high school...people who listened to this stuff and loved it...and the other guys.
My two favorite Byrds albums are Younger Than Yesterday and The Notorious Byrds Brothers
I love "The Notorious Byrd Brothers . It's soooo trippy and very well done...a one of a kind album and my personal favorite.
Great song - all-time classic. ❤
David Crosby was a son of a famous Cinema photographer that did the black and white movie high noon. David Crosby was one of them Hollywood kids.
His middle name(s) is “Van Cortlandt,” a family name. The same one for whom Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY is named.
As were: Bob Welch, (Fleetwood Mac), Lowell George, (Little Feat), Peter Lewis, (Moby Grape).
Still trippy today.
I agree. Very trippy. I was seeing trails and getting flashbacks lol
Loved your reaction to this fantastic classic. The Beatles loved The Byrds and would actually sit in at Byrd's recording sessions to hear them sing.
More Laurel Canyonites. What a musical community that was and what superb music it produced
In the Mommas and the Poppas’ song, Creeque Alley, the mention McGuinn.
Mamas and Papas. They mention many of the bands of that scene.
Sebastian (John, of Lovin' Spoonful), McGuire (Barry, of Eve of Destruction fame) among them.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.
Everytime I hear this song I feel like parts of it could be an R.E.M. song. Thanks as always for the great reactions and music choices!
It was really Roger McGuinn's band - his is the lead vocal and the lead guitar on most of their stuff. The band continued through many line-ups after Crosby left and the only linking factor by the end was McGuinn.
I really miss Dave. He was, without a doubt, the greatest harmony vocalist Rock has ever seen, or heard I guess. And one of the greatest singers in general.
But he was also an arrogant jerk
@@alfredlandesman5165 yes. So is Neil Young, so was Miles Davis, So was Pablo Picasso and bunch of other amazing artists. Doesn’t take away from the talent he had.
Always loved this old gem ❤
Super groovy
One of my favorite song endings ✌️
"Feel A Whole Lot Better" is probably my favorite song by the Byrds.
Jim McGuinn was the leader & lead guitarist (he changed his name to Roger between the 4th & 5th albums...he was still Jim in 1966). He played a 12-string Rickenbacker, having seen George Harrison play one in A Hard Day's Night. David Crosby played rhythm guitar, Chris Hillman played bass. All three of them sang, along with Gene Clark, who left the band after this was recorded. This song appeared, later in the year, on their third album, Fifth Dimension (one of their three best albums, along with their first album, Mr. Tambourine Man, & their fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers). Crosby was fired during the making of The Notorious Byrd Brothers (though he has a couple of songs on the album) for refusing to play on a song of McGuinn's that he felt was in competition with one of his own.
This was standard pre concert fare. Frisbee flying, excitement & smoke hung in the air. Brotherhood was everywhere. This song blasting. All for $6.75. What a great time to be young.
Iconic song
Iconic 12 string sound. Do Turn, Turn, Turn.
Don't sleep on The Byrds.
Great band.
Check out Graham Nash's former band The Hollies as well.
Great harmonies from both!
The Sixtys Sound ⚡
That was Jim Mcguinn on12 string !
aka Roger McGuinn after he changed his stage name. He was the leader of the Byrds throughout their existence.
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Didn't actually change his name, just went by his middle name.
Not uncommon.
The Live version is incredible.
It’s nearly 60 yrs old (1966) release maybe in the uk. I played to my son’s band nearly 22 yrs ago and they loved it. I always tried to mix a few tracks iup with bands from the past so they wouldn’t get stuck in gentes for creative influence.. I still love it. So trippy, your mom looked at you closely when you played it. You’re doing a great job Lee, keep going . You’re my first stop with music vids. A famous guitarist once told me when I was feeling negative. ‘How’d you think I’m still here? I just never give up!’ That’s how successful ppl do it.
Their early recordings were primarily the awrecking Crew in the studio except for Roger McGuinn on 12 string electric (not Crosby on the 12 string lead). That 12 string was basically a signature tone for the band. They were a major influence for Tom Petty
I really got to know this song in the 10 minute version by the Dutch rock band Golden Earring on their fantastic live album 1973, who already had the song as the title track on their studio album in 1969. Their worldwide hits were Radar Love (truck anthem) and Twilight Zone.
Band and song mentioned in the lyrics of American Pie.
A stupid song
"Eight Miles High" I have been there. The Notorious Byrds Brothers is their top all time album. Great psychedelic electronic folk.
Spark Up My Pipe.... every time I heard this iconic song.
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There really was no such thing as an official video until the very early 80's when MTV came around.
David Crosby had quite a solo career. You would love his song “ Hero”.
Bits of this song reference the Byrds' trip to the UK and Liverpool.
The Beatles tune that refences *their* trip to CA and Laurel Canyon is "Blue Jay Way" ~~~~
Yur learning! Warren Zevon was quoted as saying that the first cord of McGuinn's 12 string on the Byrds hit song, "Turn, Turn, Turn" changed the sound of the Laurel Canyon and country rock for the next 20 years.
McQuinn is the author of the establishment of the fusion of folk and Rock and Roll. Like CSNY, The Eagles, America... etc.
Feel a Whole Lot Better is one of my favorites.
Also two other "drug songs" of note released in 1966: *Along Comes Mary* released by *The Association* (a _really_ excellent song) which was about Marijuana, & *Got To Get You Into My Life* the song Paul McCartney wrote to express his love for Marijuana (yes, he admitted it)
I heard that Pete Townsend heard this song and wanted to write a hard edge song, then came up with “I Can Ser For Miles”. Then Paul McCartney heard them and wanted a hard edge song of his own then wrote “Helter Skelter”.
David Crosby was a friend of the Beatles. He stuck his head out during one of the first Beatles interviews in the USA.
He was a hanger on, not a friend.
Also just remembered, Neil Young did a song called ‘Helpless’ was a hit for him
The camera focused on David Crosby a lot, but he was playing rhythm guitar while McGuinn provided the soaring lead work
As a Jr High teen this was the first and only record (45) I ever won by calling into the radio station and naming the band. It's got that hypnotic harmonizing Central Cal country western sound that the Eagles used along with psychedelia from the San Francisco scene.
Roger McGuinn was do the fantastic guitar soloing.
I play electric 12. Can’t do anything NEAR what he did here.
"My Back Pages" by The Byrds is epic.
We also heard at the time that "Eight Miles High" was also about the trip to Liverpool to meet The Beatles and the lyric "Rain gray Town" is about Liverpool, "known for its sound in places", "small faces unbound" the band Small Faces. Also If you noticed the Galaxy and stars in the video look like lines of cocaine on a mirror. Build your channel Lee, don't sell yourself short.
I thought that, about the coke. Nice to know I wasn't alone!
The byrds We're actually touring england and They were literally 8 miles high
In an airplane And the song with written just as they were about to land at the english airport The places mentioned in that song was probably about england.
Check out their tune called Wasn't Born to Follow.
The first time I heard it was in the movie Easy Rider. ✌️
The line: "Eight Miles High and Falling Fast" from Don McLean comes into an understanding.
The 12 string electric guitar was played by Roger McGuinne
A great song, a great choice 🎶🎶👍
The Byrds -- the first folk rock band, were one of the biggest bands of 65 with the number one hits Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn Turn Turn -- merging a rock beat to meaningful songs. The Bells of Rhymney is another great one. They then lost their hit momentum with the ban on Eight Miles High. At any rate, they became more of an innovative album band and even went on to create the first country rock album, crediting themselves as space cowboys. Roger McGuinn spent most of his career low profile as a solo musician preserving folk music. His folk den website is worth checking out.
Awesone song. One of my favorites from the 1960’s. Psychedelic music at its finest!Roger’s last name is pronounced Mg-win!
Ravi Shankar was the musician who influenced George Harrison when The Beatles visited India in the sixties. I’m pretty sure Ravi taught George about the sitar.
I remember this song, and the harmonies in flats reminds me of, " Incence and Peppermints ". McGuin mentioned in Mama's And Papa's song.
Great reaction...great song. ❤😊
The Byrds had hits in so many different styles of rock, from folk to psychedelic to country rock and so many great records with different lineups. And Roger McGuinn is normally always seen playing his Rickenbacker, like in this song, where he kills it totally.
Not as good as POCO Which did Country Rock way more and better
Roger McGuin is not featured much in the clip, but he's the guy who played most of the weird guitar bits.
Apparently the guitar sounds were influenced by John Coltrane's tune India.
McGuin did a one man show with just him and his 12 string that’s really good and of course he does this song.
The video is out there somewhere.
1965 recording of Wizard by Marc Bolan(T Rex) is the 1st psychedelic song with Jim Page as a studio musician in it also
I just did some fact checking. The Wizard by Bolan was issued in the UK on Nov. 19, 1965. The Kinks- See my Friends was issued in the UK on July 30, 1965. The Yardbirds- Still I'm Sad was issued in the UK on Oct. 1st, 1965. The Byrds- Eight Miles High was issued in the US on March 17, 1966. There is a much earlier recording of The Byrds- Eight Miles High recorded Dec. 1965. The Trip by Kim Fowley was issued in the US in 1965. Month and day unknown.
Listen to the extended live version
McGuinn regular played 12 string Rickenbacker guitars throughout his career.
It was Roger Mcguinn with his 12 string guitar, not Crosby. Favorite Byrds song
there is a bandfrom the 60 ;s called Its a beautiful day ,there song is called white bird in a golden cage, or just white bird, sooo good
Awesome tunes!
Hmm so so not great
The Coltrane influence on McGuinn's guitar playing here is him playing scales rather than chords...like the modal work of jazz musicians like Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane (Miles Davis, as well, of course). Contemporary critics thought it was "raga rock" based on Indian music. Crosby decried this, saying they were being experimental and not mimicking sitar-based classical Indian music like that played by Ravi Shankar. Some of these critics apparently never listened to modern jazz. LOL.
One of my favorite Byrds songs is 5D. I think you will like it!
The Byrds were really popular on their first couple of albums. They weren’t nearly as popular after Gene Clarke and Crosby left, but they still made some good music with McGuinn as the center of the group. Their early Dylan covers of Mr Tambourine Man and My Back Pages were really popular, while Gene Clarke wrote or cowrote most of their best early original songs. The band had a somewhat different style after Crosby and Clarke left but still some really good stuff, especially the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album and the Notorious Byrd Brothers album, though those early albums are much better known.
They mention small faces in the song. I don’t know if they were referring to this but Rod Stewart was first in a group named Small Faces before he went solo.
Great band all the way through from their debut album to Dr Byrds & Mr Hyde. Sweetheart of the Rodeo featuring Gram Parsons is their purely Country album and it is excellent.
LOVE them!
Now you should hear “Mr Spaceman”
The Byrds had such an awesome sound and Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacher just cuts thru the melancholy sounds. I have always loved The Byrds' sound. They heavily influenced Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Great reaction man!!!
Check out the song 5D(5th. Dimension), the first track on the same album 👌
That is Roger McGuinn playing lead guitar. Crosby was a member of The Byrds but not the most significant member.
I was on acid The first time me and my 2 best friends heard this song. And I can tell you something about LSD, and that is that any music, including bad music, will stick with you forever, no matter your state of mind.
After the Byrds broke up, some of them still toured together for a while as "McGuin, Clarke and Hillmann" because they no longer owned the former band name.
Roger McGuinn is on lead guitar...
The song was banned on some radio stations for the title alone. Yikes, what a bunch of squares! 😎
It's definitely a bunch of squares who did that lol people are so weird.
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In 1975 at the age of 15, I started calling all the "squares", "Clones" or, 🤬 Clones. They're always a Buzz Kill. 😶🌫️
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The live version of Eight Miles High on their "Untitled" album (with Clarence White on Telecaster) is worth a listen; that whole album is wonderful. Check out "Lover of the Bayou." Cheers.
That was just good shit!!
I saw them in 69' in a small gym in Syracuse for the amazing price of 1$
Now that is cool.... wow. One dollar. You can't even get near a concert for a dollar these days lol
That weird guitar sound you hear is Roger McQuinn on his Rickenbacker 12 string guitar. I'd suggest watching the live version of The Byrds singing Turn Turn Turn on The Ed Sullivan show to watch a great 12 string solo.
Roger McGuinn on his lovely, twangy Rickenbacker guitar..
Hello again from England.
This is one of the three songs that I really liked but decided not to buy.
Why? Because I didn't want to play it to death and have it lose it's impact.
Instead it just appeared occasionally over the years and always astounded me with those haunting vocals.
It happened again today!!
Thanks L33
The other two songs?
"Pop Music" by M
"Rikki Don't Lose That Number " Steely Dan.
In other news, another great track that reappeared recently is
"Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry
Maybe give it a listen.
Take care kiddo.
You do an excellent job on these videos.
This gives off vibes that can be found in two songs of XTC (Dukes of Stratosphear) - "25 O'Clock" and "You're My Drug". Of course the Byrds were first and best with this style.
Did you catch the reference from Don McLean's American Pie lyrics.
"The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling fast."
2 Rickenbacker 12 String guitar tracks make one great solo
Byrds are Great---good reaction!--Check out "So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star"," Feel A Whole Lot Better" and "All I Really Want To Do",