Byrds Wild Mountain Thyme { alternate version}

I much prefer this version without the syrupy strings.....Byrds and orchestras do not go together

Jim

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[hiwayjack]

Captainsoul1953- Is Chris singing on this song?

[captainsoul1953]

hiwayjack

i think so...Chris did step up to the mike after Gene Clark left

Jim

[captainfairfield]

Nice to hear this version, but I prefer the string accompaniment. Also, what is so wrong with "Oh! Susannah"? Loved it in '65 and still love it today. "Mind Gardens", in my humble opinion, was the worst Byrds track of all time.

[captainsoul1953]

Thought it was a weak track on an otherwise very strong album especially as they left of She Dont Care About Time...dont hate it but i rarely play it...very eclectic band the Byrds....i love Mind Gardens but i know a lot of people hate

it.......i also like Space Odyssey...sad but true

Jim

[captainsoul1953]

tfmuch

How about no 242 foxtrot period...i lke the voices on cta102 and the phasing on Wasnt born to follow but i think Lay lady lay is a crap version anyway though there is a version of it without the choir

Other Byrd crimes for me are the hopeless Hey Joe..Oh Susannah and Wait and see...Moog Raga...and quite a lot of Byrdmaniax..but i love Mind gardens which most Byrd fans seem to hate

Agree about Rogers quality control...shocking lapse of taste on many occasions

Jim

[captainsoul1953]

tfmuch

Time is a great healer..also have John Riley without the strings..will post soon

Jim

[Sarahfreckle]

The early Byrds were a truly magical group. One of my favourite songs is "Chimes of Freedom".

[sandinmyears1]

I'm used to hearing this in 3/4 time so it sounds odd. :?

[Dukegrievousangel]

@captainsoul1953 Chris may be doubling Roger, Gene Clark style. But the voices that really pierce out are Roger's and Crosby's harmony. This album had this beautiful "dirge"-y, drone-y feel around that D chord, and their harmonies augmented that, making "Fifth Dimension" sound like was recorded by monks or aliens.

[kattitude121]

this is one of my all time fave songs and as much as i like this version u cant beat the silencers.

[sdae102]

aye, what a bonnie song

[gibb253]

@captainsoul1953 Agreed about being better without strings-only George Martin managed to mìx strings and rock. This is hypnotically ...........ummm hypnotic.

[RodCow]

@captainsoul1953 Agree with all you say (except I love the strings on Wild Mountain Thyme-they are nicely arranged in a 'Highland' feel I think).Moog Raga wasn't really anything more than an experiment but is nevertheless shite.Hey Joe chews ass and the lyrics for 'Wait And See' are the worst of their career (and this from a band who had song lyrics about wanting to marry a horse!).I worship at the church of Crosby but Mind Gardens is him trying too hard to be clever and deep and is neither.

[TheDiarmaidable]

Oaye.

[shaneh1983]

great song

[jnsii]

Yeh....58 years....and they want to vote Republican again. Well boys, we have made it this far.

[oldtones]

GREAT THE BYRDS