The Byrds-"So You Want To Be A Rock N' Roll Star"-2/2/73

What may be the very last performance for the group (Not counting reunions of course) this is from "The Midnight....".

The drummer here is Jim "Moon" Schulz . He used to fill in and play with The Byrds on various concerts. Jim also played drums for Spanky and our Gang, and was also Evonne Elliman's and Alice Cooper's road manager.

VERY "Early '70's"; Highly polished Cymbals reflecting bright, garrish, orange lighting! :-)

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[Midnightman3741]

Sad to think that Roger is the only one in this line-up that is still alive.

This is from 2/2/73 and Skip Battin and John Guerin either quit or were fired after a show on 2/10/73 in Ithica, NY. This performance was filmed eight days before the Byrds were officially done.

[Byrds1967]

The Byrds rock!

[inforapint]

Clerance White was killed just months after this gig.

[cottageorgan]

R.I.P. Skip. Great bass player, singer and songwriter.

[genericgeorge]

@thebeefdancer yeah I read that. Sounded like a good drummer to me. So did Skip Batten

[gittahfiend]

@genericgeorge The drum chops dont either

[taariqtaariq]

@thebeefdancer Gene parsons was a good drummer and singer , but McGuinn had him on wages as an employee and if you can't get on with the boss you get a new job......

I didn't matter because the Byrd s were almost done anyway.If McGuinn had have changed the name of the group to ???? when 'Dr Byrds and Mr Hyde' came out it could have been different in that the comparisons between the original BYRDS and the late BYRDS would have been fewer.

[taariqtaariq]

@henrynevins I am getting a b bender installed into one of my telecaster guitars By Gene Parsons :-)

[genericgeorge]

Jim "Moon" Schulz on drums. I guess I should read the vid description.

[genericgeorge]

@fuse999 Really? Thanks for the info. I have seen pics of Guerin and they dont correspond to the guy here.

[genericgeorge]

I think this version kicks major ass. The original to me just didnt work. The weak 12 string riff and trumpet just didnt gel and there was no major hook in the song. Here though, with John Guerin, it becomes a tour de force. It becomes a ROCK SONG whereas the original was a softcock pop song that misses. Some might accuse Guerin for overdrumming but I find his cymbal work and overall playing great here.

[Giorgio6cordas]

incrível essa banda, o velho Roger McGuiin é foda com sua Rickenbacker!