I have just seen this added to my Beatles Cover list on my Covers Of Every Beatles Song thread, and thought that I should post it here. It is Gene singing a nice country rock version of I'll Be Back:
That's the great thing sometimes about novice drummers, you will get flashes of great moments that are there because they don't follow any rules, and yes you get some crap too. A great example is Paul McCartney's drumming on Dear Prudence. I always thought that was Ringo's greatest moment at the end when those fills are happening, they sound so good
This can't be viewed in Canada, which is a shame because I'd love to hear it. Isolated vocals for "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!": http://dangerousminds.net/comments/...cals_for_mr._tamborine_man_and_turn_turn_turn
50th anniversary of the release of the Mr. Tambourine Man album today. Currently enjoying a near mint mono Canadian pressing picked up in a Vancouver shop a few days ago
Roger plugged in his Ric & the built in treble boost shorted out . He grabbed a spare guitar ,which was in a different tuning.hence all the pre performance tuning - " we tune because we care ! " In the comments section of Crosby's acoustic demo of the song someone has this to say about the tuning up: Roger plugged in his Ric & the built in treble boost shorted out . He grabbed a spare guitar ,which was in a different tuning.hence all the pre performance tuning - " we tune because we care ! "
I like the track, and it's certainly a better example of the divisive production on Dr Byrds which otherwise renders a bulk of the tracks into sonic slush.
Not that I doubt Crosby's sincerity, but after watching "The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark" last night, it seems like he has been making a point of making public displays of contrition directed toward former band mates as of late. He seems to take full responsibilty for screwing up the Byrds reuinion album, and then there's the recent public apology to Neil. I wonder if this is this simply a case of someone staring at their mortality, or if part of him hopes being so in the open with it all would help various reunion efforts (not that there's anything wrong with wanting to work with old friends again).
Hard to disagree, actually! I love this track, and also love the other dark ones on Dr. Byrds -- Wheel's on Fire, King Apathy, Child of the Universe, Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man, etc. What a nice GLOOMY album!! Dr Byrds and Sweetheart are my go to Byrds albums.
Yes. He may not remember every obnoxious and dismissive thing he ever said, but he's now at a juncture in his life where he presumes he was a douche a lot of the time. Two ex-addicts that I know have expressed similar sentiments to me... Them: "I'm sorry if I ever said anything insulting to you, but it was the drugs talking." Me: "Don't worry about it." I found Crosby's interview segments in the Gene Clark film extremely tedious, but I was glad he tried to be gracious.
The part where he described attempting the Byrds reunion after CSN, then CSN&Y, was confusing. I had to watch it twice to understand he was acknowledging how big his ego had grown with the success of the latter two, thus making him even more of a pain for the Byrds.
Well, I don't pretend to know the details of Crosby's recovery from addiction, or how he stays straight. I would assume that only those closest to him do. That said, I know that it is often part of one's program to make amends to those one has wronged, and continue to do so as the need arises. That may be the case with Crosby. Maybe not. It may be just as Brother Maynard speculated:
Article by Matthew Greenwald about Gene Clark & Gram Parsons: "Byrds of a Feather - How Addiction Brought Down Two Rock Legends" http://www.thefix.com/content/cautionary-tales-coast-gene-clark-and-gram-parsons?page=1
TODAY, July 7, 2015 - Peter Fonda Presents A profile on American folk rock band The Byrds, who were formed in Los Angeles in 1964. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060g0b4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
What was Clark's d.o.c.? Looking at one of the last (maybe THE last) photos of him in the documentary, his nose looks pretty ravaged so I assume coke.
I'm not really comfortable talking about this aspect of Gene's life. If you pick up the Einarson bio it'll answer everything though.
That's my take as well. He certainly has had time to read stuff on the net (and elsewhere, I'm sure) about people telling David stories that they know of first hand or the urban legends that have passed on about him and in particular his relationship with the others. He seems to be very contrite about his many years as an addict and while it's helpful now to be nice to Gene's legacy, I take him at his word. A friend of mine outright holds Crosby responsible for the breakup of 'the best band in the US' (the original 5 piece).