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ISBN: 9780826417176

Book Title: Byrds' the Notorious Byrd Brothers

Item Length: 6.4in

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional

Publication Year: 2007

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

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Author: Ric Menck

Genre: Music

Topic: Genres & Styles / Rock, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

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Number of Pages: 152 Pages

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By the time Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke entered the studio to begin work on this album, they were basically falling apart at the seams. "Ladyfriend", a song written by Crosby, had just failed miserably as a chart single despite the fact that he lobbied hard to get it released. This - coupled with the fact that he made what the rest of the band considered an embarrassing political speech onstage during their set at the Monterey Pop Festival, and then sat in with rivals the Buffalo Springfield the following day - pushed McGuinn and Hillman in particular to the limits of their patience. Then, for the Notorious sessions, Crosby presented a song called "Triad", written about a threesome, and although McGuinn and Hillman reluctantly agreed to record it, they later decided to place a less controversial Goffin & King pop number called "Goin' Back" on the album instead. Crosby declared the song banal and refused to sing on it. A few too many studio flare-ups later, McGuinn and Hillman finally screeched up into the Hollywood Hills in their Jaguars and fired Crosby on the spot. Also brooding during this period was drummer Michael Clarke, who had always borne the brunt of the other band members' rage while recording. He was by far the least accomplished member of the band musically, and when they suggested bringing in a studio drummer to embellish some tracks (Jim Gordon, later of Derek & the Dominos fame), he finally declared he'd had enough and moved to Hawaii to get away from the music scene altogether. So, McGuinn and Hillman were left to cobble together an album with the help of producer Gary Usher (known for his work with Brian Wilson, the Millenium, Sagittarius and many others). The fact that it turned out to be one of the defining albums of the 60s psychedelic pop experience was either a sheer stroke of luck, or a testament to McGuinn and Hillman's determination to prove that they didn't need Crosby's help to construct their masterpiece.

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Byrds' the Notorious Byrd Brothers

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Ric Menck

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Trade Paperback

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English

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Genres & Styles / Rock, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

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2007

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Music

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152 Pages

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5in

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"Inthis volume of Continuum's 33 1/3 series,Ric (call him Lightening) Menck rhapsodizes quite eloquently about what makesthe album so special, while looking under the hood, as it were, to examine howeach of the tracks came to be in the studio and putting the album in thehistorical and psychological context of the band."- David Biasotti, Ugly Things, Issue 25

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by songster52
Jan 29, 2011
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This book, while sometimes accurate is obviously written to favor Roger (or Jim) McGuinn. The Notorious Byrd Brothers was an album that was made by mainly non Byrd musicians, exactly what Crosby had feared from the beginning. This album is probably a contractual obligation that the band as a whole could not deliver. It was made by the label, using the Byrds name and to market and sell an album. While this may be a landmark album, it is hardly a Byrds album at all. The book chronicles the Byrds history, but gives very little information that doesn't favor McGuinn, who by most accounts was difficult to work with, as indicated by the Burrito Brothers a band started by Hillman and Gram Parsons (from the Byrds incarnation of "Sweetheart of The Rodeo"), and drummer, Mike Clarke, who like Crosby ... This book, while sometimes accurate is obviously written to favor Roger (or Jim) McGuinn. The Notorious Byrd Brothers was an album that was made by mainly non Byrd musicians, exactly what Crosby had feared from the beginning. This album is probably a contractual obligation that the band as a whole could not deliver. It was made by the label, using the Byrds name and to market and sell an album. While this may be a landmark album, it is hardly a Byrds album at all. The book chronicles the Byrds history, but gives very little information that doesn't favor McGuinn, who by most accounts was difficult to work with, as indicated by the Burrito Brothers a band started by Hillman and Gram Parsons (from the Byrds incarnation of "Sweetheart of The Rodeo"), and drummer, Mike Clarke, who like Crosby was either kicked out or quit during the Notorious Byrd Brotheres Sessions. Also, the success of Crosby and Gene Clark is mentioned in passing, and even downplayed, as if the pinnacle of their careers was the Byrds. We all know Crosby went on to greater heights than the Byrds could ever hope for, and was used for his harmonies by James Taylor, Linda Rondstadt and Jackson Browne as well as countless other recording artissts, to say nothing of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and forty year history as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash (and sometimes Young). While this is beside the Byrds history, it is way more than a stunning afternote. This and the subsequent albums also led to a lawsuit by the original Byrds for McGuinn using the Byrds name when he was the only Byrd that was original. The devasting loss of two original members during the making of this album is dismissed as minor events. The fact that the Mike Clarke, the drummer moved to Hawaii and got a regular job is used to examplify what a poor drummer he was. Although recordings of the Byrds do not support that assertion. In fact, he was disgusted with the business and left to vacation. Nothing is mentioned about how difficult all of the members claimed McGuinn was to work with, and how he attempted to dominate and control the band in musical direction and material. The fact that Crosby was kicked out of the band, and yet they continued to use his material indicates that Crosby was of greater value than the Byrds, (Hillman and McGuinn at this point) wanted to admit, is not mentioned. The album is a bad example of the Byrds catalog, if it is a Byrds album at all. That is what makes this album so important in Rock history. This is never addressed in the book. The album signifies the first major band to be taken control of by the labels in such a blatant attempt to make money and it symbolizes the demise of the artist freedom and corruption of the art of pop music by the labels and powers that be. Missed oppotunities to use this album as a symbol of the marketing decades to come, and how it was a lesson to the other Byrds to stop the corruption of their name and image. The album also signifies the lack of cohesion and coordination that is needed to make a good recording by a band, and how any great musicians can make good music of little or no character. The intrinsic value of the performances on the album become the mockery of the musicians and their work, making them studio musicians fulfilling a contract. The albums poor sales reflect what a poor album it was. It is a quick read, lacking facts, but chronicles the Byrds non personal history with some accuracy.
by zakcleo
May 04, 2007
The Notorious Byrd Brothers by Rick Menck
Having been a Byrds fanatic since I was 12 yrs old in 1973 and reading Timeless Flight the biography of the Byrds and the extensive liner notes to the reissued Byrds cd's,I was impressed by the new information Rick Menck brings in his book.Its great to listen again and listen for the differances in the differant drummers and hear the way Roger Mcguinn and Chris Hillman covered up for the missing David Crosby.Essential reading for the Byrds Freak!Having been a Byrds fanatic since I was 12 yrs old in 1973 and reading Timeless Flight the biography of the Byrds and the extensive liner notes to the reissued Byrds cd's,I was impressed by the new information Rick Menck brings in his book.Its great to listen again and listen for the differances in the differant drummers and hear the way Roger Mcguinn and Chris Hillman covered up for the missing David Crosby.Essential reading for the Byrds Freak!

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