Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
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Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is the seventh album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in March 1969 on Columbia Records (see 1969 in music). The album was produced by Bob Johnston and saw the band juxtaposing country rock material with psychedelic rock, giving the album a stylistic split-personality that was alluded to in its title. It was the first album to feature the new band line-up of Clarence White (guitar), Gene Parsons (drums), John York (bass), and founding member Roger McGuinn (guitar). Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is unique within the band's discography for being the only album on which McGuinn sings the lead vocal on every track. - Wikipedia
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Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, the first album with McGuinn as unquestioned leader (and sole founding member), was an interesting but uneven set that saw him attempting to bring together the psych-tinged rock of the group's early period with the pure country that Parsons had brought to Sweetheart.
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Country Standard Time
1997- The disc was the lowest-charting record of the group's career. As the title suggests, the album is somewhat erratic track-to-track, but its many highs rank alongside the best work of the band's earlier incarnations.
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Sundazed
A key transitional touchstone in The Byrds? fabled canon, 1969?s Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde was the next stop in the band?s pioneering country-rock trajectory and the first album by the post-Gram Parsons lineup.
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Robert Christgau
Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde is first-rate Byrds, a high recommendation. The excitement generated is no longer exquisite, I suppose, but it lasts.
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Music Banter
Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde marked a new beginning for the Byrds. I don't recommend this as a starting point for people new to the Byrds, but this is a phenomenal record full of great music.
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The Current
2012- This record was the follow up to The Byrds' country-influenced album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo." This record was appropriately named, as it was a little country, a little psychedelic; it has two different personalities.
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Daily Vault Album Reviews
2019- Dr. Byrds And Mr. Hye was the perfect title for the album because the Byrds produced music that spanned their career. Their country roots led to a number of tracks, but Roger McGuinn also reached back into the group’s past for some good old psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll. It may not have been cohesive, but it sure was interesting.
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AlohaCriticon
With Roger McGuinn as the only original member, the Byrds continued with this underestimated disc the country-rock path in which they had entered the hand of Gram Parsons in his previous work, "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" .
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Starling.rinet Byrds Reviews
You know, this album convinces me that most paid rock critics don't even bother listening to the albums they review. They say it's a step down from Sweetheart of the Rodeo, despite the fact that it's got stronger, more varied material than the previous year's soporific "masterpiece."
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Don Ignacio's Music Reviews
Instead of a strict country-western format, this is more of a variety of songs. There's not just country-western, but also heavy metal, Dylan-esque rock 'n' roll and psychedelic rock. But The Byrds just can't seem to do anything right. Pity.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
Featuring the revamped "Byrds," this is a pitiful but carefully produced ripoff with little to recommend it. The only memorable tune is a Dylan cover done in reverb-drenched late 60s style ("This Wheel's On Fire") - the original could only be better.
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RockTimes Archiv
2010- "Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde" sounds assented to crowds differently than all the Byrds albums before. But the disc has almost exclusively high-class songs, a lot of atmosphere, great musicians and a topical recording and is therefore in my opinion completely wrongly neglected treated.
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Excatholic4Christ
2018- “Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde” has some fine moments, but this first effort of the McGuinn-White lineup dramatically pales in comparison to the albums of the McGuinn-Clark-Crosby-Hillman Byrds.
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Adrian's Album Reviews
Chris Hillman departed. Roger McGuinn was the only remaining original member and some people ( step forward David Crosby ) never forgave Roger for continuing The Byrds. I for one am glad that he did. If he hadn't, we never would have had the simple joy that is 'Dr Byrd Vs Mr Hyde'. Yes, a simple joy! An exhilarating rock album! Rock! There are sounds on this album that are simply astonishing.
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Mark's Record Reviews
See now, THIS is country rock. And GOOD country rock! Sure it's twangy and all, but it's very tight, the new guitarist TOTALLY cooks a meal of tasty licks and delightful pussychops on his axe of grimy dirt . . . .
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Oldies.com
After all is said and done, the Byrds get back to the business of being a great bunch of musicians, amiably rocking their way through a medley that pairs a revamped "My Back Pages" with Jimmy Reed's blues classic "Baby What You Want Me to Do."
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John McFerrin's Music Reviews
So anyway, um, this sucks. Like, really badly. I give it as high of a grade as I do because some parts of it are nice, and some other parts are just minimally offensive, but the rest should be avoided like the plague.
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The Byrds - jhendrix110
The Byrds were now McGuinn and three new guys, and they retained the country-rock missive, but with a more electric rock approach. Clarence White's guitar and Dylan producer Bob Johnston's work provide needed gusto, and McGuinn sounds invigorated. These Byrds sound like they might do something thoroughly great, cause enough for celebration.
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