Great response Mark, and of course, well respected.
"Byrdmaniax" was, I definitely agree, the Byrds worst effort.
I'm quickly responding now to your post. I haven't read the Wiki article yet.
You, good buddy, inadverently have hit the crux of the Byrd mystique.
It seems you liked them at one point, realized that not ALL songs were IDEAL, and then let someone else's opinion dissuade you, from your original thoughts about the Byrds.
That's how I'm reading your response.
Yes! The Byrds were very critical of themselves all along; mainly because Jim Mcguinn was a fanatical musician and arranger. Mcguinn had a vision. More than anyone else in the Byrds from the beginning to the end.
You really should read "So You Want To Be A Rock n' Roll Star".
http://www.amazon.com/Want-Rock-Roll-St ... 594&sr=1-2
Mark, either you like the Byrds or you don't; with all their faults. Not much different than many other bands.
And, in defiance of "critics". What do they know? They are telling you what you should like or not?
I always thought you were SMARTER than that, and not to be so easily dissuaded by some hired blowhard's opinion.
Which, brings me back to - either you like them or you don't.
And that's cool.
