The rockers transformed an ambitious 10-minute story song into one of the most beloved recordings of their later career.
The Byrds released 'Eight Miles High' that should have been a chart-topping success, but was banned by radio stations for its lyrics.
This band was feeling like 'jaded old men' when they wrote the song.
Share Nov 26, 2009 • 1 min read Part Two of this two-hour documentary on The Byrds covers 1968 to 1972: the groundbreaking country-rock years. ( Airs 2-3pm, preempts Marketplace and Bookworm; Part One ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By late ’66, however, all that had changed. After a run of successes and having experienced the full mania of the record industry, ...
No score yet, be the first to add. Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the Byrds’ 1968 ...