Byrdmaniax is an album by American band The Byrds, released in 1971. It remains one of their most poorly received album releases, largely due to the heavy strings, horns, and gospel chorus overdubbed onto the songs by producer Terry Melcher and arranger Paul Polina, reportedly done while The Byrds were on the road and without their approval.
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- Byrdmaniax is an album by American band The Byrds, released in 1971. It remains one of their most poorly received album releases, largely due to the heavy strings, horns, and gospel chorus overdubbed onto the songs by producer Terry Melcher and arranger Paul Polina, reportedly done while The Byrds were on the road and without their approval. Upon release, Byrdmaniax did much to undo the critical standing The Byrds had earned thanks to Ballad of Easy Rider and (Untitled), and it faded quickly from the public's consciousness, only reaching forty-six in the United States in a short chart stay, and failing to reach the United Kingdom charts at all. Two of Roger McGuinn's songwriting contributions are collaborations with lyricist Jacques Levy from the aborted country-rock musical Gene Tryp, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. "Kathleen's Song", one of the best-loved of the Tryp tunes, was in fact a leftover from the (Untitled) sessions. Promo copies of that record actually included the song (under the abbreviated title "Kathleen") on the sleeve track listing, although it was absent from the disc itself. The other two McGuinn compositions on the album are the subtle, modal acoustic ballad "Pale Blue" and the commercially unsuccesful, quasi-gospel single, "I Trust". The Fats Domino pastiche, "Tunnel of Love", is an adaptation of a poem called The Garden of Love by William Blake. As well as being issued in the standard stereo format, Byrdmaniax was also released in 1971 as a Quadraphonic LP by the Japanese CBS Sony label (catalogue number SOPL-34001). The quadraphonic version of the album features a noticably different mix to the standard stereo version. Byrdmaniax was remastered and re-issued in 2000 with four bonus tracks. These include a version of Gene Clark's "Think I'm Gonna Feel Better", sung by Clarence White (White had played guitar on Clark's original 1967 solo recording of the tune), a stripped-down version of "Pale Blue" and a version of Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" (which The Byrds had also recorded during the sessions). The final bonus track, actually a hidden track, is an alternate (first-take) version of "Green Apple Quick Step", featuring Clarence White's father on harmonica. This tune is also referred to as "Byrdgrass".
- Byrdmaniax ist das zehnte Album der US-amerikanischen Folk-Rock-Band The Byrds. Es erschien am 23. Juni 1971 auf dem Label Columbia Records. Nachdem die Byrds sich mit Ballad of Easy Rider und (Untitled) wieder von dem Misserfolg des von Fans und Kritikern gleichmaßen schlecht aufgenommenen Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde erholt hatten, erlaubten sie sich mit Byrdmaniax einen weiteren Flop. In den Vereinigten Staaten erreichte das Album #46 der Pop-Charts, aus denen es sich recht schnell wieder verabschiedete, in Großbritannien kam es nicht zu einem Charteintritt des Albums. Die schlechten Kritiken und Verkaufszahlen hatte das Album wohl den orchestralen Arrangements und dem Gospelchor zu verdanken, die Produzent Terry Melcher und Arrangeur Paul Polena dem Album beimischten, und im Gegensatz zu den eher sparsam instrumentierten früheren Alben der Band standen. Zwei Singles wurden vom Album ausgekoppelt, die beide sowohl in Großbritannien als auch in den Staaten an den Charts scheiterten. Im Mai kam I Trust (Everything Is Gonna Work Alright) mit der B-Seite This Is My Destiny auf den Markt (beide Titel wurden auf dem Albumcover gekürzt und heißen dort nur I Trust und My Destiny) und am 20. August erschien Glory, Glory mit Citizen Kane als B-Seite.
- Byrdmaniax est le dixième album du groupe américain The Byrds, paru en 1971.
- Byrdmaniax è un album del gruppo folk rock statunitense The Byrds, pubblicato nel 1971.
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- Byrdmaniax is an album by American band The Byrds, released in 1971. It remains one of their most poorly received album releases, largely due to the heavy strings, horns, and gospel chorus overdubbed onto the songs by producer Terry Melcher and arranger Paul Polina, reportedly done while The Byrds were on the road and without their approval.
- Byrdmaniax ist das zehnte Album der US-amerikanischen Folk-Rock-Band The Byrds. Es erschien am 23. Juni 1971 auf dem Label Columbia Records. Nachdem die Byrds sich mit Ballad of Easy Rider und (Untitled) wieder von dem Misserfolg des von Fans und Kritikern gleichmaßen schlecht aufgenommenen Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde erholt hatten, erlaubten sie sich mit Byrdmaniax einen weiteren Flop.
- Byrdmaniax est le dixième album du groupe américain The Byrds, paru en 1971.
- Byrdmaniax è un album del gruppo folk rock statunitense The Byrds, pubblicato nel 1971.
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