From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers, to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, the Byrds were always accorded a hero's welcome in England. What better place to record founding Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn's new version of the band – featuring fret board ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons – than London's Royal Albert Hall! Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in McGuinn's climatized garage for decades, this stellar 1971 set, featuring live versions of the current band's studio faves ("Lover of the Bayou," "Chestnut Mare") as well as adventurous reworkings of Byrds classics ("Mr. Tambourine Man," "My Back Pages," "Eight Miles High," "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star") might be the most accurate and stirring live performance yet of the legendary Los Angeles combo.
Track Listing
Lover of the Bayou
You Ain't Going Nowhere
Truck Stop Girl
My Back Pages
Baby, What You Want Me to Do
Jamaica, Say You Will
Black Mountain Rag / Soldier's Joy
Mr. Tambourine Man
Pretty Boy Floyd
Take a Whiff (On Me)
Chestnut Mare
Jesus Is Just Alright
Eight Miles High
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
Mr. Spaceman
I Trust
Nashville West
Roll Over Beethoven
Amazing Grace