“Younger Than Yesterday” by The Byrds - album review
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The strength of The Byrds endures onto album # 4, which positively fizzes in comparison to the relatively lacklustre “Fifth Dimension” which preceded it. The most varied set yet, “Younger Than Yesterday” seems to balance out the pop, the psychedelic, the folk and even introduces a little country into the mix. Bassist Chris Hillman steps up as a new key songwriter contributing to 5 of the tracks, mostly with a pop sensibility, but most strikingly on the rather marvellous “Thoughts And Words” which revels in the fashionable sitar-like sound of backwards guitar effects. It’s where it’s at for counterculture 1967 style…
The Jukebox Rebel
27–Feb–2008
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:05]  The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star [abum version] (James Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman) Cerebral Pop |
| A2 | [02:40]  The Byrds - Have You Seen Her Face (Chris Hillman) Pop |
| A3 | [02:28]  The Byrds - C.T.A.102 (James Roger McGuinn, Robert J. Hippard) Pop |
| A4 | [01:51]  The Byrds - Renaissance Fair (James Roger McGuinn, David Crosby) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A5 | [01:53]  The Byrds - Time Between (Chris Hillman) Pop |
| A6 | [03:05] The Byrds - Everybody’s Been Burned (David Crosby) Songwriter |
| B1 | [02:56]  The Byrds - Thoughts And Words (Chris Hillman) Psychedelia |
| B2 | [03:46]  The Byrds - Mind Gardens (David Crosby) Psychedelia |
| B3 | [03:08]  The Byrds - My Back Pages (Robert Zimmerman) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B4 | [01:50] The Byrds - The Girl With No Name (Chris Hillman) Pop |
| B5 | [02:45]  The Byrds - Why (James Roger McGuinn, David Crosby) Cerebral Pop |
