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Mr Tambourine Man [VINYL]

by: The Byrds

Release Date March 06, 2006
Though not too obvious for many years, The Byrds' debut album can now be regarded as a huge influence on the development of rock music. 12-string playing in general during the last twenty years or so seems to take its cue from here, though no one has replicated those wonderful delicately-layered vocal harmonies. The Byrds and Bob Dylan owe a mutual debt, they for Bob providing them with ammo, Bob for having his material popularised. It's already clear here though that Gene Clark was a fine writer in his own right. Dylan has the words, but Clark has the dynamic tunes, not only 'Feel A Whole Lot Better', but the faintly Beatlesque 'You Won't Have To Cry' and 'It's No Use'. 'Here With You' has a great moodiness to it too. I can forgive them 'We'll ... Read More: