Not to mention McGuinn made plenty of post-original lineup Byrds albums that were all commercial failures. They may have simply viewed the name as toxic to success.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 19:59 (three years ago) link
The real missed opportunity was for the 1990 box – all five original members were still alive but they only got Mcguinn, Hillman and Crosby to record new stuff – IIRC bc no one wanted to deal with Gene or Mike.
You can slather Gene in as much disco yacht rock pop vibes as you want but he still shines through
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link
Did the box set situation have something to do with Clark and/or Clarke touring and billing themselves as The Byrds at certain shows?
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 23:34 (three years ago) link
This is often the best album in the world ever. I've bought a bunch of other Gene albums since getting to know this one. His other stuff is great, but this is an off the scale mind blowing amazing album.
― Duke, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 01:02 (three years ago) link