McGuinn and Hillman recruited drummer Kevin Kelley (Who was Hillman's cousin) and set out on a college tour in support of the album as a trio, which highlighted the difficulty of reproducing their studio material as a three-piece and led them to seek out a new member. After being fired, Crosby went on to form the Supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash, which Neil Young later joined. Meanwhile, Crosby was ejected by McGuinn and Hillman in October 1967 (the two having actually driven to his house on the occasion to fire him) and replaced for three weeks by a returning Gene Clark (who was sacked again afterwards). The album also showed the band's worsening tendency towards line-up changes, as Clarke - upset with his low pay, the material he was working on and periodic arguments with his bandmates - left during recording in August 1967 (though he returned briefly towards the end of the album sessions before once again being let go by McGuinn and Hillman). The internal turmoil somehow didn't find its way into The Notorious Byrd Brothers, which contained ethereal songs created through a fusion of psychedelic rock, folk-rock, country and jazz, with electronic influences also appearing through the adoption of the Moog synthesizer and some of the sci-fi lyrics. The former two regarded the latter as an overbearing egotist and Jerkass, a perception not reduced at all by his rambling, lengthy and incoherent speeches during the band's appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival and his guest appearance playing with Buffalo Springfield (filling in for an absent Neil Young), which made McGuinn and Hillman regard him as disloyal. However, intra-band relations deteriorated, in particular between McGuinn, Hillman and Crosby. The new line-up recorded the famous, bitter satire of the music industry "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", allegedly after being irritated by the success of The Monkees, and a new album, Younger Than Yesterday, which showcased continued experimentation with psychedelia, straight folk-rock, Indian influences and country (largely contributed by Hillman), though the loss of their primary songwriter was somewhat reflected in the uneven and disjointed, genre-hopping quality of the material. Getting bored with folk-rock, the band began to experiment with Psychedelic Rock on Fifth Dimension, which provided another hit with the creepy "Eight Miles High".Ĭlark left the band in 1966 due to his fear of flying (though internal tensions caused by the other band members' resentment of the royalties he made from being the band's primary songwriter aided his decision), reducing the line-up to McGuinn, Crosby, Hillman and Clarke. The latter album yielded another hit single with a cover of Pete Seeger's title tune, and also offered an Early-Bird Cameo for the Byrds' future musical direction, as Hillman - whose musical background was more bluegrass/country than the others' folk - convinced his bandmates to cover the country standard "Satisfied Mind". Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn, which relied heavily on covers of other songs, generally by Bob Dylan or traditional folk songs, with original songs mostly contributed by Gene Clark. The single was followed by two albums, Mr. Tambourine Man" was released as a single and became successful. Their heavy use of harmony in vocals owed an obvious debt to The Beatles - all members except Clarke would sing, Crosby inevitably providing high vocals while McGuinn and Clark would alternatively sing in unison or harmony. McGuinn's use of Rickenbacker 12-string guitars with heavy compression resulted in a distinctive, bright sound, which was put in the service of melodic, jangly guitar riffs. Tambourine Man", and established their style. The Byrds' first recording was a cover of the Bob Dylan song "Mr. Thanks to their manager Jim Dickson's connections, they got signed to Columbia Records. Thus, the "classic" Byrds line-up was born. Third guitarist David Crosby soon joined up, followed by drummer Michael Clarke (recruited partly because of his resemblance to Brian Jones) and bassist Chris Hillman shortly afterward. The band was formed initially as a duo comprised of Jim (later Roger) McGuinn and Gene Clark as guitarists and singers.
The Byrds were an American band active from 1964 to 1973, who were the Trope Makers for the genre of Folk Rock (alongside Simon & Garfunkel), although they experimented with different genres throughout their career such as Psychedelic Rock and Country Music.
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