The authors also cited the Byrds' archival release Live at the Fillmore – February 1969 as a good example of the White-era band's musical potency.Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke has commented on White's contribution to the band, by noting, "with his powerful, impeccable tone and melodic ingenuity, White did much to rebuild the creative reputation of the Byrds and define the road-hearty sound of the group at the turn of the '70s. Similarly, authors Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz have commented that although the White-era Byrds failed to achieve the commercial success of the original line-up, the group were a formidable live act and a consistently in-demand attraction on the touring circuit. Journalist Steve Leggett has noted that, although the original line-up of the Byrds gets the most attention and praise, the latter-day version, featuring McGuinn and White's dual lead guitar work, was regarded by critics and audiences as much more accomplished in concert than any previous configuration of the band had been. "The White-era version of the Byrds, featuring McGuinn, White and Parsons, along with bassists John York (September 1968–September 1969) and Skip Battin (September 1969–February 1973), released five albums and toured relentlessly between 19. 'Eight Miles High' is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (a.k.a. I'm no guitar player but you could see in that video he really had something going on regarding his finger-picking. He was 29 years old.įrom that Wikipedia page I found that he actually was a renowned bluegrass musician. Not long after leaving the band he was loading equipment into his van after a gig in 1973. The Byrds - Eight Miles High (Alternate Version) 127,624 views Eight Miles High as recorded by The Byrds at RCA studios. He toured and recorded with the Byrds for four years, 1970-1973. The last TV appearance with a soon-to-be fired David Crosby. I hadn't heard his name mentioned in many, many years so kind of suspected he may have been yet another young drug casualty. The Byrds.a rare one of them, miming 'Eight Miles High' on American Bandstand. Tutti gli Accordi sono 100 corretti, garantiti dai Maestri musicisti di Accordi e Spartiti. I was so impressed by the musicianship of this Byrds lineup that I had to do a little research, particularly Clarence White's Wikipedia page. Testo e Accordi della canzone Eight Miles High di The Byrds.
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