― Keith Watson (kmw), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:43 (twenty years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 14 August 2003 16:46 (twenty years ago) link
Keith: 'Brothers & Sisters' is pooh because both Duane & Berry had died in road accidents by then, thus robbing the band of the majority of its talent. (Sadly I never got to see them until this period.) I would go for 1971's 'Live At The Fillmore East' of which I have 3 versions, 1992's CD issue 'The Fillmore Concerts' collecting up tracks issued on other albums to clock in a few seconds short of a mighty 2 and a quarter hours of twin howling Les Paul/twin drummer bliss. The tones Duane extracts from his guitar during the nearly 34 minutes jam (OK, there's a lot of bollocks drum solo) on Donovan's 'There Is A Mountain' are sublime.
― Mooro (Mooro), Thursday, 14 August 2003 17:11 (twenty years ago) link
Well for me it was one of the first record's I got where I learned to stop being an uptight jerk and love the 80's (again)
― Michael B, Thursday, 14 August 2003 17:24 (twenty years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 14 August 2003 17:29 (twenty years ago) link
There's a terrific midprice A+M CD that collects the two Dillard and Clark albs on one CD - the first D+C rec, 'Fantastic Expedition', is in particular a v. superfine country-rock rec, and contains my single fave Gene Clark song, "Why Not Your Baby", a stone classic
― Andrew L (Andrew L), Thursday, 14 August 2003 23:13 (twenty years ago) link
No Other did improve a bit on second listen.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 15 August 2003 08:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Friday, 15 August 2003 08:33 (twenty years ago) link
― dave q, Friday, 15 August 2003 08:47 (twenty years ago) link
that's the dealbreaker right there
― mark s (mark s), Friday, 15 August 2003 08:54 (twenty years ago) link
― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 15 August 2003 10:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Thursday, 21 August 2003 18:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Andrew L (Andrew L), Thursday, 21 August 2003 19:00 (twenty years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 22 November 2004 00:15 (nineteen years ago) link
Apparently Gene did enough songs for a 2-lp set. Have they been wiped??
― Bumfluff, Monday, 22 November 2004 00:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― JaXoN (JasonD), Monday, 22 November 2004 00:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 22 November 2004 01:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 22 November 2004 03:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Don't think they ever made it to the recording stage.
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 22 November 2004 03:16 (nineteen years ago) link
Does Gene only seem to be better than Gram Parsons because of Parsons fatigue brought on by his over-adoring fans? Or is he actually better? Will Gene fans eventually make us tire of him too?
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 22 November 2004 03:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 22 November 2004 04:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 22 November 2004 04:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 22 November 2004 05:01 (nineteen years ago) link
There was that great quote during the early days of the Byrds, someone complaining that Clark hadn't written a song for while, when they still depended on him, and Crosby says something like "oh don't worry, that girl he's seeing will split and he'll write something."
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 22 November 2004 06:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 17:41 (eighteen years ago) link
(PS / Nothing against O.Nate - I've met him, he's fine.)
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 28 February 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Da Na Not! (donut), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 21:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 21:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 28 February 2006 21:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 22:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 23:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 10:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link
Beacause of this thread, No Other is one of my fave records. But I'm wondering if the sound on the reissue w/bonus jams is that much better than the previous CD reissue.
― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 21:16 (seventeen years ago) link
whoah - this record!
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 15 January 2008 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I am totally repping for "From a Silver Phial" on my show tonight. What a chorus!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 15 January 2008 19:33 (sixteen years ago) link
hella sparehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3kb-FB_08M
― bear, bear, bear, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 03:53 (thirteen years ago) link
whoah
― The Everybody Buys 1000 Aerosmith Albums A Month Club (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 16:43 (thirteen years ago) link
rick danko on bass! also check the eight miles high from that same performance (though the tape is glitched to fuck). there's a very nice solo version of silver raven from the 1978 mcguinn, clark and hillan tour of nz/australia performed in wellington up on youtube as well.
― no lime tangier, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
^hillman, too.
― no lime tangier, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
No Other is the one album which can truly be described as Cosmic American Music.
Gene Clark was the unsung genius of American music and this masterpiece proves it.
No Other is one of my Desert Island albums, alongsideA Storm in Heaven (The Verve)Spirit of Eden (Talk Talk)Lazer Guided Melodies (Spiritualized)
― Graveyard Poet, Monday, 25 February 2013 09:59 (eleven years ago) link
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No Other is the 1974 album by Gene Clark, a founding member of the the Byrds. At the time of its release, it was viewed as a critical and commercial failure, but over time, it's become a cult favorite. Next month, that album will be celebrated on a brief tour where it'll be performed note-for-note by a supergroup featuring Beach House, plus members of Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, the Walkmen, and more.
The band will include Beach House's Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally. Lead vocal duties will be handled by Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen, the Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser, Iain Matthews of Plainsong/Fairport Convention, and Legrand. The rest of the band features Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner, plus members of Lower Dens, Cass McCombs' band, Celebration, and Mt. Royal.
― buzza, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 07:27 (ten years ago) link
i love how fragile (yet strong) Clark's voice sounds.like he is about to cry
― nostormo, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 07:36 (ten years ago) link
I can hear jenn wasner do these songs. Dont't know if I'd want to hear the rest of them try, though.
― Mule, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 12:17 (ten years ago) link
Iain Matthews has some pretty great Clark covers scattered across his discography.He's become one of my all-time favorite singers in a short time. This announcement did not interest me at all until I saw his name mentioned.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:33 (ten years ago) link
yeah he's the only name in there that I could see doing the songs justice
― sleeve, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:36 (ten years ago) link
yeahhh, iain's "spanish guitar" is so nice. he's got a new album coming out next year, which is kinda exciting, he deserves a little more love these days.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:37 (ten years ago) link
and whatevers, if these indie rockers wanna play Gene Clark songs, go for it!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:41 (ten years ago) link
What I wanna know is, when is the indie rock Roadmaster tribute show?
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link
i appreciate Beach House enough to not screw things up
― nostormo, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 18:57 (ten years ago) link
Crosby was the only one who had been on any kind of a hit record in the previous five years, at least. They may have wanted to save the Byrds brand for a "complete" reunion.
Alternately, the 1973 reunion was such a critical and commercial washout that no-one thought that calling a new project "The Byrds" was any kind of enticement for record buyers.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 19:24 (three years ago) link
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