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Re: Rolling Stone's 40 essential albums of 1967         

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Author: RichL
Date: Jul 1, 2008 17:15

Mackenzie yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 12:08 am, "RichL" yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Mackenzie yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I would also add MIles Davis' albums 'Sorcerer' and 'Nefertiti',
>>> also 'Ludo' by Ivor Cutler (remember him on Magical Mystery Tour?)
>>> is quite good. But my favorite album of that year would be 'Younger
>>> than Yesterday' by The Byrds or 'Between the Buttons' by Rolling
>>> Stones.
>>
>> "Younger Than Yesterday" had a huge impact on me when it came out. I
>> was a big Byrds fan already, but that album saw the emergence of
>> Chris Hillman as a serious songwriter...and would turn out to be the
>> last studio album in which David Crosby was a part of the band.
>> Later Byrds albums were good and I bought a couple of them, but the
>> band no longer held that special place in my heart.
>
> Yes, that album was one of my favorites. My favorite songs were "So
> You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star' and 'Mind Gardens', with possibly
> 'Thoughts and Words' behind the two I just mentioned.

Thoughts and Words was the one that really got me. A true hidden gem!
I think our band learned that one in record time - I just *had* to play
it!
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