And Roger's humming that harmony in the background.. Beautiful!

Me too.

😂

Correct

He was not meant for the shitty trajectory of this so called fame. Fame should hold you up, not ruin your life if you are genuine.

Well said. @@kathrynmcelroy5658

Roger, for all the flack directed at him by some fans, always seemed willing to work with Gene.

@@thomasrobinson182 I see more flack thrown at Crosby than anyone else.

Yes, despite their ups & downs with each other I think McGuinn always respected and valued Gene’s undoubted talent and ability. Just lifestyle factors sometimes got in the way. They always sound great together. I think Gene Clark was spot on back in 1964 when rhey first met. They had similar ideas about wrangling that early Beatles sound into the folk & acoustic country roots they respectively came from and Gene’ssuggestion that they maybe form a Peter & Gordon type duo was 100% a good idea..... that evolved into the amazing Byrds!

@@Tom-bs3zh Yeah...as much esteem as I have for Croz's musicianship (which is genius level), he deserves a lot of the flak he's had to fly through. Hell, he attracts it like a magnet. Humility has never been his strong suit, but credit where credit is due; he has mellowed somewhat in his seniorhood, and has had the decency to acknowledge McGuinn's musical leadership in The Byrds.

Yeah?? That so called "high esteem" didn't serve Clark at all when he was a Byrd. The two leaders, with their petty jealousies of Gene's far superior songwriting skills and royalty checks nudged him little by little right out of the group. After you get past the Dylan covers it was evident that Gene Clark was the heartbeat of The Byrds. Where they could've gone creatively with him on board through 5D to Notorious Byrd Bros and beyond is the stuff of imaginative speculation, and sadness. And it would've required the group's two bossiest, opinionated members be a whole lot more generous and respectful of the others.

how bout it.....

David Crosby was a big part of the Byrds Harmony, and Hillman of course. Sad that Gene did not the same ongoing success, despite having a wonderful voice.

Brings tears? Really? 😂

I was always lovesick for Chris and roger, now its so clear Gene was handsome one by far and the voice and songwriter.

Ahaha, I saw him in 1970, you can't even begin to imagine how good looking. His presence and every gesture was just Regal.

@@kimbarrett9734 Yes, I too was crazy about Chris Hillman in his early days in the Byrds but as I got older, I was drawn to Gene Clark. Well....I also had a crush on Mike Clark the drummer until.....I read an interview, a question/answer article in 16 Magazine. They asked him something about what kind of girls he was attracted to and his reply was that he liked tall girls with long straight hair. Well.....that wasn't me at all being only 5' 1" tall and thick wavy hair and not straight at all. So I knew I would never be "his type." 😥

Let's face it- Gene Clark got Pete Bested. Am I right?

Gene Clark was definitely pleasant on the eyes.

It is good they alternated vocals on different song. Like the Beatles did.

Oh yes, so much better than the byrds virsion with Mcguinn singing, Rogers' good, but his is a more commercial sound.

hits hard

I get so jealous when I read comments like these! Gene and I shared the planet for several years, but not long enough for me to realize just what I was missing by never going to see the man play. You must really treasure those memories!

Acoustic? The "sound" of The Byrds was McGuinn's 12-string Rickenbacker, an electric guitar.

​he frequently used acoustic 12-strings during the late 70s onward, and also his custom 7-string with the double G.

Alan Moore, Gene sang lead on a lot of Byrds' songs. Keep in mind he was only on the first two albums.

@@northernlight4614 The reason why oh I can’t say , I have to let you go babe & right away…

@@normatible9795 Roger and Gene were a duo first, then added the others to form the Byrds. Just because you identify Roger's voice with the Byrds doesn't make him a better singer. Gene really had a greater expressive range as a singer than Roger.

He hated to fly

​@@commontater8630i don't mean that. Gene is an excellent singer and wrote most of tbe byrds songs. I watched all videos available and listenrd to.all outtakes of all their songs. The byrds made 2 to 3 versions of their songs. Gene is always lead except bob dylan songs which has mcguinn singing lead..whether as duo, trio wd hillman and as a band, these 2 gentlemen always bring out the besf in each bother

My understanding is that Gene’s agoraphobia and fear of air travel overwhelmed him, although I may be wrong. His rendition of “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better” merits a lifetime’s work, IMHO.

⁠Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers did a great job on Feel Whole Lot Better

By the time they got to it they were just hitting their stride and beginning to get comfortable playing,there is a part where McGuinn looks at Clark as if to say nice going Geno,during Mr.Tambourine Man.

That's at 3:46. Just before that, Gene has sung that glorious Dylan verse as beautifully as I think it has ever been sung.

The way Gene steps out on each vocal is great.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8qpqrx72Muue6c.html&start_radio=1

Release me girl is a real gem in this acoustic version

I find violent descriptions of beautiful things very wrong and weird.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8qpqrx72Muue6c.html&start_radio=1

They knew!

I saw Roger McGuinn this summer and he's a modest man with a captivating talent. He's still going strong.

i was lucky to see gene whose music i love...around 1989,,,he was very ill and looked it ,,,but ,man he was still good!

Oh, you're not alone in that. He's sorely missed.

He still has!

They really do look like they enjoyed performing together.

Crosby developed into a very good rhythm guitarist and had one of the most beautiful harmony voices ever. The harmonies of McGuinn, Clark and Crosby were rivaled only by Crosby, Stills and Nash . . . the common element being Crosby. It's a shame he was a toxic band member. He unilaterally blew up both groups. He shamed Gene Clark into not playing guitar with the Byrds to where Gene ended up just being the "tambourine man." While Gene never became Roger McGuinn or Clarence White on guitar, he was competent, as shown here. And speaking of Gene Clark, his vocals were exquisite. His tone and pitch were perfect. McGuinn was a very good, actually iconic lead singer (and band leader and arranger), but Clark should have had more song leads than he did. It would have strengthened the band. Gene also was an excellent songwriter. A tune like "Feel A Whole Lot Better" looks simple at first glance, but both chord progression and lyrics are much more nuanced and sophisticated at second glance. And it has a great hook. And is highly danceable. Hillman -- who looked 16 years old until his 30th birthday when he woke up looking 30 -- was an excellent musician, very competent singer, and solid, reliable bandmate.

The more I listen to McGuinn and Clark, the more I'm convinced that Clark is the hear of the Byrds famous "soaring harmonies." I'm sure Crosby added a lot - he's a helluva talent. But It sounds like the Byrds with Clark there and it doesn't when Clark isn't there.

@@MickeyYahoo I recall hearing or reading an interview with Crosby years later, in which even Crosby said the Byrds pretty much ended when Gene Clark left. They moved into the country/americana/roots field and did some great stuff there, but Gene Clark was missed.

@@johnstephen7610 Interesting comment by Crosby considering he was a factor in Clark leaving the band.

northern light yes it is. Long after Crosby screws people, he often acknowledges it.

@@johnstephen7610 So hard to work with. I would love to see a Byrds reunion though.

It seems people want a "show" now. Big and glittery but no heart.

Crosby talked Gene out of playing guitar onstage. On TV in 1966, Gene played guitar anyway.

I understand Crosby bullied Gene into giving up the guitar on stage. There is a special place in hell for David Crosby, the asshole. Ni one can ever replace Gene Clark. He had more talent in his little finger than Crosby had in his whole body.

I don't think so. They were moving into "non commercial" music: country, space rock and psychedelia. I loved the Byrds' music, but they weren't on a path to becoming "bigger" or more popular. Gene Clark would have fit on the few records after he left, with the same result. Good music-no hits-smaller audience.

Jorge Espinosa so true they would have rivaled the Beatles in greatness if they had stayed together and continued creating folk rock masterpieces instead of that country sound... but their influence in the music industry creating a folk rock genre is unparalleled.

Em pensar não veremos bandas como Byrds

+Mauricio Ochoa actually, of all the original byrds, Gene and Roger had about the best relationship of them all. You can see the 2 kids who first got together to play Beatles tunes at the Troubador, if you only look hard enough

onemorebrando Neil Young did it backwards, so it all works out

There's no such album. Sorry. But you can find more live recordings of the both of them on KZfaq e.g. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brdoatJ5u5aviYE.html

@@Robinbyrd11 Thank you.

Before Hillman arrived.

April 27, 1978 , sorry, delayed reply :)

Marciana Mateus Mr Tambourine Man and Turn, Turn, Turn

@@rsvplivemusic2556 Obrigada

+aabacchi The third is named "Release Me Girl" written by Gene Clark and Thomas Jefferson Kaye in 1975. McGuinn Clark Hillman recorded it 1979 for their first LP. die-augenweide.de/byrds/songqr/release_me_gir.htm

+Mani Hurth Thank you Mani Hurth for your kindness.

Gene sang it with the Kansas City Southern band (Tommy Kaye and others) at the 3byrds gig at Hammersmith in April 77.

I believe this is '77 or '78

April 27, 1978

Thanks Mani!