(April 2016) I have completed episode 82 of my “opus project,” in which I listen to a band’s complete discography. This edition: THE BYRDS. Very influential, first in the development of folk rock and jangle rock (want proof? listen to Revolver), and later in country rock (and on into the California Sound of the 1970s). Amazingly, they put out 12 albums in 8 years.
Favorite album: Mr. Tambourine Man
Favorite song: I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
Worst Album (and title): Byrdmaniax
Compared to expectations: same
Opus Project 