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However, intra-band relations deteriorated, in particular between McGuinn, Hillman and Crosby. Yesterday showcased continued experimentation with psychedelia, straight folk-rock, Indian influences and country (largely contributed by Hillman), though the loss of their primary songwriter was somewhat reflected in the uneven and disjointed, genre-hopping quality of the material. The new line-up recorded the famous, bitter satire of the music industry "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star", allegedly after being irritated by the success of The Monkees, and a new album, Younger Than Yesterday. However, the band got bored with folk-rock and began to experiment with Psychedelic Rock on Fifth Dimension, which provided another hit with the creepy "Eight Miles High".Ĭlark left the band in 1966 due to his fear of flying (though internal tensions caused by the other band members' resentment of the royalties he made from being the band's primary songwriter aided his decision), reducing the line-up to McGuinn, Crosby, Hillman and Clarke. The latter album also had an Early-Bird Cameo for their future musical direction, as Hillman, whose musical background was more bluegrass/country than the others' folk, convinced the band to cover "Satisfied Mind". Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn, which relied heavily on covers of other songs, generally by Bob Dylan or traditional folk songs, with original songs mostly contributed by Gene Clark. The single was followed by two albums, Mr. Tambourine Man" was released as a single and became successful. Their heavy use of harmony in vocals owed an obvious debt to The Beatles - all members except Clarke would sing, Crosby inevitably providing high vocals while McGuinn and Clark would alternatively sing in unison or harmony. McGuinn's use of Rickenbacker 12-string guitars with heavy compression resulted in a distinctive, bright sound, which was put in the service of melodic, jangly guitar riffs. Tambourine Man", and established their style. The Byrds' first recording was a cover of the Bob Dylan song "Mr. Thanks to their manager Jim Dickson's connections, they got signed to Columbia Records. Thus, the "classic" Byrds line-up was born. Drummer Michael Clarke (recruited partly because of his resemblance to Brian Jones) and bassist Chris Hillman joined shortly after the formation. Third guitarist David Crosby soon joined up, and the Byrds was born.
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The band was formed initially as a duo comprised of Jim (later Roger) McGuinn and Gene Clark as guitarists and singers. The Byrds were an American band active in The '60s who were the Trope Makers for the genre of Folk Rock (alongside Simon & Garfunkel), although they experimented with different genres throughout their career such as Psychedelic Rock and Country Music.