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The Byrds Under Review is a documentary film which explores in detail the music, career and background of arguably America s most influential band. Inventors of folk-rock and country-rock, and with a sizeable investment in what became garage-rock [and ultimately Punk], The Byrds could barely write a song without creating a new genre. With the aid of many who were there at the time, as either part of the group or close at hand, this 2 DVD set is a celebration of one of Rock N Roll s truly great bands.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
I have just spent an entire afternoon viewing this. If you are in any way interested in the The Byrds then you will find this attractive little package to be truly enthralling. If you are a Beatles fan as well and you enjoyed the 'Anthology' DVDs then this certainly will not disappoint. It begins with a highly intelligent analysis of the ferment that mid 60s America experienced. From then on all the Byrds albums (except the reunion one from 1973 on Asylum)are examined in some depth. Throughout all this, the highly knowledgable experts consider just what it was that made this wonderful band so special. A most welcome quality is the way it gives roughly equal time to each phase in the group's history - and so the second disk is devoted almost entirely to the post 1967 period. To this end there are lengthy and extremely thoughtful insights from latterday Byrds, John York and Gene Parsons. To top it all the extremely versatile Mr York has written and performed on 12 string guitar, a most engaging little score that initially has you wondering which early Byrds album it comes from. Up to now the best biography has been Johnny Rogan's 'Timeless Flight Revisited'. This latest release would serve as a superb companion piece to that. I've been a Byrds'devotee ever since first hearing them on Radio Caroline in the summer of '65 .... but I learnt a great deal from this.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
We here at Byrds Flyght have just received the brand new double DVD called THE BYRDS - UNDER REVIEW - A DOCUMENTARY FILM
With 3 hours and 13 minutes dedicated to The Byrds, it allows some people who were involved with the Byrds (including ex-members John York and Gene Parsons) to express their points of view for the first time on such a release.
Five minutes into watching, and already incredible exerpts from live performances by The New Christy Minstrels with Gene Clark!
We've spent the last 3 and a half hours viewing these DVDs, and there's no other thing like that for true Byrds fans. It goes deep into details of all eras of the band's career.
Recommended!!!
With 3 hours and 13 minutes dedicated to The Byrds, it allows some people who were involved with the Byrds (including ex-members John York and Gene Parsons) to express their points of view for the first time on such a release.
Five minutes into watching, and already incredible exerpts from live performances by The New Christy Minstrels with Gene Clark!
We've spent the last 3 and a half hours viewing these DVDs, and there's no other thing like that for true Byrds fans. It goes deep into details of all eras of the band's career.
Recommended!!!
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
As i'm sure any Byrds fan who has seen this dvd has come to conclude, it is a fine piece of work. There is a serious lack of material concerning the career of the Byrds, one of the most influential and important bands of our time I believe. This dvd takes a close look at their music, and how it was recieved at the time it was released. A brilliant piece of documentation.
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