Byrds There Is A Season CD

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 FANTASTIC!
I thought that the first boxed set by the Byrds was great! This one is even better, and contains nine more somgs. The first two discs are the Byrds' at their very best, and includes so many of the tracks that were never released as the "Jet Set." Great stuff! The second two discs are devoted mostly to their country period. I would have included "America's Greatest Pastime" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" in this collection, but they are not here. Only one of their new recordings are here, but the first boxed set has all of those. It is still a must for all fans of the Byrds. My grade "A-".
Submitted by johnacarolyne (Dallas, Texas) 
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 Excellent !
This new Byrds box corrects some glarring omissions of the original 1990 set entitled-The Byrds. There are key Gene Clark tracks such as "Set You Free This Time" and the single version of "She Don't Care About Time" etc. Still,there are some other rarities such as the L.P. Soundtrack version of "Child of The Universe" with orchestration and a live Swedish radio broadcast of"He was a Friend of Mine". There are also two songs from the underrated 1973 reunion L.P. which are great Gene Clark songs! The bonus DVD is alot of fun and you get to see the Byrds transform from Beatle-influenced folk-rockers to psychedelic space-cowboys in front of your very eyes. So especially if you don't have all the remastered CD's,this new,beautifuly packaged box set is a must buy!
Submitted by happy (Carbondale,Illinois,USA) 
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 An excellent retrospective
This box set covers ALL aspects of the Byrd's career, in each of their incarnations. It is kind of hard to say this, but they could have done a better job on it. Sure, the Byrd's had an incredibly prolific, if short, career, but the inclusion of half of an album and complete ignorance of the rest of it deprives the listener of hearing some great stuff, especially on their first six albums, from "Mr. Tambourine Man" to "Sweetheart of the Rodeo". Those who buy this, be warned that to truly listen to all of the group's music, you have to buy the individual albums as well, which is somewhat of a gyp. However, The music, overall, is still excellent, and really details the group's career. This album also shows the cultural impact that the group had, and what creative powerhouses they could be when they put their heads together. Absolutely wonderful, even if I have to shell out more money to hear the rest of the story. Good for the person who wants a comprehensive overview without buying all of the albums.
Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, Alaska)
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 truely amazing!!!
Okay... many of you are wondering why there needs to be ANOTHER box-set for the Byrds, but there are two very good reasons- this one is far superior to the previous one in sound quality and in selection of songs. This boxset properly reflects the contributions of Gene Clark and David Crosby which were short changed the first time around. This selection also starts with a handful of songs prior to their first single for Columbia. The running order makes this selection of songs play as one giant musical journey rather than just a random collection of hits, favorites and rarities. I really enjoyed the unearthed live tracks on disk four which showcase Clarence White's awe-inspiring guitar playing. This boxset truely shows off one of America's greatest musical treasures- the Byrds.
Submitted by jlcarlee (san mateo, california, USA)
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 Outside of the Beatles,the most progressive band ever!
This new Byrds box set really shows how versatile the band was from 1964 to 1968.In that amazing period they advanced the work of Bob Dylan,created new genres such as Folk-Rock,Psychedelia,Jazz-Rock, and Country-Rock,as well help spearhead the singer-songwriter movement in pop music. Some early Gene Clark songs that were omitted from the first box set such as I Knew I'd Want You and Set You Free This Time are rightfully included in the new set.Overall, There Is A Season is comprehensive but I wish it would have included Change Is Now,Thoughts And Words,or CTA 102 since the stuff they did on Fifth Dimension,Younger Than Yesterday and The Notorious Byrd Brothers was their creative zenith.Also, it would have been nice to have the 1970 Gene Clark single One In A Hundred/She's The Kind Of Girl since it was a reunion of the original five Byrds.The packaging is lavish with a hondred page color book and a bonus DVD. It's fun to watch the video footage of the Byrds performing to screaming girls with go-go dancers in the backgroung. This 99-track collection showcases what a progressive band the band was.
Submitted by bigjohn 2481 (Naperville,Illinois,USA)
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