The Byrds står som et av historiens mest innflytelsesrike band som fusjonerte psykedelisk rock med country rock og folk rock. Roger McGuinn & co. hentet ikke bare inspirasjon fra Dylan og Beatles, men fikk etterhvert også stor påvirkningskraft overfor disse.
The Essential Byrds er en reise i vakker, harmonisk popmusikk - fra gjennombruddet med "Mr. Tambourine Man", via "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better", "Eight Miles High", "Turn! Turn! Turn!", "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star", "Hickory Wind" til "Ballad Of Easy Rider" og "Farther Along".
Sporliste
CD 1
01. Mr. Tambourine Man
02. I´ll Feel A Whole Lot Better
03. All I Really Want To Do
04. The Bells Of Rhymney
05. Chimes Of Freedom
06. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
07. She Don´t Care About Time
08. It Won´t Be Wrong
09. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
10. Set You Free This Time
11. He Was A Friend Of Mine
12. The Times They Are A-Changin´
13. Eight Miles High
14. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
15. Wild Mountain Thyme
16. Mr.Spaceman
17. So You Want To Be A Rock ´N´ Roll Star
18. Have You Seen Her Face
19. Time Between
20. Renaissance Fair
21. My Back Pages
22. Everybody´s Been Burned (Single version)
23. Triad
24. Dolphin´s Smile
CD 2
01. Artificial Energy
02. Old John Robertson
03. Goin´ Back
04. Natural Harmony
05. Wasn´t Born To Follow
06. You Ain´t Going Nowhere
07. Hickory Wind
08. Nothing Was Delivered
09. This Wheel´s On Fire
10. Drug Store Truck Drivin´ Man
11. Your Gentle Way Of Loving Me
12. Ballad Of Easy Rider
13. Jesus Is Just Alright
14. It´s All Over Now Baby Blue
15. Lover Of The Bayou (Live)
16. Chestnut Mare
17. Glory, Glory
18. Jamaica Say You Will
19 I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
20. Tiffany Queen
21. Antique Sandy
22. Farther Along
| Utgitt | 2003 |
| Format | CD |
| Sjanger | Rock |
| Antall disker | 2 |
| Se alt av | The Byrds |
