In retrospect, the album the Byrds delivered in 1973 after reuniting the original members wasn't as bad as critics of the day thought it was, it just didn't have much jangle, sounding instead like a fairly typical California country rock outing. In truth, The Byrds was more like a sampler for the individual members, with Gene Clark, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and Chris Hillman each getting their two songs, with covers of songs by Joni Mitchell and Neil Young tossed in to balance things. It's all fairly pleasant, if hardly inspired, and at no point do the Byrds actually sound like a band. The highlight has to be the lead track, "Full Circle," which is one of Clark's finest songs. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi
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