The Notorious Byrd Brothers (studio album) by The Byrds

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 753rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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78/100 (from 457 votes)
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Award Top 20 albums of 1968 (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (82nd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (753rd)
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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78/100 (from 457 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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From 03/22/2023 08:59
What a great record.
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85/100
From 11/17/2022 13:08
This record is genius in so many ways and the group create some simply phenomenal music on here. The way they walk on the line between psychedelic and poppy is marvellous and they never tend to lean too heavy on either side. This leads to a very balanced sounding record that fulfils both things you could be looking for. If you enjoy the more sing a long, pop rock songs then they are on here and are so infectious and catchy. If you enjoy the psychedelic and complex musicianship of the group then that is also on here with a diverse array of instruments all played beautifully. The record never feels slow as well and the music flies by due to how well it is put together. No song is skippable also and the record is an experience right from the start all the way to the end as the group really find their flow on this album making it feel so cohesive. The only issue is the length which is just so short which can lead to me craving more of it once its finished. Other than that this release is stunning and such a delight to listen to. Overall, a fantastic album that really deserves a lot of credit for its progressiveness and for its very high quality which is evident throughout.
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75/100
From 05/03/2022 12:59
Trippy, folky, psychedelic - it should be great but apparently it lacks something for me. This is unique and intriguing sound, but at the same time it fades into the background.
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70/100
From 01/03/2022 10:02
I enjoyed this without it coming near my top 100
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80/100
From 11/05/2021 16:55
Lovely mix of psychedelic country folk rock. Really comes together in the middle. The songs work so well in sequence of each other and the fade in between them accentuates that. "Space Odyssey" is goofy but kind of neat. Could be their best but I haven't heard anything after it yet.
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From 07/21/2021 00:43
It's funny that literally always what people do first when they get a new instrument in their hands, is just make the same shit but with a new instrument. The theremin was at its conception only used as a replacement for a soprano voice and it took until the Beach Boys to do something interesting with them. An other example - why not, I got time - is the electric guitar itself, just look up the first recordings with electric guitars in the '40s, you'll ask yourself why they bothered to use one. The same here with the Moog synthesizer. I can almost hear Ralph und Florian thinking in the background "I can do this better". Anyway, other than that, it's a great record; they've created a rather distinctive sound at this point and almost can't go wrong anymore.
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From 02/08/2021 13:57
surreal half decent
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From 06/28/2020 00:20
Not exactly a magnum opus, but I enjoyed it. The production is quite thin most of the time, occasionally blasting out. The vocals sound sped up, like the singer was sucking on helium before he recorded. I do enjoy the guitar and bass interplay throughout.
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90/100
From 06/07/2020 09:41
I absolutely love this album, particularly the first two tracks. A psychedelic masterpiece. One of my most listened to psychedelic albums. Definitely the best Byrds album.
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85/100
From 10/22/2019 22:17
The bonus track Universal Mind Decoder is definitely worth a listen; the last seven minutes or so is some interesting studio chatter. Crosby and McGuinn give the drummer Michael Clarke all kinds of grief while trying to get the sound they want from him, but also the two of them going at each other. The sound of a band falling apart.

Terrific album, as everyone has said.
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