Mcguinn Clark & Hillman [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

McGuinn Clark & Hillman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B00005MJVA
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,003 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Long Long Time

2. Little Mama

3. Don't You Write Her Off

4. Surrender to Me

5. Backstage Pass

6. Stopping Traffic

7. Feelin' Higher

8. Sad Boy

9. Release Me Girl

10. Bye Bye, Baby

11. Surrender to Me [#][*][Demo Version]

12. Little Girl [#][*][Demo Version]

13. I Love Her [#][*][Demo Version]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When I bought this, I thought what were they thinking?? LOL, February 9, 2003

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"busterzap" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mcguinn Clark & Hillman (Audio CD)

Yes, that was my original thought when i bought this CD years ago being a long time Byrds fan... i was expecting the jingle jangle of McGuinns guitar work and soaring vocals throughout, but instead it sounds like an "AM radio middle of the road 70s rock/contemporary disco" album that was produced maybe with some session musicians on songs filling in (check out the disco violin/horn hints in the album lol!!!). BUT the funny thing is, even though it doesnt sound like the Byrds, as you listen to the album, you really start to like it! The last song, Bye Bye Baby though does sound like ol' Jim McGuinn. Gene Clark really comes through on vocals-- i really think that if he were alive, he could of been singing in Vegas or something because he had such good folk rock voice-- move over Tom Jones! lol Chris Hillman has what I call a "middle-of-the-road radio voice"-- its nice, but just not exciting. All in all, add this album to your Byrds collection... its just a good crafted late 70s studio album of music veterans and is enjoyable to listen to!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For fans only, December 4, 2001

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Mark D. Smith "mskarmar" (ocean view, de United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mcguinn Clark & Hillman (Audio CD)

If you love the Byrds, you will want this to support your collection. Not a great cd, but a solid effort. This cd is overly produced and too smooth sounding and the quality of songwriting is only average (why didn't McGuinn write more songs?), but it is a good example of california folk pop of the times (late 70's, think America, the Eagles and Seals and Croft). 'Long long time' is a beautifully played acoustic number, 'Stopping traffic' sounds very much like the Eagles, and 'Bye Bye Baby' is the closest thing to sounding like the Byrds on the cd. I finally purchased this cd when I was able to track down the cd with the bonus tracks on it and they are the songs that make the purchase worthwhile. The demo of 'Surrender to me (all acoustic, no overlaying production as on the original) is great, 'Little Girl' acoustically beautiful, and 'I love her' is naked sincerity. This would have been a great album if the production was cut back and the music was stripped down (as on the bonus tracks). But, it is a good listen nonetheless.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for a first go round as a threesome., October 3, 2003

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Jay Moscato (Bel Air, Md.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mcguinn Clark & Hillman (Audio CD)

This CD may be offensive to Byrds fans for they were forces to make them go Las Vegas (in a way) on this. But this is completely enjoyable and at the time we fans were starved for any release. McGuinn and Hillman put out highly enjoyable songs, but be prepared to be impressed in the the pop vein still, by Gene Clark's 4 entries. His songs cut through the desert with a bit of a fine meal still left. As always during his career, and for whatever reason, he is underated here. But as a whole an enjoyable CD.