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3.0 out of 5 stars
it deserves to be heard, September 27, 2003
This album was recorded in late '79. By then, Clark's various problems (alcohol abuse, financial issues, deteriorating health, ambivalence towards life on the road,...)were weighing on Mcguinn and Hillman. Just after the start of the recording Clark departed. He just managed to record the vocals for two self-penned songs, "painted fire" and "won't let you down", the latter sounding closest to the byrds the group would ever be.
Without the distraction of Clark, the other two could concentrate on not making the same mistakes of the previous album. This time the Mcguinn twelve-string was featured prominently, thereby sounding much more like the byrds, something the previous album had mistakenly avoided. The album wasn't overproduced either.
"One more chance","Skate date","city" and "let me down easy", all originals by Mcguinn and/or Hillman, are fairly strong. The rest of their songs disappoint. Clark's originals are strong and very well sung (what a voice!), as usual.
This isn't a classic, but I think it deserves to be heard, by anyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Byrds In The City, January 28, 2011
This is the '80's version of the original Byrds, minus original members David Crosby and Michael Clarke. The music is solid and the production values are bright arena rock-styled. Hillman starts things off with "Who Taught The Night" and ends the fray with "Let Me Down Easy". McGuinn chimes in with two gems, "One More Chance" and "City". Clark pitches in with the tour-de-force "Won't Let You Down". It is all good and too bad it wouldn't last.
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