Thirty Byrds Albums Rated From Up To Sixteen Sources, Compiled By David Chirko, Sudbury ON (see:
www.eol.ca/acsa/chirko.html, www.canartscene.com/members/dchirko, www.theontariopoetrysociety.ca, www.federationofpoets.com/featuredavidchirko.htm)
Album Average Score Sources & Individual Ratings (# out of 5 points)
Byrds Box--4.8
AMG-5, MHR-5, RRG-5, RSA-5, VIE-5;
Mr. Tambourine Man—4.75
AAR-4.75, AMA-5, AMG-5, JFR-4, MHR-5, MRR-4.5, RRG-5, RSA-5, RSR-5, VAT-5, VIE-4;
Notorious Byrd Brothers—4.667
AAR-5, AMA-5, AMG-5, MHR-4, MRR-4, RRG-5, RSA-4, RSR-4, RST2-5, VAT-5, VFM-5, VIE-5;
Turn! Turn! Turn!--4.625
AAR-4.25, AMA-4.5, AMG-5, JFR-3.5, MHR-5*, MRR-5, RSA-5, RSR-5, VAT-5, VIE-4;
Younger Than Yesterday—4.596
AAR-4.25, AMA-5, AMG-5, JFR-4, MHR-4, MRR-4.5, RRG-5, RSA-4, RSR-4, RST2-5, VAT-5, VFM-5, VIE-5;
Greatest Hits—4.583
AMA-4.5, AMG-5, MHR-4, RSA-5, RSR-5, VIE-4;
Very Best Of (1997)—4.5
AMA-5, VIE-4;
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo—4.438
AAR-3.75, AMA-4.5, AMG-5, JFR-4, MHR-5, MRR-2.5, RSA-4.5, RSR-5, RST-5, VAT-5, VFM-5, VIE-4;
Original Singles Volume I—4.4
AMA-5, AMG-5, MHR-3, RSA-5, VIE-4;
Fifth Dimension—4.318
AAR-4, AMA-5, AMG-5, JFR-4.5, MHR-3, MRR-4.5, RSA-3.5, RSR-4, SH-5, VAT-5, VIE-4;
Definitive Collection—4
AMA-4;
Ballad Of Easy Rider—3.813
AAR-3.5, AMA-4.5, AMG-4, MHR-3, MRR-3, RSA-4.5, RSR-5**, VIE-3;
Untitled—3.806
AAR-4.25, AMA-4.5, AMG-4, HIE-5, MHR-4, MRR-1.5, RSA-4, RSR-3, VIE-4;
Twenty Essential Tracks—3.8
AMA-4,
AMG-3, MHR-4, RSA-4, VIE-4;
AAR-4.5, AMA-4.5, AMG-3,
MHR-3, MRR-4, RSA-3, RSR-3, VIE-3;
AMG-4, VIE-3;
AMA-3.5;
Very Best Of (1986)—3.5
MHR-3, RSA-4;
Never Before—3.4
AMG-3, MHR-4, MRR-4, RSA-3, VIE-3;
In The Beginning—3.333
AMA-4, AMG-3, RSA-3, VIE-3;
Live At The Fillmore 1969—3.313
AAR-3.25, AMA-4, AMG-3, MRR-3;
Preflyte—3.214
AAR-3.5, AMG-3, MHR-3, MRR-3.5, RSA-3.5, RSR-4, VIE-2;
Greatest Hits Volume II—3
AMA-3, AMG-2, MHR-3, RSA-5, RSR-2, VIE-3;
Byrds Play Dylan—3
AMG-2, MHR-3, RSA-4;
History Of—3
AMG-2, VIE-4;
Byrds Collection—3
VIE-3;
Farther Along—2.571
AAR-3.5, AMA-4, AMG-3, MHR-2, MRR-2.5, RSA-3, VIE-0;
Byrdmaniax—2.393
AAR-3.25, AMA-3, AMG-2, MHR-2, MRR-1.5, RSA-3, VIE-2;
Byrds—2.083
AMA-2, AMG-2, MHR-1, MRR-2.5, RSA-2, VIE-3;
Doin’ All Right—0.5
AMG-1, VIE-0;
*in another edition; **”masterpiece”
Average score of all albums: 3.597/5 points
Legend:
AAR Adrian’s Album Reviews (January 2002)
AMA Amazon.com (October, 2000)
AMG All Music Guide (2001)
MHR Music Hound Rock The Essential Album Guide (1996)
MRR Mark Prindle’s Record Review Guide
RRG Rock the Rough Guide (1996) [album 5/5 if included]
RSA Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)
RSR Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)
RST2 Rolling Stone (magazine) Top 100 Albums (1997) [album 5/5 if included)
SH Sunday Herald (September 2002) “the best (105) albums ever…honest” by
David Keenan (album 5/5 if included)
VAT Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums (1998) [album 5/5 if included]
VIE Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Rock (1998)
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