The Byrds – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

C. Böhm in Audio 5/97: "With connoisseurship and freshness the Byrds the Byrds rummaged around in the US-fundus and created un- such as the bittersweet "Hickory Wind" or "Nothing Was Delivered" "Nothing Was Delivered". Eight rocking bonus tracks, Top remastering - get it!"

F. Schöler in Stereo 6/97: "As time went by the country music the pioneering country-rock album that followed, on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo", Gram Parsons dictated the musical Gram Parsons dictated the musical course of things, but.. but the record company ordered that Parsons' vocals be replaced on all songs by Roger McGuinn with Roger McGuinn's."

ROLLING STONE ALBUM GUIDE ****1/2 "'Sweetheart of the Rodeo,' an album of purist country that began the group's long spell of absorbing Nashville influence with more faith and less irony than did any other rock band, with the possible exception of the 'American Beauty'- period period Grateful Dead or the Flying Burrito Brothers."

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