Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Suggest New Bands and Artists
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Is "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds prog?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedIs "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds prog?
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
rockandrail View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: September 22 2005
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 310 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Is "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds prog?
    Posted: September 23 2005 at 10:55

My first topic!

The Byrds are definitely not a progressive group. That said, this very single song, Eight Miles High, on the 1966 Fifth Dimension album sounds proglike to me everytime I listen to it. I even find in it a source of inspiration of the early Yes sound.

I realize that it is an old song that many of you may not have listened to ever. What do the older (in age) members think?
Pierre R, the man who lost his signature
Back to Top
Eetu Pellonpaa View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: June 17 2005
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 4828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 11:20

Originally posted by rockandrail rockandrail wrote:

I even find in it a source of inspiration of the early Yes sound.

You are right. YES even did a cover of their "I See You", and there's rich vocal harmonies in both bands. I think the first four (or something like that) BYRDS albums are more like psych and folk influenced 60's pop. I can't stand their country records, but I have their LP's before that phase emerged. Their Rickenbacker guitar sounds nice!

Back to Top
rockandrail View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: September 22 2005
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 11:28
You are right too. I had forgottent that "I see you" was a Byrds cover. And like you I stopped with the Byrds when they went country.
Pierre R, the man who lost his signature
Back to Top
Dick Heath View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Jazz-Rock Specialist

Joined: April 19 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 12813 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 12:31

The live version on Untitled/Unissued :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004R7XI/qid=1127 492456/sr=1-8/ref=sr_1_11_8/026-9226558-7204446

 

 covered a whole side of the original vinyl double set, and therefore a good example of a 60's band in heavy jammin' mode (and to some, over-indulgency to the hippies in the audience).

 

Also a reminder: the RCA version of 8 Miles High rather than that originally released, re-recording on the vinyl version on 5th Dimension, has long been held to be the definitive and superior version, when Roger McGuinn got heavily into the Coltrane/Love Supreme sheet of notes solo. The remastered CD provides both studio versions:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000G60I/qid=1127 492701/sr=1-14/ref=sr_1_2_14/026-9226558-7204446

 
Back to Top
tona View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie
Avatar

Joined: July 14 2005
Location: Brazil
Status: Offline
Points: 30 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 13:51

 

try the version of 8 miles high by golden earring in a double live cd (can't remember the name of it)...
... but i have to know my song well before i start singin'
Back to Top
silvertree View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: December 31 2004
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 317 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 13:55
Originally posted by tona tona wrote:

 

try the version of 8 miles high by golden earring in a double live cd (can't remember the name of it)...

It's called " The naked truth ". An excellent live acoustic album. The only tracks that don't work on the album are the popish ones (Radar Love...).
Back to Top
tona View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie
Avatar

Joined: July 14 2005
Location: Brazil
Status: Offline
Points: 30 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 14:09
Originally posted by silvertree silvertree wrote:

Originally posted by tona tona wrote:

 

try the version of 8 miles high by golden earring in a double live cd (can't remember the name of it)...

It's called " The naked truth ". An excellent live acoustic album. The only tracks that don't work on the album are the popish ones (Radar Love...).

i was checkin and i'm not sure if is that one; the name i have is just "live" from 77.

this one i'm talking about is not acoustic...
... but i have to know my song well before i start singin'
Back to Top
silvertree View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: December 31 2004
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 317 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 14:20
So it's another one then. But you should try The Naked Truth.
Back to Top
valravennz View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: March 20 2005
Location: New Zealand
Status: Offline
Points: 2546 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2005 at 01:57
Originally posted by tona tona wrote:

Originally posted by silvertree silvertree wrote:

Originally posted by tona tona wrote:

 

try the version of 8 miles high by golden earring in a double live cd (can't remember the name of it)...

It's called " The naked truth ". An excellent live acoustic album. The only tracks that don't work on the album are the popish ones (Radar Love...).

i was checkin and i'm not sure if is that one; the name i have is just "live" from 77.

this one i'm talking about is not acoustic...

The Naked Truth is awesome. The Golden Earring album "Live 77" I rate as one of my top ten Live albums. Their version of Eight Miles High is unforgetable on this album as are in fact all the tracks especially Vanilla Queen.


"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
- Robert Fripp


Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.211 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.