![]() The picture of the ship on the cover of the album is cool too. I like "Jolly Roger" off Cardiff Rose too, because I’m fascinated with the sea, and tales of buccaneer thieves stealing gold. Another of my personal favorite Celtic-sounding McGuinn tunes appears on the Byrds 1973 reunion album, and that song is "Sweet Mary". McGuinn’s song "Jolly Roger" is probably the most authentic Celtic sea-shanty he has ever written. ![]() The production is pretty good, and so are the session musicians that help out. Perhaps "Cardiff Rose" is Roger’s best solo album. Roger’s album "Cardiff Rose" (1976) is also really good. The cover and back of the album features Roger fiddling around with these four TV screens hooked up to some big computers (futuristic for that time, funny lookin' today). There’s some good production, and the band is pretty good. I like the rough version for its roughness though. The version of "Lover of the Bayou" is pretty slick compared to the rougher live version from the Byrds’ "Untitled" album. Nevertheless, all these versions still sound pretty darn good. There’s even a version of Dylan’s "Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door". Like, "Lover of the Bayou", "Born to Rock and Roll". Maybe it’s because McGuinn basically does new versions of songs he has previously released in some form. Perhaps he thinks McGuinn let the guys in the band write too much of the material, but the songs are still good. I don’t know why Johnny Rogan doesn’t think this is a good album. Roger’s 1975 album "Roger McGuinn and Band" is a solid effort that is pretty rockin’. The songs "Without You" and "Gate of Horn" are also good McGuinn. Right in the middle of that song, he rips into a sassy 12-string groove, like the one from "Goin' Back" singing the "La-la-las". He even spoofs the Byrds in his song "Same Old Sound", where he discusses the fact that most people just want to hear the old Byrd songs instead of his new stuff. The cover features a picture of a Rickenbacker 360 carried by and eagle over the moon. However, the version of "Bag Full of Money" on this solo album is perhaps better than the one that appears as a bonus on "Farther Along".ġ974's "Peace on You" is also good. I think the version of "Lost My Driving Wheel" that appears as a bonus track on the Byrds remastered version of the album "Farther Along" is better than the one on McGuinn's first solo album. Pink Floyd would later put that similar sound into their own music (especially on "Welcome to the Machine")(compare). It's banjos and moogs galore, a futuristic vision of the growth and development of humanity. The song "Time Cube" is AWESOME! It's one of Roger's best songs. ![]() There's also Bruce Johnston, and a comical spoof song done in the style of the Beach Boys called "Draggin'" (except it's about racing airplanes instead of cars). Crosby sings backup on a couple other tracks as well. Then, all the original Byrds join McGuinn on his song "My New Woman". Bob Dylan joins McGuinn on McGuinn's song, "I'm So Restless" (Dylan plays harmonica). McGuinn's 1973 solo album is pretty good. And, to me, that's what is really sad about the record buying populace. The five solo albums that Roger McGuinn released from 1973 to 1977 are as follows:įrom 1973 to 1976, you can tell he was trying to get better with each release, even if most people didn't pay these records much mind.
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