With the previous Byrds albums in this list I was somewhat 50/50 about them. They had some good songs but they didn't really hold my attention for the duration. The last one in the list was an improvement, this one continues the upwards trend. I guess the fact that it's largely made up of covers helps in that they don't have to come up with song ideas; just put their best spin on the material.
The original concept had been to chart the history of American song from its beginnings through to a moog-heavy futuristic sound; but, new member and multi-instrumentalist Gram Parsons convinced them to just stick with the country sound. The album is seen as an early pioneer of the country-rock/alt-country sound.
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