Younger Than Yesterday

by The Byrds

Younger Than Yesterday cover art

On 'Younger Than Yesterday', The Byrds expanded their sonic palette by blending psychedelic rock with jazz explorations and experimental production, incorporating brass instruments, reverse tape effects, and electronic oscillators. The album marks the crucial emergence of bassist Chris Hillman as a prominent songwriter and vocalist, whose foundational country-rock compositions offered a melodic counterpart to the acerbic satire of "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" and the increasingly complex, moody jazz-folk of Roger McGuinn and David Crosby.

Genres

  • Folk Rock
  • Psychedelic Pop

Tracklist

  1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star
  2. Have You Seen Her Face
  3. C.T.A. - 102
  4. Renaissance Fair - Single Version
  5. Time Between
  6. Everybody's Been Burned - Single Version
  7. Thoughts and Words
  8. Mind Gardens
  9. My Back Pages
  10. The Girl With No Name
  11. Why
  12. It Happens Each Day
  13. Don't Make Waves - Single Version
  14. My Back Pages - Alternate Version
  15. Mind Gardens - Alternate Version
  16. Lady Friend - Single Version
  17. Old John Robertson - Single Version