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      • The Byrds were influential in popularizing the use of the 12-string electric guitar in rock music. McGuinn’s distinctive jangly guitar sound, achieved with his Rickenbacker 12-string, became a defining feature of the band’s sound and influenced countless guitarists. The Byrds’ song “Eight Miles High” is considered a precursor to psychedelic rock.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_ByrdsThe Byrds - Wikipedia

    Despite this, the band were considered forefathers of the emerging rock underground, with many of the new L.A. and San Francisco groups of the day, including Love, Jefferson Airplane, and Buffalo Springfield, publicly naming the Byrds as a primary influence. [120] The Byrds' psychedelic mosaic logo

  4. ultimateclassicrock.com › the-byrds-fifth-dimensionHow the Byrds Went Psychedelic on ‘Fifth Dimension’

    Jul 18, 2016 · Released July 18, 1966, Fifth Dimension helped introduce fans to psychedelic rock. Critical reviews were mixed but the album demonstrated the Byrds' evolution from folk-rock to a more...

  5. www.loudersound.com › features › the-story-behindThe Byrds: Eight Miles High - the meaning behind the song ...

    Jan 14, 2022 · The story behind The Byrds' psychedelic masterpiece Eight Miles High. By Henry Yates. ( Classic Rock ) published 14 January 2022. Eight Miles High was the single that should have launched The Byrds into the stratosphere. So why did it instead mark the precise moment when it all came crashing down?

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  7. faroutmagazine.co.uk › the-byrds-impactHow much did The Byrds influence alternative rock?

    Dec 7, 2022 · In their early days, The Byrds featured vocalist Gene Clark and controversial guitarist David Crosby, with this iteration making an indelible impact on psychedelic and raga rock.

  8. norselandsrock.com › eight-miles-high-the-byrdsTHE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Eight Miles High» by The Byrds

    Mar 18, 2023 · The song was influential in introducing the concept of psychedelia and raga into the pop and rock music of its day. Critics and music historians often site the song as being the first bona fide psychedelic rock song.

  9. www.britannica.com › art › psychedelic-rockPsychedelic rock | Origins, Influences & Genre-Defining Artists

    Sep 21, 2024 · Psychedelic rock, style of rock music popular in the late 1960s that was largely inspired by hallucinogens, or so-called “mind-expanding” drugs such as marijuana and LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide; “acid”), and that reflected drug-induced states through the use of feedback, electronics, and

  10. www.rockhall.com › inductees › byrdsThe Byrds - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    The ever-evolving pioneers of rock and roll’s expansion into new, psychedelic sounds. Hungry to push the boundaries of popular music, the Byrds made music so inventive that they needed new genres. Their lyrical insights and groundbreaking innovation yielded songs that spoke to the present while pushing toward the future.