I know youMet before, seventh floorFirst World WarI know you
From Fifth Dimension, the third album by The Byrds, released in July 1966. The album was the second of the three pioneering musical ventures the band was to undertake during its career. The first, in the spring of 1965, was the creation of folk rock, with Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man.
Fifth Dimension heralded the advent of psychedelic music in the year before the Summer of Love, with songs like Eight Miles High, 5D (How is it that I could come out to here/ and be still floating?), Why, What's Happening ?!?!, and I See You. Though the album was somewhat of a mishmash, also including traditional folk tunes like Wild Mountain Thyme and John Riley, along with the novelty tune, Mr Spaceman, it was clear we were entering a new musical era.
The third twist was with the band's sixth studio album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, released in August 1968. Though The Byrds and some other American bands had flirted with country music, Sweetheart of the Rodeo was the first album by a rock band to fully embrace the country sound and was the launching pad for the emergence of country rock with groups like the early phase of The Eagles.
At 15 I thought I See You, with its far out lyrics and McGuinn's weird guitar, was pretty cool.
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