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Christian Parker: Change Is Now - A Tribute To The Byrds

by Doug Collette
March 23, 2024

Christian Parker's Change Is Now is as laudable in its own way as its predecessor, a combination reimagining and expansion of Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Columbia, 1968), the Byrds' first full-length foray into the fusion of rock and country music. Subtitled A Tribute to the Byrds, this sequel overseen by the resident of Elmore James' New York state birthplace stands on its own terms as a work unto itself. Fifteen tracks that span the nine years of the ...