A$# 010 Roger McGuinn | Live From Mars

I had to search around for this 1996 disc, which is out of print. It was worth the wait.

Roger McGuinn, leader of one of my favourite 60s groups, the Byrds, performs stripped-down versions of many Byrds classics in Storytellers-style, including Chestnut Mare, Bells of Rhymney, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Wild Mountain Thyme, Mr. Spaceman, Eight Miles High (a real treat), So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star and two versions (acoustic and electric) of Mr. Tambourine Man.

He plays some songs that were early influences (Heartbreak Hotel and Daddy Roll 'Em) and speaks about his time with the Chad Mitchell Trio. There’s also a newer song from his solo Back To Rio album and a new track, May The Road Rise, which he co-wrote with his wife Camilla.

Plus, there are two bonus tracks: studio recordings of May The Road Rise and another new cut, Fireworks.

Track listing:
1. Heartbreak Hotel Intro
2. Heartbreak Hotel
3. Daddy Roll 'Em Intro
4. Daddy Roll 'Em
5. Gate Of Horn Intro
6. Gate Of Horn
7. Chestnut Mare Intro
8. Chestnut Mare
9. Bells Of Rhymney Intro
10. Bells Of Rhymney
11. Turn! Turn! Turn!
12. Beach Ball Intro
13. Beach Ball
14. Wild Mountain Thyme Intro
15. Wild Mountain Thyme
16. You Showed Me Intro
17. You Showed Me
18. Mr. Tambourine Man (Acoustic) Intro
19. Mr. Tambourine Man (Acoustic)
20. Mr. Tambourine Man (Electric) Intro
21. Mr. Tambourine Man (Electric)
22. Mr. Spaceman Intro
23. Mr. Spaceman
24. Eight Miles High Intro
25. Eight Miles High
26. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
27. King Of The Hill
28. May The Road Rise
29. Fireworks
30. May The Road Rise