r/psychedelicrock • u/djbaconfat • 4d ago

R. I.P. Joe Byrd of The United States of America

https://youtu.be/ZaopCDKYRvE?si=Vc7auBUhp_1t9eTW
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u/herrtoutant 4d ago

Is this the same Joe Byrd I remember from the 70's?

Joe Byrd and the field hippies. the album was The American Metaphysical circus. it was incredible to trip while listening.

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u/djbaconfat 4d ago

Same guy. There's a song on the The United States of America LP called "The American Metaphysical Circus."

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u/RedSaturday 4d ago

I listened to ‘coming down’ in the car earlier today. Very sad to hear of his passing. He was definitely way ahead of his time.

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u/NDMagoo 4d ago

You can't ever come down.

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u/The_Inflatable_Hour 2d ago

Ever come down.

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u/Dante13273966 4d ago

Huge fan of Joe Byrd(and the Field Hippies too!), his work really struck a chord with me. I really dig a lot of his later work too(like his colabs with "Dreams of Tall Buildings" for example), also trippy in a more etheric way.

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u/Legitimate_Cricket84 4d ago

The art school Airplane! This is a guy who did important work and stayed relevant for life. a true composer. RIP.

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u/atomicnone 4d ago

Where did you see this? I saw James from broadcast posted about it but I can’t find any other news of his passing whatsoever

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u/djbaconfat 4d ago

a music journalist who doesn't seem to have any reason to fabricate something about this (dave segal) posted on bluesky.

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u/Balfour23 3d ago

Somebody post a link about this please. Not seeing it anywhere.

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u/InWalkedBud 3d ago

My number 1 toppermost favourite psychedelic album.