Customer Reviews
The complete works - By: Richard, 15 Jun 2008 
Gene Clark & the Byrds were really the catalyst for country music being taken more seriously than it had during the 60a.His first solo album was made with the Gosdin Brothers-who were not to see any chart action until Vern Gosdinin the next decade.
With Sweetheart of the Rodeo the Byrds went headlong into country music & probably invented country rock as urban met rural
The 2 albums as Dillard & Clark were not among the biggest sellers but are always going to sound better than the Eagles who are more a rock band.
This is the real deal
Country rock happiness - By: Ms. Felicia Davis-burden, 07 Mar 2005 Doug Dillard & Gene Clark recorded two albums together & they are combinedin this bargain CD. Clark's wonderfully expressive voice is backed up by Dillard's more jokey delivery. The music is played with gusto - listen out for mandolin, banjo & fiddle playingin an obviously cheerful atmosphere. Really refreshing, especially for anyone who has always thought country was nothing but 'Dyin' Dog Music'. If this doesn't change your mind, nothing will!
Bluegrass and soul - By: Ms. Felicia Davis-burden, 04 Mar 2005 Gene Clark & Doug Dillard made two albums together, & this bargain priced disc combines them. Imagine the Beatles' Don't Let Me Down done bluegrass. The singing & playing are superb - helping to undo much of the lingering prejudice about country music being dull. This is a delight.
Sixties country rock - By: Peter Durward Harris, 21 Aug 2003 Doug Dillard (ex-Dillards) & Gene Clark (ex-Byrds) teamed up to together & recorded two albumsin the late sixties. Those albums are included here together with other tracks not released on either album, so this set contains everything that Dillard & Clark recorded together for A+M. Although their style is generally described as country rock, their music contains plenty of bluegrass, too – if you don’t like the sound of the banjo, you may not appreciate this album.
The first album, Fantastic expedition of Dillard & Clark, contains many original songs, often written or co-written by Gene Clark. One such song, Train leaves here this morning, was written by Gene with Bernie Leadon who later helped form the Eagles – a cover of the song appeared on the first Eagles album. Git it on brother is a cover of an obscure Lester Flatt song.
Next come the three bonus tracks, which include a distinctive cover of Elvis Presley’s Don’t be cruel.
The second album, Through the morning through the night, contains fewer originals & more covers, including Rocky top (a country hit for Lynn Anderson & a smaller country hit for the Osborne brothers), So sad (Everly brothers), Four walls (Jim Reeves), Don’t let me down (Beatles), No longer a sweetheart of mine (Reno & Smiley) & Rollin my sweet baby’s arms (Bill Monroe). This album also features a female singer, Donna Washburn, who sings lead on Rocky top as well as backup on other tracks.
The country & bluegrass aspects of their music are a little more obviousin the second album than the first. Which album you prefer may depend on your own musical taste, but both are excellentin their different ways.
This is an intriguing collection, containing elements of music to be found elsewhere but still sounding different to anything else I’ve heard. Like so much country rock music of the time, it was not commercially successful at the time because the public was not ready for such a mix.
