The Byrds: (Untitled) (1970)

While sometimes getting passed over by the likes of the Beach Boys and the Velvet Underground, I think a case can be made for the Byrds being just about the greatest American band of all time. Their initial run of singles and albums between '65-'68 is the most fondly remembered, culminating in 1968's Notorious Byrd Brothers , the band (by that point essentially just a trio after several departures) delivering, for me, their finest album, and one of the all-time greats.

After the country side-trip ...