Roger McGuinn / Roger McGuinn (US, CBS/Sony, SOPL-213) <June 1973>

Roger McGuinn / Roger McGuinn (US, CBS/Sony, SOPL-213) <June 1973>
(A) SOPL-213A1 1 A 1
(B) SOPL-213B1 1 A 1

元バーズのロジャー・マッギンのソロ・デビュー作。Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Charles Lloyd, Gene Clark, Jim Gordon, Jerry Cole, Chris Ethridge, Bruce Johnston, Hal Blaineなどなど、人脈を駆使した感じがあります。A-1にはなんとハーモニカでBob Dylanが参加してます。

Roger McGuinn was Roger McGuinn's first full-length solo album, released in 1973.This album was released after The Byrds' 1973 reunion album, on which all five founding members of the group participated in the sessions. McGuinn himself has stated that any outtakes left over from those sessions appeared here, but this was later proven to be false with the discovery of several alternate takes and at least one outtake in late 2009. The majority of the songs on the album were co-written with Jacques Levy, who collaborated with McGuinn on the abandoned country-rock musical Gene Tryp in 1968-1969 (most of the resulting songs appeared on The Byrds' (Untitled) and Byrdmaniax albums) and remained his principal lyricist until 1977.

Two songs (David Wiffen's "Lost My Drivin' Wheel" and "Bag Full Of Money") were originally recorded by the Clarence White-era Byrds in 1972 but remained unreleased re-release of Farther Along on CD in 2000. Additionally, three other songs ("I'm So Restless", "Hanoi Hannah" and "The Water Is Wide") were performed by The Byrds at least once; the former two were premiered at a concert in Brookville, New York in early 1971, while the latter was played at a later date in August 1972. An outtake from this album, Jackson Browne's "Jamaica, Say You Will", had also been performed by The Byrds throughout 1971, though Clarence White handled the lead vocal and McGuinn sang the high harmony. McGuinn sings lead on this iteration, which was left off the original album before being released as a bonus track on the 2004 reissue.

I'm So Restless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wArt6Dh9HDo

Hey Mr.D do you want me to be
A farmer, a cowhand, an old country boy
To get up in the a.m. and tend to the chores
And leave all my troubles behind a locked door
Layin' with my lady and strummin' on my toy
Oh I know what you mean and it sounds good to me
But oh Mr.D. I'm so restless

Hey Mr.L. so you want me to yell
To howl at the moon when I'm losin' my grip
Without no possesions and findin' myself
The picture of mental and physical health
But I'm still payin' dues for that Indian trip
And I know what you mean and it sure rings a bell
But oh Mr.L. I'm so restless

Hey Mr.J. you want me to stray
To be a bad boy a mean boy and ready to kill
Wrigglin' and slinkin' in snakeskin and black
Holdin' my thumb on some chick in the sack
And never say no if it gives me a thrill
Well I know what you mean and I'd go all the way
But oh Mr.J. I'm so restless