Onstage With The Byrds • 1968

'You Ain't Going Nowhere' characterized the "old Byrds sound" most noticeably, but few . . . were complaining.  Despite the radical change of musical style, the new Byrds had found a link with their heritage by opening the album with a Dylan composition, just as they had done with 'Mr Tambourine Man'.  The exceptional steel guitar work blended perfectly with [the] Rickenbacker, providing a country feel which was subtle but not pervasive.                         The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisted: The Sequel [1998], Johnny Rogan, pp. 269-70