As a DJ at the Nelson Imperial Ballroom in Lancashire in 1966, I got to see Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page together, it was magical.

@ericrose3877

15 күн бұрын

Bloody lucky, Mate!

@edgeman148

15 күн бұрын

@@ericrose3877 Aye, sometimes we don't know what we are a part of.

The Yardbirds are truly an innovative, influential and significant band. You covered their career beautifully. Any band that can claim Page, Beck and Clapton have to be appreciated.

@popgoesthe60s52

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael! More to come.

Thanks Matt! R.I.P.Jeff Beck Evansville, Indiana

What a shame alot of people don't realize how much the YARDBIRDS influenced so many bands and great guitarists. Kudos to YBs books and documentaries like ( please "like") Pop Goes the 60s.

Happenings Ten Years Time Ago was recorded with John Paul Jones on bass as Chris Dreja didn't consider himself ready yet. I love these little bits of information, especially when they lead to other things

I am a great fan of the Yardbirds. They were one of the early psychedelic rock bands. I still enjoy listening to their music 50 years later.

I tried to learn every Yardbird riff when I started playing guitar..glad I did!

I feel like if the Yardbirds weren’t even a thing from the 60’s, we probably wouldn’t even have Jeff Beck being in his successful solo career or having Led Zeppelin as a rock band throughout the decades

@johnr.8275

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. If Jimmy hadn't recommended Jeff, would we have ever heard of him? I'd like to think he would have made it anyway - he is THAT good - but you never know. And in that late Yardbirds stuff you can hear so much of what early Led Zeppelin was like, especially on the Anderson Theatre 1968 recording. Page's guitar is just devastating on that disc.

@MorrisLess

2 жыл бұрын

Or Cream

@phoenixalvarado651

Жыл бұрын

Or Rod Stewart

@larryh.4629

Жыл бұрын

Yep this was becks audition.

Worth noting in Jan. '67 they toured NZ 4 piece with Walker Bros and Roy Orbison. I quit school aged 15 as my mum knew the promoter Harry M Miller's mum and I landed a job with him. An amazing year touring with Eric Burdon Animals, DDDBMT, The Who, Small Faces, Pitney, Bassey etc. Great memories!

Big Yardbirds fan since the 70's. Always love Matt Williamson's deep dive-backstory-history. Matt, keep up the fantastic work!

@popgoesthe60s52

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again, Christopher!

I vividly remember being stunned and stilled when I first heard Becks Bolero in 1969. Still enthralling today imo

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what the Yardbirds could have been! I marvel at the song as well. Never gets old.

@johnreigstad1

3 жыл бұрын

@@popgoesthe60s52 ya to me it’s like rock’s beginning of Beethoven’s fifth. But Beethoven backs off while Beck keeps smashing forward. BTW I noticed that Jeff Beck has some comparatively recent stuff on KZread and he might be worth a special video by you. your video histories are outstanding and I like your academic streak. Rock on, Professor!

@raceyboy

5 ай бұрын

I felt the same when I heard it for the first time in 1994! I was enthralled.

Great overview of truly how influential this band was, as far as the future of rock music.

The Yardbirds Greatest Hits was one of my most played albums in the 60s - all wheat, no chaff.

The Roger The Engineer album proves that Jeff Beck was playing the E7#9 "Hendrix Chord" before Hendrix had arrived. ;-)

@GilbertNeal

3 жыл бұрын

"The Word"

@elmo7sharp9

3 жыл бұрын

@@GilbertNeal The tone's deliberately razor-thin, but the 7#9 is there ;-)

Great Band 👍👍😎

I'm glad Page finally released "Yardbirds '68" which is the finally released cleaned-up legal release of the infamous Anderson Theatre....well worth owning and it rocks.

@johnr.8275

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! It's awesome to hear it without the clinking glasses and bullfight cheers.

@dancalmpeaceful3903

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnr.8275 Yeah...you gotta laugh at the bullfight cheers. What the HELL was the record company thinking? No wonder Page blocked it for years. However, prior to the the legal, cleaned up release, there was a bootleg that was pretty cleaned up and it had two rehearsals of two songs on it before the concert. (I forget which two songs).

@dukeford8893

11 ай бұрын

@@dancalmpeaceful3903 Page had mixed success in blocking the Anderson Theater record. It was always around somewhere. I bought a cut-out copy (not a boot - the original Epic Records release) in the Detroit area in 1973 for like $1.99 and bought the Columbia Records European release in a Utrecht NL record store several years later.

Roger The Engineer is in my top 5 favorite albums of all time. You may not like it, but I think it's a masterpiece.

@mitchmover3284

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you! I love this album, and there’s no denying the guitar work was way ahead of its time!

@docsavage8640

11 ай бұрын

It's really not that good, unfortunately. The Yardbirds never made a great album. That's a large part of why they're largely forgotten when they should be thought of in the same league as the Who and Kinks.

@aslc2547

5 ай бұрын

Agreed, it is high in my top ten albums and captures the times brilliantly but is also ahead of it’s time if that makes sense!

@danielcombs3207

5 ай бұрын

That is an amazing album. I bought the British import in the early seventies . Some of Jeff Beck’s finest work and I think the best Yardbirds album.

@waltermedic6437

5 ай бұрын

What about the album with "over under sideways down"? I have the vinyl of it and it is a great album with an amazing cover.

Glimpses is a HUGE fan favorite for Jim McCarty’s New Yardbirds

I went to see the Yardbirds in 1966 at the Carousel Ballroom (later Fillmore West). At the time the SF bay area was rife with bands. Jeff Beck was the current guitar hero. Yardbirds songs had become a staple of local cover bands. SF's Harbinger Complex open for the Yardbirds. Both bands played on the dance floor rather than on the stage (?) Every guitar player in the Bay Area was there to hear Beck. Then it was announced that Beck was in the hospital with acute insomnia and would not appear! Immediately there was a mob run on the box office! People wanted their money back! I would have joined them but I wasn't quick enough! It was announced that the bass player named Jimmy Page would fill in for Jeff Beck. Chris Dreja played bass. None of us in Northern California had heard of Page in 1966.

@impalaman9707

2 жыл бұрын

I think I heard that was the show where Randy Holden from the Other Half (later with Blue Cheer) was going to be interviewed by Keith Relf to replace Beck, but Page had already volunteered--and the rest, they say, is rock and roll history!

Not only did the Yardbirds lead to Led Zeppelin, but also Renaissance was created by Keith Relf and his sister Jane. They eventually were also known as Illusion, after Keith passed away while Michael Dunsford and Annie Haslam continued with the Renaissance name. An incredible harvest from an excellent band.

I was fortunate enough to see page, Beck, and Clapton on stage at the same time at the arms benefit concert. Jimmy was coming out of his darkest time and Eric Clapton was well Eric Clapton. Jeff Beck stole the show, he was absolutely on fire

I remember in the late '90's, cruising around on a summer night with my girlfriend (now wife), listening to the Yardbirds. During 'Think About It' I remember she looked over at me and said something to the effect of, "It's really cool to be hanging out with a guy who listens to the Yardbirds. You don't see much of that these days." Needless to say, we are quite a good matchup (and she's a knockout, too, which definitely doesn't hurt). Another Yardbirds-related tidbit: I knew a guy who used to come see our band play; he was about 25 years older than me, and he knew I love the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin, etc. He told me he saw the Yardbirds in 1966 with the brief dual-lead attack lineup of Beck/Page, and actually spoke to Jimmy for a few minutes. He also told me he saw them at Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire on a Sunday afternoon in (he believed it was) 1967. He said there was practically no one there. He was a really great guy, and sadly he has since passed away. He had some great stories about seeing the Yardbirds, the Who and Led Zeppelin in the late '60's. Enough to make a guy like me, who was too young to have seen those great bands, more than a little envious!!

@popgoesthe60s52

2 жыл бұрын

You're a lucky man, John to have a wife that is a Yardbirds fan!

Really enjoyed this. But have to disagree re Roger the Engineer. It was their first real album and by far their best, with some fine songs and a variety of styles. I'm thankful that between Nov. 1968 and July 1969 I saw all three of the Yardbirds great guitarists. Clapton with Cream and Blind Faith; Beck 2x with Jeff Beck group with Rod the Mod; Page with Zep. Thanks for this post.

I really enjoyed the 2 yardbirds vids. They have been a fave band of mine from the 60s. You provided some music sources for me to check out.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Marc!

'Happenings Ten Years Time Ago' / 'Psycho Daisies' might just be my second favourite UK single of 1966.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a monster. Still somewhat unknown in some 60s circles.

@lyndoncmp5751

10 ай бұрын

And Jimmy's riff was stolen by Lowell Fulson and used for his later song Tramp, without credit. We never hear about that though. Hmmm.

Black Rose, love that one as with all of the post Clapton era, yet i love that era As well No words for their Influence

Great two-parter on a fascinating, seminal, frustrating band. Lots of interesting stuff, especially those Jeff-driven singles. Of course, Relf & McCarty also formed the band, Renaissance. However, after two albums, they left then the band got popular with a whole new line-up. Bad luck followed them, I guess. Thanks for helping to tell the story and share samples.

What another great series Matt, love the Yardbirds🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤘🇬🇧

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, John. They have such a diverse catalog and interesting story that never seems to be told properly. I hope I came close here. I appreciate the comment!

The guitar solo in 'Think About It' definitely had the seeds of the solo Page ended up doing on Zeppelin's 'Dazed And Confused'. And there's a live version of the Yarbirds doing 'Train Kept A Rollin' on a TV show in 68 that starts with the chords Page used at the end of the solo of 'Dazed And Confused', where he does the E D-A E G thing. Just some observations. :)

Eric Clapton was a rhythm and blues purist at one time when he was in the Yardbirds . When they wanted to stray away from that with For Your Love he said goodbye to the Yardbirds and Jeff Beck took over as the lead guitarist and Jimmy Paige played bass . Eric went to the John Mayal Blues Breakers band . If I got any of that wrong let me know . I had a motorcycle wreck . Paige switched to guitar with The Yardbirds . Poor Keith Relf got electrocuted when he touched the wrong thing . My favorite number they did was Smokestack Lightning , an old blues number . Rave Up was a great album .

Absolutely brilliant and educational!

I am so happy that I found your channel. Sharing it with all of my friends. You Rock!!

Phenomenal job!! Matt is the best on KZread!! Killer job!!

The story of Yardbirds' possible participation in San Remo Festival is something I didn't know! Also, "Cumular Limit" is another revelation. Thanks for the very comprehensive docs in 2 parts!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - thanks for watching!

Thanks Matt for this in-depth look at one of my favorite bands. The first time I heard I'm a Man when it was released in the early sixties Beck's guitar spun my head around! It always sounded like he was going off the rails in that tune...I must have played that 45 hundreds of times till it scratched out.

For anyone interested there is a great Yardbirds version of Dazed and Confused from French television on KZread.

@dwaynewladyka577

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that. Very cool.

@MJEvermore853

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent version!

Thanks for sharing this. I have an appreciation for the latter day Yardbirds. It's nice to see how Led Zeppelin was formed. Cheers! ✌️

I had no idea The Yardbirds did, "Ha Ha Said The Clown". I only knew the Manfred Mann version. So much I didn't know about the Yardbirds. Thanks for this overview of their career.

@johnr.8275

2 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Page was NOT fond of that song, or most of "Little Games", for that matter. Which is hardly surprising.

I was in Junior high during the Yardbirds' heyday and a freshman in highschool when they broke up. I loved their hits.

Always loved the Yardbirds. Thanks for the info.

Love these series!!! Nobody does them better than you do Matt, Now Im going to re-watch this Yardbirds series back to back and enjoy it with a cold one-Cheers Matt 🍺✌

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the warm comment, Ernie!

Thank you Matt for filling in the blanks of the later days of the Yardbirds. Jimmy Page did some of his best guitar work in those days. Pages’s use of the violin bow (on “Little Games”) and the flanger (on “Goodnight Sweet Josephine”) were truly unique. A passing moment that went by too quickly. Thanks and my best to you.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott! I appreciate the comment.

@jotcarey

3 жыл бұрын

Just a clarification: page didn't use a "flanger," because that electronic effect had not yet been invented. Instead, the song features "flangeing"---mixing two synchronized tapes of the same stereo tracks while slowing and accelerating the tape reels on one of the tape machines by hand. (The metal tape reels sandwiched the tape between two "flanges.")

@scottmeli

3 жыл бұрын

@@jotcarey Thanks for the clarification. Was that “flanger effect” was the same way Toni Fisher did it on “The Big Hurt”? It’s definitely a cool sound. Thanks.

Thanks for an excellent review of this awesome band. I guess you could have mentioned their semi-reunion under the name Box of Frogs. But that's another decade.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I did omit almost all of their later work including the death of Keith Relf, but this leaves the door open to do a 3rd video on them someday. Thanks for the comment!

My only comment is, I think it is pretty well accepted that the first rock guitar player using a violin bow is Eddie Phillips of The Creation.

@popgoesthe60s52

2 жыл бұрын

I would accept that - certainly the first recorded bowed guitar. I'll cover that in my Creation video so stay tuned!

Loved it as always. I remember my brother was a guitarist and trying to start a band in the late 60s and he swore by and listened only to The Yardbirds and Leo Kotke. Thanks always for the great content, Matt!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, William.

Thanks for this. I really enjoyed both parts. Matt, you do a great deal of research for these deep dives and it's greatly appreciated.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dana! I appreciate the comment.

I'm sure Eddie Phillips of The Creation was Page's inspiration for using a violin bow.

@geldofpunk32

Жыл бұрын

Considering how much Jimmy stole from other artists, this wouldn't surprise me. I'm sure they played around the same areas too.

@jimmycampbell78

Жыл бұрын

Well yes, The Creation and Page in the Yardbirds were exactly the same era and time: 1966/1967.

@garylucas5558

11 ай бұрын

Page saw David Lindley use a violin bow to play his electric guitar with Kaleidoscope live in the US before Eddie Phillips

@jimmycampbell78

11 ай бұрын

@@garylucas5558 Yes that's another musician who was doing this technique on stage in 1966/67. I wonder if Lindley did it first, then Phillips, then Page. For what it's worth, as stated in the video Page has said David McCallum Snr suggested it to him at a session they were both working in- around this time too. It's all around a similar time period. This all may be true, I do find the constant "oh yeah, well Page is known for copying and stealing" snark a bit tiresome. As the late Eddie van Halen once said in an interview, everyone loved telling him that he never invented tapping- but he pointed out that he never claimed that he did.

@lyndoncmp5751

10 ай бұрын

@geldofpunk32 A tiresome and exaggerated old accusation. Get a new idea yourself. 😉

Thank you for this really interesting stuff

Classy and totally professional as usual. Thank you!

GREAT JOB!

The photos, vinyl sleeves, and clips really add to the flow of your narrative of the Yardbirds history. I was only 16 and underage to attend when the '68 Yardbirds played a gig at The Purple Haze club in Riverside, CA. I saw what was left of them in 1998 at the Long Beach, CA Blues Fest.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Al!

Thanks Matt. It is tragic that at the height of their creative powers they were throttled by various factors, as you point out in this presentation. Ah, what could have been. As it is, they are one of my favorite bands. Thanks again.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

As 60s bands go, they are certainly special and have enough hits and interesting songs covering many genres, that a lot of bands can’t match. Thanks for the comment!

@martinsplichal1581

3 жыл бұрын

@@popgoesthe60s52 I was glad you spoke so positively about Blow Up which is an fantastic film with a great soundtrack that Stroll on was one of the highlights of.

The YBs with Page also recorded "Great Shakes" and Macclenny Toothpaste Jingles. The 1st one is avail on "Little Games Sessions and More" 2CD disc and the 2nd jingle is on a 5 CD set. Plus there were BBC songs. Great documentary!!!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I do have the Great Shakes but I'll have to find the Macclanes! Thanks for the tip.

Love the format of the show. Please keep these biographies coming.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dennis - plenty more to come!

How very fine indeed! Thank you so much! 🤘🏻🎸🎤💙

Thank you for another great video Matt!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for the comment.

You've got a nice poster or is it a handbill of the Yardbirds with the Sir Douglas Quintet on which also is the Loading Zone, the R&B cover band I was in. There's another of those Bay Area venues - the San Ramon High Stadium! But our favorite place was the Fillmore (before they called it the Fillmore West), that hall was really funky, especially the Green Room washroom and the loft up the back stairs. Thanks for the flash from the past.

I've really enjoyed these Yardbirds videos, great job.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. More to come!

Another great video. I'd love to see one for Cream

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I do plan to do a combo Graham Bond Organization in line with a Cream video. Still working out the logistics. Thanks for the request!

Thank you...LOVE IT!!!!!

Great 2-parter on this under-appreciated band. I learned a lot I didn't know. Thanks Matt!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Kenneth!

What a great view of the yardbirds, love them so much. You did a great job of recognizing them and their fame, ty🎶

@popgoesthe60s52

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Karen.

Happily Jeff Beck Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, these 3 Legends are still with us.

Thanks for this video Matt. Learned a lot about the later years of the Yardbirds. Cheers

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

The Yardbirds remind me of an all star football team where there are just too many potential goal kickers with not enough side men. On paper they should have been huge but it just goes to show.

The Film Blow Up Is on my hard drive , I remember seeing when I came out I think 67 ?

Thank you

Instead of recommending a straight ahead compilation double CD, I would recommend their 4CD set called The Yardbirds Story 1963-1966, which is their complete studio recordings from those years.

Thank you, I learned a lot!!!

Another stellar job! Great review Matt!

I'm glad that The Yardbirds are getting a recognition of their history, one of the greatest 60s bands, shame they went early. Excited for the upcoming band history videos, which band is up next?

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I've had many requests so over the next month or so you'll another Beatles related video and an American band... not sure yet which one. Thanks for asking!

Great series. Learned so much, thanks.

Really nicely done. Enjoyed it. Lots of interesting facts some I didn’t know. Def gonna check out more of your posts.

Thanks Matt! Always look forward to another episode. Great work. Keep Rockn!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Brent!

Great series!!! Would love another 5 or 10 minutes to continue with the start of Led Zeppelin and what became of the other members.

@erniefernandez1927

3 жыл бұрын

One of the most interesting stories about the aftermath of the Yardbirds is regarding the death of Keith Relf which on Wikipedia it is reported that He got into a bathtub and then decided to plug in and play an electric guitar while bathing?!?! -Some claim this is false and is Pure Urban legend.

@obbor4

3 жыл бұрын

@@erniefernandez1927 It's false. From what I've read, he was playing through an ungrounded circuit, with his headphones on, and accidentally touched his guitar against a steel radiator and was electrocuted. His son (I don't know how old the boy was at the time) reportedly found his dad's lifeless body the next morning. A sad loss and a positively horrible thing for a young boy to have had to find and have etched forever in his mind's eye.

@TheeRocker

Жыл бұрын

@@obbor4 man... that last note was a zinger... Almost did that myself at 14 in a garage barefoot in the summer, garage door up and brief rain left a puddle to form at my mic and feet. Was 1976 when garage wiring was knob and tube, no need for a ground so no use for a gfi I guess lol. Was a light show they said from my mouth to mic down the stand to my feet and the glass fuse said enough lol.

@obbor4

Жыл бұрын

@@TheeRocker Yikes!

Beck has proven that he alone has emerged as top dog guitar God of all the invasion era players.

@xrxs1020

Жыл бұрын

Truth.

One of the most interesting bands from the british invasion and one of the most innovative ones of the british invasion, also quite underappreciated, i think that Roger The Engineer is a truly great record.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your appraisal of Roger The Engineer. I’ve loved that they wrote the entire thing but I believe that exposed some weaknesses as well. I appreciate the comment!

@GuajoloteGonzales

3 жыл бұрын

@@popgoesthe60s52 I think that the weakest link in the record is that wordless tribal experiment called "House of omagarashid" or something like that, even if I like most of the songs, that one and other two prevented to became an even better album.

Great video. I love how you put their history together.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Patrick - more to come!

Thanks Matt, that was great. I reckon The Yardbirds must have also been one of the first groups to consistently use the same font (The Yardbirds) on all of their work.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love that logo - something I forgot to mention.

That’s an interesting note about David McCallum. Somewhere in my collection I have an album he put out around that time.

Really enjoyed this history lesson. One of my favorite 60's bands. I also like the variety of albums you have in the background when you're doing these Pop Go the 60's videos! Keep up the good work!!

@popgoesthe60s52

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rob! Plenty more to come.

@robheiler4841

2 жыл бұрын

@@popgoesthe60s52 Good! I've enjoyed the 4 I've watched so far.

Great job (as usual)! I totally enjoyed these videos you did on the Yardbirds! So well produced! Loved the info, photos, and especially all the music snippets you interwove in telling their history. I was surprised at songs I never knew existed. Thank u!!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

You are quite welcome - this was a fun one to do!

Great to hear all this info, and especially with the little tastes of the tracks you talk about, you’ve given me some good stuff to explore further.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching, Matt!

Great breakdows Matt. I learnt a lot. Gonna pick up that compilation you mentioned. Cheers from Tokyo!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tyrone. If you’re going to pick up any comps, please use my links in the video description. It helps support the channel. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Matt. Super informative, as always. I'm always impressed by your ability to go into detail on things I had heard way back, or things I'd never heard. Rock on!

@popgoesthe60s52

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Wildon!

As a teen I inherited my grandfather's PYE grammophone - the same one your lamp sits on. Awesome to see one again! I still remember the smell of the thing when I lifted the lid!!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I know that smell well! I still use it.

Well done. Thanks for the video. ✌️😁👍

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Larry!

Good Night Sweet Josephine is a banger!

Great show. Great production and very informative. Thank you for this😊🌎

@popgoesthe60s52

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind words, Bill! Thank you.

Funny how with all the talent in that band the Yardbirds limped along on the charts, Excellent job & an Informative video. I really like the musical direction you're moving in. English bands from the 60's were the real thing. Their Bass, Drumming & Guitar playing influence still rules even in 2023. Would you consider doing a bio on the band Traffic ? If you have not allready done one.

@popgoesthe60s52

Жыл бұрын

I will eventually get to Traffic - one of my faves.

Great episode, Matt, really appreciate your research 👏

@popgoesthe60s52

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee!

I love these series you do on Bands from the 60s. Every thought about doing one of these retrospectives (lack of better word) on The Grass Roots? That would be cool. Keep up the great work!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I will certainly be doing the Grass Roots! But my list is long so it may take me a while to get there. Thanks for the request!

Thank you, what a great history of The Yardbirds. I have enjoyed every minute of information on parts 1 and 2. I have just about every track and album you mentioned, except for the 'Cumular' album, even though some of the Australian Versions are slightly different. Definitely will be going through them again this week.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Denis. Cumular Limit does have some worthwhile material on it.

FYI. You need to check out “Box of Frogs” Three original members of the Yardbirds created the band in 1983 and they put out a couple of albums. Not sure if it’s on CD, I have both of the vinyls. Pretty good sound.

Great videos on the Yardbirds, man. I was in high school in the 80s when I started playing guitar, and a lot of my practice was playing to their records and learning the riffs, etc. I bought the Shapes of Things LP Box Set and a bunch of other LPs. I have three versions of Roger the Engineer! They were definitely a guitar player's band, but ultimately are a frustrating band. A lot of their material was just terrible. Don't get me wrong, I love the Yardbirds, but they're one of those bands that when they're good, they're really really good (and way ahead of their time), but when they're bad, boy are they bad. I think Keith Relf became more of a liability in the later years, when combined with the material they were using. If they had stayed more heavy riff-based rock, I think it would have worked better. Still one of the most important bands ever, though.

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, they were hit or miss, but more miss. Relf could only do the rock, so they should have embraced that more fully. Thanks for the comment!

@obbor4

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with The Yardbirds is the fact that, for the most part (pun intended Mickey!) someone else was generally picking their recorded material for them. I wouldn't say that they were mostly "miss" because, as a live band, there were very few who could touch them through any of their eras. 'Five Live Yardbirds' is proof positive that they played live with guns ablazin'. The best of their material ('Shapes of Things', 'For Your Love', Over, Under, Sideways, Down', 'Mr. You're a Better Man Than I', etc) stacks up with any band out at the time. You can forget their pop singles, because, like the pre-Allman Brothers' Allman Joys and Hourglass, they rocked the house and were as legendary for it as their management chosen recorded material was spotty. I do know this, however: Anytime messers Clapton, Beck, or Page took the stage sparks were sure to fly!

@206Vin

3 жыл бұрын

@@obbor4 Well put, I totally agree!

Very cool!

Matt there are 3 rare instrumental songs played by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page on an album they recorded for Andrew Oldam, On his Immediate label. It was a blues sampler album to showcase the English blues bands of that time. The songs "Choker" and "Draggin my Tail" showcases Clapton and Page playing electric guitars, No Bass Guitar or Drums. There is also one more blues instrumental on that album they played together, but I dont remember the name. It's worth looking up, It fits right in your Yardbird time table. This sampler album from Immediate also had Blues bands on it like John Mayall, Long John Baldry, Fleetwood Mac, Christine Perfect/McVee and her band & other English bands.

@dukeford8893

11 ай бұрын

The Clapton/Page stuff along with a couple blues tunes with Jeff Beck recorded around the same time were on a RCA release from 1971 called "Guitar Boogie". Some songs have overdubbed backing by the Stones rhythm section.

Your videos are great because they cut to the chase on band developments. It's very straightforward, yet thorough and in depth in its anecdotes & insights.

@popgoesthe60s52

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tom. I try to give a thorough bio but not get too caught up in the unimportant stuff. Thankfully I can always fall back on playing clips of their music.

Great follow up video! I bought a few Yardbirds CDs back in the early 1990s but they sort of fell off my radar. I may do a little more exploring of the later period. Thanks for sharing this!

@popgoesthe60s52

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bill!

Good job.