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The Yardbirds are mostly known to the casual rock fan as the starting point for three of the greatest British rock guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Undoubtedly, these three figures did much to shape the group’s sound, but throughout their career, the Yardbirds were very much a unit, albeit a rather unstable one. And they were truly one of the great rock bands; one whose contributions went far beyond the scope of their half dozen or so mid-’60s hits (“For Your Love,” “Heart Full of Soul,” “Shapes of Things,” “I’m a Man,” “Over Under Sideways Down,” “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago”). Not content to limit themselves to the R&B and blues covers they concentrated upon initially, they quickly branched out into moody, increasingly experimental pop/rock. The innovations of Clapton, Beck, and Page redefined the role of the guitar in rock music, breaking immense ground in the use of feedback, distortion, and amplification with finesse and breathtaking virtuosity. With the arguable exception of the Byrds, they did more than any other outfit to pioneer psychedelia, with an eclectic, risk-taking approach that laid the groundwork for much of the hard rock and progressive rock from the late ’60s to the present.
No one could have predicted the band’s metamorphosis from their humble beginnings in the early ’60s in the London suburbs as the Metropolis Blues Quartet. By 1963, they were calling themselves the Yardbirds, with a lineup featuring Keith Relf (vocals), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar), Jim McCarty (drums), and Anthony “Top” Topham (lead guitar). The 16-year-old Topham was only to last for a very short time, pressured to leave by his family.
No one could have predicted the band’s metamorphosis from their humble beginnings in the early ’60s in the London suburbs as the Metropolis Blues Quartet. By 1963, they were calling themselves the Yardbirds, with a lineup featuring Keith Relf (vocals), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar), Jim McCarty (drums), and Anthony “Top” Topham (lead guitar). The 16-year-old Topham was only to last for a very short time, pressured to leave by his family.
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I Ain't Got You
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A Certain Girl
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I'm Not Talking
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Maslany90 wrote:
For your love
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Hugo_A-Go-Go wrote:
lovely stuff.
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gabethevegan wrote:
Keith Relf was one of the greatest singers/frontmans of all time, what a voice and charisma. R.I.P.(2)........................And that's an ace Pic
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aalraeim wrote:
<3
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sugarbullets_ wrote:
classic, i have a really nice band t-shirt from them
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trashcityrocker wrote:
http://fabiomolli.livejournal.com/8662.html
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dustin14 wrote:
No, they were both in the group at the same time for a short while.
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evlstooge wrote:
was jeff beck completely out of the band when jimmy page entered the group?
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PaulMcCartney_F wrote:
For people who loves shuffle ...if your not, you can constipate yourself up to exploiting in a frenzy of blood and shit
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FrankTyrell wrote:
* (1966)
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FrankTyrell wrote:
ahippert: The Yardbirds (1968)
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ahippert wrote:
I’ll like to listen more of this band, due to the fact that I have just listened to three tracks, Can someone recommend me an album, with their best material? (no best of records please)
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infectedmodes wrote:
►We Love British Bands
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rhandofnixon wrote:
Notice how everyone thinks the Yardbirds are either massively underrated or massively overrated? (Personally, I'm for them.)
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desify wrote:
well I really liked Steeled Blues..
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r_m wrote:
Keith Relf was one of the greatest singers/frontmans of all time, what a voice and charisma. R.I.P.
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arviiin wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Arvin+H.Kamal/This+Horrible+Creature%2C+Human%21
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freckkles wrote:
One of the best and most underrated bands of the history. And they had three of the best guitarists EVER! Go Yardbirds!
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mushroomhats wrote:
The train kept a-rollin' all night loong
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Nololob wrote:
Klasyka Rocka
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