Genres: Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, British Invasion, Psychedelic, British Blues, British Psychedelia, Regional Blues Active: 60's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1963 in Surrey, England
Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy Reed, Otis Spann, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, Mose Allison, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson Them, The Who, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, John Mayall, The Pretty Things, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Alexis Korner, The Animals, Steppenwolf, The Birds, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, The Creation, New Colony Six, Q 65, The Outsiders Joe Perry, Cream, Roger Daltrey, Jimi Hendrix, Derek & the Dominos, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Wishbone Ash, Fleetwood Mac, Duane Allman, The Cryan' Shames, The Count Five, Bubble Puppy, Blues Magoos, Ritchie Blackmore, The James Gang, Mountain, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ten Years After, Crazy Horse |  |
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.
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Release: May 12, 2009
Label: Hudson Street
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Release: January 20, 2009
Label: Zeit1
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