The Yardbirds were an early English rock band, noted for starting the careers of several of rock music's most famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. A blues based band whose sound evolved into experimental pop rock, they had a string of hits including “For Your Love”, “Over, Under, Sideways, Down” and “Heart Full Of Soul”. They were a crucial link between British R&B and psychedelia; they set the framework for heavy metal explored further by Led Zeppelin and their guitarists were extremely influential in music. They pioneered almost every guitar innovation of the '60s: fuzz tone, feedback, distortion, improved amplification, and were one of the first to put an emphasis on guitar virtuosity and experimentation. They eventually evolved into Led Zeppelin, once Jimmy Page became the leader and the rest of the members left after several unsuccessful efforts to keep them in, forcing Page to find replacements in the likes of John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham.

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Beginnings

Formed originally as the Metropolitan Blues Quartet in 1962–63 in London, the Yardbirds first achieved notice on the burgeoning British blues scene (or "rhythm and blues", as the British music press alluded to it) when they took over as the house band at the Crawdaddy Club in London—succeeding the Rolling Stones. With a repertoire drawn more from the Delta-soaked Chicago blues titans Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Elmore James than the more commercially-minded Chuck Berry and Jimmy Reed influences of the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds began to build a following of their own in London before very long. Their inexperience and their less-than-stellar musicianship was obvious but their commitment was just as powerful, as they hammered away at versions of such blues classics as "Smokestack Lightning", "Got Love If You Want It", "Here 'Tis", "Baby What's Wrong", "Good Morning Little School Girl", "Boom Boom", "I Wish You Would", "Done Somebody Wrong", and "Rollin' and Tumblin'".

They made their first significant lineup addition when singer/harmonica player Keith Relf, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and drummer Jim McCarty, replaced original lead guitarist Anthony (Top) Topham with a very boyish-looking art student named Eric Clapton in October 1963. Clapton already knew what he was doing with his instrument; his solo turns, while far enough from the gripping little gems for which he became famous soon enough, already set him apart from most of his peers among the British blues clubbers. Between his sleek guitar playing and Keith Relf's improving harmonica style, the group could at least boast two attractive players that made listeners overlook their still-incomplete rhythmic attack. And, of critical importance, Crawdaddy Club impresario Giorgio Gomelsky—who had all but discovered the Rolling Stones but thought it beyond his range to become their manager—learned enough from his previous miss to become the Yardbirds' manager and, as it turned out, first producer.

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(君筒）♪The Yardbirds-Shapes of things http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTO7WVxjz3A&feature=related ギターソロまで行くといきなりかっこいいってことになる。
nb6811 (Nobuyuki Motozawa) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:21:25 -0000
(君筒）♪The Yardbirds-Shapes of things http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTO7WVxjz3A&feature=related ギターソロまで行くといきなりかっこいいってことになる。
yardbirds - think about it / bbc sessions
WLUW (WLUW 88.7) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:47:51 -0000
yardbirds - think about it / bbc sessions
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cri_s (Cristiano Machado) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:54:22 -0000
@brunohstein baixa também a do kinks, the jam, stones de 64 a 71, yardbirds, oasis e supergrass que são bem melhores ;]
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