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Christopher Guest’s character in Spinal Tap is a dead on impression of Jeff Beck. Makes me like this more. This is not my usual thing, but it is legitimately very good. So influential.
Very proto, dinosaury or something like that, i felt like i was in the 60´s smoking nice weed and dancing some weird stuff on an open place hahahhaha
So many sounds and images of music to come, that did come from the inflennce of this album. The Beatles didn't drive all of the future of music. No offence to the Beatles.
I keep forgetting I like the yardbirds and then every once in a while get something like this to remind me.
Apple Music only had a deluxe version. I edited it down to what Wikipedia shows as the original UK release, and it was 3 minutes shorter. Why can't they just have the original release as an option. Anyway, I like it, and after this whole challenge is over, I'll go back and listen to the deluxe. Favorite track: He's Always There
I've got to start this by saying I miss bands having dumb names for albums based on weird drawings that the whole band probably didn't even want to use. Beck is a killer guitarist and the vibe on the album is great. Enjoyed this listen and will give it another shot soon. I've meant to look into The Yardbirds for a while. Glad they're on the list
After the first two tracks I was ready to give this a 5. At track 4 it lost some momentum. Then from there it started feeling less cohesive as an album. Started to feel like it was trying to offer something for everyone. That being said I liked most of the songs. Especially the Blues influenced stuff. I might revisit this but it's a 4 just for feeling a bit unfocused.
Dobre utwory. Niektóre lepsze, niektóre gorsze, ale czuć jakość grania. 4/5
Blown away by this album!
Nice! I really enjoyed it
This is really fun, and there is some very original composition, never listened to in entirety before. Enjoying it a lot. 4 stars
I'm genuinely shocked at two things: 1. How big of an influence they seemed to have had. From Frankie Valli through The Presidents of the United States to goddamn South Park, I kept recognizing tunes I've heard in newer compositions. 2. JIMMY PAGE AND JEFF BECK?
Beetje Stones-achtige blije jarenzestigmuziek. Ik vind dit best geinig, maar ik vraag me wel af wat er zo ontzettend speciaal aan is dat het in deze lijst moest. Een drie-en-een-halfje.
Ik had een ander beeld bij Tuinfluiters. Maar ach ja. Dit is best een geinig plaatje. Niet om regelmatig op te zetten. Meer iets dat je hoopt tegen te komen op een klein festival. Het voelt lekker ongedwongen. Dat zal met het decennium te maken hebben. Je hoort ook wel wat experimentjes, zoals ook in dat decennium hoort. Maar het schiet daar niet in door. 3,5 ster * geluisterd naar de UK-versie.
4.25
Roger is a darn good engineer
A band I’d always intended to listen to but had always put off. Very enjoyable and full of energy. Feels very ahead of its time and Jeff Beck’s guitar work is superb, particularly for 1966. Psycho Daisies & Lost Women were the stand out tracks for me.
Freakin fabulous
Have heard of The Yardbirds and know For Your Love, didn't recognize any of the tracks on this. As answer to a question posed by another reviewer : Yes I know who Keith Relf is and no it didn't know he was The Yardbirds lead-singer. I know Keith from the first incarnation of the band Renaissance, problem is that I much prefer the later incarnation of that band after Keith and his sister had left. Mostly because I much prefer Annie Haslam as singer over Jane Relf. Returning to this album I don't care about the music but it gets 4 stars for the bands importance as a breeding ground.
אלבום מצוין. מרגישים את הגולמיות של לד זפלין והגיטרה של גף בק
First Yardbirds album for me. I somehow knew a bunch about the band but not their actual music. Really enjoyed this. Lots of interest going on throughout the record.
Quite good. Might be a grower.
60s rock that serves as a good example of how experimentation paved the way for what's to come. varied yet consistently jangly and vivacious tunes with creative panning effects. despite having a sound that goes right along with other bands during this time, this album at least does it in a way in which i enjoyed. i like listening to songs where the bands sound like they're having fun you know?
Really cool little album. 4 stars as it feels like a collection of sounds rather than a cohesive album.
An early example of blues mixing with psychedelic rock n roll. This album is most notable for the single 'Over Under Sideways Down', one of the first explorations of psychedelia within British rock, and for being the Yardbirds' only album with Jeff Beck as guitarist, in between Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page's tenures. But the rest of 'Roger the Engineer' is also pretty strong. More boldy experimental and hard hitting than most other music you'd have encountered in the mid 60s. They even beat The Beatles to the punch a few times. This one keeps getting better the more I listen to it.
Rip Becky
Very good! I liked it!
This album started okay, but I thought it wouldn't get past that and stay as a 3 star album. But this is one of those albums that get stronger with each passing track. Also Jeff Beck is a fucking alien on guitar
I think this album is fine, even good, but I don't think it is as good as say The Kinks, so I can't see myself going back to this often. However, I recognize the musicianship and influence, and I do want to check out more Yardbirds, now that I've listened to one of their albums all the way through.
I do like the sound of the album, it seems a bit more lightweight than the Stones but its playfulness is part of the appeal. Beck's playing seems forward looking and the wilder passages something American bands would point back to in the next decade.
Funny that it was up right after that album by the Byrds. Also, it is springtime. Good album. There was one track I really liked but I was driving.
This album didn't blow me away, but I'd say it's a cut above most of the blues albums so far, if only because it managed to avoid the trap of sounding too uniform from song to song. Not incredible from start to finish, but it did the job, and it had some arguably psychedelic rock-esque elements that pretty significantly enhanced the project.
Very good album
That was good
Loved how bluesy this is. The beginnings of Jimmy Page
Bonus points for an awesome cover. I enjoyed the music, but there is something weirdly unnerving about British blues music.
Recorded in under a week, this is a gem among the many, many mediocre albums of the 60s. Blues, Boogie, Blues-rock, Psychedelia, and a bit of Country all rolled into a refreshing sound that was fun to listen to.
This was almost pedestrian until the Hot House of Omagararshid, which is such a fun track that the rating for this album goes up by a clear 2 stars.
Nice tunes, but I should NOT have stayed around for the stereo versions. Yikes. Yes, technical constraints and all that. Still awful. Four stars for the music nevertheless.
Like it. Some guitar riffs sounded like they might have been things Jack White pulled directly from.
I really enjoyed this album. I checked the year and was shocked to see that it was from 1966. The guitar work is amazing and the singing it okay too. Sounds amazing at loud volume.
I enjoyed this very much. There were hints of the doors, glimpses of the monkees, peeks of The Moody Blues, etc. Jeff’s boogie was the weakest song of the album for me, but still solid.
While familiar with a couple of songs and the guitar pedigree of the group, I have never actively listened to the Yardbirds before this. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised by how psychedelic and wild this album is — only because I had no idea what to expect. This tread into adventurous territory, which was kind of thrilling. I wouldn't say it was all a hit, lyrically there were some awkward moments and "Jeff's Boogie" likely made Scott feel justified for bashing Jeff Beck all those reviews ago (it wasn't the highlight). But I got a chance to spin this twice, and where I was at a solid 3.5 the first time around, it creeped upward on the second listen. Great guitar work and the band as a whole are all in. Where some efforts from this era and inclination may have aged into something of a parody, this adept tightrope walk between the blues and psycho English '60s still sounds relevant.
Yeah, it's a good album! Some early punk, some blues.
Catchy rifts
Classic Yardbirds....lots of songs and some better than others but it's a good listen
An institution in psychedelic rock. Jeff Beck really was a guitarist's guitarist.
(Approx. 93 mins) Upbeat, Brits giving blues, punk, and rock sounds. Seem way ahead of their time for some of the sounds. Standout song - "Shapes in My Mind". (8/10)
Really cool! Early blues rock
I had never heard of the Yardbirds, but read about their history. What an awesome incubator of talent. Album was an easy listen although a bit long.
Excellent, not much else
Lemmy is God
Bien. Es el grupo de Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page en sus comienzos.
The distorted tone with reverb associated with psychedelic rock and be heard throughout the album by Jeff Beck. Quite an innovative album for the 60s and alot of cool tracks.
I really really like this
Enjoyable jam band rock
Great album. Really enjoyed it. 🙂 👍👍
No Clapton, No problem. This album is a great showcase of the Yardbirds' blues and psychedelic rock sound, with Jeff Beck's guitar work being the highlight. The songs are catchy, energetic and diverse, ranging from hard rockers like "Over Under Sideways Down" and "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" to mellow ballads like "Turn into Earth" and "Ever Since the World Began". The album is not flawless, as some tracks are less memorable than others, and the production is a bit dated by today's standards. However, it is still a very enjoyable and influential album that deserves recognition as one of the best of the 60s. I give it 4 stars out of 5.
Fun and rocking time. Jeff Beck makes this a great album and it makes me want to lisren to more from him. Of the 3 Yardbird guitarists, I am least familiar with his work.
if you like this album, quite frankly, you know ball
Beck led yardbirds. 4.1
Tons of great guitar work by Jeff Beck. Songs are fine, but this is really just a vehicle for Jeff Beck to shine with a little psychedelia thrown in.
This album, while overall a bit underwhelming, still holds up well as a sample of R&B transition into rock and roll. A few classic Jeff Beck tracks are always a pleasure.
The Yardbirds’ finest musical hour, anchored by the fluidity and inventiveness of the late, great Jeff Beck (perhaps the best guitarist the group ever produced?). A fun departure from the beaten path of the more well-known British Invasion artists.
60s rock, blues, some Beatles, stones, doors sounds. Overall good
Very 60's and dated to be honest but still enjoyable. Rock with a Blues tint on some tracks.
I liked it. I've played out this sound out a bit over the years but credit where credit is due!
A must listen to anyone who loves the guitar… a glimpse of future music, in all genres, to follow in the late 60’s and early 70’s!!!
Great album with typical 60s vibes. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: probably Favourite Song: Jeff’s Boogie or He’s Always There
This album is overlooked by me. And it is absolutely fantastic! I mean what a band this was. I must've listened this about 5-6 times and it just reeled me in. Can't wait to dive in their other albums! 8,5 out of 10
Decent.
This is a really interesting album, if not a perfect one. A diverse and innovative take on the Yardbirds' classic American blues influences, played with a whimsy and adventurousness you can only get from the best British bands of the 60s. I love the conciseness of these songs, most clocking in at barely 3 minutes or less. That allows Jeff Beck and company ample room to pack a punch without ever getting tedious or jammy. The weak link here is probably Keith Relf, whose vocals tend to fall a bit flat. Fave Songs: Over Under Sideways Down, What Do You Want, Lost Woman, Jeff's Boogie, The Nazz Are Blue, Ever Since the World Began. It's worth seeking out later editions of the album, which include the brilliant tunes "Psycho Daisies" and "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago."
The song that features Jeff Beck the most is the best one on the album, go figure. Seriously though, enjoyed this one. My thing has always been melding different styles together cohesively, and they do so here with rock, country, and folk. So much so that they even border on psychedelic rock for a bit. Could have done without the album being on there twice, but I can't complain too much about listening to a good album back-to-back.
Quite enjoyed this! Was expecting some Beatles-lite drab pop, but it was surprisingly good for me. I imagine it was quite progressive for the time too, especially the more distorted guitars. Started off very strong, especially with the bluesy/rnb’ier sounding tracks, but tired in the middle before picking up again. Highlights: Farewell, Happening Ten Years Ago, Over Under, Hot house.
It doesn't get much better then Jeff Beck on guitar.
Assez cool, très brute, blusy rock & roll, j’aime bien
Vette nummers, en je hoort de invloeden op latere bands.
Accessible psychedelic rock album from the 60s. I have a copy of the 12-song UK version, and the review is for that version. Highlights: I Can't Make Your Way and Turn Into Earth. But most of the other songs are also very good. A little too inconsistent for 5 stars.
The overall psychedelic rock sound feels a bit dated, but I liked the energy and great guitar work on this album.
Sounds fresh and energetic, nice surprise.
Not so good as I experted....
Good Stuff, I like the Jeff Beck era of the Yardbirds a lot.
Over Under Sideways Down, May have been the only song I really knew on this record, but I really liked the whole record. Psychedelic but not TOO psychedelic. Plus some straight up blues, 50’s style rock guitar,… really a lot to hear here!
Better then I had expected. Worth another listen.
I didn't know what to expect since I had never listened to this album before. But I quite enjoyed it. I liked different types of guitar Jeff Beck brought to this album, psychadelic, blues, surf, and straight up 60s rock. Good stuff, I'll keep this one in rotation.
I mean Jeff Beck makes anything great. This is a strange album that just does flow super well for me. It really shines at times and then at other times it's just a little "off". But overall I did enjoy it and would listen to most of it again. Jeff Beck is also just a god and that helps pull it together.
Прикольний рок 60-з на послухати на фоні, одну пісню додала в плей-лист
Weirder & a bit more fun than I expected, pretty cool 60s rock record. 3.5/5
Reminds me of king crimson
Pretty solid
Not bad. Held back by recording equipment of the timr
It's all about the hot licks that connect blues and psychedelia, but the rumblin'-stumblin' drummin' is good, too, and some bass lines sound like world domination. One gets why YB's were generally considered the next big thing, even if it never quite fully worked out for them, a function of exaggerated expectations perhaps.
More going on than I was expecting. Not just bluey 60s rock. Still doesn’t really have the songs to back up the legacy for me though.
While there were several songs that were just meh for me, the ones that I like are so good I couldn't possibly justify giving this any less than 4 stars. Top tracks: Happenings Ten Years Time Ago, Farewell, Ever Since the World Began, and Over Under Sideways Down
Sounds like the Rosetta Stone in terms of the link between blues and psychedelia, with undeniably hot and groovy hooks to spare (very much including "Over Under Sideways Down"). Beck blisters throughout and there's much that's cool and catchy, with "I Can't Make Your Way" and "Farewell" and "Jeff's Boogie" adding pleasant variety and even a touch of unexpected fun and levity. One senses that the Yardbirds are under-appreciated as manifestation of deep '60s hipness.
Rock psicodélico sesentero. Un 4.
Bien. Es el grupo de Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page en sus comienzos.
Some of the guitar work is crazy here. Clapton and Page became bigger names, but Jeff Beck is possibly the best guitarist the Yardbirds had. I’m glad that I got to see him before his passing. The band didn’t have the best songwriting compared to the Beatles or Who, so that’s why they don’t come up that often from this era. But there’s some really good stuff if you’re willing to listen. B+
Very good. Reminiscent of The Beatles' Revolver and some of their other earlier work.
Nice blues inspired rock. Loud, rough, good lyrics, nice rhythm and excellent guitar play.
3,5! Ganske fete greier. De spiller alt og albumet er variert.
4.0
There are only 12 tracks on the original album. Stop with the extended version crap...
I liked the sound of it but only had it playing in the background. I'll have to add it to my "return to" list.
I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did, but even in the blues numbers they manage to keep that garage vibe which makes the whole thing rather exciting.
Great musicianship and awesome collection of riffs for 1966.
For the time is was product, it's really rough and loud. Nice album
Always loved the raw and powerful sound of the Yardbirds. They were incredibly heavy for their times. Also, it's one of the only band that can craft interesting blues-rock music, which is very rare for me.
Chamou atenção a variação da intensidade em que a simplicidade equilibra os traços de psicodelia.
Great rock and roll, The Nazz Are Blue was a highlight. RIP Jeff Beck -- what a guitar tone!
Something you should listen to before you die? I mean, you'll be okay. It is a fun album, though. Best track: Over Under Sideways Down
Classic 60s rock vibes!
Some good bluesy/classic rock guitar rifs, but not the most riveting album overall
I enjoyed it. The sound of the time but bluesy
Lustigt när fellazz masserar Eric Clapton i recensionerna på denna skiva ... hur som helst, för 60-tals blues rock/psych så gick de hä ganska hårt! Cool cover också
Probably a low 4, but has a lot of depth and is smooth
Liked! Would listen again
A very well crafted album if a bit self indulgent at times
A fun psychedelic twist on some standard 60s blues fare. Lost Woman, Over Under Sideways Down and of course Hot House of Omagararshid are all highlights
Great bluesrock album with Jeff Beck doing his thing
Quite the variety of styles! Listened to it twice as it was good.
Krazek z 66 od bandy ktora byla prawdziwa wylegarnia muzycznych talentow, ale akurat tego wydania od nich wczesniej nie slyszalem, Roger the Engineer byl nagrywany w skladzie Keith Relf na wokalu, glowna gitara Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja wspierajaca rytmicznie, Paul Samwell-Smith na basie i Jim McCarty drumujacy, jak przystalo na nagrania z tamtego okresu jest to 35 minut mocno jamujace w klimatach psychodelii rokowej, no i tak jak wiadomo jedyna sluchalna wersja takich nagran jest mono, bo stereo brzmi jak cos zupelnie pomylonego, 12 trakow w ktoych ciezko sie doszukiwac czegos wiecej niz przepelnionego pozytywnym wajbem jamowania, od trakow o luznym zyciu na spokojnie, przez giberiszujace yehowania po stonerskie rozmyslania o wszystkich i o niczym, o ile jakosc miksa nie powala, to jednak plyta kupuje czlowieka samym klimatem, ktory sie wrecz wylewa z nagrania, jesli chodzi o instrumenty to hajlajtem jest zdecydowanie Beckowa gitara, pewnie ze wzgledu, ze jest to najglosniejszy instrument prawie kazdego utworu, wiec najbardziej zapada w ucho, ale nie zmienia to faktu, ze slychac bande ktora mocno jamuje, a nie gra czegos xx razy dla uzyskania brzmienia ktore pan inzynier klepnie i sprzeda, bo ten projekt chyba nie mial wiekszego komercyjnego sukcesu, biorac pod uwage jak dziwnie byl wydawany w poszczegolnych regionach, na plejke leci i cant make your way i over under sideways down
Really like this.
This might be the platonic ideal of psychedelic rock. Not necesarily my favorite, but about as core as it gets to that sound in my mind as possible.
What a launchpad of a record. Do I think I would have followed their career closely? No. But I absolutely would enjoy this while it is on, and would not be shocked by the follow up of the solo careers.
I found this album very original !
Yes. Ill comeback to this. Maybe
This is real nice psychodelic bluesy rock, a very early one, It's great Favorites: What do you want
A great find on this list. The Yardbirds were known to me as the vehicle for numerous would-be legendary musicians and on this record it’s Jeff Beck on guitar duty who steals the show. The track sequencing is a bit of a mess (I ended up listening to it in both the US and U.K. order) but these songs are just so catchy and ultimately stand as a very strong representation of 60s garage rock.
7/10. Liked it slightly more than I expected to.
Pretty cool
Interesting sound, very 60s rock feel to it. Enjoyable
solid rock album
excellent
Bluesy and not overproduced. This was a great listen. I love Beck's guitar sound.
Good album, enjoyed pretty much every track.
great band, great guitarists
Enjoyed this album very much, nice and bluesy with some elements of psychedelia
Not super familiar with The Yardbirds, other than it being the starting place for Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, the latter being the only one present on this album (and it shows). It's clear this album serves as the bridge from blues roots to more psychedelia rock. I'm not sure I think any one track is stand out, nor even the album as a whole, but it's a great listen to see how music was very much evolving into new sounds in 1966.
I was actually surprised by this one. I had never even heard of this group but it was a nice change. Rating: 7.3/10
Solid early Clapton album
Surprisingly good
took me a while to get into the groove but a solid album with some great tracks. my personal favs were farewell, I can't make ur way, ever since the world began, he's always there not to forget the small instrumentals in between which were great as well.
Ihan jepa rokkenrollia, tykkäsin surffimeiningistä. Ehkä 3.5/5, mutta pyöristetään ylöspäin.
Curious
Not listened to a Yardbirds album at length before but glad I have now come across Roger the Engineer. It's an exciting listen and feels like the work of a band that is transitioning from pop and blues towards psychedelia and something heavier. Some blistering guitar courtesy of Jeff Beck (no Clapton or Jimmy Page), especially on the Nazz (one of the more traditionally bluesy tracks), Jeff's Boogie and Lost Women. The singing isn't particularly strong and the other weakness is that the eclecticism of the material hints at a group unsure of its direction. Having said that there is something raw and unpredictable here and I would imagine they would have been a great live band at this time.
The choral singing is annoying, but the guitar parts are fantastic.
Un disco muy bueno de blues y psicodelia que nos deja ver un poco de la importancia que tuvo esta banda, no solo por los miembros que pasaron por ahí, sino también en cómo influyó el sonido que vino después. Lamento que la versión que encontré tiene 40 canciones porque complica ponerle en loop y hay que hacer un poco de depuración de los tracks que no me interesan. De todos modos, sin pedos saca las 4 estrellas.
Many more good jams than I was expecting!
A really great album again. It's almost as if this list is full of really great albums! I really enjoyed the experimental and creative nature of it but I know the members went on to much greater things and there wasn't any particular track that really stood out to me so don't think it's quite a 5*.
quite an odd sounding mix of skiffle and prog
Loved it! I felt the album had a nice range. Solid rock. Some occult sounding shit. Some folksier stuff. Really fucking solid album.
I actually loved this album so much. Classic rock and roll! I didn't have much to do with the yardbirds in the past to be honest. I guess this is another one of those where it might be a band your parents would introduce you to and my parents don't listen to anything other than Jesus music. Obviously there was a lot of cool cats in the band and you can tell the talent levels are peak! Love it. Particularly I Can't Make Your Way and Rack My Mind.
Bello
Fun rock album. Love how bluesy it feels.
What a weird album. The tracks keep ALMOST being jams but then wander off in some other directions. Really good stuff!
This was pretty cool, if a little indistinct
Mehr mut zu Walking basslines Hat mir spaß gemacht zu hören auch wenns iwie ein bisschen seinen welcome overstayt hat Gegen Ende wird die Stimmung ein bisschen random fand ich nicht so wild nur auffällig
Nice cheery indie vibes
What is this here rock and roll that the kids are listening to goodness gracious korean war etc etc
Ironically, after Eric Clapton's departure and his subsequent replacement with Jeff Beck, the Yardbirds sound trended toward the blues inflected and more psychadelic/experimental. The vocals are great, the bass is forward and melodic, and Jeff Beck's guitar playing is phenomenal. I prefer Jeff Beck to Clapton on most cases and in 'Jeff's Boogie,' you can hear him experimenting with harmonics and a virtuosity that would characterize his later more jazz/fusion influenced work.
Good band, Jeff Beck & others ( Claption, Page et al) good sound but, times preferred another bands as iconic.
Really has the 60s vibe and I liked the Yardbirds growing up. I love the 2nd track but is it good enough for 4* ?
4.5/5 , Classic. Essential listen.
Really solid psychedelic rock. Not one song I would label as bad. The worst thing I can say about it is that it's a bit "generic music your dad plays" at times.
The Yardbirds are getting a 4/5, mainly due to how much they influenced Rock'n'Roll. Did enjoy the album generally though!
This takes me back to when I was 16. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this album on repeat whilst walking through town. Good vibes
By coincidence this album came just after the debut album of Led Zeppelin. So it was nice to see where Jimmy Page was coming from. I think it makes even more credits for Led Zeppelins debut album as it's quite different than Yardbirds, more bluesy, less rock'n'rolly. Anyway: about this album: it sounds like a breeding ground of good ideas. It seems to have not really a concept but there are a bunch of very nice and likable ideas. It's played by immensely talented musicians, I'm not sure I like the singing much though (but that's typical 60s, e.g. Hendrix has terrible singing too). Highlights: He's Always There, Ever Since the World Began.
Always loved the yardbirds since I started listening in college but that was more singles like "over under sideways down". It was a nice blast from the past. "Jeffs Boogie" even though short and sweet still sounds amazing and Jeff Beck on the guitar would have made any band stand out. I also loved "what do you want".
3.7 - enjoyable psychedelic rock with solid guitar and vocals.
there was a time in my life i would have been all over this.
Great stuff. Great writing. Great musicianship. Fun/witty songs.
## Notes: This is a group I always heard about but never listened to. A VERY pleasant surprise, this is blues infused early rock. Flawlessly executed with lots of great ideas and a superb sound. Don't know if the original is like this, but the one I'm listening to has 31 songs, 14 of those are mono and sound great! I see myself coming back to this album, too bad the cover is really awful, like something a bored high-school pupil will draw in it's notebook in class. I like to get vinyl that is both great to listen to as a whole piece (this album is like that) and to see at the same time, as a complete object. Sadly that part is not well executed.
The singer's voice is coming from a lake, can't understand a s***.
Fun
Excited about this one. And it doesn't disappoint. Like 60s psychedelic pop with more edge/proficiency. Takes some of the elements of love from Pink Floyd's first two records and focuses them more concisely. So, the lineup of this band changed a lot, I think. Right? I gotta check out more of their records. Feels like the UK equivalent of Buffalo Springfield. Like, a breeding ground of talent before artists went on to start their Big projects. The build on "Lost Women" with the harmonica and feedback is really great.
As far as average rock goes, this is pretty good.
Bit of a raveup, this. A mix of blues, pop and raw garagey rock - of it's time, and you can see it as a precursor of how music would change radically over the next 18 months. A lot of fun.
Bien. 4. Es el grupo de Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page en sus comienzos.
enjoyed this, interesting glance at non Beatles 60's. 3.8
More enjoyable than I had expected.
Quite enjoyed this album. First accidentally had a very long version. I like how the actual album is short and sweet.
Damn good album! Really neat progression of songs into one another and super interesting guitar work. Big fan.
I love the blues/pop blend, and "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" is so good!
fun blusey different 4/5
Leuk! En het klinkt ook niet zo oud als het is. Ik ga hier meer van luisteren.
I liked roughly half the songs on this album. Felt like I enjoyed every other or so. They do the blues really well. I know they were pioneering Brisish psychadelic rock but their songs in thay realm don't grab me much. My favorite moment on the album is during The Nazz Are Blue when during the guitar solo (at 1:25) Jeff Beck umexpectedly holds a note and it turns into this monstrous feedback siren sound.
Eric Clapton is a legend
This was fun! Liked it a lot more than the Jeff Beck Group album that came up on here previously. More experimental, more all over the place, less just straight up ripping off the blues. Fave track - "Ever Since The World Began", I reckon, but have a soft spot for "Over Under Sideways Down", "Hot House of Omagararshid" and "Jeff's Boogie" too...
Jeff Beck....Wow!
very catchy tunes, playful songs
Classic
well made album, but I found it kind of boring/repetitive
Good tracks all round.
Surprisingly good for something from this era. Really enjoyable album.
Old western vibe, reminds me of red dead redemption
Really cool guitar work, especially when you consider that this came out in 1966.
Music history lessons are always cool
A solid '60s rock album. 8.0/10
Pues no lo escuché todo, not even sorry. Y no es que estuviera malito, solo que es rock clásico y así. Una fórmula muy probada porque sí funciona(ba?) pero pues es eso
weird punk, feels very creative lyrics are nore important than music
Adorable. Way more interesting than one would expect, despite no songs I was familiar with going in.
Every song rolled into the next
Rock psicodélico sesentero.
Fresh rockandroll style, with lots of progressive touches
Guitar at its best
A great band, underappreciated. Never heard the full album but I enjoyed it all the way, especially the blues.
Great 60s album that covers all sorts of sounds and vibes that ended up evolving into many other genres. Farewell in particular touched me a lot.
Another solid classic!
What a fun album, totally a mix of The Beach Boys, Beatles, and the clash.
Good variety from more traditional blues to more modern sounding songs. Doesn't really work as a complete album.
Real good, nice, rock sound
This is one of my favorite albums so far.
The wobble board sound in Hot House or Omagararshid is hilarious if you think about the dude playing it through the entire track. Jeff's Boogie is great, the stereo version of Turn Into Earth is psychedelic and very trippy with headphones on.
good, but short
Nice album full of psychodelic songs that work well as a whole album
Really good, see the influence to so many things
4.5
Solid entry. A bit pretentious at times but what do you you expect? It's The Yardbirds. Fun listen, though.
60s Brit blues psych rock, that aside from a few singles were all done better by their contemporaries. Blues rock, I'd rather Cream or Led Zep. Psych rock? Give my Pink Floyd. The Yardbirds, the band that had great guitarists. Who mostly went on to be in bigger bands. Based on their reputation, you'd expect a monster album. Heart Full of Soul? For Your Love? Shapes of Things? Not on this album, mate. Over Under Sideways Down and 11 other tracks. It's good. It's never great, but it doesn't overstay its welcome.
fine
3 out of 5. Pretty decent album, had a good time with this oldie.
Started strong but about a third of the songs are throwaways. The rest are good.
Solid listen this morning. I won’t say it was memorable, but it was enjoyable
Another 60s ...
Jeff Beck is an underrated guitar player in the current era. The songs, not as memorable as those from John Mayall's blues band, Cream, or the Experience.
So inspirational it inspired When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls
This one grew on me. I wasn't a fan at first but it's weird enough and they have real talent and I ended up happy I listened to it. I wish we had a button to ask us again on three months and leave a score then. This is one of those albums I want time with to see how I really feel. Cause if I listen to it again it could be a 4, but if I don't then it stays a three. Weird solid album. Worth a listen.
Sympa en vrai mais plat
fair
Jeff's Boogie sounds so much like the Ren & Stimpy intro!
5.0/10 Didn't love it or hate it...
Enjoyable listen. Hard for me to say “it’s great”. I liked the mono version of some of the songs. And Jeff Beck is sort of legendary. I would give it 3.5 stars.
I really enjoyed like a third of this album. Ever Since the World Began would fit into any Peaky Blinders episode. The best part was He’s Always There started playing, and I genuinely thought my phone was playing a second song at the same time. Then a lightbulb appeared above my head as I made the connection that The Pussycat Dolls sampled this song for When I Grow Up. That beat was too sick for 1966. 3.5 lawn birdies
This album contains flashes of greatness to come, but isn't particularly great itself. This makes sense for a band that is best known as the launching pad for exceptional musicians who went on to do amazing things ... with other bands.
I didn’t hate listening to this, but also nothing particularly jumped out at me. There were some nice instrumental moments.
Blues rock is niet mijn genre, gelukkig was dat niet het enige wat op deze plaat stond. Prima plaatje
De eerste twee nummers vond ik heel moeizaam, het is heel experimenteel en dat is bij veel nummers wel leuk. De eerste twee nummers klonken ook experimenteel, omdat het klinkt alsof het is opgenomen met een leeg blikje en een touwtje in plaats van een microfoon. De rest vond ik wel leuk. Goede muzikanten erg creatief.
Historisch gezien is dit een belangrijk album als voorloper van verschillende grote bands en artiesten. The Yardbirds heeft veel legendarische muzikanten voortgebracht, waaronder: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck en Jimmy Page. Veel wisselingen hebben plaatsgevonden, wat het ergens ook weer interessant maakt, kan ik me voorstellen. Jeff Beck drukt zijn stempel door wat meer psychedelica en experimentele elementen in de muziek te brengen. Dat maakte het voor mij ook wel interessant om te luisteren. Het album is daarom ook wel goed te noemen, maar super leuk vond ik het ook weer niet.
I really enjoy the Yardbirds, but this is one of the albums I never really got to grips with. I think Eric Clapton was a much better fit for the Yardbirds and made more interesting music with them. Jeff Beck is a great musician in his own right, but he doesn't really experiment like on his own works. Over Under Sideways Down has one of the best guitar riffs of the year, but outside of that I struggle to find many memorable moments here. There are better Yardbirds albums and better Blues Rock albums from this period.
Where would this be without Jeff Beck? He’s definitely the highlight what keeps this whole album interesting.
Crazy Clapton was in this bad
Now we know the inspiration for Spinal Tap's "Gimme Some Money"
7/10
Pretty neat! Probably not an everyday listen but cool to see the dna of this band woven through lots of later stuff
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Day953 - another late sixties great rock band that influenced everybody afterwards…if i had a nickel
It’s comforting to know that such great guitar playing came out of this mess.
Better than expected. I thought we'd get loads of blues based guitar wankery but actually not that bad. The 60s definitely had a sound though didn't it.
I enjoy how bluesy this album starts, but as it progresses, it moves further into psychedelic rock, and that's just not my cup of tea. The first half grabbed me much more than the second. Overall, it's not a bad album, and I can appreciate what The Yardbirds were doing here. It just doesn't really scratch the itch for me.
More ups than downs, this album shines on the blues rock groove pieces where Beck can do his thing - great bass lines too
The Nazz Are Blue alone flirts with a 5/5, the rest of the record settles on a more sensible 3. Even at their most confused, their orientalist psychedelia was more lively and edgy than many of their tepid, limp contemporaries, which counts for something.
Their best song was For Your Love which unfortunately didn’t appear on this album. It was a bit meh.
There's clearly a lot of talent and expertise on display here, and this wasn't without its promising moments, particularly when it leaned into Eastern-inspired instrumentation; but they felt surrounded by a fair measure of filler and by passages which felt more like half-baked session jams in desperate need of stronger hooks to ground them.
Decent. Some decent vibes and a few catchy bits. Something about it didn’t gel for me.
1960’s blues rock. Three stars.
More of a 3.5.... it's fun and jammy, cohesively chill and loose throughout. Something you should be dancing too. Psychedelic and bluesy, I like it alot. Not something I'd return to, hence it not being a 4, but I'm glad I listened and wouldn't change it if it happened to come on.
3,5
6/10 Good guitar, rubbish vocals
I thought this was Eric Clapton and it’s not. That doesn’t shield it from my hatred, but I’m going in now with less prejudice than I would previously have. By the way, I get to have prejudice against Eric Clapton. He sucks. I hate him. Anyway, this album. I don’t necessarily hate it. I don’t even necessarily dislike it. I also… I don’t love it too much. It has its moments though. In the spare moments when the album turns to the psychedelic influences more than the blues influences, it shines as a work that can actually contain some good pieces of music, for example, “Turn Into Earth,” or, to a lesser extent, “He’s Always There.” These psychedelic touches, though frankly still largely unimpressive, at least make me feel safe in taking this seriously, unlike some of the other, much more ridiculous-sounding blues tracks, such as “Rack My Mind” or “Over Under Sideways Down.” That’s not to say that there’s no good blues here; opener “Lost Woman” is at least worth listening to, and “Jeff’s Boogie” is a good ol’ really fun blues song. There’s remnants of what The Beatles had been doing, but it’s a little different, a little bit more conventional, but still interesting. I can absolutely see why it’s considered an album you must listen to, even if I don’t love it. And the closer sucks. Forgot to mention that. I hate the closer. Fuck that shit. 5.5/10
Experimental stuff!
3/5 Favorite Song: He's Always There
I've never heard of The Yardbirds before today. I did recognize the song "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" from a commercial, though. It was aight.
One for the geetar purists if I’m honest. Some nice blues licks but inconsistent and only nudges a low three overall
An album of it's era, blues rock that starts well but the quality of material varies over the album
Lost Woman 3.6 Over Under Sideways Down (Rechanneled) 3.5 The Nazz Are Blue 3.6 I Can't Make Your Way 3.3 Rack My Mind 3.5 Farewell 3.5 Hot House of Omagararshid 3 Jeff's Boogie (Rechanneled) 3.4 He's Always There 3.6 Turn into Earth 3.3 What Do You Want 3.6 Ever Since the World Began 3.4 Score: 3.441666667
This was a great guitar album, as it well should be. You can tell the three had not quite hit their stride yet, but overall fantastic.
A very influential band but to me just a collection of songs with little cohesion.
fine album. hey anyone else find it kinda weird how the blues genre on this list is almost entirely made up of blues rock band made up of entirely white people? is that not a little racist or am i being too woke idk. not a fan
there's some really great guitar on this but i'm struggling to really cling on to anything. i enjoyed a lot of it but not enough for me to want to come back to. i assume it was huge in the 60s but now there's so much more out there that's better. not much else to say.
6/10
Alright Old Rock. Listened twice and still nothing really sick with me, but nothing to complain about. Okay, maybe the song about the devil and money stuck with me
Groovy man as the kids used to say. You can tell Jeff Beck’s playing at this point was so developed that you knew that he was moving on as the confines of this white blues played by Englishmen had largely run it’s course at this point. Overall it is a pretty competent approximation of psychedelic influenced blues but it does come off as rather unemotional and cold - possibly because of the composition of the band. Overall it is an interesting artifact of a certain time and place but not among the 1091 albums or more you should hear in your lifetime. 3/5
Never heard of it, yet I get the feeling that it provides a nice snapshot of the era.
Jeff Beck is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Thank God he was on this album, because without him, it would probably have been a 2. There’s a very good reason why people look back fondly on this band for the sole reason of making Beck, Clapton and Page famous. It was always just a pipeline for them, and not anybody’s favorite part of their careers. Unfortunately, a big reason for that is that this album is just overwhelmingly boring and lifeless. The other reason is because Keith Relf wasn’t a great singer. He was always carried for the entirety of his Yardbirds career by the vastly superior talents of the aforementioned Beck, Clapton and Page, who all went on themselves to be some of the most well respected and talented musicians of all time. Each era of the Yardbirds is fun to listen to, if only to hear what they sounded like so early in each of their blossoming careers. What I don’t want to listen to, however, is the singer. If The Yardbirds ever had a legendary singer, I think people would view the band in an amazing light, rather than the stepping stone that it actually is today. Hell, ironically, I gave Jeff Beck’s solo album on this list a 4 due to the singer their, Rod Stewart, also taking some getting used to, being the weaker part of that album which was also being overwhelmingly carried by Beck and the bassist. The funniest part of all of that is that the best song on his solo album is his solo song. It seems as if a good bit of the site agrees that the best song on this album… is also a solo by Beck, appropriately titled “Jeff’s Boogie”. While it was a close second for me, I rather enjoyed the song that came after it the most, “He’s Always There”. The singing for the most part doesn’t bother me at all, I think he’s fine myself. Completely and deeply unrelated to the review, but did you know he was actually electrocuted in his basement at 33?? It’s a very weird story. Before he went though, he got to work with some immensely talented people. This album is way too long for what it is, it’s pretty boring, and it’s not going to stick with me. But the guitar playing is immaculate, and for that I’m going to give it a medium-low 3.
Overall solid … feel like if I grew up with them I would’ve loved them 3
A quirky one. I like the early psychedelic sound here, but the melodies and riffs can get repetitive and the band didn’t really have any talented singers. A solid time.
Fun, wild, early rock and roll.
This was an interesting mix of all sorts of genres - blues, psychedelia, rock, and one awesome boogie song. Great guitar work by Jeff Beck early in his career. I enjoyed most of the songs, a good listen.
The sound is dated to the 60’s when the album was created, but the Rock & Roll is great. Lots of guitar and drums in every song. A good collection of tunes.
Groovy blues rock is always a good listen, but the jazz element is the highlight here. The tracks with that touch of jazz really shine. Interesting to hear a young Jeff Beck kick off his career, you get a nice hint of his talent and creativity. Overall a fun album.
This was interesting enough Playlist add: "He's Always There"
Fun album
i am not wowed but it is not bad!
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Perfectly fine British psychedelic rock. I know at the time this blew peoples minds and the sounds of a sitar was the most interesting thing in existence; but it’s good not great. Nothing super exciting, perfectly functional, and easy listening not worth remembering.
Pretty sweet
Raro, arrancó entretenido y después me aburrió un poco. Nao queda guardado
One of the songs The Nazz are blue, def a rock blues song cause the repeating refrains of talking about troubles of daily life. Thats really cool though. A lot of the songs on this album are actually really good while listening. Mr. Zero a song I could daydream a whole contemperary animation to. I do like Keith Relf singing :D.
Classic rock/blues album.
Evokes an era for sure. The more experimental elements moving away from the poppy sounds make it more intriguing.
Old
#416 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ✅ - maybe This sounds very much like the pre-psychedelic era of rock music, some of it sounds very conventional, but there are also some strange instrument choices. British invasion rhythm and blues bands sounded pretty much all like this, well, the core of what this record is about. I feel like Yardbirds was more about the very technically able players, compared to many other ones of the era. Bluesy rock 'n roll, many familiar riffs and overall sound, except for the weird instrumentation choices here and there. Some of those stranger sounds work quite well with the material, but on some tracks it feels quite... superficial. While I like the bands psychedelic era, this is not it. Barely reaching 3/5
A nice ride, good music, generally the kind of thing I enjoy.
This was fine, nothing special though. Ever since the world began was cool, almost proto-metal for the first part, then the transition to jangle pop was unexpected but fun.
Jeff Beck's guitar is the star of the show here. Quite enjoyed it, but it did run out of steam imo.
About what I expected from a Yardbirds album. A perfect mix of the styles of the time.
It's fine
charming, but probably an album i'll forget about.
Solid I guess. Great hearing Jeff Beck's stuff. Lost Woman and The Nazz Are Blue were my highlights of the album