Roger the Engineer

Blues, rock and psychedelia provided on all tracks by the legend himself, Mr. Jeff Beck.

I had a nice time listening to it, although maybe it doesn't reflect all that well on the songwriting that my favourite things about it are the extreme panning and the sound of the reverb

Really enjoyed this album. They have a very similar sound to the Beatles, but they skew bit more toward hard rock with heavy blues elements mixed in. Fascinating to learn about this band and the guitarist that came from it

The Yardbirds are one of those bands everyone says they know, but can't really name a song. And thats ok! This isn't some gate keeping thing but instead a way to say how much the Yardbirds had an impact but it was less because of their music and more for who the members were. Three of the biggest guitar players came up through the Yardbrids: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. The sound, a mix of blues rock, is the foundation of the bands each person went to after the Yardbirds. This album is all Jeff Beck. He ranks up there in the guitar player pantheon but I feel is always overshadowed by Page and Clapton, among others. I think more people should deep dive Jeff Beck, he is a fantastic player, and it really comes through on "Jeff's Boogie" from this album.

Very avant-garde psych rock album. Among the variation of the group's members, this is probably the best iteration which produced what is perhaps one of the greatest psych rock albums of all time. 9/10 [KEEP]

There’s interesting things going on here, blues, heavy rock and psych being combined. A sound that would dominate the following decade. However unlike LED Zeppelin it’s not as cohesive and the drums and vocals aren’t as strong- but the guitar playing clearly shines. Ironically it’s the more basic blues rock that is the strongest but you can hear the bones of much bigger bands

I knew this would have blues influences, but I didn't realize that it would be more blues than rock. I also didn't realize it was going to be the lame white people trying to be cool type of blues not the cool booze and sex type of blues. Some of the songs here like Farewell and I Can't Make Your Way wound like rejected Wiggles songs. All and all this album is lame but fine. Low 3.

I don't have a baseline for this. At face value, it's kind of a whatever 60s album for me. I felt like I was in a fever dream listening to the same song on repeat. 2*

Favourite tracks: Lost Woman, Rack My Mind, Happenings Ten Years Time Ago, Psycho Daisies I'm guessing it's because this album was made in the 60s and mixing technology wasn't as advanced but a lot of the songs on here don't hold up. They have great riffs and good vocals but it all seems too distant. I would've liked it if it was a bit louder and clearer. And like always, the extra tracks always better. 2.5/5

vocals are just terrible

Mid

1. lozt - 0 2. over -1 3. blue - 2 4. make - 0 5. mind - 1 6. fareuuell- 0 7. houze - 0 8. jeff - 1 9. there - 1 10. earth - 2 11. uuant - 1 12. World - 0

I’m ambivalent about this one. It’s fine. Didn’t hate it. Sounds like a number of other records of this era

Really enjoyed the Blues playing - the songs were alright overall.

1.5/5

Tasty. Only really dated by its production.

Would be a five star album without the vocals…

Not really my thing, as classic 60s pop/rock

Solid album from legendary band highlight is lost woman

Album sounds a bit ass to be honest

Not much to recommend here aside from Jeff Beck's guitar, which elevates of a few of the tracks here (most notably "Lost Woman" and "The Nazz Are Blue") but most of this is blues rock and psychedelia that feels almost primitively basic, to the point where I was surprised it was recorded in 1966. Yes, this is the album that introduced the world to Jeff Beck. He went on to do much better stuff, and you're better off going and listening to that instead.

-this album has variety and is chill -I don’t think I’m in the right mood for it today -I will probably check it out again another day -

I can't imagine going this hard and looking like musicians did in '66 Highlights: "Lost Woman", "Rack My Mind", "Hot House of Omagararshid"

Fantastic

Definitely going to come back to this one in the future!

overall a fairly listenable psychedelic rock classic & worthy Jeff Beck showcase bonus note: "Farewell" piano melody seems to match The Crystals "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" for a small segment 3.5/5 (first listen)

Did they cycle through guitar players because said guitar players knew the music sucked? 2 stars, but only for Jeff Beck. RIP

7/10

I have heard of that band but not all that familiar with their music but I do remember some of their better hits including Baby Please Don't Go, For Your Love, Happenings Then Years Time Ago and Turn Turn Turn. A good album overall.

The rock and roll minor leagues. A mixed bag, albeit, a good mixed bag. Giving this an enthusiastic 3 and will likely revisit.

Got my first Jeff Beck album this week and loved it so interested to see how another formation lands… Blows my mind how different these formations can sound and make an individual (Beck) come across different. Much preferred his solo / Jeff Beck group stuff. But still get the experimental vibes coming through here. Goes from a crap Beatles with the vocals, to prog rock experimentation when it’s just instruments. Crazy this band started the careers of Clapton, Page AND Beck! Such a bipolar album between the poppy verses and vocals and psychedelic instrumental breaks. Confusing to know where it sits. Such a crazy mix and then get tracks like ‘Hot House…’ 🤷🏻‍♂️ What a crazy, disjointed album. But many really enjoyable instrumental parts all the same. Grabbed my attention, though

Has some pretty decent guitar moments. Possibly one of the better mid 60s albums on here (that’s not the Beatles). Could be a 4 upon more listens.

Not bad but nothing sets it apart from all the other 60’s British bands on this list.

no like

Beck's guitar? Yes. Everything else? Nah

I absolutely loved the second to last song "Shapes In My Mind" specifically the first version.

This turned out to be a great surprise: funny themes that really struck a chord with me, especially when I listened to it for the second time at home (there were too many distractions at work!). The song "I Can't Make Your Way" was my favorite, with "The Nazz Are Blue," "Lost Woman," and "Turn into Earth" also catching my attention. Anyway, I went and read up on it and learned that Jeff Beck was part of it and that Clapton and Page had also been there. So maybe it makes sense for it to be on this list, and I liked it more than I expected ;-)

An album very much ahead of its time; you can hear the influence it had on indie garage music, even up to modern day! Gritty, raw, punk with different flavours moving in and out. The sound production is great, really energetic and bright. Some excellent guitar solos and nice textured vocals. If The Kinks or The Beatles were a bit rougher around the edges, this might be what they'd sound like. Overall, probably 15 minutes too long and gets a little repetitive.

They nailed what an engineer looks like

At first, I had a hard time understanding why this record is on this list (mainly because I forgot about this band). But then I realized it’s (again) about a white man playing guitar like many great Black musicians before him. But because he is white - and British - he gets a lot of accolades. And yeah, Jeff Beck was a brilliant guitarist, no doubt, and some songs on here are actually worth revisiting. But it’s oh so dissatisfying to read all the critics praise of his style without ever seeing one mentioning his “influences” (aka the musicians he “burrowed” from).

This album is fine, but I still don't get the hype of the Yardbirds. We're just supposed to like them because they pushed out some amazing guitarists? Despite this album having Jeff Beck on it, it's still pretty mehhhh.

Forgettable

Lost Women - 4/5 Over, Under, Sideways, Down - 4/5 The Nazz Are Blue - 3/5 I Can't Make Your Way - 4/5 Rack My Mind - 4/5 Farewell - 2/5 Hot House of Omagararshid - 2/5 Jeff's Boogie - 3/5 He's Always There - 5/5 Turn Into Earth - 4/5 What Do You Want - 4/5 Ever Since the World Began - 4/5 Average score: 3.6/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ while the last few tracks were pretty nice, i don't think they made up for the weak tracks in the middle

Beck’s guitar is definitely the highlight. If this came out later, his playing would be much more prominent in the mix. Instead it’s almost hidden in the background of what are otherwise pretty standard country rock songs. It’s a pretty unique effect in that way but that’s about all I got from it. Pretty weird album cover for the time it came out. Rating: 2.4

Psychedelic punk with great guitar riffs.

Terrible.

I can appreciate what this did for psych and hard rock, but listening to it now, it just feels very by-the-books. You can hear the blueprint being laid down, but nothing really jumped out or demanded my attention. A lot of it feels more historically important than actually exciting to sit with in 2026. It’s just not got the chaos or atmosphere I gravitate toward. Respect the influence, just not something I see myself coming back to.

Classic

A few good blues rock tracks but the rest sound like odd novelty songs.

Classic

Meh

I liked about half of it. The rest was blues rock, but less objectionable than usual.

Incredibly mediocre album. One track stood, Jeff's boogie as there was no singing.

5/10 No real standout tracks, no strong opinions about the album - it just kind of happened. Bland 60s music. The definition of average.

First time listening to a full album from them. And it was really good honestly. Very surprised to find out The Pussycat Dolls sampled them lol 3/5

Jeff Beck, man. This era of the yardbirds was the jumping off point for so many great guitarists. This album is no exception. I did kinda wish the production had more teeth, but that was the style at the time. I felt the power behind some of those wings was probably FAR better live. Regardless, I enjoyed it. Not 5 stars. There were some weak points. Since skippable tracks. But overall pretty decent.

Nothing to see here

1.6

Compared to other sort of British blues obsessed 60s bands I think this is pretty good. Nothing’s really blowing my mind. However, I like I can’t make your way which is kind of like them doing the kinks or something which is another band that dabbles in this that kind of stuff.

50% Psychedelic and 50% Blues. Would have preferred more of the former but an interesting mix!

Very good. Too bad Eric Clapton is a kooky anti-vaxxer.

A really strong 3 songs to start but then the energy dropped and it felt like diminishing returns afterwards for most of the rest of the album. Another I found perfectly fine to listen to but very little hooking me in for further exploration.

Rätt nice alltså!

Kul ändå! Men känns inte helt färdigt, och produktionsteknikerna gör ju enorma framsteg på kort tid efter detta. Men man hör vartåt det barkar, på ett bra sätt!

Yardbirds>Cream. Jeff Beck är king. Så jävla härligt riff i ”Over, under, sideways, down”. Nosar på 4an.

Även om Jeff Beck inte nått final form här så är han alltid värd en lyssning. Genomgående ganska trevligt album.

mkt coolt och catchy!

Det här var ju riktigt bra. Många roliga idéer. Visste ni att The New Yardbirds spelade en gång på Ängby Park i Knivsta? De bytte senare namn till Led frekkin Zeppelin

I have become a sucker for that 66-68 English psychedelia sweet spot. This isn't all genius but there's a good variety to the sounds they create and I like the way Jeff Beck sounds like he is spilling out from the mixing desk over his bandmates.

Ah the over under song was in the movie observe and report I believe. Had no idea it was yardbirds. This is the band that had Eric Clapton, Jimmy page and Jeff beck. I mean that’s legendary. No idea about the rest of the group. The inky song that I think I know the yardbirds did was train kept rolling. Really bluesy and not hippyish though some spots were - I suppose it’s par for the course for the era. Maybe too early for hippy. Gonna give it 4.

les beatles si ct pas fou

Yardbirds!!!! 4/5 #nuffsaid #musicsky #albumsky

Aside from a few songs I've gotten familiar with over the past 1/2 century, this was no too appealing.

You know how Kim Kardashian is famous for being famous? I think the Yardbirds are too. Without the legacies of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, The Yardbirds would have been another obscure act buried in a list of British Invasion bands on Wikipedia. But, because we must hear the most famous guitarist-uterus in rock, we get "Roger the Engineer," a 36-minute collection of mediocre-to-bad tracks with occasionally inspired guitar work. The opening track features a melody that rivals anything written by The Shaggs. Even the high points of this record ("Over Under Sideways Down," "Jeff's Boogie") do little to stay in mind.

Not bad, with some incisive lyrics on spurned love and greed. But just a bit too boring for me.

Good songs. Definitely sounds dated now.

Better than I expected, doesn't sound dated at all.

It's the first time in this project that I have what is to me a completely new record. I like the guitar and the creativity, but I don't like the vocals, especially the backing vocals. Favorite fun track: "Jeff's boogie". 2.75/5

Standard 60s blues / rock. Only listened to half of it.

Pretty good

Jeff Beck aside this is just a standard 60s rock/pop affair

Not really my thing but enjoyed a couple songs

Happenings and Over Under are the big ones and they are both amazing. Solid album cuts as well

Great album, most of the songs, I was listening, and I was thinking "wow these guys were really creative and made amazing stuff". There are several very famous riffs throughout it.

5/10 - got a bit worried when I saw another 60s album from an obscure band but could have been worse!

Fav: Jeff’s Boogie Least Fav: Rack My Mind

Sometimes everyone else is spot on. The guitar is incredible, the rest is boiler plate.

Overall Rating - 3.32/5 (6.64/10). The guitar work is uniformly excellent, but it's Jeff Beck, so that's pretty much expected. Some albums sound like the time they're from. This is definitely one of them.

Solid album. It seems a little weak compared to other albums or artists in the decade.

Enjoyed hearing this, and learning a bit about the band (esp. Jeff Beck’s involvement) by reading their history. An interesting range of sounds including blues, psychedelia and Eastern.

Very 1960's psychadelic with elements of Pink Floyd and the Beatles. Not quite as weird as some similar albums of the genre. Pretty good to listen to, probably helped by Jeff Beck's guitar playing, although arguably he went on to play better tracks in his future.

Huh, pretty groovy jams. Not familiar, but really digging the album artwork

No. 95 I enjoyed it, but there’s probably not a great deal to return to.

More background noise 60s music. I feel like if an album was made in the 60s, it’s in this list. This one didn’t even have a one hit wonder hit, just generic 60s music. 3/10

I mean, it's still decent, just not quite as exciting as I expected.

This hit just right. It checks a lot of my typical boxes: bluesy rock, fun licks, that British invasion sound, genre and instrumental experimentation, and a sense of humor about themselves. It's not quite new pantheon for me, and maybe I'll wear myself out about it after a few more listens, but I don't get to hand out a lot of fives, so it's your lucky day, Yardbirds.

If I'm understanding correctly, The Yardbirds were the band of the legendary blues-rock guitar god Eric Clapton until he left. They replaced him with Jeff Beck, one of the most critical psychedelic guitarists of all time, and Roger the Engineer was Jeff Beck's first full album with The Yardbirds. It's fascinating because you can hear blues-rock and psychedelic music smashing into each other here, but they never really integrate. Still, this was pretty fun. I couldn't help but compare this to The Who, who are obviously contemporaries doing something similar, but who have them beat on both the songwriting and arranging fronts. It reminded me of Pearl Jam's Ten vs. Stone Temple Pilots' Core: two bands that sounded almost the same, but Pearl Jam had a style so nailed down that they could play in it like a big sandbox, trying different things out. In contrast, STP sounded like they were trying to write Pearl Jam songs (and occasionally succeeding). I'd be interested in where this partnership could have gone if those two sides had integrated better, but it sounds like Beck left to form the Jeff Beck Group not long after this was released. And then, famously, Jimmy Page and Roger Plant came along and did what Jeff Beck was doing, only with better songwriting and arranging. He truly was the Salieri of psychedelic blues-rock in the late 60s/early 70s.

Trying to review a 60s “white” rock album by the standards of later rock is like watching a boxing match between a Mike Tyson and a baby.

Some lovely guitar licks and a general sound that seems way ahead of its time.

I gave this multiple tries and I think in the end I quite liked it but I can't figure out why it doesn't stick. not keen to listen to it again but this may be a mistake...

Pretty cool album I'd never heard, and didn't initially recognize any of the tracks on here. Sounds kind of proto-Zeppelin-esque, even though Page wasn't on this lineup yet. Over Under Sideways and down is an epic track, and the following is solid blues rock. Rack My Way another cool track. At this point I'm definitely going back to this album. Happenings another solid one to close out Side A. Hot House is cool, and at this point I'm thinking this album has to be at least a 4. If it keeps on this cool it'll be a rare 5 that I've never heard before. Turn into Earth maybe the best one yet. All of this is pretty epic. Gonna do it, going a full 5.

Musically more interesting than I thought it would be. Beck is an inventive guitarist and the influence on other guitarists of the era (and competition that must have generated) is clear. The issue with lots of proto records from this era is the production is very thin and the songs veer towards being insipid. This is why its an influential but not essential album, for me

Great energy throughout! The rock and r&b fusion makes this feel especially timeless

I like the album cover more than any of the music. Favorite track: Over Under Sideways Down

290423 19:16 3.5

6/10

eh

Interesting mix of rock and blues from the 60s . I knew the name but wasn't aware of the sound

Donnerstag, 29.01.2025 ~ von früh bis spät ~ im Superfit Europacenter, im Seitensprung-Café, auf dem Weg nachhause - vom Berliner Ensemble (David Bowie - Heroes).

Donnerstag, 29.01.2026 Vormittags in der U9 auf dem Weg ins Fitnessstudio am Zoo. Im Studi-Café "Seitensprung".

Fun enough but probably benefits from people thinking fondly of the 60’s.

Meh

Standard white boy blues/psych rock.

Enjoyed it. Felt like a collection of songs more than cohesive album, But liked it all the same. At the time bet it was major. Snappy songs. Always good. Could put it on anytime and it would enhance your omelette.

Really enjoyed this.

I feel like I need to start busting out the "nowhere album" moniker again because, man, I have no idea where I am. I also have no idea what this album could be aside from a pop rock album. The cover makes me feel like I'm in for something psychedelic, but more the byrds/the kinksy than something Beatle-esque. Anyways, 'ere goes. What the hell is going on with this album? The tracklisting on streaming jams two songs which weren't even on the original release onto the beginning of the album. I hate when that happens. Anyways, this album is perfectly fine. I listened to the mono mix. The instrumentation on the stereo mix sounded better, but the tracks alternate between having the vocals come from either the right or left ear, which is very, very strange. Again, I ask. What the hell is going on with this streaming release? Okay, I'm getting too distracted. I got some enjoyment from this album. Most of the first side didn't hook me, but from about "Farewell" to "What Do You Want" I was getting down with this. The album fell into a nice middle ground between having some campy instrumentals and some nice, earnest songwriting, all without sounding too dated or alienating. It's difficult for me to single out what I liked most about this stretch of the album since the music alternates and changes a lot, but it ultimately boils down to the songwriting. The vocals aren't particularly outstanding, but the lyrics have a fun bounciness to them, and I like the quirky subject matters. The guitars are usually the strongest aspect of the tracks where they feature, especially on "Jeff's Boogie". Overall, I liked most of this album, I'm tempted to revisit it later down the line, I greatly appreciated the brevity and, above all else, I'n happy to be leaving an album with a positive opinion for a change. Thank you, music. Book time. A belaboured release. Many influences. A precursor to bands which popularised blues rock. Wikipedia says that this album was the only one from this English band to release in the UK. That's strange. Mild critical acclaim. My saint, my true hero Todd Rundgren named one of his bands after "The Nazz are Blue". Sure, this appears to be a respectable pick. I cosign this inclusion.

Not particularly engaging or memorable. It has some good tunes and guitar solos, as expected, though

Rock and roll

The 60s are such an infectious time to me and this record embodies the time very well. Still, the album had a couple of fantastic tunes and a fair amount of forgettable stuff to pad it out. I found the first half (I listened to the standard 12 track version) to be more enjoyable. The second half sort of trailed off, but in the end I found it to be a unique listen.

Best Song: Over, Under, Sideways, Down. A song that is just quirky enough to enjoy that old-timey feel. Worst Song: Hot House of Omagarashid. Not only is this song annoying, but it feels like the artists' intention was just to be annoying. What a success. Overall: Old and it feels old. Undoubtedly very influential and ahead of its time, but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable to listen to with modern ears.

It was okay, Theres like two songs i would listen twice.

Fascinating and odd. I knew Jeff Beck by name long before I ever knowingly heard him, but this shows exactly why he was revered. His playing is odd, amd wobbly, and unique, and utterly memorable. The band as a whole are good, the songs catchy, but it's his playing that dominates. I'd listen to this again over, say, Van Halen. Strong 4.

Off to a really good start, decided to start a new routine for my journal ecosystem called ‘Thoughts n songs’ : basically just what thoughts I had while listening to that song, head tends to travel everywhere and anywhere… a good way to track how creative and hyper my mind can go with the help of music. So I can also track what music helps me to be most productive when doing my craft. Solid 9/10 🤌🏻

Some neat stuff, mostly forgettable though

Bluesrock Album vom feinsten. The Yardbirds sind quasi die Vorgänger von Led Zepplin, wobei Jimmy Page zum Zeitpunkt von dem Album noch nicht dabei war. Spannende Twists am klassischen Bluesrock und man hört viele Fundamentale Riffs und Ideen, die sich über die Jahre durchgesetzt haben. Highlights: u.a. The Nazz are Blue, I can't make your way

For the quality and quantity of fantastic musicians this band always seemed to keep in stock, I don’t believe they ever succeeded in translating it in the studio into a proper album. I have a feeling seeing this live would have been much more interesting.

I get how important this album was in forming a bunch of musicians that went on to huge success, but it just doesn't do much for me. 2 - a good album but not my thing

It’s okay I suppose

Decent album. I enjoyed Farewell

++: Lost Woman, The Nazz Are Blue, Rack My Mind, Jeff's Boogie, Turn into Earth, What Do You Want, Ever Since the World Began +: Over Under Sideways Down, Hot House of Omagararashid, He's Always There +-: I Can't Make Your Way, Farewell 7,3/10

I liked it got distracted a lot so I couldn’t properly pay attention to the songs

2 gode lyt. Skal nok lige over den en gang mere før dommen. Yep. Med et par dage imellem, så er jeg stadig glad når jeg sætter albummet på. Der er fremdrift på Expanded Edition. Efter at have hørt orginal udgivelsen er jeg en anelse mere afklaret. Begge udgivelser er gode, men mono lyden på orginalen er lidt tam, selvom den er autentisk.

En sjov blanding af Blues-rock og Rock ‘n’ Roll med elementer af Psyk og Proto-Metal.

Absolutely stellar guitar work, slightly let down by the fact the songs themselves feel like little more than vehicles for it. They also feel quite unfocused and inconsistent. Like some are real blues rockers and then some are quite (and in the case of Hot House of Omagararshid very) psych tinged. I enjoyed it well enough, but, like starting watching Line of Duty halfway through series four, it raises more questions than answers.

Listening session: january 10th, while fixing up a wooden cabinet at my parents house Listened to before: no Thoughts: I didn’t pay a lot of attention to this album because I was busy doing a chore while listening, but this was nice as background music Favourite track: Lost Women & Hot House of Omagararshid

Loved every note 🎵

Production isn't polished, it's a Garage rock sounding Psychedelic Blues album, bass and drums are great and Jeff Beck's lead guitar is fantastic. Very fun listen, really experimental.

кажется что вот-вот песня сильно зацепит и заесться, однако такого не происходит. возможно если переслушать альбом и вчитаться в текст, то проникнуться получится. но пока так

First half better than the second, fun and upbeat. Enjoyable.

Favorite Track: Over Under Sideways Down

Wasn’t my kind of music

Bluesy so sounds like everything else

Realmente -1/2 estrella por duplicar todas las canciones. Lo entendimos la primera vez.

don’t know what they’re talking about but I like it

This goes way harder than I anticipated. Almost a 5, gets bogged down by some of the "it's the 60s so gotta have some weird folk tunes on there" tropes.

One of my favourite 60s albums by this underrated group (underrated despite of the fact that Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck all played in this band, though not at the same time). It's right up my alley and the perfect balance of blues and psychedelic rock, with irresistingly catchy tunes. I have this on an early UK pressing and it sounds amazing. Jeff Beck shines on this album. I recommend it anyone who like the UK rock scene in the 60s but they are not familiar with this great band.

Nice

Love it.

not my style but still great for its decade

Not really my favorite but still an interesting album. Due to celebration of New Year’s Eve I haven’t listen to the whole album yet.

There's something about The Yardbirds that I just like

Rack My Mind is such an unpleasant song to listen to but this is otherwise fine, reasonably forgettable music to spend an hour with. This album list is making me (correctly, rightfully) racist against the white british but this one slides ever so slightly into a three. might be a little generous. rhymes are bad.

This wasn't in the book. Still...whatever I suppose?

eh 4.4/10

This album is really good. Not so much my cup of tea, but it's such an enjoyable one. Some songs are great, that's for sure, and I love Jeff Beck's guitars. However, some other songs are not that great, so it's a good one, but not good enough to deserve five stars.

Yet another boring, mediocre 1960’s rock album. No wonder all the kids were doing drugs if they had to listen to uninspired crap like this. This is the sound of unseasoned, bland, mashed potatoes in musical form.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Surprised I have never heard this one. Enjoyed it

Overall a pretty good album. Surprisingly varied and experimental in a world that hadn’t yet acclaimed Sgt Pepper and psychedelia in popular music. While there are no standout tracks, none of the songs are duds either, making for a very enjoyable listen.

This was okay. I have heard so much about how great the Yardbirds are and influential. This was a little underwhelming based on the hype.

I may not know enough music but I do not see/hear their influence

Really solid start, loved most of it, B side was not nearly as strong got kinda weird there.

Not for me. I know Jeff Beck is this guitar god but there's only one good riff on the whole album (that riff drags this up from one star to two).

The strength of this album is principally Beck, who is in top form. And by this point The Yardbirds had moved beyond blues standards into a combination of blues, pop, and psychedelia, making the record interesting if uneven. There aer some great track and some mindless blues filler, but on the whole its enjoyable and hints at the adventurous and boundary pushing theatrics in Jeff Beck’s future.

5/10 Ok, yeah sure, why not. 12-18-2025

Classic rock, a bit rambly

Getting fed up with 60s psych rock. Very rock ’n roll, blues rock. More OG than a lot of other psych rock. Very cool and old-school.

I like this

first listen it was alright

The one with Jeff Beck. Not bad listening. You can definitely hear the British Invasion taking place here. And while it’s not blues itself, the influence is definitely strong. Some of these songs really rip. And some are…of a time.

Good guitar playing, not that enamoured by the rest

2.5 Seriously, just add it to the list with all the others. I don't know how many times I've discussed 60s psycadelica pop on here now, they all blend into one now.

I like quite a lot. Good kinda funky

Vibes: 1/5 Instruments: 2/5 Production: 1/5 Emotional Value: 0/5 Storytelling: 0/5 Album Cover: 0 Stand Outs: Lost Woman, Psycho Daises Overall Rating: 0.8

Had a good time with the music and the album cover.

# Album Name: Roger the Engineer # Artist: The Yardbirds # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Honestly, this was a great fucking album. Some iconic tracks like lost woman and upside down. But the album oozes quality. Great dabble with the blues as seen in Nazz are blue and jeffs boogie. Love the 60's vibe on some of the tracks like cant make your way. # Top Tunes: Whole damn thing # Would I listen to it again? Yes

I would have liked to like this album.

Mediocre 60s rock. Meh. Nothing stood out except Jeff's Boogie.

I mean, I'unno. It's like ... I've got these two problems that're keeping me from enjoying this album as much as I should. And they're both more personal problems than anything having to do directly with the album. For one, I hafta wonder if I've been spoiled by all of the 60's music I've heard before now. I've grown up ingesting shit like The Beatles and The Beach Boys and Jimi Hendrix ... y'know? Some of the absolute best of the absolute best out there. And I guess when you spend so long taking in stuff of that magnitude and quality, it can be a little difficult to appreciate anything that's even a notch lower. Like, this 60's psych blues thing this album is doing: I get it, and I can even understand why it's sort of important. If you argued at me that this laid the groundwork for albums like 'Are You Experienced', I'd understand it entirely. But then, I kinda like 'Are You Experienced' better? Like, I'm not even trying to put this thing up against shit like 'Revolver' and 'Pet Sounds', necessarily, 'coz that's obviously not what it's aiming for. But, I'unno, I still kind of hear and think to myself, "Yeah, it's fine, but why exactly **is it** so special when stacked up against others of its ilk?" Then there's the other thing, which might play into why I can't hear it as being so special. It seems to me that the appeal of The Yardbirds is that, at various points, it's had three of the most legendary guitarists in history: Eric Clapton (ewwww), Jimmy Page (**I** like him, but I know others go "ewwwww"), and Jeff Beck. And it seems to me that whichever one of these guitarists you like best, that's the incarnation of The Yardbirds that you're gonna gravitate towards. This album is the Jeff Beck show, and, like ... it's listening to this album that I realize I have no opinions on Jeff Beck. Like, whatsoever. It's not like with Clapton, where (racism aside) I can comment on his "dusty blues licks," or with Jimmy Page, where I could probably find some way to tie things back to Led Zeppelin. No, Jeff Beck is like ... a name I know, for sure. I might've even seen one of his album covers at one point? But I don't know if I've ever heard a single song that he's on. Really, there's Spinal Tap's "Break Like The Wind" and that's it (if that's even the one he's on, and not "Short And Sweet"). So, you have an album which seems to have gotten its legacy off of Jeff Beck as a guitar player ... and, sure, he's a good guitar player. He does stuff on this where I'm like, "Damn, this came out **when** in the 60's?" But on the whole, due to my lack of awareness about Beck, I find it sort of hard to get engaged. And even putting aside all of that ... like I said, it's mostly just fine psych blues. It's far from bad, but just as well it's far from anything I'm all too "WOW"ed by. It just never does anything that reaches above that level for me, y'know? Honestly kinda jus' came and went. Maybe one day, when I better familiarize myself with Jeff Beck I might enjoy this album more ... or maybe one of these songs'll catch me on a better day and I'll go, "Damn, I should rated it higher." But as of right now ... yeah. Wasn't exactly a rave-up to me.

A bit eclectic, but still some nice 60s pop. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. It’s just a super enjoyable blues / rock album. For 1966, this is apparently way ahead of pace – I’m not sure if I hear that “revolutionary” sense to the same degree as other people, but I do think this album is doing it in a way that feels very unique. There’s more of a lean towards the technical side of things whilst keeping some of the aspects of psych rock of the era. Excellent guitar work from Jeff Beck, who we’ll get down the line with a solo album – hopefully, he’ll still shine there. This came out a year before both “Disraeli Gears” & “Are You Experienced?”, so if this album did set a bit of a blueprint for those albums to shine (especially the latter, which I pray we get soon), then it’s a pretty damn good blueprint to take from. I think it’s a pretty breezy 30 minutes overall, with some witty writing, great instrumental work, and good vocals throughout. Occasionally, its ambition falls apart a little bit under the technology of the era, with some layers getting muddied in the mix, but the spirit / vibe of each track is captured really well. This is a chance to segue to my own mild hell with this album, in which I listened to the first 3 tracks of this in their stereo mix without realizing, before promptly switching to the mono mix and starting over. I think the mono mix is better, obviously, but I sampled a little more of the stereo mix to be safe – there’s some good parts in there (especially the long held note on “The Nazz Are Blue”) but there’s a lot of really awkward choices in there, with a lot of guitar work being mixed OUT of the tracks, including a really baffling panning choice on “Turn Into Earth” that destroys the track entirely. There’s a 2021 alternative mix on Spotify that blends the best aspects of both the Mono & Stereo versions, including an extra guitar solo unheard in either version, and I think that’s the version I might throw into my playlist, since the Mono mix muddies a little too much. So, yes, it’s a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5, mostly because I just enjoyed it. The floor here is a 3, especially if this style is a little bit overdone for the mid-1960s, but it occasionally felt closer to the ‘70s and even a little bit of the early 2000s, which was surprising to me. I think it’s worth a listen, I’m glad it’s on the list, and I’m ready for that Jeff Beck solo album when it pops up.

Gostei, um hippie com rockzinho bem de boa. Já tinha música da banda curtida. Gosto do estilo. Muito bom o álbum, me lembra algumas músicas do The Who antigas. 4*

some cool stuff but nothing super special. i can see these guys getting some success back when they were making music but not sure there’s any reason to keep their legacy strong

eh

It’s Roger the Engineer. There’s not much I can say about this one that hasn’t been said before. Plus before going into a funky 60s boogie, final track Ever Since the World Began may or may not have sown the seeds of metal.

Kinda Psychadelic rock, Kinda Rock, Kinda Blues. Probably would have preferred if they went any of those directions instead of wandering back and forth.

Good. Almost a four, then I realized I’m never listening to it again.

not what i expected

A couple good tunes but not a lot that stood out.

Psycho all the way, but some are bangers

1 or 2

A fine rocker and and blues album. As the only studio album of The Yardbirds and featuring Jeff Beck's impeccable guitar playing on all the tracks, I am inclined to agree that it belongs on the list as a pivotal album in the 1960s even if it is less relevant now.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I liked the mono version a bit better than the stereo version. But some fun, kinda trippy 60's rock.

Fun, jangle folk music. Formative. Catchy. Behind a lot of other albums from that era that scratch this itch much better.

Yardbirds were at the beginning of all this new music.

Good guitar! Mediocre on the rest. Thanks Jeff Beck! Understand that the Yardbirds were in the first class of this RnR wave, but the better talents prevailed.

I've not listened to much Yardbirds and this doesn't seem like the right album to have started. Some of this was ok, when it got a bit psychedelic. But other bits were irritating and tt vocals were terrible, especially on the very "English" tracks, the kind that ruin the otherwise majestic sounds Cream make. I didn't hate it though.

bit hit or miss for me. also who knew the pussy cat dolls stole the melody for don’t cha. i sure did not.

This a fun album, the qobuz version made no sense in terms of tracklisting, but once I realised I'd listened to it all it felt like a good length. The tracks sounds exciting and fairly fresh considering it's a million years old. One of them had a very similar feeling to a mouldy peaches track which made me realise quite how far the yardbirds influences stretches to.

i know elvis was referred to as “the king of rock and roll”, but you could probably make more of an argument for that title belonging to either little richard or chuck berry. elvis didn’t really do anything groundbreaking, honestly other than bringing music that already existed to a wider whiter audience. the upbeat songs on this album were ok, but the slower ballads kind of fell flat to me. if this album was an example of how “great” elvis was, you lost me.

This came out the year I was born, not that has any bearing on the quality. To be fair the Stones have had a 60+ year career out of music like this but actually not as good!

Pretty great blue rock but I didn’t think it was anything incredible. Jeff Beck sounds amazing though and this band really kickstarted some amazing careers but yeah, I thought this album was fine.

genuinely dont understand why this is on the list

conflicted about this one. they can obviously all play, but it sounds to me like 30 minutes of ringo songs. somewhere between 2 and 4.

Most of these songs are corny...especially the vocals. Nazz Are Blue is an exception. The sustain on the solo reminds me of Nigel Tufnel.

Light 3,5

I have a feeling that the Yardbirds are too much underrated. People talk about the famous guitarrist that came outta of there, but they don't talk much about how good and ahead of they're time they really were. That's a great album.

Album 970 of 1089 The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer (1966) Rating : 4 / 5 What a great listen this one turned out to be. Jeff Beck absolutely carries the load here, and he does it with style, attitude, and that wild, inventive energy he was known for during his Yardbirds run. Some seriously rocking blues tracks make this album incredibly easy to get through - the kind where you look up and realize the whole thing has flown by without a single moment that made you want to skip ahead. Not once did a negative thought cross my mind while listening. The band is tight, the grooves are strong, and Beck’s guitar work is the clear standout, weaving everything together with that unmistakable bite and creativity. It’s one of those albums that reminds you exactly why The Yardbirds were such an influential band, even if they sometimes get overshadowed by the big names that came after. Simply put: this is a great album and a must-listen for anyone who enjoys blues rock done right.

Good stuff

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This was Ok. Some of the tunes were groovy, such a cool 60s sound. But not a 4 for me.

Was surprisingly a catchy '60s rock album. The Yardbirds are perhaps more famous for who was in the band rather than the actual band itself. At one time had Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton among their ranks. This album only has Jeff Beck on it, but it's a strong album. Yes, it sounds dated and a product of its time. You could guess its release down to its MM/DD/YYYY. But the playing is sharp, it rolls along nicely, there's some catchy bits, and it's one of the better rock n' roll albums I've heard from 1966 from bands not named the Beatles or Rolling Stones. Side note: I recognized the album track "Turn into Earth", as I've heard Al Stewart's cover version before. Which is quite likely the first time that sentence has ever been said. We take these.

Never faded into the background, constantly engaging and plenty of variation

Decent variety. Quite an abrupt end.

Fun record that doesn't take itself too seriously

nice sounding album.

#773. Aside from the terrible album cover, its pretty fine otherwise. Its decent overall, but not particularly interesting to me in particular. 3/5: acceptable

Alright look, this one was on me. 1hr 20 mins? Bloated

Not for me, again

The Yardbirds are lame

(66/100)

Nice

Jeff Beck really carried this album.

This album sounds like ass, and the songs are all pure cornball shit.

Way ahead of it's time

If I was a teenager in 1966, I would have been a Yardbirds fan.

Some of this was okay. Some was just too much. All those ya, ya's!

Very dad vibes. Very '60s. Fun, but I don't need to hear it for too long.

I enjoyed the variety of this album. Solid mix of psych & blues rock. Neat cover art too. 3.5⭐️

Nice mix of white guy blues and psychedelia. 3.5, rounding up mainly for their influence.

3.4 Nothing really stood out to me except for Jeff becks guitar playing.

This was just beginning of incredible music to come from the core of hard rock. You can hear the greatness emanating to burst. They were close. They just needed the right formula.

Eh. Nothing too memorable about this

I liked it.

for sure man

First listen was rather underwhelming - yet more late 60's blues rock/ pyschadelia. Due to my inertia and being rather focused on work I ended up listening on loop about 4 times and by the end of it I was rather charmed. Lost Women has a real groove, the guitar wail on Over Under Sideways is really catchy, I Can't Make Your Way is a great sing along and wibble bass on Hot House of Omagararshid is also a great groove. It snowed this morning so I will give it a 5. I may slightly regret this but its a fun record with a groove that needs to be played loud.

Roger the Engineer In general I liked the garage rock, rough and abrasive guitar sound to this, feeling a bit ahead of its time for 1966, and that proto punk-ish energy helps push through what is in truth a rather mixed bag of songs, rather messily recorded. I’ve never found Jeff Beck to be a particularly compelling guitar player, even though I can appreciate his skill, but some of the playing on here is the most interesting of his of his I’ve heard I think, when he eschews bluesiness and boogies for a more discordant and psych sound, particularly on the non original bonus song Happening Ten Years Time Ago and Under Over Sideways Down. Alongside Under Over Sideways Down, I liked the folksy I Can’t Make Your Way, the groovily mid 60s Hot House of Omagarashid, the psychedelic drone of Turn into Earth and the Kinksian Ever Since The World Began, but the remainder tend to fall into rather generic mid 60s blues boogies, despite the garagey guitars and the occasional interesting bass line or instrumental passages, like Lost Women. I enjoyed it, but there’s probably not a great deal to return to so I’ll go for a high 2. 🚂🚂 Playlist submission: Under Over Sideways Down

This wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be. In fact it was more than three-quarters better than I expected. Not just endless jams or hackneyed blues progressions. It's a curious mix of progressive blues-rock with psychedelia; and pop-influenced ditties. And I like the fact that the album title sounds like a Captain Pugwash character. Overall I was very impressed. If Beck is the guitarist's guitarist, this album is by the bands' band, as it seems to have set the touchpaper on so many cool offshoots of blues rock.

This was definitely a good find for me. Another awesome garage rock and psychedelic album with strong blues influences. It also has a nice raw and gritty sound to really bring out the garage rock feel.

This was a fun listen. Sounds like the 60s but the production is really nice and seems much more modern. Guitar playing is the highlight here by a long shot - it’s Jeff Beck and he’s excellent throughout.

A very messy, badly recorded album which nonetheless has some really good blues rock tracks on it. In all honesty, the most interesting aspect of The Yardbirds more generally is hearing the humble beginnings of three people who would go on to become some of the most revered guitar gods of the century (Page, Beck and Clapton).

No thanks. This seemed to be three albums: a passable sub Rolling stones attempt at early Rnb, a twee english folk album and a psych freak out later on. None of them dine particularly well.

Interesting to hear Beck & Page together! A very eclectic and unpredictable album, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Jeff Beck! This was the first album that I checked Wikipedia before hitting the play button as I don't like Clapton playing. I first discovered Yardbirds because of Jimmy Page and then Clapton and Beck but never properly played any album before before this album. I never like Clapton as guitarist and found him very overrated player, fortunately this album features Jeff Beck on guitar and was the reason I give it a go. This is a studio album and features original compositions. If you like rock music from '60s you are in for a good treat.

Look, I am sympathetic to this, I do get it - for an entire generation, hearing these guys crank their guitars up to 11 and put a new spin on an existing format must have been pretty thrilling. What I mean is, the guitar gymnastics and gritty dynamics must have distracted people from the fact that this is all just incredibly formulaic 12-bar fare. Sadly, I can't go back in time and experience that excitment for myself, just the mind-numbing effects of the uninventive, predictable song structures I've heard over and over again for almost 50 years. Great band, a tight band, and one which has, on other albums, trod a much more inventive path, but I can't really get on board with this material. Pet Sounds also came out in 1966, for fuck's sake. Also of note, there are a lot of 60s albums - Beatles albums in particular - where the unconventional early use of stereo imaging adds a lot of charm, here the production (particularly on headphones) seems to work against the material. One track in particular seemed to be all vocals and tambourine in one channel, with guitars in the other while all the other instruments were relegated to bubbling around in a swamp somewhere below, totally detached from the rest of the song. Weird. I'd like to give it two stars, but honestly there was just nothing that grabbed me as interesting.

Not unpleasing, but I won't be listening to this again. The guitar playing was good, but the vocals weren't great. Three stars seems fair.

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Rock and roll with plenty of blues influences but still felt unique.

It is absolutely fine.

Psych rockers having fun is the best type of psych rock.

This one was around when I was a yewt. A solid foundational rock work.

Just pure 60s rock.

Alright

Man, they did Roger Cameron dirty with that album cover lol

this music reminds me of something a miserable record shop owner with an outdated haircut would play in the store

Yesterday, I mentioned how Napalm Death was more deserving than a lot of 60’s psych rock records on this list. I should know better by now, this generator works its magic and summons a 60’s rock record. Not quite psych, more down the middle rock than anything but still psychedelic adjacent. “I Can’t Make Your Way” was pretty well done, the ‘ahhhhh’ vocals were just as catchy as the first lyrical bit of the song. I felt similarly about “Farewell”, with its cyclical vocal melody and aaaahhh’s in the background once again. I didn’t need songs like “Jeff’s Boogie” to lower the experience with some more typical, unoriginal ideas (even if it was admittedly well performed). All my kvetching out of the way, this album is pretty solid for what it is. Strong 3/5, maybe a hit song or experimental song away from a 4/5.

Nothing but bangers

Pivotal in the blues

True hit or miss album. 2.5/5.0: Mixed

ive heard this album before and didnt enjoy it. its been many years but looking on spotify i see a mono version and a stereo version. im guessing i listened to the mono version back then. i listened to the stereo version this time and i enjoyed the album way more. production is still pretty rough around the edges compared to what their contemporaries were doing at the time. the instrumentation is great, especially guitar which makes sense given jeff beck played on every track. overall not a bad listen.

Would’ve given 2.5 but can’t. Not a bad album per se just not for me. Never been a fan of rock n roll, always thought it was very formulaic.

Bit too much boogie for my moody

Beck, suficiente y sobra para considerar que valió la pena surfear por cada pieza

Luisterde weer niet goed genoeg

I’d never heard of the Yardbirds before, I enjoyed elements of this album

I only knew one Yardbirds song before this, and going in, I expected Jeff Beck’s guitar work to steal the show. While it’s certainly inventive for its time, I wasn’t exactly blown away. The album sits in that fascinating in-between space - blues roots giving way to early psychedelia - and you can hear rock evolving track by track. Nothing truly grabbed me, but it’s a fun, energetic listen, and a glimpse at how the genre was reshaping itself in the mid-’60s.

Blues and psychedelia. So many ideas. Great guitar by Jeff Beck.

Not impressed. Just more 60's era rock. I didn't think there was anything groundbreaking here. My rating: 2/5 tabs

Alright

Si, do we have an unprecedented hat-trick of 3-point differences? Years back, we arrived halfway into the first round of a pub pop quiz, just the two of us versus groups of five or more, and we ended close runners-up. The only question we got right that you’d didn’t answer was on The Yardbirds. I cannot remember what it was, probably something about their guitarists. This was on a tape my dad played in the family car for a few years and that somehow I assumed was a “best-of” compilation rather than the band’s only fully-realised studio album, belting through ideas, riffs, Beck’s licks of guitar distortion, now-forgotten tropes and in-jokes with the verve and hope that only exit kids could sustain. I love this album, novelty parts and all. My youngest brother used to demand “Hot House of Omagarshid” when he was a toddler in that Vauxhall Cavalier. Only today do I notice how much the buried guitar stunting slay. Five stars. Relf was the quintessential London boy yelling the blues, and gets a lot of stick for not being a Plant, Daltrey or Jagger, probably from people who have forgotten or have never known what it’s like to aspire for an impossible authenticity and the glory that can be found in naivety. I’m fond of his long-dead voice, it comforts me. Chris Dreja died a month ago. Requiscat, stalwart The Other Guitarist.

Quite poor, cover art is probably higher quality than the music. The musicians involved might have gone on to much better things, but this seems to be the equivalent of viewing the work of a kindergarten student. [Edit: I sense another 5-2 split on the horizon!]

A lot of fun and wildly all over the place.

3.5/5. Speciaal, wel leuk

Good record

This album made me feel nothing. Even after a couple listens, still nothing. Sometimes it sounded like The Who, the last song sounds a lot like Black Sabbath before Black Sabbath existed. I'm pretty neutral on those bands as well.

*1966. *Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page... But I'm not sure if Eric left before this album. *Strange album - it was all over the place, with what sounded like Beatles influence, Rolling Stones influence, some jam band bits... *Some good stuff, but wouldn't revisit. RATING - 6/10

Some very interesting tracks on this one, I heard The Strokes guitar sound, and a lot of other bands this album influenced. The more modern/avant garde originals are really good. The other bluesie ones launched many-a “dad blues rock” ships that are still sailing today.

This is pretty cool. The Yardbirds are a band most well known for generating iconic guitarists, with links to Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and On Roger The Engineer, Jeff Beck. Due to this alone, The Yardbirds have a space carved out in rock history, but this album is also pretty interesting. I'd say that, broadly, this is another mid '60s psych band, but The Yardbirds have a slant that's just a little lo-fi and earthy, for lack of a better word. The tone is a little darker and less colorful than the '67 summer of love stuff that would follow. Although I think it's made up for through this album's focus on texture. It comes across as accessible and enjoyable rock music, but with something a little arthouse about it. And the songs are good enough to carry it. This one is at least worth a listen, even in a sea of psych records from the time.

Ehhh nothing really stood out.

I really liked this album. I guess it should be no surprise that I liked the Yardbirds, considering that I like the music pretty much all of the members made after leaving the band. This was really cool and fun to listen to and had lots of neat grooves (especially snappy and interesting bass and guitar riffs) and every song sounded unique and fresh. There were a lot of tracks (like 20-25) on the YT playlist and I listened to them all twice and still would have listened to them again. Five stars.

classic rocknroll

Just felt weirdly and not fun bluesy sometimes. Not altogether bad but I wasn't enthused.

A brisk and fun time capsule!

Jeff Beck was amazing!

Low 3? Wasn't bad but didn't stick with me

This really highlights how far ahead of his time Jeff Beck was.

Cool guitar vibes

More psychedelic than I was expecting. Some very cool guitar and bass playing (because, you know, Jeff Beck). Plenty of 60s pop and British Invasion sounds too, blues roots obvious in many places. Dated but still cool.

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That was alright.

Was expecting a hardcore punk album from the album cover, but some early psychedelic rock works just as well for me. The recording is pretty rough sounding throughout, but if anything it adds a nice crusty edge to the bluesy offerings. Haven't listened to much Jeff Beck or The Yardbirds, but he absolutely kills it here and carries the album. Opener Happenings Ten Years Time Ago is a familiar enough sounding jam -- reminds a bit of early Floyd in its looseness/roughness. Some fantastic exploratory guitar and wonky vocal layering through the back half. Psycho Daisies rips out of the gate and the guitar shreds, but the drums feel a bit out of touch -- like they are being played by a hamfisted child. Lost Women is lead by a fat little bass line and gives over to a loose bluesy wandering complete with harmonica. Over Under Sideways Down is the first familiar one. Kind of a wandering R&B party song of sorts that is just good clean fun. Such a quality guitar riff. The Nazz are Blue is a solid blues jam made so largely by the quality of the guitar work. I Can't Make Your Way takes a detour into a poppier sound that works all the same with the muted guitar tone. Rack My Mind is yet another bluesy ripper. Hot House of Omagararshid is quite out of place, but stands alone as the sort of kooky track to background some silly TV shenanigans. Turn into Earth is a delightful return to psychedelia with the layered ghostly vocals spacious mix. While I'll say that this album certainly lost steam through its back half, I found this to exceed all expectations. The guitar work throughout was excellent, and while the blues rock sounds weren't specifically novel, they are extremely well done and entertaining. For me this earns a low 4.

Roger is actually an Optometrist.

That was a whacky album. Had some pretty standard rock but then every so often would throw an absolute curveball with some of the music. I likey this type of music.

This was just alright. Not my favorite from the 60's psychedelic era but not bad.

boring boring boring

1.5 but feeling generous

I don’t know. Sounds very much of its time and not really special to me. Great album cover tho.

What a gem to pull out of the generator today. This album has it all: a unique sound, multiple instruments shining, catchy choruses, and meaningful messaging.

This was awesome

How disrespectful of me to think this was proto-Led Zeppelin. 5/5