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Hmmm… likable but not overly captivating for me. I think it sounded very old fashioned in a way that I don’t love.
Good 60s rock Plenty of 12 bar blues, a few more psychedelic tracks Jeff’s guitar work on Jeff’s Boogie was very nice
Not for me
I just can't get into Brit pop or whatever we want to call it. Not a bad album, but not memorable or leaving me want to listen again. 2.5/5. I'll give it a 3 because Jeff Beck is fantastic.
Big fan of turn into earth. Some of it grated though.
Of it’s time and ok. Better than many of that era.
A few great songs a couple good songs a a few that just fell flat.
The Yardbirds doing the blues. It is cool that its all originals, I can respect a band trying to add to a musical cannon and not just ripping it off.
За Валакаса на обложке можно простить любую хуйню 7/10
I know about The Yardbirds and their three guitar legends. And like others are saying I only know of ‘For Your Love’ from a 60s album I had when I was a teenager. I liked this but it didn’t hugely grab my attention and I drifted away when I got distracted by other stuff. And I listened to it twice
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Ever since the world began
ganz coole songs dabei, aber sehr lang. irgendwann hört sich alles gleich an haha
Nothing particularly remarkable. Not a bad slice of bluesy psychedelia but nothing really stand out.
this album has two parts: (1) boy do I have something fucking crazy to show you it's called the 12 bar blues (2) what if we went fucking goofy. and i love them for it. best tracks: over under sideways down, jeff's boogie, ever since the world began
It was fine, I just don’t understand why I had to hear it before I died
A very english take on the blues, from what we would probably now call a privileged position. No need for all the bonus tracks - a lot of them are alternate takes of songs, and the rest weren't on the album. Is it too much to ask to have the whole album and nothing else? Apparently it is!
Sounds SO very dated. By 1968, pop music was completely different.
So. Sick. Of. The. Sixties. But this is genuinely a better album than a lot of the mid psychedelic era bad British white guy blues.
Jeff Beck shows off his blues skills for 40 minutes. The record alternates between psychedelia and bluesy surf rock. The psychedelia tracks are more melodic and accessible and have interesting, innovative ideas but don't expand on them too much. The blues tracks feel like they're messing around and jamming, full of killer guitar playing, but otherwise a bit boring. It's all good, but almost nothing outstanding. They clearly have some good ideas, and Jeff Beck is the talent, but there's so much more they could do. Favorites: Happenings Ten Years Time Ago, Over Under the Sideways Down, I Can't Make Your Way, Hot House of Omagarashid, Turn Into Earth
I thought the first few songs suggested there was something a bit different about the Yardbirds but as it progressed it became clearer they were similar to a lot of bands of the era. Talented group, went by quickly but not a particular fan.
Not sure I've heard them before, although the name rings a bell. The first couple of tracks were by far the best and thought we might be in for a great album.... But not sure the rest lived up to it. Feels a bit kinksy maybe? Probably inspired a few bands Didn't mind it, but probably won't be back
Not a great sixties fan, and this is pretty uber sixties stuff. Not unpleasant, but the Kinks/Beatles/Stones/Doors plus Motown and soul is my sixties pretty much sorted up to sixty seven.
Sounds great for it’s age. who tf is Roger (3.5/5)
I'm glad these guys broke up and went on to bigger and better things (Renaissance, Led Zeppelin, solo careers, etc)
I quite liked the 60s mod and psyche elements but there were some weird tracks on there. It was an interesting album but I won’t be coming back to it.
Niin paska.. löytää albumi orginal versio vituttaa löytynä saatana mono steroe sekasin us europe versio sekasin.. PASKAA.... siitä myls tänään ollut jo bowel movement 3 kertaa uskomatonta.. musiikki oli uskomattoman nautinnollista ja avantgarde 1966 huom! hox! hox! hox! btw 3 tähteä 3 ulosteitunta.. referenecing the legend..
I had the Bluesbreakers yesterday, so it's been a week of white guys doing the blues. Depending on what you like most about the Yardbirds, this will be the album for you. It's not for me and I do like Jeff Beck. Maybe it is because I prefer other variations of the Yardbirds and just heard the Bluesbreakers yesterday, but this isn't an album I feel like I need to hear. It's better than the Bluesbreakers and Eric Clapton though.
It’s not j
Good, not spectacular but it holds up brilliantly for being nearly 60 and has a nice fuse of bluesy groove and some good old psychedelic sounds.
Is the title a name or an instruction? This is a fun listen, a bit more depth to it than a lot of mid-sixties stuff. Happily listened to it twice, would I go back and listen to the whole thing again? Probably not, there's not enough spark to it to really get me going. 3/5.
Seeds of things to come. Of its time.
Enjoyable and unpretentious.
For being such an old album I think a lot of it sounds pretty modern! Not the actual production of course, but the actual writing. I think I was a bit distracted when listening to it so nothing really stands out that much. When skimming through it now I must say it's pretty catchy though!
It's what you imagine a 60s album to sound like. If you enjoy 60s music this one is a decent one. I liked the breadth of the music although some songs were clearly inspired (ripped off) from earlier musicians (mostly american blues). Looking past that though there are some really good songs on this album. "Lost Woman", "Over Under Sideways Down" and "He's always there" to name a few. They have a knack for creating catchy riffs. Also who was the Yardbirds fan who produced "When I grow up" by the Pussycat dolls? Didn't expect to find that riff in "He's always there".
It could be good, but after 1 hour, it became annoying and repetitive.
Highlights: "He's Always There," "Happenings Ten Years' Time Ago," "Lost Women," "What Do You Want" I wish I had heard this before Byrds' Fifth Dimension, which was released a few days later. This is an equally creative album, but the performances and songwriting are superior from front to back. I can't think of any other band that was striking this balance between Monks-level noise and studio professionalism; they do a few rote pop songs, but The Beatles and Stones would be apples and oranges here. The closer seems like something Black Sabbath was transparently working from in retrospect. A strong album that seems like it would have been highly influential.
3.2 Nothing special but it's right up my alley style and mood wise so definitely adding it to my repertoire Fave songs:
Sounds like you'd expect 60s rock to sound like.
It was okay. I have a Best Of on vinyl that I like better, but that's just me not being a true fan I suppose.
legal rock das antiga mas nao empolgou tanto
Pretty cool. Not the kind of thing I listen to a whole bunch, but interesting enough that I listened to all of it.
I didn’t mind this - it was very Kinks-esque. I enjoyed the lyrics, I enjoyed the musical arrangements. Farewell was a favourite of mine.
It’s a fine bluesy rock album. Jeff Beck’s guitar work is pretty good but other than that, it doesn’t truly stand out that much to me. It’s not bad, but it’s not something I would listen to often. Eh it’s not the best thing I’ve heard but I’d give it a 6/10.
Also fine nothing really stood out to me as exceptional or cool.All moderate rock of the 60s.There were a few cool moments that seem to edge on psychedlic.Apparently Jeff beck plays all the songs on this album but none of the guitar really stood out to me.
pretty solid album thanks jeff beck & co.
Eh
Nicely experimental given the era
been meaning to listen to Jeff beck on a full length for aages. the first couple tracks on this are craazzzzyy. the baseline and guitars on the first track are mental. I am listening to the stereo album which on Spotify is tracks 15-26. sometimes the stereo mixing just isn't great like on turn into the earth where only the vocals are in the left channel and everything else is in the right, which is just really weird. overall its alright!! if the whole album was as good as the first 3 songs it would be pushing a 5 star almost.
the perfect moment to explain why this only gets a 3. listen to "ever since the world began". hear what happens at 1:11 the nazz are blue, turn into earth, over under sideways down
An enjoyable enough album, even if the cover seems a little mean. Nothing spectacular though, except, of course, the guitar. Jeff's Boogie is good time fun, the rest of the album is serviceable. Much of the album sounds pretty dated, but fair enough, it still rocks and rolls. I'm happy to have had it playing in the background today but not 100% convinced it deserves to be on this list. 3.5 rounding down in honor of poor beleaguered Roger.
Good to listen to Jeff Beck do something other than Hi Ho Silver Lining. I don't tend to listen to blues rock but these ones are on the gooder scale. I like the mildly psych ones. Good cover. I drifted off towards the end and it's only half an hour long, so there's that.
Classic group, need to give this another listen
Over Under Sideways Down and He’s Always There were standouts for me. Tight album, not a lot of fat on the bone, a very fun album that moves along at a clip. Some albums want to move you and some want to make you move, and this is definitely the latter.
Mix of enjoyable songs and ones I hated. Huge album with a lot of variation, definitely a fun listen not knowing what you are gonna get
Great
Wel een lekker 60s album, sommige liedjes inspirerend nieuw en sommige een beetje saai doordat het zo typisch is.
Dobry rock and roll. Dużo bluesa, ale nie nudnego. Nawet instrumentale nie nudne. Super bębny i gitary. Słychać, że stare, ale ma to swój urok. Nie znałam nic wcześniej z tej płyty, przyjemnie było posłuchać. Z drugiej strony, przy drugim przesłuchaniu już trochę meczy i jest to trochę dziado rock. Znowu wahałam się między 3 a 4, ale ostatecznie staram się być dosyć surowa. Mocna trója.
Hot house omarigirgrgrhgrshid is my jam. Also, ever since the world began. For the 60s I feel like these guys go pretty hard. Definitely feel the 50s swing in some songs(Jeff's boogie) but again, they push the variety of sound/style. They have some that psychedelic kooky-ness as well. (Some frank Zappa vibes)
3 stars
I was prepared to not really like this, but it was more interesting than I expected. It being super early Jeff Beck, there wasn't any of the usual self-indulgent atonal wankery that turns me off of his later solo stuff. A decent classic rock and roll record.
Was decent, but wasn't super taken with it. I wouldn't turn it off if it were put on. 3/5
This one was a bit underwhelming. You always hear about how the Yardbirds were this super great and influential group with all these amazing guitar players. Most of the songs on here were just electric blues imitation. Not to say they’re bad, but I was expecting better songwriting.
I like this, it was different
There's a cheesy, bluesy, sing-a-long feel to a number of the songs that I don't like. Then they do an about-face into psychedelic, in songs like "Farewell" "Hothouse..." and "Turn Into Earth" - it makes you wonder. Maybe that's the downside of having five song-writers. I missed Jeff Beck's playing the first time around but noticed it on second.
Yet another Brit rock group from the 60's that are laying down some heavily blues influenced rock. I guess its akin to white guys today doing rap, hopefully they aren't guilty of cultural appropriation, they were simply playing homage to the hip sound of the era, or so we hope. This album is fine, and the late great Jeff Beck is as scintillating as ever on lead guitar. Over, under, sideways down is a memorable single. 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 for its influence.
Has early guitar mastery by Jeff Beck..... Very 60s
There’s a couple of standout tracks but the rest is filler
Probablement l'un des meilleurs albums de early psychedelic rock que j'ai entendu, mais ça reste un style un peu drabe.
Lots of bands were doing similar work around this time: Manfred Mann, The Animals, Spencer Davies Group... I like them all, but nothing stands out here. It's just generic 60s blues rock. Members from all of these bands went on to have highly successful careers and produced some memorable work. Albums like this show the roots from which they came, but the album itself is nothing special.
3/4
Interesting if confusing mix of styles here. I liked I Can’t Make Your Way but as an album it’s a bit all over the place.
korrek
Overall not bad music, it’s ok. I may give this another listen in the future.
Wasn't my favourite. I suspect they are more well known from the musicians who have come from the band, than the band themselves.
Some classic tracks in there, but quite a bit of random stuff too. Still a fun listen though. Would be 3.5 from me, if we were allowed half marks ;-)
Roger
Pretty solid
A pretty disappointing album. After such a great one-two punch combo to start off the record, the quality went straight to the gutter. Really excellent psychedelic rock tracks - "Lost Woman" and "Over Under Sideways Down". If that would be a short EP, we are looking at an instant classic and easily a top rating possible. Phenomenal guitar rhythms and solos, such a great psychedelic atmosphere, it's just that good! Really nice vocals as well, but that goes across the whole album. The problem is, after those two songs the style changed a bit - no more psychedelic rock, instead we have rather straightforward blues, unfortunately with no appealing qualities. It's hard to call it anything else than a disappointment. Pretty sure it means that the album deserves only 3/5.
Had tried listening to this years ago and just couldn't get through it. When someone tells you about the Yardbirds when you're going thru your Zeppelin phase, you assume Yardbirds are at least similar. There's a vast ocean between Zeppelin and Yards, it's hard to believe they're even related. I mean there are some good tracks here (Nazz are Blue, Lost Woman), but there's crap on this for sure, WTF is the Farewell, and Make Your Way...(?). The guitar licks are distorted sweet the bass lines too (He's always there, I'm lookin' at you). Definitely hear some great stuff to build with and happy to have the excuse to revisit this.
Absolutely bizarre chance to draw this album on the same day Jeff Beck passed away. I had never heard Beck play until we listened to his "solo" album "Truth" several months ago. I was really impressed with him then, and thought his guitar worked well with Rod Stewart's vocals. On the Yardbirds I don't think Beck pairs as well with lead singer Keith Relf, and most of these songs don't quite hit right for me. "Lost Woman" was probably my favorite, though to get to that supposed opening track I had to get through two other later Yardbirds tracks that started the strange expanded version I stumbled upon unknowingly.
Everything is a three
Listening to this album was like gardening, it's a bit of a chore but pleasant and your gladish to had done it. very quick tunes over some nice blues riffs, playlisted a couple of songs but won't be coming back to a whole album visit. Favourite track Over Under Sideways Down, He's Always there
Older sound but good tunes
Miles odder than I expected and surprisingly enjoyable!
Significant at its time, I guess.
Pretty good. 60s psychedelic blues rock. Some catchy songs. Patty gave her seal of approval . Nothing to make this a favorite for me, but it's a good album.
Kiva
Semi chill och goated
Bluesy psych rock with flashes of guitar that hint towards the players’ future career
I would say this sounds like generic rock from its time period, but there are a few good riffs on this. Sometimes the instrumentals drown out the vocals, though. Not a fan of the album cover. Fav track(s): Rack My Mind
That's a lot of The Yardbirds. I can't make anything stand out. It feels a bit like wallpaper, but it's not terrible?
This ok. Not really into the psychadelic vibe. If I want to hear British Invasion Blues, I'll choose The Rolling Stones over this.
This was a fun album, will definitely listen to it again.
Grunge-y, garage-y and psychedelic-y all at the same time. Enjoyed Jeff Beck's guitar playing. 3.5/5
it's fine
Simpatico. Poco interessante, ma godibile, in particolare 'Hot House of Omagararshid'
Predictable beats. Makes me wanna fall asleep.
Only got to listen to the first couple of songs
It has it's ups and downs. I really like some songs, but other ones fail to amuse me.
Couple of good songs, liked the psychedelica, but there were too many moments where it lost my attention.
Upbeat joyous album. Nothing groundshaking but a nice listen
fuck johnny depp
This may be the best these guys have to offer as a group. Separately, they performed better and created more inspiring work, but this album lacks originality and feels as though members are holding each other back. An enjoyable album. Nothing really bad to say, but nothing really good either. 3/5
Kinda fun, good to clean the kitchen to. But not much that stood out.
Finns några halvkända musiker på denna platta.
Good but not particularly memorable.
it's alright
I had The Yardbirds down as a 'supergroup', but if the 'super' members weren't famous before they were in the group (and furthermore, weren't even all in the group at the same time), then I guess I'll have to recategorise them as just a 'group'. Shame. Anyway, this was a bit quirkier than I expected. Take Hot House of Omagarashid: two and a half minutes of 'ya ya ya'. Nuts. I think I like it? Also, the album art probably bumps this up half a star or so.
Aardige rock & roll met vage blues
This band had Eric Clapton and Jimmy page in it at times but none of them are on this album though it’s got Jeff beck though but I don’t know his discography so I can’t judge much before going in. And beck’s guitar playing is good (probably better than Clapton worse than Page) but the album is boring at points you get a couple of rockers than a boring almost pre school sounding track. The album’s average 3/5.
Fine album for a band that produced three legendary guitarists.
A really important band in the development of rock and roll and a really great album. Not particularly listenable in the modern era though. Love what they were doing but as with so many trailblazers, because everything they were doing has become so much a part of the rock lexicon it didn't thrill me from 55 years in the future.
71/100: Each artist in this band is better than the band as a whole. I don’t know how that happens, it’s like the opposite of them being greater than the sum of their parts. They’re like the current Lakers. Great individual players. Terrible team. Maybe terrible is too far, some songs on this album were fun to listen to, but it was by no means a great album. I would maybe revisit a song or two on here. I never plan to listen to it all at once again.
Good playing and boy they can plays but stock standard British blues Rock doesn't hit the buttons for me
I didn't mind this - an artefact of its time that still carries some feeling now!
While I’m not sure any of these tracks will stick around with me, they were at least enjoyable in the moment. Some solid guitar lines here and there plus some interesting genre twists to boot.
Had some good songs. This version has a bunch of repeated songs (probably different versions). Gets grating after awhile.
Solid 60's sound but I wish Jeff Beck would have had a bit more of a run at showing his chops on here. Good but nothing special for me.
I don’t know what I was thinking, but I was expecting something else from the Yardbirds. It’s cool, but doesn’t stand out from anything else in the era.
I'm not enamored by this band or album. There's some good songs such as the opener, and then some boring blues rock yawn inducing stuff. A 3, but not with much fanfare. I just think it (barely) deserves better than a 2.
British as hell with some blues to boot. 6/10
Definitely some great jams on this one.
Pretty standard blues/rock. It might have been groundbreaking in its release year, but it hasn't aged too badly and remains a fun listen. "The Nazz are Blue" is a highlight. (prior listen)
Good listen, blended many genres for me, including rock, jazz, funk, and others. Better than expected.
I appreciate the Yardbirds and the influence they had, but at the same time I think their music hasn't aged as well as some other music of that time. Some of their music brings to mind early Spinal Tap. Standouts here are Over, Under, Sideways, Down and Jeff's Boogie, which really brings to mind Stevie Ray Vaughan. 3 stars.
It was okay a pleasure to listen to.
Pretty good, but didn't excite me
It's fine. Good even. But like the AC/DC album before it, feels like a relic of an older time
Very 60s/70s vibes, you know that the lyrics are not what's important especially when you hear those guitar riffs. Not bad I enjoyed it.
Yeah, this is good but it didn't really stand out for me.
A decent collection of rock-and-roll/blues inspired tracks that mix well with the album's more psychedelic side. Somewhat reminiscent of mid-era Beatles.
A bit boring
I like the cover art.
I like the punk Beach Boys sound of Psycho Daisies, and the classic British Blues Revival sound of “The Nazz is Blue” was up my alley. There’s a good bit of weirdness sprinkled in too, like “The Hot House of Omagararshid”. Jeff Beck is the shining star of the album musically, of course, but shout out to Jim McCarty on drums - percussion sounds fresh and just the right amount of wild throughout. Altogether, the album has a decently tight feel, which i prefer over the looser psychedelic/virtuoso supergroups of the time like Cream and early Pink Floyd. I did some reading and found out that the lead vocalist and harmonica player Keith Relf died at the age of 33 by electrocuting himself on his own guitar. That’s a tragic and crazy way to go.
Kind of liked it, kind of forgot about it as I was listening.
Nothing outstanding, nothing upsetting. This was very much an album I listened to.
sympa le petit dessin au bic
Cool stuff.
Thought it was ok. Jeff Beck is good but it didn't feel innovative. Seems like heavy influences by American blues musicians.
Good. Great at points.
I was not familiar with any of the songs. The album for the most part was alright, but it got a little eccentric a parts. Still I did not skip any songs and it was a relatively short album. Unlikely that I relisten to any of the songs again. I will round up.
Tolerable. Such a wild collection of styles. Some neat guitar and bouncy bass lines.
Sounds like hippies. Some good blues vibes, and yet again, not something I'm likely to pull off the shelf.
Le problème de cet album est que je ne suis sûr qu'à 90% de l'avoir écouté.
Cet album nous présente une anecdote de plus au sujet de Jim Morrison, que nous ne prendrons pas la peine de décrire une fois de plus dans ce review. En effet, tout le monde a déjà compris que derrière l'oreille de Roger l'ingénieur maladroit se cache un crayon a papier.
Kinda lost interest in this one half way through. It was alright and somewhat unique
Pretty classic English blues rock.
Klassista blues rockia! Ei valittamista mutta eipä tuo päätä räjäyttänyt. Lost women hyvä ralli 3/5
Alkupuoli kova. Lopun kokeellisempi meno ei taas kovin kummallista.
Ihan jees, mut ei mitenkään säväyttävää. tasapainottelen 2 ja 3 välillä, mut annetaan nyt 3.
tof
Prefer the bluesy stuff on this but still some great tracks despite it being a bit patchy.
I enjoyed this just fine. Some good sixties British rock. Nice guitar work.
This album was pretty good. It was just way way way too long. I dont need 31 tracks. I was over it by track 20.
It’s fine. It sounds like ‘60s rock but isn’t really all that interesting enough to catch my attention for longer then a few moments.
Some good bluesy tunes to bop along too. Fave: He's Always There
Another 60’s rock album, this one with a lot of blues and hard rock. There’s some fun oddball psychedelic stuff too like “Hot House of Omagararshid” (maybe my favorite song). There’s a cheerful, playful spirit to the album, especially in the vocals. Not exactly a high water mark of the era and it’s a little all over the place but there’s a lot of enjoyable music here. Other highlights: "Lost Women," "Over, Under, Sideways, Down”
The yardbirds are dope because they launched the careers of Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page (I think), and Eric Clapton (fuck clapton). I always thought the band was good but not nearly as great as those guitarists follow-up bands. Regardless, they deserve a spot on this list.
Holy panning, Batman. It's so strong on a lot of these 60s albums that it hurts my head. That aside, I dig the music a lot. I swapped to a mono version and it let me appreciate it much more.
A couple of good blues songs. Can't help but really feel the art of the English 60s band selling US blues back to the Americans - more so than even The Stones, Animals or Cream. Bit cynical, but for some reason this album made me very conscious of the copy and paste and re-sell that went on in the UK in 1960s. Not bad, but I prefer other bands doing this, however it is great to think of the three exceptional guitarists from The Yardbirds.
Better than the other Yardbirds album only because it had more psych songs
Pleasant psych-rock, not much else to say
Another album of historical interest. The Yardbirds were once the home of Clapton, Page and more significantly Beck. I think this is the only UK album.. This is full of meh psychedelic blues. Great sparse production. Solid 3.
Cool! Glad to give these lads a spin but disappointed there's no Jimmy Page on this album. Solid opening track with Lost Women, savage bassline and harmonica. Great drums too. Over Under Sideways Down is a good one too, surprised I even knew these two tracks. after that the album was just ok, wasn't too stand outish, but may need another listen. With that said, I liked the closing track, Ever since the world began.
Ah, I love a bit of Yardbirds but this just isn't a great album - feels - monotone
I've listened to the Yardbirds before, but never straight through an album. They were a big deal and this album is pretty good. Some tracks don't stand the test of time, but it's always interesting to listen to such important predecessors of rock.
I don't hate it but I can't say I like it either. It's just a bit meh. I'll probably not ever listen to it again.
I thought it was great.
Goed ochtend vibeje, beetje beatles maar wat expirimenteler
I honestly hadn't heard for The Yardbirds before. Given the timeframe and the rawness of the sound, it is clear that this is a root album. Plenty after could be said to have refined the pieces here. I found it enjoyable across the twists and turns of the album. It certainly wasn't polished but also wasn't flat. It was vibrant and groovy. Bluesy and psychedelic. And without the weight of all that came later. What it lacked in production, I think it made up in heart. Kind of like your favorite local band that just so happens to be 60 years old.
Enjoyed learning about a new song (Lost Women) and "Inside Outside Upside Down" is a classic. Overall a great overall psychedelic record that I'm glad I learned about. Also just love these origin story types of bands that jump-started the careers of some true icons. I'm just not enough of a fan of the genre to give it more than 3 stars.
Interesting album that I'll never listen to again.
This album was definitely interesting but not too bad.
Mix aus richtig guten und richtig langweiligen Tracks. 3
Well this was very pleasant and not quite what I expected. An enjoyable listen
A pretty legendary band for all the people involved and the careers it started. It's amazing to hear so many sounds that can be applied to other later bands all coming through at once.
Like the album cover. Music is average.
A couple songs I really enjoyed but I was mostly pretty bored. Lots of 60s tropey sounds and song structures (?) that just didn't feel exciting to listen to.
One of those bands by whom you really only need a good compilation rounding up all the singles, but if you want a "proper" album this is the one to get, I suppose. Recorded in under a week and sounds like it, but covers some interestingly diverse ground in just 32 minutes.
typisch '60 album met wat psychedelische invloeden. Oké, maar niet zo erg speciaal
Ganz ok! Nicht ganz so meins ^^
die erste hälfte hatte ein paar gute tracks, die zweite eher weniger
Hatte leider keine Zeit hier was zu zu schreiben, aber ist gut! Einige Songs kannt ich schon aber finde der Sound ist immer noch sehr gut heute noch
Der Sänger erinnert mich ein bisschen an Alex Turner von den Arctic Monkeys. Ansonsten hab ich keine große Meinung dazu, ich fand’s unendlich langweilig und messy aber nicht *schlecht*. Scheinbar hatte das aber nen starken Einfluss auf die Rockmusik danach und das hört man schon auch, aber von nem heutigen Standpunkt, bleibt da echt nur das „Historische Interesse“
Das Problem mit Alben zu dieser Zeit ist dass sie nicht dem Konzept eines Albums wie wir es heute kennen entsprechen. Es wirkt oft wie eine Zusammenstellung verschiedenster Stile die eine Band gerade so gut fand oder als gewinnbringend erachtet hat. Hier spannt sich das ganz von klassischem Blues über Mod bis hin zu psychedlisch angehauchtem Blues Rock. Unterm Strich ein schönes Gesamtpaket, catchy, verspielt und denke auch fortschrittlich für die Zeit, selbst wenn hier nicht die Meilensteine drauf sind, einfach sehr solide. Für mich hitten die Untescheide leider manchmal zu krass. Dann merkt man, wie Marc ja schon geschrieben hat, dass es eben nicht Revolver ist, wo das nahezu perfekt funktioniert. Diese Bubblesound auf Hot House of Omagararshid nehme ich in Verbidnung mit diesem Chorgesang als "odd" und besonders wahr - danach Jeff's Boogie dagegen die generischste (nicht schlecht aber halt belanglose) Nummer auf dem ganzen Ding. Over Under Sideways Down ist für mich zb ein sehr solider Track der dieses flotte Beat mäßige mit psychdelischen Nuancen verbindet und das Album so in Bestform repräsentiert. So bleibt irgendwie aber doch ein spaßiger abewechslungsreicher aber nicht allzu prägender Eindruck aus einer Zeit die mir noch ein wenig unbekannt ist. Es ist ne 3,49 ca.!
An sich kein schlechtes Album, macht gut Laune und ich konnte es gestern problemlos zweimal am Stück anhören (warum auch immer das in Mono und Stereo im Spotify-Album is). Allerdings ist es das auch schon, es hat irgendwie nichts an sich, was einen das wieder revisiten lässt, die Hits sind nichts so gut, das Album hat kaum etwas, was es hervorstechen lässt, und die psychedelic Elemente (etwa auf Hot House of Omagararshid, Turn Into Earth, Ever Since The World Began (was sollte es mit dem zweiten Teil?)) sind leider underdeveloped und wirken verloren auf dem Album. Einziger Song, der einen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen hat, ist He’s Always There. Außerdem gibt es irgendwie keine vernünftige Version von dem Album auf Spotify.
Blues rock with a giant slice of psychedelia. I don't think Jeff Beck gets enough room to flex his muscles here. Never knew the Pussycat Dolls of all people sampled from this record. Middle gets a little lost, but finishes strong. Call it 3.5. Favorite tracks: "He's Always There", "Turn Into Earth"
Loved the first song and a few others but as an album, no thank you
It was fine
Meh. Each song sounds pretty much the same. Nothing special apart from one or two guitar solos.
Pretty enjoyable
Indifferent. Not bad not great. Jeff beck rocks
It played, I listened, I moved on
I mean, it was fine. I don't really remember it here on the next day.
5/10
This album has some really good guitar, but overall it doesn't stand out as some of it's contemporaries. I enjoyed 'Over Under Sideways Down' - a good boogie track!
Great 60s rock with lots of variety. Very enjoyable!
Pretty standard blues/rock. It might have been groundbreaking in its release year, but it hasn't aged too badly and remains a fun listen. "The Nazz are Blue" is a highlight.
Thought I'd enjoy it more than I did as I like that period of music and have one of their live albums. Didn't know this album and found some great tracks but there were some I couldn't bear listening to by the end of the day
standard bluesy-rock shit tbh
it’s aight
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Lost Women, Over Under Sideways Down, I Can't Make Your Way, Jeff's Boogie, He's Always There Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Feels like a bunch of dudes messing around in a studio, which leads to some decent fun when you're lead by Jeff Beck (for the record I liked this more than his solo album on here)
I had low expectations for this but I ended up quite liking some of the songs on this album.
I used to collect all the birds from the yard after my milkshake brought them there. They would squawk in my ear all night as I plucked their feathers. Rough, rough stuff.
Alright
It's fine, mid-table blues inspired '60s rock n' roll with some mild psychedelia thrown in for good measure. At least it doesn't have thundercunt Clapton on it.
Interesting old album, nice to listen to.
Cross between the Beatles and the Monkees
Not bad at all.
This album is a prefect example of great musicians clicking on a great record. I wasn't super familiar of this one, but i definitely recognized a few tracks. Such a great listen.
About all I could remember of the Yardbirds is that they had someone in their band that I knew from somewhere else. I had forgotten that the description could apply to three different members of their band (Clapton, Beck, and Page). I don't know which (if any) of those individuals were on this album. The music was fine, but nothing stood out to me enough for a second listen.
A pretty alright older album. One recognized song
Reiterating what the critics said, this is blues trying hard to be psychedelic. It has a few great psychedelic tracks, and some blues tracks slap. Never heard of The Yardbirds, and I'm not a huge Beck fan, but hearing this, I can see why they are considered as one of the pioneers of psychedelic rock. The bass line in the first track alone reminds me of some Black Sabbath, early Pink Floyd, and Beatles stuff. Overall, an interesting album. While it has a few great tracks, it's a pretty dull album.
Ok ... bit dated ...sounds like Clapton tho,
6/10
Ok went to North Country Brewery with Ben and Dereck, Sam liked.
Not bad but expected more
I feel like The Yardbirds lived (unfortunately) in the shadow of the Beatles and Stones and are grossly under-appreciated. To me, they are a near perfect marriage of the aforementioned bands - not to say they are better, just a sold mix of the two. The had the musical talent (song-writing aside) of the Beatles - I mean, Clapton, Page, and Beck all had stints with this group, and I could argue that the Yardbirds' Paul is every bit the bassist as the Beatles' Paul. They also had a similar prowess for incorporating interesting instrumentation and progressions. AND, they had that "dirty" blues/rock, fuck-the-establishment vibe of the Stones. Still, this is not my favorite of their albums. I'm a bigger fan of the Clapton years - no offense to Jeff Beck.
6,5/10
Ambivalent
This seemed like the precursor to acid rock and was an enjoyable listen
Well, not without its merits but I don't know about "great". Went on forever - turns out I was listening to the Deluxe Edition (there's a Super Deluxe edition. Yikes). Not added.
This was pretty average 60's psychedelic rock. I liked a few songs, like Lost Women, The Nazz are Blue, Rack My Mind and Hot House of Omagarashid but rest of the songs were pretty forgettable.
Twas okay
Like many albums on this list it was fun but not amazing. I like the artwork, though. Favourites are Lost Women, He's Always There.
Some good songs here. But it doesn't rise to the level of some classic albums of the era. 3.5 🌟
28. Roger the Engineer - Yardbirds 22 tracks. This is decent. I didn't know Jeff Beck, Clapton & Jimmy Paige all played guitar with Yardbirds at various times. (This was Beck playing). It's simple but punchy in a rock/blues style. 3/5.
La millor obra dels Yardbirds, amb Jeff Beck iniciant la seva carrera i deixant la seva emprempta en el blues rock fanagós de la major part de temes del disc. Molt bon disc, però crec que la seva etiqueta de clàssic queda ja una mica desfassada
Love, Moby Grape, now this. I'm sure this is heresy to some who can pick apart the subtle nuances of these bands, but I find a lot of rock from this era to be very samey and redundant. This is probably the best album generated from this style/era so far, but this all feels like dress rehearsal. These musicians would need a few years still to break through to something actually interesting.
Klinkt fris en vrolijk voor hoe oud deze vogels eigenlijk al zijn.
Lekker 60's sound. Helemaal niet verkeerd.
Had some interesting parts
I'm amused by the oddness and looseness of this album but not much more than that. Holy Shit! Wait a minute... did they invent the template for Black Sabbath in the first 1:10 of "Ever since the world began"?!?! Other than that, somewhere between the sound of The Who, Kinks, and Stones from the same period with a touch more psychedelia. Kind of liked listening to the mono version more than the stereo.
Kind of boring for me, very much of the times. Not bad, but not for me.
Short, fairly generic. Maybe this is on the list for historical reasons? I mean it was okay, but nothing spectacular.
Tiene un sonido muy de invasion británica y el cierre del álbum me ha gustado mucho
Показался скучноватым. Терпел, пока слушал.
Mix of blues and 60s psychedelia. Preferred the former. Latter sounded quite dated, yet also reminiscent of more modern bands clearly influenced by it.
This was overall an enjoyable listen. A step up from the usual 60s psychedelic rock that was prevalent around this time. Not sure I'd listen again but didn't mind it while it was playing.
Some good songs here. But it doesn't rise to the level of some classic albums of the era. 3.5 🌟
sounds very blues inspired not as psychedelic as i expected
Very 60's. Lots of creative sounds and a general feeling of hippy-ness. Not quite my cup of tea, but definitely worth listening to.
Kratko i slatko. I jako mi se sviđa taj njihov naziv benda, Yardbirds. Zanimljiv album od samo 35min.
Mogu reć da dost uživam u ovome. Priznajem, Hrvat sam.
It was fine/good, but not really what I was in the mood for today. Lots of bluesy/rock-and-roll sounds, with some neat proggy/psychodelic twists. Reminiscent of the Cream tracks I don't like quite as much, but overall it seemed like something relatively enjoyable. Good cover art.
What would serve as a foundational work for the genre of rock as a whole, Roger the Engineer shows a lasting impact with several iconic tracks. That being said, the length of any current releases for it makes it difficult to truly gauge its experience as an album.
Some great arrangements. Fun bluesy album.
Would listen to this band again
Da konnte man bei Spotify nicht alles hören, oder? Die Melodie und die Gitarrensolos gefallen, der Gesang kann auch nerven. Geiles Albumcover!
Not great buts it alright
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Jeff Beck, el guitarrista de los Yardbirds, es uno de los entes creativos que elevó el rasgueo a niveles nunca antes vistos hasta el momento. Por alguna razón que yo considero cercana a la brujería negra, ha vivido a la sombra de un tal Jimmy Page, un copycat profesional de altísimo talento interpretativo que se dedicó a robar ideas, trucos, y probablemente el alma, a nuestro atribulado Jeff. Y aunque la mayoría de estas canciones quedan a medio camino entre la psicodelia y el blues semipesado, algunas veces genial, otras más bien medio meh, en todas podemos destacar la guitarra de Beck: un tono muy claro, metálico, sensual y lo suficientemente libre para estallar cualquier regla anterior. La influencia está en todos lados: los freak outs de guitarra y batería y bajo desbocados transformaron la gramática del rockandroll y la llevaron a terrenos alterados sensorialmente y también, más violentos, permitiendo que llegara después el hard rock, el blues pesado, el rock progresivo, el punk, todo. Muchos robaron de este men, primer maestro del feedback y el fuzz: Led Zeppelin, los Stooges, incluso Faust (comparren It's a Rainy Day con Hot House of Omagarashid). En fin, sugiero revisar los singles de la banda y los que sacó a mediados de los 60 el Jeff Beck (Beck's Bolero por ejemplo), hay cosas increíbles ahí.
good tunes. early jeff beck.
Nice and weird
3.3 - A dim entry in a long parade of Brits parroting American blues that's somewhat redeemed by a few fun psychedelic explorations. Middling as an album - it lacks cohesion and suffers from mediocre mixing and sound production.
So much of the music of this ilk sounds dated and tired, and I'm afraid that this is no exception. Jeff Beck is a fine guitarist but we don't get to hear him to his fullest advantage here, and Keith Relf is an awful singer. Still, 'Over, Under...' is good, but in 2021 I'd much rather be listening to the psych stylings of, say, Shocking Blue.
I went into this album thinking I wouldn’t like it just because I think of the Yardbirds as that old timey Everly Brothers type music. I was wrong. I enjoyed this album and mostly because of the variety in the music. The birds really felt like they were experimenting with different ways to play their instruments so that each song didn’t feel exactly the same. It was also nice how short the album was. My standouts were The Nazz are Blue and He’s Always There. The album cover is another story, however. Looks like some type of scary expressionist type drawing. I wonder which yardbird drew it or if it was one of their kids.
Pienso que después de escuchar tantos álbumes rockeritos en este conteo, el Roger the Engineer no me dijo nada nuevo. Eso sí, es un viaje agradable, con sus buenos momentos como "Hot House of Omagarashid". La primera canción, "Lost Women" fue la que más me agradó al final. 7/10
Rock, blues. Bastante bueno.
Kind of dad-rocky Rock and Roll. They very well might be talented, but it just sounds old and dated to me.
Thought it was going to be more psychedelic than it ended up being. However, it's some nice old-school, bluesy rock'n'roll and Jeff Beck was already a guitar-hero in the making. Interesting listen.
I can dig this. Jeff Beck’s guitar tones are solid, “Over Under Sideways Down” is fun, and the album cover looks like it was drawn by Tyler Baum.
Bluesy psych that mostly reminds me of “Rubber Soul”.
Psychadelic and garagey right from the start with some phat riffs. Me likey for the most part, even though that 'shoebox' sound comes off a little dated at times. Does this album ever end??
Never heard of it, but struck me as inspirational for many rock albums after it.
Beatles-esque, not bad
Couldn't get more proto-British 70s rock, a melange of blues, post-rockabilly and psychedelia. Kind of unfocused though
Very cutting edge for their time.
Yeah, not bad.
Eh, whatever, nothing caught my ears but it wasn't offensive to them either.
Pretty solid 60s psychedelic rock.
Nice
Ever since the world's began / Satan's followed every man
6.5/10 FT: Turn into earth
1966. Key Songs: Over Under Sideways Down, Lost Women
i like this! not enough to return to it but it was a nice listening experience. i can see the influence they had on other bands.
Gitarrarrangemangen sticker ut. En del roliga infall där. Men låtmaterialet och sånginsatsen faller mig i övrigt inte direkt i smaken.
Rätt ordinär 60-talspop som spretar rejält. Känns inte riktigt som om bandet vet vad de vill. Inledande Lost woman liksom Rack my mind är rätt bra. Samtidigt en del trams som Farwell och Jeff’s boogie. Sånginsatsen är rejält menlös.
Bluesrock. Lie tråkigare än sydstatsrock.
Pretty ordinary, was hard not to skip to the end. I probably should have listened to the mono tracks, as the vocals in one ear was annoying.. But that's a release failure, why include both? 2/5
The 60s. Ok
I’m not sold. Instrumentally many songs on this album are really great. Some of the vocals just are not very interesting. Good guitar work from Jeff Beck and solid bass too. I thought I would like this more from the band that brought us Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Favorites were Lost Woman, Over Under Sideways Down, and Jeff’s Boogie.
Some of the instrumentation was really cool, but as a listening experience it felt dated and a bit grating.
I could not tell you anything about this.
Boring kind of country but I like his voice
Duller than expected. Standout Tracks: Over, Under, Sideways, Down; Ever Since the World Began Rating: 2.5
Apple Music gave me the option of listening to this in mono or stereo, which was nice (I chose mono). That excitement aside, this was alright. A good length, and “Over Under Sideways Down” is a great song. It all started to get a bit psychedelic and weird on side two - no more so when I got to “He’s Always There” and tried to wrap my head around The Pussycat Dolls sampling The Yardbirds. This is probably a 2.5* for me, but I didn’t find enough active enjoyment in it to justify rounding up.
Boring Beatles-esque 60s music.
I like reading the comments more than listening to the album
Ça sent le vieux
Psychedelica turned up to 11. A bit of a rough listen; no Clapton on this album and it shows.
Its a cool album but not the greatest of them. Solid music and a good listen but nothing that scream I cant live without this
This album was all over the place. It was a blues record, then it was a Beatles album, then is was a weird psychedelic album. And none of it really appealed to me. There were a couple songs I didn't mind, but overall, just not for me.
didn’t hate it, but nothing stood out to me
Suenan bien pero no me convocan
683/1001 2026.08.19 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
#218/1001 🇬🇧 Not terrible but not great either. Jeff Beck's guitar is the main attraction here but i don't care for the actual songs. Best tracks: Over Under Sideways Down, Jeff's Boogie.
What. I don't really know what this is or how to feel about it. Fast forward montage music. Just some bullshit really. Just so mid as hell. No point to even making this music. Favourite: The Nazz Are Blue Least favourite: Idk man none of them really made enough of an impression
ewww what a weird freak
Oh good I was wondering if there was any room on this list for white british guys to perform 12 bar blues at me. The saving grace for this listen was a song I hadn't heard before 'What Do You Want'. I will probably listen to that again.