Roger the Engineer

British white dude blues. 3/5

Medium interesting blues rock.

Now this is an awesome rock album

Another white man jam band from the 1960s and I don't totally understand how they got here. What secrets do they hold

The Yardbirds a blues-based band that I really love (when they drift from their blues influences). This album really shines whenever Jeff Beck gets the spotlight.

Seems like it would be right up my alley, and I liked it, it just didn't really do anything that stood out to me.

A solid ‘60s garage-rocky sounding album. Early tracks are a decent showcase of the scratchy but lively sound that makes the better examples of the genre in the period. But it does drift into some uninteresting tracks by the end. Fine but not spectacular.

The Yardbirds have earned an important place in musical history having launched the careers of three guitarists widely regarded as some of the greatest in history. One of them - Jeff Beck - features on this record and showcases some of his prowess here. Despite this, the music itself is mostly middling psychedelic blues rock, a style that features all too commonly on this list, although there are better examples of this style elsewhere. The opening track was good and I actually enjoyed some of the more psychedelic tracks, but there's not a lot that lingers in the memory.

This kind of garage/blues/psychedelic rock record is noteworthy for being the only UK studio album by one of the most significant British bands of the 60s, one which saw Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page all pass through the ranks. So it certainly has historical value. As a listening experience, however, I was largely unimpressed. The first two tracks are fairly good, but after that it’s very standard fare. For some much better mid-60s British blues rock, I’d stick to Cream. It’s harsh, but I’m not sure there’s much here worth revisiting, so 2 stars it is.

I enjoyed this a fair bit. It was certainly strange, but I appreciate that it was still quite musical despite the psychedelic touch

Quite an interesting sound actually. Cool blues which feels very modern for the time it was released

More very average British Rock. Snooze fest

Decent 60s bluesy rock. I think we can all agree that these 3 guitarists were much better after they left this band. Cool that it was like a super group, before they were super.

This was not for me. I normally like 60s rock. This barely captured my attention.

this was a great time, a few songs i really fucked with. ‘turn into earth’ sounds like it’s from the twilight soundtrack but just looked it up and no but it was on a supernatural episode. it just has that “hoa hoa hoa” from a twilight song lmfao. okay yes i liked this album

Didn't love it, didn't hate it, instantly forgot about it when I was done listening.

OK, a bit Meh

*I'm all for non-conventional, psych-rock, alternative, etc. but this is a little too out there for me. This makes it feel slow at times and disjointed.

this was good enough to put into my ear canals but not good enough to purchase a record of

I’m sure this would be great background music at a barbecue joint

A little frustrating overall. The first couple of tracks felt really distinctive and also massively influential on a lot of 90s artists, but then it largely dropped into fairly average 60s guitar band territory, with a few standouts scattered here and there. For the highlights, this really deserved more but the average 60s pop filler really drags it back to an average score.

More interesting for the groups history than the music but it wasn't bad at all

Great listen and an album that gets lost in the mix of the music of its time. Great guitar playing and songwriting.

I didn't exactly enjoy the delux version, don't get why it started with the mono versions because they were by far the worst part. Overall, god please don't give me another 60's rock album tomorrow.

⚪️ moderately BANGS fav tracks: He's Always There Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

3/5

Psychedelic bluesy funk. Not bad.

Pretty conventional 60s blues/rock but with added weirdness. Musically relies on 12 bar blues which must make up about half the album. I like it when they go off piste with slightly bizarre but engaging tracks like ‘Hot House of Omarararshid’. A fun listen.

Vi slipper i alla fall Eric Clapton och får Jeff Beck istället, vilket förstås är ett jädra fall framåt. Men det är nog också det enda förmildrande jag kan hitta.

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.

Good, important, but what they became after is miles better.

A bit all over the place and some stuff didn't resonate with me both a few songs did. I kind of felt that on my second listen I already knew some songs like they were classics for some reason.

Not wild about this style of 60's music. It's too bop-y for me. Reminds me of the kind of Beatles songs that I don't like.

Juste Spotify, il faut arrêter de faire dess rééditions de 73 chansons. On s'en fout des échauffements de répèts. Sinon c'est pas mal. Plus j'écoute moins c'est bien c'est mauvais signe.

very competent blues rock, but not my thing really. a middle of the road 3/5 for me

Not the most exciting of things to listen to, but there's enough creativity in sound to make the album inch into at least being decent, even if it's desperate for some tastier songs

4.6

Начало начал для великого Джеффа Бека и всё такое, но не покидает ощущение того, что альбом довольно быстро устарел (я не говорю про сейчас, текущее время мне неинтересно). Поскольку если подумать о Yardbirds как о челиках, что играют на поле эдакого приблюзованного психодела, то были такие чувачки (а именно Cream и Big Brother and the Holding Company) Одни в следующем году выпустят Disraeli Gears который звучит великолепно и мастерски сочетает гаражное, блюзовое сочетание с кислотными пассажами и атмосферой. А у вторых выйдет потрясающий Cheap Thrills который даст такой жёсткой гитарной грязи, таких шикарных соло-номеров в сочетании с взрывным голосом Дженис, что этот альбом после всего этого - смотрится очень блекло и неприметно. И если некоторые гитарные номера впечатляют и увлекают, то вот остальная песенная основа за ней - ну такое .. К сожалению 3/5

I fucking love Jeff Beck.

A tedious listen, a bit all over the place.

Started fun, then it all sounded the same

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

It's a pretty good sixties album. Not my favourite by a long way but some solid guitar licks and good tunes

I understand that importance of the yardbirds for the progression of England styled blues movement. And at one time earlier in life I went down that path and listened to them and their compatriots quite a bit. Now I find it rather boring to listen to but I do not think we would be where we are without it.

Lower if not for Beck.

I thought I'd rate this higher, but after listening it wasn't nearly as good as I had hoped it could have been.

Interesting sounding but I don't like the songwriting very much

Some songs took me by surprise. Think I misjudged it really quickly. I’ve been tired of the byrds, the faces, the small faces, the band, etc etc etc, but the yardbirds were cooking in the album.

3.0

A peculiar mix of blistering blues and spiffing chappery. A ridiculous track count - didn't hear them all. Jeff Beck really was a force of nature.

I'd say it's still a bit green - rollicking blues-rn'r with some experimenting, and one great song in Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Beck+Page!, and some great dissonance and mysterious mood)

As classic dad rock goes, this was solid.

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.

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Legalzinho. Não é um disco ruim, mas o valor dele vai mais como prenúncio do que viria.

Something almost pastiche-sounding about it. Just didn't click for me.

muy dinamico y divertido

60s rhythm & blues

This was quite fun to listen. I enjoyed it as a whole but there were some songs I found quite annoying.

Loved it

This was a really great album. I like so many of the artists that started off in the Yardbirds it’s amazing to me that I haven’t spent more time listening to them. A very important band in the history of rock music.

01) Lost Woman - 7,5 02) Over Under Sideways Down - 8,0 03) The Nazz Are Blue - 7,5 04) I Can't Make Your Way - 7,0 05) Rack My Mind - 7,0 06) Farewell - 7,0 07) Hot House of Omagararshid - 7,5 08) Jeff's Boogie - 7,5 09) He's Always There - 8,0 10) Turn into Earth - 7,5 11) What Do You Want - 7,5 12) Ever Since the World Began - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,42 (74/100) Current ranking: 445/1039

I knew more of their songs than I thought. So cool

Way too long of an album but I didn’t mind this. It was somewhat repetitive, and of its time but some songs stood out. The Britney Spears sample was a bit mad to hear too. Not one I think I’ll remember as an album but a good listen none the less

This was okay, didn’t have any strong feelings towards it. Only listened to one version of the album because I got the idea.

Some of the instrumentation was really cool, but as a listening experience it felt dated and a bit grating.

Final album! Its been a ride. Not sure what to do with my mornings now

The good yardbirds

I could not tell you anything about this.

I made a mistake — going into this, I really wanted to like it. I only know about them, haven’t really listened at all, but I know that Clapton, jimmy page, and Jeff beck all passed through their ranks, so it’s safe to say my expectations were a little inflated. It’s also safe to say Jeff beck was the best part of this album — the best song is the one where they just let him play, no lyrics. Not a bad album, just kind of lackluster. It’s that fledgling rock and roll, still mono and exploratory. Important, because it led to the rest, but if this is what we’re talking about, I’d take the kinks or early stones/who over this any day.

60s Brit blues psych rock, that aside from a few singles were all done better by their contemporaries. Blues rock, I'd rather Cream or Led Zep. Psych rock? Give my Pink Floyd. The Yardbirds, the band that had great guitarists. Who mostly went on to be in bigger bands. Based on their reputation, you'd expect a monster album. Heart Full of Soul? For Your Love? Shapes of Things? Not on this album, mate. Over Under Sideways Down and 11 other tracks. It's good. It's never great, but it doesn't overstay its welcome.

fine

Can’t bring myself to dislike this one. Jeff Beck’s guitar playing alone makes it enjoyable, and then you consider how this predated Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, etc…. pretty amazing. Of course some of it’s yr typical 60s shit, but most tunes have some element that puts it over the edge. ML404

3 out of 5. Pretty decent album, had a good time with this oldie.

Started strong but about a third of the songs are throwaways. The rest are good.

Solid listen this morning. I won’t say it was memorable, but it was enjoyable

Another 60s ...

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

Unsurprisingly the guitar is the star here. Beyond that ‘average’ is probably being generous. ‘Farewell’ is abysmal. Jeff’sBoogie is an obvious highlight (having mo bocals), as is discovering that the Pussycat Dolls lifted from ‘He ‘s always there’

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.

As always, credit where credit is due: 'Hot House of Omagararshid' is a great song name. It was very odd having to start from track 15 on the record in order to cover the original tracklist. I listened to this while working, and it made such little impression on me that I only realised it was done when I was halfway through a track and realised Bob Marley was singing. I don't really feel like giving it a second try, so by default: 1/5

Jeff Beck is an underrated guitar player in the current era. The songs, not as memorable as those from John Mayall's blues band, Cream, or the Experience.

So inspirational it inspired When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls

This brings nostalgic feelings: it sounds like a Walkman with the batteries going to die.

This one grew on me. I wasn't a fan at first but it's weird enough and they have real talent and I ended up happy I listened to it. I wish we had a button to ask us again on three months and leave a score then. This is one of those albums I want time with to see how I really feel. Cause if I listen to it again it could be a 4, but if I don't then it stays a three. Weird solid album. Worth a listen.

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I agree with one review that Keith Relf is a weak singer. That being said, there are great songs here beyond “Jeff’s Boogie”, which shows off his technical prowess without really being a good song.. “Lost Woman”, “Rack my Mind”, “What Do You Want” are more blues/rock/r&b than the rest. It’s got some amazing material mixed with mediocre or failed/unrealized experimentation.

Boring Beatles-esque 60s music.

Jeff Beck shreds

Jeff Beck saves this from a 2.

fair

On this album you can hear the change advancing in rock, music that lays a path for Hendrix, Zeppelin, the Doors and the Moody Blues and countless others. The songs are short and sharp but they hold so many forms - rock, psychedelia, choral goth, fuzz-pop, proto-punk, and more. It’s cool to trace the lines from “Roger” to future bands they’d influence. Aside from that, the songs are catchy, exciting and raw-sounding. Jeff Beck rips it up heroically. And this album comes before Jimmy Page announced himself very loudly to the world. Good album. There are a couple of middling tracks, but the experimentation outweighs any formulaic tracks. And fuck Eric Clapton.

I like reading the comments more than listening to the album

Jeff's Boogie sounds so much like the Ren & Stimpy intro!

My Dad's been a Jeff Beck for years and years so I loved hearing where this icon originated. Solid album of 3-minute psychadelic/poppy/bluesy rock ditties. My first introduction to the Yardbirds and me likey very much.

5.0/10 Didn't love it or hate it...