Five Live Yardbirds (live album) by The Yardbirds

From OldToad 08/15/2024 02:37

A whole lot of Keith Relf playing harmonica. Historically significant, for sure; it's a hard rocking album for 1964.

Good high energy show. The production level of about what you'd expect from a live album from '64. They seemed to be a bit under-rated. Deserves more credibility than they got. Young Eric's on this.

This is an average debut from a good blues and pop-rock Band. Not many great songs, and all of them are covers, but still a showcase of what Eric Clapton would become later on.

From Sandrof1969 02/14/2018 16:08

Esordio stranamente e coraggiosamente live per gli Yardbirds del giovane Clapton; rock'n'roll e blues in chiave british sulla scia di Bealtes ed in questo caso più Rolling Stones, con i pregi ( esuberanza, sfacciataggine ) ed i difetti ( inesperienza, qualità di registrazione ) che può avere un esordio tanto più se dal vivo. I pregi comunque sono per la maggior parte nella sei corde della chitarra di un Clapton ancora acerbo ma già assai capace…

I listened to this album to hear a young Eric Clapton play guitar and that's pretty much what it is.

From Bork 11/04/2010 15:53

A good album that, although it has no weak tracks, sounds generally a bit dated today. Top moments are Too Much Monkey Business and Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.