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Track Listings
| 1. Too Much Monkey Business |
| 2. Got Love If You Want It |
| 3. Smokestack Lightning |
| 4. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl |
| 5. Respectable |
| 6. Five Long Years |
| 7. Pretty Girl |
| 8. Louise |
| 9. I'm A Man |
| 10. Here 'Tis |
| 11. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover (Bonus Track) |
| 12. Let It Rock (Bonus Track) |
| 13. I Wish You Would (Bonus Track) |
| 14. Who Do You Love (Bonus Track) |
| 15. Honey In Your Hips (Bonus Track) |
| 16. A Certain Girl (Bonus Track) |
| 17. Got To Hurry (Bonus Track) |
| 18. Boom, Boom (Bonus Track) |
| 19. Ain't Got You (Bonus Track) |
| 20. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl (Studio Version) (Bonus Track) |
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Top Cat
Format:Audio CD
This is a live recording of The Yardbirds in 1964 and what you get with this cd is an enthusiast show that explodes with energy from the very beginning! In addition this cd augments the 10 original tracks recorded at the concert with 8 more live sessions from other Yardbirds incarnations featuring, of course, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, who you will hear doing his early Zeppelin routines (violin bow and such) as early as on these recordings. On the down side though, the poor sound which is muddy at times, even though you get to hear all the instruments, and singer Keith Relf's small range and poor vocal technique. But what saves this record for me, is the absolute energy the boys put in their performance and a young boy introduced by the MC as Eric 'Slowhand' Clapton. This record is worth if only for his solos...he even gets to sing on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" and delivers some pretty good solos on "Five Long Years", an absolute classic which the man is still playing live to this very day. This is a must for Yardbirds fans and also recommended for the Clapton collector. I love you, Esther.
Format:Audio CD
There are different expanded versions of Five Live Yardbirds; this review is of the one with the red cover - which features Eric Clapton.
It makes for a superb short retrospective of E.C.'s earliest official releases - and his introduction to the music world as "Slowhand".
What you get is the wonderful Five Live Yardbirds album (recorded at the Marquee Club) + the A & B sides from Eric's three singles with the band. A two page essay details the short history of this undeniably significant group.
The CD is nicely presented to reflect the original lp's two sides - the atmosphere of a small club jam-packed with punters eager to witness a Yardbird rave-up comes across superbly. The band's performance is full of energy and has a raw intensity. Eric's playing is clearly formative but there are more than a few hints at what was to come only a short time later (with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers).
The first of many crossroads Eric would reach in his career was with the last of the singles, "For Your Love". Presented with pop, the aspiring blues purist wasn't happy with the change in direction. In an attempt to keep him on side, he was given the B side - "Got To Hurry" - which would prove to be his swansong with the band. Ironically, he would go on to achieve the commercial success he had so deliberately shunned. But more importantly, the journeyman's quest for musical credibility and fulfilment was well and truly underway ...
It makes for a superb short retrospective of E.C.'s earliest official releases - and his introduction to the music world as "Slowhand".
What you get is the wonderful Five Live Yardbirds album (recorded at the Marquee Club) + the A & B sides from Eric's three singles with the band. A two page essay details the short history of this undeniably significant group.
The CD is nicely presented to reflect the original lp's two sides - the atmosphere of a small club jam-packed with punters eager to witness a Yardbird rave-up comes across superbly. The band's performance is full of energy and has a raw intensity. Eric's playing is clearly formative but there are more than a few hints at what was to come only a short time later (with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers).
The first of many crossroads Eric would reach in his career was with the last of the singles, "For Your Love". Presented with pop, the aspiring blues purist wasn't happy with the change in direction. In an attempt to keep him on side, he was given the B side - "Got To Hurry" - which would prove to be his swansong with the band. Ironically, he would go on to achieve the commercial success he had so deliberately shunned. But more importantly, the journeyman's quest for musical credibility and fulfilment was well and truly underway ...
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By M. Hanley
Format:Audio CD
The original Five Live Yardbirds from as far back as 1964 is a classic live album, up there with J Geils Live Full House and Dr Feelgood's Stupidity and Wilco Johnson's live tracks on the Solid Senders album. It's a bit short on length but high on energy, and is a cornerstone of a 60's rock collection, a time when lps were few and far between from just a handful of groups like the Yardbirds. Live they were full of punk energy and fun. I was one of those fortunates to see them at the 5th Jazz and Blues Festival at Richmond in 1965 when Jeff Beck had just joined the band, and they were every bit as good as the earlier Clapton line up. I have the original cd release without the bonus tracks from the Crawdaddy Club which I can't vouch for - anyone out there who can? If they're as good as the first set then no question, this is the cd to get. Paint stripper indeed. Beware of others which have different listings; listen first if you can.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
...preformed live this is a record filled with lots of energy tasty harmonica palying and some wild instrumental breaks that was going to be the yardbirds trade mark. this recordings featuers an young eric clapton rocking with a nice blues feeling before he left the band to join the bluesbrakers and john mayall.
the album opens with a cover of Chuck Berrys too much monkey buisness a strong openener with KeIth relfs trustfull singing this dude keps on going strong the whole album exept for good morning little school girl where eric clapton and Paul samuell smith handels the vocals and keith playing harmonica. this dudes really knew what they where doing and never stoped a minute playing that nice blues and rock n roll a little hard edged at times, so rocking.
they really must be the best rock n roll band(and of cource blues band) of all british 60's rock n roll/ blues bands allright i must say that gerry and the peace makers made some good rock n roll songs at there timess and of cource hermas hermits and beatles too and alll other british bands. beatles started out as a good rocking band early sixties but in 1964 yardbirs came with this! it really rocking.
maybe it didint go on so well on the top ten list but it beats much of both gerry and the peace makers and surley the beatles and i must say yardbitds one of the best rock nroll/blues bands i've heard just listen to there energy! rocking!
the album opens with a cover of Chuck Berrys too much monkey buisness a strong openener with KeIth relfs trustfull singing this dude keps on going strong the whole album exept for good morning little school girl where eric clapton and Paul samuell smith handels the vocals and keith playing harmonica. this dudes really knew what they where doing and never stoped a minute playing that nice blues and rock n roll a little hard edged at times, so rocking.
they really must be the best rock n roll band(and of cource blues band) of all british 60's rock n roll/ blues bands allright i must say that gerry and the peace makers made some good rock n roll songs at there timess and of cource hermas hermits and beatles too and alll other british bands. beatles started out as a good rocking band early sixties but in 1964 yardbirs came with this! it really rocking.
maybe it didint go on so well on the top ten list but it beats much of both gerry and the peace makers and surley the beatles and i must say yardbitds one of the best rock nroll/blues bands i've heard just listen to there energy! rocking!
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I had a bit of spare cash, and bought this album, knowing that the Yardbirds were one of the greatest blues bands of the 60's, however, I did not realise that this album was so good until I popped it in my CD player, and it totally BLEW ME AWAY!!! I recommend this album to all blues fans!!! THIS ALBUM ROCKS DUDES!!!!!
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