Horrorshow_Plant Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 If ya wanna talk about the Yardbirds, come here! Quote
Yardbird Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 Excellent! Let`s start with Train kept a Rollin`...my favorite song. There was a live recording of that song with Jimmy Page doing the intro with the riff of Dazed and Confused...then going on to TKAR. I`d be nice to find that again, I had in in a cassette tape which is now long gone. Quote
Stargroves Tangie Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 I know Jimmy Page isn't too fond of this recording, but I love the "Live Yardbirds" album, especially the "Mr You're A Better Man Than I" right into "Heart Full Of Soul". The version of "White Summer" is pretty good too. Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 I love the Yardies! "Train kept a Rollin'" and "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" are two of my favorites. Can't forget, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl". Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 ^ yep....very booleggy sound but still really good. Page is blistering on it. Those are cool. Is the first still available anywhere? I'm happy just to hear early Pagey on Little Games (esp. "White Summer"). It's like a glimpse back at his "formative years". Quote
Aquamarine Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 That's not the same as Five Live Yardbirds, the album I had. (Baffled smilie doesn't seem to be working tonight.) But I loved the band, especially the "most blues-wailing Yardbirds" of their early years, though that wasn't the incarnation I saw. But the later more psychedelic Yardbirds were cool too! Quote
The Rover Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) The YARDBIRDS . . . . that other famous English band . . . Edited November 29, 2007 by The Rover Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 That's not the same as Five Live Yardbirds, the album I had. (Baffled smilie doesn't seem to be working tonight.) But I loved the band, especially the "most blues-wailing Yardbirds" of their early years, though that wasn't the incarnation I saw. But the later more psychedelic Yardbirds were cool too! I know. Five Live Yardbirds is still available on Rhino. Don't know about the Live Yardbirds - can't seem to find it anywhere. I like them bluesy and psychedelic. Then there is a version, somewhere of, "For Your Love" played on sitar. Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 The vinyl of 'Live Yardbirds with Jimmy Page' is very rare, at least the original color cover issue from '71. It was later re-released in about '76 with a black and white cover..it too was rare and quickly withdrawn from the market. In 2000, Moreland St. records released it on cd...a remastered version with a couple of cuts from the soundcheck too. This sold out very fast....but you can get it in a trade....if you don't mind copies. Good luck finding the original record...if you do expect to pay about $100 for it. Thanks. I will prowl around some used music stores and see what I can find - vinyl or CD. Quote
Honeydripper Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 IIRC, was'nt the famous Anderson Theater show (semi-) "officially" released....and very quickly shelved right after the breakup of the Yardbirds because it contained tunes Page wanted to save for the future band. Quote
SteveAJones Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) Any self-respecting Yardbirds or Jimmy Page should have a copy of Greg Russo's book 'Yardbirds, The Ultimate Rave-Up', 3rd edition. Not only did Greg have unfettered access to the surviving members and their family members but a certain member of this board contributed to the book's concert chronology, so it contains THE single most comprehensive listing of Page's pre-Zeppelin live performances ever published. Edited November 27, 2007 by SteveAJones Quote
GetTheLedOut Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 Mr. You're A Better Man Than I is a fantastic song, I wish it was performed by Zep. Quote
leddy Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ you did mate Anyway "The Yardbirds" could possibly be the most important band of the 60's ?? The short lived Beck/Page duo had some good moments and wouldn't it be great if Page/Beck reunited with them for a gig or too, they are still going are they not with a diff guitarist. I have "Roger the Engineer" album with a couple of Page/Beck tracks on there. Quote
Jahfin Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 IIRC, was'nt the famous Anderson Theater show (semi-) "officially" released....and very quickly shelved right after the breakup of the Yardbirds because it contained tunes Page wanted to save for the future band. I thought Page had it recalled because of the dubbed in audience noise which was taken from a sound effects record. I found a copy back in the 70s in the budget bin at Woolworth's. Any thoughts on this two disc collection? I have plenty of vintage Yardbirds on vinyl but none on CD so this record looks like it might be a nice way to fill that gap. Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 A couple of years after this thread was started my husband and I bought Cumular Limit. I actually play this now more than my other Yardies albums/CDs. As I wrote somewhere else, "not only do I love all the tracks, throughout I can hear glimmers of the magic that Jimmy would bring to LZ - his playing on some of the pieces (for example, Spanish Blood) is off this planet". Quote
leddy Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 A couple of years after this thread was started my husband and I bought Cumular Limit. I actually play this now more than my other Yardies albums/CDs. As I wrote somewhere else, "not only do I love all the tracks, throughout I can hear glimmers of the magic that Jimmy would bring to LZ - his playing on some of the pieces (for example, Spanish Blood) is off this planet". Any particular songs you can hear ?? or what would turn into a zep masterpiece ?? Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Any particular songs you can hear ?? or what would turn into a zep masterpiece ?? Hi Leddy, well, of course, the obvious - an early version of Dazed and Confused. And, White Summer. But beyond those, I especially loved Pagey's playing on Avron Knows and his bowing of his guitar on I'm a Man. His flamenco acoustic guitar playing on Spanish Blood is beautiful. Quote
Texas Melanie Posted May 29, 2011 Posted May 29, 2011 I swear I hear the announcer introducing Jimmy as "Timmy Page". 'Shapes of Things' Quote
SteveAJones Posted May 29, 2011 Posted May 29, 2011 Cassandra Petersen (also known as Elvira) recalls an encounter with Jimmy while he was touring with The Yardbirds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJCTKnhLFBM&feature=related Quote
Texas Melanie Posted May 29, 2011 Posted May 29, 2011 Jimmy, you are and have been such a horny little bastard!.... And I am not complaining. I love Pamela's reaction when she repeated the part that Jimmy's was the first penis Cassandra had ever seen. Quote
Texas Melanie Posted May 29, 2011 Posted May 29, 2011 I thought Page had it recalled because of the dubbed in audience noise which was taken from a sound effects record. I found a copy back in the 70s in the budget bin at Woolworth's. Any thoughts on this two disc collection? I have plenty of vintage Yardbirds on vinyl but none on CD so this record looks like it might be a nice way to fill that gap. I have this CD set and it is a good representation of all three "eras". Quote
duckman Posted May 29, 2011 Posted May 29, 2011 Check out "Think about it" from the seminal BBC sessions.... Always wondered why the early Zep never took that one on the road. Somehow it makes more sense in the 1969 playlist than For your love Quote
Texas Melanie Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 A brief interview with The Yardbirds featuring a young and very adorable Jimmy Page. http://youtu.be/MAR0eeGfwJc Quote
SuperDave Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Cassandra Petersen (also known as Elvira) recalls an encounter with Jimmy while he was touring with The Yardbirds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJCTKnhLFBM&feature=related Great piece. Never knew this about Elvira. Thanks Steve. Quote
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