The Yardbirds, plus Massive Prog Rock Styley
Posted by: garyi on 21 July 2002
Returned from a booty today, (must say the girlfriend is getting a bit pissed off with them) and picked up the Yardbirds Greatest Hits on 3 LPs. It appears to be a german pressing.
I already have abit of yardbirds knowcking around, but find I also like the earliest stuff, its really good.
However this pressing I have here is utter crap. I swear they have recorded it from another record. The disks are in perfect condition but the crackle louder than the music. doh!
So question one:
What are the official Yardbird Albums?
Assuming I can find them which should I go for first?
I notice Jeff Beck on this record, has he done anything else I should know about bluesy style?
Also on my Car Boot escapade I picked up Genesis A Lamb Lies Down. Actually its not to bad. I have this kind of intense hate of Genesis because of mr Baldy Pates cak voice, however this seems to be someone else, Gabrieal?
Is there any Genesis stuff which isn't a. Crap 80s style b. 'Theme' ambums, like this one?
Should I just not bother with Genesis, I seem to have survived well enough with out them?
One other technical point. I tend to geek to the max and give the records a clean through this thing a ma jig I have here, however one record I bought the other week (Yardbirds Little Games) buckled upon entering the water, it was a 'Fame' cutting which I know to be crap being as it is like a sheet of paper, however I am now warey, anyone know a way to get a buckle out?
I already have abit of yardbirds knowcking around, but find I also like the earliest stuff, its really good.
However this pressing I have here is utter crap. I swear they have recorded it from another record. The disks are in perfect condition but the crackle louder than the music. doh!
So question one:
What are the official Yardbird Albums?
Assuming I can find them which should I go for first?
I notice Jeff Beck on this record, has he done anything else I should know about bluesy style?
Also on my Car Boot escapade I picked up Genesis A Lamb Lies Down. Actually its not to bad. I have this kind of intense hate of Genesis because of mr Baldy Pates cak voice, however this seems to be someone else, Gabrieal?
Is there any Genesis stuff which isn't a. Crap 80s style b. 'Theme' ambums, like this one?
Should I just not bother with Genesis, I seem to have survived well enough with out them?
One other technical point. I tend to geek to the max and give the records a clean through this thing a ma jig I have here, however one record I bought the other week (Yardbirds Little Games) buckled upon entering the water, it was a 'Fame' cutting which I know to be crap being as it is like a sheet of paper, however I am now warey, anyone know a way to get a buckle out?
The Lamb should be played at least once a year by everyone to remind them that not all Prog was as overblown as the Pet Shop Boys live sets.
Garyi - try Selling England by The Pound or even Foxtrot, though side B is one long track. But the amazingly emotional singing of mrG more than makes up for that - you will believe it's the second coming. These have mellotrons! Hammonds! 12 string guitars! Bass pedals! What more could one want?
Stephen
PS Tony - it's 'Riding the Scree' and it's NOT a moog. It's an ARP Pro Soloist
[This message was edited by Stephen Bennett on MONDAY 22 July 2002 at 10:28.]
Garyi - try Selling England by The Pound or even Foxtrot, though side B is one long track. But the amazingly emotional singing of mrG more than makes up for that - you will believe it's the second coming. These have mellotrons! Hammonds! 12 string guitars! Bass pedals! What more could one want?
Stephen
PS Tony - it's 'Riding the Scree' and it's NOT a moog. It's an ARP Pro Soloist
[This message was edited by Stephen Bennett on MONDAY 22 July 2002 at 10:28.]