The Yardbirds: Greatest Hits, Volume 1

 

Genre: British Rock and Roll

Dates: 1964-1966

The cult of the guitar soloist was born as a result of these recordings. Who bore the axes? None other than Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and (here, only on bass) Jimmy Page. Though the most former and latter of the three have received the heaviest notoriety, it was Beck who consistently innovated—in fact, he heralded the arrival of Jimi Hendrix with the manic, forked-lightning riffs and solos he provided for "Evil Hearted You," "Heart Full of Soul," "I'm a Man," and "Train Kept A-Rollin'." The arrangements of these tunes are pretty interesting, too: if you don't happen to be excited by guitar, but, say, dig Gregorian chants the most—they've got those, too.

Playlist:

1. For Your Love
2. Putty (In Your Hands)
3. Evil Hearted You
4. Still I'm Sad
5. You're A Better Man Than I
6. Shapes Of Things
7. Heart Full Of Soul
8. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
9. I Ain't Done Wrong - (bonus track)
10. I'm A Man
11. Train Kept A-Rollin', The
12. Certain Girl, A
13. I Ain't Got You
14. I'm Not Talking
15. I Wish You Would
16. Too Much Monkey Business - (bonus track)
17. Got Love If You Want It - (bonus track)
18. Smokestack Lightning





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