The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things

[mikehowton707]

Check out Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes version of this it's really cool

[dewatif]

Great tune still good

[cobraristein]

I saw these guys in Sacramento twice. Once with Jeff Beck and then with Page.

I remember the Page venue. It was pretty small and he was using a violin bow with his

guitar. My band does a couple of their tunes. They were great. I'd like to do "New York City Blues" and "Still I'm Sad". Gotta convince the other guys down the road.

[mjazzguitar]

I heard that Pete said the n word in front of Hendrix at a party & he tried meeting him at the airport as Jimi was leaving to say he was sorry and was basically told to f--- off.

[1957thack]

@mjazzguitar When Hendrix burst on the scene in London 9/66. Pete Townsend told his good mate J. Beck that this Jimi man is coping your riffs and style! From then on, Beck would turn his back to the audience if he knew Hendrix was in the house!

[siberiamoscow]

The first great guitar solo of the guitar genius that is Beck

[mickeymousebiker1]

A great tune for ending an old year and beginning a new year.  As for me, I need to find The Way-Back Machine. 1965/1966 were fantastic for me. A happy and hopeful 2012 to planet earth.

[LORDGOAT1976]

1. Jeff Beck, 2. Jimi Hendrix, 3. Jimmy Page.

[CottferLAD22]

Jeff Beck at his finest.

[m06een00]

That's a myth. All 3 guitarists would have made it with or without the Yardbirds. All 3 of them became famous after they left the Yardbirds, While they were in the Yardbirds their names were not well known.

[1962drob]

Wow!!! If not for the Yardbirds, we wouldn't have the following legendary guitarists:

(1) Eric Clapton;

(2) Jeff Beck; and

(3) Jimmy Page.

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

@1962drob "ALL" 3 grew up together and they "ALL" made it BIG TIME!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!

[cameltooth1]

That's very cool of Pete. If he meant it in his opinion that's fine, but going from factual evidence, there is no proof that he was right saying they were awful.

[Ross98100]

I'm 13 and I freaking LOVE this band, I just can't spend the day without listening to this song and Heart Full Of Soul!!

And yes, vogelmandrie, The Yardbirds wouldn't exist without this great singer, Keith Relf.

[makokan2000]

thank god for frank sin autrsa and elvo plusley they almost didnt let these guys in the door with the rat club

[eddyvideostar]

@makokan2000. Not even Webster can help you here.

[POPACHELLI]

FIRST METAL BAND?

[trevornorris49]

Pete Townsend said similar things about Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin

[bluecatky]

I LOVE the guitar solo at the end of this song. Sheer Awesomeness!

[MyGhost211]

screw eminem!!!

[kbrowneyes]

At 16, I was mad about the Y/Bs...along with so many great bands back then..my local jukebox was forever on with the likes of these,"The Who", "Spencer Davis", "The Kinks", The Zombies", The Move", "Cream", "The Animals", "Small Faces"---etc,etc,etc.....As good as a lot of the bands of today are & I realise all is relative to when you are born and youth etc, somehow,I feel that the genuine music that was unenhanced by anything "modern" will one day become special again when boredom sets in xxK

[cameltooth1]

Can u believe that Pete Townshend said in an 80's interview about Clapton, that the Yardbirds were a shambles and that Eric was the only talented one. What a damn foolish comment.

[paul72kate]

@cameltooth1 - Agree entirely - I was there then and that comment was totally out of place. I wonder if Pete has regretted saying it?

[searunrd1]

@cameltooth1 ---Townsend has since "deeply regretted" saying that and said he knew better...

[Malkmusianful]

@cameltooth1 Pete also tried to write a whole bunch of rock operas because he wanted to change music forever.

Spoilers: Robert Fripp beat him to the punch.

[cameltooth1]

@Malkmusianful I'm not big on King Crimson, but they are decent musicians and all. They are talented, just not my style at all.

[vogelmandrie]

Everyone talks about Beck, Clapton and Page but The Yardbirds wouldn't exist without the great Keith Relf .

[evan9997715]

@vogelmandrie very well said my friend

[67psych]

@vogelmandrie so true,nobody seems to ever mention him in music mags or anywhere,its strange,he's been gone since 1975 but why has there never been any books out about the guy,to me he is an important figure in 1960's music & he looked just so cool! One of the great british 1960's rock icons!

[DazedConfused1969]

@67psych It's cause there too busy remembering the stones, beatles and many things happening with music in the 70's and 60's, im sure he has and i have seen it in magazines and some books around, but not with as much feeling and respect as it should be.

[TheJediRabbit]

@vogelmandrie I agree Clapton was barely in the Yardbirds he was in it only for a short time.

[1962drob]

Great classic!!! Thanks to The Yardbirds, for having 3 legendary guitar players play at one time: Eric "Slowhand" Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page!

They look pretty cool with their suits.

[visceraldragon]

I can't picture many 21 year olds like myself listening to this stuff, that makes me sad.

[BigSock099]

@visceraldragon what aboot 14 year old peoples? i mean, i'm into this cause my dad always listened to this around the house and when we traveled.

[cameltooth1]

@BigSock099 I hope you always like the Yardbirds and I hope many fourteen year olds would give it a chance.

[TheMachinimaTheater]

@visceraldragon im 16 and I love this :) and many other bands like this!

[ricman68]

new bands.........take note of this band and learn the right way!

[Pmr1957]

The talent in this group was unbelievable!!! One of their many great tunes...thanks for sharing!

[curiousnomad]

This song is from the future, and will be brilliant then as well.

[AIKevorkian]

@curiousnomad I like it! This song IS from the future

[mickeymousebiker1]

Love the military-like march sound to this. A great anti-war tune. Power chords and distortion to infinity! Nothing out there today can touch this!

[mlstrazzo]

This is the studio version - awesome!

[Sami42653]

Early brilliance...nothing else to say.

[qttroassi]

If you want to run a marathon this is a song you need to listen to !

[CMD9889]

Most likely my favorite Yardbirds song. Can anyone suggest what studio albums are their best and what I should get? I already have The Yardbirds Greatest Hits, and I'm trying to become a bigger fan, so please, suggest some albums I could get. Thanks!

[GambelBCN]

@CMD9889 have you listen david bowie and the yardbirds on LP Pin Ups?

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@CMD9889 get 5 Live Yardbirds, but the Greatest hits album is probably the best, also check out having a rave up with the yardbirds

[CMD9889]

@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO Thanks.

[m0dsar3us]

@CMD9889 Though it's certainly not too popular amongst most fans of The Yardbirds, I personally think "Little Games", with Jimmy Page on guitar, is their best album.

Sure, "Rave Up" has all the best known songs...but that's not my point.

If you want a good mix of the Clapton, Beck, & Page era, respectively, I would recommend getting the "Ultimate Yardbirds" boxset...it's a two disc set, covering all eras quite intensively (they do leave out a few gems), and it comes with a nice booklet.

[PopExpo]

the yardbirds..... fucking ahead of the time. I personally think some of jeff's and jimmi's playing.

[cujo9]

brilliant and a classic !

thankyou for the upload