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  • Jeff Beck was a fucking BAD ASS. Page got nothing on him. Now you know where Jimi got his chops.

  • @MrColeStone Damn right. Keith Relf is a kick ass dude. I liked him from the start. REAL. is how u spell Keith.

  • Jim, thanks for posting these old videos, seeing them 45 years late is better than never. Even if the recording quality is poor in some of them, the great talent of all the band members shows through and provides some of the live experience that produced recordings lack.

  • I would love to have a gig as the marcas player in a rock & roll band!

  • God, I remember watching Shindig! This and Shapes of Things were my two favorite Yardbird's songs of the era. Jeff Beck was the best. He plays better than ever now and has probably never been more popular.

  • you can't play maracas in a more awesome way ;)

  • The greatest rock N Roll record ever recorded!

  • It's a measure of how assured this band were that Dreja- a fine rhythm guitarist, is content to play maraccas on this. Great performance.

  • A record of a fine performance. Wish it wouldn't keep jamming.

  • Hah, people aren't joking when they say Jeff is one of the first of the great guitar showmen.

    I'm glad the quality of this video doesn't completely lose the insaneness of the music. There was more of an....unpredictability of how music would tend to go back then I would say. It was raw, wild and, well, pshycadealic!!!! Brilliant stuff. Brilliant.

  • great song

  • check out Muddy Waters version

  • No, that's rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja.

  • they stole this from muddy waters

  • @endurocatfish It's not stealing anything. This is a cover version. The Yardbirds did a thousand covers.

  • @privettricker id agree with you but no where do they credit muddy for it

  • Maraccas with attitude!

  • With many inaccurate comments,tets put it straight.Original guitarist Tony Topham,left to concentrate on his studies,Eric Clapton joined when they went pro,Eric left next as there were problems in the band ,Jimmy was asked to join but recomended his friend Jeff Beck,so Beck joined,Paul Samwell Smith,the bass player was next to leave,Jimmy Page stepped in on bass to help them out,approx 6 months later Beck left,he wasnt replaced,Jimmy was already on lead guitar,the band carried on as a 4 piece.

  • This is so amazing. I'm surprised Shindig allowed such ferocious rocking-out. Thanks for posting.

  • Did Jimmy Page replace Jff Beck? I think so. Anyone?

  • Yes, Page replaced Beck (there was about a six month period where they over-lapped!) Beck, incidentally, replaced Clapton!

  • thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

  • yes - page replaced beck

  • AwesomeNESS!! ♫ 5 Stars!

  • Forgot to add-I fucking hate how they roll the credits before this magnificent performance is done.

  • Whoah...amazing!

  • wow....super

  • I'm blown away by the whole Yardbirds thing, but dying to know which guitarist played on which recorded hit song.

  • jeff beck plays on this one

  • ah thankyou. i didn't think so :-)

  • thats not a very young clapton on the MARACAS is it? i didnt think so?

  • You mean Chris Dreja! ;-D

  • kinda looks like him though!

  • @JimMcCartyandCo Why Chris played maracas on that song??? his guitar was broken or what??

  • @alejandrosuckmy Of course not! It's also part of his main act! ;-)

  • Keith is quick with his transitions from the harp to the mic and back to the harp.

  • Great. Amazing to see this after all these years.

  • wow jeff beck was doing stuff like this in 1965...amazing

  • Great! Who needs a violin bow - go Jeff!

  • I just love to watch and listen to what Jeff could do with his Fender Esquire!! He was so ahead of his time. Jim McCarty kicks major arse too!!! Do I get bonus points for that = )

  • And what about the other Mr McCarty??? Does he also start to kick major arse on his drumkit???!... ;-)

  • brilliant by the ybs

  • Keith Relf was so talented... One of my favorite Yardbird songs.. Thanks for posting...

  • Love how Keith switches between the harp and vocals on this one.......he was bad-ass. Thanx for posting

  • Absolutely love this version

  • I have this complete episode on VHS. Killer show! It was truly a Rave Up night.

  • GREAT !

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