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| ARTIST: | Yardbirds |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Rhino Records |
| TYPE: | Pop, Rock |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Boom Boom, Honey in Your Hips, Certain Girl, I Wish You Would, Too Much Monkey Business [Live], I Got Love If You Want It [Live], Smokestack Lightning [Live], Here 'Tis [Live], Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Got to Hurry, I Ain't Got You, For Your Love, I'm Not Talking, Steeled Blues, Heart Full of Soul, I Ain't Done Wrong, You're a Better Man Than I, Shapes of Things, Train Kept A-Rollin', New York City Blues, Evil Hearted You, I'm a Man, I'm Still Sad, Questa Volta, Paff...Bum, Lost Woman, Over, Under, Sideways, Down, Nazz Are Blue, I Can't Make Your Way, Rack My Mind, Hot House of Omagarashid, Jeff's Boogie, He's Always There, Turn into Earth, What Do You Want, Happenings Ten Years Time Ago, Psycho Daisies, Stroll On, Little Games [Single Version], Puzzles, White Summer, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, No Excess Baggage, Drinking Muddy Water, Only the Black Rose, Ten Little Indians, Ha! Ha! Said the Clown, Goodnight Sweet Josephine [US Version], Think About It, Knowing - Keith Relf, Mr. Zero - Keith Relf, Shapes in My Mind - Keith Relf |
| UPC: | 081227982522 |
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Customer Reviews of Ultimate
Rock of Ages The first comment that comes to mind when perusing this double CD set of Yardbirds material is "about bloody time." Tangled licensing agreements often handicapped previous compilations of the band's material, limiting the tracks to the Giorgio Gomelsky-managed era, up to and including "Shapes of Things." No more. Finally---after 30 plus years---we have a set that spans the entire history of this awesome band where three of Britain's greatest guitar slingers got their start. Eric Clapton tears through ravers like "I Ain't Got You" and "Too Much Monkey Business" during the band's punk-metal R&B period; Jeff Beck sets the fuzztone for the Yardbirds' most successful and futuristic phase, ripping through bodacious hits like "Heart Full of Soul" and "Shapes of Things"; Jimmy Page gears up for the '70s in tracks like the proto-Zep "Think About It" and the psychedelic-arena rocker "Puzzles." Great as it is to hear these ax giants rocking side-by-side, alas, ULTIMATE doesn't quite live up to its title. Any compilation of LITTLE GAMES material that lacks "Glimpses" has a strike against it, and I'd have included "Who Do You Love," "You Can't Judge a Book By Looking at the Cover," the entire ROGER THE ENGINEER LP, "Dazed and Confused", "Avron Knows," "My Baby," and "Spanish Blood," plus live tracks from the BBC, Shindig, Beat Beat Beat and the Stockholm '67 gig. In a perfect world (say, if Page had an ounce of generosity), "Knowing That I'm Losing You"---an early version of "Tangerine"---would be here too. I would have omitted the dreadful Italian "Questa Volta"/"Paff Bum" single (although it sounds great, you can hear every hideous nuance) and the three Keith Relf solo songs. All of these can be found elsewhere---here they simply take up room that would be better served by proper Yardbirds material. So I'm greedy, shoot me. Still, all in all, Rhino has done the Yardies proud. Many of the shopworn Gomelsky-era tracks even boast a fresh coat of paint. "Mr. You're a Better Man Than I" is finally presented in its unexpurgated four-minute glory (including an extra verse---thank you, Greg Russo). Listen for the ultra-cool nuances leaping out of "I'm a Man": the droll throb of Paul Samwell-Smith's bass, the metallic huff of Relf's harp, the telltale echo of Jeff Beck's Tele as he gears up for the chaotic chicken-scratchin' finale; all goose-bump inducing stuff. Despite their reputation for churning out great lead guitar players, the Yardbirds were first and foremost a unit. Asthmatic vocalist Keith Relf provided alternately sorrowful and enthused singing that fit the group's moody avant-rock pop to a tee, and ranked with the best harmonica players of the 60s. Jim McCarty was a fleet, intense drummer who co-wrote many of the 'Birds' best originals. Chris Dreja rocked with minimalist, monotonal fury on rhythm guitar (and later, bass) while Paul Samwell-Smith was arguably the band's real guiding force, producing all their records up to and including "Over Under Sideways Down." (It's no accident the band began to slide after Paul split.) But all this will be apparent to anyone who checks out the fabulous liner notes of the late great Cub Koda. Great pictures too (love the one with the lads hanging backstage with Peter Grant, dig Keith's Sgt Pepper moustache too). Despite its flaws, ULTIMATE is a superb introduction to the group's phenomenal catalogue. It ain't the ultimate Yardbirds set by a long shot but it comes a heckuva lot closer than anything else I've seen.
Ultimately, It's Not as Good as it Could Be!!!
The Yardbirds were argueably the greatest and most certainly the most influencial band of the sixites, apart from the Beatles and the Stones. Their recorded legacy, particularly the Jeff Beck years, contains so much great material, it's hard to believe it all came from the same band. The three monster lead guitarists spawned by this band, Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page, rewrote rock history for the next forty years, and all are still making compelling music today. So, how could the "Ultimate" collection of their greatest works only rate four stars? Because despite the inclusion of many classic hits ("For Your Love," "Heart Full of Soul," "Over Under Sideways Down," "Shapes of Things") and excellent album tracks and outtakes ("Hot House of Omagararshid, "Lost Woman," "Psycho Daisies"), there are still too many cuts from the Mickey Most era to fully consider this set an unqualified success. Some of these songs work quite well: "Drinking Muddy Water," is a delightful rewrite of Muddy's "Rollin' and Tumblin'," "White Summer," is the perfect companion piece to Led Zeppelin's "Black Mountain Side," (in later years, Page and the Zeps used to play the two numbers back-to-back in concert), and Keith Relf's solo numbers (some of which were recorded much earlier), which feature a very unusual, almost stilted delivery from the harpist, sort of like Styx during their Mr. Roboto days. The remainder of the Most-produced tracks are forgettable, and sound rather forced and juvenile, like a band at the beginning of its career rather than at the end. Luckily, about half of disc two and ALL of disc one (except "Questa Volta" and "Pafff...Bum") is nothing short of sensational, including the hard-driving cuts from Five Live Yardbirds, and all of the Jeff Beck material. Songs missing include "Putty...In Your Hands," "The Sun is Shining," and some famous Page-led live cuts, including "Shapes of Things," and "I'm Confused (Dazed and Confused)." Still, this album does contain plenty of good material (and GREAT liner notes by Brownsville Station guitarist and rock writer, the late, great Cub Koda!) and is without question worthy of your attention. Get it Today!!! Just realize, however, that the Ultimate Yardbirds collection has yet to be released.
The "Ultimate" 2CDrhino
Purchased near first date of release and availability.
>Quite a mixture of studio takes an a few out-takes.
Many tracks from U.S. vinyl Over Under Sideways Down, Stereo.
Guitarists start with Eric "Slowhand" Clapton, then the Jeff Beck 'Hits' lineup, and both Jeff Beck with Jimmy Page on The Nazz Are Blue, and Stroll On, from the movie BlowUp. 2Cds cover The Yardbirds pretty well. Still many pix and tracks under the thumb of Giorgio Gomelskey, a Russian, so this could be the last time. Overall-4 star rating, some surprises and unreleased in U.S. tracks. Overall nice 2CD set.