Five Live Yardbirds (Bonus Track Version)

It took me so long to find out how awesome this band is. Great album. Check out the Who Do You Love sample to get a sense of how great this is.

.."Here Tis!"..One of my All-Time Personal Faves; Then & Now!-"Five Live Yardbirds" finds these fledgling "Birds" Spreading their Wings at Two Legendary London Clubs; The Marquee & The Crawdaddy!-The young; intense Eric Clapton just blazes away with some tasty Blues/R&B/Rock riffing; Backed by a capable rhythm section & The always underrated Vocals/Harp of Keith Relf!-Out of the pack of (many!) young Combos from all over the U.K.; The Yardbids really "Had It Down" From the Jump!-{Other "Young Turks" just starting out in the same Clubs were: The Rolling Stones; The Animals & The Who!}-Lumped in with all the other Cute "British Invasion" Bands and forced to adapt to "Pop Singles" & Stilted T.V. spots; The Yardbirds were no "Cookie Cutter" Radio-Teen Fodder!-Rabid Fans of our very own American Chicago & Southern Delta Blues; They would undergo many personnel/musical changes; Until they ended their Flight!-Most famous for "Hatching" the emerging talents of not 1; not 2; but 3!!! "Genuine Guitar Gods": Eric Clapton; Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page!-{Oh; For Just One Reunion Jam!)-"Boom Boom!"...by Grimmbo.

Track 4 Good Morning Little School Girl is not live. It is the studio version.

I've owned this recording on various formats for almost 20 years. While I may not play it as much as I used to, I have to say that I still consider it the most _exciting_ live album in my collection.