The Yardbirds - Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds
March 1964, Epic
1. "You're a Better Man Than I" - 3:17
2. "Evil Hearted You" - 2:24
3. "I'm a Man" - 2:37
4. "Still I'm Sad" - 2:57
5. "Heart Full of Soul" - 2:28
6. "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" - 3:26
7. "Smokestack Lightning" - 5:35
8. "Respectable" - 5:28
9. "I'm a Man" - 4:24
10. "Here 'Tis" - 5:04
RESULTS
Rate: 6.5/10
Best Song: Evil Hearted You
Worst Song: Still I'm Sad
Comments
So, the whole "1960's British Invasion" -esque kind of music, with the whole traditional Boy Band shit, like The Beatles and whatnot, has also hit a sweet spot for me.
At the beginning of the Album, it was really doing it for me. I was baffled how I had never even HEARD of these guys before, they were incredible, with a sound so original, and beat so catchy, it was astonishing that Eric Clapton had ever left them.
And then Track 3 killed my hopes and dreams.
The songs became twangy, and Bluesy, which really didn't fit the Rock very well, and you can tell that after Clapton left, they didn't really know how to add the right ingredients properly. The few ending songs have some Live Clapton again and it saves the Album from drowning, but goddamn, they are just miserable. Still, the first two tracks are worth a listen, admittingly catchy.
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