100 Great Songs From The British Invasion: 1963-1966: ‘Shape Of Things’-The Yardbirds.
The Yardbirds- the legendary band from Surrey, England is most famous for employing at one time or another three guitar heroes- Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Their time was brief- they would break up in the summer of 1968- but their first 5 singles all hit the Top 20 in the United States from the summer of 1965- to the summer of 1966. ‘Shape Of Things’- which is often cited as the first psychedelic hit- came in the spring of 1966. It features an Eastern sound- and Jeff Beck’s guitar feedback. The song is also noted for its anti-war /pro -environmental lyrics. The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame lists ‘Shape Of Things’ as one of the 500 Songs Which Shaped Rock and Roll.
Single: ‘Shape Of Things’- The Yardbirds/ Written by Jim McCarty, Keith Reif and Paul Samwell-Smith/ Record Company- Epic/ Time: 2:24/ Recorded December 1965-January 1966/ Released February 25, 1966/ Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky/ Peaked at #11 in US Billboard Hot 100, #3 in UK Singles Chart.
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Yes, that guitar is a million miles away from some group, say, the Vogues on ‘Five O’Clock World’ plucked out around the same time. ‘Things’ ahead of its time, ‘World’ of its time.
Great song and didn’t realize this was the song when I saw the title.
Cool. I first heard this tune by Gary Moore when he covered it on his 1983 hard rock album “Victims of the Future.”
Jeff Beck went on to include his version with Rod Stewart on vocals on his solo album “Truth” – a 00 serious top 10 Rock album fave – one of thee best Rock albums ever!
These songs are reminding me on how much Ive listened to them over the years. Found this on Beck’s ‘Truth’ album first. Agree with comment above.