1955-2001 Favorite Top Ten Rock Groups

For the record: Yardbirds(all incarnations) Rolling Stones Buddy Holly Yes Beach Boys Tears for Fears Steely Dan Dream Syndicate Neil Young/Buffalo Springfield Jimi Hendrix The first three I need a daily fix. KThomas, I loved the early Isley's stuff Shout/Twist and Shout, did they ever make other songs like that??Mark2954,which incarnation of Clapton or all of his work? Have not thought about Moot the Hoople in a while, I forgot but who was their lead guitarist? I have not heard of Blue Rodeo or Tragically Hip, what are they like? Thanks so far the input

KThomas. Thanks for the info on the Isleys'.Is there a one cd compilation of their early songs?? The Yardbirds did a really rockin' rave up of she's so respectable, so hopefully I could compare. Which version of twist and shout do you prefer:Isleys' or the Beatles?

Treja. I noticed that you are the only other Yardbirdie on this thread. Have you heard their "new" release?? Cumulus Cloud. It is unreleased material from 1967/1968,their last/lost year. It is material that Jimmy Page did not want released, for reasons that become apparent once you listen. I guess he finally relented, since had legal the rights to the Yardbirds name/some of the music. The final line-up was Jimmy Page/lead, Chris Dreja/bass, Jim McCarty/drums and Keith Relf/vocals and harmonica. The album is a mix of studio and live. An awesome "I'm a Man" live from a German concert;this is were Jimmy starts to use the bow to play the guitar. This was not a Led Zep invention! But the final song of this album(recorded in June 1968) was none other than "Dazed and Confused"!! Jim McCarty heard the Youngbloods' in concert and loved one of there songs called Dazed; Jim and Keith wrote new lyrics; changed the title, Jimmy added the bow and the searing guitar licks, with Keith blowing his harmonica; the vocals will set you back alittle Keith doesn't have the lungs of Robert Plant that is for sure. For a two take studio session, it will startle you on what they could accomplish. Jim and Keith soon left; Jimmy asked Chris if he wanted to stay on. Chris said no. Jimmy wanted to form the New Yardbirds, but decided on the new name Led Zeppelin.

Trelja: My mistake the Jack Holmes'Youngblood song was I'm Confused, not I'm Dazed, sorry. How did I get so much info on the Yardbirds, easy I read the very extensive liner notes on their CDs. Jim McCarty usually gives a little interview on many of the recent compilations. God there are some Yardbirdies that know everything, what dates for every concert, who they dated, etc. I'm somewhere in the lower middle. Also there is an official Yardbirds website with a great interview with Jim McCarty. I will say this, Sometime in 1966 I saw them as the opening act for the Rolling Stones(don't get me wrong, I love them too). The line up was JBeck JPage as co lead guitars, C. Dreja, moved to bass, JMcCarty Drums, and KRelf vocals and harmonica. The anticipation that night was electric because for most of us none had seen either group From their opening chord to the final note was guitar fireworks with maximum intensity. An almost uncontrolled chaotic cacophony had taken hold of them that night. At my show, they did two encores we wanted more. The blues call/respond of Relf's harmonica and the guitars was stunning. The Rolling Stones came on, they started to play one of their standards and it was like a collective sigh, like a bubble had burst. It was not that they were that bad, not at all! The Yarbirds were that good live. In retrospect Richards and Jones just could not keep up with Beck and Page. But who could???? The live set on Cumulus Cloud gives a good vision what this group was capable of; minus J Beck. Happenings Ten Years is great; and their standard I'm a Man is a 6 minute guitar/psychodelic improv. You can preview the album on CDNow at their website. Is it worth buying for the four live songs and their version of dazed and confused?? I've played the cd for two weeks straight but according to some people I'm braindead so what do I know.

Ben Campbell: I recollect at a benefit concert in 1983/4? E Clapton, J Beck, J Page were somehow on stage together, and of course the song they could all agree on was The Train Kept A Rollin' My take on these three guys is that they do not care for each other;maybe I am wrong. I do know this: Eric hates the Yardbirds. Jeff thinks they hampered his career and claims he would rather die than play I'm A Man again.Jimmy only talks about Led Zep and rarely mentions his involvement in the group. Sad to me but long live the Yardbirds having a Rave Up anyway!!!!!!

Trelja.Philadelphia?? A Jersey Shore kind of guy?? Somers Point? Margate? The Dunes at 5am?? 1972-75 a fabulous bar band: The Sky Band!!!! Did you see them???? T-Bar on McDade Blvd? Tower Theatre??Mann Music Center?? Academy of Music?? Saw Billy Joel in 1974 at the Academy one of the best rock/pop concerts because of the acoustics. I forgot the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, saw THE BEST CONCERT THERE:MUDDY WATERS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!!!! Sorry to say even better than my beloved Yardbirds. Did you sample the Yardbirds latest??? Sorry about the demise of WFLN?? What is it now the Point or something??

Holy Smokes! I am shocked that I forgot the Electric Factory!! Saw many a musical at the Schubert Theatre. My username comes from Franz Schubert, but in haste I misspelled it. Actually I live on the Maryland Eastern Shore on the Chesapeake. But to see any concerts we usually took the train to Philly or New York. Went to school at University of Delaware, the ultimate party school on the east coast. Meet some friends there whose parents had places in Avalon,Stone Harbor, Wildwood. So we would go up to Margate or Somers Point. Usually go to Tony Mart's meet the ladies from Greater NorthEast Philly, or meet some fine Italian ladies from South Philly. My feeling not being a Philly insider is those parts of town did not really care for each other. Ocean City I believe was a dry town, so no action there. How about Sea Isle City?? This past summer I purchased a sailboat on the Mullica River, near Port Republic. We only made it to Cape May before the engine crapped out on us. It is drydocked there for the winter.We could not get the engine parts to get us going again till too late in the season. So we go down to Cape May once or twice a month to check her out. It's alot a fun on the way down, going the back way (old buckshutum road, west of Vineland), telling talltales about my wasted youth. But want is ironic, I tell the stories in light of the music I listened to or what the bands played. Remembering, listening to Jumpin Jack Flash dancing the night away at Tony Mart's; How many bar bands played Proud Mary to you wanted to puke. Or Chicago's Color My World, at least you got to slow dance and whisper sweet nothings, praying you would get lucky that night; wishing I was the guitarist in that bar band because I knew he wasn't going home alone. Music and the Jersey Shore a powerful combination!!!