Five Live Yardbirds cover

Five Live Yardbirds

The Yardbirds · 1964

56 min · 16 tracks · psychedelic rock · R&B · blues rock

Raw, electrifying blues riffs collide with frenetic energy, capturing the essence of live rock in the 1960s.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • energetic live performance vibes
  • short, punchy song lengths
  • raw, electrifying listening experience
  • dynamic engagement throughout album

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on December 4, 1964, 'Five Live Yardbirds' marked The Yardbirds' first live album and came shortly after their breakthrough hit 'For Your Love.' At this point, the band was transitioning from a popular British blues group to a leading force in the psychedelic rock movement that would define the late 1960s.
Stylistic neighbors
Cream· The Jeff Beck Group· The Who

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Too Much Monkey Business 3:52
  • 2 I Got Love If You Want It 2:39
  • 3 Smokestack Lightnin’ 5:35
  • 4 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:42
  • 5 Respectable 5:36
  • 6 Five Long Years 5:18
  • 7 Pretty Girl 3:05
  • 8 Louise 3:42
  • 9 I’m a Man 4:33
  • 10 Here ’Tis 5:11
  • 11 I Wish You Would 2:19
  • 12 A Certain Girl 2:18
  • 13 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:46
  • 14 I Ain’t Got You 2:00
  • 15 For Your Love 2:29
  • 16 Got to Hurry 2:36

Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata