Lasting just five years, the original Yardbirds had a tremendous impact on 1960s music and culture in America and England. The group pioneered psychedelia with breathtaking feedback and distortion and fearless extended jams. Through sheer talent and unfettered experimentation, The Yardbirds ultimately created the embryo of hard rock and progressive rock. Featuring 100 color and black-and-white evocative photos, this biography also explores the post-Yardbirds careers of Clapton, Beck, and Page, plus today's Yardbirds incarnation led by original drummer Jim McCarty.Clayson's knowledge of the period is always unerringly accurate. -- Q magazine Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.