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.
