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Tag Archives: The Yardbirds
Jim McCarty To Release A New Album – With A Guest From RUSH
January 10, 2018
Last summer, when this scribe met in Toronto, he was glowing. The legend of British blues was demoing a new album for THE YARDBIRDS and had just recorded a new solo collection, a follow-up to the brilliant from 2009. It … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Alex Lifeson, Jim McCarty, The Yardbirds
SHOOT – On The Frontier
March 15, 2017
EMI 1973 / Angel Air 2017 There and back again: long-forgotten borderline adventure of former Yardbird and his intrepid cohorts. “I just fancied singing my own songs and composing them on the piano”: that’s how, in ‘s words, this band … Continue reading
Posted in Reissues
Tagged art rock, country rock, jazz rock, Jim McCarty, John Tout, Renaissance, Shoot, The Yardbirds
RAY MAJORS – The 7% Solution
June 19, 2014
Angel Air 2014 Hard-hitting blues from the one who survived rock ‘n’ roll and deadly illness. Note the shades on the artist’s eyes on the cover and the shade of blue around him: from Blind Willie Johnson’s prototype of “In … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged blues, Box Of Frogs, British Lions, Mott, Ray Majors, The Yardbirds
Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 3
June 1, 2014
– The second ILLUSION album doesn’t fall so far behind the first one to me, because it uses the same formula: it starts with “Madonna Blue” in the way the first one begins with “Isadora.” Well, in a way maybe … Continue reading
Tagged Box Of Frogs, Illusion, Jim McCarty, Renaissance, The Yardbirds
Interview with JIM McCARTY (THE YARDBIRDS) – Part 2
June 1, 2014
– Were you interested in things like Afro-beat that Fela Kuti did? Yes, I liked all that world music and I always liked the music from [Bob] Marley: it was great. I loved Ali Farka Touré and all that music, really good. … Continue reading
Tagged Box Of Frogs, Illusion, Jim McCarty, Renaissance, The Yardbirds
