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| - Counterculture of the 1960s
- Columbia Graphophone Company singles
- Rush (band) songs
- David Bowie songs
- 1966 singles
- 1966 songs
- Nazareth (band) songs
- The Yardbirds songs
- Black Stone Cherry songs
- Scorpions (band) songs
- Songs written by Jim McCarty
- Songs written by Keith Relf
- Songs written by Paul Samwell-Smith
- The Black Crowes songs
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| - %22Shapes of Things%22 is a song by the English rock group the Yardbirds. With its Eastern-sounding, feedback-laden guitar solo and anti-war/pro-environmental lyrics, it %22can justifiably be classified as the first psychedelic rock classic%22, according to music critic Richie Unterberger. The song was built on musical elements contributed by several group members in three different recording studios in the US. When it was released as a single on 25 February 1966, it was their first composition to become a record chart hit. The song reached the pop Top 40 in several countries, but, aside from compilations, was not included on a Yardbirds' album.The song features Jeff Beck's musical use of feedback, which he learned to control by finding the guitar's resonant points and bending the strings. Music writers have called his work groundbreaking and cited its influence on Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix. Several live Yardbirds recordings with Beck and later with Jimmy Page have been released. In 1968, Beck reworked it for the lead track on his debut album Truth. The new arrangement, along with other album tracks, has been described as a precursor of heavy metal. %22Shapes of Things%22 is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's permanent exhibit of the %22Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll%22 and several artists have recorded renditions of the song.
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| - Jim McCarty
- Keith Relf
- Paul Samwell-Smith
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| - Columbia Graphophone Company
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| - Chess Studios, Chicago 12/65; Columbia & RCA Studios, Hollywood 1/66
- EMI Studios, London, 1968
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