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Birdland (The Yardbirds album)

Birdland is a studio album by the reconstituted English rock group the Yardbirds, which was released in 2003, and the band's fifth studio album overall. Original drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja reformed the group in 1994 and, for the album, the Yardbirds lineup included lead singer and bassist John Idan, lead guitarist Gypie Mayo, and harmonica player Alan Glen. The album features contributions by several guests, including Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Brian May, and original group guitarist Jeff Beck.

Critical reception
In a review for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album two out of five stars. He noted that while the new lineup cannot be compared to the original, it "is a lot better than you'd expect, and certainly far more respectable than most reunion/comeback efforts by decimated lineups of classic outfits". In going through the album's songs, he praises the remakes of "I'm Not Talking" and "The Nazz Are Blue", but faults those of "Train Kept a Rollin'" and "Over Under Sideways Down". He also identified the remakes of "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I" with Brian May on guitar and "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" with Steve Lukather as "the best cameos". ==Track listing==
Personnel
The Yardbirds • Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar • Alan Glen – harmonica, percussion • John Idan – bass guitar, lead vocals • Gypie Mayo – lead guitar • Jim McCarty – drums, percussion, vocals Additional musicians • Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar • Jeff Beck – guitar • Steve Lukather – guitar • Brian May – guitar • Joe Satriani – guitar • Slash – guitar • Steve Vai – guitar • Johnny Rzeznikguitar and backing vocal • Martin Ditchamadditional percussion ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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