Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wrote that as a singer, the thing he got out of The Yardbirds was that it wasn’t all about attitude; you had to have a great voice.

The New Yardbirds became this band in 1969.

EXTRA CREDIT: 1973: One ex-Beatle’s #1 record replaced another ex-Beatle’s #1 record on the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Which pair of ex-Beatles was it? 

After The Move, the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) became the stylistic vehicle for the singing and songwriting of this guitarist/producer.

All of the following are true about George Harrison EXCEPT:

This commercial hit caused Eric Clapton to leave The Yardbirds.

In class, I mentioned that Keith Richards has claimed that this was the biggest mistake of the Rolling Stones’ careers.

This course includes a project that will be graded primarily via peer evaluation.

We talked about 1968-1972 as being the greatest period for the Rolling Stones. They broke out of the shadow of The Beatles and made four masterpieces. Steven Van Zandt wrote that it was “the greatest run of albums in history — and all done in three and a half years.” Which of these was NOT recorded during that time period?

EXTRA CREDIT: A “platinum” album is one that sells 500,000 copies.