Yeah, I saw their segment of Blow Up on TV years ago, had never heard of that movie or their performance in it, but recognized the lineup immediately. They’re my favorite band from the 60s. When it comes to British blues, they were better than the Stones, whom they replaced as the house band when the Stones got their record deal and started touring (can’t remember the club name). Of course, they didn’t have a stable lineup, and I think Relf had a substance abuse problem, and they weren’t quite the same level of songwriters as the Glimmer Twins...
Same here for The Yardbirds. Their records had avant-garde tunes on them. I actually did see them live but it was in their last incarnation with Jimmy Page as their sole guitarist. They broke up maybe 6 months later. The show was not that memorable due to the sparse instrumentation. Basically, a power trio with Keith Relf singing. I was enthused at finally seeing them.
But Jimmy Page did pull out his cello bow and used it on his guitar on one tune. This was a famous shtick of his with early Led Zepplin, of course.
“Yeah, I saw their segment of Blow Up on TV years ago”
Great clip that is on YouTube. You should take a look.