Shapes of Things: One of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll
Shapes of Things Single: The Yardbirds Released: February 25, 1966 Genre: Psychedelic rock Songwriters: Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf The Yardbirds ' hit, "Shapes of Things," was the first popular psychedelic/rock song. Jeff Beck 's groundbreaking use of feedback influenced Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix . The track counts among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll . Q magazine placed the song at number 61 in its March 2005 list of the " 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever! "