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PurpleCatfishBettie · Post by **PurpleCatfishBettie** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:05 am

here's an album where both page and beck made appearances: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Sutc ... vy_Friends

SODDI · Post by **SODDI** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:20 pm

He sure is the ultimate hot dog. But he still is capable of great savagery. I like that.

StudioDave · Post by **StudioDave** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:08 pm

Saw him at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, probably early 1970. His band included Ron Wood, Rod Stewart, Mick Waller, and Nicky Hopkins. They were one of the best bands I've seen to date.

Always loved this one, still use it as an advanced student's piece :

Best,

dp

rp314 · Post by **rp314** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:10 pm

It's not difficult to find stuff to like given how much ground he's covered over such a long career.

I can still remember hearing this on FM radio for the first time as a youngster....from those really early days of the wah-wah pedal in the late 60s.

Also, the boys were included in a famous scene from Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up. The filmmaker wanted something along the lines of the Who's My Generation but not only could not get them but for some reason ended up turning the rebellious act into something silly involving an amp malfunction.

The story goes that the beautiful guitar was not Jeff's but Steve Howe's.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:01 am

@thread title:

Who doesn't?

"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is STILL a must listen for anyone.

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:33 am

I think Truth was his best album although it seemed lack top notch sound production, at least to my ear. I liked some of his rock/jazz fusion music also. He couldn't sing and was not a songwriter but his guitar playing is quite artistic and tasty. He got a great sound from his guitar that didn't rely much on effects.

I saw him in the mid eighties when he was touring with Rod Stewart who was by then a super star and had become pretty commercial and a little shallow. During the second set Beck came walking out in the middle of a song playing his guitar and stayed for most of the set. Just his too short appearance made the price of admission worth it. That's why I went.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:14 am

I do.

rp314 · Post by **rp314** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:47 am

1995 duet with John McLaughlin playing Django, a Modern Jazz Quartet classic composed by John Lewis.

Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:06 pm

the Master

his right hand technique is so unique. Modulating the volume control, the trem bar and fingering the strings simultaneously is phenomenal - no one else does this.

Stanoli · Post by **Stanoli** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:16 pm

I never understood the hype about Jeff Beck listening to his albums.

Then I saw him live and was totally hooked:
He works with energy and emotion like no other guitarplayer on the planet.
Playing his solos he is able to raise the energy in the room, it is just incredible.

And his sound is just the right blend of beauty and aggression.
The duuuuude, man

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:13 pm

The best one is either the "crossroads" performance or "live at Ronnie Scott's" (which he was really sick and still was terrific)

Of course, it didn't hurt to have Tal Wilkenfeld on bass!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:57 am

incubus wrote:The best one is either the "crossroads" performance or "live at Ronnie Scott's" (which he was really sick and still was terrific)

Of course, it didn't hurt to have Tal Wilkenfeld on bass!

..or Vinnie on drums

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:35 am

Never get tired of Jeff:

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:58 am

seismic1 wrote:
incubus wrote:The best one is either the "crossroads" performance or "live at Ronnie Scott's" (which he was really sick and still was terrific)

Of course, it didn't hurt to have Tal Wilkenfeld on bass!
..or Vinnie on drums

I was going to say that, but he's been an icon in the drum world for so long I decided not to

annode · Post by **annode** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:20 am

I grew up on Truth , Beck-ola and the Jeff Beck Group. After that I feel he wanted to be known as a virtuoso rock-jazz guitarist and put out Wired and Blow By Blow. They were great efforts, but too sappy for who I wanted Beck to be.

I saw Beck with Hammer and no complaints there. Saw beck with Terry Bozzio, and that was some sort of electro-rock fusion and I burned out on that pretty fast. (Star Cycle)
I saw Him with that female guitarist, the one who does Flight of the Bumble Bee. That was a showcase for Becks micro-tactile guitar manipulation. The music was weak at best but he had my undivided attention, like watching a magician pull a tiger out of his nose.

Anyway...Jeff has always confused me. I don't believe he has had what you might call a conventional rock idle career. His later lack of a vocalist and no real consistent writing ability left him to develop and market his unique playing style. A sort of a side show performer. An oddity if you will. (I am not an animal! Although I was a Yard Bird.)

Jeff's great no matter what. Maybe he was that son who was just the under achiever compared to his other brothers Jimmy and Eric.

Who likes Jeff Beck?