OT: RIP Jeff Beck
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He's on the Mount Rushmore of electric guitarists. One of the greatest ever. Years ahead of his time. RIP.
Beck singing Immigrant Song. With his guitar.
Saw him and Clapton at MSG about 10 years ago. Beck could make his guitar sing , he was way more entertaining that evening than Clapton
One of the greats in the history of rock. An iconic player and a guy who followed his muse musically speaking. From his bluesy, soulful stuff to his jazzy stuff, I really loved it all. RIP.
Gifted musician.
Remember him with The Yardbirds.
Blow by Blow was played out in our circles
Remember him with The Yardbirds.
Blow by Blow was played out in our circles
"Come Dancing" is one of the best instrumental ever recorded. Little bit of jazz influence.
And did The Yardbirds produce guitarists. Somewhere in my storage room is a mono "Having A Rave Up" I bought in 7th or 8th grade
Oh damn. He was on my list to see. Now it will be in the great concert beyond. Was just looking at a picture of him with Johnny Depp, and thinking how much healthier Jeff Beck looked.
RIP.
Love the album Truth, particularly, this Willie Dixon-written and Howlin' Wolf performed song:
Great fit in the movie Casino too.
Great fit in the movie Casino too.
I’m not an afficienado of Jeff Beck but I did see Beck and Brian Wilson at the Wellmont about 10 years ago or so
Beck and Wilson s Band did an awesome rendition together of Surfs Up - one of my favorites from the aborted Smile album.
Beck and Wilson s Band did an awesome rendition together of Surfs Up - one of my favorites from the aborted Smile album.
try some of the earlier stuff, one of my top 10 albums Beck, Bogert, and Appice, not a bad song on it. Killer album
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That's the only Beck album I own. I've played it exactly once in the last 40 years. I played it for my wife when we first started dating, she agreed that it was boring, and I've not played it since.
Awesome guitarist though.
Cada loco con su tema.
I actually liked some of his stuff with the Yardbirds and when he hooked up with Rod Stewart in the Jeff Beck Group.
We were into funk and jazz at Montclair High.
Tower of Power, War, Deodato, Billy Cobham, Earth Wind and Fire, James Brown, AWB, Herbie Hancock, James Cotten. Blow by Blow fit right in
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Usually, every week, I either watch a video with Jeff playing or read something about him. Someone mentioned how he used his pinky to work the volume knob, his ring & middle to work the tremolo bar and his thumb and index finger to pick the strings. Just amazing technique and spectacular sounds! RIP Jeff.
There is no best ever : Joe Satriani, Larry Carleton , Eddie Van Halen, Less a Paul and Jimi et Al say "Hello"
Mo
I think he and satriani are a nudge better. Loved Eddie but those two were just different in a better way imho
I agree. There is no overall “best” player ever. It’s all very subjective. Many great players in different genres and styles. Many aren’t even considering the great jazz and classical players. Players like Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Charlie Christian, Allan Holdsworth, Andres Segovia, John McLaughlin, etc. the list goes on and on.
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Absolutely. His name is rarely brought up, and it took my watching an Odd Couple episode to come to appreciate Roy Clark. We can celebrate all of the great players without designating anyone "the greatest."
Stevie Ray made Clapton pull over to the side of the road the first time he heard him?
There are certainly arguments about the best ever when it comes to guitarists, but there's a good chance that your favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist was Jeff Beck.