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Jeff Beck: Beck Bogert & Appice Live In Japan 1973 Live In London 1974
by Scott Gudell
Will the real Jeff Beck please raise his guitar strumming hand? Will it be the musician who's recognized as one of only a handful of Brit Invasion guitar gods from the 1960s that includes Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page? Will it be the man who absorbed a gritty blues message in a bottle" that floated across the ocean from the States to the UK? Will it be the musician who, post Yardbirds, went on to create a short-lived rock super ...
read moreJeff Beck: People Get Ready
by Geno Thackara
In the hands of Jeff Beck, a guitar could sing or cry as eloquently as a person, and an unexpected cover might become a fun rock-fusion chestnut with a new paint job. Curtis Mayfield's soul classic turns out to have all kinds of beautiful shades waiting to be drawn out by a solid and clever band (not that Beck played with any other kind). This live take is a surprisingly languid one, but the slow-rolling pace doesn't lessen the bounce ...
read moreA Musical Tribute To The Late Guitarist Jeff Beck
by Len Davis
A musical tribute to the late Jeff Beck in the first half hour. New releases from Greg Spero, Swedish accordionist Anatole Muster, The Resonance Project, and The Headhunters.Playlist Jeff Beck You Know What I Mean" from Blow By Blow (Epic) 00:00 Jeff Beck Led Boots" from Wired (Epic 05:26) Jeff Beck-Jan Hammer Blue Wind" from Live (Epic) 10:57 Jeff Beck The Pump" from There And Back (Epic) 16:23 Jeff Beck-Jan Hammer Star Cycle" from Live At Hollywood Bowl ...
read moreDiamond Dust: The Eccentric Genius of Jeff Beck
by Doug Collette
The man played like he had a love/hate relationship with his guitar. One moment he could be ever-so-gently coaxing bittersweet strains from the strings and the next he could very well be wringing tortuous sounds from up and down the fretboard, as often as not thanks to his instinctively savvy use of the whammy bar. It was a testament to the unpredictable logic with which he played that such juxtapositions not only made sense, but perfect sense: the progression(s) could ...
read moreJeff Beck, Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson at The Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
by Mike Perciaccante
Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson The Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater The Stars Align Tour Wantagh, NY August 14, 2018 Jeff Beck, IS the Master of the Stratocaster." He is rock royalty. A two-time inductee into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame, with Yardbirds (in 1992) and as a solo performer (in 2009), Beck's career has spanned over 50 years. In 1965, beck replaced ...
read moreStill On The Run: The Jeff Beck Story
by Doug Collette
Jeff Beck Still On The Run: The Jeff Beck Story Eagle Vision 2018 Unlike its decidedly idiosyncratic subject, Still On The Run: The Jeff Beck Story is a wholly conventional piece of video work focusing almost exclusively on the musical progression of the British guitar hero. It may be intended less for devoted fans than those more casual musiclovers who've had their curiosity piqued about what of the man's done and how he's done it ...
read moreJeff Beck: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
by Doug Collette
Jeff Beck Live at the Hollywood Bowl Eagle Rock 2017 As fashionable as concert sit-ins have come to be in recent years, such guesting can be the bane of the live performance. So often it is the case that such invitees can interrupts the flow and/or momentum rather than nurturing it. However, Jeff Beck's August 2016 celebration in Los Angeles of his fiftieth anniversary is the exception to that rule: the stream of diverse personnel ...
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