jrbassman712 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) I heard hes dropping a new album next week, its a live recording form his performance at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club I heard a lcip of it and it sounds pretty good. Does anyone else her like Jeff Beck? Here's the link to the sound clip: http://fontana.edgeboss.net/wmedia/fontana...d_as_lovers.wax Jordan Fontana Edited November 20, 2008 by jrbassman712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Yes, I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I mostly like spam so I'm glad we have some of that here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 an extremely talented musician with a markedly flawed personality, imo. beck was my "guitar god" when i was a teenager, and vastly superior to jimmy page et. al i thought. the trouble i have with most of his music over the last 20 years or so is that he seems to be stuck in the fusion-ethic of the 70s, most notably in the instrumentation and the emphasis on technique over emotion of bandmates. i think he's best when he's contributing to other people's work, a context that apparently helps keeps his inflated ego in check. i still consider the first jeff beck group album with rod stewart to be one of the greatest recordings of all time, and i would love to see him perform and record more soulful music with a less flashy band that would complement the beauty and warmth of his guitar playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Our spammer didn't mention that Tal Wilkenfeld is the bass player on this disc- she's about 20 years old and fantastic! The new disc is about $25 at Abstract Logix and about $12 at CD Universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robviti Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 this thread prompted me to listen to some of my favorite beck songs of yore. although i can readily identify with the flashy fusion style (it was, after all, a signature of my heyday as a guitarist), i think beck's real strength is his simpler, blues-drenched style of soloing and comping. he's great backing up a singer (tasteful fills) and still moves me with his instrumental ballads, much more so than the funky pyrotechnics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Our spammer didn't mention that Tal Wilkenfeld is the bass player on this disc- she's about 20 years old and fantastic! The new disc is about $25 at Abstract Logix and about $12 at CD Universe. Yeah she's great. Geoffrey Keezer is on the album and she has toured with him in Australia. There's no slouches in that band Beck is touring with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 dude, i dunno anymore- when i was in like 10th grade i scored some tix 2 his concert, every song in the whole concert sounded exactly like the one before. years later someone instructed me about how jeff beck is the greatest "missed opportunity" in all of rock. after the concert, one dude was saying how he thinks beck quoted like 1/2 of a lick from a yardbirds song that night, but he really wasnt sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 an extremely talented musician with a markedly flawed personality, imo. beck was my "guitar god" when i was a teenager, and vastly superior to jimmy page et. al i thought. the trouble i have with most of his music over the last 20 years or so is that he seems to be stuck in the fusion-ethic of the 70s, most notably in the instrumentation and the emphasis on technique over emotion of bandmates. i think he's best when he's contributing to other people's work, a context that apparently helps keeps his inflated ego in check. i still consider the first jeff beck group album with rod stewart to be one of the greatest recordings of all time, and i would love to see him perform and record more soulful music with a less flashy band that would complement the beauty and warmth of his guitar playing. I thought his inflated ego was in check when he went for years without releasing and album or touring. I think he's amazing but the quality of the albums and material have been inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I've seen him a couple of times, the last on his 99 tour with "guitar goddess "Jennifer Batten who really pushed him. I agree his albums are inconsistent but Who Else is overall very good and well recorded. When he's on, he really is a master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 (edited) I've seen him a couple of times, the last on his 99 tour with "guitar goddess "Jennifer Batten who really pushed him. I agree his albums are inconsistent but Who Else is overall very good and well recorded. When he's on, he really is a master. Yes, those last three studio albums are very good and well recorded. But I just don't find myself going back and checking them out. The tune Nadia seems to be a keeper, he's still playing that at shows. I love his slide playing on that one. Here's the track listing from the new disk:1) Beck’s Bolero2) Eternity’s Breath3) Stratus 4) Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers5) Behind The Veil6) You Never Know 7) Nadia8) Blast From The East9) Led Boots10) Angels (Footsteps) 11) Scatterbrain12) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Bush With The Blues 13) Space Boogie14) Big Block15) A Day In The Life16) Where Were You Stratus is the Billy Cobham tune from Spectrum. A Day In The Life, the Beatles tune. Eternity’s Breath = Mahavishnu tune. Edited November 22, 2008 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Maybe it's Jean-Francois Beck (hence Jef) and we've got the wrong guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbassman712 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 i'm not spam. i jsut wanted to let people know what is going on with one of the best musicians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer - in glorious MONO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 On another board (slimdevices), he asks for recommendations for Jeff Beck albums as possible xmas ideas, recalling that his dad used to play jef(f) beck albums when he was young, asking if this new one might be a good idea for a gift. is there a list of popular music boards out there somewhere that gets passed around? i only go to slimdevices for technical questions, so i was surprised to see it up there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Well, jrbassman712, if you're not a spammer, stick around and learn a lot about all kinds of music- I've learned a lot from the great folks here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Jeff Beck, assuming he hasn't gone bald in recent years, has never changed his hairstyle. It has gone in and out of fashion at least four times. No good records for a long time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I like Jeff Beck, even if he's always been essentially a sideman, even on his own records. Given the right context he's second only to Jimi H among rock guitarists, IMHO. Saw him with Yawn Hammer (the fiddle player got screwed in the mix on the live album) and SRV (love Stevie too, but they brought out the worst in each other). Liked Who Else, haven't bothered with parts II & III. Might buy the new live one, would buy BBC recordings by the Rod & Woody band in a flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I always remember Robert Plant's remark about Jeff Beck: "Jeff Beck...the most expressive guitarist in rock...with nothing to express..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I always remember Robert Plant's remark about Jeff Beck: "Jeff Beck...the most expressive guitarist in rock...with nothing to express..." I've never heard that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I would like to have a serious discussion about his hair and the wifebeaters that he wears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I always remember Robert Plant's remark about Jeff Beck: "Jeff Beck...the most expressive guitarist in rock...with nothing to express..." A better man than Robert Plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Re Plant's quip about Beck: takes one to know one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 (edited) Well...it's a bit of a transparent BS remark. Jef Bfefck has plenty to express. dB Edited November 23, 2008 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Jef Bfefck has plenty to express. Dfafmn straight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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