RIP 2023
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https://apnews.com/article/jeff-beck-dies-6fafc82a3f8fe8e27d6f6e39a215e28d
Fuck, that one cuts deep.
No exaggeration, he was, as the article states, the Guitarists Guitarist, an absolutely wicked player. Not as well known as his contemporaries but he was so original and pretty much impossible to replicate.
I always thought he should have joined forces with Rod Stewart and whoever else and formed a band to rival all those 70s monsters and get the commercial success he deserved but then again he sounded like his own dude and happy to march to his own beat.
RIP to a true one of a kind.
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always thought he should have joined forces with Rod Stewart
you are taking the piss right? I can't always tell now I'm in my dotage
I was only playing Jeff Beck Group yesterday. Massively rated (yet still under-rated) guitarist. Saw him live once. Just a virtuoso
I’m not actually but I can understand how you might think that. In his early days Rod had a rock voice to match anyone before he went a bit more sappy and poppy. I could picture those two fronting a band ( they did collaborate for a bit but I wish it was longer )
No one underrated Beck but he’s certainly not as recognisable as the other two Yardbird guitarists Clapton and Page.
I’m very jealous you got to see him, awesome I’m assuming ?
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@MN5 The reason I asked if you were taking the piss was that Beck and rockin Rod didn't collaborate, Rod was lead vocalist (and full time band member) for the JBG for the entirety of their first incarnation from early 67 - July 69. The classic Jeff Beck Group line-up of Beck, Stewart, Wood, Hopkins (and a drummer?) that recorded two albums, Truth and Beck-Ola both standout blues albums of the 60's.
Concert was fucking great - apart from Hi-Ho-Silver Lining which it seemed was all that half the audience had come to hear. Beck seemed way less interested in playing it than the old blues standards.
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@MN5 The reason I asked if you were taking the piss was that Beck and rockin Rod didn't collaborate, Rod was lead vocalist (and full time band member) for the JBG for the entirety of their first incarnation from early 67 - July 69. The classic Jeff Beck Group line-up of Beck, Stewart, Wood, Hopkins (and a drummer?) that recorded two albums, Truth and Beck-Ola both standout blues albums of the 60's.
Concert was fucking great - apart from Hi-Ho-Silver Lining which it seemed was all that half the audience had come to hear. Beck seemed way less interested in playing it than the old blues standards.
Yeah that song is pretty shite I have to say. Possibly the only one he ever sung on ?
Apologies, I should have said “joined forces for a lot longer” in my earlier post !
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Listen to him elevate an otherwise forgettable song
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I remembered Beato did a video on him that I didn't get around to watching.
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@antipodean said in RIP 2023:
Listen to him elevate an otherwise forgettable song
I actually liked that song when it came out.
It’s like Roger Waters said to Dave Gilmour “Fuck you, I’ll get an even better guitarist to play with!”
I’m fairly sure his name was thrown about as a replacement for Syd Barrett back in the day. The Rolling Stones also tried to get him too.
He woulda worked in Floyd, certainly not in the Stones……
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@antipodean said in RIP 2023:
I remembered Beato did a video on him that I didn't get around to watching.
I’m wary of clogging up this thread too much but fuck me days he was a genius on the guitar. No two ways about it. The vid above explains it brilliantly.
….but was he “too” good ? Where was his rock anthem to do his amazing soloing on ?
I guess he left that to other favourites of mine like Blackmore, Page, Iommi, Gilmour etc. All slightly more “mortal” in their guitar slinging abilities…..but all of whom played to massive audiences he never really reached.
