Jeff Beck, one of the greatest guitar players to ever live, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 78. A truly sad day.
Here is what Rolling Stone magazine had to say about Jeff Beck.
One of the most influential lead guitarists in rock, Jeff Beck helped shape blues rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal. Beck's groups have been short-lived, and he has probably been handicapped by the fact that he doesn't sing, but his aggressive style — encompassing screaming, bent, sustained notes, distortion, feedback, and fast, crisply articulated passages — has been more far important than his material.
This is "A Day In The Life" as covered by Jeff Beck. It was originally by The Beatles. Today we have a version from the 2008 album Performing This Week... Live at Ronnie Scott's.
The hat tip goes to Maggie's Farm: Jeff Beck, RIP.
UPDATE: Rhett Schull is a guitarist I really like. I've heard more of his YouTube stuff than his performing, but I have heard both. He has a tribute to Jeff Beck that I enjoyed. Your Favorite Guitarist’s Favorite Guitarist. You might enjoy it as well.
I bought my first Jeff Beck LP Blow by Blow when it came out in 1975. I was hoked.
ReplyDeleteI figured out a while back that naming the "Greatest" guitarist ever was impossible. But, there is a pretty short list and Beck is in that group RIP
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ReplyDeleteI had the album Beck-ola with Rod Stewart when I were a lad. The truth about Beck, Malmsteem, Satriani, etc., is that they're boring. Technically good but lacking, what for a better term, "soul". Like modern jazz, perhaps glittering, but ultimately empty.
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