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Post by newey on Jan 12, 2023 6:44:51 GMT -5
Surprised to hear of the sudden passing of Jeff Beck. For our younger members who may not be as familiar with his playing, go listen to "Freeway Jam". No one could make it sing like Jeff:
Clapton and Page got all the attention, but when Beck and Page were together (briefly) in the Yardbirds, they put Page on bass . . .
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Post by gckelloch on Jan 12, 2023 7:22:44 GMT -5
Shocked and dismayed. Like EVH, I never considered he would be gone some day. I was lucky enough to see him live on the 1990 tour with SRV. Paul Stanley put it aptly when he said Beck blazed a path impossible to follow. He was always innovating. He may not have been as schooled in theory as some other greats, but his creativity was unsurpassed. The world has lost a brilliant light.
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Post by cynical1 on Jan 12, 2023 11:35:55 GMT -5
This was a real gut punch this morning.
About the time the Republicans were nominating Nixon as their candidate for Presidency the first time I discovered the Truth album. In the 70's my guitar playing buddy was a disciple...so we learned a few tunes from Blow by Blow and Wired. You waited a while between albums. I would wait to see what accepted convention he would quietly disregard on his next soiree. I was never disappointed.
Love him, hate him or have no feelings on the matter, he was always his own musician first. You knew it was him because no one else sounded like that. It's that independence that inspires me.
This is the one that came back to me when I heard the news this morning
As GC noted, you never think about them ever leaving.
Que tu Dios te acompañe, Jeff
C1
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Post by b4nj0 on Jan 12, 2023 12:08:45 GMT -5
You've all said it.
Good call C1. That whole show should be required study for much the same reason that Gatton's "The Humbler" desk recording got its name. This one always gets me, and the cream on top is the lamentation at the passing of the smokey club right after the number ends. Rightly or wrongly.
Rest in peace JB.
でつ e&oe ...
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Post by unreg on Jan 12, 2023 18:25:07 GMT -5
All three videos are extremely lovely! I never listened to Jeff Beck before… and I’m saddened we lost an important light today. RIP JB sir.
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Post by sumgai on Jan 12, 2023 23:26:59 GMT -5
My personal favorite by The Man Of The Hour, from his Rough And Ready album:
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