RIP - Jeff Beck -

[Spurs Homer]

Another one gone…

Time to play “Blow by Blow” all the way thru on my decent sound system…

possibly the GOAT if you factor in longevity as compared to the other GOAT- Jimi…

sigh

[FrostKing]

https://youtu.be/u6jHlW414sQ


https://youtu.be/yC_j_dzkaVE

[Spurs Homer]

Just heard this…beck/johnny depp doing a john lennon song- kinda surprised me - sounds pretty legit;



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llRhXVJBFNE

[Spurs Homer]

Dupe

[Millennial_Messiah]

Ugh, this one sucks. :( And he'd just contracted meningococcus shortly after receiving the covid mRNA Booster.... Go figure... Another #fauciMurder tbh

[SpursforSix]

Probably still underrated. From his age group, he was technically better than Page, Clapton, and Hendrix.
He just never had the commercial success.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Probably still underrated. From his age group, he was technically better than Page, Clapton, and Hendrix.
He just never had the commercial success.
Crazy to think of the guitarists that went through The Yardbirds

[SpursforSix]

Crazy to think of the guitarists that went through The Yardbirds

No doubt. It's arguably the three most influential British guitar players ever.

I guess Blackmore might be up there.

[Adam Lambert]

Ugh, this one sucks. :( And he'd just contracted meningococcus shortly after receiving the covid mRNA Booster.... Go figure... Another #fauciMurder tbh

It's wild how "old people dying" is something that never happened before 2021.

[SpursforSix]

This is a pretty cool pic. Beck, Clapton, Page, and May with the Queen.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1209/production/_128271640_gettyimages-107933970.jpg

[Spurs Homer]

Probably still underrated. From his age group, he was technically better than Page, Clapton, and Hendrix.
He just never had the commercial success.

id say he was as good as the two top dogs- EVH and Jimi

and better than page and others -

the reason he got near EVH and Jimi was due to his longevity- he just kept playing, creating, inventing quality stuff and his early work stands up (Blow by Blow, Wired, etc…) to any other master guitar work

i dont believe he was chasing commercial success tbh but who cares?

[SpursforSix]

id say he was as good as the two top dogs- EVH and Jimi

and better than page and others -

the reason he got near EVH and Jimi was due to his longevity- he just kept playing, creating, inventing quality stuff and his early work stands up (Blow by Blow, Wired, etc…) to any other master guitar work

i dont believe he was chasing commercial success tbh but who cares?

It's a really subjective conversation as to who's the best. Of all the top guys, Beck is the one that always seemed willing to try something different. I can't think of any other guitar player than evolved like he did. EVH basically just did EVH for his whole career. Not that there was anything wrong with that.

Agree that he was better than Page as a technical guitar player but as far as writing music and creating riffs, Page has to be at the top.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

RIP


Alice Cooper's 2 cents (no one in this thread is worthy of tbh)

Page - Rock Guitar
Clapton - Blues Guitar
Beck - Guitar

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alice-cooper-pays-homage-to-the-guitar-skills-of-jeff-beck-george-harrison-231999/

[Spurs Homer]

It's a really subjective conversation as to who's the best. Of all the top guys, Beck is the one that always seemed willing to try something different. I can't think of any other guitar player than evolved like he did. EVH basically just did EVH for his whole career. Not that there was anything wrong with that.

Agree that he was better than Page as a technical guitar player but as far as writing music and creating riffs, Page has to be at the top.

yeah page was awesome and his studio mastery was ridiculous…

[SpursforSix]

RIP


Alice Cooper's 2 cents (no one in this thread is worthy of tbh)

Page - Rock Guitar
Clapton - Blues Guitar
Beck - Guitar

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alice-cooper-pays-homage-to-the-guitar-skills-of-jeff-beck-george-harrison-231999/

wtf does that mean...."(no one in this thread is worthy of tbh)".
I don't hate Alice Cooper but it's not like he's some brilliant musician.

[spurraider21]

Crazy to think of the guitarists that went through The Yardbirds
they were so good that they relegated Page to playing bass :lol

[spurraider21]

glad i got to catch him live a few years ago. it basically was a Rod Stewart concert with a Jeff Beck cameo, but still was killing it at the hollywood bowl

[SpursforSix]

glad i got to catch him live a few years ago. it basically was a Rod Stewart concert with a Jeff Beck cameo, but still was killing it at the hollywood bowl

There aren't many that don't use a pick anymore. Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Buckingham come to mind. I saw Lindsey Buckingham with Fleetwood Mac about 10 years ago. They gave him several minutes for a solo and he was still brilliant.
Even though he was old af.

[leemajors]

No doubt. It's arguably the three most influential British guitar players ever.

I guess Blackmore might be up there.

for sure, he "recycled" some riffs, but Machine Head is pretty good shit

[SpursforSix]

for sure, he "recycled" some riffs, but Machine Head is pretty good shit

Yep. He had his moments. I think he's brilliant. But unlike Page, the riffs don't immediately hit home.
This is a pretty obscure tune he did that sounds like it should be on a movie score. But one of my favs from him.

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[SpursforSix]

Avante has to be lurking on this one.


https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStGihjvy-RhVdXKmINsR01212RuLa5weNafg&usqp=CAU

[Harry Callahan]

Much respect to Mr. Beck. I'm gonna get Blow by Blow into the CD player this weekend.

[spurraider21]

Yep. He had his moments. I think he's brilliant. But unlike Page, the riffs don't immediately hit home.
This is a pretty obscure tune he did that sounds like it should be on a movie score. But one of my favs from him.
my favorite blackmore riff other than smoke on the water


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9nfVrusSMg

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

wtf does that mean...."(no one in this thread is worthy of tbh)".
I don't hate Alice Cooper but it's not like he's some brilliant musician.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/88/dc/3d88dc04543ebb5521e051a78d1957e1.gif

[SpursforSix]

my favorite blackmore riff other than smoke on the water


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9nfVrusSMg

Pretty telling when a guitarist can pick and choose his singers. Dio was probably the best fit for him. That shit was awesome.

[SpursforSix]

Much respect to Mr. Beck. I'm gonna get Blow by Blow into the CD player this weekend.

You need to check out Blind Poopshoost Magee

[Spurs Homer]

You need to check out Blind Poopshoost Magee

not nearly as good as Peetie slim wheatstraw pickens

played the harp like nobody’s bizness

and ran the 100 meters in 9.72 seconds- barefoot!

[FrostKing]

Imagine Jimi Hendrix & Morrison died 50+ years ago

[leemajors]

my favorite blackmore riff other than smoke on the water


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9nfVrusSMg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr9ie2J2690
This one always gets stuck in my head

[SpursforSix]

I always liked this one.

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[spurraider21]

I always liked this one.

1P17ct4e5OE
love that song tbh. graham bonnet had some decent hits with rainbow tbh. very different style (more pop) from Dio but he had pipes

another catchy one he had with them was All Night Long. lost in hollywood a fun one too

[SpursforSix]

love that song tbh. graham bonnet had some decent hits with rainbow tbh. very different style (more pop) from Dio but he had pipes

another catchy one he had with them was All Night Long. lost in hollywood a fun one too

Yeah...All Night Long is the other song I'll check out from time to time (from that iteration). Bonnet was a great singer.

[Adam Lambert]

Never spent much time listening to Jeff Beck, I think it's because Truth was one of my dad's favorite albums and it always bored me. Never really got into the bluesy English guitar stuff. But just listened to Blow By Blow and that's much more my jam. I have some catching up to do.

[Ef-man]

not nearly as good as Peetie slim wheatstraw pickens

played the harp like nobody’s bizness

and ran the 100 meters in 9.72 seconds- barefoot!

Was that while he was in high school or had he already gone pro?

[Spurs Homer]

Was that while he was in high school or had he already gone pro?

lol

[Tyronn Lue]

This one is a real talent. LMP, no.

[Monostradamus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJMnnKgNjg

[Millennial_Messiah]

This one is a real talent. LMP, no.

took the words right out of my mouth. LMP was a nobody just a rich legacy that all the other sorority sisters hate, Jeff Beck was legit

[Barfunk]

Jeff Beck was definitely a bad ass guitar player and musician. I need and plan to hear more stuff from him as I'm a tad late on it I admit.

[Spurs Homer]

Jeff Beck was definitely a bad ass guitar player and musician. I need and plan to hear more stuff from him as I'm a tad late on it I admit.

Blow by Blow is an instrumental masterpiece

the truth and beck -ola era with rod stewart singing is great

the jeff beck at ronnie scotts live performances featuring an all star group of studio musicians and guest vocalists are really good recordings

just a ton of awesome recordings of a great great guitarist

[Barfunk]

Blow by Blow is an instrumental masterpiece

the truth and beck -ola era with rod stewart singing is great

the jeff beck at ronnie scotts live performances featuring an all star group of studio musicians and guest vocalists are really good recordings

just a ton of awesome recordings of a great great guitarist

Thanks for those recommendations. I definitely got to give those records a listen!