Jeff Beck: new album is pretty good
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Topic: Jeff Beck: new album is pretty good
Posted By: jammun
Subject: Jeff Beck: new album is pretty good
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 13:07
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So I picked up Jeff Beck's new album today, Emotion and Commotion. It's much more subdued than what we've had previously from him lately, though on a few tracks he pulls out the old Blow By Blow chops. He's still got it. Really, the dude has no peers ('cept maybe Knopfler) in terms of just wringing pure emotion out of a guitar. I'll put up a review once I've given it a few more listens. It's a nice present for us old farts who bought Truth when we were 14 years old. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 14:49
I like his "sentimental" or experimental playing more than his fusion style, so I'm interested! 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 15:55
Not to mention, when it comes to having it, he's got Tal.   When it comes to bass players she's really got bassitis.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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jammun wrote:Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 18:57
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If the whole album sounds like the song below, I am ready to rush and buy it :
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 19:21
 x 1 gazillion !!!!!-------------   
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 19:43
 . That bass on Hammerhead...------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 20:06
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 21:26
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Second listen. This is special stuff. Ol' Jeff is just out of his mind, both on the soft and on the hard side. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 23:22
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Oh, I can't wait to get this! Jeff Beck is one of my favorites - he is always evolving, always musical and very original...
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 23:48
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There are moments on the album, where I'd just like to hear him take off, it's there for the taking. Doesn't happen. Same thing with Knopfler. But we get what we get. Incredibly gifted guitarists doing what they do. There'll be those who'll shrug off Somewhere Over The Rainbow. To me it's sweet sweet music from a master. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 22 2010 at 16:36
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 22 2010 at 17:36
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Tal isn't palying with this band. See my review of his show from April 18th in the Live Review section:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66746 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66746
Rhonda is every bit as good as Tal and in some ways better. She also sings. A Prince alumni
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Posted By: progpositivity
Date Posted: April 22 2010 at 20:25
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I was disappointed with his Grammy award winning album "Jeff". I appreciated his exploration of the technology - but I just heard way too few actual chord-changes. The sound exploration was cool - but if he had just made the experience a little more musically interesting to me I could have really bought into it. As it was, I was disappointed.
Sounds like this new one will be "just right" for me though!  ------------- Positively the best Prog and Fusion 24/7! http://www.progpositivity.com |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 22 2010 at 20:50
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Yeah, Jeff didn't move me much. Nor did Who Else? or You Had It Coming. Not that I don't like those ones. This one made a great first impression and is currently stuck in my truck's CD player.
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 24 2010 at 00:24
The new one is a welcome relief from Jeff/Who Else?/You Had It Coming. So far my only complaint with the new one is that on a few of the songs with vocals it's almost like he just shows up to play the solo, as if he's guesting on his own album 
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 24 2010 at 02:21
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^ I don't get that. The songs that he gave to vocalists he supported as it should be. I think it was great. I also suggest you go see the live show. Less vocals more guitar. He will blow you away. -------------
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 24 2010 at 19:37
Well in any case ol' Jeff was never one to let a vocalist get in his way
Just ask Rod Stewart or Bob Tench.
The album, for me, is still the best thing he's done in decades. He's remains my second favorite guitarist of all time, after Knopfler. It's no accident that Fender put out eponymous Strats for those two.
And I'd still like to hear him just rip a solo like he does on Ice Cream Cakes, there's just something about that one that floors me.
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