R.I.P. Jeff Beck

[atrocity]

I was putting together a radio show for Sunday morning when I got a text from a friend with the news. At the time I was preparing an obscure cover of "Still I'm Sad" by an Israeli band, so the coincidence was pretty eerie. The cover is now out, the original Yardbirds version is in.

 

[paligap]

Many of us have referred to his earlier music in this thread, but I can't be the only one who thinks this is a really good, if not great, album. I would love to hear it in true surround.

https://classicrockreview.wordpress.com/category/jeff-beck-who-else/

 

[marpow]

I just listened on Tidal at work what is called the Jeff Beck Interview Tapes, for easy to listen to, such a well spoken calming voice. This is basically his history in 35 minutes, quite good.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B7R733...ck+interview+tapes,popular,145&sr=1-3-catcorr

 

[tarkusnj]

This is really a tough one to get over...

 

[marpow]

This is really a tough one to get over...

Yeah, me too, feel like on verge of tears all day.
For him, for his family, his music, but speaking selfishly, for me, he was such a constant and my relationship started with him in 1969, 8th grade and never stopped, can't say that for a lot.

 

[kap'n krunch]

Jeff is probably one of the VERY few I will forgive for dying his hair black (most guys who do that look freaking ridiculous!) if only because he was Jeff Beck...
"Truth" was one of those LPs I bought as a teenager because of hearsay...am not very familiar with his latter stuff but his Quad stuff is amazing...

besides, he was my favorite guitar player's (Ollie Hallsall) favorite guitar player, and that is saying something...

We are all going there way sooner than later, at least for most of us Quad folk, so better start doing it right!

 

[Electric Moo]

I was shocked and saddened to hear the news. I'm still shocked: he looked healthy & was in fine form when I saw him play recently.

Jeff was Incomparable. Unique, creative, musical, and expressive beyond mere mortals.

Not much else to say. Too much to say. Been spinning his albums for the past few days.

RIP

 

[Marplot]

A lot of nice things being said about Jeff in the music community but wow has it crushed Brian May.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/brian...tribute-to-jeff-beck-the-loss-is-incalculable

 

[The Bright Side]

Oh man, sad news. Just listened to a bunch of his albums this week...

May he rest in peace.

 

[mandrix]

Besides being a great musician, one of the things I identified with Jeff with was being a "car" guy.

 

[TheGreatRamseythe2nd]

A legend who inspired legends. His playing is immortal.

 

[mkt]

 

[jefe1]

I just watched a 2015 documentary on youtube that covered Jeff Beck from the tridents all the way through the Yardbirds with lots of performance clips his solo projects and management.
It really brought home what a unique and stunning guitarist he was especially in comparison to Clapton.
More reasons to feel sad.

 

[paligap]

View attachment 87366

Like many of us, I suspect, I heard Beck's version before I heard Mingus's original. Both are sublime. I get chills just thinking about the song.

 

[Marplot]

You know you are delivering the goods when Mingus is sending you a letter asking for more.

 

[tarkusnj]

Jeff Beck. The Final Peace...

 

[4-earredwonder]

A lot of nice things being said about Jeff in the music community but wow has it crushed Brian May.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/brian...tribute-to-jeff-beck-the-loss-is-incalculable

Brian May's favorite Jeff Beck recording from Beck's GUITAR SHOP album

 

[tarkusnj]

Like I said, this is a tough one to get past... for all of us

 

[marpow]

Brian May's favorite Jeff Beck recording from Beck's GUITAR SHOP album

I remember when this album came out. I had a Ford Bronco with full blown stereo/sub, etc. I went out on a picnic with this chick I knew (a friend with benefits) my two daughters where in the back seat rough housing, and I said to Susan, was her name, check out this new song by Jeff Beck, the song started to play Where Were You, my kids where still rough housing and she yelled at them to cool out, they all stopped and she fell in love with that song.
A couple months later at Drum World on Geneva St in SF, they had a guest drummer evening, like they did frequently called drum clinics and Terry Bozzio was the drummer, wow is all I can remember, any way someone asked him would he ever play with Beck again and he said, in a heart beat, I hope he asks me again, but never happened.

 

[Quad Linda]

Just received this photo album from Pabst Theater group in Milwaukee. Photos from his various appearances at their venues. We were at one of those shows at the Riverside Theater:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...3NGYxMDVlIiwiaGl2ZV91c2VyX2lkIjozNjcwNjkwOH0=