RIP Jeff Beck (78), virtuoso rock guitarist

[Astronuc]

Jeff Beck, the British guitar virtuoso who rose to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the Yardbirds and later embarked on an acclaimed and prolific solo career, died Jan. 10. He was 78.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertain...irtuoso-rock-guitarist-dies-at-78/ar-AA16eqam

Beck performed lead guitar with the Yardbirds (1965-1966). The other two were Eric Clapton (1963–1965, later of Cream) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968, later of Led Zeppelin).

Beck had a great solo career. My favorite album is Blow by Blow (1975), with the tune "Cause we've ended as lovers". Wired (1976) is also a decent album.


https://apnews.com/article/jeff-beck-dies-6fafc82a3f8fe8e27d6f6e39a215e28d

 

[Frabjous]

Blow by Blow is unbelievable, although I have a soft spot for his Yardbirds stuff. I saw him in ’89 or ‘90 with Stevie Ray Vaughn. I have never scene such thorough mastery of an instrument.

 

[Frabjous]

Here’s a performance from 2010 of his that I like.

 

[dlgoff]

Dang:

Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist often regarded among the greatest of all time, has died, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts. He was 78.

From: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/entertainment/jeff-beck-death/index.html

 

[gmax137]

 

[berkeman]

Here’s a performance from 2010 of his that I like.

Wow, beautiful. Turn up the volume!

 

[PhDeezNutz]

I always overlooked this guy because he was always next to Jeff Buckley in used book/cd/vinyl store. Watching these videos makes me really wish I hadn’t. This stuff contends with Jeff Buckley…..not an easy thing for me to say at all considering I’m a Buckley fanatic.

Excuse me for derailing the thread. I’m floored. I haven’t felt this taken back from music in a while.

This music is from another world. In a good way.

 

[Hornbein]

A little piece of my world is gone. This will continue, piece by piece, until one day it all goes away.

 

[pinball1970]

A little piece of my world is gone. This will continue, piece by piece, until one day it all goes away.

Many of my hero's are already gone.
John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Elvis, Bowie, Buddy Rich.

Paul McCartney will be a big one for me also the Stones, Robert Plant, Focus, Yes and Deep Purple. All in their 70s.

 

[sandy stone]

Jeff Beck, the British guitar virtuoso who rose to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the Yardbirds and later embarked on an acclaimed and prolific solo career, died Jan. 10. He was 78.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertain...irtuoso-rock-guitarist-dies-at-78/ar-AA16eqam

Beck performed lead guitar with the Yardbirds (1965-1966). The other two were Eric Clapton (1963–1965, later of Cream) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968, later of Led Zeppelin).

Beck had a great solo career. My favorite album is Blow by Blow (1975), with the tune "Cause we've ended as lovers". Wired (1976) is also a decent album.


https://apnews.com/article/jeff-beck-dies-6fafc82a3f8fe8e27d6f6e39a215e28d

My first real exposure to Beck was the album Truth. It also included some vocalist whose voice was so rough I couldn't understand how he got a recording contract.

RIP

 

[Astronuc]

Stones, Robert Plant, Focus, Yes and Deep Purple

I liked the Beatles in the 60s, but I grew into the other bands like Traffic, Cream, Rolling Stones (pre-1972), King Crimson, The Moody Blues, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower, Yes, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - mostly bands of the 60s and 70s.

 

[pinball1970]

I liked the Beatles in the 60s, but I grew into the other bands like Traffic, Cream, Rolling Stones (pre-1972), King Crimson, The Moody Blues, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower, Yes, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - mostly bands of the 60s and 70s.

I think our albums would correlate, plenty of gatefold!

 

[diogenesNY]

I liked the Beatles in the 60s, but I grew into the other bands like Traffic, Cream, Rolling Stones (pre-1972), King Crimson, The Moody Blues, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower, Yes, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - mostly bands of the 60s and 70s.

I dig your list. You ever listen to _The Nice_? Arthur Brown? Mike Oldfield?

 

[Tom.G]

@berkeman posted a thread that states his (Jeff Beck) death was due to bacterial meningitis.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/jeff-beck-died-abruptly-from-bacterial-meningitis.1049023/

 

[Astronuc]

The Nice_? Arthur Brown? Mike Oldfield?

Yeah, I would add those too, and Free, 10cc, Humble Pie and Black Sabbath.

Oldfield's Tubular Bells is outstanding.

 

[dlgoff]

Oldfield's Tubular Bells is outstanding.

I'd have to do some looking, but somewhere I have that on an 8 track tape.

 

[malawi_glenn]

I do listen to Jeff Beck sometimes, but I would not call him a virtuoso because his technical skills on the instrument is (well was) not that great, which is what virtuoso means. That said, he was quite innovative and had great feeling.

Fav albums is "who else" (the first I heard) and "guitar shop" (was recommended to me, and I still like it a lot)

 

[dlgoff]

ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

I saw this group back in the 1970s

From https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/emer...cipal-auditorium-kansas-city-mo-23c84473.html

Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO,​

United States​

Aug 22, 1977​

• Emerson, Lake & PalmerMunicipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO - Aug 22, 1977

 

[dlgoff]

I'd have to do some looking, but somewhere I have that on an 8 track tape.

@berkeman

I just remembered that I sold that car which had the 8 track player and it had all the 8 track tapes in it. :(