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Music CD - Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow
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Music CD: Blow by Blow
Artist: Jeff Beck
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $6.68
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. You Know What I Mean
2. She's A Woman
3. Constipated Duck
4. AIR Blower
5. Scatterbrain
6. Cause We've Ended As Lovers
7. Thelonious
8. Freeway Jam
9. Diamond Dust
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0696998544024
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2001-03-27
Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: 1975: It Blew by Blew our minds
Comment: In an interview back in early 1975, Jimmy Page was raving about a new album coming out by his old friend, JEFF BECK. That was nice because fans were disappointed in 1974 by Jeff's BECK, BOGERT, & APPICE II album, which was never officially released to this day, for whatever reasons. As for BLOW BY BLOW, we knew it was coming, but we weren't expecting anything like this! An all-instrumental album, which featured Jeff's reunion with the badly missed Max Middleton, and being produced by the legendary George Martin, it was a big hit. At this time, Jeff was playing in top form, (not yet being overcome by "sound effects" he did later). It's his best guitar playing since his ROUGH AND READY (1971) days. Of course, some people didn't like it because it wasn't mainstream Heavy Rock, but truthfully by 1975, that style was worn out. Jeff's blend of Rock-Jazz fusion and funk appealed to a wide audience, certainly.
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Summary: Pleasent Surprise
Comment: I'm almost embarassed to say that I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and never really listened to Jeff Beck, until purchasing this CD. Yes, I did listen Truth but there is just so much more to Beck than that work suggests. Now I know. Beck is not a shredder and technically, there are better out there. But in terms of imagination, of creativity and uniqueness - there are few who can compare. He reminds be a bit of David Gilmore. No one gets more out of a single note than Gilmore and Beck. Nothing is wasted and nothing more than what is needed is added. His music is smart and inspired. What I particularly enjoy is that he is a risk taker. He creates a sound that is unique and stylish. There is no sound-alike here, he is his own man. This is a CD that gets better with each listen.
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Summary: Excellent example of Jeff Beck tone
Comment: I think this CD is a good example of the famous Jeff Beck tone. I recommend it to those who want to dive into that world of guitar tone and having a whole album contain material that makes you want to play the entire album.
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Summary: Fusion + Beck = Goodness
Comment: So Beck was done with funk, and instead decided to take fusion on. A fine choice for him, too, as it yielded three radio staples: the reggae cover of "She's a Woman", with a talkbox "singing" the main melody; the gorgeous, Stevie Wonder-penned ballad "'Cause We've Ended as Lovers", with Beck's emotive guitar; and the funky, hard-rockin' "Freeway Jam", featuring blazing guitar and funky drums. And a couple of the non-hit album tracks are just as good as the three big hits. For instance, "You Know What I Mean" rocks, featuring a tasty fusion guitar solo and awesome keyboard work; the lighthearted "Thelonious", another Stevie Wonder contribution with more talkbox; Beck and Max Middleton's playing are also highlights of "Constipated Duck" and "Scatterbrain", which aren't the best songs ever written but do have a lot of fantastic playing. It's far from perfect, though to its credit there's only a single weak song on the album: the endless "Diamond Dust", repetitive and with a cheesy synthesized string part that was probably intended to be breathtakingly beautiful. Yeah, that didn't work. But "AIR Blower", named after the studio it was recorded at, is kinda forgettable. Not bad or anything, but the kind of song that fades in the background when it's done, you know? But I'm willing to amend a bit of filler, because there's a lot of unforgettable material here. Along with Truth and Wired, this is an essential Jeff Beck disc.
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Summary: Brings Back Memories
Comment: Wow I had this on an LP and this brings back great memories of hanging out with my buddy and listening to real rock and roll!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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His guitar-slinging contributions to the Yardbirds having dwarfed those of Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page, Mrs. Beck's bad boy spent the next several years playing blues-rock (the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart), soul-rock (the second edition of that band), and leading a power trio. Then, he made this all-instrumental album, which was a huge 1975 success. Produced by George Martin, the nine-song session finds Beck fronting a keyboards-bass-drums outfit, augmented by some tastefully unobtrusive string arrangements. Call it a jazz-fusion album at your own risk. While Beck's playing is less in-your-face than his previous efforts, all the fierce attack, thick tone, microtonal bends, distortion, feedback, vibrato, sustain, sonic hoodoo, and rhythmic and harmonic creativity that the man's fans have come to know and love can be heard here. "Freeway Jam" boasts the most memorable melody and thus remains a Classic Rock staple to this day. "Cause We've Ended As Lovers"--written by Stevie Wonder--is Beck's gorgeous tribute to one of his own guitar-heroes, the now-deceased Roy Buchanan. --Don Waller
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