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Track Listings
| 1. Earthquake |
| 2. Roy's Toy |
| 3. Dirty Mind |
| 4. Rollin' And Tumblin' |
| 5. Nadia |
| 6. Loose Cannon |
| 7. Rosebud |
| 8. Left Hook |
| 9. Blackbird |
| 10. Suspension |
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
AMAZING: I dislike instrumental albums and especially by guitarists, but this has everything (including some lyrics!!!). A musical journey starting with some astonishingly powerful industrial type rhythms + distorted guitars and a bass that THROBS like I thought bass always ought to throb, but never quite managed to find. But then there's a marvellous blues rendition (Rollin & Tumblin) and the highlight Nadia - a wonderful indian piece - ?? surely written for sitar ?? but powerful and haunting nonetheless (? more so??) for being played on the guitar.
Yes there are guitar histrionics but they only add to a marvellous album.
This is my first Jeff Beck album - dare I seek furhter and be disappointed by comparisons to this?
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first Beck album I bought was "Who Else", curious about his style thanks to his reputation as a guitarist par excellence. Put it this way - it convinced be to go out and buy 'Wired' and 'Crazy Legs' while forking out for US imports of 'Guitar Shop' and 'Flash'. When I saw this in the shops last week, it just had to be MINE!!
The sound has a lot more gut than "Who Else" - naturally, Jeff reduces his guitar down to ashes on many occasions - but when was the last time his guitar work didn't exceed boiling point?
What surprised me was not the 36min running time ("Wired" is only 37min, but that album is far from disappointing), but the disappearance of Tony Hymas - Jeff's long-term collaborator. This thrust Jeff, along with members of his band, into the writer's zone... a place Jeff doesn't often visit. That said, with Jeff adding his writers touch to the album, it makes the album a whole lot more interesting. It grinds, slashes, wrenches and sings beautifully - especially on "Nadia". If you put quality over quantity, this album is a real 'Blast from the East', so to speak!!
In response to the Amazon.co.uk review, although Jeff is approaching the big 6-0, his sound hasn't aged a bit and it will be a very sad day for music when he does hang up his guitar as, quite frankly, there aren't any guitarists of today's generation that even come close to this man's talent.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you like guitar playing, then buy this album and any other JB album you can........ JB's playing on this album is quite amazing. "Nadia" is a real highlight, starting with some wonderful trademark Beck whammy work - No one on earth can play like this and that is a fact. Rather than be sad about the lack of soul in guitar music today, feel good about this great man and his timeless talent. "Earthquake" is just that........ Don't play this to your grandma! Take a car, (preferably your own) and slap this in the cd player and enjoy. The guitar sound is surprisingly dark on the heavier tracks, but beautifully ethereal on the more reflective numbers. Just buy and play..........
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@true knockout punch
brilliant @lbum worth every penny.its got a bariety of numbers great drumming its unbelievable how talented all the guys on this album are. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Ditta
Finaly something interesting
It is not easy to find new inspiring music when you feel you heard most. If you are in same situation as me, just get this one. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bankia
IT'S JEFF BECK ONE OF THE BEST EVER IF NOT THE BEST ON A GREAT ALBUM
If I were to draw up a list of to my mind the best rock/blues guitarists ever Jeff Beck would be at the very top. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2010 by P. Clack
not what i expected
When I settled down to listen to this album I thought it had put the wrong one in. I was expecting something bluesey a bit Gary Moore or SRV , even Clapton would have done but the... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by ted whistle
Extraordinary
Never bought a Jeff Beck album before, but I first heard 'Jeff' on Spotify and liked it very much, and after reading the reviews on Amazon of that album and this one I decided to... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2009 by Richard Preston
Pure Genius
Forget heavy metal and led zepplin - Jeff has more balls in his little finger than all all the 'great' guitar players except than perhaps Jimi himself. Pure testosterone. Read more
Published on 28 July 2008 by N. Bournat
Blown Away
As a Blues fan i remember Jeff Beck from the Yardbirds,Jeff Beck Group era.I also remember the,underrated Beck,Bogart & Appice trio. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2008 by FDJ
So get it
Another slice of pure enjoyment from JB. On Nadia he uses the personal satisfaction bar to make music - a first, Rolling & Tumbling is great with vocals but check out Red, White &... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2006 by td
A league of his own
Quite simply: Mind-blowing. This guy has it all -- feel, edge, risk, dynamics, and damn big balls if this album is anything to go by! He continued the theme of "Who Else? Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2006 by LM BUTCHER
Hi Ho Silver what????
If you are looking for the Jeff Beck beloved of the end of parties and discos, look away, there's nothing for you here. Read more
Published on 31 May 2006 by Simon Uglow
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