A Tribute to Jeff Beck – 24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023 – Phil Aston Now Spinning Magazine
This tribute video is dedicated to the family and friends of Jeff Beck. It is also dedicated to his fans of all ages from those lucky to have seen him in the early days, to those of us who discovered him later on and to new music fans hearing the news today and wanting to know more about what made Jeff Beck so special.
I talk about my journey into the world of Jeff Beck and talk about some of my favourite albums which feature his unforgettable guitar playing.
My Top 10 Jeff Beck Albums
1. You Had It Coming
2. Jeff
3. Who else
4. Emotion & Commotion
5. Guitar Shop
6. Wired
7. Flash
8. Blow By Blow
9. Loud Hailer
10. Truth
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lovely tribute phil – we all got 12 notes – jeff had 17/18 – he could coax extra stuff / microtones etc out of them – lovely tribute from steve hacket today on sky news – we all just wiggled the trem bar – he made it a musical artform lol – brilliant
Thanks Phil I really enjoyed that heart felt tribute to the great man , he will be very sorely missed
I remember hearing Jeff's name in relation to the Yardbirds around 1967 and heard things like Shapes of Things, I didn't really hear much else except Hi Ho Silver Lining until around '71 when I left school and heard Truth at a friend's house, I was buying a fair bit of music at this time and he slipped from view for a while, then the BB&A Album came out and also I heard his contribution to Talking Book, of course it all leaped up several gears with Blow By Blow and Wired, I was getting into Fusion via The Mahavishnu Orchestra and I loved those albums, I have followed him ever since and I would say Flash and Guitar Shop are sheer class( I have Played both tonight) the 'Trilogy' you love I agree they are three of his most innovative and diverse recordings, I have collected pretty much everything I can and The Ronnie Scott Live Album is Jaw Dropping, I watch it regularly on Bluray and it always mesmerise me to watch the Master of his craft coaxing those glorious sounds from his guitar, everyone should watch it at least once, incredible! Thanks for this wonderful tribute you had me getting extremely emotional, Jeff will always be with us as long as we are able to listen! The King Is Dead, Long Live The King!🎸🔊🎶🎶🎶💔🧙♂️
A wonderful tribute, Phil. Jeff Beck was the Guv’nor; he always will be …
Out of this world sounds with the Yardbirds in the 60's. The "Live with the Jan Hammer group" L.P (1977) was so incendiary, He was on fire on there. Saw Him with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas later on and that "Guitarshop" album was groundbreaking yet again. He had the most evolved technique out of all the rock guitar heroes. Trem bar maestro. He was a huge influence on my own playing via the stratocaster stretched to its outer limits. Another Great innovator gone. He'll live forever though. Bye Jeff. 🎸🕉🙏.
Thank you for the nice tribute. Shout out to his work on Donovan’s Barabajagal.
Thanks for great tribute R.I.P Jeff Beck
Thanks Phil for this fine tribute. Honest, emotional and heartfelt, I appreciate your insight into Jeff's work and it has inspired me to to do a deep dive into Jeff's catalogue myself. Cheers.
Wonderfully put, Phil, and clearly heartfelt too.
I was devastated when I heard the news of his death. And like thousands of others had no idea he was sick. I literally had tears in my eyes. Actually googled bacterial meningitis. I just had Blow By Blow blasting at "11". And I believe Jeff actually indirectly introduced me to funk and jazz-rock! The word to describe his playing is creative. Tasty and creative. Playing 100 notes per minute doesn't mean crap. Jeff was truly a guitar god. "Going Down" from the Jeff Beck Group is just a monster track that ALWAYS makes me smile. And as a side note I loved and respected that Jeff did whatever the hell he wanted in the music business and if there WAS something he didn't like he was gone! I will never forget you Jeff . I will continue to listen to your no matter how old I get.
Sad to hear of this news.
My friend saw him at York last year with Johnny Depp. Bill Nelson was also at the same gig.
Definitely shocking news Jeff Beck is one of the greatest guitarists
Thanks for your wonderful eulogy of Jeff Beck. The way I got to know Beck was similar to yours.
Your love of what Jeff Beck had done for guitar music has touched you, me and MILLIONS of other people worldwide!
I also have all of his albums and will treasure them forever. As someone said of Jeff's playing, "God plays electric guitar but he uses Jeff Beck's hands". R.I.P. Jeff.
Neil from Sydney Australia
A very nice tribute Phil. Many thanks.
Been a fan since the Blow by Blow album.
Such a nice tribute
Thanks for your video – it is from the heart, and to our hearts. I am older than you, and can say that Jeff Beck has been my favorite guitarist for a long time – he is always an adventure to listen to, and no other guitarist sounds like him. I saw him a few years ago, and cherish that memory. Long live Jeff Beck!!!
Thank you for sharing so many of his treasures with us. I remember Blow by Blow and Wired but had NO IDEA of his vast library
Lovely thoughts and reflections Phil. The massive reaction to his passing speaks volumes for this master musician who never paid attention to what might be commercially popular and simply continued on his quest for the perfect tone, the next sonic innovation. There's no question in my mind that he was the greatest living exponent of the electric guitar and, given the longevity and accomplishments of his career, it would be difficult to argue that he wasn't the best ever. Most top guitarists would be the first to acknowledge that. A huge loss.
Thanks for this brilliant tribute for a true legend. I will be listening to Jeff Beck, and pay close attention to those 3 albums that you suggested
RIP Jeff Beck
Blow by Blow is superior to Wired.
No mention of 'Crazy Legs' his 1993 tribute to Gene Vincent and Cliff Gallup! A great album that meant so much to Jeff.
I love Flash, absolutely stunning sonics on this album. Incredible production and the vision is well ahead of its time. Glad someone else appreciates it as I do.
Thank you so much for this fantastic review of Jeff's material. I'd forgotten about half of this stuff but thanks to you I'll be able to revisit a lot of his output that I used to own on CD etc. Probably, hopefully, through Spotify etc. Thanks again, superb Tribute.
Loudhailer was a terrible album but you can’t knock the guy for doing something different. A real innovator who’ll be sadly missed 🎸🤘😥
truly wonderful tribute video, i felt every word and you picked the same 3 albums that blew my mind. thanks for putting this together while the rest of us are trying to figure out what the hell this empty feeling inside us is all of a sudden.
Well done Phil. We can see it must have been tough for you mate. All of us ata certain age understand the sense of loss. That heavenly supergroup is getting better every year.
Hi dear Phil, what a beautiful tribute. He was a true innovator and unique. He will be missed. Thank you. Thankfully we can listen to the gorgeous and masterful legacy he left us with.
The first time I heard Cause We Ended as Lovers! Back in 75 he and Larry Carlton were guitarist I couldn't get enough of them! But Jeff dropped my jaw every time I heard him 🔥✌🤘
What a beautiful tribute straight from the heart .
I'll dedicate, a favorite of mine and a fitting finale, I think, to JB – The Golden Road from There and Back
Music requires both the Artist and the Listener to use their imaginations. It's a abstract form of communication, everyone may see ice-cream but every one will taste a different flavor.
Nice eulogy and commemoration.The Jeff Beck album that sticks with me is the Blow by Blow album and Guitar shop.I always had the album's but never saw him live.It wasn't until the Ronnie Scott's concert I watched many times over which I absolutely love.I don't know if you have heard the song "Say it ain't true" from the Roger Taylor album "Fun on Earth " Jeff guests on that song and it has some of the most beautiful guitar playing on it.
Thanks for giving props to his later albums. I have to include myself among those who haven’t explored them enough (although I’m a big fan of You Had It Coming). Plus, all the collaborations you mention. Heck, he won a Grammy in 2010 for his work on a Herbie Hancock record (among the three he won that year). Like so many, I’m still a bit broken up a bit about this huge loss. He just wasn’t done. 😕
JEFF BECK YOU ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST. R.I P
RIP 🙏 My condolences to the family and all of his friends Jeff Beck did everything his way. A wonderful musician. A great man. God Bless
Indeed, our generation of rock music. I'm glad he had such a blast on his recent tour.
My only complaint is that ya left off "Crazy Legs"…..As a drummer ,the sheer expanse of his visions for the " confines" of rock n' roll guitar,his command of so many styles,is simply stunning…..
Very nice discussion
Yes for many of us of a certain age and listening to underground/ progressive, certainly non chart music it was not at all easy to hear other bands. So in my case within our group of pals we had LP’s by Atomic Rooster, Yes, Wishbone Ash etc. However unless you knew someone who would lend you , say , a Grateful Dead LP , you never heard them . Granted John Peel, Alan Black, OGWT etc may play one number , or if you were lucky a whole half hour in concert performance, accessing such material was virtually impossible. The CD and it’s ability to burn cheap hi quality quality CD R meant I could catch up on all those bands I missed out on . Not to mention build up a 60 strong bootleg library of live Van Morrison shows.
I always felt that Jeff Beck lacked the drive and self confidence to have ever equalled the front, the self esteem and the sheer belief like Page, Clapton etc to go out and seize an audience by its throat. He didn’t demonstrate the hard miles required to place him at the very top table of guitar based rock.
Truth is on my desert island list. Absolute classic.
1975. Riding a bike with some mates in West Germany. Camped underneath a garage one night. A guy pulled out a cassette player. Lying in a sleeping bag i heard a song that absolutely blew me away. I asked him, " who the hell is that?"…he raised his head up and said " Jeff Beck!". The song? " Cause we've ended as lovers… i will never forget that moment. Stunned.
Beautiful tribute man. Thanks, Love.
Excellent tribute to my favorite Yardbirds' guitarist. Jeff Beck was like the Miles Davis of guitar since his music constantly evolved yet was immediately recognizable. He was a legend who will be missed by many. You're right that we will always have his music.
Awesome tribute Phil. Thank U so much.
Thanks a lot for this very interesting and moving tribute