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Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow Audio CD

A fair review of the Jeff Beck "Blow by Blow" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Jeff Beck reviews here, or go back to the Jeff Beck tabs.

Jeff Beck Band: Jeff Beck
Title: Blow by Blow
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 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: Thelonius 8: Freeway Jam 9: Diamond Dust

jeff beck
One of the best guitar players of all time in my opinion. All I can say is Jeff Beck ROCKS!!!. And this is one of his best works.


Studio vs. Live


After listening to the CD, I realized that I used to LOVE the LIVE version of some of these tunes. Blow by Blow - The CD is what I remember from the past, which is what I was wanting. . . and so, I bought the Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer LIVE CD.

Blow by Blow is a studio recording which I find a little "dry" when compared to the energy of the LIVE CD. . . But it's still Jeff Beck!
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Influences
I must replace it. I used to own the vinyl LP of this album, later the CD, then it was stolen. I saw a concert of John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra back in 1975 when "Visions of the Emerald Beyond" was just released. Jeff Beck was the warm-up act (ha!). At the end of the concert both guitarists jammed for a half-hour together and blew us all away. I think that collaboration rubbed off on both of them for subsequent albums. What a night!.


Blows You Away
The material is top grade (including Stevie Wonder compositions like "We've Ended as Lovers" and Beatles' "She's a woman), with great production by the legendary George Martin, a top notch band, and most of all: tasteful, brilliant guitar by Jeff Beck. This is the best place to start when it comes to Beck's solo work. Each and every track--yes all of them-- is a fusion/instrumental guitar classic. Those who play guitar have probably seen every track transcribed in a guitar mag at some point. It's hard to pick a highlight from such a monster album, but if I had to, I'd say the emotion drenched guitar on the superbly executed "We've ended as Lovers. " Ever wondered why Beck is mentioned in the same breath as Hendrix, Clapton, Gilmour etc. ? Check this out. .


A True Masterpiece
It was so exciting hearing this back then. I got this on lp when it came out in '75 . With this recording all of Becks contemporaries fell by the wayside . An extremely elegant recording and perhaps the first that showed me how beautiful the electric guitar can be in the right hands . A must !.


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