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Jeff Beck - Flash Audio CD

A fair review of the Jeff Beck "Flash" 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: Flash
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Release Date: 2008-04-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ambitious 2: Gets Us All in the End 3: Escape 4: People Get Ready - Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart 5: Stop, Look and Listen 6: Get Workin' 7: Ecstasy 8: Night After Night 9: You Know, We Know 10: Nighthawks 11: Back on the Streets

THE WORST THING BECK'S BEEN INVOLVED IN


Beck's solo work is excellent-- even the addition of Jimmy Hall's histrionic vocals can't diminish the sheer audacity and skill of one of the best guitarists in the world. This LP is a must only for completists and hardcore fans, especially those that want to hear Beck sing again (he's on two tracks). Hall's not a bad singer-- he's amazing-- yet it seems his vocal style was of its period. Up against Rod Stewart, there's no comparison. The track 'People Get Ready' is phenomenal, and should've been a bigger hit.

Check out the second track to get an idea of what Beck might've sounded like firing up an Eighties Hair Metal band (via Mike Oldfield). While the song itself is rubbish, there's something to be gained from hearing it.

The rest is dross, and suffers particularly because it's bracketed by two of Beck's best albums, 'There And Back' and 'Guitar Shop'.

Oh, and while it's been re-released, it hasn't been remastered.


Gregory Bardakos
I will give you a clue as to which one. Only "1" great song from this set.
No Vocals.

G.


Jeff Beck Flash
I bought the album when it first came out. This album is my least favorite from Jeff Beck. I played it maybe 5 times and stashed it away in my lp storage area. I did not even record it to cassette. It is still in great shape. I liked the guitar but the extra chessy vocals killed me. People Get Ready is the best song by far on it. There was a music video of it that made the rounds on MTV back in the day. You can buy the song on Best of Jeff Beck Cd and get it on there with a lot of other good Jeff Beck. Maybe some day I will bring it out again and see if it was as bad as I remember. Now saying that. This not so good Jeff beck LP is better than most any thing else out now days. .


Flash Beck!
This is the worst Beck's album ever (I think Beck himself thinks the same. Ok, ok I know what all you fellow Beck lovers are saying (I'm a Beck lover too of course). . . ). I undersand why you're saying this, but sorry, I don't agree at all. Or better, I find this album great in its own right. Yes, Flash is incredibly untrendy now for a lot of reason (you can see it by the price it is sold now, 2 dollars!!), but I don't let arrangements fool me. Beck's music here is great as ever. There are reasons why I'm saying this album is great in its own right. First of all, Beck played phenomenally here, phenomenally. The solos are solos only Beck could conceive and play. Unbelievable guitar playing (I'm an expert guitar player, I know what I'm saying). He played more flashy than ever in a sense (and the album was rightly called "Flash"!!!!) because those were the eighties and excess, machism, and explosive personality were the things. Van Halen was the guy you have to compare with, and Beck could do it easily, so he did with this album and prove he could challenge all the youngers and (Ed apart) win. Second reason is because several songs from "Flash" are great, great vehicles for Jeff's improvisations. I love them! "Ambitious", "Gut us all in the end" (try to play this solo, go, try!), "You know We Know" (it's faaantastic), "Nighthawk", "Night after Night". Obviously the wonderful "People get ready". They're great songs. Ok the arrangements are eighties, there are synths and drums machines involved, but frankly I don't care at all until the music, the MUSIC is great, and moreover Beck plays like only he could do!!! In a sense those weird and untrendy arrangements make me smile and love this album even more. In my opinion Flash deserves 4 stars, because, yes someone could have the right to hate the arrangements because they are . . . peculiar (!!!), but forgive me, I love this album even more just for them (they're sooooo funny!!!) so let me give this album my 5 stars! It's a Flashy rating I know, but I love FLASH!!!! Now it's been remastered, I'll buy another copy! .


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