RIP Jeff Beck

[twocorgis]

Just terrible news. There were conflicting reports, but it seems to be true. <https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jeff-beck-guitarist-dead-dies-1235486491/>

 

[Prince of Darkness]

Shocked to hear that Jeff Beck has passed away.

Jeff Beck, One of the Guitar Masters of the Rock Era, Dies at 78

Jeff Beck, among the most innovative and certainly the most unpredictable of ’60s guitar heroes, died on Tuesday. He was 78. “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadne…

variety.com

 

[Canard]

Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78

One of rock's most influential guitarists, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice.

www.bbc.com

 

[Aristera]

I had the chance to see Jeff last Oct 13, 2022.

 

[Canard]

 

[chazmo]

Oh wow! RIP, Jeff!

 

[Westerly Wood]

 

[Prince of Darkness]

 

[Canard]

Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Beck rose to fame with the Yardbirds before fronting the Jeff Beck Group and making forays into the jazz-fusion sound he pioneered

www.theguardian.com

 

[Minnesota Flats]

Such an innovator. RIP, Mr. B:

 

[adorshki]

 

[richardp69]

Man that a shame. Loved him as a player, especially in his early years/days.

 

[adorshki]

A couple years back you asked what song changed everything for us.
Hard to pin down just one but this one's in the top 3 for sure, along with "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Spare Chaynge" on Jefferson Airplane's After Bathing at Baxter's.

 

[bobouz]

No kidding Al. Time to once again get out Roger The Engineer & spin Jeff’s Boogie a few times….. something I’ve done periodically since 1966.

 

[Guildedagain]

He was really good at this, and beyond Page, the most amazing guitarist, to me.



I'm not a big volume knob twirler, the way he squeezes out notes like toothpaste, swells and vibrato so expressive his contemporaries agreed he'd come up with something all his own, something of an undisputed master.

 

[geoguy]

What an amazing range of music he could play . . . really enjoyed his Les Paul tribute show with Imelda May and Darrel Higham, but his cover of Cause We've Ended as Lovers was one of my favorites:

 

[adorshki]

No kidding Al. Time to once again get out Roger The Engineer & spin Jeff’s Boogie a few times….. something I’ve done periodically since 1966.

Never actually cared for that one too much, too "'50's" for me.

This blindsided me completely. Nary a hint of a problem except when the tour with ZZ Top was cancelled halfway through, last year.
Another man done gone.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Man this one hurts. I've been balling since I walked in the door from work. Jeff's probably my overall fav guitarist. Seen him live no less than 8 times, and am glad I caught his last tour in Oct in DC. I know one thing, the active music world just got a while lot more boring! While the typical Beck fans usually go right to Blow By Blow/Wired/BBA whenever his name comes up, I'm actually a much bigger fan of his stuff from Guitar Shop on. Especially Who Else, You Had It Coming, Jeff, and Emotion & Commotion. And I'll also include his guitar work on Roger Waters' Amused To Death. All just so daring and oh so dreamy. Like the devious older sibling that would tickle you until you couldn't take anymore, then out of nowhere slap you across the face....but expressed on a Stratocaster! Lol




Which on the record flows right into this...



Just heavenly!

RIP Mr Beck. Truly one of a kind.

 

[GGJaguar]

Aw man. I love his early stuff with Rod Stewart singing and his rockabilly tribute to Gene Vincent.

 

[HeyMikey]

Wow, that so very sad. Saw him once in the late 70’s. Masterful and unforgettable. RIP