Collectors Music Reviews

Cyclone (no label) In some ways Jeff Beck’s 1980 release There And Backis the end of his commitment to the fusion idiom he helped define early in the decade.  Even though Jan Hammer, with whom he had his most fruitful collaboration in the middle part of the decade, wasn’t part of his band, he wrote and [...]

Sound Market ’86(Wardour-083) After participating in the 1983 ARMS tour with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and a multitude of others Jeff Beck went silent in terms of live performance.  He played a handful of shows with Rod Stewart in 1984 and worked on his LP Flash.  His return to the stage included two live appearances in [...]

Return To Newport (Scarecrow 015) Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI – July 4th, 1969 (56:29):  I Ain’t Superstitious, You Shook Me, Plynth (Water Down The Drain), Rice Pudding,  The Sun Is Shining, Rock My Plimsoul, Shapes Of Things, Jeff’s Boogie.  Bonus tracks:  Hi Ho Silver Lining (BBC March 1967), I’m Losing You, Rock My Plimsoul, Tallyman, Hi Ho Silver Lining (BBC [...]

 Ina Bauer (Tarantura TCDJB-6-1,2) JCB Hall, Tokyo, Japan – April 10th, 2010 Disc 1 (76:55):  SE/That’ll Be The Day, SE, SE, SE, announcement, SE, announcement, SE, SE / announcement, SE, monitor check, announcement, SE, start, Eternity’s Breath, Stratus, Led Boots, Corpus Christi Carol, jam / Hammerhead, Mna Na Eireann Disc 2 (78:21):  Thumpin’ And Pluckin’ (Rhonda [...]

Thank The Lord (Wardour-082) The 1980s were a period where the big rock acts flirted with a manufactured pop style then popular.  There were a heavy reliance upon keyboard arrangements, sultry saxophones and attempts at hooks with every song to the exclusion of individual expression and experimentation.  For twenty years (since 1966′s Roger The Engineer with the Yardbirds), Jeff Beck eclectic [...]

The Moving Finger (Wardour-080) Furitsu-Taiikukan, Osaka, Japan – December 5th, 1980 Disc 1 (39:42):  Opening, Star Cycle, El Becko, Too Much To Lose, The Pump, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Space Boogie, Led Boots Disc 2 (57:12):  Freeway Jam, Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, drum solo / Scatterbrain, Blue Wind, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, You Never Know, Going Down, outroduction Touring for the 1980 album There And Back ended with a [...]

Rough, Ready, Go! (Wardour-035) Aerie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL – May 13, 1972 (77:16):  Ice Cream Cakes, Morning Dew, Keyboards Solo – Going Down, Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You, Glad All Over, Jeff’s Boogie, Definitely Maybe, Situation, New Ways – Train Train, Let Me Love You, Got The Feeling The second version of the Jeff Beck Group actually made three trips to the [...]

Ruis Rockfestival Beat Club & BBC 1971 & 1972 (Mid Valley Sampler) Ruis Rockfestival Beat Club & BBC 1971 & 1972 is a Mid Valley budget release featuring the three best sounding documents of the second incarnation of the Jeff Beck Group.  This project featured Clive Chaman (bass), Max Middleton (keyboards), Cozy Powell (drums) and Bob Tench [...]

Heavy Blow (Wardour-079) Music Hall, Boston, MA – May 3rd, 1975 (64:17):  Jeff’s Boogie / Constipated Duck, drum intro / She’s A Woman, Freeway Jam, Definitely Maybe, Superstition, keyboard solo, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Power, Got The Feeling, You Know What I Mean Heavy Blow is the second release of Jeff Beck’s May 3rd, 1975 Boston [...]

Definitive Boston Tapes (no label) Jeff Beck Group’s second visit to north America in late 1968 was the first after the release and positive critical reception of their first LP Truth.  Just like the first tour of the year during the summer, they hit the major rock venues of the day in New York, Toronto, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.  [...]

Two Gunslingers In The O2 (Beano-034) The O2 Arena, London, UK – February 13&14, 2010 Disc1. Eternity’s Breath – Stratus – Led Boots – Corpus Christi Carol – Bass Solo by Rhonda Smith – Hammerhead – Mna Na Heireann – People Get Ready – Big Block – There’s No Other Me – Put A Spell [...]

Here And Beck (Scarecrow 091/092) Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan, Okayama, Japan – December 9th, 1980 Disc 1 (43:05):  Star Cycle, El Becko, Too Much To Lose, The Pump, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Space Boogie, The Final Peace, Led Boots Disc 2 (59:18):  Freeway Jam, Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, Blue Wind, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, You Never Know, Going Down, Outroduction Jeff Beck’s Okayama show on December 9th is the four [...]

A Battle Without Honor & Humanity (Watch Tower WT 2006153-4) Nagoya City Koukaido, Aichi, Japan – November 26th, 1978 Disc 1 (34:50):  Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun, Star Cycle, Freeway Jam, Cat Moves, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Bass Solo / School Days Disc 2 (47:53):  Journey To Love, Lopsy Lu, Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, Rock’n Roll Jelly, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Blue Wind Jeff [...]

Doin’ That Crazy Thing (no label) LuAnne’s Club, Dallas, TX – July 17th, 1968 (79:36):  1st Set, You Shook Me, Let Me Love You, I Can’t Hold Out, Beck’s Boogie, Sweet Little Angel, Shapes Of Things, Hi Ho Silver Lining.  2nd Set:  Beck’s Bolero, Rock My Plimsoul, Oh Pretty Woman, Morning Dew, Mother’s Old Rice Pudding, The Sun Is Shining, I Ain’t Superstitious Doin’ That Crazy Thing revisits one of [...]

Out Of Darkness (Wardour-040) Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – December 2nd, 1978 Disc 1 (35:11):  Darkness – Earth In Search Of  A Sun, Star Cycle, Freeway Jam, Cat Moves, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Stanley Clarke solo / School Days Disc 2 (56:45):  Journey To Love, Lopsy Lu, Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, Simon Phillips drum solo, Rock N Roll [...]

Sling Shot (Wardour-072) Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - December 2nd, 1989 (73:08):  Savoy, Guitar Shop, Sling Shot, Big Block, Behind The Veil, Freeway Jam, Where Were You, Stand On It, Goodbye Porkpie Hat, Two Rivers, Day In The House, Train Kept A-Rollin’, Blue Wind, People Get Ready, Going Down (with Stevie Ray Vaughn) When Guitar Shop was released in October 1989 it was [...]

Pristine Arms’ (Beano-029) Royal Albert Hall, London, England – September 20th, 1983 Disc 1 (58:21):  Introduction, Everybody Ought To Make A Change, Lay Down Sally, Wonderful Tonight, Ramblin’ On My Mind/ Have You Ever Loved A Woman, Rita Mae, Cocaine, Man Smart Woman Smarter, Hound Dog, Best That I Can, Road Runner, Slowdown Sundown, Take Me To [...]

Fire Still Burning (no label) Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – May 3rd, 1975 (63:02):  Jeff’s Boogie/ Constipated Duck, drum into / She’s A Woman, Freeway Jam, Definitely Maybe, Superstition, keyboard solo, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Power, Got The Feeling, You Know What I Mean Jeff Beck’s Blow By Blow tour, when he co-headlined [...]

   Deja Vu State (Night Life NL-001/002) Nagoya City Kokaido, Aichi, Japan – December 15th, 2000 Disc 1 (46:25):  Blackbird, Earthquake, Roy’s Toy, The Pump, Brush With The Blues, Blast From The East, Dirty Mind, Nadia, Psycho Sam, Rice Pudding – Right Off, Savoy, Loose Cannon Disc 2 (40:41):  Star Cycle, You Never Know, Rollin’ And Tumblin’, Angel (Footsteps),  A Day In The Life, Where Were You, Blue Wind, Outroduction Jeff Beck [...]

Hawaii 1975 (Wardour-041) NBC Arena, Honolulu, HI – July 30th, 1975 Disc 1 (67:09):  Intro., Constipated Duck, She’s A Woman, Freeway Jam, Definitely Maybe, Superstition, Air Blower, keyboard solo, ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Power, Got The Feeling, You Know What I Mean, Diamond Dust / Jeff’s Jam With the March 1975 release of Blow [...]