Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78

[Jim Duckworth]

57 minutes ago, felser said:

I'd say that Hendrix guy, but I'll take Beck over Clapton for originality, and Page's influence was really in the seventies.  Love Peter Green, but he wasn't nearly as influential, largely unknown in USA in the sixties.

Of course, you are correct...I'm giving it to Jeff Beck, today at least, for predating Hendrix.

[JSngry]

Not really... 

[felser]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

Not really... 

Nonetheless a nice symbolic gesture!   And we in the mainstream USA heard all of those great Beck-period Yardbirds singles one to two years before we ever heard anything recognizable as Hendrix.  

[JSngry]

Boomer vanity never dies. 

[Brad]

On 1/12/2023 at 1:00 AM, danasgoodstuff said:

Loved his playing since he was in the Yardbirds, til now.  Saw him in SK and MN long ago.  Seriously bummed.  Also found out today one of my ex-girlfriends died recently.  Bad day.

Sorry to hear it. Condolences. 

[danasgoodstuff]

6 hours ago, Brad said:

Sorry to hear it. Condolences. 

Thanks, it's getting better.

[Brad]

13 hours ago, JSngry said:

Boomer vanity never dies. 

Aren’t you a member of that august tribe?😉

[JSngry]

Chronologically yes. But that's as far as it goes, God willing. 

[mikeweil]

On 1/15/2023 at 8:53 PM, felser said:

..... but I'll take Beck over Clapton for originality .......

To me, Clapton always sounded like a lick collector with no real deep feeling for what he imitated. (Not to offend any fan of his.) Beck otoh was a real improvisor.

[gvopedz]

John McLaughlin at the recent tribute to Jeff Beck, doing a Mahavishnu song - McLaughlin at age 81...

 

[mjzee]

Thanks for posting that.  So enjoyable.

[gvopedz]

Here he is on "Stratus":