Here's the video. RIP to arguably the best amp driver of them all. Jeff Beck - Angel (Footsteps) (Live at Ronnie Scott's): ua-cam.com/video/XdCGdL3R0n0/v-deo.html&feature=shares
“Amp driver,” aha! Thanks for putting a term to El Maestro’s action. Always fond of this tune, but now it’s gotten more meaning under it. (Such a shock to the system, Jeff Beck’s death!!!)
I saw Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughn together at Cobo Arena in Detroit shortly b4 Stevie died. SRV opened. For Jeff Becks encore he and SRV came out together and played for another 30-45 minutes. Best show ever.
I agree that Miles and Beck were master innovators and improvisers. In my opinion, you have to put Charlie Parker in that crowd as well. Jeff Beck is probably the most compellingly significant electric guitarist since Les Paul himself.
January 10, 2023, not February 3, 1959, is when the music died. I was at the local library catching up on emails when I found out. It was all I could do to fight back the tears.
Under a dark sky in Tempe, Arizona, Fender guitar’s 60th Anniversary concert I was mesmerized by Jeff Beck. I realized between songs, the hum of his Marshall Stack filling the desert, he is listening to what he is playing. Sounds silly I know. He tuned by ear, it was close enough… he doesn’t fret notes and chords. He listens for the sound he wants and contorts the instrument and amp to get that sound. Both hands, the bar, the volume, the amp overtones, whatever it takes. Thank you Mr. Beck for the inspiration, your music, and the wonder.
Michael is one of the best guitarists on UA-cam and not even he could come close to sounding like Jeff when he tried. Not a knock on Michael but a testament to how unique and innovative Jeff’s sound was. We’ve seen players who can do a decent job of replicating the style and technique of Hendrix, SRV, Vai, etc. but Jeff’s playing was not able to be copied by some of the world’s best guitarists. Condolences to his loved ones, I’m gonna adore and remember him forever.
Best analysis of Becks playing I've seen. Especially in the slide playing on the picking hand. I met him once a long time ago. Not after a gig, but at a custom car build show. A lot of people might not no this, but he was also a very dedicated and excellent car builder and mechanic . He used to hot rod cars and just drive them round the roads he lived by in Sussex, England. Great guitar player, great hot rod builder and a great man. Rest in power, Jeff.
There are many Jeff Beck tribute videos on YT today, but this is hands down the best job of explaining what it is that he did so differently. And bravo for not being afraid to show how hard it is!
You’re absolutely correct CA..the keys were like the base, the first layer of all the textures but they had their own voice as well. Yes, you are correct CA
Jeff Beck's - Where Were You is to me it's like Jimi Hendrix's - Little Wing... Only 4 minutes, let everyone listen to such a masterpiece! He himself was the indecipherable riddle. And if you want to hear a solo that makes blown your mind, there's 'Shapes of Things' . God bless Jeff (THE UNCOPYABLE) Beck🕊R.I.P 💜
I've been carrying the Jeff Beck banner for close to 30 years! He's got so many hidden tricks if a person is willing to throw those headphones on and intently listen. I was fortunate enough to be able to see him live in 2000. You can't help but be inspired by his mastery of the guitar! His legacy is timeless...
I’ve listen to Jeff Beck since the Yardbirds and I agree that particular song expresses his beauty better than anything else I’ve ever heard. RIP, Jeff, Beck no one is better or ever will be.
The first time I saw Jeff was in my home town of Chico, California. The Chico Teen Center 1965. He had a Fender Broadcaster and a pile of Vox amps. He was life changing for a mob of fledgeling guitar players. I saw him in the Blow By Blow era and with ZZ Top a few years ago. He just kept pushing what you are talking about. What a life he had.
Jeff Beck was one of one, and we better listen and bask in the glory, because the unique flavor of his gorgeous playing is gone forever except in the recordings he gave us. Thanks to Jeff for the lifetime of sensitive, beautiful electric guitar artistry!
Jeff Beck is really unique and has many .many years of live experience ,exploring his amps and his guitars...he is one of a kind and will always be a legend to guitar players .R.I.P Jeff ....
I think what is telling about Jeff Beck is that for a guitarist I really love, he did so many songs I didn't really like that much. He changed and ranged so often, reinvented and re-examined so often that inevitably no single listener went the whole way with him, but what a commitment to exploring the potential of the instrument. He made the music he wanted to make.
@SoulEdgeHarmonics, you’re exactly right. He was a hard musician to follow. I was a little young for the Yardbirds in real time, but I liked both Jeff Beck groups, but where I really caught the bug was the fusion. From then on, I wanted everything he did to sound like Blow by Blow, Wired and There and Back. I eventually came around to his later output, but not really when things were fresh. I always liked Guitar Shop, but my appreciation for all those Hymas melodies really grew after hearing them at Ronnie Scott’s. Sigh. I’m really gonna miss this guy.
The thing I loved about Beck was when compared to his contemporaries........he never stopped advancing his skills. He was always getting better, always finding new ways to play. He is the ultimate inspiration to never stop growing. I already miss him so much because I know next time he played the guitar, there would be a new moment of greatness that no another person on earth could do.
I 100% agree that this is what we (musicians) are SUPPOSED to do. I'm 65 and I keep trying new shit all the time. Too many are content to coast on what they learned in high school
I agree completely. And that quality of continually stretching and exploring is the thing that I also love about Richard Thompson who, like Jeff Beck, has been enjoying a fertile late career. Totally different sounds, but they both invented their own guitar language that is instantly recognizable. RIP Jeff Beck. I never tired of listening to your playing and never will.
the way he could make that strat/amp combo sound so delicate and sweet, and then so raw and insanely powerful was completely unmatched. Since a kid I've been in awe of Jeff Beck. So sad to see him go.
I started listening to Jeff Beck in mid 60's, I bought at least 4 albums featuring Jeff. I also saw him play twice and he's #1 on my list of great musians.
I have watched that particular performance many times over in the past and have always been blown away by his innovative technique(s). Really one of a kind. Hard to believe he is gone at 78 so suddenly. The planet has lost one hell of a guitarist and musician.
I had dug Jeff Beck when I first heard him with the Yardbirds (yeah, I'm THAT old) but never witnessed him Live until 1968 when his group played Alexandria Roller Rink in support of his debut "Truth" album. He taught me something important that day - shaping notes like a vocal. Even on a rather throwaway song akin to "Freebird" or "Proud Mary" on "Rock My Plimsoul" he slid up to the notes and his whole arm moved in an elbow swing that made the notes envelopes and timbre reflect his physical motion. They sang out. He broke me out of the DC stoic "Stand and Deliver" doldrums and set me free, set me to the physicality of Music. I have never been the same after that first Live experience of Jeff Beck. His life made an important difference that I suspect will still be felt in well over 100 years, come what else may. Thank you, Jeff. Thank you for this video, Michael. Much appreciated.
I think Michael gets Jeff!! A legend, sorely missed.. I was homeless in London a few years ago and I was busking and he stopped listening then came over and gave me a handful of notes and booked me and my missus in a hotel. Met him 5 times after every time he came to town. He said it "blessed his heart* when we came home to Liverpool and found a new home. He died 6months after, and we cried all day. This was a beautiful tribute to a beautiful soul, missed hugely ❣️❣️❣️ 24:02 😊 24:02
Right before he does that insane slide in the unfretted wilderness Tal walks up and Jeff frets her bass for a little riff. Just crazy delicious. Thank you for the dive on Angel (Footsteps). What a terrible loss to the world of music and us old time pickers like me, I just had to stop and kick myself for all the times I missed him live.
Thank you for explaining how Jeff Beck was in surgical control of electric guitar and amp like no other, the best tribute I’ve seen thus far. Those same surgical hands satisfied him on his passion for hot Rod cars which he worked on top to bottom. Amazing person.
MP this entire show is entirely worth watching. The whole set is great, the intimate setting, glances on the audience of Jimmy Page among others (just blokes going to see their friend play at Ronnie’s). Vinnie and Tal really shine in this show, too. ‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers from this show is a classic. Peace from Toronto
Michael, you've just got to explore Jeff's catalog, going all the way back to the Yardbirds and forward to the present. You owe it to yourself. 🙂 Always stretching the boundaries of the electric guitar, and doing it seemingly effortlessly.
You make a great point about the amp being an instrument. So much beauty happens when you manipulate the bloom, and maybe ride the edge of feedback. Exhibit A - Jeff Beck.
Jeff Beck --- TRULY --- One of a Kind! After years and years of searching, Jeff was STILL looking, and STILL on his quest for the absolute sounds he was hearing in his Soul! No one like him! Sincere condolences to his family! RIP Jeff Beck!!!
Your obvious love and respect shine through. Thanks for posting. I've been a fan since I was a kid in the Yardbird days. I don't listen to him that often, but I am always amazed. RIP, Mr. Beck. I miss you already - you were a musical constant for me. I always could depend on you for perfection.
Saw him twice, both times with Jason Rebello (natch), Narada Michael Walden, and Rhonda Smith. Powerhouse lineup, and Narada played on half of Wired, so it was really cool to watch "Led Boots" with the original drummer. Their performance of "I Want to Take You Higher" was stellar.
Jeff has always been the pinnacle that I held myself to. Not that I ever was near his playing, but once my drummer said to me, after I introduced an instrumental to the band and we started to practice it, "Let's play that Jeff Beck like song." What a complement I've always thought. Thank you Jeff Beck! ty MP also for this.
What great loss... but we sometimes forget how good he also was in finding the right musicians to play with. Vinny, Tal and Jason, what a killer combo that was. Never since there was a greater one!
This is shocking, last year he sounded amazing like he always is. Beck really got better with age and we love Clapton and Page but they didn’t get better with age. No one plays or sounds like Beck and no one ever will. I had a Strat custom made for me, I told my guy hand wire the PUPS to sound like Beck. I’m never going to be him, but that sound man is unmatched. One of my favorite guitarists of all time, I will miss him so much. He will always be alive through his music, and if your not familiar with Beck? Listen to him, you will become a fan immediately.
wow man, for someone who did not have jeff beck in his soul for decades, i think you pulled off the best jeff beck tribute i have heard so far. your response was the same as mine in the ronny scott bit...except i had tears in my eyes again. even though i have seen it 50 times. thanks for doing that. i will show this to my friends.
That bit at the end … thanks for expressing the awe and wonderment some of us have experienced for decades listening to Jeff Beck. A maestro who always made it look easy.
Thanks for the great video Michael honoring Jeff! Man, I feel like I've lost my best friend! RIP Mr. Beck!! Your playing has always spoken to me in a very special way!
I have always appreciated the bass players and drummers who back theses great guitar players , you help to complete the magic as well as all the other musicians you play with , thanks for the music !
BTW, Michael, if you haven't already, you seriously need to listen to a friend of Jeff Beck's, Tommy Bolin, on his "Teaser" album or especially his breakout stretch on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum" LP. Like Jeff, he brought real and visceral life to what could have been a bit stuffy, and his mates were all so much better for it. It's an amazing LP recorded in 1971? 2? that could literally come out in 2022 to acclaim. Please do a deep dive on Tommy even if you just keep it to yourself, but I think a video would be primo.
I have never listened to Jeff as much as I have since he died. His control and restraint, along with his seemingly endless variety of techniques, make his playing feel really emotional to me. Thanks for this tribute.
Thanks, Michael.Great video. I know that Jeff was untouchable as a player but good job explaining a little of how he developed his groundbreaking techniques, coupled with the true soul and emotion that his playing possessed. R.I.P Jeff Beck.
Thanks for this video. I remember buying the Jeff Beck "Truth" album when I was still in HS, probably 1969, and I've been enamored with his stuff ever since. I knew he had been in the Yardbirds too. I love how he added his magical hands to a blues classic like "Aint Superstitious". My band still does "Rock My Plimsoul". RIP Maestro Jeff Beck.
A video that particularly impresses me with Beck's playing styles is: Jeff Beck "Talks Music" with Malcolm Gerrie on Sky Arts TV. Nov. 25th, 2013*. In which he demonstrates: Little Wing A Day in the Life Some Rockabilly licks Heart Full of Soul Cry Me A River Where Were You and some others. *Available on UA-cam.
Thank you for honoring Jeff with your excitement and sense of awe! The glimmer of wonder in your eyes says it all! Jeff's passing is such a heartbreaking tragedy for me! He has been one of my giant heroes since I was ten years old when my older brother turned me onto him in 1965. He was a titan of the gods! One of the triumvirate! I am utterly and deeply heartbroken!!!
When I was growing up in the 80s I heard a lot of music from the 69s and 70s on the radio, bought my first CD player and played loads of guitar music until one day in 1992 I spun a CD with the most mood-defining, brilliant guitar playing I had ever heard, I just had to look it up in the liner notes. It is still one of my favourite discs front to back and I never stop to be amazed by the sheer brilliance of Jeff Back on a vast part of Amused To Death by Roger Waters. In my opinion it could not have been a better match.
Thank you for posting this. For years, I tried to listen to Beck to relax, but just couldn't do it. I loved his early stuff when he played more like a great, raw blues/rock guitarist, but couldn't wrap my head around everything after that. This video helps me appreciate how much of an artist and innovator he was...maybe not the guy you listen to if you want to rock out or even just put your feet up and chill - but a lot more than that. I think he's someone you have to learn to appreciate, the way the art world learned to appreciate Picasso, or the literary world came around to Joyce. I think Beck's legacy will be heard in many guitar players in the future taking his "tricks of the trade" in their own directions.
Thank you for this very detailed explanation, and revelation of Jeff Beck's brilliant ability and technique, -his control of the Amp and the ability to use notes so close to one another using the amps and CONTROLLONG THE ELECTRICITY ITSELF TO create each of the notes is amazing. It is almost impossible a thing to do, and as he does it, some people in the audience know what he is doing; THE IMPOSSIBLE, and in the most difficult higher notes on the guitar. You have done a great job Michael Palmisano-Thankyou! Thankyou! SO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT GET THIS AT ALL!! Most people cannot SEE it at all!! They cannot understand it or comprehend it. They will never get Jeff Beck as they judge guitarists' playing with criteria they do not even know about! A pianist does not have to have such a control over their notes as this. It is like trying to skate on the wind that one cannot see. Tal and Vinnie were always constant and wonderful! Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
Jeff Beck, fantastic guitarrist, i'm from Spain, Jeff Beck extraordinario, único, héroe, inimitable, fantástico, maestro... R.I.P. the genius Jeff Beck.
Thank you for your thoughtful appreciative analysis of Jeff's amazing electric guitar creativity. You chose one of his finest songs to showcase what this amazing artist did, and will be renowned for as time goes on. For new fans who are just finding out about Jeff or old fans who never missed a note of his life, his sound and creativity will always amaze and inspire.
Thanks for doing this Michael, great stuff. I also LOVE "Blanket" with Imogen Heap from this same show. Hopefully he can connect with Edward, SRV and Jimi now.
Love Jeff Beck!! R.I.P. to this Legendary Trailblazing Pioneer of electric guitar!! I more greatly loved his collaborations with Rod Stewart!! Their remake of "People Get Ready" is just PURE GENIUS of guitar/vocal duet!!!
Here's the video. RIP to arguably the best amp driver of them all. Jeff Beck - Angel (Footsteps) (Live at Ronnie Scott's): ua-cam.com/video/XdCGdL3R0n0/v-deo.html&feature=shares
Listened to this at the gym today. Jeff had the most unique style and phrasing. RIP Jeff, you will be missed.
Definitely do a guitar tutorial review of Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart doing People Get Ready Please Michael....🙏
Holy shit ... loved your reaction around 19.30 !
“Amp driver,” aha! Thanks for putting a term to El Maestro’s action. Always fond of this tune, but now it’s gotten more meaning under it. (Such a shock to the system, Jeff Beck’s death!!!)
@@Perspectiveon 19:14. “You gotta be sh-t**g me!” (I loved his expression,too.)
I saw Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughn together at Cobo Arena in Detroit shortly b4 Stevie died. SRV opened. For Jeff Becks encore he and SRV came out together and played for another 30-45 minutes. Best show ever.
That is amazing
Saw that same tour. Mind-blowing.
I was there, too. Did Going Down for the encore
I couldn't remember what they did for the encore. I was thinking it was Freeway Jam but you're probably right. I just remember it was awesome.
I'm 55, this is the first musicians passing that for me really hurts. RIP to my personal guitar Goat
The Miles Davis of guitar. A chameleon over the years yet never losing that unique melodic and harmonic voice. 1 of 1
So true, From Truth to Blow by blow and beyond.
This is Jazz....
I like that comparison!
I agree that Miles and Beck were master innovators and improvisers. In my opinion, you have to put Charlie Parker in that crowd as well. Jeff Beck is probably the most compellingly significant electric guitarist since Les Paul himself.
@@gazelam I'm just going to go ahead and agree with you because, well, I just agree! lol rip Jeff......
There was/is nobody touching the strings quite like him. RIP Jeff Beck
This is Jazz....
Jeff was ‘one of one’. There will never be another.
R.I.P. Jeff
I cried when I heard the news. Jeff is my favorite. Knowing his strat is sitting somewhere being unplayed feels off.
You should look at sleep token i would push the summoning
January 10, 2023, not February 3, 1959, is when the music died. I was at the local library catching up on emails when I found out. It was all I could do to fight back the tears.
Under a dark sky in Tempe, Arizona, Fender guitar’s 60th Anniversary concert I was mesmerized by Jeff Beck. I realized between songs, the hum of his Marshall Stack filling the desert, he is listening to what he is playing. Sounds silly I know. He tuned by ear, it was close enough… he doesn’t fret notes and chords. He listens for the sound he wants and contorts the instrument and amp to get that sound. Both hands, the bar, the volume, the amp overtones, whatever it takes. Thank you Mr. Beck for the inspiration, your music, and the wonder.
Michael is one of the best guitarists on UA-cam and not even he could come close to sounding like Jeff when he tried. Not a knock on Michael but a testament to how unique and innovative Jeff’s sound was.
We’ve seen players who can do a decent job of replicating the style and technique of Hendrix, SRV, Vai, etc. but Jeff’s playing was not able to be copied by some of the world’s best guitarists.
Condolences to his loved ones, I’m gonna adore and remember him forever.
Best analysis of Becks playing I've seen. Especially in the slide playing on the picking hand. I met him once a long time ago. Not after a gig, but at a custom car build show. A lot of people might not no this, but he was also a very dedicated and excellent car builder and mechanic . He used to hot rod cars and just drive them round the roads he lived by in Sussex, England. Great guitar player, great hot rod builder and a great man. Rest in power, Jeff.
There are many Jeff Beck tribute videos on YT today, but this is hands down the best job of explaining what it is that he did so differently. And bravo for not being afraid to show how hard it is!
Here, here!
Hear, hear!
And probably the only one monetized too.
These years with Tal and Vinny were phenomenal. All 3 were in harmony with each other-pure simpatico. It was a feast for the ears…
Don't forget Jason Robello. Keys have always been a Major sound with Jeff's Music...just ask Jan Hammer.
You’re absolutely correct CA..the keys were like the base, the first layer of all the textures but they had their own voice as well. Yes, you are correct CA
I agree ❤ Godspeed, Maestro Beck 🙏
@@cacornhusker2940 yep absolutely
Yea, that whole band is INCREDIBLE…!
But then again, you’re backing JB!
Jeff was the master of dynamics. His control of touch, tone, volume, and feel are unmatched. What an incalculable loss.
He never stopped getting better, A lesson for us all. It wasn't about the equipment, it was his hands!
Yep, I think he is one of the few great guitar players that just kept getting better with age.
Exactly! From that era he is the only one I know of that kept getting better and exploring new sounds. Kind of like the Bowie of guitar or something.
So true. His soul never stopped wanting to get something out that he hadn't yet achieved with his hands.
He was better at 78 than 28.
Jeff Beck's - Where Were You is to me it's like Jimi Hendrix's - Little Wing... Only 4 minutes, let everyone listen to such a masterpiece! He himself was the indecipherable riddle. And if you want to hear a solo that makes blown your mind, there's 'Shapes of Things' . God bless Jeff (THE UNCOPYABLE) Beck🕊R.I.P 💜
I've been carrying the Jeff Beck banner for close to 30 years! He's got so many hidden tricks if a person is willing to throw those headphones on and intently listen. I was fortunate enough to be able to see him live in 2000. You can't help but be inspired by his mastery of the guitar! His legacy is timeless...
I’ve listen to Jeff Beck since the Yardbirds and I agree that particular song expresses his beauty better than anything else I’ve ever heard. RIP, Jeff, Beck no one is better or ever will be.
The first time I saw Jeff was in my home town of Chico, California. The Chico Teen Center 1965. He had a Fender Broadcaster and a pile of Vox amps. He was life changing for a mob of fledgeling guitar players. I saw him in the Blow By Blow era and with ZZ Top a few years ago. He just kept pushing what you are talking about. What a life he had.
Jeff Beck was one of one, and we better listen and bask in the glory, because the unique flavor of his gorgeous playing is gone forever except in the recordings he gave us. Thanks to Jeff for the lifetime of sensitive, beautiful electric guitar artistry!
Saw Jeff a few times live. Always left my jaw on the floor when the show was over. Always
Jeff Beck is really unique and has many .many years of live experience ,exploring his amps and his guitars...he is one of a kind and will always be a legend to guitar players .R.I.P Jeff ....
I love Jeff Beck. He's the reason I love the guitar so much. Blow by Blow was a masterpiece, absolute perfection. I will miss him. RIP Jeff 😔
Yes, I wore out Blow by Blow and Wired. Amazing talent.
first CD I ever got, once I got a CD player, lol. I had a shitload of his records, but the sound of this was perfect on a cd too.
I think what is telling about Jeff Beck is that for a guitarist I really love, he did so many songs I didn't really like that much. He changed and ranged so often, reinvented and re-examined so often that inevitably no single listener went the whole way with him, but what a commitment to exploring the potential of the instrument. He made the music he wanted to make.
Exacto!
Well said
I hate that I agree with you. As a guitarist I feel that makes me look sadly limited.
@SoulEdgeHarmonics, you’re exactly right. He was a hard musician to follow. I was a little young for the Yardbirds in real time, but I liked both Jeff Beck groups, but where I really caught the bug was the fusion. From then on, I wanted everything he did to sound like Blow by Blow, Wired and There and Back. I eventually came around to his later output, but not really when things were fresh. I always liked Guitar Shop, but my appreciation for all those Hymas melodies really grew after hearing them at Ronnie Scott’s. Sigh. I’m really gonna miss this guy.
The thing I loved about Beck was when compared to his contemporaries........he never stopped advancing his skills. He was always getting better, always finding new ways to play. He is the ultimate inspiration to never stop growing. I already miss him so much because I know next time he played the guitar, there would be a new moment of greatness that no another person on earth could do.
I 100% agree that this is what we (musicians) are SUPPOSED to do. I'm 65 and I keep trying new shit all the time. Too many are content to coast on what they learned in high school
I agree completely. And that quality of continually stretching and exploring is the thing that I also love about Richard Thompson who, like Jeff Beck, has been enjoying a fertile late career. Totally different sounds, but they both invented their own guitar language that is instantly recognizable. RIP Jeff Beck. I never tired of listening to your playing and never will.
JB becomes THE guitar hero for me 1999 with his record Who Else? and onwards
I feel really sad that he is no longer with us
the way he could make that strat/amp combo sound so delicate and sweet, and then so raw and insanely powerful was completely unmatched. Since a kid I've been in awe of Jeff Beck. So sad to see him go.
I started listening to Jeff Beck in mid 60's, I bought at least 4 albums featuring Jeff. I also saw him play twice and he's #1 on my list of great musians.
I have watched that particular performance many times over in the past and have always been blown away by his innovative technique(s). Really one of a kind. Hard to believe he is gone at 78 so suddenly. The planet has lost one hell of a guitarist and musician.
I had dug Jeff Beck when I first heard him with the Yardbirds (yeah, I'm THAT old) but never witnessed him Live until 1968 when his group played Alexandria Roller Rink in support of his debut "Truth" album. He taught me something important that day - shaping notes like a vocal. Even on a rather throwaway song akin to "Freebird" or "Proud Mary" on "Rock My Plimsoul" he slid up to the notes and his whole arm moved in an elbow swing that made the notes envelopes and timbre reflect his physical motion. They sang out. He broke me out of the DC stoic "Stand and Deliver" doldrums and set me free, set me to the physicality of Music. I have never been the same after that first Live experience of Jeff Beck. His life made an important difference that I suspect will still be felt in well over 100 years, come what else may. Thank you, Jeff. Thank you for this video, Michael. Much appreciated.
cool story i like that.
I think Michael gets Jeff!! A legend, sorely missed.. I was homeless in London a few years ago and I was busking and he stopped listening then came over and gave me a handful of notes and booked me and my missus in a hotel. Met him 5 times after every time he came to town. He said it "blessed his heart* when we came home to Liverpool and found a new home. He died 6months after, and we cried all day. This was a beautiful tribute to a beautiful soul, missed hugely ❣️❣️❣️ 24:02
😊 24:02
Right before he does that insane slide in the unfretted wilderness Tal walks up and Jeff frets her bass for a little riff. Just crazy delicious.
Thank you for the dive on Angel (Footsteps). What a terrible loss to the world of music and us old time pickers like me, I just had to stop and kick myself for all the times I missed him live.
Thank you for explaining how Jeff Beck was in surgical control of electric guitar and amp like no other, the best tribute I’ve seen thus far. Those same surgical hands satisfied him on his passion for hot Rod cars which he worked on top to bottom. Amazing person.
Been listing to you for 38 years my friend, and with any luck, 38 more to come. Thank you. Rest in peace.
I think Jeff Beck really is the quintessential guitar player that no one could match.
Such tone, such feel, such amazing tricks…. There never was or will be another Jeff Beck. RIP 🙏
MP this entire show is entirely worth watching. The whole set is great, the intimate setting, glances on the audience of Jimmy Page among others (just blokes going to see their friend play at Ronnie’s). Vinnie and Tal really shine in this show, too. ‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers from this show is a classic. Peace from Toronto
It's different level. The most interesting guitar player who ever lived. Thanks you for letting us all listen Jeff. RIP. Cheers Michael.
Michael, you've just got to explore Jeff's catalog, going all the way back to the Yardbirds and forward to the present. You owe it to yourself. 🙂 Always stretching the boundaries of the electric guitar, and doing it seemingly effortlessly.
I was never a fan but you helped me discover a new found respect for his sense of control…RIP
You make a great point about the amp being an instrument. So much beauty happens when you manipulate the bloom, and maybe ride the edge of feedback. Exhibit A - Jeff Beck.
Jeff playing his tune Where Were You at Ronnie Scott's is mesmerizing use of the tremolo bar.
Jeff Beck --- TRULY --- One of a Kind! After years and years of searching, Jeff was STILL looking, and STILL on his quest for the absolute sounds he was hearing in his Soul! No one like him! Sincere condolences to his family! RIP Jeff Beck!!!
This blew my mind. You're totally right. It's the release of the note in the left hand. When the note ends is so important.
The phrasing he does in his solo is just so soulful and original. First track I listened to when I'd heard he'd died. God's voice through a Strat.
The master. Nobody could touch him. I can't believe he's gone, that those hands will never do these remarkable things again. I'm heartbroken.
Your obvious love and respect shine through. Thanks for posting. I've been a fan since I was a kid in the Yardbird days. I don't listen to him that often, but I am always amazed. RIP, Mr. Beck. I miss you already - you were a musical constant for me. I always could depend on you for perfection.
Saw him twice, both times with Jason Rebello (natch), Narada Michael Walden, and Rhonda Smith. Powerhouse lineup, and Narada played on half of Wired, so it was really cool to watch "Led Boots" with the original drummer. Their performance of "I Want to Take You Higher" was stellar.
Jeff has always been the pinnacle that I held myself to. Not that I ever was near his playing, but once my drummer said to me, after I introduced an instrumental to the band and we started to practice it, "Let's play that Jeff Beck like song." What a complement I've always thought. Thank you Jeff Beck! ty MP also for this.
What great loss... but we sometimes forget how good he also was in finding the right musicians to play with. Vinny, Tal and Jason, what a killer combo that was. Never since there was a greater one!
This is shocking, last year he sounded amazing like he always is. Beck really got better with age and we love Clapton and Page but they didn’t get better with age. No one plays or sounds like Beck and no one ever will. I had a Strat custom made for me, I told my guy hand wire the PUPS to sound like Beck. I’m never going to be him, but that sound man is unmatched. One of my favorite guitarists of all time, I will miss him so much. He will always be alive through his music, and if your not familiar with Beck? Listen to him, you will become a fan immediately.
wow man, for someone who did not have jeff beck in his soul for decades, i think you pulled off the best jeff beck tribute i have heard so far. your response was the same as mine in the ronny scott bit...except i had tears in my eyes again. even though i have seen it 50 times. thanks for doing that. i will show this to my friends.
For me the most amazing thing about his technique was there was never any extra noise and I've tried those techniques myself so hard to do it clean
That was pretty badass. I've never seen anybody do fingertapping with a slide like that. Respect.
Thanks for the insightful and sensitive analysis. And there's nothing like a band so deep in the groove like this.
That bit at the end … thanks for expressing the awe and wonderment some of us have experienced for decades listening to Jeff Beck. A maestro who always made it look easy.
So true Michael! Michael Hedges told me once, its more important to know when to stop a note than when to start one.
Been listening to Jeff since I picked up the guitar and that still blew my mind.....truly unique voice.
Thanks Michael.
Thanks for the great video Michael honoring
Jeff! Man, I feel like I've lost my best friend! RIP Mr. Beck!! Your playing has always spoken to me in a very special way!
I have always appreciated the bass players and drummers who back theses great guitar players , you help to complete the magic as well as all the other musicians you play with , thanks for the music !
Tal and Vinny are INSANE here!
Was für eine Würdigung des großen Jeff Beck! All die Details .... besser hätte ich da auch nicht sagen können! 🙂Danke Michael! THANK YOU!
Where Were You off "Guitar Shop" is just a haunting masterpiece
BTW, Michael, if you haven't already, you seriously need to listen to a friend of Jeff Beck's, Tommy Bolin, on his "Teaser" album or especially his breakout stretch on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum" LP. Like Jeff, he brought real and visceral life to what could have been a bit stuffy, and his mates were all so much better for it. It's an amazing LP recorded in 1971? 2? that could literally come out in 2022 to acclaim. Please do a deep dive on Tommy even if you just keep it to yourself, but I think a video would be primo.
Truly a singular, masterful musical genius. RIP.
When I first heard Freeway Jam, I was hooked. RIP Jeff!
I have never listened to Jeff as much as I have since he died. His control and restraint, along with his seemingly endless variety of techniques, make his playing feel really emotional to me. Thanks for this tribute.
Jeff... The One and only... We will miss him so much... But we never forget what he gave to music! Thanks for all! ❤
Grazie Piasan'. You always have great discussions on these topics.
Thanks for this video , you are so right on , its giving me chills .
Man, this is so good...such a wonderful tribute to an enormous artist. Thanks so much for breaking this down.
Best analysis and discussion of a solo I’ve seen/heard. Outrageously good. Thank you.
RIP Jeff!
Thanks, Michael.Great video. I know that Jeff was untouchable as a player but good job explaining a little of how he developed his groundbreaking techniques, coupled with the true soul and emotion that his playing possessed. R.I.P Jeff Beck.
Fantastic analysis! Very enjoyable and enlightening.
Thanks for this video. I remember buying the Jeff Beck "Truth" album when I was still in HS, probably 1969, and I've been enamored with his stuff ever since. I knew he had been in the Yardbirds too. I love how he added his magical hands to a blues classic like "Aint Superstitious". My band still does "Rock My Plimsoul". RIP Maestro Jeff Beck.
A nice tribute and great appreciation of a brilliant guitarist. Thanks, I enjoyed that.
A video that particularly impresses me with Beck's playing styles is:
Jeff Beck "Talks Music" with Malcolm Gerrie on Sky Arts TV. Nov. 25th, 2013*. In which he demonstrates:
Little Wing
A Day in the Life
Some Rockabilly licks
Heart Full of Soul
Cry Me A River
Where Were You
and some others.
*Available on UA-cam.
ua-cam.com/video/KcVFK91TXcw/v-deo.html
This is WAY harder than people believe . Much respect to the master.
Thank you for honoring Jeff with your excitement and sense of awe! The glimmer of wonder in your eyes says it all! Jeff's passing is such a heartbreaking tragedy for me! He has been one of my giant heroes since I was ten years old when my older brother turned me onto him in 1965. He was a titan of the gods! One of the triumvirate! I am utterly and deeply heartbroken!!!
Very nice technical analysis and tribute to this great musician...Ty brother
When I was growing up in the 80s I heard a lot of music from the 69s and 70s on the radio, bought my first CD player and played loads of guitar music until one day in 1992 I spun a CD with the most mood-defining, brilliant guitar playing I had ever heard, I just had to look it up in the liner notes. It is still one of my favourite discs front to back and I never stop to be amazed by the sheer brilliance of Jeff Back on a vast part of Amused To Death by Roger Waters. In my opinion it could not have been a better match.
Thank you for posting this. For years, I tried to listen to Beck to relax, but just couldn't do it. I loved his early stuff when he played more like a great, raw blues/rock guitarist, but couldn't wrap my head around everything after that. This video helps me appreciate how much of an artist and innovator he was...maybe not the guy you listen to if you want to rock out or even just put your feet up and chill - but a lot more than that. I think he's someone you have to learn to appreciate, the way the art world learned to appreciate Picasso, or the literary world came around to Joyce. I think Beck's legacy will be heard in many guitar players in the future taking his "tricks of the trade" in their own directions.
Awesome lesson, thanks 🙏
Sublime..... thanks, Michael.
Thank you for this very detailed explanation, and revelation of Jeff Beck's brilliant ability and technique, -his control of the Amp and the ability to use notes so close to one another using the amps and CONTROLLONG THE ELECTRICITY ITSELF TO create each of the notes is amazing. It is almost impossible a thing to do, and as he does it, some people in the audience know what he is doing; THE IMPOSSIBLE, and in the most difficult higher notes on the guitar. You have done a great job Michael Palmisano-Thankyou! Thankyou! SO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT GET THIS AT ALL!! Most people cannot SEE it at all!! They cannot understand it or comprehend it. They will never get Jeff Beck as they judge guitarists' playing with criteria they do not even know about! A pianist does not have to have such a control over their notes as this. It is like trying to skate on the wind that one cannot see. Tal and Vinnie were always constant and wonderful! Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
Amazing player, well actually better than amazing. Great video thanks
what a tribute. Thanks for this
Thank you for sharing Michael. ❤️😎🎸 Jeff's playing is a true representation of his personality.
My condolences to anyone. Hugs.
That was a great video Michael! You made some great observations about Jeff's playing and his making the amp the instrument. I like that.
Thanks, that was nice to get in so close. RIP Jeff X
Thanks a lot, man, I learned a lot!
Jeff Beck, fantastic guitarrist, i'm from Spain, Jeff Beck extraordinario, único, héroe, inimitable, fantástico, maestro... R.I.P. the genius Jeff Beck.
RIP Jeff Beck
Very nicely put, thanks.
As always- so well articulated, Michael. Great tribute to a legend.
"Holy shit"
Jeff Beck summed up in one phrase.
Thank you for your thoughtful appreciative analysis of Jeff's amazing electric guitar creativity. You chose one of his finest songs to showcase what this amazing artist did, and will be renowned for as time goes on. For new fans who are just finding out about Jeff or old fans who never missed a note of his life, his sound and creativity will always amaze and inspire.
Many thanks Michael! Those Ronnie Scott shows are sublime.
The end was phenomenal!
Thanks for doing this Michael, great stuff. I also LOVE "Blanket" with Imogen Heap from this same show. Hopefully he can connect with Edward, SRV and Jimi now.
Love Jeff Beck!! R.I.P. to this Legendary Trailblazing Pioneer of electric guitar!! I more greatly loved his collaborations with Rod Stewart!! Their remake of "People Get Ready" is just PURE GENIUS of guitar/vocal duet!!!
Totally right