straight and to the point, no whammy, clean playing just like on the blow by blow album.....one of if not the best live versions of this song in my opinion.....clapton thinks so to from what i see !
There are a lot of truly great guitarplayers, but I've always found that Jeff was from another dimension, maybe like Hendrix was. In his hands a guitar is a totally different instrument than in other's. So unorthodox. His soul, through his fingers, comes out of the guitar. I think he's underrated. But again, there are a lot of great players.
There are a lot of truly great guitarplayers, but I've always found that Jeff was from another dimension, maybe like Hendrix was. In his hands a guitar is a totally different instrument than in other's. So unorthodox. His soul, through his fingers, comes out of the guitar. I think he's underrated. But again, there are a lot of great players.
1) A lot of the older guitarists haven't kept progressing, it's true, but hey, they're the first wave of rock guitarists that've actually made it to this ripe age & are still playing. I have to disagree with you on Beck - he's maybe the only guitarist who's kept pushing himself & trying different techniques & genres. He's well respected & a "musician's musician". Check out his 2009 video "Live at Ronnie Scott's", & listen to the song called "Blanket" he does with Imogen Heap.
2) And other guitarists have appeared that are original, like Sonny Landreth who plays slide like nobody else, fretting behind the slide & using harmonics (check out the song Congo Square). Eric Johnson, with his one of a kind violin-tone & attack; Daniel Lanois (his solo on Lotta Love), etc. Clapton sounds recycled now, but remember he basically invented rock lead guitar in the 60’s with his “woman” tone & fiery playing. If it wasn’t for people like him, rock guitar wouldn’t be the same.
3) And it’s not just about a guitarist’s technique. It’s about the genuine feeling & soul they put into their playing, like the way Johnny Lang & the late Steve Marriot sing. That’s why it doesn’t matter that there’s a million kids nowadays that have the technique down at age 14. Sure they’re “wunderkinds”, but the novelty wears off when they get older & they’re still copying other people’s licks, instead of INVENTING their own & breaking new ground.
4) Most of these kids don't even play with passion either, they're just robots who think speed equals "good playing". You hear people say "Clapton / Hendrix / Van Halen aren't so good -- I can play their stuff easy". What they're forgetting is that you not only have to play it, you have to invent that style & compose the songs/licks in the first place, AND feel it. Violin, cello & piano have been around for a long time, & no one's tired of them yet. I doubt guitar will disappear either.
I saw '82 MSG show - seen Beck many times. Clapton live is indeed un-impressive esp sharing a stage w/Beck. Tired of excuses by Clapton fans " it's about feel" "..it's really two different styles". Beck's playing+ 40 yr discovery of GTR via every style imaginable including, yes, the blues speaks for itself. Becks mind blowing no pick technique (see "where were you?").
grinch is right. Clapton is unoriginal, lethargic but 14YO don't mimic Beck.
Nothing new in Rock. Nothing has changed since this video was recorded. You know, it almost looks ridiculous now...these dinosaurs all holding guitars...like penises. Boring pentatonics and predictable scales. Eric Clapton's once innovative style has given way to lethargy...not because of age but because he just doesn't care anymore. Guitar schools are bulging with 14 year olds who can play JUST AS GOOD AS HE DID WHEN HE WAS WITH CREAM. I suspect the guitar is on it's way OUT!
Thank you. Just beautiful. Thanks for posting. For those who care or don't know, this is a song he dedicated to the late great Roy Buchanan. Complete with the Telecaster touch. Very nice. This live performance differs somewhat from the album cut on Secret Policeman's other, where the song is extended for another 45 seconds and includes a very focused and more agressive solo. Perhaps taped on a different night...
Take a listen to Roy Buchanan play....his soul and tears come out like I've never heard before....Including these two all time greats. Roy (half wolf) Buchanan will blow your freaking mind....
Beck simply learned to use space and a "less is more" approach ala Miles Davis. Both are/were (Miles is dead) masters of expression. You hear them on their instrument and they are instantly recognizable, even after 1 note.
Clapton is good, sure; But, there's a reason why it's Jeff Beck Playing Lead: With Jeff Beck you don't need a singer or Words, his artistry carries the show for the entire duration of the concert, and as good as Clapton may be, he can't say that about his playing.
Spoken like a true child that missed the Sixties through Eighties: spoken like a child who missed the countless live +40 minute Eric Clapton solos that becaume adventures to different galaxies.
@ WTF you talking bout I'm over 50 and seen Beck when he was with the Yardbirds, I was there and got the ticket stub, can you say the same? Or are you just FoS and nothing but talk? FACT: Clapton is Over-ratted, Cocaine is just Sunshine of Your Love rehashed, dont believe me check the meter...If you truly knew anything about playing guitar, you'd realize Clapton is just another player, while Beck is a true Virtuoso...
I don't keep ticket stubs, that's childish - but I've MET both players: Clapton in 77and 78, and I bought an amp from Beck in the early '80's - it's one of Jeff's old Plush amplifiers (one of the Super 450W models).
I agree Beck is a virtuouso - but if you think Clapton isn't, and is "just another player" then you DID miss the solos I and many others witnessed.
@RoughBoy1056 I agree with lastdaysguitar when he defends Claptons ability as a musician. It's OK if you think Clapton is over-RATTED as you put it (and misspel it) after all we're not discussing a quantity that can be measured and then agreed on by everyone BUT, there is a powerful consensus of music lovers, musicians in general, guitar players in particular and even people 50 and over that Clapton is one of only a small handfull (Beck included) of the best Rock/Pop ax-men around.
music/guitarists etc are extremely competitive but even more so respectful towards each other at the Beck/Clapton level. They would not be there otherwise, ego gets in the way of real talent and entertainment. These guys are all so, so good at this level, why is there a need to have 'one guy' that is the the best. I enjoy most all of them at this level anyway.
@manic1971 No other guitar player has spanned the range of styles Clapton has. Stevie Vai is good, on one style, like Jeff Beck. They can't be touched on their home ground, but Clapton can't be touched on many grounds.
Jesus Christ! How the hell to people keep on harping on about Crapton! Crapton made his name in the '60's and his playing has stayed there! Crapton hasn't played anything fresh or exciting since Cream! Beck is of the same generation as him, and keeps on growing as a musician. As for all this "Feel" bullshit, Becks' playing on this! AMAZING! Just because some guys can play fast doesn't mean you can't play with feeling either! Check out Steve Vai's Whispering a Prayer - Jaw Dropping!
zinnington-thanks for your kind words.really like bill frissel.and leo kottke.if you play with feeling and depth doesn't matter what genre.beck just happens to be my favorite.there's a rare cover of hendrix's "driftin" by will lee with jeff that could be my favorite solo of his.it starts at about 2:10 into the song.
mo foster on bass.simon phillips on drums.beck always has great drummers.check out the live version of loose cannon here on youtube with andy gangerdeen on drums.
Beck playing like the absolute master he is... no need to dis Clapton, folks.. he is what he is... and he is wonderful... he thinks he can't play like he used to... I would disagree... he has MUCH more soul in his playing in the last decade... these 2 go back a LONG way ... be very interesting to have a drink with them and listen to stories... any producers out there? it would be a great show... both unique for many reasons.. (though no doubt Beck is the more innovative player... MY favorite)
A lot of folks thing Eric is overrated because he is not the most sophistaced musican. In fact Almost any graduate of the Musicans Institute or Berkely can play rings around him. So what he has integrity and consistancy. The dickheads that critize have no idea what it takes to be a ptofessional and be capable of showing up on time whereever your booked and deliver what is expected over and over year after years.
Although I love EC, its true that he's gone a long way on very little in terms of technique, innovation or style. JB on the other hand has taken guitar playing to new and unbelievable levels of brilliance but with no where near the same level of recognition as EC. Just goes to show that the masses have no real appreciation of what guitar should be.
This is fun to watch because Clapton is so god damned over rated as a player and Jeff Beck is so fricken under rated. Clapton is fullfilling his perfect role here, back up to the greatness of Jeff Beck.
They're both great players with totally different styles. They're be a lot less argument about Beck's status if he hadn't had such personality issues through his career that scuppered many a group he was involved with. Instead he's become something of an icon for guitar aficionados. Clapton himself, some years ago, chose Beck above everyone else as the most multi-talented guitarist he'd ever seen. That's from a guy who has hung out with some of the best, including Page, Vaughan, and Hendrix.
I had this on a CASSETE tape (Anyone remember them?). Played it until the tape broke from sheer exhaustion, I guess.Thanks much for posting this classic.
@DGA0602 teles are awsome really ,i think they look really streamlined and to think that they were the first mass produced solid body guitar and nearly 60 years on they still kick ass and stay in tune and sound awsome, not much has changed with them ,,dear mr leo fender got it right the first time ,,,,how cool is that
The best version ever, on the Seymour Duncan Tele, no vibrato, no whammy bar. Watch Clapton's face at 2:25, that says it all. The Picasso of the Electric guitar. JB!Peace Bros
@exposurejd Thanks buddy, Jeff has been at the top of my list since 1976 when this came out. This was the time was before the days of shred and finger tapping. Jeff's a true pioneer of electric guitar and what it's become. Eric Johnson is another, Danny Gatton, Stevie of course. Next we step into another realm, Stanley Jordan, Jimmy Rosenburg, Kevin Eubanks. Got to love all of them! Did I mention Jimmy Rosenburg? Come back Jimmy! youtube.com/watch?v=tvd7m996kcs&feature=related
They are both amazing and incomparable but I must say I have a thing for Jeff he is pure gold. So is clapton. People should stop arguing about it and enjoy the amazing music they presented us as they could.
This song changed my life back in '75.. As it turns out I'm not sure if it was for the better, all I knew is that I wanted to play the guitar like Jeff. Like a human voice. Make them laugh, make them cry, talk to them with nonsense and make it all make sense in the end.
The real date is september 1981. I heard the album TSPOB. In this video, i just don't like the edition of parts of the song, witch is a beautiful one.
Jeff Beck has been a master guitarist and showed his chops from the Yardbirds, to his Jeff Beck Groups with Camine Appice and Tim Bogert, Rod Stewart on vocals and John Tesh not the Tesh your thinking about, Beck Bogert and Appice his work with Jan Hammer on Blow by Blow, and so many other outfits he has played with he has shown impeccable technique, on the spot phrasing and tasty leads. Having played for over 40 years I can tell you Jeff Beck has more chops than Clapton who is predictable.
As far as I'm concerned, Clapton is right where he belongs on stage...in the background. I've always prefered Beck and I don't condone drugs, but Clapton hasn't done anything worthwhile since he kicked heroin. Slowed down Layla, Cocaine, You look Wonderful tonight... give me a break!
I always thought Jeff should have toured with Rolling Stones to expand their sound with more lead guitar solos. Mick Jagger runs all around stage singing constantly and often could use a breather. Keith Richards is great and an original Stone, but very few can play the hell out of the rock and blues style guitar like Jeff Beck.
Even Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, etc. have to give Jeff his proper respect on stage.
The Tele in this video (assuming it's the storied one EC and JB traded) was just a hybrid Seymour Duncan slapped together for Jeff (or Eric?) in the 70s. It's not a Thinline or any other kind of production model... sadly:(
You'll find that track on Blow by Blow - an amazing album and one of many by Jeff Beck who is without doubt one of the most amazing and influencial guitarists off all time - he inspired many of todays ROCK giants and his technique has been emulated over and over again but non can still come close to the emotion and integrity of his playing!
Why the fuck do IDIOTS keep comparing guitarists? As far as I am concerned they are just as good, except Jimi Hendrix, which is just in a class of his own. You cannot compare Beck and Eric Clapton. Get it.
sse by saying that you too, are doing the exact same thing as every1 else, and im gonna add my considerably knowledgeable opinion to this, hendrix is no way the best guitsrest ever, clapton is the greatest GUITAR player ever knowone can touch him, hendrix might be the most influencial or the most flamboyant guitar player ever, but there is just NOWAY anyone can touch clapton on guitar for shear ability. C.I.G
That's right it is not all a "Battle of the Bands Show". These guys just like to play together and make the magic. EC allows JB to shine and does exactly what the second guitar should do. Lovely.
@nyg1954 Thank you. You are my hero. It's the music that counts. Alot of people commenting here should check out jazz guitarists. Talk about separating the men from theboys.
Pfft! Eric Clapton, the dinosaur. Mr. Fluffy Pop Rock! The guy's been cruising on his reputation from the 60s. Can we please raise the bar a little higher for our heroes?
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brymac - I like Jeff. I DO NOT like Eric Clapton. You really have to do a lot better than performing boring pentatonics to impress me. Eric hasn't put in a days work since 1969. I'm tired of this guy faking his art.
Am so sorry to hear that you are deaf and blind...I think you will find he has done a lot since `69...anyway..enjoy the dog and the hearing aid...oops sorry for got ..you will not be able to read this
I like Jeff. I DO NOT like Eric Clapton. You really have to do a lot better than performing boring pentatonics to impress me. Eric hasn't put in a days work since 1969. I'm tired of this guy faking his art.
There's no gtr player who can play like JB or do justice to his stuff.Tune is probably written by Steve Wonder & Jeff dedicated this beauty to Roy Buchanan.
jeff beck with sleeves?!? what strange place is this video from? incredible performance by the way, thanks for posting, Beck uses "pastels of musical colors" to quote renduke. There will never be anyone like him again.
@najibora : LOL.. of course he's playing guitar.. but i mean.. he's just doing rhythm.. i thought they both gonna jam with Jeff's song. Just like Steve Lukather & Lee Ritenour, covering this song also.
Unique in that a) Jeff is wearing a shirt with a collar and sleeves b) he's playing a tele c) he's using a pick. Not sure what year it is, but Eric looks like he's got a buzz on, so it's gotta be more than ten years old.
Terry Bozzio probably explains it best about Beck....he plays in what Bozzio refers to as "time warped fractals"....in other words it's almost like a 16 note octive.....there are notes there that are neither A or G but closer to one of the two notes......in otherwords he's playing in a sort of pastels of musical colors and Bozzio claims he's never heard anyone else do it with such effect. Bozzio also claims that while he does it with both hands it comes primarily from his right hand.
there"s no doubt that Roy Buchanan influenced Beck a great deal, Jeff even admits to borrowing from him to improve his sound, as this dedication (cause we"ve ended as lovers) proves how much he thought of Roy!
WELL, FIRST TIME ON YOUTUBE A REASONABLE INPUT...YOU KNOW....? YOU ARE ALL RIGHT...! Dont worry about the telecaster..i have a strat JB customized...cant get near that sound...play the guitar for 40 years haha
dustyturntable hits the nail on the head. It's not about who's better. Different styles, different sounds, different techniques. Let's just thank the Lord we got a chance to hear them in our lifetime. Noone is " THE BEST " . Or maybe they ALL are.
God walk into the venue everytime Beck picks up a guitar.....he does the same thing 90% of the time with Steve Vai.....Beck is beyond words here....Clapton just looks paralized by what he;s hearing here....look at clapton at 2:24 he just can't believe it....frankly neither can I
Holy shit I think you're right! And I've never seen Jeff use a pick before. Amazing the tones he gets from the Tele. Humbuckers no less. Seen him play 3 times and always the Strat with a Whammy. How in the hell does he get a Tele to sound like this?!?! The man is UNFREAKINGBELIEAVABLE.
interesting responses...i suppose opinions vary. i feel as though it's all a matter of what the listener wants to hear. i am a fan of Clapton, Beck, Page (his writing ability), SRV, etc. in my opinion Beck is an amazing player, his execution is over the top....you can see the emotional connection with his delivery.
the bass player is mo foster.
nyg1954 3 weeks ago
Beck is just AMAZING!
ronniedillon 1 month ago
é sensacional.
MAURILIO9339 1 month ago 2
From 1981!
niko69drums 1 month ago
days when MTV use to play real music...but not anymore
dxbfreemind 1 month ago 2
so nice to see Jeff play without whammying every note - when he started that i never liked him again
RDblues47 2 months ago
Este tema es lo mejor para los finos de oídos. Gracias. Jeff y Eric
maurimestre1 4 months ago
Clapton's guitar is so relaxed it's just sitting there having a cigarette.
slacker37 5 months ago
@slacker37 just watchin' with a smile
itzjoeymac 4 months ago
straight and to the point, no whammy, clean playing just like on the blow by blow album.....one of if not the best live versions of this song in my opinion.....clapton thinks so to from what i see !
ronnied828 5 months ago
written by.. stevie wonder
Ezwider109 6 months ago in playlist Eric Clapton（エリック・クラプトン）
1981
jj091860 6 months ago
This is so good...
DarkHorizonEOS 7 months ago in playlist A19 - Eric Clapton
I think that the list mentioned previous should also include Mr. Roy Buchanan, and in my opinion he is at the top of the list.....
jfo41 7 months ago
who is the bassplayer?
acidjazzydiscofunky 7 months ago
@acidjazzydiscofunky
I would say it's Donald "DUCK" Dunn... look him up, he's played with Clapton and many others
and is well know session Bass master as well as his role in the movie the "Blues Brothers"
thekeifernet 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
There are a lot of truly great guitarplayers, but I've always found that Jeff was from another dimension, maybe like Hendrix was. In his hands a guitar is a totally different instrument than in other's. So unorthodox. His soul, through his fingers, comes out of the guitar. I think he's underrated. But again, there are a lot of great players.
williewal 8 months ago
There are a lot of truly great guitarplayers, but I've always found that Jeff was from another dimension, maybe like Hendrix was. In his hands a guitar is a totally different instrument than in other's. So unorthodox. His soul, through his fingers, comes out of the guitar. I think he's underrated. But again, there are a lot of great players.
williewal 8 months ago
Shame they cut out half of it. They also don Further on up the road and Crossroads in which Beck blow Clapton off the stage
guitarspy 9 months ago
duck dunn on bass. i think
bunkyzzz 9 months ago
@bunkyzzz
Isn't that Mo Foster on bass?
widepass 9 months ago
@widepass mofoster.com Mo Foster it is. cheers.
bunkyzzz 9 months ago
Anyone know who played bass on this recording?
TantalumsDad 10 months ago
At 2:25 i almost cry, what a f*cking bend !
yumdu93 10 months ago
if you "dislike" this...go back to the pablum of the 2011 "pop stars".....no more need be said...
mary0mca0gypsy0eyes 10 months ago
Dad: "i remember seeing Clapton and Jeff Beck on Mtv back in the 80's"
Daughter: "what were those boring dudes doing on Mtv, it's all about snooki now"
these times suck
FRAJAHEHI 10 months ago
No in the 80s Beck is play with the Whammy Strast.
The12Child 10 months ago
Even God (Clapton) himself knows when to stand back and watch...Beck is still so far ahead of the rest of us, we'll never catch up
BTW, This song goes to way back before MTV...It's before there was color TV! LOL!
sssmitty1756 10 months ago
@thegrinchl7
1) A lot of the older guitarists haven't kept progressing, it's true, but hey, they're the first wave of rock guitarists that've actually made it to this ripe age & are still playing. I have to disagree with you on Beck - he's maybe the only guitarist who's kept pushing himself & trying different techniques & genres. He's well respected & a "musician's musician". Check out his 2009 video "Live at Ronnie Scott's", & listen to the song called "Blanket" he does with Imogen Heap.
Smudgefizz 10 months ago
2) And other guitarists have appeared that are original, like Sonny Landreth who plays slide like nobody else, fretting behind the slide & using harmonics (check out the song Congo Square). Eric Johnson, with his one of a kind violin-tone & attack; Daniel Lanois (his solo on Lotta Love), etc. Clapton sounds recycled now, but remember he basically invented rock lead guitar in the 60’s with his “woman” tone & fiery playing. If it wasn’t for people like him, rock guitar wouldn’t be the same.
Smudgefizz 10 months ago
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Smudgefizz 10 months ago
3) And it’s not just about a guitarist’s technique. It’s about the genuine feeling & soul they put into their playing, like the way Johnny Lang & the late Steve Marriot sing. That’s why it doesn’t matter that there’s a million kids nowadays that have the technique down at age 14. Sure they’re “wunderkinds”, but the novelty wears off when they get older & they’re still copying other people’s licks, instead of INVENTING their own & breaking new ground.
Smudgefizz 10 months ago
4) Most of these kids don't even play with passion either, they're just robots who think speed equals "good playing". You hear people say "Clapton / Hendrix / Van Halen aren't so good -- I can play their stuff easy". What they're forgetting is that you not only have to play it, you have to invent that style & compose the songs/licks in the first place, AND feel it. Violin, cello & piano have been around for a long time, & no one's tired of them yet. I doubt guitar will disappear either.
Smudgefizz 10 months ago
I saw '82 MSG show - seen Beck many times. Clapton live is indeed un-impressive esp sharing a stage w/Beck. Tired of excuses by Clapton fans " it's about feel" "..it's really two different styles". Beck's playing+ 40 yr discovery of GTR via every style imaginable including, yes, the blues speaks for itself. Becks mind blowing no pick technique (see "where were you?").
grinch is right. Clapton is unoriginal, lethargic but 14YO don't mimic Beck.
02/10 Rolling Stone Eric admits Beck is god.
LimoWreck00 11 months ago
Nothing new in Rock. Nothing has changed since this video was recorded. You know, it almost looks ridiculous now...these dinosaurs all holding guitars...like penises. Boring pentatonics and predictable scales. Eric Clapton's once innovative style has given way to lethargy...not because of age but because he just doesn't care anymore. Guitar schools are bulging with 14 year olds who can play JUST AS GOOD AS HE DID WHEN HE WAS WITH CREAM. I suspect the guitar is on it's way OUT!
thegrinchl7 11 months ago
@thegrinchl7 Whoa. If you can listen to this, or any of Jeff's work, and say that it is boring...
You're further out of your mind than Charlie Sheen is.
chrisd9416 10 months ago
@chrisd9416 - Charlie Sheen? Americans kneel at the altar of celebrities...then they wonder why they're becoming a 3rd World country!
thegrinchl7 10 months ago
HE should use the Les Paul Oxblood on this
The12Child 1 year ago
Thank you. Just beautiful. Thanks for posting. For those who care or don't know, this is a song he dedicated to the late great Roy Buchanan. Complete with the Telecaster touch. Very nice. This live performance differs somewhat from the album cut on Secret Policeman's other, where the song is extended for another 45 seconds and includes a very focused and more agressive solo. Perhaps taped on a different night...
funjohnnie40 1 year ago
not to be mean beck fans but i can see this song as a part of the lybrinth sound track. Great song though powerfull
Guitarstring187 1 year ago
1981 Secret Policeman's Ball
cquerales 1 year ago
Take a listen to Roy Buchanan play....his soul and tears come out like I've never heard before....Including these two all time greats. Roy (half wolf) Buchanan will blow your freaking mind....
1PJfan 1 year ago
@wink. i think between late 70's & early 80's (79-81).
ALAB69ERS 1 year ago
give claptona chance to pay a solo
jazzrockblues95 1 year ago
the Seymour Duncan made Telecaster..Sweet
wisesatyr72 1 year ago
beck doing lovers with a tele with humbuckers, On mtv. BADASS.
5150zombie 1 year ago
EC pretty low profile
sidpryce 1 year ago
This is the guitar he used to record the album version. What a mongrel mutt, but beautiful sounding.
ndrummerc 1 year ago
Beck simply learned to use space and a "less is more" approach ala Miles Davis. Both are/were (Miles is dead) masters of expression. You hear them on their instrument and they are instantly recognizable, even after 1 note.
talkingwall 1 year ago
Clapton is good, sure; But, there's a reason why it's Jeff Beck Playing Lead: With Jeff Beck you don't need a singer or Words, his artistry carries the show for the entire duration of the concert, and as good as Clapton may be, he can't say that about his playing.
RoughBoy1056 1 year ago
@RoughBoy1056
Spoken like a true child that missed the Sixties through Eighties: spoken like a child who missed the countless live +40 minute Eric Clapton solos that becaume adventures to different galaxies.
WITHOUT NEEDING DRUGS I might add.
We were THERE pup, you weren't.
lastdaysguitar 1 year ago
@ WTF you talking bout I'm over 50 and seen Beck when he was with the Yardbirds, I was there and got the ticket stub, can you say the same? Or are you just FoS and nothing but talk? FACT: Clapton is Over-ratted, Cocaine is just Sunshine of Your Love rehashed, dont believe me check the meter...If you truly knew anything about playing guitar, you'd realize Clapton is just another player, while Beck is a true Virtuoso...
RoughBoy1056 1 year ago
@RoughBoy1056
dang... I gave you the benefit of the doubt.
but you're not young, you're just ignorant!
I don't keep ticket stubs, that's childish - but I've MET both players: Clapton in 77and 78, and I bought an amp from Beck in the early '80's - it's one of Jeff's old Plush amplifiers (one of the Super 450W models).
I agree Beck is a virtuouso - but if you think Clapton isn't, and is "just another player" then you DID miss the solos I and many others witnessed.
lastdaysguitar 1 year ago 2
@RoughBoy1056 I agree with lastdaysguitar when he defends Claptons ability as a musician. It's OK if you think Clapton is over-RATTED as you put it (and misspel it) after all we're not discussing a quantity that can be measured and then agreed on by everyone BUT, there is a powerful consensus of music lovers, musicians in general, guitar players in particular and even people 50 and over that Clapton is one of only a small handfull (Beck included) of the best Rock/Pop ax-men around.
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changing3 11 months ago
it's from 1981.
nyg1954 1 year ago
is it just me or does this song sound better on a tele?
nyg1954 1 year ago
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music/guitarists etc are extremely competitive but even more so respectful towards each other at the Beck/Clapton level. They would not be there otherwise, ego gets in the way of real talent and entertainment. These guys are all so, so good at this level, why is there a need to have 'one guy' that is the the best. I enjoy most all of them at this level anyway.
hotwirehenry 1 year ago
wow... that is serious talent.
jgwilson5 1 year ago
@manic1971 No other guitar player has spanned the range of styles Clapton has. Stevie Vai is good, on one style, like Jeff Beck. They can't be touched on their home ground, but Clapton can't be touched on many grounds.
wslyder 1 year ago
@wslyder well i agree that clapton is a very versatile guitar, but i think you forgot guthrie govan. he can pretty much play any style too.
ThayerLazarou 1 year ago 2
@septip123 That aint no normal Tele man! And that aint no normal guitar player neither!
wslyder 1 year ago
2:30....made me tear up a bit.
bcdrummin 1 year ago
@bcdrummin you must be an asshole then
thehomefront 1 year ago
I would have never believed Jeff produced those sounds on a Tele.
septip123 1 year ago 2
Holy sh*t. I had this on vinyl but had no idea how effortless Beck made it seem.
keyehaw 1 year ago
Best version of this touching guitar master peive. ever, I used to play this in my concert in 1984 in Jing Yi Collage's annaversiary !
RalphKuotw 1 year ago
wow pero que sonido que le sak este locoss de pelos de punta
MRTOUBABY 1 year ago
Jesus Christ! How the hell to people keep on harping on about Crapton! Crapton made his name in the '60's and his playing has stayed there! Crapton hasn't played anything fresh or exciting since Cream! Beck is of the same generation as him, and keeps on growing as a musician. As for all this "Feel" bullshit, Becks' playing on this! AMAZING! Just because some guys can play fast doesn't mean you can't play with feeling either! Check out Steve Vai's Whispering a Prayer - Jaw Dropping!
manic1971 1 year ago
Tal Wilkenfeld complements Jeff so much better than this bass player don't you think?
TheWildMoor 1 year ago
zinnington-thanks for your kind words.really like bill frissel.and leo kottke.if you play with feeling and depth doesn't matter what genre.beck just happens to be my favorite.there's a rare cover of hendrix's "driftin" by will lee with jeff that could be my favorite solo of his.it starts at about 2:10 into the song.
nyg1954 1 year ago
mo foster on bass.simon phillips on drums.beck always has great drummers.check out the live version of loose cannon here on youtube with andy gangerdeen on drums.
nyg1954 1 year ago
2:17 ........made me soil myself.
i'm not talking about number 1 or 2.
LedZeppelinisgod100 1 year ago
debris balls on my brother, but it's beck by a lifetime, ,,,,,,, and clapton will be the first to tell you
Targaxel 1 year ago
anybody can learn to play fast. there are little kids who can shred faster than the average guitar player.
but ultimately it's about feel and saying something through your instrument, having a "sound".
when you hear clapton you just know it's him.
all these shredders sound the same to me with the exception of a very few.
and furthermore half these guys couldn't play good rhythm guitar to save their lives.
learn how to play "let it rain" and see if you can sound as good as he did.
kimo1371 1 year ago
Beck playing like the absolute master he is... no need to dis Clapton, folks.. he is what he is... and he is wonderful... he thinks he can't play like he used to... I would disagree... he has MUCH more soul in his playing in the last decade... these 2 go back a LONG way ... be very interesting to have a drink with them and listen to stories... any producers out there? it would be a great show... both unique for many reasons.. (though no doubt Beck is the more innovative player... MY favorite)
debris54 1 year ago
A lot of folks thing Eric is overrated because he is not the most sophistaced musican. In fact Almost any graduate of the Musicans Institute or Berkely can play rings around him. So what he has integrity and consistancy. The dickheads that critize have no idea what it takes to be a ptofessional and be capable of showing up on time whereever your booked and deliver what is expected over and over year after years.
scottduncan44 1 year ago
NOBODY PLAYS LIKE JEFF! Hey whose on the bass?
bentpolski 1 year ago 2
Beautiful together
ldhall47 1 year ago
The Seymore Duncan Tele, check out that story newbies. Clapton's face at 2:19 says it all.
RayERice 1 year ago
oh.man.....gotta love the good ol' MTV era where music is truely music. Unlike the crap we we see on tv those days.
alstonian78 1 year ago 33
@alstonian78 Well, fuck the MTV and the pussies are runnin' it now.
The12Child 1 year ago
this was before it became mindless Monkey TV
those were the good times...
chihawks2010 1 year ago
To quote Peter Griffen; Poor Jeff, you have been hurt. Who hurt you Jeff? Who hurt you? Who hurt you? Who hurt you? Awesome performance!
fenderstratnut 1 year ago
Although I love EC, its true that he's gone a long way on very little in terms of technique, innovation or style. JB on the other hand has taken guitar playing to new and unbelievable levels of brilliance but with no where near the same level of recognition as EC. Just goes to show that the masses have no real appreciation of what guitar should be.
DaveyKrechtner 1 year ago
This is fun to watch because Clapton is so god damned over rated as a player and Jeff Beck is so fricken under rated. Clapton is fullfilling his perfect role here, back up to the greatness of Jeff Beck.
bohs1984 1 year ago
They're both great players with totally different styles. They're be a lot less argument about Beck's status if he hadn't had such personality issues through his career that scuppered many a group he was involved with. Instead he's become something of an icon for guitar aficionados. Clapton himself, some years ago, chose Beck above everyone else as the most multi-talented guitarist he'd ever seen. That's from a guy who has hung out with some of the best, including Page, Vaughan, and Hendrix.
TimW59 1 year ago
I had this on a CASSETE tape (Anyone remember them?). Played it until the tape broke from sheer exhaustion, I guess.Thanks much for posting this classic.
SuperBigBaBoo 1 year ago
is it just me or are telecasters funny looking but really beautiful when u plug it in? I tried them myself and they were great!!!!
DGA0602 1 year ago
@DGA0602 teles are awsome really ,i think they look really streamlined and to think that they were the first mass produced solid body guitar and nearly 60 years on they still kick ass and stay in tune and sound awsome, not much has changed with them ,,dear mr leo fender got it right the first time ,,,,how cool is that
spudgun05 1 year ago
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imatube2 1 year ago
It's called MTV shithead!
Rckrgrl73 1 year ago
Best version around...such a shame with the noise..
steffenbrix 1 year ago
The best version ever, on the Seymour Duncan Tele, no vibrato, no whammy bar. Watch Clapton's face at 2:25, that says it all. The Picasso of the Electric guitar. JB!Peace Bros
RayERice 1 year ago 11
@RayERice Dude, totally!...Nice catch on Clapton's reaction!
exposurejd 9 months ago
@exposurejd Thanks buddy, Jeff has been at the top of my list since 1976 when this came out. This was the time was before the days of shred and finger tapping. Jeff's a true pioneer of electric guitar and what it's become. Eric Johnson is another, Danny Gatton, Stevie of course. Next we step into another realm, Stanley Jordan, Jimmy Rosenburg, Kevin Eubanks. Got to love all of them! Did I mention Jimmy Rosenburg? Come back Jimmy! youtube.com/watch?v=tvd7m996kcs&feature=related
RayERice 9 months ago
I think the notion of music as a competition really is immature.
However... I kind of doubt Eric would want to follow that solo immediately.
jancivil 1 year ago
Steve Lukather at the beginning?
kristofor12345 1 year ago
we're in the eighties, just listen to that bass :-) jeff must be the coolest guy walking round on the planet. Great !!
splankhoon 1 year ago
They are both amazing and incomparable but I must say I have a thing for Jeff he is pure gold. So is clapton. People should stop arguing about it and enjoy the amazing music they presented us as they could.
274blake 1 year ago
This song changed my life back in '75.. As it turns out I'm not sure if it was for the better, all I knew is that I wanted to play the guitar like Jeff. Like a human voice. Make them laugh, make them cry, talk to them with nonsense and make it all make sense in the end.
Jeff Beck, the Picasso of electric guitar
RayERice 1 year ago
The real date is september 1981. I heard the album TSPOB. In this video, i just don't like the edition of parts of the song, witch is a beautiful one.
SECOMMARICA 1 year ago
What was MTV thinking back then? Actually playing music . . . that would never work.
20strato 1 year ago
wow Jeff, that was sex right there
germzneverdie 1 year ago
This actually might have been the late 70's because Beck is still using a pick. He started using his fingers to pick with the album "Flash"
joedodge1 1 year ago
Jeff Beck has been a master guitarist and showed his chops from the Yardbirds, to his Jeff Beck Groups with Camine Appice and Tim Bogert, Rod Stewart on vocals and John Tesh not the Tesh your thinking about, Beck Bogert and Appice his work with Jan Hammer on Blow by Blow, and so many other outfits he has played with he has shown impeccable technique, on the spot phrasing and tasty leads. Having played for over 40 years I can tell you Jeff Beck has more chops than Clapton who is predictable.
Deaconblueful 1 year ago
fuck u zappa1952-shame on ya!
hotlegs57 1 year ago
As far as I'm concerned, Clapton is right where he belongs on stage...in the background. I've always prefered Beck and I don't condone drugs, but Clapton hasn't done anything worthwhile since he kicked heroin. Slowed down Layla, Cocaine, You look Wonderful tonight... give me a break!
zappa1952 1 year ago
I always thought Jeff should have toured with Rolling Stones to expand their sound with more lead guitar solos. Mick Jagger runs all around stage singing constantly and often could use a breather. Keith Richards is great and an original Stone, but very few can play the hell out of the rock and blues style guitar like Jeff Beck.
Even Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, etc. have to give Jeff his proper respect on stage.
busterbone 1 year ago
Blow by Blow was recorded with the Oxblood right?
TheHuMoCa 1 year ago
Actually, this track was played on a telecaster with humbuckers that he traded with either Clapton or Roy Buchannon (can't remember which)
jenerikuser 1 year ago
thx 4 the help, wow a telecaster with humbuckers had to look amazing
TheHuMoCa 1 year ago
@TheHuMoCa They're part of the thinline series. I believe from around 68-72. Fender started making them again recently.
mgsteciu 1 year ago
@mgsteciu
The Tele in this video (assuming it's the storied one EC and JB traded) was just a hybrid Seymour Duncan slapped together for Jeff (or Eric?) in the 70s. It's not a Thinline or any other kind of production model... sadly:(
yobhsiFehT 1 year ago
In which albub can i find it?
kperakis 1 year ago
You'll find that track on Blow by Blow - an amazing album and one of many by Jeff Beck who is without doubt one of the most amazing and influencial guitarists off all time - he inspired many of todays ROCK giants and his technique has been emulated over and over again but non can still come close to the emotion and integrity of his playing!
mikeharwooduk 1 year ago
I remember wearing out my vinyl copy of this... LOL Still have that record but fortunately found The Secret Policeman's Other Ball on CD.
Beck is truly one of a kind. Love it when he plays the Tele or Esquire!
DrDeath26 1 year ago
Nice video! Thanks
G7flat5 1 year ago
Richard Thompson.
gilawoodpecker 1 year ago
different style to this, but you clearly like talented guitarists!
expatbizzum 1 year ago
nice to see jeff without his hand glued to the tremolo arm! It sounds a lot more musical.
MrJosephDavies 1 year ago 2
Why the fuck do IDIOTS keep comparing guitarists? As far as I am concerned they are just as good, except Jimi Hendrix, which is just in a class of his own. You cannot compare Beck and Eric Clapton. Get it.
snakeweirdo 1 year ago
sse by saying that you too, are doing the exact same thing as every1 else, and im gonna add my considerably knowledgeable opinion to this, hendrix is no way the best guitsrest ever, clapton is the greatest GUITAR player ever knowone can touch him, hendrix might be the most influencial or the most flamboyant guitar player ever, but there is just NOWAY anyone can touch clapton on guitar for shear ability. C.I.G
atourdeforce 1 year ago
It's your opinion against mine, however, I'd say one thing, you need to listen to more Jimi Hendrix, you have no Idea of what you're missing in on.
snakeweirdo 1 year ago
1981. Drummer Simon Philips, around the time he recorded with Michael Scheker.
MickCorgi 1 year ago
a good guitar player should be also good in manners..try not to say bad things about your fellow guitar player...peace!
sbegu97 2 years ago
Beck has such a delicate touch...awesome
lwdewhirst 2 years ago
That's right it is not all a "Battle of the Bands Show". These guys just like to play together and make the magic. EC allows JB to shine and does exactly what the second guitar should do. Lovely.
justintimeforthis 2 years ago
all you assholes who think guitar playing is a competition.should grow the fuck up!
nyg1954 2 years ago 70
@nyg1954 Yes, but some really do think they are cool, and all they really do, is suck!
spenglerX 1 year ago
@nyg1954 Thank you. You are my hero. It's the music that counts. Alot of people commenting here should check out jazz guitarists. Talk about separating the men from theboys.
zinnington 1 year ago
@nyg1954 itz like Jeff says... 'It's like picking your favorite food.'
itzjoeymac 1 year ago
The great Jeff Beck at work. Clapton is in the right spot. Behind him.
bayonett72 2 years ago
Well I kind of agree with thegrinch17,
Apart from the odd decent blue's (covers) album its pretty much the same old same from Mr Clapton. Other than that it can get pretty mediocre...
dobrome 2 years ago
Pfft! Eric Clapton, the dinosaur. Mr. Fluffy Pop Rock! The guy's been cruising on his reputation from the 60s. Can we please raise the bar a little higher for our heroes?
thegrinchl7 2 years ago
think you will find that Jeff is a bit older than EC..and Eric is a bluesman thank you
brymacbluesband 2 years ago
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brymac - I like Jeff. I DO NOT like Eric Clapton. You really have to do a lot better than performing boring pentatonics to impress me. Eric hasn't put in a days work since 1969. I'm tired of this guy faking his art.
thegrinchl7 2 years ago
Am so sorry to hear that you are deaf and blind...I think you will find he has done a lot since `69...anyway..enjoy the dog and the hearing aid...oops sorry for got ..you will not be able to read this
brymacbluesband 2 years ago
i have to agree...after cream....a decent song here & there, but nothing close to his potential
tomnardozza 2 years ago 2
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I like Jeff. I DO NOT like Eric Clapton. You really have to do a lot better than performing boring pentatonics to impress me. Eric hasn't put in a days work since 1969. I'm tired of this guy faking his art.
thegrinchl7 1 year ago
What kind of bullshit is this? You are not talking MUSIC! MUSIC is a very important thing, technique comes second..
snakeweirdo 1 year ago
Mo Foster on Bass
ChicoBlues1 2 years ago
There's no gtr player who can play like JB or do justice to his stuff.Tune is probably written by Steve Wonder & Jeff dedicated this beauty to Roy Buchanan.
Bluezking 2 years ago
The Secret Policeman's Ball Concert '81
ChicoBlues1 2 years ago
jeff beck with sleeves?!? what strange place is this video from? incredible performance by the way, thanks for posting, Beck uses "pastels of musical colors" to quote renduke. There will never be anyone like him again.
zeppelinstrat 2 years ago
@najibora : LOL.. of course he's playing guitar.. but i mean.. he's just doing rhythm.. i thought they both gonna jam with Jeff's song. Just like Steve Lukather & Lee Ritenour, covering this song also.
bluesjack82 2 years ago
1981.
Looks like Simon Phillips on drums;anyone know who was on bass?
captainsurfcaster 2 years ago
what's Eric doing there?
bluesjack82 2 years ago
maybe Eric is playing the guitar?
najibora 2 years ago
Learning how to really play the guitar from the best!
stymiepop 2 years ago
Unique in that a) Jeff is wearing a shirt with a collar and sleeves b) he's playing a tele c) he's using a pick. Not sure what year it is, but Eric looks like he's got a buzz on, so it's gotta be more than ten years old.
jhank708 2 years ago
It was either 1979 or 1981...I think. Somewhere around then, anyway.
goss1961 2 years ago
Classic Jeff Beck.
sd006 2 years ago
great track,
great constelation.
houie d.
THEhouied 2 years ago
I think this is from THe Secret Policeman's Ball... with Sting, Sir Bob G., Phil Collins. Great tunes!
CruxVera 2 years ago
Terry Bozzio probably explains it best about Beck....he plays in what Bozzio refers to as "time warped fractals"....in other words it's almost like a 16 note octive.....there are notes there that are neither A or G but closer to one of the two notes......in otherwords he's playing in a sort of pastels of musical colors and Bozzio claims he's never heard anyone else do it with such effect. Bozzio also claims that while he does it with both hands it comes primarily from his right hand.
renduke 2 years ago 3
there"s no doubt that Roy Buchanan influenced Beck a great deal, Jeff even admits to borrowing from him to improve his sound, as this dedication (cause we"ve ended as lovers) proves how much he thought of Roy!
dan32113 1 year ago 2
Whoa, this is MTV?
But... there are talented musicians being shown...
My brain just exploded.
Neko501 2 years ago 18
@Neko501 you made me lol
Orochimaru666999 1 year ago
@Neko501
Yeah it might be weird, but I remember the 80ies still,when MTV actually was about music. Not all ringtones, kids game shows and fake musicians.
Anyone remember Ray Cokes??? Most Wanted!!!
H3rb3rtW3hn3r 1 year ago 2
Oh, how MTV has fallen short of its initial promise.....
radishrose 2 years ago 5
WELL, FIRST TIME ON YOUTUBE A REASONABLE INPUT...YOU KNOW....? YOU ARE ALL RIGHT...! Dont worry about the telecaster..i have a strat JB customized...cant get near that sound...play the guitar for 40 years haha
Dubaiman123 2 years ago
that shit sounded scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrSixstringjohnny 2 years ago
that guitar sounds like an angel crying or something, you can make a guitar speak, but cry?
BARREDA1976 2 years ago 3
2:25 is that bob dylan on drums hahah just a joke. Becks guitar sounds like a baby crying or something. Beautiful
BARREDA1976 2 years ago 3
dustyturntable hits the nail on the head. It's not about who's better. Different styles, different sounds, different techniques. Let's just thank the Lord we got a chance to hear them in our lifetime. Noone is " THE BEST " . Or maybe they ALL are.
ursafan40 2 years ago
what...??...
Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits is THE BEST !!??....Oh Come on !!
8¬)
wrongsideof45 2 years ago
holy crap they USE TOO actually play REAL muscians on MTV ? LOL
renduke 2 years ago 56
@renduke I cant believe they actually used to play MUSIC on MTV. All I see are reality shows now.
xcaluhbration 1 year ago
God walk into the venue everytime Beck picks up a guitar.....he does the same thing 90% of the time with Steve Vai.....Beck is beyond words here....Clapton just looks paralized by what he;s hearing here....look at clapton at 2:24 he just can't believe it....frankly neither can I
renduke 2 years ago 4
is jeff using a pick here?
IpkisStanley 2 years ago
Holy shit I think you're right! And I've never seen Jeff use a pick before. Amazing the tones he gets from the Tele. Humbuckers no less. Seen him play 3 times and always the Strat with a Whammy. How in the hell does he get a Tele to sound like this?!?! The man is UNFREAKINGBELIEAVABLE.
ursafan40 2 years ago 2
right on dusty
bigddetroit 2 years ago
Idiots, it's not about who's better. Thank God for all of them and they came along in our lifetime!
dustyturntable 2 years ago 5
..every once in a while,...God comes into the room, arena, venue,...and inspires a performance.
He showed up that nite.
Haunting, beautiful, Melodic, and with notes I've never heard before,..or since.
Wondrous.
rwwagsneb 2 years ago 3
word
dustyturntable 2 years ago
Best song off "Blow by Blow'...one of my soundtracks to my life. Two fav guys too!
musicmommary 2 years ago
interesting responses...i suppose opinions vary. i feel as though it's all a matter of what the listener wants to hear. i am a fan of Clapton, Beck, Page (his writing ability), SRV, etc. in my opinion Beck is an amazing player, his execution is over the top....you can see the emotional connection with his delivery.
1968hambone 2 years ago