Jeff Beck - Star Cycle

[Cae70]

I like the passage after the 2nd main theme repetition @ 1:29, when Vinnie changes the beat to a straight snare hit at 2/4 and 4/4 and Jeff just chops out a great solo!

[ithinku8dert]

no one i mean no one can touch jeff beck he has been evolving since he picked up the guitar.he just keeps experimenting and getting better.going to see him next month nyc it makes about 50th time and he always thrills me just look at claptons face on thier duo on further on up the road it tells all

[KuznetsovTumansky]

Yeah!

[BrotherDevious]

The King of Tone.

[jrkzx12r]

brings back memories friom UMASS seeing BECK there , waiting like 2-3 hrs cuz he was late, and then he played till like close to 2 in the morning, freakin awesome show, it stirs aot of feelings up from "back in the day" this album just came out, so when was that? i night have to go figure it out, or maybe another poster knos when it was...?? peace n smoke up the green! i just saqw it was 1983,,, so i kinda remember correctly :)

[jrkzx12r]

brings back memories friom UMASS seeing BECK there , waiting like 2-3 hrs cuz he was late, and then he played till like close to 2 in the morning, freakin awesome show, it stirs aot of feelings up from "back in the day" this album just came out, so when was that? i night have to go figure it out, or maybe another poster knos when it was...?? peace n smoke up the green!

[callingeuterpe]

@jrkzx12r I was at the same concert and had dropped some cid before it was supposed to start. What a drag sitting there for hours tripping,- not knowing when he'd show up(...or maybe sobber up). I'm not sure what the year was either. Jan Hammer played the synth like a guitar player. That album was so cool because it was like two blues-jazz guitarists playing off one another.

[jrkzx12r]

@callingeuterpe it was in 1983....i kinda heard the same thing, that he had to sober up first to play, but i remember a LONG wait and a real LONG concert and now that you mention it, i remember the sythesizer on the guitar strap being played too, most of the rest was ahaze kinda, a friend had borrowed a car and we got hammered before the concert, i remmebr walking real far to get there too, and also jumping ovewr these bushes BUT there was a wall and adrop-off we couldnt see, lika 10FT dropoff!

[DogCatchersBand]

Jeff pre-dates Jimi on many techniques...Jeff was a shy & reserved Brit, and Jimi was an animal on stage. Most of the stories about Jimi focus on his fondness for Eric Clapton, but many forget it was also Jeff Beck he insisted on meeting when he went to London because he wanted to meet the man behind all the wild feedback,fuzz, and general guitar freakout style. Jeff admits to copying Hendrix also in a 1971 Rolling Stone interview.

[nowisfine]

@DogCatchersBand ....Hendrix found Beck, do your due diligence, although; as Hendrix learned tricks from Beck, the sharing of styles was truely complimentary to each other....Hendrix was more expeditious using everything onstage, while Jeff was and is still, somewhat of a perfectionist that worked on each sound studiously before bringing it out in public. Jimi stated once that JB showed him anything he asked about his Yardbird sounds and Jeff, I'm sure, picked up some tricks from him too.

[nowisfine]

@DogCatchersBand ...Oh MN, MY BAD...my mistake, i misinterpreted your remark comcerning who looked for whom.....we have the same knowledge. Forgive the remark about "diligence".....perhaps I should work on my "comprehension", eh??? Keep on rockin' anyway, and may you improve with age as well as Jeff Beck has....

[yesihavenocigarettes]

thankyouverymuchsir...nice



[azleather]

I've loved Beck's playing ever since I first heard him in the mid sixties; he's one of the best, if not THE BEST. But I also loved Jimmy's playing, and Clapton's, and Stevie Ray's, and Johnny Winter's, and Buddy Guy's, and George Benson's, etc., etc.. Why does one have to be better than the other? They're ALL GENIUSES!! Their styles are different, so it's a matter of taste. For me, it depends on what kind of mood I'm in. Right now, it's Gabor Szabo.

[christyman]

BS Check out Beck on "Shapes of Things" and "Over Under Sideways Down" years before Jimi

[DogCatchersBand]

Tony Hymas toured witrh Jeff Beck in 1980,no Jan Hammer...it was an awesome show in Plattsburgh,NY 11/11/80!

[stretch4855]

@DogCatchersBand I was there too - first time I'd ever heard Simon Phillips.

[Freithas]

O verdadeiro som da lata ... extraodinário

[zabbott51]

Jeff Is truly my Guitar hero!

[Stonepeaks]

Correction: Simon Phillips was not the drummer in the original version of this song. Jan Hammer played keyboards as well as the drums.

But anyway, Simon's work in pieces like "Space Boogie", from the same album, is a landamark in fusion drumming!

[samwestonpotter]

Sterile? As someone who's been playing guitar for 13 years, I've seen just about all the shredders. Beck has something many of them don't... personality. He's the master of the whammy bar. He uses it in ways that a lot of people don't. He often sounds like he's playing slide, when he's just manipulating the bar. Plus, the tones he gets just using his finger are so awesome. He's not always peeling off a million notes a second.

[gazelam]

As someone who's been playing guitar and in bands with other guitarists for 40 years, I can tell you that Mr. Beck has something completely his own. The right-hand coordination he brings to his playing is not to be believed. He demands that the musicians playing with him bring their A game.

[kevinkmny]

Best whammy dive bomb ever at 1:14

[stevedubintennis]

I though simon phillips played this tune better....though vinnie is a great drummer

[electrichaggis]

yes absolutely agree with you. I think Simon was in his 20's when he did that album. Quite incredible !

[thasidmanbiotch]

I'll always like Simon Phillips better. Like the guy below me said, Simon Phillips was actually 19 when he recorded this song. For 19, that's incredible.

[Nyquistic]

Try playing it :-)

[feebeejeebees]

I haven't listened to those two tracks, I'll check them out and get back to you. I don't even know why I'm criticising Beck, I just checked out this video to see a master guitarist in action, and found it pretty sterile. Still, he's got more talent than I'll ever manage !

[feebeejeebees]

Beck is a damn fine guitarist, but this music is boring as fuck. I guess this is what happens when you get this good, total self-indulgence.

[TheRegenerate]

If "Big Block" and "Pork Pie Hat" from Udo don't work for you, tell us all what YOU think is exciting music.

[cgabrielac]

The best of the bests

God of guitar!

I'll never forget the amazing experience that was to be hearing 20 feets far away from him.....damn was orgasmic!

[moneyquickeasy]

I envy you... I NEVER saw him live! :( will he tour here in America any time soon?

[cgabrielac]

You should check his site, there you will find all the tours, but as far as I remember he will be in USA with the sweet and amazing Tal Wilkenfeld :)

[moneyquickeasy]

What's his site?!

[LostprophetMETALStar]

God

[BillBean104]

Jeff Beck has no equal........

[musicismypassion23]

Now this is what I call guitaring.

[kevinkmny]

That whammy dive bomb at 1:15 is the coolest I've ever heard.

[OldRunt]

that is wicked.

[mrhosehose]

thanks for pointing that out - can't believe I didn't notice how cool that was

[freedok]

Brings back memories of 1980 when me my friends saw Beck live at Cobo Hall in Detroit. It was Jeff, Simon Phillips on drums, Jan Hammer on keys and The Professor on bass. I can remember the Professor was playing a fretless Alembic Series II all night long. Naturally Jeff was playing a variety of vintage strats. A great night I will never forget.

[ryankolton]

Fuck keyboards

[jenesaispas82]

really, who the fuck gave this less than a five star rating? try listening again after burning a spliff... it will change your life

[DenSavoy3611]

Jeff Beck've said evrthg wth a one note what many others standards 'jazziers' and 'virtuous' tries wth millions. He's the greatest!

[colincoho]

Vinnie and Jeff , yes! Saw Vinnie with zappa in 78, and then with beck in 06. I am very lucky

[penthouse10]

Takes away my headaches..ha

[penthouse10]

this song always takes my headaches..thanks Jeff!

[cambronneparis]

vc é um idiota! aprenda musica para falar algo sobre Jeff Beck

[cambronneparis]

grande JEFF BECK...um dos melhores do mundo.

quem esta negativando os bons comentários sobre ele deve gostar do chimbinha guitarrista do calypso. bando de idiota

[itzjoeymac]

I hope whoever is negatizing every positive Beck comment realizes that the more you negatate, the more people wanna see what was written... lol. Yours is clearly a sad tale of loneliness and despair. Hope the story continues!

[itzjoeymac]

jimi was better ... at the time they both lived... but Beck surpassed him after his untimely death... too bad Jimi never had the chance to grow like JB.

[sundaywino]

Great music this! Its a just a shame that the keyboard isnt loud enough during the call and response part.

[smcl98]

it is awesome though.

[itzjoeymac]

beck is god.

[devilsclickingcanes]

More than anything else, Beck has that weird phrasing style nobody else has. Definitely a trailblazer for strange tones and sounds and techniques.

[smcl98]

nobody sound even remotely like Beck.

[juanbarros88]

That snare sounds realy nice and hard cutting, it cuts the song in half everytime he hits it. Vinnie has a very good and neat sound even live!!!! Listen to MTV unplugged Alejandro Sanz.....

[6stringplaya77]

I wish the stage didn't look so empty...oh well I guess the music totally makes up for it.

[PAULLONDEN]

There is only ONE_B_E_C_K_ led that be understood .

[blues8765]

Beck is awsome! Jimi was using the whammy and doing his thing before beck, check the music.

[itzjoeymac]

Beck was recording long before Jimi! I do not doubt Jimi was 'doing his thing' but it was not before Beck on any music anyone can 'check'. Jimi just did a heck of a lot more of it at the time. Something Beck surely took inspiration from... like everybody else. But Beck was certainly the most creative player before Hendrix BURST onto the scene. Check the music.

[mjtsl]

Not really, Jimi was playing with Isley Brothers doing soul until he heard Jeff in the Yardbirds. Then he started using the whammy. Beck went on to fusion and now he's back after 40 years to using the whammy, but with a difference. A whole lot of flesh and finger (no pick) like the old blues greats.

Jimi was a big fan of Jeff, and vice versa.

They took from each other. Jimi ruled in feedback, Jeff just kept going on to newer stuff. Like his first love - hotrod cars, Jeff races on.

[warbirdfotos]

@blues8765 jimi cant touch Jeff

[AxisofJustice21]

@blues8765 He wasn't using it like Beck was, though.. they both used it different. Jeff uses it to make melodies come alive :)

[stratorarious]

soooo good . . . all i can say . .  :P

[chillichomper]

Hendrix, by his own admission, "stole" alot of tricks from Beck! Eddie VHs whammy bar stuff is all pure beck! Alot of the "weird" VH sounds were already invented by beck but when he left rock and did his own thing without a singer he fell off the face of the rock map!

[lozerluna]

You are 101% correct-you got your facts right, Those tricks are now called, "Beckisms". But he NEVER 'fell off' the face of the rock map. Ask EVH, Slash, Satriani, Vai and thousands of other guitar players who play Rock.

[monkeyeagle]

Jeff is the MOST unique Rock Guitarist I have ever heard!!!!He's incredible,He was 62 years old in this Video...He ain't no senior citizen!!!!

[redfoozle]

Who's the drummer on this? Outta interest. I wish Simon Phillips would do some stuff with Jeff again.

[redfoozle]

Oh Vinnie, right, woah he looks a lot older since I last saw him.

[hihats]

vinnie colaiuta.beck is always upping the ante with his choice for a drummer.check his picks thru his career.whomever was playing drums was great yet beck always was searching for another who was a few notches better than the previous.cozy,carmine,bernard purdie,simon,bozzio,now vinnie.beck is always reaching higher.

[jpxlb]

Great posting !!  Thank you !!

[radcam69]

master of the rt hand.....

[itzjoeymac]

who'd think a man could still be the greatest, meanest , nastiest rock guitarist at well past 60??? well, take a damn look!

[railcar123]

Definetly. I second that. Brilliant!

[jpxlb]

He still has a great career ! He is a Gutar Hero

in Japan ! This was just last year !!

[bbsuzi23]

Marks6338, you are the man..thanks for the great JB.

[Robert17mofoe]

i have been a big fan since i first heard truth i will always view him as the most original and best

[MY599FERRARI]

jeff's sound is awesome...all of it makes ya wanna drive ...ya know what i mean like not the speed limit at all....be careful though ...ha ha ha !