Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck - I Ain't Superstitious

[janbay37]

Rod the Bod! Love him!!



[wblakesx]

they were better when they were kids; had iust gotten together; recorded the alblum in a day. maybe if they took some time together they could get better than then; odd. Jeff minces the rhythm here.

[Lman9552]

My wife and I got a chuckle - but you still might want to get back on your medication...

[richdys]

No question the Strat feels more balanced when you hang it around your neck.. Also the whammy bar assembly on the Strat offers tremendous variability in the sound. . .

[lolowcy]

Jeff Always wears fancy shoes!! And plays guitar like God!!

[Amhlair]

This is sad, like two old Vaudevillians at a Holiday Inn in the Catskills. If Tal hadn't been tearing it up, I would have aborted long before 1:17.

Check out the original on the Truth album and see what I mean.

[janbay37]

@Amhlair Luckily for us, you're not in charge. You don't like it - don't watch it but don't spoil it for those of us who do!



[reefrunner9]

All Brits by Royal Decree...lineage....totally in the Groove. Saw Stewart and Faces in St.Paul...1970ish.

[badmoonryzn]

I had the Truth and Beck ola album back in the late 60s and wore the things out. It is nice to see them playing together again! They complimented each other so well!

[smurfu2]

I could watch her play bass all day long. She kicks ass big style :)

[TheodoreTugboat]

In an interview I read shortly after Les Paul's death, Jeff Beck said his problem with Les Pauls is that they are just too darn heavy.

[jojopuppyfish]

Nice to see Rod Rocking and enjoying himself.

[StevenCharlesJazz]

And I saw them do this 41 years ago, too..... Great song, Beck still sounding great, Rod, well....... at least he gave it a go.

[ultramouse]

rod don't quite got it like he used to anymore but it's cool to see em together again and Beck can always always always drop my jaw

[drdotislovinlife]

Tal is a bitch, I have met her. SO glad Jeff saw the light and fired her and replaced her with the amazing Rhonda Smith!

[JDoubleOP]

6 sheeple got mouse coordination problems

[dhh02192]

Good to see Vinnie C. on drums with Tal on bass, but who's on keyboards?

[runtsworth]

That's excellent. Shame on you anyone for dissing this version. Band is great, and yes I have the original Truth version on vinyl, and yes I am a musician.

[djangolad]

@runtsworth "Original Truth version".....Don't  you mean Howlin Wolf?

[runtsworth]

@djangolad No I meant the version Rodders and Jeffrey originally did on Truth. Not the original version by H. Wolf.

[conceptworld]

Jeff is great, Rod's good, but the band is WAY too slick and 'jazzy' to make this sound very heartfelt. It's like the wedding-band version of this song. I'll stick with the version from Truth. (Amazed Rod remembers how to rock at all anymore.)

[baggagequeen]

I freakin love it! :)

[HavockdeLimaPeru]

where is dave??!??!?! HEP HEP!

[tonefordaze]

Is Jeff using an auto-wah here? I hear a little wah effect, but he's not rockin' no treadle. I prefer the burst>Old Italian Vox wah>tonebender way, personally.

[godbones]

Jeff's got a guitar tech backstage running all his effects. It's a bit of a mind torque to hear the sounds but see him doing nothing to get them. 

[godbones]

Jeff's got a guitar tech backstage running all his effects. It's a bit of a mind torque to hear the sounds but see him doing nothing to get them.

[lovintonal]

sounds fresh still

[fingletoad]

Amazing!! I recall the original and rock gets no better! Thanks for posting.

[hawkesworth1712]

Look for the Truth album if you want to hear this as I first heard it. Apart from Floyd's Pulse it's my favourite album.

[sthcrox]

looooooove it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gizakiss]

his guitar playing is second to none!!. his dress sense?. anyway, thanks for the post aeglive and the memories 1

[CAS1xtz]

A band wrote it, z and x band got together on stage to play it - AND NOBODY RAISED A STINK ABOUT COPYWRIGHTES!!

SHOULDA BEEN THERE

[CAS1xtz]

Bless my soul, I was just a kid when I heard the ORIGINAL!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!

[whatiswhatwillbe]

i don't care what any body thinks. I believe Beck is The best.

Both he an Rod Stewart

[socrates1818]

Jeff is one of only 3 geniuses in rock guitar (Jimi and Michael being the other two), but damn that strat can't touch a Les Paul the way Jeff used to play it. What do these guys have against playing a LP?? ie Beck, Clapton, Richards, the lot.

[ultramouse]

@socrates1818 They're all too "refined" these days for a baseball bat like a Les Paul (meaning they're old farts). Beck gets a sweet tone out of that Strat but it just doesn't have the balls of the old days with the LP.

[gibsonloud1d]

@ultramouse i think he sould turn it up more and let the speak like it nees to

[gibsonloud1d]

@socrates1818 hey man, they all played les pauls . read up or listen more clossely

[TheOldskier]

@socrates1818

Well when you get old the weight of the LP might be a factor.....

[badmoonryzn]

@socrates1818 The Les Paul has hum-bucking pickups and makes a nice fat sound and the Stratocaster has a longer scale that stretches the strings tighter for the same pitch making a beautiful bright sound using single coil pickups. I like the Strat for fast country pickin and the LP for Rock. Necks differ in width, depth and their frets, but now-a-days you can get either one with what ever specifications wanted. You can have a custom Strat that has both sounds. Just get one of each. Cheers!

[ecuachet]

@socrates1818

The action is better on a strat even if the sound is better on the LP

[jahnj1]

@socrates1818 you obviously dont see how high up jeff plays, he needs the access to those upper frets.

[bluestate69]

@socrates1818 who is "Michael"? 

[MushroomKingdom919]

@socrates1818 I know what you mean. I love both Strats & LPs but they're definitely two different animals. I don't get why people get so hung up on choosing one over the other, there's a time and place for both.

[cagnetto]

@socrates1818 its weight ^_^

[lastdaysguitar]

@socrates1818 Because they:

1) ...think they look cooler with a Strat.

2) ...value their LP's too much to risk them on the road.

3) ...figure it breaks in transit there is a Strat in every music store in the world.

4) ...have a tone that is more modern than an LP

I have both - bought them in the early '70's and both are gems, like MK said there's a time and place for both.

[af4k]

The roots of Willie Dixon are Africa... this song is actually one of Willie's best contributions. Some of his material was kind of average, but this was and is a standout song.

[Geepsterr]

@af4k , Willie Dixon is as American as the Blues is and Blues was born in America. Previous to the early 20th century no European music resembled Blues at all nor was there a trace of it in African music . Willie Dixon is about the most prolific blues songwriter as ever lived . His songs are covered more by blues rock bands than any other blues writer. Must be a reason: I think it's because he wrote more good blues songs than anybody else. Do you have someone else in mind ?

[TheJoker838]

Check out the "Jam Session" album with a teenage Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Ron Wood and one more great guy whose name I can' t remember now, unfortunately (Alzheimer' s is on its way, I guess), by The Faces... Sheer awesomeness!

[fidomusic]

@TheJoker838 I think you mean drummer Micky Waller. I saw them do this at The Marquee in London in 1969.

[Geepsterr]

@fidomusic I'm guessing you are right that it would be Mickey Waller on Jam Session if that album was made was from "test runs" for J Beck Group . Recently I have been doing a little work with a great singer song writer player . Not only did he know Waller by name but agrees with me that he is at the absolute top of the list of Blues / Rock drummers. A drummer I've worked with in Dallas says same thing that Waller was the best .

[gawagney]

@fidomusic Did you?...You know I tried to catch the JBG three times in '69. Once at the Marquee where we queued for an hour (it went around the corner to past the Gargoyle coffe bar) and he didn't show! Can't for the life of me remeber who took the band's place that nght. Second and third time (this may've drifted into 1970. The memory's a bit of a blur around those heady years) was at the London College of Printing, as it was called then, and again......................

[gawagney]

@fidomusic .....................The fuckers didn't turn up!!!! Blodwyn Pig played in their place on one of the two nights.....Another great band......You were very lucky, my friend, 'cos they were a HOT group, huh?

[Geepsterr]

@TheJoker838 P:EASE: What is the formal title of "Jam Session" ? How can I find it, label and release number ?

[PengPengBoateng2]

@TheJoker838

Yo Joker838,

I would also love to find that album, but I cant find it, could you be a bit more specific please. I would love to hear that ''jam session''!

Thanx!

[Forphalupper]

Bassist is the phenomenal Tal Wilkenfeld, a young Kiwi lass who tears it up first, last, and always. Girl seriously ROCKS....

[HSECMAN]

@Forphalupper -check her out in the crossroads concert-UNREAL!!!

[JDoubleOP]

@Forphalupper You're the man....:)

[welcome2myhell]

@Forphalupper yeah we know Tal. You have to be serious to play with Beck.

[LBjim]

@Forphalupper Tal is an Aussie but yes she kicks ass!!

[SplitSpades11]

@Forphalupper wow your so gay "a young Kiwi lass who tears it up first, last, and always"seriously hahahahahaha

[Zoltch]

megadeth made me listen to this. Get Dave Mustaine's auto biography. im halfway threw and it is great. And im not a readerm  Trust

[livnfree930]

From the "Truth" album!! Great tune!

[kelvisparsley64]

@ kevbo7s: The "kid" on bass is 26 or so year-old Aussie phenom Tal Wilkenfeld.

[kevbo7s]

Sorry to butt in here....who the hell is the kid on the bass???

[mshuptar]

Jeff Beck is rockin some sweet guitar....and some sweet white boots.

[NoneBuriedDeeper]

The first time I heard this sound is when Megadeth covered it, Jeff Beck is great. To bad I didn't hear this sooner I missed out on a few years of enjoyment here.

[ketchfish]

Note Tal's solid bass groove keeping it all together.

[1JAT1]

"it is a privilege to be onstage with this guy ill tell you, it really is."

[chihawks2010]

Jeff Beck is a 65 year old guitar god.

The best of the best

[NicolletIslandSlim]

I saw them in Minneapolis forty years ago at the Labor Temple. Mick Waller played drums, Ron Wood--yeah, that Ron Wood--on bass. Nicky Hopkins on piano. Beck looks the same now; good wig, I guess. Talk about a great album which is still great: Truth, debut by the Jeff Beck group. Timeless.

[ShelterDogs]

@NicolletIslandSlim Jeff Beck is wearing a wig here? I never would've known.

[NicolletIslandSlim]

@ShelterDogs

Not that it's a big deal or anything, but I don't know any guys who have the same head of hair they had forty years ago [see: Frampton, Peter......Townsend, Peter......Trower, Robin.....etc.]. I certainly don't! Not even close! So, one has to wonder how Jeff has managed to retain that thick, black thatch all these years!

[kharmabum]

@NicolletIslandSlim I was also at that show. They could have been bigger than Zep.

[NicolletIslandSlim]

@kharmabum

Really?? You were there? There were some great acts that came to that venue! Savoy Brown played there, great show. The one thing I clearly remember from the Beck show is that Stewart got quite frustrated with the faulty PA, and at one point threw the whole mic and stand across the stage. Don't think they ever got it right. You didn't happen to catch Zep at the Guthrie did you? That was another historic Mpls show......imagine it....Zep in all their glory, playing before 1440 people.

[kharmabum]

@NicolletIslandSlim I was at the Zep show right down front. This was their 4th show in the US. Saw Springsteen there also doing Born to Run and Roxy Music with Brian Eno on keys. Saw too many good shows at the Temple to talk about, but Velvet Underground, Tull, Beck and Canned Heat were all exceptional. Cream at the New City Opera House, the Beatles at the Met, Bob Dylan's show in 65 with the Hawks also.If it happened in Mpls between '64 and '70 - when I moved to SF - I was there.

[NicolletIslandSlim]

@kharmabum

Our paths must have crossed. I was also at the Heat, Tull and Dylan shows you mentioned.

[kharmabum]

@NicolletIslandSlim I'm sure they did. I have many memories that I appreciate of great shows in Mpls. I wish someone would catalog the Labor Temple shows. I can find so much info on the net about almost anything. But searching the Labor Temple only turns up a couple Dead shows (which I also attended). Did you got to Milwaukee Pop or the Steven's Point festivals?

[NicolletIslandSlim]

@kharmabum

I did not go to either. My most memorable ever though, has to be the first Ann Arbor Blues Fest, the same weekend in '69 as Woodstock. What a show that was! All the great living blues acts were there; actually, the only big name who wasn't there was Hooker (I bought my $6 ticket to see him at Labor Temple, but he didn't make it and they substituted Dr. John). I did see CCR at the Mpls. Armory, and Paul Butterfield at Dayton's 8th Floor. Went to a show at Midway Stadium: Baldry, etc.

[kharmabum]

@NicolletIslandSlim I opted to go to Woodstock right after the Milwaukee show. Yeah Dayton's was kewl Andy Warhol's Plastic Fantastic Exploding whatever with the Velvets/Nico also. Butterfield was a great band at that point. Never did Ann arbor but wanted to go see Freddie King. Hooker is a saint now. God bless him.

[sacrilegion]

the chick bassist was so hot!! Tal Wilkenfeld

[jmeintn]

Among the many tricks Beck has up his sleeve, dig the phrase at 1:39. Does that sound like Duane A with a slide, or what?

[signeseeker17]

Please don't judge the Master from this pitiful little piece. He didn't even have a chance to warm up.

[Stupidman737]

Anal?

[JRR951]

I think Rod Stewart sounds just as good as he did too. Some vocalists that are still performing from the 60s/70s sound really rough and worn out but he still has it

[rikray1]

Man...can anybody else come back after 40 freakin' years and even come close to sounding as good as these two!!??

[Phant0mAssass1n]

@rikray1 yeah and betted also.

[tubestockings]

i was on this first night ! i still think beck/stew

is similar to page/plant in ref to guitar/voice

combination which is one of the best things that ever happened to rock and roll. truth and beck-ola are still two of the best albums out there. the 2nd night john mayer popped out. i never miss jeff. i'll see him again with a 22-piece ensemble. cant wait for MOON RIVER. hope eric jams again!

[bluesboy25000]

I love Rod, but you compare him to jeff, and Jeff hasn't missed a step

[freen981]

ElOtro and ZePh are very silly persons who have either not listened to many records, are not guitar players or are simply deaf. Megadeath? really?? I'll wager Dave Mustaine would tell ya different.

[ElOtroCuloGrande]

In regard to Jeff Beck's guitar playing: The emperor has no clothes. (In other words, he's nearly as overrated as Clapton.)

[boob1019]

There is hope for the world if these two can perform. ...again and

[ZePhYrWaKeR]

Megadeth shits on this version

[dabble778]

@ZePhYrWaKeR hhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[tcbkp77]

the bassist looks like shes like 15

[ndongousman]

drums :vinnie colaiuta

bass:Tal Wilkenfeld, from Australia

[jgmm322]

she was around there. she's amazing

[kevincanwait]

let's not forget Rock My Plimsoul, roots, baby!!

you are sooo right. Rod is made for the blues, though he may be over the hill,the best was clearly in their youth, bold, genius, ahead of their time...In my humble, adoring fan, opinion. I sure love you guys, MAN!..and Tal...I love you , too. Thankyou!

You are something truly special. And it is so satisfying to watch the inter play between Vinnie, Jeff, and YOU...magical.. to be a part of. Don't you just love Youtube?..

[ZosoNC69]

Is that Jeff's daughter on bass?

[BuzzyFredrick]

its tal wilkenfeld .. see her website.

[ndongousman]

She's Tal Wilkenfeld, from Australia

[jrg45721]

"We recorded this 40 years ago"...

How much of today's crap will our kids be YouTubing (or whatever the technology is the) in 2050? S F A imho.

[Lunetasophie]

genial Rod

[quasardog]

How bout Tal on base!!!!

[mammaslillagitarr]

Megadeth???!!!!..Jeff Beck Group...Well... The Original version is HOWLIN WOLF / WILLIE DIXON

[wisesatyr72]

Rods voice was made for the blues

[jcast18k]

megadeth version is better, bitches.

[NoGoats]

megadeth made a version?

this is the original.

[tobycat11]

If you like a good non historic looser vibe.

[ben909ben]

too bad vocal cords don't hold up over the years

guitar strings, you just change 'em

love Rod though too

[g4b6]

the great willie dixon wrote this not howlin wolf

[hl2vshalo2]

megadeth version is better!

[arnoldvld]

with all due respect, megadeth rocks, but this is just pure rock-history... haven't seen megadeth or ANY other metalband make music that's so important for the industry...

[MattBodossian]

by far!

[Robconfederatepride]

This song was orginally written by an old blues musician named Howlin Wolf. This version is really good buy go listen to Howlin Wolf you wont be disappointed. and megadeath did not do a better version of this

[wwetnazach]

megadeths version is way better

[flashback228]

OH¡MAN¡ THAT'S what i call the beginning of HARD ROCK, STEWART & BECK,. WHAT A COMBINITION¡ JEFF BECK GROUP what a BAND¡ hi¡ from mexico

[liampdc]

lol this is the first version i've heard other than the upholsterers(one of jack white's first bands) one. I had no idea it was a blues song lol.

[crbdudeman]

This song is used in the movie "Casino".

[radicalsystems]

Rod stewart used to be in steam packet with long john baldry...julie driscoll brain auger..

[fearview]

rowdymax1> that is Tal Wekenfield

[Anorakus]

BJ nineteen, second base, the beard.

[rowdymax1]

Who's the foxy babe on bass?...she's hott AND she rox!!

[wisesatyr72]

rod's voice sounds best when he sings the blues

[bcwarlock926]

Megadeth made of cover of this off Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Its really awesome

[vanhalen515084]

@bcwarlock926 your totally right, its killer, the audio is way off on this

[maximum1954]

The studio version is SO much better. More grit. More soul. This version is rushed and of course live. Studio version is great and has to be played at full volume.

[psychkoala]

You are certainly correct, my friend.

[Byrontheone]

We saw the original at The Boston Tea Party in 1970. Hell Yeah.

[CooleyCoolenson]

i like the megadeth version better, but you gotta respect the roots

[aSpoonfedTribe]

Yes. Yes you do. The roots of this song aren't Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart, though, they're Willie Dixon.

[Geepsterr]

Willie Dixon perhaps the most prolific blues writer of all tine was an upright bassist. Yet without 3 groups Led Zepplin, Jeff Beck Group, and Cream most of us would not have known the music of Willie Dixon . Like the Blues itself born of the cross cultural influences it took transatlantic influence to remind us of this great AMERICAN resource.

[fenderpuddy]

Geepsterr... word brother... well said

[mccastelo]

@aSpoonfedTribe  Howlin' Wolf, not Willie Dixon

[mccastelo]

@aSpoonfedTribe Howlin' Wolf, not Willie Dixon

[aSpoonfedTribe]

@mccastelo No, Howlin' Wolf made the first recorded version of it. It was originally written by Willie Dixon. Dixon wrote it, therefore it's his song.

[mccastelo]

@aSpoonfedTribe I believe it's Howlin' Wolf's tune, not Dixon's

[MichaelRivetteTV]

@mccastelo willie dixon wrote most of wolfs tunes!

[wjv4me]

Loved this song from back in the day,

when I heard it on Beck's (Bolero or ?)

album. Glad to see it live here. Please

post more!

[leolion875]

It was off the Truth album if I'm not mistaken.

[goldenchopsticks]

I prefer megadeths cover...Had more punch and insane leads from Poland (FREAKIN UNDERRATED GUITARIST)

[ttulicreme]

totally agrre with you mate

[movingstereo]

freakin mad are you ?

[goldenchopsticks]

If i think that Poland is better than Beck, yes, i am. Poland is a god. In this video, Beck just bores me. Different strokes for different folks.

[TheTosun]

It's good but this makes you appreciate Howlin' Wolf even more...

Wolf... See you in another life, brother...

[nico2710]

Good yes but i do think Megadeth's cover is better.

You dont need to flame me coz of that

[vidmsc]

The Megadeth version is a lot faster and has a lot more punch. Mustaine sings in about 1 minute less than Rod. In their version they pick up the tempo even more at the end of the song... the studio version guitar work is a lot tighter than this.

[nico2710]

Agree

[rayoll]

wish the sync wasn't so worthless.

[das728]

i was there and trust me, it was not that exciting. the band and Jeff ought to have just kept playing stuff they would have done without Rod, Joss Stone or John Mayer. we came to see Jeff, Tal, Vinnie and Jason. Imogen Heap would have been a true delight. Rod Stewart, not so much.

[RodStewartfan1]

Can someone please help me out. In 1984 during Rod's 1984 tour Jeff dropped out after doing 4 shows with Rod. Can anyone tell me please why Rod & Jeff have a love hate relationship with each other. I think they're awesome together!!!!

[TheGoldenSphinx]

Jeff Beck has a love/hate relationship with every musician incl. Ron Wood, Jimmy Page and Rod. That is the reason why he has never been able to join either Pink Floyd or the Stones.

[theaterd]

what? when the hell was he ever asked to join either band?

[TheGoldenSphinx]

Pink Floyd wanted him after Barrett went mental, but they didn't have the nerve to call him. The Stones got him down to Rotterdam in 1975 to aud. According to Beck they never showed up and he went back to the UK.

[bluesfunky009]

actually he did jam with them,then he slipped a note under the door saying thks but no thks the job was his he just didnt want to play blues all day long

[bluesfunky009]

rod was doing kinda light weight rock at the time and jeff wanted to do heavier stuff,to bad carmine appice just left rods band before beck showed up that would have ben better and the band would have done a full tour

[johnpatino1]

WOW, this is GREAT, burned Page and Plant out.........

[bluesfunky009]

incrediable stuff-i know beck jammed with rod in 1974 with mick jagger,73 rod was at a bba show,84 mini tour together and 95 washington dc

[bitchkeepsbitchin]

Great song, thanks so much for posting it!

[tundradog]

just great...thanks for capturing a magic event like this and posting it,,,,

[sway491]

Thank You....Thank You....Thank You!!!!!

[anja0112]

Thank you thank you thank you for posting this!

[Bildo4]

Passes out....Thank You.

[jamie8068]

I was there to GREAT !

[RealOmind]

Hey - didn't see this before and thanks again for getting all of this - man I wish I could have been there! You really made our day and love this song. I have waited 40 years to see these two do this number together again and fantastic to see!

[bluesfunky009]

wow yur lucky,this is the first footage i have seen with beck and stewart outside of the shapes of things video and the beck ola studio footage

[billzeal]

I was there fantastic!

[pato26473]

Outstanding!!!!

[Mungo10]

Excellent