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Jeff Beck — Beck's Bolero
Album: Truth
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Released: 1968
Length: 2:49
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Just moved my rating up from 9 to 10. Should have scored it 10 in the first place.
Posted 2 days ago by msbolton    [ Reply ]
 buddy wrote:

There is absolutely no one like Jeff Beck. Back in the late 80s I caught the "British are Coming" Tour feathering Beck, Clapton, and Page.  I went in idolizing Page and of course Clapton, both of whom I'd seen before. Each came out in turn to do a solo set. Page came out first, was drunk, drinking whiskey from a bottle on stage, and frankly stunk up the  place. Clapton came out next & as always, laid it down & blew us away. When he left he stood behind the huge amps on the back of the stage & watched Beck's set. Beck was incredible, like nothing I'd ever heard or seen. I had binoculars on Clapton, who was blown away, laughing and clapping. As Beck left the stage, Clapton put his arm around his shoulders & escorted him off stage. I'll never forget it!



Great story! Did you know that this album, Truth, was released in 1968!!!!!
Posted 2 days ago by brendan8154    [ Reply ]
Sheer brilliance 
Posted 6 months ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!!  Thanx RP!   My he rest in peace!!!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I had never seen him live and then finally got tickets to his San Jose show last November '22 but got f'ing covid instead and couldn't go. Jeff passed 2 months after that show.
Posted 1 year ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 msbolton wrote:



Certainly the best UK guitarist ever, along with Peter Green.


I would say the best 'rock' guitarist of all time, frankly. As good as Peter Green was, there is no one with the vast brilliance of style and technique that Jeff Beck possessed. 
Posted 1 year ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:

Recorded in 1966 by Jeff Beck (lead guitars), Jimmy Page (12 string rhythm),  John Paul Jones (bass), Keith Moon (drums) and Nicky Hopkins (piano).

 That's Moon with the yell mid-song as he comes in on the drums -


{#Crown} .
.



Thank You for the info!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:

Solid 9 for the best guitarist of his generation, and maybe ever?




Certainly the best UK guitarist ever, along with Peter Green.
Posted 2 years ago by msbolton    [ Reply ]
Solid 9 for the best guitarist of his generation, and maybe ever?
Posted 2 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
As I recall, I first heard Rod Stewart on this album.  
Posted 2 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:

This was a stunner in 1968!




And,  STILL IS!!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Gave this a 10 because it is jeff fucking beck
Posted 3 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:

Recorded in 1966 by Jeff Beck (lead guitars), Jimmy Page (12 string rhythm), 
John Paul Jones (bass), Keith Moon (drums) and Nicky Hopkins (piano).

That's Moon with the yell mid-song as he comes in on the drums {#Crown}.

.




 

Trademark Moonie drumming. 
Posted 3 years ago by dmiklitz    [ Reply ]
What a show!! How did I miss that tour?!! This whole album is great - worth a long listen
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
There is absolutely no one like Jeff Beck. Back in the late 80s I caught the "British are Coming" Tour feathering Beck, Clapton, and Page.  I went in idolizing Page and of course Clapton, both of whom I'd seen before. Each came out in turn to do a solo set. Page came out first, was drunk, drinking whiskey from a bottle on stage, and frankly stunk up the  place. Clapton came out next & as always, laid it down & blew us away. When he left he stood behind the huge amps on the back of the stage & watched Beck's set. Beck was incredible, like nothing I'd ever heard or seen. I had binoculars on Clapton, who was blown away, laughing and clapping. As Beck left the stage, Clapton put his arm around his shoulders & escorted him off stage. I'll never forget it!
Posted 4 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:

Recorded in 1966 by Jeff Beck (lead guitars), Jimmy Page (12 string rhythm), 
John Paul Jones (bass), Keith Moon (drums) and Nicky Hopkins (piano).

That's Moon with the yell mid-song as he comes in on the drums {#Crown}.

.

 
Not a bad backing band!
Posted 4 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Was this the song in the 1984 cult classic Dune?!?
Posted 5 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:
Bob Dylan singing with Jeff Beck?  NO.

The album shown is Jeff Beck "Truth", but the song is 
"Slow Train Coming" by Bob Dylan 

 
The album and song playing are in sync this time.
Beck's Bolero     followed by     Slow Train by Dylan
Posted 6 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
At times, I hear "Ted Nugent-like" riffs.  Think Stranglehold".  
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
This was a stunner in 1968!
Posted 6 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]

Recorded in 1966 by Jeff Beck (lead guitars), Jimmy Page (12 string rhythm), 
John Paul Jones (bass), Keith Moon (drums) and Nicky Hopkins (piano).

That's Moon with the yell mid-song, as he comes in on the drums.









Posted 6 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

Technically speaking, it's not a song, it's an instrumental, because there is no singing. 
And, anyway, Song is not a capitalized proper noun. Neither is Typo. 
So that's Horrible english. 
Second of all, I disagree.
It's Jeff Beck.
 

 
{#Yes}
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
This track is best enjoyed watched on the Ronnie Scott's DVD... Simply awesome.
Posted 7 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
 csp12727 wrote:
a horrible Song

 
Technically speaking, it's not a song, it's an instrumental, because there is no singing. 
And, anyway, Song is not a capitalized proper noun. Neither is Typo. 
So that's Horrible english. 
Second of all, I disagree.
It's Jeff Beck.
 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
a horrible Song
Posted 8 years ago by csp12727    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
Really Good

 
Really Really Good (w/cherries all over it WOO HOO!!!)
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Bob Dylan singing with Jeff Beck?  NO.

The album shown is Jeff Beck "Truth", but the song is 
"Slow Train Coming" by Bob Dylan 
Posted 8 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Bump.
Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 21, 2010 - 19:36
 
 ZedLeppelin wrote:
Jimmy Page wrote, produced and played most of this (guitar + 12 string). Jeff just "did the slide".
  
Or so Jimmy Page would have everyone believe.  Jeff Beck has a very different version of the story.  Page even admits the only guitar he was playing on it was a 12-string electric guitar, none of the leads.
 
Posted 9 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
Really Good
Posted 9 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
AWESOME!   10 from me....and it's a 3 minute song....
Posted 9 years ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
Couldn't agree more....
Sheer genius - takes me back to secondary school, I had a copy of 'Heigh Ho Silver Lining' and turned it over to discover this on the B-side - you can see where Zep came from. Shame Beck went off into jazz-noodle land!!

 
But wait, it was me!
Posted 10 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
JB opened about 3 or 4 shows I saw with this gem...
Posted 10 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Jeff Beck. Who Else?
Posted 10 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]


Rock guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck dazzles the crowd at celebrated London jazz club Ronnie Scott's with an extended set that includes hits such as "Beck's Bolero" and "'Cause We've Ended as Lovers." The former Yardbird proves he's still got the chops on other tunes including "Blast from the East," "Eternity's Breath," "People Get Ready" (with vocalist Joss Stone), "You Need Love" (with fellow Yardbird Eric Clapton) and more.


Posted 10 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Great piece. Hadn't heard this in 250 years.
Posted 11 years ago by MusiqueMusique    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
I can remember laying on a dorm bed in Houston in early '68, listening to this piece on the city's brand new, FM, All-Underground radio station.  The station was so radical that it played something other than Top-40, cuts from albums even.  Recorded mid-year '65, Beck's Bolero may be the seminal British Blues Invasion wailing blues-rock guitar lead.  Archetypal.  BTW, the man still has his chops.

 
This song was recorded in '65!?!? Wow. Still love this song and crank it every time I hear it. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill - I needed the extra boost that this song gives me!
Posted 11 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
The only Beck that matters...
Posted 11 years ago by motobecane    [ Reply ]
 elstring wrote:
Sorry but this song irritates the crap out of me.  To each his own. Muting...
 
I will Paypal you untold millions to learn what else irritates you.
Posted 11 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]

True Fact: The "Volume Control" knob on any sound system was invented for this song.

When this song transitions into its pure bedlam stage, tetonic plates seperate, nations crumble and music lovers rejoice.


Posted 11 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
I can remember laying on a dorm bed in Houston in early '68, listening to this piece on the city's brand new, FM, All-Underground radio station.  The station was so radical that it played something other than Top-40, cuts from albums even.  Recorded mid-year '65, Beck's Bolero may be the seminal British Blues Invasion wailing blues-rock guitar lead.  Archetypal.  BTW, the man still has his chops.
Posted 11 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
Sheer genius - takes me back to secondary school, I had a copy of 'Heigh Ho Silver Lining' and turned it over to discover this on the B-side - you can see where Zep came from. Shame Beck went off into jazz-noodle land!!
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
love.
Posted 12 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 sbegf wrote:
Love the sound of Beck's guitar
 
Beck's or Page's?
Posted 12 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 BikeCoachDave wrote:
ugh, again.... nya, nya, nya, nya........nya,nya,nya,nyaaaa........ Just instrumental mastur#*$&#. And, I LOVE JEff Beck. I do. But this song. Yuck.
 
I posted this 7 years ago, and I just want to shout it again.
Posted 12 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
El Becko!
Posted 12 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Took a lot of guts to name an album Truth and live up to it.
 
True dat!
Posted 12 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
 elstring wrote:
Sorry but this song irritates the crap out of me.  To each his own. Muting...
 
Indeed.  Cranking it up over here.

Posted 12 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
Took a lot of guts to name an album Truth and live up to it.
Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
I prefer Zappa's version.{#Cool}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
I have a progressive album from a long time ago that sounds rather similar to this.   Stephen Caudel , Wine Dark Sea   {#Meditate}  check it out. It is lovely.

Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Love the sound of Beck's guitar
Posted 13 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]

Jeff Beck - Beck's Bolero, Live (2006)

UDO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 Live at Fuji Speedway 2006.7.22
Jeff Beck (g)
Jason Rebello (key)
Randy Hope-Taylor (b)
Vinnie Colaiuta (ds)
Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
i can't believe that this is the only song from this album on RP - 

 

Track Listing

 

1 -

Shapes of Things

Amazing

2 -

Let Me Love You

Super amazing

3 -

Morning Dew

Super-duper terrific

4 -

You Shook Me

Such a different version than Zep that they can't even be compared - absolutely amazing

5 -

Ol' Man River

Great (if a bit slow - Rod's voice is excellent for this song

6 -

Greensleeves

Great

7 -

Rock My Plimsoul

Fantastic - again - Rod rocks this one

8 -

Beck's Bolero

 

9 -

Blues Deluxe

 

10 -

I Ain't Superstitious

Wow. Rod really rocks this one


Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 ZedLeppelin wrote:
Jimmy Page wrote, produced and played most of this (guitar + 12 string). Jeff just "did the slide".
 
Or so Jimmy Page would have everyone believe.  Jeff Beck has a very different version of the story.  Page even admits the only guitar he was playing on it was a 12-string electric guitar, none of the leads.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
One of the things I liked about this album was Rod Stewart's vocal's.  Bluesy and full of emotion - it was perfect for this and Beck-Ola.  Too bad Rod decided to go on with the smarmy, forgettable horsecrap he was singing in the 70's.  His vocals on this album are his best work I think

Oh yeah - Beck's Bolero still stands up well after all these years.    {#Cheers}

Posted 14 years ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]
Sorry but this song irritates the crap out of me.  To each his own. Muting...
Posted 14 years ago by elstring    [ Reply ]
read the liner notes on this album.....
Posted 14 years ago by mixter47    [ Reply ]
Outstanding! He does a great job of this on his latest live album also.

Posted 14 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]
Jimmy Page wrote, produced and played most of this (guitar + 12 string). Jeff just "did the slide".
Posted 15 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
This song is so good with some beers!
Posted 15 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]

Jeff Beck Group in concert (with photos), circa 1968: https://www.thegrandeballroom.com/JBG.html


OTTAWA - July 8, 2009
The Ottawa Citizen

Legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck kicked off the 16th annual edition of Bluesfest last night, taking command of the main stage in a stylish white outfit that set off his white Stratocaster.

The sleek, polished sounds of that instrument ultimately captivated the audience, but, based on first impressions, his bassist, the young Tal Wilkenfeld, stole the show.

The fresh-faced, curly-haired 23-year-old quickly demonstrated her ability as a monster bassist, not only showing off her rhythmic jazz chops, but also taking her turn from the boss on some mind-bending lead work.


Jeff Beck Wows the Crowd at Montreal Jazz Festival


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
How wonderful! Thanks Bill for reminding me.
Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
The version of this on Beck's new live CD/DVD is killer.
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
I just read, in Rolling Stone, that Beck and Clapton may tour the States together. I'm not talking Clapton and Winwood, I'm talking Clapton and Beck! They've already played a date together in Japan. I can't wait! {#Bounce}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
So, so awesome.

Thanks, RP!
Posted 15 years ago by ioanthe    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

Satriani can't hold a candle to JB....

 
Satriani couldn't hold JB's guitar cord. . .


Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
brander wrote:
Consider the lineup on this tune and you may re-think your rating.

Guitars: Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page

Bass: John Paul Jones

Piano: Nicky Hopkins

Drums: Keith Moon

Can't get more all-star than that IMO.
Yeah, that's pretty much the primer on how to staff a recording session...


Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:


(And his T-shirted bass player is cute.)

That would be Tal Wilkenfeld.

Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Consider the lineup on this tune and you may re-think your rating.

Guitars: Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page

Bass: John Paul Jones

Piano: Nicky Hopkins

Drums: Keith Moon



Can't get more all-star than that IMO.

Posted 16 years ago by brander    [ Reply ]
 gumby wrote:
go see him live... what he does with the guitar is insane
 

His guest performance on Clapton's Crossroads 2007 DVD is A-MAZ-ING! (And his T-shirted bass player is cute.)

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
one of my all time classic rock tunes
Posted 16 years ago by falcon4    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Sorta makes Satriani's "Oriental Melody" sound like a jingle from a Korean car ad. . .
 
Satriani can't hold a candle to JB....

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

Sorta makes Satriani's "Oriental Melody" sound like a jingle from a Korean car ad. . .


Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
I love Lou Reed (playing on LRC) but Jeff Beck is even better!
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Still an amazing album! (oops, I just dated myself)
Posted 16 years ago by laroue    [ Reply ]
I like most all of Beck's music.  I also think that Rod Stwart was at his best when he collaborated with Beck.  From Ain't Superstitious to People Get Ready.
Posted 16 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
go see him live... what he does with the guitar is insane
Posted 16 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
Moak wrote:
Sorry, sometimes it's so hard to keep quiet - THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ASININE AND IDIOTIC COMMENTS THAT HAS EVER GRACED THESE PAGES.
I agree with the other idiot...totally boring
Posted 17 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
love that psychedelic sound. if this isn't groovy then what is?
Posted 17 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Moak wrote:
Sorry, sometimes it's so hard to keep quiet - THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ASININE AND IDIOTIC COMMENTS THAT HAS EVER GRACED THESE PAGES.
Well, no... the guy that wrote off the entire world of jazz, using the awfulness of Vince Guaraldi's Cast Your Fate To The Wind as a prime example, might have gone one better. Re this tune- man. I'd forgotten it even existed.
Posted 17 years ago by lee_sf    [ Reply ]
eisbaer_67 wrote:
The fact that you can play a lot of beautiful notes very quickly on your guitar doesn't mean you should do so for several minutes. That is, unless you intend to bore...
Well this may not be my favorite Jeff Beck piece, but you have to give the man his due. Listen to some old Yardbirds - you have Beck, Clapton, Page at different (and sometimes overlapping) times - but invariably when you hear a guitar part in of their songs that is fresh and intriguing it's Beck. An amazing innovator.
Posted 17 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
eisbaer_67 wrote:
The fact that you can play a lot of beautiful notes very quickly on your guitar doesn't mean you should do so for several minutes. That is, unless you intend to bore...
Sorry, sometimes it's so hard to keep quiet - THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ASININE AND IDIOTIC COMMENTS THAT HAS EVER GRACED THESE PAGES.
Posted 17 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
eastcoast wrote:
Quite right, my thoughts exactly...totally monotoneous.
eisbaer_67 wrote: The fact that you can play a lot of beautiful notes very quickly on your guitar doesn't mean you should do so for several minutes. That is, unless you intend to bore... Guess neither of you are fans of (presuming you are even remotely aware of) Ravel's BOLERO. This is a 9-NQA/ND
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
Quite right, my thoughts exactly...totally monotoneous. eisbaer_67 wrote:
The fact that you can play a lot of beautiful notes very quickly on your guitar doesn't mean you should do so for several minutes. That is, unless you intend to bore...
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
The fact that you can play a lot of beautiful notes very quickly on your guitar doesn't mean you should do so for several minutes. That is, unless you intend to bore...
Posted 17 years ago by eisbaer_67    [ Reply ]
I had the album before I headed off for a 2 year stint in the Peace Corps. When I returned, it was the first LP to hit the turntable.
Posted 17 years ago by 93vx800    [ Reply ]
Or, perhaps, unclear on the classical concept of a bolero? StevenQ wrote:
??? You obviously are not of the same vintage as this work. This is most assuredly not noise. Sheesh, kids these days.
Posted 17 years ago by marktberry    [ Reply ]
Bill O'meter = 11
Posted 17 years ago by sherf    [ Reply ]
Welly wrote:
I love some of Beck's work but this one is just noise.
??? You obviously are not of the same vintage as this work. This is most assuredly not noise. Sheesh, kids these days.
Posted 17 years ago by StevenQ    [ Reply ]
I love some of Beck's work but this one is just noise.
Posted 17 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
I love many versions of Bolero...I love this too.
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
This tune is as sublime now as it was when I first heard it when the alum was originally released way back when . . . .
Posted 18 years ago by Bruce_AK    [ Reply ]
I can't hear it over the voices, man... but then again, it was the voices that said "Get a new needle for the hifi." bigtwistee wrote:
Love this JB track, but does anyone else hear some needle noise as if it could have been ripped from a vinyl lp?
Posted 18 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
Satriano could not carry Beck's guitar strap. And I beg to differ with comment that this isn't one of Beck's best - this is the best rock guitar instrumental ever - great blend of technique and emotion (OK, imo)
Posted 18 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
I've always thought this pretty tedious stuff. I get tired of it real quick.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Boring
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
smackiepipe wrote:
Jeff Beck is God.
And he is on tour in the US. https://www.jeffbeck.com/
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP for rockin' with the original Beck, Jeff that is.
Posted 18 years ago by Moormann    [ Reply ]
Love this JB track, but does anyone else hear some needle noise as if it could have been ripped from a vinyl lp?
Posted 18 years ago by bigtwistee    [ Reply ]
Jeff Beck is God.
Posted 18 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
This guy has some serious flava. This is where I first heard Goodbye Porkpie hat. Wicked.
Posted 18 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
Wow, Dig Deep Day has finally come to Radio Paradise -- Saints be praised.
Posted 18 years ago by MikeCloud    [ Reply ]
sounds like a sort of drunk david gilmour....
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
So this means that Joe Satriano is next right? Beck is cool, but this is not his best...
Posted 18 years ago by SeabH    [ Reply ]
Oh, no! Not again! Bill, the playlist is stuck!
Posted 18 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
This is actually kinda repetitive and boring ...
Posted 18 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
LadyLovelyLocks wrote:
What he said
disagree, i'd listen to it for the bridge alone
Posted 18 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
BikeCoachDave wrote:
ugh, again.... nya, nya, nya, nya........nya,nya,nya,nyaaaa........ Just instrumental mastur#*$&#. And, I LOVE JEff Beck. I do. But this song. Yuck.
What he said
Posted 18 years ago by LadyLovelyLocks    [ Reply ]
..UGH...Will it ever end??
Posted 18 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
Tux wrote:
This is the kind of noise I expect on answering machines of companies that do NOT want to talk to their customers and play this hoping that the caller will hang up asap. Soo terribly uninterestingly monotonous. Yuck!
Wow, are you kidding me? I'd stay on hold for an hour if I could listen to Jeff Beck! This guy's always been completely under-rated IMHO.
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
darkhorse969 wrote:
this is a direct rip off of bolero by a band called SRC back in the 60's.. shamey shamey
I didn't find a Bolero by SRC (not to say they didn't do their own version, but I just didn't find it on Amazon.com). I did find this review of SRC though. Sounds like they would have been a great group with a better lead vocalist -
Oh, what SRC conjures up in my memory! The "scream" in the middle of the Hall of the Mountain King/Beck's Bolero, live at Daniel's Den, in Saginaw Michigan. It was exciting. It was great. It was Scott Richardson's best vocal ever. These guys were good! Even with Ray Goodman in for Gary Quackenbush (out for a year with a broken limb from a cycle mishap) on lead guitar, (listen to his licks at the end of "Never Before Now"). The rhythm section cooks, epsically on the uptempo "Diana", with a driving bass line, and E.G. Clawson's pulsating beat. Glen Quackenbush's swirling Hammond organ never sounded better. The songs weren't the problem here (w/ the exception of "the Offering". An ambitious lemon! Were the orchestrations an attempt to cover Richardson's vocal?). Richardson is the flattest sounding lead ever. And that's saying alot. On every song, on every SRC record he's off pitch. When I think of how this group might have succeeded with someone like the Rational's Scott Morgan on lead vocals. Of course, Morgan turned down a chance to sing lead with Blood Sweat & Tears after Al Kooper got the boot. (I'm sure David Clayton Thomas thanks Scott to this day). This record, "A Traveller's Tale", had some decent pop songs. From Amazon.com
Posted 18 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
birdland wrote:
Have a listen to "Brush with the Blues" from "Who Else" (1999). A religious experience.
Found the album you referred to. Thanks Birdland (- obviously, with that user name, a lover of blues and probably jazz music). For the rest - Who Else! by Jeff Beck (I searched for "Bolero" on Amazon.com and got 3,186 hits!)
Posted 18 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
This song spits energy!
Posted 18 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
This doesn't suck so badly!!
Posted 18 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
Papa_John wrote:
Jeff Beck ROCKS & Bolero ROLLS! Awesome!
What my brotha said. I am proud to have used snippet as intro to my rock radio show years ago (till the management made me change it . . . they really didn't care for real rock there).
Posted 18 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
This is the kind of noise I expect on answering machines of companies that do NOT want to talk to their customers and play this hoping that the caller will hang up asap. Soo terribly uninterestingly monotonous. Yuck!
Posted 18 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
Sure enough, chills up and down the spine! So many memories.......
Posted 18 years ago by mistatebird    [ Reply ]
brighthue wrote:
Hey, there's no emoticon for chills running up and down my spine.
?
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Best Jeff Beck I ever heard. What a soaring song!
Posted 18 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]