Reviews (page 6 of 8)
It was good, nothing to talk about but I liked it
This was fine. Didn't leave much of an impression on me but I didnt not like it. Just felt like very straightforward rock
woah, where are the sounds coming from?
Good album, good blues, I wasn't crazy about it, I haven't really connected with Jeff Beck yet, but I had a good time listening and would happily put it on whenever and so should you. 3/5
First and second song are great. Last 2 songs are good too. Middle is eh. Great guitar and drums. Ez 3.5
cool guitar
Jeff Beck and the rhythm section are great. Love the instrumental "Beck's Bolero," and you can hear a lot of influential stuff in this album. Rod Stewart's voice just annoys me so I probably won't ever listen to this whole album again, which is kind of a shame. I'll still rate it a little higher out of respect for Jeff Beck and I probably will return to some specific songs. 3 - will probably listen again
The lead singer sounds uncannily like Rod Stewart!
Very average album, one day after listening to it I don't remember any song, or even one riff/solo. 40 minutes passed, where I had a pretty mediocre time and then it was gone forever.
It didn't do much for me but parts of it were okay. Spotify only had half of the album so I could only listen to half of it unfortunately. For the sake of kind of liking it, and because I couldn't finish it to give it a full assessment, I'll give it three stars.
Jeff Beck did a year with the Yardbirds, said "fuck this" and started his own band. Rod Stewart sings. But here's the kicker: Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would both play on Beck's Bolero (with Keith Moon!!!!) and would no doubt hear Jeff Beck's brand of late-60's hard rock. What I'm saying is that Jeff Beck helped lay the groundwork for Led Zeppelin, and that's good enough for me.
It is a bludgeon-y sort of blues. Beck’s axe can seem quite a blunt instrument at times, a blunderbuss even. Rod’s the right vocalist, for all his schmaltztastic tendencies. They sort of deserved each other. "Greensleeves" and "Bolero" are interesting additions, if a bit showy. "Morning Dew" is a fun listen, too, especially for Deadheads (reformed, recovering or otherwise). Later records are better however, when JB seems to have given up wanting so desperately to be a rock star and just played. One wonders what would have happened had Rod been sacrificed for more expansive and exploratory virtuosity -- it's JB's record after all. Ultimately, this record feels a little constrained by the mostly blues format, which must've felt tired even upon its release (though one supposes the kids couldn't quite get enough) and the likely commercial pressures.
Good bit of soul on this album, the processing on the guitars is top notch with some really cool effects and panning. Would listen again
Good album, almost entirely covers though, or songs that are reworkings of older songs. Interesting to hear this metal sound from an album in the 60s. I think I'm more a fan of Jeff's instrumental albums than I am this one. For some reason Greensleeves really strongly reminds me of the Vamo' alla flamenco song from Final Fantasy 9. Solid 3.
Odd assortment. Solid blues, plus Old Man River (dubious choice) and Greensleeves (even dubiouser).
Solid classic rockin’ Bluesy album. I was certainly struck by the similarity to the sound that would be sought by Beck’s old bandmate Jimmy Page in the self-titled debut of Led Zeppelin which would be released the following year (Truth even features a shared cover in You Shook Me and a track credited to Page). This record has a more polished version of that sound, which for me personally doesn’t necessarily make it better. Aside from that, I deduct points for Rod Stewart’s involvement but add them back in for Ronnie Wood being involved. It’s mostly covers and unique arrangements, but certainly rocks hard doing so. I’ve never been particularly impressed by Jeff Beck’s style, but I gotta give some credit here for creating a cool heavier sound and for doing it first. Top tracks: Shapes Of Things, Let Me Love You, Greensleves, I Ain’t Superstitious
“Mom, I want Led Zeppelin” “Sweetie we have Bluesrock at home” *Bluesrock at home* It’s fine, but I feel you can get more enjoyment from a Clapton or Zeppelin. I won’t turn it off, but I’m not craving this album
nice to hear some blues
RIP One of the forgotten legends of the 60s guitar scene(at least by those who didn't live it, like my generation). The blues feel is immediate and though controversial, many future musicians have been thankful for the boom of rock and roll from the 60s. This is a classic and listening to it even today, you can see why. It is some good classic rock and roll.
Sounds in turns like Rod Stewart, BB King, Joe Cocker, Joe Jackson...
I had never really heard any Jeff Neck before. I enjoyed it well enough, but not so that I would seek out more.
Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart...should be awesome and yet feels unfocused.
Classic early Jeff Beck. No big hits.
good listen. had to read up to realize it was Rod Stewart on vocals, because that I recognized immediately. The guitar is distinctive and immediately placeable, so I'm glad i know now it's jeff beck. Enjoyable listen with some cool songs on here that aren't the mainstream rock of the era. cool guitar licks unlike others ive heard on records.
nicer than i expected actually
B- Shapes of Things 3 Let Me Love You 3 Morning Dew 3 You Shook Me 3 Ol' Man River 3 Greensleeves 3 Rock My Plimsoul 3 Beck's Bolero 3 Blues De Luxe 3 I Ain't Superstitious 3 This somehow fumbles having Rod Stewart and half of Led Zeppelin as side pieces. I'm not saying Jeff Beck wouldn't be a good main chick, but he'd probably have you going through a midlife crisis by age 42, the kind where you go buy a Porsche with matching hair plugs.
Crazy guitar god.
One day ago, the album was Electric Ladyland, which I think affected my experience listening for this one, or at least my review. I do still like this, though, it’s got a lot of interesting stuff going on. Beck’s Bolero is especially rad.
Very enjoyable blues rock with flashes of excellence. The piano playing on "Blues Deluxe" (around the 4 minute mark) is fantastic! And great guitar throughout. Rod Stewart on lead vocals brings a fun energy too. I was already thinking that the band reminded me of Led Zeppelin (fwiw Jeff Beck put out this album a year before Zep's first) and then "You Shook Me" came on. The Jeff Beck version of course pales in comparison but that's hardly Jeff Beck's fault. Overall, this scratched the same itch for me as Led Zeppelin so it was easy listening for me.
Jeff Beck is a true guitar player's guitar player (if that means what I think it means). He's got such a nice voice on the instrument that goes beyond just playing well. The only downside for me with his playing is that he lived in the time of classic rock, which right now is one of the more dated sounds out there. And unfortunately I really feel it while listening to this album. I'm just not "wowed" by much. I do recognize his greatness and his legend and influence, and this wasn't necessarily hard to listen to or anything. It just kind of went by.
This is decent. A bit of its time, a bit dated, but still a good listen. Shades of Led Zeppelin in places (after reading about it this is unsurprising given the people he worked with!), blues-y rock. But, it's really hard to give an album of pretty much all covers a particularly high rating. The Bolero is probably my favourite, and the cover of Hi Ho Silver Lining also fun. 3/5.
This is excellent music. I wish I could appreciate it more, but I just don't feel Blues and Hard Rock that much. Three stars when just taking into account how much I enjoyed listening, but I think this might deserve better 3.5/5.
petit mélange rock et passage de blues. pas désagréable à l'oreille 6.5/10
It’s a lot of elements I don’t like - the Clapton-esque school of white man blues, and Deep Purple style hard rock. It’s not a terrible album - but not something I am into.
doesn't get me
great guitar playing and some Rod vibes.
like the late 60's bluesy feel. The guitar solos drag on a little too long however. Beck clearly has a delicate touch with his playing. I didn't know about Rod's involvement. It's a shame that Beck didn't push himself forward as a frontman.
Liked this now
Liked it more than i thought I would
3/5. It's a decent album but mostly some okay songs surrounded by Beck flexing his guitar skills. For sure a necessary listen among guitar heavy albums but just focusing on the guitar will provide the most enjoyment. A decent blues album but mostly a guitar album with backing instruments.
Shape of Things // Let Me Love You // Rock My Plimsoul // Beck’s Bolero // I’ve Been Drinking // 2.5-3/5
Great voice, but band’s sound was all over the place
Really enjoyable Blues Rock album
I would like to give this one another full listen as I think there is some potential. The songs were very hit or miss whether I enjoyed them or not. Overall not bad.
This record (and its ridiculous list of contributors) is at its best when it strays from blues tradition and wanders toward weirder, heavier sounds.
It was okay. But I’ve heard better blues rock records. Maybe I will give it another chance
Good blues rock. Rambly, but never really felt like it dragged
Dad rock without the excitement or mystery of some its peers.
This felt like an album that was clearly Important and Influential, but it didn’t really stand out to me as I listened. All love and respect to Jeff but it’s a three for me, had a decent time but probably wouldn’t choose it again.
Decent classic rock. I think Jeff Beck is a case of a musician who was so influential that his music just sounds pretty standard now. He is foundational for most guitarists who came after him and I respect that.
Heavy classic blues rock. The distorted guitar and rock vocals make this almost hard rock / early heavy metal. Steward grew on me, then annoyed me. Somewhat random seeming collection of covers and originals, sometimes wanky.
When it’s good it’s great. The rest of the time it’s okay.
My mate Dave will be pleased to see this album pop up, he being a big fan of Jeff Beck. I read a lot about this being a seminal text in the formation of heavy metal, but I think that is drawing a very long bow. I mean, the recording of this was influential in the formation of Led Zeppelin, but this is a British heavy blues album, not really metal at all. The reliance on covers points to the lack of song-writing strength. Some of the covers are... questionable choices (Greensleeves and Ol' Man River, I'm looking at you two) or only very thinly veiled re-writes of existing blue numbers (Rock My Plimsoul is an original? Really?). But You Shook Me and I Ain't Superstitious really set the scene for British heavy blues. Playing is generally great (although Nicky Hopkins has a tendency to noodle, in my opinion) and Rod Stewart has never been in finer form. Beck is pushing what a guitar can do at the time, but he's not unique in this. It's not quite as pyrotechnic as Jimi Hendrix and the songs are not as strong as Jimi or Cream, and the arrangements aren't as tight as what Led Zep would later do. It's listenable, but really the only track I would go back to is I Ain't Superstitious.
back half is better
Funkar väl.
I think just not in the mood?
I liked the riffs and vocal performances, but wish a remastered edition existed. The mixing and sound was an issue.
Good variety of styles and approaches. I can really feel the influence of the same currents that Led Zeppelin channeled. Not my favorite, but not bad. Greensleeves is quite good in this.
I liked it more than I thought I would. At least it’s not Eric Clapton. And Rod Stewart isn’t especially annoying here either.
Strange listen. Jeff's voice sounded like Janice Joplin at times. The piano was left field but the guitar was as expected.
The truth is that the album didn't stand out much to me: I enjoyed the guitar and it sounded nice with good production but at the end of the day I didn't find any songs which stood out to me as being a banger. In a way it was disappointing but then again I wasn't expecting a master piece.
A pretty mixed bag of tracks. Some very good songs others just background. Nevertheless the talent is there and there are some great riffs. Probably stunning live.
Yeah I liked this more than I thought I would.
Ok, nice and happy
Yeah, I liked it but at the same time I failed to be blown away. It was just kinda ok.
Better than I expected
Jeff Beck is highly ranked and respected by all the people that love "guitar rock". He is a wizard. I am still calling this one 3 stars. It didn't speak to me in any way. It made me feel like I was stuck in a shitty bar, waiting for my friends to finish doing to coke in the bathroom, so we could finally leave before cat scratch fever comes on for the 5th time.
Meh. Fairly standard blues rock with Rod bloody Stewart singing and a random cover of Greensleves
An amazing start to the album unmistakeable vocals of Rod Stewart. The end of side 1 and start of side 2 ruined the groove that was gained by an amazing start to the album and hamstrung with what could have been a fantastic blues rock album. Still a great album without those two tracks.
It was definitely a weird album.
not bad
The guitar work was cool. I actually didn’t like the vocals as much. I like Rod, but felt like it was a less well done attempt at some led zepplin.
3/5 This felt like a low rent version of something I couldn't quite put my finger on. It gave me all the 60s vibes and sounded good enough but just wasn't my thing.
Truth is I don't like "widdle widdle widdle" guitar music or Rod Stewart that much... Technically sound but just not my jam. Apparently this is a foundation of heavy metal? Meh.
I like this uneven record; I can hear they had fun making it. Beck’s Bolero has the comic origin myth that Jimmy Page made it to pause Beck’s whinging about the Yardbirds. The version of Shapes… is great, though not better than the original. My ears glaze over interminable blues noodles, but there’s usually some zany noise or guitar ejaculation to draw me back in, albeit briefly. Hi Lo Silver Lining is a fine drunk novelty song. It’s no Roger The Engineer, but what is?
Good
Never listed to Beck very much, but classic rock through and through. Enjoyable, but no standout songs that would make the rotation. Good easy listening for the background, may grow on me over time.
Likably eclectic mix of songs. But the Hot Rod + JB feel combo feels a little less than the sum of their parts. One likes the artier-contoured and his more outre explorations of JB's soloing and finds later (but even less commercially successful) records more interesting and enjoyable. The vocals are optional, as far as one's concerned, since this all about the virtuosity. Thus, more noodling is what's wanted here, and less conventional song structures and less RS (of whom one's certainly a fan) distracting attention and clowning (as winsome as that can be occasionally). ere, he does work over the blues convincingly and blistering (though somewhat predictably). The classic (and classical-inflected) cuts are fun enough and one's All for Magritte covers, but it's only a slight boost here. Overall, not just quite as good as one might expect or hope for.
Some fun moments, but it feels a bit forgettable at times
Not bad, not exactly my cup of tea
Favorite song - Rock My Plimsoul, Greensleeves, Beck's Bolero
Interesting rock album for 1968. Decent, not afraid to do good guitar solos. Definitely a stark difference from later albums.
Interesting debut album from JB with some OTT vocals from Rod S. Flamboyant heavy blues from JB which shows his expertise but the album lacks some focus.
C'est pas trop le mood là mais bon c'est pas mal quand même
ca ressemble un peu à led zeppelin mais sans sel
Meh. I liked the instrumental better than anything with lyrics, which is unusual for me. Beck’s Bolero SLAPPED.
Average White Blues. Well, I suppose there are a few surprises along the way though: the extended breakdown on Shapes of Things, the subtle bagpipe intro to Morning Dew, and then it's all Merry Christmas with Greensleeves smack in the middle? WTF? All that, in combination with the inclusion of live tracks, kept making think the album was over and Spotify had moved onto something else. Very much has the feel of a compilation.
Jeff Beck is an artist I know nothing of except the name, so I can't say I've heard any of his material in earnest so glad to start with the first album. Impressive guitar-work... but that is to be expected from a guitarist from The Yardbirds. Vocals remind me of some other artist but not sure, still pretty good though. Clearly blues influenced (especially with You Shook Me cover), kind of interesting people consider this influential to "Heavy Metal". The Greensleeves instrumental seems quite random though, I thought some other album came on shuffle. Also the clapping on "Blues Deluxe"... why? It's all good but nothing singular that really grabbed me. 3.5 down to 3.
my nama jeff
Very unique type of blues rock.
Pretty good & atmospheric
3.5
I’m not overly familiar with Jeff Beck. When I looked at this album, I saw that Hi Ho Silver Lining wasn’t actually on the original release and was only added on bonus versions. Every album so far has only been the original releases, so I’ll be sticking with that today too. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: You Shook Me, Beck’s Bolero The first thing that struck me when listening to this was the similarity between the vocals of Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. The difference, however, it that this album was at least somewhat interesting. I didn’t blow me away, but I did enjoy the rawness of the music. The guitar wasn’t always precisely in time, and there were occasional duff notes, but this worked in the album’s favour and made everything sound more real. Overall, this was a decent album but is unlikely to be one I’ll be returning to.
Decent enough. Never listened to anything by him before, strange that it cropped up on the list a few days after he died. I think I’d have loved this when I was about 18, and mad into Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. Echoes of both at times. Also found it interesting how many of his songs he started off sounding like Rod Stewart vocal wise, before thankfully changing into his own style. One Rod Stewart is enough for me, thank you very much. His cover of Ol’ Man River was my highlight, along with Beck’s Bolero and Shapes of Things.
Kind of passed over me in the background, every so often I'd catch something interesting and enjoy it, this happened half a dozen times and then it was over. Might be a Monday morning thing but don't think it needs more than a 3
Had not heard any Jeff Beck before but I enjoyed the albums kind of blues-ish rock sound. So many of the tracks have some great guitar riffs, "Becks Bolero" is especially packed with them. Highlights were "Rock My Plimsoul", "I Ain't Superstitious" and "Hi Ho Silver Lining".
More classic rock... Yay! I actually quite enjoyed some of this, some nice guitar playing and quite a mix of styles. But I think ultimately it's quite forgettable. I bet it was pretty innovative when it was released though Also multiple songs on the album multiple times in the version on Spotify which made it too long. Enjoyed Beck's bolero and the bluesy ones the most
Didn't love everything about it, but it's a promising beginning with great standouts. RIP
Pretty good. I didn't know anything about Rod Stewart aside from his solo career, so that was interesting to learn about. But, I've never been a big fan of Rod Stewart's voice. Is that sacrilege?
Solid Jeff Beck album, very different from later albums such as Blow by Blow or Wired. I am not a big fan of this or either of these two other albums, but it depends on the moment. It is certainly not bad.
I didn't care much for this one, I'm afraid. The excellence of the musicians is obvious, but the album seems like a random selection of songs written by others that doesn't work as a whole.
I know that voice ... it's Rod Stewart!
Sounds like Rod Stewart doing the blues. Not bad but not my thing either. The classical interludes are nice.
I'm not super into guitar or anything, but I'd definitely recommend this to anyone that is. The guitar shines on here. Still, I didn't like it enough to give it a 4. Still good though. My favourite song was Greensleeves (Instrumental).
Super early blues rock. I like the guitar tones but generally just not a big fan of blues lyrics/singing.
This is forgettable 60's rock. It has a 70's feel, so it was probably ground breaking in its day. Now it just sounds derivative.
A High 3. That is all.
Hienoa kitarointia, mutta 70min ajan ei silti jaksa kantaa kun on tempo on ajoittain uneliasta. Laitetaan ehkä vähän yläkanttiin kolmonen.
Not bad
Not something I would sit and listen to normally and not sure I will again.
Rockin
Some cool stuff, and not many people have led zeppelin as a backing band, but just didn't click with me.
Great musicianship, good tunes. And who doesn’t sing along to ‘Hi Ho Silver lining?’ You can’t handle the Truth. Actually I can.
Good bluesy kinda vibe
Strong foundational artist. Wonderfully mixed
he sounds like rod Stewart rock/blues in a similar vein as led zeppelin
3 is such a weird rating for me. On albums that I feel I should like it’s a low score, but for others it’s ok, maybe not my thing but ok.
Van die lekkere jaren zestig bluesrock of wat voor genre dit ook maar is, uit hetzelfde vaatje als Creedence Clearwater en Cuby, zou ik zeggen.
De eerste nummer zijn VER-SCHRIK-KE-LIJK. Dit album stormt regelrecht op een één af. Tot er na een tijd GE-WEL-DI-GE nummers als Blues Deluxe komen. Tof dat er veel variatie op een album te vinden is. Maar de blues-kant past de heer toch het best.
De tijd van de gitaargoden. Toen Rod Stewart nog rock n roll was. Bluesrock voor boomers.
accidentally started playing this on shuffle. liked it anyway. started over from the beginning after 1? 2? songs this feels like the kind of music i used to listen to in the car with my dad but i feel like i've never heard this actual music before i really like the beat in I Ain't Superstitious
Pretty standard blues rock
I didn't enjoy most of the vocal tracks, but the instrumentals were fantastic, so that pulled it up to a 3.
Really good.
6/10. Good, but not especially exciting
Reminded me of when you’d be eating lunch at elementary school and then someone would ask if you want a cookie, lick it, and hand it to you. Like yeah I would’ve loved that cookie without all that spit on it but you had to go ruin it for everyone. The spit in this analogy is Rod Stewart. 5/10
Duidelijk dat dit album heel veel muzikanten heeft beïnvloed! Wat rock en blues zitten hier goed in vermengd
My suspicions about the 1001 Album Generator’s sentience have been well and previously documented, but since it’s my 100th album, I’d just like to point out yet another eerie coincidence. The cover of yesterday’s selection, “Original Gangster” by Ice-T, bears a striking color palate resemblance to today’s selection, “Truth” by Jeff Beck. Both are somewhat sparse covers, with predominantly black backgrounds and baby blue text. I know what you’re thinking, “This dude is crazy… off his rocker…certifiable. Those are two of the most common color pairings. It’s just a coincidence, you weirdo.” Perhaps, but if the generator does go haywire and overthrows our established order, everyone is going to be saying “Why didn’t anyone warn us?!??”. So here it is: your warning. Anyway, Jeff Beck’s “Truth”. If you like blues based rock, there’s a lot here to like. It’s doesn’t get bogged down in tradition, adding a nice experimental, psychedelic touch that keeps it from feeling stale. Overall, and enjoyable experience, but not especially memorable.
Blues infused rock with the distortion amped up and a vocalist that sounds like Rob Stewart. What's not to like? It's funny to think how novel this was when it was released, because nowadays it's almost forgettable. I'd say 'Beck's Bolero' is probably my favorite of the bunch, mainly because I'm a sucker for instru-metal.
Some blues some shredding thought this was nick drake at first so was pleasantly surprised
Bra, men ofta tråkigt...
Stewart has a great rock and blues voice, Beck is a brilliant guitarist. So this is a very strong record. Blues Deluxe sounds like they added canned applause. And why Old Man River? Why??
Fine. I think Led Zeppelin did a better version of what he was trying to do.
Sounds like what my parents used to listen to.
A nice album I’ll sit back and listen to again.
enjoyed some songs
Dobar je album, ali mu se neću vraćati, bar ne zasad.
Boy does Jimmy Page owe this lot ...
Jeff Beck's endless Blues-O-Matic.
Some great songs and covers that allow you to trek butch vocals and music
Nice guitar work
meh
Masterful guitar work. It doesn’t make up for a so-so production that despite Rod Stewart’s best effort in a cameo don’t hold attention enough throughout.
The best part of this album are definitely guitar solos
Old school, liked the blues tracks.
This is nice enough, and I get a lot of Led Zeppelin parallels. They probably harm it a bit though as it's not as good as any Led Zep album
Gritty, driving into the mist kinda songs. Definitely an Autumn morning commute album. Great sleezy guitar moments. “Shapes of Things” is a solid opener and should be used in the credits of a Bojack Horseman episode. Standouts are “Morning Dew” and “Let Me Love You” because they’re beaut.
Not bad, not my personal taste. Need to listen more
love Rod, weird songs
It's a little bit funny that this album comes up today just as I listened to Ozzy's new song Patient Number 9 featuring Jeff Beck. I only know Jeff Beck from The Yardbirds and I know he's a legendary guitarist. The big surprise with this album is Rod Stewart. I had no idea he played with Jeff Beck before being the solo superstar. The album as a whole is OK. Very typical late 60s rock. It didn't really catch my attention. Jeff Beck is however great at what he does.
Not really my thing but great guitar solo
Boasting some of the soon-to-be biggest icons in rock, Jeff Beck's Truth is a good representation of where the blues was heading towards at the end of the 60s, with passionate vocal performances and attention grabbing instrumentals that does the songs that contain them justice. Favorites: Shapes of Things, Let Me Love You, Morning Dew, Ol' Man River, Beck's Bolero, Blues Deluxe.
Vous aurez bien entendu reconnu Jeff Buckley, dissimulé sous le pseudonyme de Beck dans le but d'attirer l'attention de son père Tim, l'ayant abandonné dès son plus jeune âge. Celui-ci ne sera pas dupe et continuera tranquillement ses tentatives infanticides.
Une belle tentative de couverture de la part de Jeff Buckley. Ce dernier tente en effet de se faire passer pour Jeff Beck. Le but est très simple: tenter de garder cette couverture intacte jusqu'à l'album de Tim Buckley prévu pour dans 2 jours. En effet, vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que Tim Buckley a abandonné son fils Jeff il y a de cela quelques années. Jeff va donc tenter de renouer le contact grâce à ce changement d'identité astucieux. Affaire à suivre dans quelques jours donc. Concernant l'album, Jeff Buckley prend bien soin de changer sa voix afin de ne pas être reconnu par son père Tim avant la grande révélation. J'ai également beaucoup apprécie la présence d'Eddie Mitchell en fin d'album, qui vien tnous gratifier d'un tonitruant "I ain't superstitious", gueulant comme un putois comme il sait si bien le faire.
Fun and groovy album.
Basically a blues album with a few exceptions. It sounds really good and they really pushed to the extreme with channel mixing.
Ok
It is a really good album. Rock and blues. 3/5
A bit old fashioned but enjoyable
Run out the mill
Very 60s. Is it Blues Rock or Heavy Metal and does it really matter? And what is Greensleeves doing on here? Early Rod Stewart vocals sound less like he swallowed a box of razorblades than his later solo stuff. Some cool geee-taaarrr.
Another fine album. Vocals are great. Instrumentation/guitar great for what feels like a blues rock album. I think its a good album but for whatever reason I didn't fall in love with it, but thats okay. Very solid album. Favorite Song: "Ol Man River", "Blues Deluxe"
Nice cover of "Greensleeves". Other than that, I was completely and totally underwhelmed. The musicianship saved the album for sure.
A wonderful early rock album that hints at things to come in England in the near future. Well crafted songs.
Surprisingly not awful.
Thought this was a bit misguided and lacked direction. The blues can't save everything.
Decent enough - though the blues rarely gets me going, and the singer's style is a bit meh.
080126 19:35 3
Great album. Enjoyed it very much. Surprised me to hear Rod Stewart.
It should have been credited as the Jeff Beck Group. The guitar work is outstanding, and loving the blues riffs, but got tired of Rod Stewart swooning.
As far as former Yardbirds go, Beck is behind Page and Clapton. It's a strong bronze medal but still a bronze. He shows his stuff on a few of the songs and he has some stellar guests making appearances such as JP Jones and Moonie. I had no clue that Rod Stewart did an album with Jeff Beck. The 1001 is making me appreciate Rod and Ronnie more. I find the album a little disjointed which keeps it from being rated higher.
Beck’s Bolero is an epic track with a stellar line up. Greensleeves is done nicely too, but I tend to like that composition regardless of who is playing. They sound out of place thrown in with a bunch of blues covers. That said, the blues covers are well done and the guitar playing is outstanding. I can even handle Rod in small doses. An interesting LP from a historic perspective, bring Jeff and Rod and Nicky and Jimmy together.
Some good blues rock with a Proto-Zeppelin hard rock flair. Favourites: "Morning Dew", "Beck's Bolero", "I Ain't Superstitious"
I love the music on this and it's a really who's who of late 60s early 70s musicians. However the vocals are just bad. I've gotten a few Rod Stewart albums now and I've realised I just don't like his voice. He just doesn't have the power to really belt it out, which is required for these songs.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Ol’ man River
Certianly interesting to hear the starting point of these folks. Nothing really here for me to stick around for though. fave: Shapes of Things
This was an enjoyable album for the first time listening. Interesting Jeff beck only put his name on it when rod Stewart sings every song. I think rod stewart helped make this album better. The guitar playing was solid as well. Lots of variance between blues and harder classic rock sounds. Pretty enjoyable album overall. 7.3/10
Alright. Rods voice is too. 3
This felt like a classic rock album, and it also felt like it inspired Led Zepplin and AC/DC especially on You Shook Me and I Ain't Superstitious. Greensleeves was nice too.
Jeff Beck zou dus zomaar een alter ego van Rod Stewart kunnen zijn... best aardig album, hoewel ik er nooit helemaal inkwam.
Ik begon hier eigenlijk met tegenzin aan: Jeff Beck....weer zo'n gitaatvirtuoos die alles volledig ontdoet van enige emotie. Maar het bleek eigenlijk best heel tof te zijn toen ik doorkreeg dat het een soort Led Zeppelin was maar dan met Rod Stewart als zanger! Rod heeft zelden zo bevlogen geklonken als op deze plaat - en dat wil wat zeggen 🙂
Ik dacht: he, deze stem lijkt op die van Rod Stewart. Bluesy hoor!
A wonderful early rock album that hints at things to come in England in the near future. Well crafted songs.
It feels a bit revisionist, but I can’t help but experience the Jeff Beck Group as just an inferior attempt at Led Zeppelin, even if they came first.
I was pleasantly surprised by this, a lot of iconic sounds at times, and some experimental here and there that impressed me. Otherwise, the album had a rough vocal performance and some tired blues moments that dragged it down a bit.
It seems that in the late 60s quite a few amazing British musicians were inspired by the blues. There may have been so many that they all blur together a bit for me, as it had never been a period and genre I connected with very much. This is particularly well done, especially for an artist I wasn't familiar with. It was definitely interesting to listen to Rod Stewart's early work, as his voice was instantly recognizable and prominent throughout the album.
Okay, I guess I knew the name Jeff Beck and thought it would be a rock album, but otherwise was not at all familiar with the album. It appealed to me more than I thought. Maybe on a different day I would like it even more.
3.5 i liked this way more than i thought! i knew i was in for a good time when i saw "i aint superstitious" on the tracklist.
Rod Stewarts voice was made to sing the blues. Ol' Man River and Greensleeves were odd choices for this otherwise bluesy album.
This would would be at least a star higher as a live show. As an album, it’s solid, but not great. I want more structure.
This is a very ok late 60's rock album. Nothing bad about it, nothing really remarkable either. I've really never gotten the appeal of Jeff Beck; this album changes nothing.
I don't have much to say about this album. It was just ok. I wouldn't be able to identify it in a line-up with other classic rock of the era. I did like the song title "Blues Deluxe" though. Like, "you guys are blues lite. we're blues deluxe". 3/5
It's fine but when it comes to this old-school guitar-centric music I'd rather just listen to Hendrix which incorporates much more interesting sounds to his bluesy licks. But not bad.
-Jeff Beck is a pretty cool guitarist -I Ain't Superstitious is an all-time guitar rock tune -There are some good blues rock songs on here but they also don't always stand out much.
It was fine I guess.
sooo sooo much like Mr. Stewart. It's good. But not great, and not really memorable.
It was a solid listen but nothing was catchy enough melodically to really rise to the top. I did enjoy Rod Stewart as the vocalist with clearly an intense guitar supporting side. Good classic rock.
vroom vroom la guitare le sexe le blues la guitare le vrai rock Prefs: Greensleeves, Beck's Bolero, I Ain't Superstitious Moins pref: Rock My Plimsoul
Speed blues at its best. Not a fan of the vocal performances but the backing is goooooood.
Generic 60/70’s rock mate. That’s it. If you like it you’ll like it, if not you won’t. Can’t be any clearer.
Never heard this album before and have only known Jeff Beck as a guitarist. I was like "wow he really sounds like Rod Stewart!". Then I looked it up and it turns out it *was* Rod Stewart. Anyway, this album was ok. Lots of talent on display but didn't really do anything for me.
Good
I couldn't believe how much the singer sounded like Rod Stewart. Then I looked it up. Rod Stewart sounds just like Rod Stewart. Uncanny. Regarding the album, beck can sure noodle. Fantastic guitar work. And really, what a lineup. Stewart, Beck and Woods. However, I'm not a huge fan of the songs. Just the music.
not bad
Good, not great. Don't like it as much the slightly later blues-rock stuff (LZ, Allman Brothers)
Top rock albumpje, niks mis mee
Stodgy late 60's British blues. Toad in the soul. Best Tracks: Shapes of Things; You Shook Me; Blues Deluxe
Du rock n roll respectable. Solide mais rien de tant spécial
I'm sure this is fine, but it's pretty bog-standard blues rock.
* Decent enough, Blues, Hendrix, good guitar riffs
Unfocused but punchy when in the groove. 5/10
Nice blues album
Flashes of greatness, but also plenty of bloat to go around. If he'd made this an EP and cut out the bullshit, it would be a legendary album. Best track: Beck's Bolero
Eine raue Schönheit. Irrer Blues, trunken vor Soul, ruhelos, gefühl- & kraftvoll. I like. 3.4
Altogether this seemed like kind of an incoherent mess. It’s been interesting in this listening project to more deeply trace the through line from British emulation (or appropriation to be less kind) of American Blues to what came to be known as Heavy Metal, and this is clearly an iconic waypoint on that road, but I don’t think I’d bother to listen to it again.
This was fine, not anything amazing
Bluesy easy listening was alright. 3*
Enjoyable for what it was.
Pretty decent! Good for background music. Liked a few songs and was meh about the rest
3/5
Beck’s Bolero almost kicks this up to a four.
Meh ok
Holding out for some better Blues.
a bit tired best songs: Blues Deluxe and I Ain't Superstitious
This rules. Discount Zep. MSRP Rod. Full price blues. Beck's Bolero rules. The bass player rules. B+
I like the songs with the dirty, loose, jammy feel at the front end of the album. Some cool Mitch Mitchell/Ginger baker in some of these. A lot like Cream and Led Zepplin. I can see why people say Jimmy Paige ripped off Jeff Beck. There were 5s at the beginning of the album, but it got a bit repetitive and the blues and green sleeves buzz killed me. 3
Not in the mood for anything from 1968 anymore. I know OF Jeff Beck but don't think I've ever heard any of his stuff. Ok, this isn't the usual late 60s "fuckin kill me now" psychedelic folk rock. Like bluesy hard rock. Pleasantly surprised. 3/5.
Álbum clásico con buenos acordes, voz genuina y cierto toque country
My kinda vibe. Mad vocals and heavy guitars but something missing
i actually likes it, i likes the rocky aspect to it and i just thought it was fun
Late night after shift work
Great guitarists and Rod’s voice is killer. I just think I’m burnt out on 60s blues/rock & roll. I also see why Cream might have gotten the edge. More like a 2.75
3.75 stars, all for Rod Stewart.
Good classic guitar rock very 60s
god guitar, lidt for meget
Odd thing how I started this album a day before he passed. I'm kinda up and down on blues - loved the instrumentals on this album, but the vocals get too croony and drawn-out for my liking at times. Still a nice listen, short enough to keep me and accessible enough that I'd like to check his music out more Saved: Greensleeves, Beck's Bolero*, Blues Deluxe
Very innovative album, he changed the classic blues rock to a harder, faster syncopated sound. (6/10)
60s 'rock', didn't care for the voice.
Aaargh goddamn Rod Stewart. I HATED his schmaltzy voice when I was a kid, and he was in that era of crooning cheesy ballads with his puffed up hair, smug grin, and bulbous mole. Now Jeff Beck... he's the greatest living guitarist. Why, oh why did he have to buddy up back in the '60's with Rod Fucking Stewart?! Robert Plant was taken, so he thought Rod will do???!!!
It was ok.
An enjoyable rock album. I always enjoy the vocals of Rod Stewart, he’s so iconic. As for the rest of it I found it to be pretty easy to listen to and easy to enjoy. I don’t find it groundbreaking or mind bending, but it was definitely a solid, fun album.
Not great but opened me to Jeff Beck who is an amazing guitar player. His instrumental albums are sick
Truthfully, I liked this. Sounds a lot more modern to me than 1968, though some of it sounds like Zeppelin might have ripped it off. Still, plenty of tasty riffs here.
it was good on first listen oi oi
The blues songs were the best songs on the album
La guitarra de Beck dominándolo todo y Rod Stewart llorando al micrófono. Me gustan más las que se salen de ese patrón.
3/5 there were some interesting songs but not something worthy.
Decent blues rock. Nothing to make me super excited but never dull either
Good. Nothing ground breaking. Enjoy rod's voice.
Now album to drive to and from golf in the rain. 3/5
Worth exploring more, and the Yardbirds
Really fun with lots of collabs.
Hmmm, apparently a very influential album in the formation of heavy metal, so I'm glad to have listened to it! It's a little uncomfortable hearing a bunch of white Englishmen ripping off the blues, though... Fave track - "I Ain't Superstitious" maybe? "Shapes of Things" is good too...
A good hard blues album with some serious history.
Nice, old school rock. Will listen one more time at least!
Had this LP as a kid, so it holds a special spot.
i wouldn’t ever opt to listen to but it wasn’t bad
Guitar tone is super clean and solid all around
Too white for me; one of the whitest guys around.
mejor que no abra la boca...
Like Led Zep & Rolling Stones turned blues to 11. Guitar playing is great but this has to be considered a filler record on this 1000 list.
Het is een hele goede gitarist, maar als solo album doet het mij niet veel. Zijn stem leidt af van het gitaarspel en voegt niet echt iets toe. Als hij de klassieke stukken met elecktrische gitaar speelt voelt het als een basisschool jongen die dit geleerd heeft van zijn gitaarleraar maar dit toch cooler vindt. Ik vind het eigenlijk allemaal net niet goed genoeg voor drie sterren
Ik waardeer Jeff Beck vooral om zijn gitaarkunsten, je merkt aan alles dat hij erg innovatief is, ik kan me echter niet over zijn stemgeluid heenzetten, het typische rauwe rock n roll Rod Steward achtige stemgeluid. update: na een beetje onderzoek bleek de zanger ook Rod Steward te zijn. Domme keuze van Jeff Beck.
I'M SO BORED!
#459/1001. Yes. It is heavy, but it really isn't heavy metal, is it. For me at least, metal begins when Sabbath et al. abandon the blues pattern and other typical chord progression patterns and begin crafting song structures based on non-blues-scale riffs. Here we have 3 originals, some fine guitar playing and hard blues rock which for sure was influential for all the 70s acts who rocked all night long, but I would assume those days are now gone-diddli-one. For the zep similarities a 2.
Really nothing I like about this album. I hate that kind of blues rock and Rod Stewart as lead singer as a definite mistake.
Для мене особисто Джеф Бек це в першу чергу джаз-рок, фьюжн, альбом Wired і так далі. А тут маємо перший його сольник, мега унилий блюзрок і кавери. Єдине що більш-менш сподобалось, це Beck's Bolero.
Rod Stewart is on this as well!? He's turning up on album after album with his hoarse singing. This is all OK, but I would be hard pushed to remember anything about this album now it is over, apart from maybe Beck's Bolero, which was fun, a mash-up of rock and classical. But overall this was some tedious white man blues rock and it significantly overstayed its welcome. I did not listen to the bonus tracks because there was no way they wouldn't been just more of the same.
2,3/5
sorry, it's just so basic
Sollte eigentlich komplett mein Ding sein, aber ich empfand es zum Ende hin doch ziemlich eintönig. SCHADE!
Boah, keine Ahnung. Gefällt mir persönlich irgendwie schon. Gerade im Kontext des Erscheinungsjahres finde ich die Liedstrukturen recht beeindruckend, aber das gibt mir am Ende dann doch nicht zuuu viel. Starke 2 Sterne.
Ei oo miu
This record perfectly showcases that technical abilities don't meen the music is good. Its awfully derivative.
Hate when any dude makes a song about sex like the one on this album gross
I just couldn’t. I didn’t like how it started and it’s my day off.
Didn’t like this
This was crap
Not my type of music honestly
Agree with most people that this was too much Rod Stewart and it overpowered the guitar
didn't really liked the rock(i think it's rock) it's not my cup of tea
⭐⭐ Blues rock med Rod Stewart på sång. Inte dåligt men för mig blir detta lite för mycket generisk blues rock av ännu en britiskt artist,.Under tiden då alla dessa album kom ut var det förmoligen jätte-edgy men nu känns det mest generiskt utan riktig blues-grith. Har inga problem att lyssna på albumer men kommer inte aktivt sätta på det, det blir en 2a.
rock slop.. dit was niet uniek of cool of iets
This sound is not for me.
I dug some of the great blues beats. Annoyed when he started singing with it.
If more songs were like Greensleeves I would have liked this album much more.
5/10
never cared for him.
I was hoping to like this more. But every song feeling like an extended self indulgent jam has brought if down for me. Low 2.
Jeff Beck is a supremely talented guitarist but this is mostly stock blues
I’m not really into white guy blues.
2 stars Uninteresting blues rock that foreshadowed Led Zeppelin a mere months away but could not really hold my interest or make me want to listen further.
The starry personnel and proto-whatever status don't add up to a particularly memorable or impressive result. At worst it's horribly grating and at best it's just fine. Rod Stewart's voice overwhelms whatever else might be going on; he sounds much better on the tracks where he reins it in. Greensleeves, You Shook Me and Ol' Man River are good songs but they can't take much credit for those.
Going up write review as listening… Ooooffff that voice … pretty grating! Oh no - I hate this style of music nooooooooo!! Ol’ Man River into Greensleeves particularly awful. I feel a bit embarrassed even listening to Rock My Plimsoul - god I hope no one hears this! Apparently there is controversy surrounding if he wrote Becks Bolero or not - personally I wouldn’t be even laying claim to that monstrosity. Blues De Luxe should be renamed to Snooze De Luxe (hehehe!). Last track - thank the good lord this is nearly over! He is obviously a great guitarist, I just don’t want to hear it.
I only had to wait a day to hear an album even more boring than Coldplay’s ‘Parachutes’. I don’t appreciate the stealth Rod Stewart, I don’t like noodling on a guitar, and I have no interest in hearing anything like this ever again. Which is a shame, cos I bet the list is full of this shite. (‘Rock my Plimsoul’ is a good song name, and ‘Morning Dew’ being about the post apocalypse are ever so slight redeeming features)
It took me way too long to figure out that it was Mr Rod Stewart on the vocals.
can sense that I’ve been leaving albums I thought I may not enjoy all to the end and it’s not been that much fun
Well, this is a another album emerging from the British heavy blues scene that itself grew out of the British blues boom. But why didn't the Jeff Beck Group go on to stellar success like Led Zeppelin? Maybe having a rather unstable line-up didn't help, maybe actually crediting original blues artists didn't help, maybe the rather fey folk stuff like Greensleeves didn't help. I dunno, but this album doesn't really grab me. Plus, I listened to an extended version which unfortunately includes Hi Ho Silver Lining, that mainstay of student discos even as late as the late 70s, when the DJ turned the sound down to hear the students sing the chorus.
Didn’t do it for me
I got three songs in and decided that I have better things to do than listen to mediocre music.