Truth

Me gusta el blues y me gusta el Rock, pero esto no me hizo nada. Lo otro, no tenía idea que estaba Rod Stewart aquí.

Good blues rock. Rambly, but never really felt like it dragged

Dad rock without the excitement or mystery of some its peers.

A strong album with standouts in Shapes Of Things, Let Me Love You, Let Me Love You, and Ol' Man River.

Nice album, un bon album blues rock par un master de guitare. Pas si mal pour un premier album solo après yardbirds. 4.90

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.

Meh. I don't get it

Pretty boring imho.

No one played like jeff. When he got it right though he got it right. Rod Stewart is the greatest singer of his generation when he has stuff that matches the magnificence. This is a great album

As musical education and history I see why it's here. I didn't especially like it but it's not "bad" or "annoying'. A showcases some vood guitar and drumming, changes styles a fair bit, shows off solid blues. It's music historian or serious guitar student collection stuff ... but to my ear, it's very much "period music" when listened to in 2023. Reminds me of Hendrix era. even is it's "important" and worthy and well rates, definitely not going to listen again and in terms of pleasure provided for me 2 stars, despite the artistry.

I missed this album when it was released. Sometime in the early 70’s I grabbed the follow-up album, Beck-Ola(1969) , the first album credited to The Jeff Beck Group, however Truth has pretty much the same line-up, especially Rod Stewart & Ron Wood, who eventually left Beck later that year to keep The Small Faces (Faces) going. Prior to that I only knew Beck from his work with The Yardbirds & the single Hi Ho Silver Lining, more a pop effort (thanks to producer Mickie Most). I had been lucky enough to see Antonioni’s film Blow Up (1966) when it was released, so I’d seen that fantastic clip of The Yardbirds with Beck & Page in all their glory. Then in the early 80’s, when I had a record shop in Newtown, Andy Glitre, who had just moved to Sydney from the U.K., was a customer. He had a radio show on 2SER, & I used to loan him records for his show & he used to give me interesting cassettes. One of these, which I still play, is a tape of Bowie doing a radio show on the BBC (1979). I’ve never ever heard a better 60 minutes by a deejay & one of the jaw-dropping moments for me was when he played Beck’s Bolero, which I had somehow never heard before. For me, it is easily the highlight of Truth. The rest of the album is fascinating for hearing early Rod Stewart, but it’s Beck’s guitar that keeps it interesting. The cover of The Yardbirds’ Shapes Of Things is unnecessary (probably Most’s idea) &, as much as I love his voice here, I’m constantly irritated by Stewart’s sloppy attention to the lyrics of great songs, although even that cannot stop me loving the band’s treatment of Howlin Wolf’s I Ain’t Superstitious. Pity it was all recorded in 4 days. I love it, but it might have been so much better.

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.

Nice vocals and quality guitar jamming to some good blues. Very influential on Led Zeppelin and many other Hard Rock/Heavy Metal bands. Highlights: Let Me Love You, You Shook Me, Rock My Plimsoul, Beck's Bolero

I think just not in the mood?

Je croyais que c'était plus récent que ce l'était. Me semble à la fois moderne et intemporel; très solide. L'inclusion du Boléro, Greensleeves, plus traditionnelles/classiques, est rafraîchissante

Jeff Beck, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart are in form on this album, and this lays the basis of the British Blues-Rock that was to come. Some great interpretations of songs. But the few songs written by Beck and Stewart are not up to the level of the songs written by others. An absolute essential album, but I wouldn't call it a masterpiece.

Com seu incrível talento na guitarra, Beck combina sem esforço os tons emocionantes do blues com a energia imponente do rock neste álbum. Temas clássicos de cada gênero são trazidos à vida de uma forma singular.

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.

Better than I expected. Some mid-tier blues wankery troubled me in a couple songs but good overall. Stoked to see what else Jeff has in store.

Guitar legend and a hell of a blues musician. He will be missed. The only thing preventing me from giving 5 stars are the, in my opinion, subpar covers on this album. They just felt a little out of place.

An outstanding album with a lot of superstars

JFC This is good. Never heard it before. Page, Stewart, Beck. My god.!

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.

This rocks and blues and blues rocks. Nice to hear the Rods and Rons having a go too.

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.

The fact this is on '1001 albums to listen to before you die' shows you how white-centric this whole thing is. This is boring old white man music. This is the type of music people imagine when you say 'old music'. So dull. Sure, the technical guitar playing is impressive. But there's no soul in the vocals. A lot of these songs were originally written by black artists. These artists knew about real soul and real art. Jeff Beck hasn't made art with this album. He made something technically impressive, but nothing more. Who actually sits there and enjoys listening to this crap? No one under the age of 45.

Blues for Boomer Dads: The Album

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.

This seems to showcase Rod Stewart's talents as a vocalist more than anything else. I've never been a huge Jeff Beck fan, so this goes right past me.

No nice und gemüslich, teilwiis chli fätzig ond entspannend.

It rocks.

Jeff Beck was a true guitar god. Unfortunately, it doesn't really show on his debut mostly consisting of blues covers. The production is poor, and the record seems unfocused. 'Beck's Bolero' is cool though.

Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Nicky Hopkins… The list of legendary musicians appearing on this debut album is legendary in itself. The product not so much.

Yeah I liked this more than I thought I would.

Ok, nice and happy

Deilig git

Mye gitar! Veldig behagelig

bolero was especially excellent. surrounded by so much talent on this album!

God this album was formative for me when I started to become curious as a guitarist about what lie beyond the blues influenced classic rock that I grew up on. This album fittingly opens with a Yardbirds track and with a who’s who of amazing musicians, it quickly take off into hard rock, proto metal, hard blues, and hints at the jazz fusion trajectory Jeff Beck’s career would take. Of the holy trinity of British guitarists that the Yardbirds produced, Jeff Beck was the most gifted and musically versatile. His phrasing is carefully chosen, and he never over plays or looses the thread (looking at you Jimmy Page). Rod Stewart’s vocals are some of his best, and the Ronny Wood rhythm section is integral to what makes this album work.

Yeah, I liked it but at the same time I failed to be blown away. It was just kinda ok.

This was surprisingly good! After having the lame blues rock of Bad Company a couple of days ago, this is where it’s at. Six years earlier compared to bad company (1968 vs 1974) you can still hear the explosion of American blues meeting British electric guitar wankery. It’s two worlds colliding to create something fresh. As all great new music it’s an exploration and amalgamation of different musical origins. In this case some European white guys stealing the African American blues rock and turning the loudness up. It’s exciting music not still solidified in its form. Led zeppelin and the likes would soon come and take it further. In turn, like all music revolutions paving the way for watered-down followers. Such as Bad Company who stayed safely and boringly put in the new form of blues-inspired hard rock. Rod Stewart is great in this, I really don’t get the hate. He has a power and rawness in his voice on this record that fits the equally powerful and raw music.

Great blues record! Never heard before today. Added to library! My first Jeff Beck whole record listen.

Very good classic blues rock, with great instrumentation. If somebody put this record on, I'd say "oh cool."

Feels tired and strange. Old man river and Greensleeves covers don't fit at all. 2

I saw someone say "this is a soft 4." I feel that. The guitar work and tone are great. The musicianship is tight. But, at the same time, it isn't as over the top great as I might have started out thinking. Maybe a rounded up 3.5 to a 4 for me. But good stuff and if it was on in the background, I wouldn't be pissed.

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.

Awesome album

:))

Meh. Fairly standard blues rock with Rod bloody Stewart singing and a random cover of Greensleves

I didn’t hate any of the songs on this, but equally nothing on this record made any impression on me at all. Not a big fan of the vocals and I found this kind of blues rock pretty boring.

just not my fave style

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.

Guitar!!! How have I never heard this before?

huolehtii kitarasta KUN MUUMIOSTA KONSANAAN...balsamointi.. ja ottaa aikansa... tarvi aina räväkästi... hyvää bluessi rokki jammailua.. helposti voisi olla vitonen...mutta enn piittaa vokaaleista..paska laatu.. ja vitusti covereita. hyvö album beck's bolero

Yawn

This is a banger! Totally worth it from start to finish. Rod Stewart’s vocals compliment Beck’s guitar style in the best way possible.

Jeff Beck’s tone is so distinctive. And I will never listen to Rod Stewart the same way again. Absolutely incredible album. Low point was the strangely mixed applause on “Blues Deluxe”, which was distracting.

This album is new to me. Quite surprising, since I like blues - and this really is a great blues album! So 5 stars (despite the fact that there are a couple of weak tracks)!

moderately bland, another british white guy playing the blues, whatever

Great guitar work and blues.

An album of I think mostly covers. They're well done, good guitar work, but this is more of a historical interest as far as evolution of rock music.

I've known Jeff Beck to be one of the greatest guitarist in history, I was very surprised to hear Rod Stewart singing on this album, and then discovered that Ronnie Wood was also playing guitar on this album. This is a super group before everyone became even more famous. The blues riffs on this album are superb, and the Greensleeves rendition wa very unexpected, overall a solid blues album

not bad

4 / 5 stars

This was kind of a nice surprise. For Rod Stewart's performance actually stole the show though. Def a record I would listen to again. Jeff Beck is an incredible guitar player and his Clapton/Page/????? combo style shines the whole way through.

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.

Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. My lesson today. Every virtuoso individual performance does not make the whole album. For every solid guitar sound there was a Rod Stewart vocal. That means NO for me. There’s a time and place but this was not it. 2 stars.

Meh.

No lo pude escuchar

I just can never get into Jeff beck… he’s an amazing guitarist, but his music does nothing for me.

Do I have to listen to Rod Stewart blather and wail? Jeff's cover of Greensleeves is pretty good. Wow what a chore and a half.

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?

Ever wondered what the first Led Zeppelin album would sound like if they forgot to write any decent songs and got Rod Stewart to sing them instead? Me neither. At least there's a comedy version of Greensleeves on here for light relief.

I found this more exciting blues than the earlier stones album. And great vocals from Rod.

Well, I really like this sound and I’m not that familiar with Stewart’s work to be annoyed by him. This goes with 4 stars

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.

Splendid

Love it. Thought that sounded like Rod Stewart. Will need to listen to more

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

Could listen all day

Interesting rock album for 1968. Decent, not afraid to do good guitar solos. Definitely a stark difference from later albums.

I find this a good album to vibe/jam to. I liked the covers and the guitar styles

I can't help but compare this album to both the original blues songs and the better Led Zeppelin covers of those blues songs. It's not that the Jeff Beck versions are bad, they just feel inferior to both the originals and Zeppelin covers. For many of the songs, it doesn't feel like the band is actually inhabiting the song, just playing it.

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.

Genres: Blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal Formed: 1966 solo Run time: 18 songs, 1 hour 10 min The heavy rock treatment of Blues tunes has led to this album being considered a seminal heavy metal album. I don’t really agree, I think it is still clearly blues-infused rock. It might be a precursor to heavy metal, but it’s not there yet! What a career. Starting in the early 60’s in various groups, then ending up in the Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton. That’s some shoes to fill, but he did it and more than proved himself. This album was released in 1968 and he was still making record in 2020 (“Isolation with Jonny Depp) and performing in 2022. Sadly, Beck died from a bacterial meningitis infection in hospital 10 January 2023, at the age of 78. You know he must be good when the Jeff Beck group has Rod Stewart singing and Ronnie Wood on bass. I assume this album has similar roots to early Led Zepplin as there are similarities in style. The only song on the album that I’m familiar with is "Hi Ho Silver Lining” although I could have told you it was a cover by Jeff Beck. I enjoyed all the songs which were an eclectic mix: some covers, some new and some reworks. My Rating: ****

4.0

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

I liked the guitar on Blues Deluxe. The rest of this hasn’t really stood the rest of time in my opinion. Didn’t like the vocals and wouldn’t listen again. It’s not bad but let’s just say when the next edition of this book comes out and they need to make some more space, this one could probably slide out unnoticed 👍🏼

Stewart and Beck know what they’re doing. Blues to rock, with everything in between. I’ll gladly listen to this again.

Meh. I liked the instrumental better than anything with lyrics, which is unusual for me. Beck’s Bolero SLAPPED.

Pretty solid album - Jeff Beck's guitar work obviously has a lot of personality, but I think Rod Stewart's singing is really the star of the show - which makes it seem funny that he's part of the "backing band."

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.

It felt like every other song was either about having sex all night long or being heartbroken. Not feeling it.

Pretty good & atmospheric

3.5

Pretty obnoxious to name yourself as the sole artist on an album that you don't even write or sing lead vocals on for every track. It should have been given a proper band name instead of marquee credit for someone who was merely one of many that collaborated to make this album happen. My gripes about who the album is credited to aside, this is okay. I always enjoy Rod's vocals, he makes the album listenable for me. And the music is generic 60's rock n roll which my ears always like. But nothing jumps out at me as a life changing track that reaches my soul. Final verdict: I'd probably be more generous if this album was credited to the right people.

He's a terrific guitarist.

big rod stewart vibes from this album. were these guys all smoking from the same pipe or something?

What even is this album?

A little all over the place. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Hearing sounds that are on display better in other albums that came out this year. Lyrics didn't grab me either unfortunately.

This album mirrors my experience with The Yardbirds. Last year I finally listened to their debut album. I didn't like it much at all. One amazing single and a whole pile of early rock rough cuts. It ends with freaking My Girl Sloopy. I felt the same about this album, except there wasn't one amazing single. I did enjoy Rod's vocals when he got to sing. His voice isn't great but it's unique. Greensleeves feels like it doesn't at all fit. Ol' Man River is wildly tone-deaf but not surprising. It was a different time and place. I don't know. I've been told Blow by Blow fits my tastes more in every way so I look forward to that album.

How much Rod Stewart is on this list, and why is every album with the guy from a different band? It took me a few moments to realize that the vocals are not this titular "Jeff Beck" character (rest in peace by the way) and that I was yet again tricked into listening to Rod Stewart. The world's most generic album. This man was cursed by an evil witch and now he has to say the phrase "rock me baby" every 5 minutes or else he'll turn into a frog. I didn't count how many times the word "baby" is said on this album, but it could probably fill an orphanage. One outta five, baby. Beck's guitar was fine though.

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

I'm not sure what I expected, but I found it didn't really go anywhere. I'm not sure I'd listen to any of the songs again, and unfortunately I didn't find it memorable.

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.

pretty fine guitaring

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.

Sorry but this didn't wow me

A High 3. That is all.

Truth is, this isn't good

This really sucks in the most generic way.

Nice blues rock, but nothing distinctive than what a blues guy at the corner bar could do.

Nothing bad, but nothing really distinctive too. I don't know... Classic and generic for every musicians. Generic blues rock. I didn't need another version of Shapes of Things or You Shook Me. I didn't.

Solid blues rock fusion alt

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES MADAFACAR

DNFing because why in HELL would this man do an old man river cover hfjfqudiuifui JAIL! Also I was getting bored I'm so sawri

more “blues” night at the pub

At the start it wowed me but then towards the end not as much still great though and I hope to revisit it one day 4/5.

Hienoa kitarointia, mutta 70min ajan ei silti jaksa kantaa kun on tempo on ajoittain uneliasta. Laitetaan ehkä vähän yläkanttiin kolmonen.

Hienoa tulkintaa, vaikkei erityisesti säväyttänyt

Not bad

Meh

sonzao, tem até o galazao

Really really good, I enjoyed this album a lot.

Not something I would sit and listen to normally and not sure I will again.

first listen great blues guitar

Nope…

AMAZING album it was just so awesome from beginning to end 10/10

Simply a great blues rock album by a great band of gifted musicians. A teenage me would have absolutely loved this. My favourite tracks are Greensleeves, Rock My Plimsoul and Beck’a Bolero. Great guitar playing - I would actually enjoy if it was made more prominent on the album since Beck has such an original sound and it seems a bit overshadowed by Stewart’s singing. The version on Spotify contains also a bunch of b-sides out of which I’ve been drinking is a great addition to the album and should have been included in the original release. Also Love is blue makes me think of Mad Men. That’s a rare thing for me to actually enjoy the bonus tracks to deluxe editions. 4/5

Guitars alright innit

Surprisingly good

Overall, this was a very solid album. Jeff Beck is one of the best guitarists of all time and one of my favorites. Being able to hear so many beautiful pieces from him was a special experience. This was also one of my favorite rock albums up to this point. Overall, I would give this album a strong 8.

It was acceptable to listen to. 2.5

The best guitarist the Yardbirds ever had steps out on his own in fine fashion-and brings Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood along for the ride. Six-string wizardry with a bluesy edge, tied together by Stewart’s uniquely gravelly voice.

Rockin

Omg jeff beck gjorde greensleeves??!?!?!?!?!?

This guy’s about to rock off… truth

Helt ok i mindre doser men sångaren är jobbig, gitarrspelandet överdrivet och låtarna ganska meh

Best Song: I've Been Drinking. The only song where I felt like the singer felt what he was singing. Worst Song: You Shook Me. It's got all the trappings of blues without the soul and authenticity. Overall: Relatively flat and uninteresting blues. Didn't help that I had Jeff Beck confused with Jeff Buckley, so this really clashed with my expectations. Regardless, can't imagine turning to this when actual blues music exists.

Some cool stuff, and not many people have led zeppelin as a backing band, but just didn't click with me.

Never heard whole album before. New: 04 You Shook Me 08 Beck's Bolero 10 I Ain't Superstitious Liked his 06 Greensleeves. I'm not a massive Rod Stewart fan.

Solid blues type album. Let me love you is a highlight

Both shreds and I have zero desire to ever listen to it again

Enjoyed

Banger

Greensleeves ass

Impressive guitar work, but jeff beck's voice doesn't really do it for me.

Ekkert sérstakt. Hlustaði á hundavaði, gleymdi að hlusta á réttum degi vegna HM í Katar.

This album is a bit strange, since I was not expecting a Rod Stewart album when I started it. Stewart was a great choice as the vocalist for Beck's debut solo album, even though it feels a bit strange now, knowing that Stewart will be far more famous and recognizable than Beck in a few years after this. Overall the album is good. It's atmospheric, and Beck does great work centering his guitar in the mix without making it overwhelm everything. Similarly, I like how he can do blues rock without it sounding like he's exploiting another culture for cash. Beck brings a lot of personality to his music 4/5

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

meh. Kinda indulgent and meandering. Feel like I need a potbelly to listen to this. 2 stars.

more white man sings the blues. you can go to a jam night and see someone of a similar standard any night of the week. admittedly they are probably doing their best impression of Jeff but the point is its nothing new and every small town in the country has a 50 year old white bloke who can play guitar like this.

Jeff Beck struggles through this turgid mess like a hobo trying to fuck a mousetrap. It reminded me of the time I sang karaoke with Craig Charles at the funeral of his mother. A fuckin' total abomination that cause 15 more deaths. It was a bloodbath.

The opening few notes were good, then he started singing and I threw myself off a cliff

Strong foundational artist. Wonderfully mixed

he sounds like rod Stewart rock/blues in a similar vein as led zeppelin

Good stuff.

This is a fantastic album. I especially loved the opening track, which is a cover a song Beck previously did with the Yardbirds. This version is much better in my opinion. But yeah, Jeff Beck absolutely shreds every track on this, and Rod Stewart's vocals are *chef's kiss*. The only reason this isn't 5 stars instead of 4 is because a) almost half of it is covers (which is fine, but I'm picking about wanting artists' original work) and b) the covers, which sound good, are in many cases just standard blues riff that are just enhanced by Beck's guitar and Stewart's vocals. Regardless, I'll be returning to this one again in the future.

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.

Blues by one of its most competent and in general underrated and forgotten practicioners. The one real criticism that can be made is that he does not write his own material - even Beck's Bolero was written by Jimmy Page Why this particular album is on the 1001 list is not clear. I expect there will be others

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

Meh

Para un estilo nuevo de rock que estaba empezando, esto ya es muy maduro. ¿A cuántos habrá influenciado? "Ol' Man River" fue el track que más repetí en escuchas.

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.

Truth is the debut album by English guitarist Jeff Beck. It is a blues rock album featuring some lighter, pop songs, but Jeff was interested in the heavier, rock sounds. The album was nice, but nothing substantial grabbed my attention.

Not my kind of boomer music 4/10

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

This album is ok. His voice is nice, but the music didn't captivate me in any way. Plus parts felt like they dragged on. Just not my thing I guess. Favorite song: Morning Dew Worst song: Blues Deluxe

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.

Rock sesentero. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

This album was a big one for me. It showed me just how great a player Beck was, and it was within a song context. Great sound, and great band with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood sounding fantastic.

I know very little about Jeff Beck it seems. This album was a real easy endeavour to listen to. I mean Greensleeves and Old Man River, odd tracks that I wasn't expecting but there is nothing here that wasn't just enjoyable to listen to.

Fuck, it's a Rod Stewart album in disguise. At least he isn't in the driver's seat, but you still have to put up with his "aunt with a two pack a day habit" vocals.

Classic rock. People must like this.

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...

snark vad detta var trist!!!!

I can see his influence on so many artists, but they just seem to do it better. Led Zep for instance. Decent album and obviously talented, but I don’t quite like his voice and feel it went on a bit too long. There are also some tracks that are really self indulgent.

Some very cool stuff

This was a bit boring sadly, didn't get too much out of it at all

This band in general has always lived in the shadow of Led Zeppelin, who released their debut a few months later with a similar sound. It's sad this album while critically hailed never got popularity that Led Zeppelins albums did. It's a great album and it never get's much play. I love the this version of You Shook me, especially with contribution of Nicky Hopkins piano (who should be a household name but is not). Great versions of Morning Dew, Shape of Things and an awesome I ain't Superstitious. Plus the great Beck's Bolero instrumental, written by Page and also used in How Many times.

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.

I liked this quite a bit. Really great guitar work, of course, and Stewart's vocals just work with it. Strong album.

The instrumentation is fantastic and this album is very influential to Hard Rockers of the next generation. That said, it's not great... Like almost all Rock and Roll artists of the 60's this has the blues elements involved but they aren't all that intriguing. I can see how some classic rock fans would gush about this one but I'm simply not a huge fan. I don't think it's bad but I'm sad I didn't like this more. Save some time listen to the artists this album influenced. Rounding this up to 2 but it's a low low 2. Would be a 1.5. Saved by Beck's Bolero.

Sounds like what my parents used to listen to.

I listened to the whole album but I don’t remember it at all

I don't know how did I miss that album. It's really good.

When the first song started I thought that it sounded like Rod Stewart. Then I remembered that it was him. I love Jeff’s playing and Rod’s voice so it all worked out!

Yeah man, this kills. Jeff Beck is just so damned good — just watch any live video of him playing and enjoy. Rod Stewart does everything he can to hang with the band — and he does a fantastic job — but honestly, he may be the least impressive member of the group. Mickey Waller, who I'll admit I didn't know by name (even though we've listened to him on Every Picture Tells A Story) is killer — there are other drummers credited (including Keith Moon on "Beck's Bolero), but Waller plays drums on the bulk of it, displaying the abandon of Moon and the control of Gene Krupa — or something like that. Just a great combo of chops and and a long leash and the musical intuition to know when to let loose and when to rein things in. Dug in a little after seeing Jimmy Page is credited as the writer of "Beck's Bolero," which on its face seems difficult to understand — whose Bolero is it? But I'm getting into the weeds... Beck is a magician on the guitar, and while blues is not my all-time favorite jam, this is excellent. The rhythm on "Rock My Plimsoul" is evidence of how this band can take a standard form and inject some grooviness that you might not even catch on a casual listen. And this is 1968. Love it.

Exhibit A in why White Boys Playing The Blues is my least-favorite sub-genre. I can't find anything to recommend on this album. I know I'm supposed to be impressed by Jeff Beck but I don't hear anything remotely interesting in what he does. I've tried. Yes, he's done some cool things as a sideman. I dig his work with the Yardbirds, I guess. And yes, he helped Stevie Wonder write "Superstition" (which alone justifies his existence) but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. And on this album? Bo-ring. And I dig Rod, but he hadn't come into his own as a singer yet. He's got the chops but I don't believe a single word he's singing. It's like he's correctly pronouncing a language he doesn't understand. Ronnie Wood's got some cool bass lines going on, but in general I find the band remarkably disjointed. "Beck's Bolero," on paper at least, sounds like it should be amazing. Jeff Beck! Jimmy Page! John Paul Jones! Keith Freaking Moon! All on the same track! Wow! Except, they managed to create a piece of music that plays to none of their strengths. You could tell me it was anybody playing on that track and I guess I'd believe you. It's like one of those jam sessions they always do at the end of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Lots of stars making a whole lotta nothing. I get that this might have blown people's minds at the time, but there's a reason Zeppelin became huge and Jeff Beck didn't. Some bands gel and create music better than the sum of their parts and others are the Jeff Beck Group.

Long-time fan of this album.

Excellent album, still holds up well.

I couldn't stand it. I generally hate blues rock like this and to no surprise I hated this. Aside from a few songs, I generally really dislike Rod Stewart too. This did nothing to change that opinion. I don't care how technically talented Jeff Beck was, I can't stand this style at all. I never want to hear it again. I was going to give it a 2 because it probably doesn't really deserve a 1, but by the end I was just annoyed by this so much that I see no other option.

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.

Litt for rocka og for mange coverlåta

Boy does Jimmy Page owe this lot ...

Jeff Beck's endless Blues-O-Matic.

unfitted to our post-truth times

Some great songs and covers that allow you to trek butch vocals and music

Nice guitar work

Meh

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

I would say an obvious 5 but the vocals were awful. Besides that great album

classic 60s rock and easy on the ear, gotta listen to beck more often, his guitar playing and use of the "wah" pedal sounds really good and its songs that i would definetely put on repeat in the background when i do stuff

Really enjoyable late ‘60s Brit Blues rock. Very Cream-y and some splendid vocals by Rod Stewart. Even Greensleeves is listenable, just!

I can dig this one. Feels pretty repetitive at times, but overall, enjoyable. So much talent here. 4/5

Enjoyed it, but doubt I'd go back and listen again

very good, loved Greensleeves

78/100: This was a really exciting one to be given by the generator. I’ve only listened to a few Jeff Beck songs, but have loved all of them. I’m a massive Led Zeppelin fan, so Jeff Beck’s connection with Jimmy Page through the Yardbirds is an even more exciting aspect of this album. Listening to Jeff Beck’s version of “You Shook Me,” released before Led Zeppelin covered it on their debut album felt like being dropped into a recording session with Led Zeppelin, or at least glimpsing into the inspiration behind those recording sessions. I could see what Led Zeppelin took, what they ditched, and what they improved upon. Beyond providing cool context to Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck also does some really cool and innovative things in this album. His cover of Greensleeves on an electric guitar is maybe one of the coolest ideas that actually panned out I have ever heard. The song Blues Deluxe sounds like if you took Led Zeppelin’s strand of blues and injected it with even more blues while keeping the same amount of rock. It even has an unforgettable hardcore blues piano solo, something Led Zeppelin never would have tried. To be fair, though, I still don’t know whether the piano solo is incredible or deeply terrible. But either way, it’s certainly unforgettable. This was a great album, I’d definitely listen to it again and likely will very soon—or at least will listen to the highlights, “Greensleeves” and “Blues Deluxe.”

Old school, liked the blues tracks.

meh blues

The best thing about this album is Hi Ho Silver Lining, an absolute tune which soundtracked birthday parties in rugby clubs and working men's clubs where my parents would enjoy themselves and I could eat all the scotch eggs and drink a ton of pepsi and hear grown ups tell jokes I didn't understand but knew were rude. Unfortunately that's a bonus track, and the album itself, while containing amazing musicianship and great tracks, is ruined by Rod Stewart's constipated shouting trying to pass itself off as singing. This is the third such album on this list ruined by this (The Faces and his solo crap). In short, this could have been four or five stars had it not been for that pointless haggis tosser.

Oldy blues! Really cool to hear some of my favs a different way, led zep and Jim Croce….

Wow, it's like Led Zeppelin before there was Led Zeppelin. It's a great collection of covers and originals (other than Ol' Man River, which was maybe not the best choice). It's a shame Jeff Beck never achieved quite the "guitar god" status that Clapton, Page, and Hendrix earned, because he was certainly just as deserving. 4 stars.

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

Has a voice that reminds me a bit of Rod Stewart mixed with Led Zeppelin's lead. Guitar was definitely elite

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.

Classic blues rock

Yes! This one ROCKS! I'd heard of Jeff Beck before but never listened to him much. Has those 60s Jimi Hendrix vibes but hits a little different.

60s/70s vibe. Rockig

Not bad, not my personal taste. Need to listen more

Like the backing band and Rod Stewart. The songs are a bit too blues and drag on a bit long for my liking. 2/5

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.

You can hear the foundations of 70s Brit rock in this album. This must have been quite revolutionary at the time.

Basically a blues album with a few exceptions. It sounds really good and they really pushed to the extreme with channel mixing.

Ok

Talented but dated.

It is a really good album. Rock and blues. 3/5

A bit old fashioned but enjoyable

Loved the sound of the young Rod

There are some cool moments like Greensleeves and Beck's Bolero, but it remains just amiable and doesn't have any striking or memorable moment.

I was more excited when I misread and thought this was Jeff Buckley. Couple of songs here that I did like (Old Man River, Greensleeves) but I've heard them done better by others or in different styles. First half of Beck's Bolero was compositionally interesting but I didn't love the performance of it in the second half.

Haven’t listened to his stuff before. Solid record. Also, Rod Stewart singing and not being schlocky was a treat.

Run out the mill

"Truth" is the debut studio album from Jeff Beck after leaving The Yardbirds. It introduced his band The Jeff Beck Group which included Rod Stewart on vocals and Ronnie Wood on bass. The artist listed on Beck's next few albums would be the Jeff Beck Group. The album has ten songs, seven of which are cover songs from the likes of Wiilie Dixon, Muddy Waters, The Yardbirds, Jerome Kern, an old English folk song and Bonnie Dobson and three of which are originals based on reworks of songs by Buddy Guy and BB King. This is a different mixture of songs with styles of blues, hard rock and some pyschedelic. Some also cite this as a major influence on heavy metal. I can definitely see that especially with the instrumental "Bolero" which included Jimmy Page. This is a very formidable band; Beck's guitar and Rod Stewart voice are outstanding for this style of music. Each of these songs was a unique listen. My song highlights included "Morning Dew" which is a cover of the folk song written by Bonnie Dobson with great vocals by Stewart and that wah-wah Jeff Beck guitar. It really showcases the intensity of the band. "You Shook Me" is a cover of the Wille Dixon-Muddy Waters song and a good example of taking a blues song and giving it a hard rock/metal edge. Some pyschedelia here too. "Rock My Plimsoul" is another great example of reworking a song to give it a harder edge. "I Ain't Superstitous" ends the album in a more traditional blues sound. Also, great Beck improvisation on his solos and use of the wah-wah guitar sound again. This album showcases Beck's incredible guitar playing and some of Rod Stewart's best vocal work. I'll need to dig a little more into Jeff Beck's later work. I've just done it kind of cursory. Jeff Beck had a more pyschdelic style on his last album with The Yardbirds "Roger the Engineer" and is moving heavier and harder with "Truth". Both "Truth" and "Roger the Engineer" are worthy to listen to and own and are obviously deserving to be in the 1,001.

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.

Voici ce que j'en ai dit à la première écoute: "Pas tellement accroché sur celui-là. Ressemble beaucoup au premier Led Zeppelin qui est bien meilleur. Je sais que Page et Beck viennent des Yardbirds, mais j'ai l'impression justement qu'il manque comme une connexion pour moi pour apprécier cet album. Un peu comme avec Clapton. N'ayant pas écouté encore les Yardbirds, en tant qu'album solo, il ne m'accroche pas tant."

I disagree that I needed to hear this album before I die. My life was just fine without it. I’m not a fan of Rod Stewart’s voice nor this brand of blues rock.

Really good bruh, blues, rock, lyrics all on point

One of the best guitarists in his generation. Some great tunes too

Is it me or does he sound like Rod Stewart?

Though I can vibe with several of the late-sixties blues rock this list has thrown up, this is too far. Not only is their plank-spanking of the worst order, there's Rod and a novelty version of Greensleeves. Too much.

Not my cup of tea. This album did not age well, and the lyrics are cringe as fuck.

Decent enough - though the blues rarely gets me going, and the singer's style is a bit meh.

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