Truth

Bored to tears

Nah

I didn't really make it past the first couple of songs.

Kinda boring.

Its a no from me.

Why is there a version of Greensleeves on this album? Why is there Rod Stewart? I couldn’t finish it, despite him being technically decent. Apparently this album was a precursor to heavy metal, but it mostly sounds like more white man blues. I don’t want hear more white man blues.

Beck is not the great guitarist of legend. His pretty average

why is everything offtune is this just his singing style help me and i also gaev up on this album because i hate the way he sings and i am annoying so deal with it, would give 0 if i could

Only the first 6 seconds of the album i liked.

Do we need each mediocre solo project from every 60s/70s western blues rock band?

Bloody blues brings back bloody bad broken backs Blimey Beck

Its aight.

If you've ever passed by a rundown bar with a wood paneling, full of small-town locals that exclusively drink Miller of Blue Moon, you've heard this exact type of bland music playing through those speakers, connected to a 50 year old jukebox that inexplicably is still kicking.

The vocal is horrendous. No thank you.

Not for me. Whether it's the blatant cultural appropriation, covers of freaking Greensleeves, or just Rod Stewart's voice, or a combination of all three, I'm not sure. Not particularly impressed by Jeff Beck's guitar stylings either. On the plus side...naaaaa. One star.

I found this terribly boring. 2 stars minus 1 because of Rod bloody Stewart.

Rod Stewart demanding sex ruined it

Truly not my cup of tea…

I know I know, Jeff Beck is a guitar god, but for fuck's sake stop feeding me dad-rock blues. IT'S BORING.

Thank you for Greensleeves, I really needed that break

What a mess.

Wankers

Well, Jeff Beck is someone I’ve heard people rave about as one of the best guitarists ever, but I’ve never listened to him. Rod Stewart is the lead singer here, and I hate Rod Stewart. 😖 One thing I thought was interesting in reading about this album is that it's often referred to as the first metal album. It's clearly not metal, but there are moments in some tracks where you can hear it. I can hear that these are great musicians around Beck, including Ronnie Wood from the Stones on bass. I hear moments in these tracks that are really great. But, it’s basically a blues album and I’m not big into listening to a whole album of blues, admittedly. (Seeing it live is a different story.) So I found myself bored when I wasn’t being irritated by Stewart's vocals. Best track was when Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Keith Moon join for “Beck’s Bolero”. Overall, not my thing though.

Gefällt mir nicht.

Sounds like rod Stewart

I want to like jeff beck but i just can't get a feel for it. not my jam

ugh fucking boomer british drivel KILL ME i hate these fucking horny ass lyrics jesus FUCKING christ and the fucking instrumentation is so …ya. “rock n roll” fuck off lmao i hate it

There is a preponderance of early prog-type rock and roll. I dig it, but there's too much of it on this list.

The blues were fun but still nothing that jumped out at me.

Naa 1

I gave up on this after 10 songs - which I think is pretty reasonable. This was far too long even at that point. This is your basic 'guitar hero' stuff - too many notes and too self-indulgent. The songs sounded over-familiar, so there didn't feel like anything new here for me. Not my thing.

Not my cup of tea. Despite influencing many artists I like, this album kind of drags. Not necessarily bad, but also not really my vibe.

Meh. I don't get it

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

Nope…

Greensleeves ass

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

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.

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.

meh blues

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.

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

Rubbish

How can you mess up blues rock so much? (Admittedly, Rod Stewart doesn't help much but Ronnie Wood should've been able to drag things back into line)

I will never support a Scientologist

Did not listen

Encore Rod stewart.... Pas plus intéressant que the Faces Blues rock un peu générique, rien de transcendant ici... des covers de bluesman américains par des anglais... Encore...

Ce n’est pas très intéressant, si ce n’est que pour entendre John-Paul Jones pré-Led Zep. Aussi, Greensleeves a tellement pas rapport là. Pour une liste d’album a avoir écouté, ça ne fait pas très « album » justement.

Sorry, still not a Jeff Beck fan.

Too bluesy, not enough rock. Not to my taste at all, sorry Jeff.

nope

This album did nothing for me, I was just waiting for it to end.

Wish I could give it zero. We don't need more than one blues recording. They are all the same. Horrible.