Original Album Classics

You could argue that Jeff Beck has never made one completely satisfying album....and that may be true, but he has made lots of very good ones, and there is no denying that taken as a set, this makes for a very impressive body of work.Rough and Ready is one of the albums at the forefront of jazz rock, and tracks such as I've Been Used are criminally under rated rock songs. Beck moves further into jazz rock with the superb Blow By Blow, beautifully produced by George Martin..this all-instrumental guitar classic features track after track of quite magnificent guitar.Beck teams up with Jan Hammer on Wired, and you can hear Hammer's electronic influence starting to creep in, but Beck, ever the musician, goes with it and matches Hammer's keyboard creativity with his ever-loving guitar style, and songs like Blue Wind are rightly regarded as Beck classics, but elsewhere on this album there are stand outs like the beautiful Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.Not a perfect set (you'd have Beck-ola in there instead of the live album) but great for those wanting to discover more about Beck, or for fans want a int to buy in bundle on a budget. Great value!

It hurts me to say this as i'm a massive Led Zep fan, but out of the Yardbirds trinity of Clapton, Page and Beck, Beck is by far the superior guitarist: a beautiful touch, understands the dynamic of electric guitar, great use of tone and volume, and of utmost importance: he lets the music breathe, unlike the clown guitarists nowadays who oversaturate everything. These albums represent a great period for Jeff's music where he really grew as a musician, so you hear everything from blues and soul influences to jazz fusion. A must buy if you're a fan or a guitarist that's unfamiliar with his work. Enough said.

I'm a Jeff Beck enthusiast way back to vinyl 'Truth', so this 5 cd compilation for me rounds up a lot of his classic & heavy rock which defines him. He doesn't join a genre of music, he just is his own genre - no-one else enjoins rock + electric classics + new age feel on top of his unmistakably stylish & masterful guitar playing that never seems to get stuck on just the past [tho cd 'Rough & ready' was TOO 'rough' for me]. The cds brought across also that he's a very inventive team player - there are some terrific lead vocals going on for instance, that I never expected. He can still REALLY keep the 'live' numbers 'alive' too, yet in one of them [2014 USA tour] he is 70 years old - & does it show in his playing? is the sound olde, grey & a bit whistley? no way! --- he may as well have been 27 again!! Quite an experience.

Had a couple of the albums from this collection on vinyl back in the day, Wired and Blow by Blow specifically, but got rid of them in an ill advised clear out. So bought this item to get them back, I forgot just how good wired is, Sophie being one of those fantastic "hit repeat" tunes. Have not got past reaquainting myself with Wired and Blow by Blow yet, so looking forward to that.

I'm a relative newcomer to JB. Couldn't believe that over 40 years a rocker I hadn't heard of him before. What better way to begin than with this album set. I'm utterly hooked. What could be better than another set of these, and surprise, surprise, there is! Sit back, put on your headphones, crank up teh volume and enjoy!

5 for price of one.

genius at work

Great to add to my collection. Classic Jeff Beck.