Blow By Blow (W/Orig Art)

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Product Details

Artist : Jeff Beck
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0696998544024
Label : Sony Japan
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2001-04-17
UPC : 696998544024

ASIN : B00005AREQ

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. You Know What I Mean
2. She's A Woman
3. Constipated Duck
4. AIR Blower
5. Scatterbrain
6. Cause We've Ended As Lovers
7. Thelonious
8. Freeway Jam
9. Diamond Dust

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Editorial Reviews

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His guitar-slinging contributions to the Yardbirds having dwarfed those of Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page, Mrs. Beck's bad boy spent the next several years playing blues-rock (the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart), soul-rock (the second edition of that band), and leading a power trio. Then, he made this all-instrumental album, which was a huge 1975 success. Produced by George Martin, the nine-song session finds Beck fronting a keyboards-bass-drums outfit, augmented by some tastefully unobtrusive string arrangements. Call it a jazz-fusion album at your own risk. While Beck's playing is less in-your-face than his previous efforts, all the fierce attack, thick tone, microtonal bends, distortion, feedback, vibrato, sustain, sonic hoodoo, and rhythmic and harmonic creativity that the man's fans have come to know and love can be heard here. "Freeway Jam" boasts the most memorable melody and thus remains a Classic Rock staple to this day. "Cause We've Ended As Lovers"--written by Stevie Wonder--is Beck's gorgeous tribute to one of his own guitar-heroes, the now-deceased Roy Buchanan. --Don Waller

Customer Reviews

amazing instrumental album, arguably one of jeff's best (2004-04-30)

... Ok I'll admit when this album came out I didnt pay any attention to it, and Im sorry for doing that. For those of you that dont remember blow by blow caused quite a stir among both fans and music critics. And in some ways put Jeff Beck "back on the map" . This was because this album is completely instrumental! In fact the only lyrics are some Frampton style "guitar talk" on a couple of songs. This was considered a very bold thing to do, and if you think about it in some ways doing instrumental music is a little daring. But like Jeff explained hes a guitarist, not a singer...

Anyway the attention the album received was equally for its utter brilliance, and again for being a marketing stunt. Thirty years later though blow by blow still stands up very well, and because Beck and his band focused more on composition rather than speed or weird tones, blow by blow really doesnt sound dated at all...

Style wise this album has been called jazz/rock and fusion. Which is a little strange (a lot of it sounds more like funk to me). But becareful about who you describe this to as being "jazz".

Anyway as far as the album goes I got to enjoy it recently when a friend let me borrow it. And after hearing "cause we've ended as lovers" I was instantly a Jeff Beck fan. But dont get me wrong the rest of the album is flawless and the only slight low-point is "scatterbrain". The song is just a little repetitive. Bottom line: Get this album!, there is something that you will like about it. Even if you're not a fan get it its a good album and belongs in your music collection!

SACD hybrid surround buyers beware! (2004-04-19)

fine cd! great music!get the remastered CD version. This is a warning, however, on the SACD version. It is a marginal surround hybrid mix and contains not a trace of bass in the subwoofer channel. all of the guitar comes from behind the listener. it's a pity this one couldn't have been done right.jeff probably has never heard the blasphemy of it all.

A Huge album (2004-02-21)

Back when this release came out... it was such a ground breaker. It's hard now to even think of how innovative this was, because so much has happened over the passage of time. Jeff Beck still has his chops together, which is certainly indicitive with the caliber of musician he is. I have this in CD and play it every now and again. I will have to say that this album influenced 3 or 4 follow up releases before Mr. Beck started changing his formula, riding the wave of earlier things that worked. But this was cutting edge stuff back in the day... and he still is releasing cutting edge stuff.... need I say more?

Breath-Taking (2003-11-04)

Rolling Stone Magazine had a list called 'The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time', and Jeff came in at #2 (just under Hendrix, big surprise). Yes, he was voted above people like Clapton, Buddy Guy and B.B. King.This is Jeff Beck's first album as an instrumental act. No more Rod Stewarts, no more psychedelic hard rock, just a more mellow, emotional atmosphere of guitar playing. The fact that it features the wonderful keyboards of Max Middleton only enhances it.This album and WIRED are two of the greatest guitar masterpieces ever created, though it's impossible to say which one's better. Included here are some driving funk tunes like "You Know What I Mean" and "Constipated Duck". Then you have epics like "Air Blower" and "Scatterbrain", both of which feature some truly hypnotizing riffs. The former, in particular, is quite enthralling, especially the part where it slows down and turns into a blues groove, complete with Jeff's exquisite leads. But I think it's no secret that the best song on here is "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", chock full of painfully emotional guitar licks that will bring tears to your eyes in no time. This may very well be the most heartfelt guitar playing ever put on record. You can literally FEEL the pain and the sorrow that Beck exudes on his guitar. I often turn out the lights, close my eyes and become lost in the glory of it, my mind in another realm, my soul deeply touched, and my eyes wet with tears. And at the end, he seems to capture all of the pain and sadness in the world with ONE NOTE. This is music for the heart and soul.Of course, no song on the album can hope to beat that masterpiece, but the other songs are all wonderful in their own respect. The instrumental version of The Beatles' "She's A Woman", for example, is absolutely blissful, with the gorgeous, crystalline tone of Beck's guitar making you feel like you're in Heaven. And "Freeway Jam" is a marvelous rocker. "Diamond Dust" and "Thelonius" are alright, but nothing special.

So I strongly suggest that you get this album, along with WIRED. Both of them will make you realize what many already know: When it comes to emotional playing, there is nobody else like Jeff Beck.

Jam By Jam!! (2003-09-25)

Okay-Jeff Beck has made it through the Yardbirds and his ownJeff Beck Group to this debut solo record with another small group and produced by (of all people) George Martin.But make no mistake-this is NOT a Beatley record by any means-even it's cover of "She's A Woman" is a slightly reggaefied,vocorder-whipped funk version.Otherwise "You Know What I Mean" and "Conspitated Duck" are classic mid 70's funk excersises,"Scatterbrain" veers into heavy Chick Corea-like fusion,Stevie Wonder's "Thelonious" recalls his own recent "Superstition" and "Freeway Jam" has a very strong Stanley Clarke influence.See a pattern here?"Blow ByBlow" has little if nothing to do with rock 'n roll and is allabout frugaly orchestrated,rhythmic R&B-funk workouts;allinstrumental,all excellent.Even Wonder's ballad-paced classic"'Cause We've Ended As Lovers" catches fire.A word to funk fans-the first Jeff Beck album you should own!To everyone else stopwasting time and get it now!!It's his best!

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