#Jeff Beck obituary

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JEFF BECK 1944-2023

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Just by the margin of Nonsuch Park, Geoffrey Arnold Beck (the guitarist’s guitarist that we now recognize as the internationally famous JEFF BECK) was born. He and I shared a comparable upbringing (though ten years apart)  in that we were both raised in that urban area of Surrey (in his case, Wallington and, for me, Carshalton) that developed, by default, into a borough of London.  He lived in…

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We’ve lost another one, lads

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Iconic rock guitarist, Jeff Beck, has died Jeff Beck, the British rock-blues guitar innovator, has died after a brief struggle with bacterial meningitis. He was 78 years old. Beck was an 8-time Grammy nominee and a two-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His work with the Yardbirds, and his own Jeff Beck Group, was profoundly influential to generations of musicians that came after him. — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2023/01/11/iconic-rock-guitarist-jeff-beck-has-died.html

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Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78 - BBC News

Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78.

The British musician rose to fame as part of the Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton, before forming the Jeff Beck group with Rod Stewart.

His tone, presence and, above all, volume redefined guitar music in the 1960s, and influenced movements like heavy metal, jazz-rock and even punk.

Beck's death was confirmed on his official Twitter page.

"On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck's passing," the statement said.

"After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss."

Speaking when he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time in 2009, Beck -  said: "I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible."

"That's the point now, isn't it? I don't care about the rules.

"In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song, then I'm not doing my job properly."  ...

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Rest In Peace Jeff. Your music will fill our hearts forever… it means so much to us.

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Antonio Velardo shares: Notable Deaths 2023: Music by Unknown Author

By Unknown Author Remembering Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Tina Turner, Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Buffett, Gordon Lightfoot, Wayne Shorter, David Crosby, Sinead O’Connor, Robbie Robertson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ahmad Jamal, Jeff Beck, Tom Verlaine, Lisa Marie Presley, Shane MacGowan and many others who died in 2023. Published: December 18, 2023 at 11:37AM from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/12XIyeN via…

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The Led Zeppelin Discography in One-Sentence Record Reviews

Led Zeppelin (1969): I can’t fault the contemporaneous critics who found this a lackluster debut full of by-the-book heavy blues (Cream and Jeff Beck did it better), but the seeds of their later greatness are here.

Led Zeppelin II (1969): The heavy blues are in proper shape now, the band is forging its own unique sound, and everyone is turning in their best performances--especially Jimmy Page as producer.

Led Zeppelin III (1970): The boys take a weird little foray into folk; it’s a great album but isn’t all that Zeppelin-y (certain songs excepted).

Led Zeppelin IV (1971): The band comes into its own, producing music that doesn’t fit into old traditions but creates new ones (and it gives classic rock DJs innumerable songs to ruin through overplaying).

Houses of the Holy (1973): This doesn’t have the reputation that IV does, but its rocking highs and sweeping, dramatic ballads deserve just as much praise.

Physical Graffiti (1975): An unfocused and sometimes tedious double-disc mess that could have been really good if they’d have culled it down to a single album.

Presence (1976): The band narrows its ambition from its glory days and focuses on epic heavy rock, which is both the biggest pro and the biggest con of this album.

In Through the Out Door (1979): A slow, plodding, synth-infused thing that sees the band probe into country, Latin music, and weepy adult contemporary, with decidedly mixed results.

Coda (1982): A decent enough John Bonham obituary, but a pretty lousy album.

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Audio engineer Phil Brown on working with Led Zeppelin - an interesting glimpse behind the curtain.  A bit long but worth the read. Warning - it’s not complimentary. Interview by Joe Matera for Ultimate-Guitar.com. 

The full band were there - John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and east end heavy, Peter Grant, with a couple of minders. Peter was vast, probably 20 stone, and had difficulty squeezing into the luxurious, high-backed leather chairs that were positioned on the riser behind the Helios desk. To me he appeared very seedy, with thinning long hair, sweaty skin and ill-fitting clothes. He dealt with me and the other minions around him in an off-hand manner and gave off a somewhat threatening vibe. Control room 2 was not a large room, measuring only 15 by 20 feet. With the brown-carpeted walls on the floor and ceiling, dull lighting, desk and machines, nine people (band, manager, minders, myself and an assistant) and this strange aggressive attitude, the sessions were immediately claustrophobic and scary.

The members of the band, apart from Bonham, had long flowing curly hair - looking like Jesus or some Greek gods. Jones was friendly and polite and on another planet altogether. Bonham and Plant were relaxed and relatively easy to deal with, but Page was dark, moody and difficult. I found him particularly hard to communicate with. He was self-centered and into some form of weird spiritual crap. A great fan of the writings of Aleister Crowley, he owned Crowley’s old residence, Boleskine house.

We worked mainly on two songs; Four Sticks and Stairway to Heaven. The backing tracks had drums, bass and some electric guitars already recorded and there were good vocals on both tracks. We spent most of our time working on Stairway to Heaven - trying out flute parts on the introduction with John Paul Jones and overdubbing guitar ideas and solos with Jimmy Page. We worked on lead guitar parts to Stairway to Heaven endlessly, trying out different styles, sounds and effects. We tried the guitar through Leslie, desk distortion and various pedals and recorded takes continuously. The guitar overdubs took days to perform and get right. Listening to the final version of Stairway to Heaven, it’s hard to imagine how bad some of the playing and tuning was. There were many loose timing mistakes and wrong notes from Page, and the control room atmosphere remained intense.

There was very little direct communication from any of the band, and having Peter Grant sitting beside me did not help. I found him belligerent and rude, and aware of the many stories about Grant’s well-known bullyboy techniques, I was disturbed by his presence. On his death in 1996 there were glowing obituaries in newspapers and music magazines, describing him as always being on the side of the artist and fair. I would have first hand knowledge of this so-called fair attitude to artists later, while working with Jeff Beck.

The sessions with Zeppelin were long, with no convenient breaks and I would be at the desk for some 15 to 18 hours a day. I had to maintain a constant high level of concentration and vigilance during this time - it was not easy. You couldn’t fuck up on projects like these. It was very tiring and the severe atmosphere generated by Peter, his minders and the band, did not leave me with warm memories. I thought Page was a good guitarist but not on a par with Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton. I was relieved when the Zeppelin sessions were over and I could return to projects that were more laidback and easygoing.