Jeff Beck - A Man For All Seasons: In the '60s (docu 2015)

At the end of 1964, celebrated guitar maestro Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds, a band still searching for their first hit. His replacement was a player of very different capabilities - a technical and sonic pioneer who helped propel the group from their former status as a blues covers act to become one of the most innovative and daring musical collectives working in the UK. This film traces Jeff Beck's music and career throughout the 1960s - his formative influences and early groups, his work with The Yardbirds, his brief, bizarre reinvention by producer Mickie Most as a solo pop star, and the first, radical incarnation of the Jeff Beck Group, during which he played alongside vocalist Rod Stewart and then bass player Ron Wood. Featuring a plethora of rare performance and studio footage, exclusive interviews, contributions from those who worked with and alongside Jeff during this period and a host of other features, all of which combine to make this documentary - the first yet to singularly focus on Beck's career - a legitimate tribute and enthralling history of this often underrated musician, writer and performer. Includes new interviews with: Yardbirds first manager, Giorgio Gomelsky; the man who took over from Gomelsky, colourful music biz impresario, Simon Napier Bell; Jeff's fellow Yardbirds, Jim McCarty & Chris Dreja; musical conspirators from the early 70s, Tim Bogert & Max Middleton; the ever shocking Pamela Des Barres (aka Miss Pamela of The GTOs); legendary music press scribes, Charles Shaar Murray & Chris Welch; Beck's official biographer Martin Power and Uncut Magazine editor, Nigel Williamson.
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[@johnzane4610]

It's a year today since we lost Jeff and I'm still in mourning !!!

[@johncourtneidge]

Don't mourne, celebrate The Grace of God as Shown in The Life of Our Friend (Quaker Meeting for Worship term, upon the passing of a Friend).

[@TweedSuit]

The only player that can sound like the past, present and future all in one phrase.

[@troyevitt2437]

...This city is afraid of me; I've seen its true face.....

[@JK-js2td]

Great comment!

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

This comment is officially my favorite on Jeff Beck. Sums him up brilliantly!

[@JamZorro]

👍

[@davidcooper3923]

Dig up Roy Buchanan - the documentary of Roy will show you where Jeff got his “roots”. Love Jeff, love Roy.

[@dyskover]

While walking with a friend in Central Park one Saturday, we came upon a natural amphitheater formed by the park's landscape, and at the bottom of the hillock upon which we stood, a band was setting up to play a free concert. We sat down to watch and listen to what turned out to be Jeff Beck, with Rod Stewart, Nicky Hopkins and Ron Wood playing all the songs from the Truth album, which had maybe? just been released? I have carried that memory ever since.

[@renodavid]

Wow, I’m so jealous. Must have been awesome.

[@alanogilvie4504]

You lucky bastid! 😁

[@waynesworld7804]

You lucky fella

[@lynn1464]

Now that's an awesome memory lucky you thanks for sharing

[@gellicbecca5191]

😎😎😎💕

[@SonicBodhi1]

I cried when I heard Jeff had passed away. One of my greatest inspirations for guitar playing. I will miss him sorely.

[@dawnsheree1560]

I cried too. Breaks my heart when somebody so special passes away. He was a gift.

[@62426637]

It hit me in a way that other recent deaths didn't, probably because he still seemed at the top of his game. Youthful and still a powerful positive influence upon so many other people.

[@kathleensalazar5222]

Worst thing ever, missed him in DC recently my biggest mistake ever, damn I 😪 will always miss & luv Jeff, At 73 rather b gone,,,,,

[@lawrencefeldman7744]

A big one. This hurts,a lot.

[@AnitasLoveify]

@@62426637 Soooo on top of his game!! I’m still so sad and will miss him, sorely! 😢

[@TheGrouch2000]

In my humble opinion as a connoisseur of guitar rock 1965-1975, there has been no better proponent of electric guitar. Some may be faster, some 'spacier', some more bluesy. But Jeff Beck was the total package.

[@firstfinal7866]

.. Jeff Beck is for those who have the ears.

[@haroldkirby3315]

First final you describe jeff beck perfectly to a tee my thoughts too thank you

[@roshe9124]

Jan 11 2023. Beautiful Jeff Beck has died I am so sorry and sad... His music will live on

[@michaelclarkson2218]

I still can't believe Jeff is no longer with us. When I heard the sad news I was totally stunned. I loved and still love his playing. When I was 13 I was really into The Yardbirds and still listen to Jeff Beck and also The Yardbirds at 72 now. A very interesting documentary which I really enjoyed. Thanks for posting.

[@7rays]

I’m glad I was able to meet you… The world is a less sunshiny place without you in it. See you again someday.

[@jeremiahp5801]

Jeff was on my mind last night and I started watching this. Unfortunately, my friend texted me to tell me he had passed away today. I was never able to see him live, but I’m forever thankful for Jimi Hendrix telling him to stay true to himself and his music. We all owe Hendrix a big one! Thank you for the amazing tunes, Jeff! You will never be forgotten! 🎸😎🤘🏻

[@dolly5279]

Jeff Beck's Mother was concert trained and so was my mother. That is how he found the strings on the back of the piano, and INSIDE THE piano. That is what Jeff BECK LIKED THE BEST! So did I!! I understand this.Cynthia Allen-McLaglen

[@brandonwallach2821]

Beck, a huge talent that got better with age. I'm so so sad he left us because there is no one like him and it's just sad to know there will never be a new song around the corner.

[@loscrimefighter1899]

I realize he was getting older, but he never SEEMED old. No way I was ready for this. RIP Jeff - a pioneer, a trailblazer and a genius - a man far ahead of his time.

[@samthunders3611]

He died of Meningitis which can kill you within hours if the very strong antibiotics series are not started immediacy or you fall asleep that can kill young make u blind deaf or partially I had the same Meningitis it was a nightmare I lost 75% of my hearing and it messed up my vision but I survived You get a weird horrible head ache in your neck you throw up even water get dehydrated and cramped can't taste and I hallucinationed cartoons around my head like a Disney movie ran 2 my Dr and they shouted Hepatitis ER now it will kill you My face started swelling up They were expecting me at the hospital and hooked me up immediately and watched over. Me nervously Made a quick recovery a week in the hospital and more antibiotics at home though damaged I don't hear over 11 any more more a 4

[@se9f282]

So true-he was ageless. And true to himself and playing.

[@waynesmith1942]

Rest in Peace Jeff Beck, you will never be forgotten...

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

Amen to that! RIP Jeff!

[@Angeleyes-mz6bc]

RIP Jeff, you were a musical genius. Pioneering guitar music for many musicians to come. You truly will be missed. The last 6 months, you and Johnny Depp put out a number #1 album “18” and toured Europe and North America which includes Canada 🇨🇦 and the USA 🇺🇸.

[@SonicBodhi1]

I’m going to get this album- I have a great respect for both Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp. I’ve seen clips from live performances of this album.

[@richardcabrices7955]

😟

[@richardcabrices7955]

Sucks!.... Devestated!!!

[@richardcabrices7955]

Terrible loss... don't think anyone can replicate his stye...ever!!!!

[@sawingwithsammy6059]

😣

[@danielwalker1991]

Jeff Beck isn't dead! He's in heaven jamming with God now! 💪✌️❤️‍🩹🇺🇸

[@claymor8241]

And Jimi Hendrix, Louis Armstrong, Frederic Handel and the Titanic band.

[@johnnyd63]

Saw Jeff live 4 times.One time at Jones Beach. Rainy night and Beck was playing Angel (Footsteps). Just remember the stillness of the moment. He was the best.

[@louislottner9427]

Listened to him from about 1965 to now.. RIP.... Clapton said he was the best..

[@pappapsmotzer554]

Jeff brought the yardbirds to life. He was the man. The genius.

[@mleon1958]

One of the most important aspects of Jeff was his support of female musicians, actually jump starting the careers of Jennifer Batten and Rhonda Smith after her tenure with Prince. Tal Wikenfield was virtually unknown until Jeff plucked her up, although she still would have been the outstanding musician she eventually would become. As big as he's been over the years, the nurturing and mentorship of female musicians was refreshing!

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

Damn! I love Tal!! So good when she was playing bass! She really knew how to play!!

[@michaelcraig9449]

Well they were all good and would have gone on and did a lot anyway. Jeff helped a lot of younger players, jammed with them in his bands, recording etc.

[@rozarioperovic2525]

It’s so cool listening to Tal play! She’ll be a master in the making!

[@jonkelley2781]

Very well stated

[@jonkelley2781]

Interesting what she did after this. Became faculty at Berklee, then singer/songwriter on acoustic guitar

[@Michael-no6jw]

Nobody can recreate Jeff's sound,nobody.

[@mreppen1]

Blow by Blow album to this day still blows my mind.

[@paulgill8107]

BxB is my all time favourite album.

[@motherlessblues1565]

Let it blow

[@macadoo2530]

Freeway jam

[@mreppen1]

@@macadoo2530 does he have a wig? Always wondered.

[@macadoo2530]

@@mreppen1 it's a good question..🤔 hard to say.😄

[@tommymartinelli6043]

R.I.P. Jeff. Just heard about this minutes ago. Bacterial Meningitis. Age 78. Very sad. One of my all time favorite guitarists.

[@rc2464]

Everyone of his peers all said the same thing 'Nobody plays like Jeff Beck'.

[@bluezinnia847]

Jeff Beck was the poster boy of Fender Guitars..And he made this Fender guitar the star of all other lead guitarists!

[@MyLifEcademy-sr4hy]

Guy knew his way around a Les Paul though...👀

[@samspade1841]

Just listening to A Day In the Life at the Hollywood Bowl version. Brings tears to my eyes thinking about him passing away. He was truly a talent beyond imagination. I’m 63 and continue to see all the great musicians passing away each year. It’s so hard to watch this generation of great musicians leaving us.

[@surfboy3216]

My mum and dad would allow me to listen to Wired before school in 75 on our Zenith stereophonic system. The rest is history.

[@chromedreamer]

1976

[@surfboy3216]

@@chromedreamer Thank you for the correction. A long time ago!

[@melodymakermark]

I remember those pieces of furniture. My parents never owned one, but a neighbor kid’s folks did. First album I ever heard on it was Bowie’s Hunky Dory. By ‘76 I had my driver license, when Freeway Jam was still relatively fresh. Great times cruising.

[@valhenry2154]

I grew up with that flying out of my brothers bedroom. Forever grateful

[@goodun2974]

Surf Boy, yes, you and your brother nearly got thrown out of school because you couldn't concentrate on anything else with "Wired" playing on an endless loop inside your heads! 🙂 (PS, your mom and dad sound super cool; *my* dad threatened to smash my stereo because I played the Hendrix version of the Star Spangled Banner from Woodstock, on the 4th of July. We did, however, have a neighbor who played Inna-Gadda-Vadida for us on her large stereo console).

[@vorobyevgennadiy8780]

RIP Maestro. You were one of the very best. Now you’re playing for the angels.

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

Jeff Beck has always been the best of the “big 3” British blues rock guitarists, now more than ever. Jimmy Page is the mad professor, the ultimate rock producer & arranger, Clapton captures the spirit, emulates & channels their early mutual heroes, and Beck has taken the guitar and made it an art form. He’s the ultimate tasty, badass electric guitarist.

[@jamescatlow7887]

All sat at the feet off peter Green

[@shawnmcvey7789]

@@jamescatlow7887 I love the PG era but in terms of chops Green wasn't even the best guitarist in that lineup. He had a fantastic voice, wrote cool music, looked great, and had a unique tone; but in terms of chops and licks he just wasn't on par with the big names from the british blues. Jeff Beck will probably always be the Jordan of that scene but let's not forget Paul Kossof or Peter's protege Gary Moore. Hell, I'd even put Iommi as 2x the guitarist Green was in terms of chops but all of that misses the point of the package deal that made him interesting. I love B.B. King and Peter Green's music *a lot* but both are overrated by sub par guitarist's and severely underrated singers by *everyone*

[@kellynickell3231]

Quite appropriately put. However, I really think Clapton's purist ideals were too restrictive, hence a "stick in the mud" for THAT specific time in Rock Music. I STILL biannually listen to, 🔥Blow by Blow 🔥Wired and 🔥There & Back. STILL TOTALLY KICK·ASS WOW BLAZIN' CRAZY FOOOCKIN'A' BITCHIN' BADASS COOL and UNPARALLELED by ANY others STILL!, after ALL these YEARS!

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

@@kellynickell3231 thank you. And yes, Jeff Beck still gets my adrenaline going, My cousin Ron introduces me to Blow by Blow in 1979 when I was 11. Ron is an amazing guitarist who gave me lessons back then. Every time I see him, we always catch up on Jeff Beck, over 40 years later!

[@ricenglish4556]

Martin Barre of Jethro Tull is better than all of them. There's a guy who could really get a Rock sound. Almost as if his guitar is barking at you. Listen to the albums Aqualung and Minstrel in the Gallery if you doubt me.

[@andyokus5735]

I can't believe Jeff is gone. I always thought he looked so healthy and fit. At least he left quickly and in peace. I'm really sad right now. Rest in music heaven Jeff I'll be there to play with you when I get there.

[@raddmann336]

I think it took everyone by surprise because it happened so fast. In a way he was lucky. By that I mean that if he was going to die from this infection he didn’t have to go weeks or months being extremely uncomfortable. About ten years ago I got a very severe lung infection that lasted over three months and it was brutal. Couldn’t sleep or do much of anything. Just laid in a bed gasping for air.

[@andyokus5735]

@@raddmann336 Brother eat lots of raw grated turmeric garlic and hot peppers you will Never get sick! I'm 65 smoke a pack a day haven't had a cold sine 2013. Keep playing everyday if u do. Music is most healing. We all got to go one day.

[@laurencewhiteley.]

The thing I love most about Jeff...he always did what he wanted creatively, whether it 'worked' or not...he was his own man and was a unique and inspired guitar player. As they say...' we shall never see his like again'.

[@johnhumphries505]

Great statement ".. Beck is a singer, But he sings through the guitar."

[@andyokus5735]

As a teen in the early 70's his " Orange " album blew me away. I still haven't heard him replicate that. The guy's right; No one can sound like Jeff Beck.

[@renodavid]

Great album. I wish he’d mix in some of his older style during his shows, but once he got going with the whammy bar thing he was all in. I get a little tired of it at tines, but it really is brilliant.

[@cygnals524]

The Orange LP was friggin awesome!! Bobbie Tench sounded amazing on vocals. He blew Rod Stewart away! I am not really a huge fan of Rod so I was happy to see him go. Max Middleton was an excellent addition to the Jeff Beck Group & while not in the same category that Jeff Beck resides in all by himself being the master guitarist that he is. While Bobbie Tench is not a virtuoso he is still a respectable player in his own right. Both Bobbie Tench & Max Middleton were excellent additions and with Jeff as he grew into a virtuoso.

[@vladtheimpala5532]

Going Down

[@wmdoux2108]

I don’t be think Jeff knows how good the Orange album is. And Max Middleton was his perfect foil on keys, not Jan Hammer, who played too similar to Beck.

[@damovanb]

rough and ready did it for me, then the orange album. stand out amongst all his recordings ....

[@user-ki8tz2on7t]

Jeff was THE best. Even Hendrix couldn't surpass what Jeff could do with a guitar

[@jarhead3038]

Sorry I've seen both in the sixties and Love Beck but he's no Jimi Hendrix.

[@lukeasacher]

Im 64 and saw Hendrix at the Fillmore East with my parents on NYE- the Band of Gypsies show. Jeff lived so much longer than Jimi- he reinvented electric guitar in the 70s when I was in HS desperately studying Blw by Blow and Wired...

[@jimedwards6945]

They were both the kings of their respective styles, Jeff Beck was fortunate enough to have lived long enough to have a much larger musical legacy than Hendrix did, as he died in his 20’s. Who knows what Hendrix may have morphed into if he’d had another 40 years of life to look back upon. Just another old guitarist, with an opinion.

[@vcp93]

When I saw that "Live at Ronnie Scott's" DVD, I was hooked. I knew he was one of the greats, but I had no idea what a monster he still is. Unbelievably amazing.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Yes it’s a great performance but he is really lacking confidence and self esteem. His awkwardness makes him say daft things

[@robertmurphy5518]

I was able to see Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer in 1976 , believe Me , I was truly impressed ! R.I.P. J.B. one of the masters of guitar playing.

[@markkendrick7547]

I remember seeing Jeff with Jan Hammer live back in 1978....I was so blown away.....He was the very best and especially with the whammy bar....He will be forever missed and remembered....🎸🔥👊💪🙏

[@JoeHernandez1210]

Just watched this 3 days ago. Then today the saddest of News we lost Jeff beck.i still can't believe it. Thanks for uploading this. RIP Jeff Beck 😭😭

[@hendrixpd1]

This was a true guitar god. Jimi , Duane and Jeff are blowing them away in Heaven. Thank you Jeff. Music will never be the same and those notes will never be played like he played them.

[@hardrockindaddy]

Jeff has been on my mind for weeks, and I have put off watching this brilliant documentary to watch little shorts of him almost everyday, he has been such a tremendous musical influence for me not only playing guitar, but also how to still have it as we grow older. He transcended music and guitar, everyone who ever met him had only the nicest things to say about him..from a limo driver showing him around the area before a gig and him trying the local favorite drink, to one of my closest friends meeting him back stage presenting him with vintage 50's hot rod decals. Thank you Jeff for everything you ever gave us. God Bless you

[@moetrymwm7807]

I first heard the great Jeff Beck on Stevie Wonder's Talking Book when I was 11 years of age. Ever since I've been a fan of his brilliant guitar and melodic virtuality. RIP Master.

[@bigbrotherisasob]

His work on the song People get Ready with Rod Stewart on vocals is truly incredible. Also, his version of A Day in the Life (Beatles cover) is almost spiritual, very soul moving - entirely instrumental, but absolutely mesmerizing. One of the best versions you will ever hear

[@joellandy]

The Beatles cover is a masterpiece.

[@kathyh7215]

It is truly a masterpiece! I was lucky enough to watch him perform that live on a few occasions! Rest in peace Jeff Beck, you guitar genius!

[@terrystowers6085]

Jeff Beck could play the goofy saxophone theme from the Benny Hill show in such a way that you’d end up sobbing and missing your mother. The man was a singularity, a sort of freakishly talented guitar sound smith. His dynamic range is unparalleled, as is his range of emotion. He could caress the strings so gently that your heartbeat would overwhelm the amplifier, then raise the intensity to that of a solid booster rocket engine, and the tone never suffered a bit. His triple pianissimo had just as much body and weight as his triple forte. His stream of consciousness style of improvisation was as clearly defined and boldly stated as any classical music composition ever created. The four pieces that Jeff and his band played at the Crossroads festival concert I watched today were absolutely stunning. Unbelievable. Jeff and Vinnie Colaiuta were cut from the same cloth👍

[@leod6905]

So agree.....made the song

[@maxkaye7873]

🙌🙌🙌❤

[@richardcabrera8958]

Jeff Beck was a guitar genius and icon. RIP Jeff

[@olgayaleo729]

a piece of my youth, my heart crumbled a couple of days ago...RIP and thank you, jeff - and thank you, chromedreamer, for posting this - what a gift!

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Jeff Beck is in a league of his own 🎸🎶🎵👍❗

[@Barbara-ls6im]

Saw him in USA two weeks ago. Died and went to heaven. Classical pro Orch violinist here!!

[@johnsrous1616]

Jeff Beck- The session guitarist everyone wanted but not many outside of the music industry even knew. A true legend RIP

[@dogsquadindia]

@@Barbara-ls6im just two weeks ago 😭

[@char2194]

Was…..unfortunately

[@mazrio128]

@@Barbara-ls6im 😢 it’s a crazy life

[@ndguy13243546]

Nobody else will ever be close to Jeff. Rest well sir, and thanks for the tunes and the tones.

[@rick4electric]

I was driving in L.A. one morning and stopped at a light. I looked to my right and there was Jeff sitting at a sidewalk cafe with a blonde on his right arm and a red-head on his left, looking exactly like he always does! I thought that there must be a portrait somewhere that is aging, because Jeff certainly isn't!

[@petermacinnes5313]

The Dorian Gray of the Sixties - and just like Dorian, somewhat intoxicated with his own gifts...

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Jeff Beck has a unique guitar style. There is nothing else like it. He is such a gifted and humble musician. I saw Jeff Beck twice live and met him. Cheers!

[@spaceghost8995]

HUMBLE? Huh?

[@dwaynewladyka577]

@@spaceghost8995 Jeff Beck doesn't think he's the greatest guitarist in the world. That's being humble, isn't it?

[@vayabroder729]

@@dwaynewladyka577 He actually digs tinkering on his cars more than playing guitar; ironic because he is a genius.

[@jamesshaw187]

Cool

[@peterodonnell6423]

@@spaceghost8995 YES…100%..I guess your not really a Fan if your not aware of that!!!

[@judgegarry]

Jeff may just be the only guitar player that can not be copied. His sheer acrobatics are unique to himself. Sure, use of the whammy bar and manipulating the volume control with your pinky are things other players do, but #JeffBeck puts everything together, with perfect pitch, impeccable timing, volume swells, and magic mojo stuff only he knows about... it's all perfectly blended into a sound so unique that I challenge all comers to change my mind...

[@markchambers2624]

Your words translate better than I can say, the music world is a whole lot better with Jeff Beck in it, long live Jeff Beck

[@spencerdawkins]

@judgegarry - I think you're mostly right, but the really magic part for me is the way he did things first - much like other great guitarists, Jeff Beck inspired other guitarists to emulate the way he played, but he had to invent the way he sounded, and the guitarists he inspired were following a trail he had already cleared. One example was when he was sitting in a recording studio with a guest sitar player, and figured out that he could play close enough to a sitar on his guitar that they didn't need the sitar player. Lots of people have sounded like Beck did on "Shape of Things", but when Beck recorded that song, NO ONE had sounded like him!

[@cravinbob]

I disagree since who wants to copy Beck? I suppose when he quit Yardbirds mid-tour the bass player jumped into the role and had to keep the Beck sound going for a while. Many like Beck play experimental stuff other than rock and each finds what they like and may cop a lick ot two from others. I guess it is improv jazz rock and you got Metheny, Steve Morse to name just two. Beck has done many different things but all those guys use certain pickups, bodies, effects, tunings, amps etc and they know how to play. The one that nobody can copy is Jimi Hendrix, even though some have tried and even SRV was close on Voodoo Child but those of us with ears can tell the difference in a few seconds. Not a slam on anyone, but Jimi was just that good and even invented the sound that everyone tries to copy. Who can play at all 10s and use feedback for the melody? Guitars off the rack2 pedals and a wah and a couple Marshall 50 watt. In the studio it was different but only on the board. Have you heard and read the page that features the creation of his All Along the Watchtower? All these great players are treated by british idiot narrators as failing because they are not in the "Charts"! Crappy little documentaries (Ha) abound. We are a special breed because we know what is real and don't fall for sappy tunes created by a team of inventors. George Martin worked in a small corner studio owned by Capital records but Parlaphone on the label. One day someone came in and said these cats are The Beatles, see what you can do. Almost overnight Beatles were on Capital proper and George became Sir George. How many tried to copy that? Most of them. Davy Jones of Monkees really thought they were just as real as The Beatles. Now kids today say "Well, the Beatles were a boy band"...arrrggghhh Yeah right and Jimi was just loud noise... My friend Rick Danko could whip out straight jazz chord/melodies I learned when I handed him my 59 ES-175. I told him to stop. You can't do that you are a bass player I said! I was joking but he astounded me. If you have not seen this give it a look kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGipgnuImtdroaM

[@costabotes9107]

Jimmy Herring comes close but he has his own thing going. Beck is his own genre. Nobody can copy him without sounding like a pale imitation.

[@elukeanoak]

You are absolutely correct!!

[@user-dm1jw1gy5q]

So many good songs, Becks bolero is one of my favorites

[@gitana8281]

A good documentary. I only wished there was more. Thanks for sharing!❤👌

[@chromedreamer]

Watch "Still on the Run: story of Jeff Beck" next... cheers!

[@deesfreespirityoga4945]

I have always been a "Cream" freak & a Jeff Beck fan. Thank you for sharing!

[@robertclifford-jb1cz]

the first concert i went to with my brother was jeff beck in 1975 the last concert i went with my brother before his death was jeff beck 2016 i have special memories of mr beck its a shame he is no longer with us hands down the best guitarist ever

[@LoneWolf-McWeed]

Kudos to any man that works on his own engines

[@davidtuley5898]

I realize now that I was blessed by being able to see him live twice. Thank you Jeff. One bad ass .

[@victoriabernhard1036]

May you be strumming on in Heaven Jeff Beck🎸 . Thank you for the gift you shared.... Very Incredible❣️

[@rlawrence71]

A guitarist's guitarist. Unique sound and style. No one plays like him.

[@LeMortso]

Rest in Peace Jeff, you moved me more than any rock guitarist in the long history of the art form, there will be better technicians but never a better or more soulful rocker. Loved you man.

[@user-lu1bi6tz1m]

You had Jeff Beck and then everyone else that wished they could play the guitar like Jeff..my name is Jeff as well so I have that connection but more importantly I'm also a guitar player since the age of 11....we will all sure miss your genius Jeff...🎸🎸🎸

[@stevesyverson8625]

Shapes of Things when it was played on am radio blew my mind. The song reminded me of the terror of nuclear war that I had experienced as a child in the 1950s. Nightmares. When Jeff Beck released Truth Rod Stewart and Ain’t Superstitions I was blown away. A great musician that played what he loved. And I loved him!

[@mike3376]

His rendition of “A Day in the Life” is awe-inspiring.

[@mikedove8274]

Jeff Beck "Wired" is the Best Album of them all I love him so much!!! My Heart is Full! Change my life... The Light of A CONSCIOUS DEMISION not of this World! Can be Experienced hearing Jeff during Meditation...

[@richardcabrices7955]

I am still reeling... from this loss...of sheer musical genius...can't stop playing his music....

[@markkleindorf4151]

More Talent than money outlasted all the other blokes and enduring supertalent

[@brucecaldwell6701]

If anything, he's only gotten better.

[@markkleindorf4151]

@@brucecaldwell6701 better than Jimmy Page and Keith Richards

[@markkleindorf4151]

Nola .,"'-!

[@brucecaldwell6701]

@@markkleindorf4151 With one arm tied behind his back.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

@@brucecaldwell6701 THAT.....may be JB's greatest achievement: that he's BETTER THAN EVER (!!!) in his 70s!! (!!!!!) Nearly unprecedented in music history! His playing today is SUPERIOR to any prior moment in his career! (I've always wondered about that IMPOSSIBLE MYSTERY: every musician / band should GET BETTER AS THEY GET OLDER, based on logic and science, but almost all get worse, dramatically! The LAST Rolling Stones album MUST be 99% better than their 1960s work, get it? They've learned so much, PLUS heard so much that they should have LESS TOLERANCE for cliches and filler and weak tunes. Yet it's the precise opposite. I assume that's because.... as soon as the musician gets RICH.......laziness sets in like a rot. They no longer have anything to "prove" and are no longer hungry. They get comfy, fat, and lazy. Tragically.) (Writing songs is sooo much fun and recording is too.) (BIG PROBLEM: umpteen musicians admit they didn't get into music cuz they LOVE MUSIC. They got into music for....the girls!! YUCK!) ALSO: Beck is doing shit these days that NONE of the young hotshot guitarists can even do! (Hell, most can't even play without a pick!)

[@sunshinelively]

Been a fan since the early 80s. But yeah he went into hiding or something….I got a chance to see Jeff Beck in 2018….needless to say my camera hardly stopped. Sooo talented, his sound is unmistakable.

[@chuckmadden2251]

Always changing, always ahead. RIP Jeff.

[@jimtimmins1119]

Jeff Beck Group. Album 1972. One of the greatest blues/rock treasures ever.🥰

[@tomdaniels3392]

Steve Vai plays with this type of emotion and melody to answer Charles Murray's question but I agree with Him Beck is amazing Very organic , well connected to his instrument, like Vai, when they pick up the guitar, the guitar becomes an extension of them musically, physically, they become one with the guitar

[@linscrattish2648]

What a find! Thank you. RIP Jeff Beck.

[@keithpittell3944]

Something has snapped in the guitar-driven, blues-rock world. Jeff Beck was always there for us, starting with Shapes of Things, which at the time I wasn't even sure the solo was a guitar..!! But all of a sudden, a force that seemed timeless, immovable and yet fluid has disappeared, leaving, for me anyway, a void. It's like the passing of a fave family member.. His appearance never changed, including his Beatle-esque hair style, but his music never stayed the same. He could be everything to everybody, and one only had to go through his catalog, no matter one's musical interest, to find a gem that would make them a fan. I never tried to play Jeff Beck riffs, unlike with Clapton, Page, Bloomfield etc. His playing was beyond my understanding to process, mentally or physically, so I didn't try. Instead, I just became part of the listening audience. I was a big fan.

[@hoffmeistertv]

i've seen Jeff Beck live on a hyde park london free concert in spring 1970. i was 14 years old. never forget! :-)

[@mjl.9-19]

I always forget Jeff's "vintage" self... what a pioneer. His pushing the boundaries put him ahead of, or younger, than any old timers.

[@cg00000]

Great doc, been absorbing everything Beck since his incredibly sad passing. Makes me glad i was born in 55 and privileged to see all the greats but Hendrix.

[@SolarVergmoid]

When Blow By Blow came out I was just beginning to mature on the guitar at 19 yrs old, started at age 13. When I first heard it everything changed. It was INCREDIBLE beyond anything else in the guitar universe. I have NEVER tired of listening to it OR ‘Wired’. Couldn’t play much of it back then at 19. I’ve listened and copped every song on Blow By Blow over the years (68 now) I STILL listen to it, it’s as interesting to me as the first time. I can get a bit ‘close’ to sounding like Jeff, but NO WAY can I sound JUST like him. There are so many ‘Beck’ nuances it’s IMPOSSIBLE. He’s always been in my top 5 players list, maybe even no. 1 because I really don’t like anyone else’s playing MORE than his. There And Back and every other album are ALL incredible.

[@peterodonnell6423]

You Bet!! Me as well!!

[@davidtapp3950]

Never been a player, but totally hooked on Blow by Blow then and ever since.

[@AnitasLoveify]

I feel the exact same way about Blow By Blow & Wired!!! ♥️

[@johnnyhmash]

Beck,Bogart and Appice.Wallington's finest guitarist.

[@rylinhansen9019]

Your aspiration is commendable, but you'll be at your best just sounding like you (something that, as a singer, it took me too many years to realize: now I find myself in a band at 68, understanding that at last, trying to start something! Can I do it? That remains to be seen. The public has a hunger for young attractive female singers, and though not unattractive for my age, well, there is my age, as an enormous obstacle. Thank goodness I have no interest in pop music: that just might be my saving grace.) If you play to your greatest strengths - assuming you know by now what they are - you can't go wrong! I urge you to go out and find your own groove, then ride it all the way to your goals, whatever form those take (my friends have all urged me to start setting my sights low at first. If I don't get out of my own town, at least I've had a good time before I stop, whenever that may be. If I find no success as an artist, then perhaps at least I could sell my songs.) I hope you'll try - it's never too late!

[@barackmycat9448]

My 2 faves. Hendrix and Beck. I will never change my mind.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

Your favorites are picked by your heart.

[@selasun4]

I hear you...For me Hendrix will always be #1, Prince#2 and Beck now takes #3 because of the exposure he's had with Johnny Depp. I had never heard of him before but he is brilliant....some of his solos make me want to weep with joy 😊 😢😢😊Such a humble and talented man❤❤❤

[@earlthornton5689]

I am prosessing this....and not well

[@user-bj1fj1tj1z]

He's definitely in top four but he could be much better than that just saying

[@bluezinnia847]

My God, Jeff Beck will be missed, he was one of the best guitarists that ever lived. RIP Jeff Beck, see you in my next lifetime:)) Many blessings to his surviving family & friends.

[@missjoshemmett]

Still missing Jeff...I have put together a whole memorial concert (musicians and the songs) in my head. I must move on as that is the way Jeff would like it..."My music will keep me alive." Indeed, Jeff, indeed.

[@steveditter9509]

RIP Jeff!! You're truly one of the greats!!!

[@lippy123445]

RIP Jeff Beck ...one of the greatest guitar players

[@dogsquadindia]

He had such a massive output....hard to know all of it unless you're a fanatic. I'm catching up

[@jahedurrahman3181]

I saw Jeff in crossroads guitar festival in Dallas in 2019. I still see the marvelous guitarist in his iconic white costume. The incredible sound came out of his guitar will always be remembered. RIP!

[@beniman8214]

Saw Jeff there as well. Highlight of the fantastic Crossroads festival. I believe his white mechanic coveralls were a reference to his passion of building hotrods.

[@jackempson3044]

Beck was the columbus of guitar players. He always explored new territoy ahead of everyone else, leading the way forward.

[@panicandfreakout-]

He did all the shit first that Hendrix was later credited with...lolol

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

@@panicandfreakout- do you really think so?

[@panicandfreakout-]

@@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL Its a fact. Do a little research. They were friends. When Jimi first met Jeff he said hey I nicked some of your shit from Happenings Ten Years Time Ago.. Jeff did fuzz, backwards etc... earlier.

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

@@panicandfreakout- are you sure?

[@panicandfreakout-]

@@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL pretty sure. Listen to Becks stuff with Yardbirds and look at the dates of the recordings and listen to what he's doing. Compare it to Hendrix dates. Here's Jeff on Jimi >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4ell2CEadigkJY

[@susankirkland3852]

I really enjoyed watching this documentary. Those people involved at the time all those years ago describing how things were. They have / had such respect for him. Great to see them as well as hear what they had to say of Jeff. I don’t know why it’s not an official documentary. ❤️🎶RIP Jeff Beck

[@smujer1]

RIP Jeff, you will be sorely missed. Legend.

[@user-zr2mq5nj2r]

I won't forget your tricky,amazing guitar play for rest of myl life. You are my guitar hero forever. R.I.P Jeff Beck

[@Lightsavver]

My cousin Greg introduced me to Beck's music many moons ago. He's a natural artist that comes along very infrequently throughout the times.

[@melodyelson3202]

Maria how well said... I'm seeing this for the first time ... the shared insights are stupendous...

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

In over 50 years of playing, I’ve never picked up a guitar without thinking of JB. The loss of BB King hurt equally.

[@joeyturrubiate7148]

HI , WOW EVEN NOW , IT SEENS LIKE. I PERSONALLY NEW HIM. MR, BECK 🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶 PROBABLY BECAUSE I HEARD OF HIM SINCE I WAS AH VERY YOUNG TEEN OF 13 YR'S OL' THIS GUITARIST . ANYWAY I DID CRY .I PULLED OVER MY CAR WHEN I HEARD HE PASSED. , & JUST CRYED...🙏📜🇬🇧 R.I.P. BRO ... ONE OF A KIND 🙏🙏🎉🎶

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Max Middleton what a keyboardist! His playing on Blow by Blow and the orange album and There and Back is incredible.

[@williamroark]

Your thinking of Tony Hymas on KEYBOARDS on Jeff Becks “There & Back” (my INTRODUCTION to my GOAT guitarist) 😉

[@rossb.4773]

@@williamroark no, he thinking of Max Middleton, Hymas was later..Middleton was fabulous especially on BLOW BY BLOW;

[@ChromaticHarp]

You forgot Rough and Ready and Wired

[@ChromaticHarp]

@@williamroark half of that album is Jan Hammer on keys.

[@MrCherryJuice]

@@rossb.4773 Max was not on 'There & Back', which was Tony Hymas. Yes, he was fabulous on 'Blow by Blow' and he also is on its followup, 'Wired'. Of course, he was also on the third Beck album, 'Rough & Ready' and then 'The Jeff Beck Group' (aka the 'Orange' album).

[@Doo_Doo_Patrol]

A good number of us listened t Jeff during the late 70's. We weren't all sheep, having the Beatles etc. shoved down our throats.

[@victoriarosario3338]

No one like you, Jeff Beck! 😥😭 So grateful for recordings and videos. Thank You for sharing your Brilliance💥 with the World! 💔

[@andrewmoser5539]

Even with the long and successful run that Beck had, I'm still having a hard time wrapping my mind around everything he achieved. Very few of his equivalent peers are still around, and the ones that are usually aren't as busy as Jeff was until the end. This is a massive "end of an era" moment.

[@tripjet999]

"Unique" is already one of a kind. There is no such thing as "totally" unique.

[@brucejeannieholcombe8390]

One of the best influences (not only as "THE BEST GUITARIST " ) but as a person!

[@tommeredith7462]

It seems to me Jeff Beck did things on his terms, within his timing and was obviously the best of the UK if not America. Some are content to be a studio guitarist and earn a great living. Although Glen Campbell was from a different Genre and Era in 1960 he was an active studio player and earned a cool $100,000 per year. In today’s dollars Glen was earning One Million per year as a member of the Wrecking Crew, a group of super talented musicians who played on many album’s, Frank Sinatra, and all of the Rock and roll star’s of his time. Then he went on to be a successful artist in his own right. Jeff followed his own path and is to be admired for his contributions.

[@leod6905]

I and my girl saw.... Jeff and Johnny @ the Paramount on Long Island NY.....up close.....they both along with the girl(s) bassist and drummer were outstanding!!!!! .....in late Sept. 2022.... ......such a forever memory of a great concert!!! Jeff played with such talent and passion while being so humble professionalism on stage.......total gentlemsn.... ....rest in peace Jeff....you gave us so many years of music .....literally right to the end....... you did it all!!! ....RIP...🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@craigsandry6737]

RIP Jeff . Amazing guitarist . Thanks for posting 😎👍

[@Qingeaton]

1983 Worked the night/ closing shift at the local hardware store. Got off, the other folks left and my station wagon just wouldn't start. Oh well, I had Jeff Beck's Wired on cassette so I just played that for some hours, and crawled in the back with my big home stereo speakers and went to sleep,........ in the parking lot. This was before cell phones and when you are a kid. It's fine. lol

[@Ian-bq7gp]

I saw jeff play the There And Back tour in 1980 i think it was at Hammersmith Odeon. What a great gig it was. BB King was also superb as was Prince.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

Many did not “get” Beck. For many people, they cannot get into instrumentals, they want lyrics they can sing along with. I love instrumentals, where the guitar is the voice! Thus Beck never got of that pop “top 10” appeal! Beck always stayed true to his vision, and made many many great songs, which were never heard on the radio! Even on his solo stuff, he would play all genres, and fusion of genres! Rock, Jazz, Blues, etc….you never knew what he was going to play next!!