tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442455430231444267.post4104090912756834707..comments2024-01-17T13:21:23.709-05:00Comments on The Vinyl District | thevinyldistrict.com: TVD Spring Vinyl Giveaway | Jeff Beck 'Emotion & Commotion'Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401281910218683136noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442455430231444267.post-16017134761989899322010-05-11T19:14:01.902-04:002010-05-11T19:14:01.902-04:00As Jimmy Page said when he inducted Jeff Beck into...As Jimmy Page said when he inducted Jeff Beck into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, to paraphrase, "While the rest of us mere mortals remain who we are with our talents, Jeff continues to evolve by leaps and bounds." Out of the surviving British guitar gods (Page, Clapton, etc.), it is Beck who is really the eclectic one. In the past he was always seconded by Clapton and Page, but now he is considered untouchable. With that chalk on his fingers, he's both a musician and a gymnast. The tactile combination of his finger style and finger control of volume/tone controls and whammy bar give him an other worldly sound. I love Jimmy Page, but The Jeff Beck Group ("Truth") was Led Zeppelin before there was Led Zeppelin.<br /><br />Now gimme some candy, damnit!<br /><br />Twisted, NYCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442455430231444267.post-91042557817548093862010-05-11T16:07:17.349-04:002010-05-11T16:07:17.349-04:00I probably ought to win because I just listened to...I probably ought to win because I just listened to Jeff at the Beat Club in 1972 and it rules. So why not listen to some new Beck?jesselunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515936320792202501noreply@blogger.com