Blow by Blow | 
 enlarge | Artist: Jeff Beck
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 1803
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 85440
UPC: 696998544024
EAN: 0696998544024
ASIN: B00005AREQ
Release Date: March 27, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | You Know What I Mean | | • | She's A Woman | | • | Constipated Duck | | • | AIR Blower | | • | Scatterbrain | | • | Cause We've Ended As Lovers | | • | Thelonious | | • | Freeway Jam | | • | Diamond Dust |
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Amazon.com
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
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Version of his Classic 1975 Release.produced By George Martin.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Jeff, the voice in the guitar July 10, 2008
There is no other guitarist I can think of that can make the instrument communicate on such a Vocal level as Jeff Beck. On this album - and particularly on "Cause We're Ended as Lovers" - he plays with such soul and depth, phrasing as if his instrument is really breathing and singing for him.
As for the rest of the album: George Martin's production (and string arrangement on "Diamond Dust") is sympathetic and always on the right level to carry every part of Jeff and his band's playing.
Speaking as a singer, I can only rave that Jeff makes the guitar communicate so richly. He's the greatest, and this album offers ample proof. A beautiful album.
Overshadowed for too long... June 13, 2008
For years it seemed as though "Wired" was continually put forth as Beck's masterpiece when for me there was never any comparision with "Blow By Blow", not in terms of arrangements, the color in his playing or the overall production. I didn't think you could improve on the original LP's sound until I heard the 24-bit version through headphones. "Virtuoso" can be misleading when referring to Beck. For a lot of people, the term implies speed, complexity and perhaps an excess of notes. For myself though, Beck has always been about touch and tone and expressive playing. What's obvious to hear now that I didn't realize listening in the 70's was how much he picked with just his bare fingers. You'd have to go back to vintage Leslie West to find a guy who can say as much with a single note as Beck does here.
1975: It Blew by Blew our minds March 15, 2008
In an interview back in early 1975, Jimmy Page was raving about a new album coming out by his old friend, JEFF BECK. That was nice because fans were disappointed in 1974 by Jeff's BECK, BOGERT, & APPICE II album, which was never officially released to this day, for whatever reasons. As for BLOW BY BLOW, we knew it was coming, but we weren't expecting anything like this! An all-instrumental album, which featured Jeff's reunion with the badly missed Max Middleton, and being produced by the legendary George Martin, it was a big hit. At this time, Jeff was playing in top form, (not yet being overcome by "sound effects" he did later). It's his best guitar playing since his ROUGH AND READY (1971) days. Of course, some people didn't like it because it wasn't mainstream Heavy Rock, but truthfully by 1975, that style was worn out. Jeff's blend of Rock-Jazz fusion and funk appealed to a wide audience, certainly.
 Pleasent Surprise December 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm almost embarassed to say that I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and never really listened to Jeff Beck, until purchasing this CD. Yes, I did listen Truth but there is just so much more to Beck than that work suggests. Now I know. Beck is not a shredder and technically, there are better out there. But in terms of imagination, of creativity and uniqueness - there are few who can compare. He reminds be a bit of David Gilmore. No one gets more out of a single note than Gilmore and Beck. Nothing is wasted and nothing more than what is needed is added. His music is smart and inspired. What I particularly enjoy is that he is a risk taker. He creates a sound that is unique and stylish. There is no sound-alike here, he is his own man. This is a CD that gets better with each listen.
 Excellent example of Jeff Beck tone December 21, 2007
I think this CD is a good example of the famous Jeff Beck tone. I recommend it to those who want to dive into that world of guitar tone and having a whole album contain material that makes you want to play the entire album.
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