Blow By Blow

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justice. Don't be alarmed, however; the song isn't just a muddled sea of overblown virtuosity, it contains many

classic of guitar solos, and it's undoubtedly a solid funk-jazz album, and for that it gets the 4 stars. (mind you that if you want top-notch Jazz As I said above, this writer's opinion is most likely to contrast sharply with other usually over-appreciative opinions, so see for yourself on BBB and Wired. Difficult to give less than three stars though!! Freeway Jam" however is much better, it's an upbeat song with lots of fantastic guitar playing, thetakes the spotlight. Suddenly we are introduced to a short drum solo that links this song with the next - This album was my introduction into the world of jazz fusion and what a way to unravel a genre! "Blow By Blow" is always offer enough points of interest, otherwise one might divert his attention to other tasks. Blow

song by The Beatles. The song is full of Talk Box and guitar, the rythm however doesn't attract me,

JEFF BECK Blow By Blow reviews

A timeless masterpiece of jazz fusion putting on display many of the styles popular at that time from one of, if not THE, best, most talented and gifted guitarists of all-time. how to pull emotion out of the instrument (though David Gilmour and Andy Latimer are better in this

heard and Stevie Wonder's collaborations to the album are great showcases of the songwriting and playing Blow by Blow is without a doubt part of the canon of a guitar nerd's library. But for me it never getsDiamond Dust. A very mellow and restrained close to the album. It really works, in large part because it adds another dimension to second part of "Air Blower", it is a very different song however. The song has a powerful fast riff for it and as a token of his appreciation took my copy of Blow by Blow with him to LA. He's a successful Know What I Mean" and "Freeway Jam" counteracting soulful and mystical ballads like "Cause We've Ended As

beyond the love of the instrument to true communication, never out of the head and into the soul. Good quintessential artifact of its era. "Freeway Jam" is of course one of the classic fusion funkathons and some fantastic solo's, in which Jeffs guitar sounds amazing, the sound has a very low tone, but talents of all those involved. The true masterpiece of the album (after great difficulty making the decision) in my

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Johnny Marr called him “a pioneer and one of the all time greats”, while Whitesnake’s David Coverdale wrote, “Oh, My Heart … RIP, Jeff … I miss you already”. work, which he delivers simply perfectly - for this song is pretty much a six-minute guitar solo, and Air Blower, Scatterbrain. These two pieces really play as one, and they are the highlight of the album. These are heavy-jazz songs more wailing guitar sections were too much for my ears, still I did manage to appreciate the overall Blow by Blow is a case where the guitar solos standout and take the lead in all of the compositions, and while the compositions are rather simple you care less since Jeff's guitar distracts you from that. However, stating that, I have no right to say that